chron.com - 10/25/2009
—
Less than two weeks since declaring a potential return to the Astros as too good to be true, Manny Acta ended talks with the club after intense flirtations Saturday. Instead, he chose the Cleveland Indians. According to a person with knowledge of the negotiations, the length of the Astros’ offer ...
cleveland.com - 10/25/2009
sports.espn.go.com - 10/25/2009
Comments
Blog Reactions
Manny Acta is the Indians' New Manager
Bless You Boys —
... Acta was let go by the Washington Nationals this year, after a 158-252 record as their manager over two-and-a-half seasons. He was also a candidate for the Houston Astros' managerial opening, but turned down their offer, according to the Houston Chronicle. ...
I Hate ‘Redonkulous’, Except In This One Instance
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... Who knew Nationals' managerial refugee Manny Acta was such a hot commodity? Acta recently turned down an offer to pilot the Astros for ...
Manny Acta: Everyone's First Choice
FJB —
Manny Acta not only landed the Cleveland Indians job today--he had his pick of jobs between Cleveland and the Houston Astros. It should come as no surprise that Manny didn't have a hard time getting another shot to manage. Outside of DC, Manny's been compared to Terry Francona for years--a very talented young manager who never had a chance in his first job because his team was so dreadfully overmatched in terms of talent night-in and night-out. But it's impressive that Manny's services were not only sought after, but apparently sparked an full-fledged ...
The Morning After – October 26. a.k.a Day 1 of Favre @ Green Bay Madness
Sparty and Friends —
... all but in the end, Andy Pettite made his mark on the postseason, and possibly book his Hall of Fame induction. Btw, found it interesting that the honorary American League President (Jackie Autry of the Angels) awarding it to Hal Steinbrenner.
Ok, insert your Big Mac joke in 3… 2… 1…
I hope this guy will keep Albert happy. I shudder at the thought of the best hitter in the game needing a hitting coach.
He definitely deserves a second chance. Does it have the Jen seal of approval?
He sacrificed it all for a ...
Monday WYNTR: Catching Up After a Great Weekend in Cleveland
Midwest Sports Fans —
... the team has now won a whopping 15 straight regular season games.
In Cavs news, there is unfortunately more bad news for Delonte West.
In Chicago Bears news…yeah, that was ugly.
In Iowa Hawkeyes news, Kirk Ferentz’s team is 4th in the newest BCS rankings.
In St. Louis Cardinals news, Mark McGwire is now the team’s new hitting coach.
In the Cleveland Indians news, ladies and gentleman your new manager: Manny Acta.
In Browns news, fans are back to calling for Brady Quinn ...
Related Content
The Astros' offseason gets off to a pathetic start
bases.nbcsports.com 10/26/2009 — Manny Acta was drafted by the Houston Astros when he was 17 years old, spent six years toiling in their system, then spent nearly a decade coaching and managing in their system as well. Mere weeks ago, he called the...
Time for Some Acta
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 10/26/2009 — The managerial game of musical chairs found one man standing as Manny Acta, impressive in front of the cameras in Cleveland and lauded by baseball men for his knowledge and passion of the game despite his difficulties in the situation in Washington, has been named the Indians’ new skipper in a ...
Astros made offer to Indians' new manager, Manny Acta
sports.yahoo.com 10/26/2009 — The Cleveland Indians have named the fella that managed to "lead" the Washington Nationals to a 158-252 record, Manny Acta, its new manager, but it wasn't before the Houston Astros tried to do the same thing . The word in Houston is that ...
Acta to Lead Indians
baseballmusings.com 10/25/2009 — The Cleveland Indians hired Manny Acta to manage the team , giving him a three-year contract with a club option for the fourth season.
Acta went 158-252 in 2 1/2 years with the Nationals, who fired him after a 21-61 start this season. The Indians, though, dismissed Acta’s poor record ...
Indians hire Manny Acta as Manager
mlbnotebook.com 10/26/2009 — According to Jon Heyman, the Cleveland Indians will introduce Manny Acta as their new manager. Acta was also involved with the interview process in Houston, and the Astros have acknowledged that they offered him the job as Astros' manager.
I always stood by Acta when he was with the Nationals, ...
Thoughts on Many Acta
deepleftfield.com 28 days ago — Now that this has fully set in, I do not feel quite so betrayed by the front office. I will support Manny Acta until he gives me a reason not to. Hopefully, that doesn’t come too soon.
Acta is young, energetic, and a hard worker. When he lost the Nationals job, he immediately started ...
Astros meet with Acta, Mills for second interview
chron.com 10/22/2009 — The Astros began their second round of interviews with former Nationals manager Manny Acta and Boston Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills, both called back Wednesday from the initial list of 10. Owner Drayton McLane would only concede that Acta was in town ...
Tribe tabs Acta to be new manager
mlb.mlb.com 10/25/2009 — By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com 10/25/09 4:23 PM ET NEW YORK -- The Indians hoped to select and announce their new manager after the World Series. Manny Acta sped up their timetable. Acta was the first candidate the Indians brought to Cleveland for a ...
Indians name Acta manager (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/25/2009
The Cleveland Indians have hired Manny Acta as their manager. Acta signed a three-year contract with a club option for 2013, team spokesman Bart Swain said Sunday. Additional terms were not disclosed. Acta was fired by the Washington Nationals in ...
Indians hire Acta as manager —
FOXSports.com News for MLB 10/25/2009
The Cleveland Indians have hired Manny Acta as their manager.
Acta signed a three-year contract with a club option for 2013, team spokesman Bart Swain said Sunday. Additional terms were not disclosed.
Acta was fired by the Washington Nationals in ...
Reactions
