Friday, November 10, 2006

Acta, At Last

Rosenthal sez it's a done deal. Manny Acta is set to be named Nationals manager.

Of all the names that were bantered about, his was the most intriguing, simply because he's the only one I knew anything about -- based on an interview excerpted at Lone Star Ball.

Acta seems to be aware of the numbers, and hopefully won't do mind-numbingly stupid things. We can, I'd wager a small fortune, expect to never see Cristian Guzman leading off, for example. (Is he a stathead?)

He's young, energetic, respected by some players, and had the balls to bench Soriano in the World Baseball Classic last year.

All things considered, the Nationals did well.

2 Comments:

  • Through a very reliable source, I can confirm that Manny Acta, IF HE AGREES to the new contract, will be the next Manager of The Nationals.

    By Blogger Screech's Best Friend, at 11/10/2006 11:20 PM  

  • Considering that Acta turned down the A's, I think Acta is coming here. Only obstacle I can think of is if Bowden does something stupid - always a chance but I'd wager on Acta being the manager. All things considered, the Nats got a good guy.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11/10/2006 11:27 PM  

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