Wasn't Marky Mark involved in the Smiley affair that brought Leatherpants down? Also, Riggleman left because he got fed up with the head cheese so I'm not really sure how you can absolve the Lerners of blame on those two. Doug Slaten, sucking on the other hand, is not on them.
Bowden was under federal investigation, the Lerners didn't make that up and Riggleman left because he was an idiot and walked out in the middle of the season. The owners did not make him leave by any measure. Rizzo not wanting to negotiate in the middle of the year was the reason for Riggleman. Doesn't matter, I don't think Rizzo had any intention of retaining Riggleman regardless.
