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Bowden</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1961-05-18</span>) </span>May 18, 1961<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 63)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, Massachusetts, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rollins_College" title="Rollins College">Rollins College</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output 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ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Baseball executive</li><li>analyst</li><li>broadcaster</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1985–present</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>James Goodwin Bowden IV</b> (born May 18, 1961) is an American baseball analyst, broadcaster and former executive. He is a co-host of SiriusXM's "Inside Pitch" on <a href="/wiki/MLB_Network_Radio" title="MLB Network Radio">MLB Network Radio</a> and a columnist for <a href="/wiki/The_Athletic" title="The Athletic"><i>The Athletic</i></a>. He previously worked for <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>, writing a blog for ESPN.com titled "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/blog/the-gms-office">The GM's Office</a>". He used to be a host and co-host on Fox Sports Radio, a baseball analyst for <a href="/wiki/FoxSports.com" title="FoxSports.com">FoxSports.com</a> and a Baseball Insider for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels for Fox Sports West. He has held positions of senior vice president and general manager for both the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>. On October 16, 1992 he became the youngest general manager in baseball history. He was named MLB Executive of the Year by <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_America" title="Baseball America">Baseball America</a></i> in 1999. Bowden's teams finished in first place in 1994 and 1995. Bowden has also worked in television for <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports West">Fox Sports West</a> as well as local television and radio stations in both <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a> and Washington, D.C. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2></div> <p>Bowden was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in <a href="/wiki/Weston,_Massachusetts" title="Weston, Massachusetts">Weston, Massachusetts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boothbay_Harbor,_Maine" title="Boothbay Harbor, Maine">Boothbay Harbor, Maine</a>. He graduated from <a href="/wiki/Rollins_College" title="Rollins College">Rollins College</a> in 1983 with a B.A. degree in communications and business administration. He was the sports director at the college radio station as well doing the play by play for both the baseball and soccer teams. His broadcast partners included Chris "Mad Dog" Russo (Class of 1982).<sup id="cite_ref-robinson_schmidt_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-robinson_schmidt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His entry to professional baseball came as an assistant in the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> media relations department in 1985. He was a former college roommate of Squire Galbreath, whose father Dan and grandfather <a href="/wiki/John_W._Galbreath" title="John W. Galbreath">John</a> were the principal owners of the Pirates. General manager <a href="/wiki/Syd_Thrift" title="Syd Thrift">Syd Thrift</a> was impressed with Bowden and asked him to join the Pirates' baseball operations department as an administrator. Bowden computerized the Pirates' scouting files, and became a protégé to Thrift. He followed Thrift to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and eventually moved to the Cincinnati Reds where he was later promoted by the Reds Owner, <a href="/wiki/Marge_Schott" title="Marge Schott">Marge Schott</a>, to general manager. He also served as team president during her suspension in 1993. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_manager">General manager</h2></div> <p>His first role as a general manager was with the Cincinnati Reds at age 31 in 1992. When he took this position, he was the youngest general manager in the history of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Bowden was named Major League Executive of the Year in 1999 by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a></i> after leading one of the lowest payroll teams in baseball to 96 wins.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993 Bowden fired rookie manager <a href="/wiki/Tony_P%C3%A9rez" title="Tony Pérez">Tony Pérez</a> after only 44 games.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Perez was a star player in Cincinnati and immensely popular with Reds fans. At the time, it was the earliest firing of a first-year manager in 65 years.<sup id="cite_ref-30May1993_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30May1993-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The firing drew significant criticism from Cincinnati fans.<sup id="cite_ref-la_times_1995Oct_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-la_times_1995Oct-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he replaced Perez with <a href="/wiki/Davey_Johnson" title="Davey Johnson">Davey Johnson</a>, who went on to lead the Reds to a division title in 1995.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1998 Bowden traded <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Shaw" title="Jeff Shaw">Jeff Shaw</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> for infielder <a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a> and left-hander <a href="/wiki/Dennys_Reyes" title="Dennys Reyes">Dennys Reyes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This move was met with shock in the Cincinnati area as Shaw, an all-star and Cincinnati native, signed with the Reds at a discounted rate prior to the season.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time Shaw was quoted as saying "We had a handshake deal that he wasn't going to trade me. Three months later, he traded me ... If I had been in the room with him, I would have killed him."<sup id="cite_ref-Sullivan_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sullivan-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Shaw-Konerko trade turned out to be a lopsided one, with Konerko making six All-Star teams in his career (later with the White Sox).