advancedfantasybaseball.com - 6/21/2009
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The Washington Nationals are not the first team to struggle to find an acceptable closer. They have a bullpen full of cast-offs, youngsters, and specialists placed in unfavorable roles. Much of the blame can also be placed on manager Manny Acta who is not a very good manager of the bullpen and ...
What the Washington Nationals can learn from the Red Sox
thenatsblog.com 6/24/2009 —
Following the embarrassing performance from the bullpen last night, the news came out that yet again the Nationals are looking to shake-up their bullpen.
Manny Acta let on in his post-game press conference that he was particularly upset that he could only confidently pitch four ...
Washington Nationals: Outline Of A Firesale
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 6/17/2009 — The Nationals are still a disaster. They sit dead last in the NL East and have the worst record in baseball. There is talk that the Nationals will soon fire Manager Manny Acta as the front office continues to try and find ways to salvage the rest of ...
Interview With Nationals Pride
fenwaywest.com 6/23/2009 — To get ready for the series with the Washington Nationals, Fenway West interviewed Mike "Hendo" Henderson , columnist for NationalsPride.com - Should Manny Acta be on the chopping block? There've been many questions about Acta's ability to guide this club through its struggles to an ...
The Poor Step-Child’s Big Day
seamheads.com 6/20/2009 — The Orioles’ farm system is bubbling over. Matt Wieters and Nolan Riemold are taking hold at the major league level and Chris Tillman, Jake Arrietta and Brian Matusz are surging through the upper minors. Did anyone in the Mid-Atlantic look down the pike to watch the ...
The Nationals Would Be in First If...
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 6/25/2009 — The Washington Nationals would be in first place if...if the games were only three or four innings long. The Nationals have played 69 games and have lost 49 of them. The Fan follows the games every night and it always seems like the Nationals are in the lead. In fact, tonight, the Fan saw the ...
Scouting the Nationals
rightoffrussell.com 6/26/2009 —
Here’s some perspective on the next opponent for the O’s. Thanks to Ed at Federal Baseball .
1. The Nats are making good efforts to build around pitchers like, Lannan, Martis, Zimmermann and Detwiler. What is your impression of this group? Who sticks/who doesn’t stick ...
Washington Nationals to Fire Manny Acta, About a Year Too Late
bleacherreport.com 6/16/2009 — According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Washington Nationals are going to fire their manager Manny Acta. Acta, in his second season with Washington, led the Nationals to 101 losses, and has the Nationals off to a shameful start this season.
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Nationals to fire manager Acta
scoresreport.com 6/14/2009 —
According to a report by SI.com , the Nationals are expected to fire manager Manny Acta, possibly as early as Monday.
Acta, 40, is well-liked by his bosses but appears to be taking the hit for the team’s 16-43 start. Nationals bosses feel “something needs to be done,” a ...
Nationals bullpen providing zero relief
bases.newsvine.com 5/22/2009 — Washington's bullpen, in picture form
Washington's bullpen did what it does best last night, imploding to the tune of nine runs in four innings on the way to a 12-7 loss to the Pirates.
Fantasy Baseball: Week 12 Rundown —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/21/2009
Week 12 Rundown
With interleague play coming to an end, there are many good interstate matchups this week. This weekend, the Mets will try to even out the season series with the Yankees, with their first series at Citi Field. Other ...