Bob Melvin is the current manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. During the 2003 and 2004 season he was the manager of the Seattle Mariners He was fired from the mariners after the team lost 99 games in 2004, and returned to the team he was bench coach for before being hired by the mariners, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona Diamondbacks National League AAA Tucson Sidewinders AA Tennessee Smokies A Lancaster JetHawks South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears R Missoula Osprey The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. ...
Melvin was given a two-year contract with the team holding the option on another two years.
Melvin is a familiar face and is popular within the organization, having served as bench coach under Brenly during the championship season of 2001 and in 2002 before he was hired as the Seattle Mariners manager in 2003.
Robert Owen 'Bob' Melvin, the Man with Two Faces, was born Schuyler County, Missouri, on May 9, 1920, one of six children of Fred and Hazel Melvin.
Professionally, BobMelvin was known as The Man with Two Faces or the Modern Elephant Man, a nod to Joseph Merrick, who was believed (incorrectly) to suffer from NF also.
Bob was a friendly, church-going man, beloved by all who knew him in the freak show and in his hometown of Lancaster.
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