thenatsblog.com - 6/24/2009
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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 ...
The Nationals' Search for a Closer...
advancedfantasybaseball.com 6/21/2009 — 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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 1, Red Sox 0
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/26/2009 — Via Big League Stew :
Red Sox fan goes on Nationals message board for DC bar recommendation. Annoyed Nats fans send Sox fans to area gay bar. Sox fan doesn't notice until one drink in. Hilarity ensues. [ MLB.com via Federal Baseball ]
The highlights?
professorx
You Nationals fans are ...
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. ...
Are the Washington Nationals really the worst team you've ever seen?
thenatsblog.com 5/31/2009 —
Right now the club is on pace to go 44-118. This would give them the third most losses in a season in Major League Baseball since 1920. It would surpass them as the worst Washington team ever as the 1909 Senators went 42-110, and it would staple them as the official embarrassment of Major ...
Jason Bergmann: Exclusive Interview with FJB —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/24/2009
As anyone who's spent any time on this blog knows, I'm a big fan of Jason Bergmann. He's a fantastic guy, and while he'll never win any Cy Young awards, I think it's pretty much an embarrassment that he's spent a day in AAA over the last three years. ...
Big Papi Not So Big and Scary —
Nationals Journal 6/24/2009
Fans at Nationals Park -- and I assume a hefty contingent of them will again be Red Sox supporter -- will get a chance to see David Ortiz tonight. For the last six season, Ortiz, who did not play last night, has been one of the most consistent forces ...
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