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Walkoff Walk: Managerial Odds and Ends
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Cleveland Indians sign ex-Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta to 3-year deal - http://bit.ly/RTJNN 10/26/2009 |
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Looks like Manny Acta's got a new job. Good for him, best of luck... http://bit.ly/RTJNN 10/26/2009 |
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Manny Acta's got a job already. http://bit.ly/RTJNN 10/26/2009 |
Managerial Odds and Ends
Walkoff Walk —
... earlier Sunday. "But nothing has been decided. I can't tell you anything yet."
When you have Albert Pujols, does one even need a hitting coach? More importantly though, if you were to a hire a pitching coach, would you hire Mark "All Natural" McGwire? Remember, he's not here to talk about the past, something that will make discussing previous ABs with his hitters quite difficult.
Then there's the news that the Indians have named their new manager, and it's Manny Acta:
The Cleveland Indians hired Manny Acta to be their ...
Cleveland Indians sign ex-Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta to 3-year deal - ESPN
"MyTeamRivals" via MyTeamRivals.com in Google Reader —
... 10 and began making calls. Acta was near the top of his list. Cleveland fell under high expectations last season, losing 97 games and finishing tied for last place in the AL Central. The club fired manager Eric Wedge in the final days of the Indians' worst season since 1991. Acta's communication skills impressed the Indians, who see the Dominican Republic native's ability to communicate with the team's Latino players as a positive. via sports.espn.go.com ...
Dropping Links: Monday, October 26, 2009
tonyblogs.net - Sports news, humor, videos and prognostications. —
... NEWS
Yankees headed to 40th World Series after 5-2 win over Angels |Yahoo.com|
Sam Bradford will have season-ending surgery, enter 2010 NFL Draft |CBS Sports.com|
Indians pick former Nats manager Manny Acta as new skipper |ESPN.com|
LaRussa will be back as Cardinals' manager, McGwire will be hitting coach |FOX Sports.com|
Giants lose second straight after Manning's 3 INT night |SI.com|
BLOGS
Saints beat Dolphins after wild comeback in Miami |The Scores Report|
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Phillies Breakfast Links, October 26, 2009: The Bell vs. The Statue, SEPTA vs. The City, and Razors in Trenton
The Good Phight —
... Manny Acta to the Indians. I always kind of dug his implacid but long-suffering expression in the dugout. I guess Cleveland did, too. ...
While We’re Waiting… Browns Lose Again, Sabathia ALCS MVP, Tribe Names New Skipper
WaitingForNextYear —
... ] - Meanwhile, we got Acta: “He’s the right guy for the job as long as everyone realizes he’s not coming in to win the division next year.” [ Kurkjian/ESPN ] - Acta’s first job, assembling a staff: “Getting a read on him and making a snap judgment about whether he’s the right man for the job borders on folly, but some clues about him and his strategies should begin to emerge with the first order of business – naming a coaching staff.” [ ...
Weekend Review - 10/26/2009
Down with Goldy —
... 5. Cleveland Indians. Manny freaking Acta? Seriously? According to the article, the Indians like how Acta developed young players for the Nationals, and are disregarding his record - one of the worst in baseball history and bad enough that a web site exists called "Has Manny Acta been fired yet". My question is, exactly who has he developed, outside of Ryan Zimmerman? Elijah Dukes has been a perpetual disappointment, and Lastings Milledge failed so brilliantly after coming over from the Mets that he was banished to the minors before getting ...
Indians get their man, Astros don't
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
The Indians got their man , but in Houston the story is that the Astros didn't get theirs . Richard Justice: If you don't trust your baseball people to choose your manager, you should get new baseball people. If you think it's silly to give a manager a three-year contract but don't mind throwing $100 million of your ill-gotten gains at Carlos Lee , you probably need to have your head examined (though of course something similar might be said of half the owners in the majors). It's not likely that failing to hire Manny Acta is debilitating, because it's not ...
