waitingfornextyear.com - 10/23/2009
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Acta turns down offer, accepts Indians job
chron.com 10/25/2009 — Less than two weeks since declaring a potential return to the Astros as too good to be true, Manny Acta ended talks with the club after intense flirtations Saturday. Instead, he chose the Cleveland Indians. According to a person with knowledge of the ...
Indians hire Manny Acta as Manager
mlbnotebook.com 10/26/2009 — According to Jon Heyman, the Cleveland Indians will introduce Manny Acta as their new manager. Acta was also involved with the interview process in Houston, and the Astros have acknowledged that they offered him the job as Astros' manager.
I always stood by Acta when he was with the Nationals, ...
The Astros' offseason gets off to a pathetic start
bases.nbcsports.com 10/26/2009 — Manny Acta was drafted by the Houston Astros when he was 17 years old, spent six years toiling in their system, then spent nearly a decade coaching and managing in their system as well. Mere weeks ago, he called the...
Astros made offer to Indians' new manager, Manny Acta
sports.yahoo.com 10/26/2009 — The Cleveland Indians have named the fella that managed to "lead" the Washington Nationals to a 158-252 record, Manny Acta, its new manager, but it wasn't before the Houston Astros tried to do the same thing . The word in Houston is that ...
Mailing in the Tomahawks
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 10/23/2009 — With the second interview completed, with Bobby V…um, not exactly “nailing it” and the third interview (Lovullo) scheduled for Friday, let’s get into the latest and greatest (relatively speaking) on the Indians’ managerial search as we release some Tomahawks: __________ With Bobby Valentine ...
Acta Era Begins – Indians Name Manny Acta as Manager
indiansconfidential.com 10/25/2009 — Let the Many Acta era begin. Today the Indians made it official, hiring the 40-year-old as their manager. Team spokesman Bart Swain said Sunday that Acta has signed a three-year contract with a club option for 2013. Additional terms were not disclosed.
Acta was fired by the Washington ...
Acta to Lead Indians
baseballmusings.com 10/25/2009 — The Cleveland Indians hired Manny Acta to manage the team , giving him a three-year contract with a club option for the fourth season.
Acta went 158-252 in 2 1/2 years with the Nationals, who fired him after a 21-61 start this season. The Indians, though, dismissed Acta’s poor record ...
Time for Some Acta
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 10/26/2009 — The managerial game of musical chairs found one man standing as Manny Acta, impressive in front of the cameras in Cleveland and lauded by baseball men for his knowledge and passion of the game despite his difficulties in the situation in Washington, has been named the Indians’ new skipper in a ...
Astros meet with Acta, Mills for second interview
chron.com 10/22/2009 — The Astros began their second round of interviews with former Nationals manager Manny Acta and Boston Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills, both called back Wednesday from the initial list of 10. Owner Drayton McLane would only concede that Acta was in town ...
Tribe tabs Acta to be new manager
mlb.mlb.com 10/25/2009 — By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com 10/25/09 4:23 PM ET NEW YORK -- The Indians hoped to select and announce their new manager after the World Series. Manny Acta sped up their timetable. Acta was the first candidate the Indians brought to Cleveland for a ...
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