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He continued with the Reds until being fired in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bowden is perhaps best known for his drafting of <a href="/wiki/Joey_Votto" title="Joey Votto">Joey Votto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Dunn" title="Adam Dunn">Adam Dunn</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Boone" title="Aaron Boone">Aaron Boone</a>, and his trades for <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a> <a href="/wiki/Denny_Neagle" title="Denny Neagle">Denny Neagle</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Smiley_(baseball)" title="John Smiley (baseball)">John Smiley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Kevin Mitchell (baseball)">Kevin Mitchell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">Deion Sanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Guill%C3%A9n" title="José Guillén">José Guillén</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Soriano" title="Alfonso Soriano">Alfonso Soriano</a>. He was the first GM to propose the use of Instant Replay in 1992 and also has supported the concept of trading amateur draft picks.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>After he was fired by Cincinnati, Bowden worked as a commentator on <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> before being hired by Major League Baseball to serve as GM of the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a>, who were soon to become the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>, in November 2004. The team acquired players such as <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Zimmermann" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryan Zimmermann">Ryan Zimmermann</a>, Alfonso Soriano, Adam Dunn, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Willingham" title="Josh Willingham">Josh Willingham</a>, José Guillén, <a href="/wiki/Danny_Espinosa" title="Danny Espinosa">Danny Espinosa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Clippard" title="Tyler Clippard">Tyler Clippard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luis_Atilano" title="Luis Atilano">Luis Atilano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Zimmermann" title="Jordan Zimmermann">Jordan Zimmermann</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Marrero" title="Chris Marrero">Chris Marrero</a> and <a href="/wiki/Derek_Norris" title="Derek Norris">Derek Norris</a> during his tenure. </p><p>In 2006, Bowden traded <a href="/wiki/Gary_Majewski" title="Gary Majewski">Gary Majewski</a> from the Nationals to the Reds along with <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bray" title="Bill Bray">Bill Bray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royce_Clayton" title="Royce Clayton">Royce Clayton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Harris" title="Brendan Harris">Brendan Harris</a> for <a href="/wiki/Austin_Kearns" title="Austin Kearns">Austin Kearns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(baseball)" title="Felipe López (baseball)">Felipe López</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Wagner" title="Ryan Wagner">Ryan Wagner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trade caused some controversy, as the Reds front office was apparently unaware of cortisone shots that had been given to Majewski because of arm pain before the trade.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was alleged that Majewski was known to be injured by Bowden and the trade was an attempt to dump him for some value to some unsuspecting team. In his time with the Nationals Majewski was an effective pitcher, with a 2.93 ERA in 2005 and a 3.58 ERA with Washington up until he was traded. With the Reds he had very little success, with a 7.28 ERA in parts of three seasons. He was not re-signed after the 2008 season and to date has not pitched in the major leagues again. A grievance was filed with <a href="/wiki/MLB" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB">MLB</a> alleging misconduct by Jim Bowden and the Washington Nationals.<sup id="cite_ref-Reds_file_grievance_over_Majewski_trade_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reds_file_grievance_over_Majewski_trade-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MLB has never revealed their findings and no punishment is on record.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In February 2009, it was reported that Bowden along with former special assistant <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rijo" title="José Rijo">José Rijo</a> were part of an FBI federal investigation into the skimming of signing bonus money from Latin American baseball players. He resigned from the Nationals on March 1, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-reuters1March2009_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters1March2009-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2></div> <p>Bowden is a co-host of the <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirius XM Radio">Sirius XM Radio</a> show <i>Inside Pitch</i>, which airs on the <a href="/wiki/MLB_Network_Radio" title="MLB Network Radio">MLB Network Radio</a> channel. He also is a baseball analyst and insider for <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Major_League_Baseball" title="ESPN Major League Baseball">ESPN</a>, participating in video shoots and podcasts on ESPN.com, and serves as a substitute analyst for <i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Night_Baseball" title="Sunday Night Baseball">Sunday Night Baseball</a></i> broadcasts on <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_ESPN_Radio" title="Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a>. </p><p>He has been a host on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Radio" title="Fox Sports Radio">Fox Sports Radio</a>, a baseball analyst for FoxSports.com, and a baseball insider for both the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> for <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports West">Fox Sports West</a>. His broadcasting career has also included appearances for ESPN's <i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Pizza" title="Cold Pizza">Cold Pizza</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/SportsCenter" title="SportsCenter">SportsCenter</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/ESPNEWS" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPNEWS">ESPNEWS</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Tonight" title="Baseball Tonight">Baseball Tonight</a></i>. 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