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DMV: The End of Days for Manager Acta?
misterirrelevant.com - 6/15/2009
DMV: The End of Days for Manager Acta?
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DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links. Dueling reports that Manny Acta is set to be fired and replaced by Jim Riggleman. [ Ken Rosenthal , Jon Heyman ] Maybe Manny’s patience is to blame. That, or going 16-45. [ Federal Baseball ] Manny never ...
Acta's days with Nationals likely numbered
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 6/14/2009
Acta's days with Nationals likely numbered
— sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Manny Acta is likely to be fired soon, perhaps as early as Monday, a National League source... confirmed. (more) Acta's days with Nationals likely numbered

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Jon Heyman: Nationals could replace Acta with Valentine; pitching market thinning
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 6/15/2009
Jon Heyman: Nationals could replace Acta with Valentine; pitching market thinning
— sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Manny Acta appears to be on his way out as Nationals manager, and while respected ex-big league... manager Jim Riggleman reportedly will be installed as the interim manager, team higher-ups also have begun internal discussions about permanent candidates. ... (more) Jon Heyman: Nationals could replace Acta with Valentine; ...

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washingtonpost.com - 6/14/2009
Manny Acta Is Still Manager -- for Now: Washington Nationals President Kasten 'Troubled by ...
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Manny Acta Is Still Manager -- for Now: Washington ...

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Big League Stew:  News & Notes: Has doomsday finally arrived for Manny Acta?

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News & Notes: Has doomsday finally arrived for Manny Acta?
Big League Stew — ... it.) But even if Stan Kasten puts on the executioner's hood today and hands Acta his walking papers, I won't be able to help but feel this is another botched job by the Nationals. Don't they know the best time to fire a manager is late on Friday afternoon when the working world is closing it down for a few days? I mean, how many of you even realize that Clint Hurdle is no longer the manager of the Colorado Rockies? The best manager hits should never be seen coming. [Mister Irrelevant] • Clay Buchholz, who's dominating Triple-A ...

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