washingtontimes.com - 23 days ago
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Ben Goessling and Mark Zuckerman The Washington Nationals are expected to name their manager in the next week, and after Don Mattingly removed himself from consideration, it appears Jim Riggleman has an inside track toward retaining the job he held on an interim basis during the second half of ...
thenatsblog.com - 26 days ago
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thenatsblog.com —
Whether you consider it irony or tragedy, Redskins
season has come in Washington and has given D.C....
sports fans no solace from the bad taste of 100 loss baseball. From as early as April of the 2009 Nationals season, the cries echoed throughout Washington ...
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National Embarrassment Part 2?
washingtontimes.com - 24 days ago
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washingtontimes.com —
The Nationals are expected to name their manager
in the next week, and after Don Mattingly removed...
himself from consideration, it appears Jim Riggleman has an inside track toward retaining the job he held on an interim basis during the second half of ...
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Mattingly out of the running
mlb.mlb.com - 24 days ago
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By Alden Gonzalez and Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
11/03/09 8:25 PM EST Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly...
has declined to interview for the Nationals' opening for manager, Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti confirmed through a team spokesperson on ...
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Mattingly not interviewing with Nationals
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Jim Riggleman Alone Amongst Candidates For Next Washington Nationals' Skipper?
Federal Baseball —
... Of course, a day earlier, Washington Times' writers Ben Goessling and Mark Zuckerman, in an article entitled, "Riggleman could stay with Nationals", wrote that the decision could be determined by the Nationals', "...reluctan(ce) to spend top dollar on its manager," citing "club sources" who said that said reluctance: ...
Money can't buy you love, but it can buy you a World Series Trophy
The Nationals Enquirer —
(Reuters Pictures: Dear Ted Lerner, Can you buy DC a World Series Championship, please? Sincerely, NatsTown)
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
$201.4 Million in Payroll 7, Phillies 3: Cash is King!
Okay now that the World Series is over: Can the Nats just get it over with and announce that ...
Washington Nationals Name Jim Riggleman Permanent Field Manager.
Federal Baseball —
... third base coach...was in the running for the Nationals' managing job until this week," (ed. note - "Taunting me with the mysteries of possessive apostrophe use."), while Washington Times' writers Ben Goessling and Mark Zuckerman, in a co-authored November 4th report on Don Mattingly removing himself from consideration for the DC job entitled, "Riggleman could stay with Nationals", wrote that Mr. Valentine and Buck Showalter had expressed interest in the job but would be passed up because the Nationals' ownership, according to an ...
New Washington Nationals' Manager Jim Riggleman Talks To Internet...
Federal Baseball —
... ' manager Jim Riggleman made himself available this afternoon to the online press who follow the nation's capital's favorite MLB team, answering questions about his promotion to full-time skipper and discussing his plans for the twenty-ten Nats, who are looking to recover from back-to-back 100-loss seasons. It got off to a rocky start as he first hung up on the conference call, (he's probably still learning how to use all the electronic equiptment the Washington Times reported that he'd received), but Mr. Riggleman quickly returned, (humorously) ...
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Source: Riggleman to Be Named Manager of Nationals
bizofbaseball.com 16 days ago —
UPDATE 1: According to MASN , Riggleman is expected to fire part of the coaching staff. The report also notes that Bobby Valentine was never seriously up for consideration for the managerial opening.
He held the title of "interim" manager with the Washington Nationals from July 12 ...
Riggleman hired as Nationals manager
mlb.mlb.com 16 days ago — By Bill Ladson / MLB.com 11/11/09 7:51 PM EST WASHINGTON -- The Nationals have decided to name Jim Riggleman the permanent manager, according to a baseball source. The news comes five months after he was named the interim skipper, replacing Manny ...
Meet The New Boss . . .
centerfieldgate.com 16 days ago —
Same As The Old Boss : Jim Riggleman has been hired as the manager of the Washington Nationals , according to information coming both from the team and from baseball sources. The official announcement is expected to be made sometime on Thursday during a press conference at Nationals Park. ...
Riggleman named Nats' permanent manager
voices.washingtonpost.com 16 days ago — The Washington Nationals selected interim manager Jim Riggleman as their permanent manager on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the deliberations, ending a short but wide-ranging search. Riggleman, who turned 57 this week, was informed of ...
Jim Riggleman Expected To Be Named Washington Nationals Manager
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 16 days ago — According to SI.com's Jon Heyman via Twitter, the Washington Nationals are expected to name Jim Riggleman as manager.
Riggleman took over for Manny Acta with 75 games remaining in the 2009 season after Acta was fired by the Nationals. Riggleman went 33-42 in those 75 games.
Riggleman Named Nationals’ Manager and Zimmerman Gets More Hardware
nationals.gearupforsports.com 15 days ago —
I have made no secret of the fact that I wanted Jim Riggleman to stay on as the Nationals’ manager, and today the club made it official . When Manny Acta was fired, it was said that he wasn’t holding the players accountable. Riggleman came in with a new approach, and began ...
Riggleman talks to Nats bloggers
dcprosportsreport.com 14 days ago — Jim Riggleman, who, earlier this week had the interim tag removed from his title as manager of the Washington Nationals, spoke over the phone to Nats bloggers today. Here are some highlights of the conversation.
Improvements needed for 2010: Jim Riggleman wants progress on defense and doesn’t ...
Riggleman not sure he will be back with Nats
therocket.mlblogs.com 9/30/2009 — Nationals interim manager Jim Riggleman is not sure if he will back with the Nationals in 2010, but there is no denying the team had more fire on the field after he took over on July 13. Entering Thursday action,...
Riggleman: Guzman a second baseman
washington.nationals.mlb.com 15 days ago — By Bill Ladson / MLB.com 11/12/09 6:58 PM EST WASHINGTON -- Now that he is the full-time manager of the Nationals, Jim Riggleman has come to the conclusion that shortstop Cristian Guzman should be a second baseman for the team. The team has been ...
Nationals claim Slaten off waivers —
Nationals Journal
The Nationals today claimed left-handed reliever Doug Slaten off waivers from the Diamondbacks. From the news release: Slaten, who stands 6-foot-5, is 3-5 with 13 holds and a 3.68 ERA in 126 career big league appearances with Arizona spanning four ...