Nats Notes: Acta Gone, but Kasten is Accountable
dcprosportsreport.com 7/13/2009 — Ok, my personal countdown to the Pennsylvania Bar Exam is still on, less than 3 weeks to go.  I apologize for the less than splendor , well down right lacking coverage of the Caps and Nats.  Excuse the coverage a bit long please.  Buy hey, got a minute this AM to do at least ...

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 ...

Will Manny Acta Be Managing The Washington Nationals In 2010?
federalbaseball.com 6/29/2009 — More photos » by Brian Blanco - AP 14 days ago: Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta walks back to the dugout after taking left-handed pitcher Ron ...

Nationals dismiss Acta as manager | nationals.com: News
washington.nationals.mlb.com 7/13/2009 — 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 ...

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, ...

Baseball: Nationals fire Manny Acta
washingtontimes.com 7/13/2009 — UPDATED: HOUSTON -- The Washington Nationals have fired Manny Acta after two and a half seasons and replaced him with bench coach Jim Riggleman. Acta confirmed to The Washington Times in an e-mail early Monday morning he had been fired after two and a ...

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 ...

STATS Hosted Solution - Baseball - MLB - News Story - Worst-in-baseball Nationals fire manager Acta
hosted.stats.com 7/13/2009 — WASHINGTON (AP) So much for the plan to have Manny Acta's patient optimism lead the Washington Nationals out of the doldrums. The abysmal won-loss record became too much to stomach, costing him his job at the All-Star break and adding another layer of ...

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 ...

Nats fire manager Manny Acta, acting GM confirms
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 7/13/2009 — WASHINGTON (AP) -- So much for the plan to have Manny Acta's patient optimism lead the Washington Nationals out of the doldrums. The abysmal won-loss record became too much to stomach, costing him his job at the All-Star break and adding another layer ...

Riggleman's first message for Nats? Get focused — SI.com - MLB 7/15/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- To hear Jim Riggleman talk, it's a wonder that the Washington Nationals didn't give Manny Acta a contract extension -- instead of firing him.

Riggleman, Nats set sights on winning — Major League Baseball News 7/16/2009
Two days after the official announcement that Manny Acta was relieved of his duties as Nationals manager, Washington's players commended the job that their former leader did.

Tonight's Lineup — Nationals Journal 7/16/2009
The first Jim Riggleman-produced lineup looks a lot like the final Manny Acta-produced lineups. Which was probably to be expected, given that Riggleman often recommended lineup combos to Acta. So, here's how the Nats will stack 'em up tonight. ...

Can Nationals Ever Become More Than Just "Pirates Light?" — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/17/2009
During their first year in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals were rudderless, visionless and, when compared to the other teams in their division, penniless paupers. Their manager was Frank Robinson, a crusty curmudgeon who couldn’t ...

Washington Nationals: Nats Need Two Things In Second Half — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/16/2009
Ryan Zimmerman, continue to earn that contract Ryan Zimmerman was dawned the Nationals franchise player before even wore the clubs jersey. At the age of 20-years-old, he broke into the big leagues and batted .397 through twenty games, ...