bases.newsvine.com - 6/19/2009
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You may have noticed that, contrary to the reports that circulated last weekend, Manny Acta still has a job. Clearly, then, those who reported his imminent dismissal are eating crow today, right? Not on your life. Via D.C. Sports Bog, here's Ken Rosenthal on his report:
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Well, the Nationals can't fire Manny Acta now.
Not after winning two of three games from the...
Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Acta's job security remains as tenuous as it was last Saturday when I reported that the Nationals had decided him to replace him ...
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Forget benching, dropping Mags makes more sense - FOX ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 6/19/2009
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No Nationals disgrace ... not this week, anyway
Just when folks were starting to draw comparisons between...
the 1962 Mets and the current Washington Nationals , the Nationals jumped up and put on an excellent three-day display in the Bronx, limiting the ...
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Cubs, Angels among teams interested in free-agent Pedro ...
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My Morning in Exile
The Hardball Times —
... at the old Blogspot site, 1,184 posts on THT (including this one), and 318 posts on the NBC site. I guess I'm good and warmed up now, so it's probably time to start blogging in earnest.
Tom Glavine says he's done for the year, but I presume that means forever.
The Yankees do their fans a solid.
I like Bill Simmons' latest column, but let's all acknowledge that baseball has never truly been "pure."
Did Ken Rosenthal make the Nationals keep Manny Acta longer than ...
The Friday Mug
Brew Crew Ball —
... The Nationals forgot to fire Manny Acta, after rumors for almost two weeks that he was gone. I'm rooting for him to stay on board because he's been one of the most progressive managers as far as statistical analysis goes. ...
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