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Free of Nats, Acta Gets Another Chance

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Manny Acta has managed 410 games in the major leagues, but because all of them were with the hopeless Washington Nationals, how can anybody know whether Acta is or isn't the guy to take the Indians to where they want to go? Acta may be the only manager who could've moved to Cleveland -- where the home...

Jerry DiPoto Expected to Take Nationals GM Job

Mike Rizzo was given the Washington Nationals general manager job earlier this season after the team dumped Jim Bowden, but he got it with the interim tag. Well, after Rizzo negotiated to just about the last minute to sign Stephen Strasburg he got one heck of a thank you. Word broke last night from Yahoo!'s Gordon Edes...

Nationals Apologize to Fans via E-Mail

Well, this is a first. The Washington Nationals, who fired Manny Acta after an absolutely dreadful 26-61 pre-All-Star break record, were compelled to send an email to their fans Monday morning. We can't really tell at this point who had the bright idea to send out the letter or who actually wrote it, because it is simply...

Divorce Final in D.C.: Manny Acta Reportedly Out in Washington

Manny Acta is through as Nationals manager, according to a report on ESPNdeportes.com that quotes Acta directly. Bench coach Jim Riggleman is expected to replace Acta as interim manager, according to MLB.com.Washington lost 5-0 to the Astros on Sunday to drop to 26-61 on the season, a mark that leaves it with an appalling...

Daily Jolt: Nats Still Look Like Disaster

The Daily Jolt is a dose of baseball reality every weekday morning.General manager Jim Bowden is long gone, but the mess that he helped create in the nation's capital is still festering. It's bad enough two whole days into the season that by the time the Nationals return to Washington next Monday for their home opener any...

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06/03/12 Ticker: Bowden: What does Leyland want from us? Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Like a lot of people, ESPN's Jim Bowden wondered what Jim Leyland was angling for in his rant calling for the media to "do something" after the umps' horrible missed third-strike call.
05/17/12 Terry Francona seen as possible replacement for Angels... Source: MassLive.com Could former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona be back in the dugout before the summer is out?
05/09/12 Source: White Sox's Sale (elbow) to have MRI Source: ESPN Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale will undergo an MRI on his left elbow, Sox pitching coach Don Cooper told ESPN Baseball Insider Jim Bowden on his radio show Wednesday.
04/12/12 Ex-GM Jim Bowden: Could there be a trade market for... Source: The Aitkin Independent Age - Aitkin MN Conventional wisdom is that it would be flat-out impossible for the Twins to trade Justin Morneau or Joe Mauer.
04/10/12 Phillips contract to be extended, source tells ESPN Source: FOX - WXIX 19 - Cincinnati OH Industry sources suggest that the Reds will be extending Brandon Phillips contract.