washington.nationals.mlb.com - 7/13/2009
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By Bill Ladson / MLB.com 07/13/09 1:55 AM ET HOUSTON -- About five hours after losing their 61st game of the season, the Nationals dismissed Manny Acta as their manager on Sunday night, according to multiple sources. An announcement is expected as early as today. Acta learned about his ...
Who will lead the Nationals now?, Manager Manny Acta to be fired
outsidetheboxscore.blogspot.com 7/13/2009 — The Washington Nationals currently have the worst record in Major League Baseball at 16-43 and it appears that their manager Manny Acta will be out the door. Sources from ESPNDeportes.com and SI.com say that the Nationals have fired or planning to fire Acta. It is believed that Nationals bench ...
BREAKING: Manny Acta Fired as Manager of the Nationals
bizofbaseball.com 7/13/2009 — The Manny Acta tenure is over with the Washington Nationals. While the Nationals have not made an official announcement, Acta has told Enrique Rojas of ESPNdeportes.com of the firing.
"I thank the Nationals for giving me this opportunity and I'm sorry that things didn't work out as expected. ...
ESPN: Manny Acta Fired!!!
thenatsblog.com 7/13/2009 —
It had been long coming, but finally common logical sense becomes reality as ESPN is reporting that the Nationals have fired manager Manny Acta early Monday morning.
Acta finishes his career as Nationals manager with a career record of 157 wins and 251 losses in three seasons. That is ...
Acta Fired
hardballtimes.com 7/13/2009 — We knew this was going to happen , we just thought it was going to happen sooner:
In the middle of his third season as manager, Manny Acta has been fired by the Washington Nationals, a source with knowledge of the situation said tonight. Asked in an e-mail about his job status, Acta ...
THT Daily: Acta begone
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Nats News: Manny Acta Fired
nleastchatter.com 7/13/2009 — Acta is Toast
The Nationals have fired manager Manny Acta according to The Washington Post . This comes almost a month after rumors had surfaced on a Fox broadcast that he was on his way out . The Nationals crawl into the all-star break at 26-61, the worst record in the Major Leagues and ...
Nats fire Manny Acta
dcprosportsreport.com 7/13/2009 — The Nats, who are 26-61 -- worst in the Majors -- at the All Star break, have fired Manager Manny Acta in the middle of his third season in job. Acta, for some reason I shall never understand, called this team -- the worst he's ever had -- the best he's ever had during Spring Training. Acta, ...
Acta Out; Riggleman In
natsfarm.com 7/13/2009 — ESPN Deportes was first on the story in the wee hours of Sunday night/Monday morning. The Washington Nationals fired manage Manny Acta as the team headed into the All-Star break with a major league worst 26-61 record. It was not a shocking move as rumors of his firing have been out there for ...
Manny Acta Fired As Nats Coach
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 7/13/2009 — Manny Acta has been fired as manager of the Washington Nationals, he told ESPNdeportes.com's Enrique Rojas on Sunday. The Nationals were blanked by the Houston Astros on Sunday 5-0 to go into the All-Star break with the worst record in the league at 26-61. I don't know much about Manny Acta or ...
Nationals fire manager Manny Acta
scoresreport.com 7/13/2009 —
With a 26-61 record over the first half of the season, the Washington Nationals have decided to part ways with manager Manny Acta . The club anointed bench coach Jim Riggleman as the interim manager for the rest of the season.
The Nationals organization gambled in 2007 by hiring a young ...
Acta’s Nightmare Over
baseballmusings.com 7/13/2009 — The Washington Nationals freed Manny Acta from having to endure that team any longer.
Acta was fired Sunday night after the team reached the unofficial halfway mark of the season with a 26-61 record, on pace to clear the 100-loss mark for the second consecutive year. Acting general manager ...
Nats to explain latest waste of time at 11.30 today
dcprosportsreport.com 7/13/2009 — The Nats have scheduled a press conference for 11.30 AM today to explain why they fired Manny Acta in the middle of his 3rd season as manager. No doubt phrases like "time for a new direction" and "we appreciate all Manny has done for the Nationals" but none of it matters. The point of this press ...
Acta out as Nats manager; Met implications
theropolitans.com 7/13/2009 — Manny Acta has been fired as manager of the putrid Washington Nationals. Jim Riggleman will take over in his place as interim manager. When Acta was with the Mets, there was some indication that he might be in line for the job the next time it was available. Ownership was very high ...
Nationals let go mangager Manny Acta
digitalsportsdaily.com 7/13/2009 —
The Washington Nationals today relieved Manny Acta of his duties and named Jim Riggleman interim field manager.
Riggleman assumes the helm of the Nationals, his fourth big league managing job. He has compiled a 552-652 record while managing San Diego (1992-94), Chicago-NL ...
Nationals fire Acta
novafantasysports.com 7/13/2009 — Manny Acta has been fired as manager of the Washington Nationals after two and a half seasons, according to the Associated Press. The Nationals are the worst team in baseball with a 26-61 record. Acta cannot be the sole source of blame given the roster he is working with, but someone needs to ...
