Lloyd McClendon is the youngest of nine boys in his family. Asked what impact that had on him in Gary, Ind., one of the roughest places in the country, McClendon said, “I got my ass kicked every day.”
McClendon was introduced Thursday as the Mariners’ 16th full-time manager. He was stern and direct with his answers.
Here’s our story on McClendon’s hiring and introduction, plus some personnel notes at the bottom:
SEATTLE — Jack Zduriencik’s hand-written list of managerial candidates had more than 60 names on it.
He assembled eight members of the baseball operations …