Nationals Fire Acta - For real this time
mlbnotebook.com 7/13/2009 — Exactly a month ago, I reported that the Nationals were close to firing manager Manny Acta. Now, he's actually gone : As Acta himself said last night, "It's normal for the manager to pay the price when the team is not doing well." The Nats are currently 25-60, 8 games behind the second-worst ...
Clock Strikes Midnight on Manny Acta
weretheteamtobeat.com 7/13/2009 — Is this foreshadowing or what?!
Just in case you missed it, Washington Nationals manager Ma nny Acta was fired today and replaced by Bench Coach Jim Riggleman.
Well, it’s not like this wasn’t expected. Acta has basically been on the chopping block for some time now. As a ...
Zimmerman Says Acta Not to Blame for Struggles of Nationals —
FanHouse
by Ed Price ST. LOUIS -- Ryan Zimmerman , the Nationals' only All-Star, said Manny Acta wasn't to blame for the team's 26-61 record. But Zimmerman said that with Acta's firing Monday, some players might benefit from no longer having to wonder if Acta would survive. "I think we're a pretty ...
Links: Acta and the Mets, First Half Quotes, Hope —
MetsBlog.com
Now that Manny Acta has been fired by the Nationals, David Lennon, in a post to his blog on Newsday , wonders if he and the Mets will soon reunite.
…I would be all for Acta rejoining the team, even at the Major League Level…the club was very successful with him on the coaching ...
DMV: Manager Acta, You Are Forgiven —
Mr. Irrelevant
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One month after Rosenthal called it (still h8 u, Ken!), Nats fire Manny Acta, which is w’happens after a fail-filled 26-61 first half. [ WaPo ]
“Manny’s the victim of four years of horrendous ...
Looks like Manny Acta is fired —
SULLY BASEBALL
When Acta himself is saying he's fired , I think it is safe to say it is a done deal. He's going.
And it's a good thing they are doing it now... because obviously with the wealth of talent they have on that roster, it was the manager who was bungling things up!
I mean they were playing ...
A Fond Farewell For the Fired Manny Acta —
Stet Sports Blog
It may be cliche’, but it truly was nice knowing Manny Acta , MLB’s nicest guy and it’s most undeserving fall guy since Joe Torre in New York.
Usually when a coach or a manager is dismissed, it’s because a team that should be competing is not responding to the ...
Nats fire Acta —
The Rick Snider Report
The Washington Nationals ended the farce of not firing Manny Acta last month by pulling the trigger hours into the All-Star break.
Sorry Manny.
Acta wasn’t the problem. Jim Bowden was the problem and the GM was fired. Jim Riggleman is not the answer as interim coach. And frankly, why ...
Manny Acta: Finally Canned —
Babes Love Baseball
Washington Nationals president Stan Kasten must've thought things could only get better for his team when he said that manager Manny Acta 's job was safe . Either that, or he's a big fat liar. Acta told ESPNdeportes on Sunday that he's been fired from the challenging Nationals skipper job ...
Washington Post: Nats fire Acta —
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
The Nationals have fired manager Manny Acta.
Acta confirmed he was informed of his fate Sunday night, after his team lost 5-0 to the Astros in Houston to close out the first half of the season with a 26-61 record. There was no immediate word who would succeed the 40-year-old as manager.
He ...
Nationals Fire Manny Acta —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Nationals manager Manny Acta got the boot tonight, based on comments Acta made to Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes:
"I thank the Nationals for giving me this opportunity and I'm sorry that things didn't work out as expected. It's normal for the manager to pay the price when the team is not ...
Manny Acta fired as manager of the Nationals —
FanIQ Blog
I'm not sure how legit this is, but apparently Manny Acta has been fired as the head coach of the Washington Nationals. Of course, he was supposedly about to be fired a month ago and it didn't happen.
But that's the word on the street right now, and by street I mean Twitter, but we'll keep ...
Manny Acta Fired by Washington Nationals —
EveryJoe » Baseball
Manny Acta has been fired as the manager for the Washington Nationals. Interestingly, the news became public first when Acta told Enrique Rojas of ESPNdeportes.com.
Considering that the Nationals once again have the worst record in baseball, this news isn’t a huge surprise. Under Acta, ...
Mets Fans Meet Your Next Manager —
Bleacher Report - MLB
The All Star break is officially upon us signaling the end of baseball's first half. It's a time to reflect on past success or build upon past failures.
This is a time to step back, take a deep breath, and clearly analyze where our teams have been, ...
Acta out as Nationals manager —
FOXSports.com News for MLB
Manny Acta says he has been fired as manager of the Washington Nationals.
Acta told ESPNdeportes.com on Sunday that he'd been let go.
The Nationals went into the All-Star break with the worst record in the majors at 26-61.
"I thank the Nationals ...
