Former Nationals' Manager Manny Acta To Become Cleveland Indians' Skipper.

by Ed Chigliak on Oct 25, 2009 3:26 PM EDT Comment 25 comments

Former Nationals' Manager Manny Acta has been named the Cleveland Indians' new skipper. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

According to SI.com's Jon Heyman's latest Tweet, "manny acta is getting #indians managerial job," though there are as of yet no reports from the Cleveland Indians or Mr. Acta himself. Mr. Heyman's next Twitter update states that, "acta is a solid choice for #indians job. sought after by 'stros too. bobby v may have chosen to stay on tv."

Update: 2:54 pm EST:

Cleveland Plain-Dealer writer Paul Hoynes confirms Mr. Heyman's tweeted opinion in an article entitled, "Cleveland Indians select Manny Acta as new manager with 3-year contract", where Mr. Hoynes writes that the Nationals' mid-season dismissal may have helped Mr. Acta land the Indians' job as he writes that Mr. Acta:

"...used the free time (to) watch the Indians on cable tv to get a feel for their team. He knew the Indians were struggling and might make a move at the end of the season."

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Aw man, another candidate off the lis........... oh yeah, right....

That Manny Acta……

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."

by cat daddy3000 on Oct 25, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

(what an empty baseball day when that’s the news that makes it better……)

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."

by cat daddy3000 on Oct 25, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just one less option for those seeking employment...

Your options are dwindling Mattingly and Bobby V, don’t make us up Mr. Riggles to full-time…

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Ed Chigliak on Oct 25, 2009 4:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Crawford Boxes says it's Mills and Garner now, and maybe just Mills........

They wanted Manny…..And if Donnie M. thinks Torre isn’t really going away after next year……well, he may be ready to grab any ring…….

Valentine?….you wanna manage or what?………

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."

by cat daddy3000 on Oct 25, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Talking head jobs are so much easier...no one keeps score or records...

A manager can’t say an anonymous source told him to go to the pen or bat Guzman second, so just stay on tv, it’s much much easier for an older gentleman like yourself…

(ed note – "Is my reverse psychologizing working? Has Bobby V signed yet?)

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Ed Chigliak on Oct 25, 2009 5:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

He could hang around talking while his stock plummets......You were in Japan, you say?

If Cleveland was the plum job, I would think the rest would be scrambling for a gig now…

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."

by cat daddy3000 on Oct 25, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bobby V can have a card with players' names printed on it if he needs it.

He still is a WINNING manager.
MissB wants a winner!

F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)

by MissB on Oct 25, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I want a winner!

Padilla walked into the Nats' clubhouse for the first time and said, "My God. I'm in heaven."

by Mezza on Oct 25, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know, maybe Valentine has lost too much of a step or two to be up to the challenge

(psst…..reverse psychology….get with the program, “B”…)

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."

by cat daddy3000 on Oct 25, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ooooooh, that's right.

That Bobby V…probably washed up. Might get too confused to manage.

Don’t do it, Nats!

F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)

by MissB on Oct 25, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

MIKE HARGROVE FOR THE NATS. Criss Cross!!

(kidding)

by RoscoeNats on Oct 25, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tim Kurkjian likes the hire and says “Manny works very well with young players” and that the Indians need some one to build and to teach and that Manny has been very good at that… but don’t expect the Indians to win the division.

Sounds like he’s saying that Manny is going to Cleveland to teach instead of win… sounds a little too familiar.

Kurkjian also gets in a jab at the Nats, blaming the organization for Manny’s record. Although since he said it “was” a poorly run franchise, I’m taking it to be more of a jab at Jim Bowden.

by superjuan on Oct 25, 2009 6:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Manny is NOT a good teacher...as we so sadly learned.

And he doesn’t work particularly well with young players.

I feel like telling the Indians my favorite line from “Auntie Mame” :
Drive on fools, hell’s only half full.

But that’s just me. :-)

F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)

by MissB on Oct 25, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree

Manny had a team full of young players and they went backwards. I guess it depends largely on the personality types but with the odd Milledge and Dukes in the midst – it all went pear shaped. There was a distinct lack of disclipne…which is Manny’s fault (not as much Bowden’s).

Maybe Manny will learn more this time round.

Padilla walked into the Nats' clubhouse for the first time and said, "My God. I'm in heaven."

by Mezza on Oct 25, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Apparently, he's inheriting a bunch of whiners and under-achievers

in Cleveland. (I sneaked a few peaks at their blogs.)

At least Cleveland’s in the AL so what do we care if he wins or loses there? I just want a good manager in NatsTown.

F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)

by MissB on Oct 25, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Manny also played favorites no matter how much it hurt the team...Lasto!!!

Who’s left in Cleveland? Grady Sizemore?

They will do better than this year and Manny will get credit for that. MissB and Roscoe could manage them next year and they’d be better than 2009.

by RoscoeNats on Oct 25, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are they available? Somone send their resumes to Rizzo!

"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
Friend of Dukes and Desmond #3

by Doghouse on Oct 25, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heh.

F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)

by MissB on Oct 25, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd do it.

by RoscoeNats on Oct 25, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How much does it pay?

Padilla walked into the Nats' clubhouse for the first time and said, "My God. I'm in heaven."

by Mezza on Oct 26, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Umm, I co-author the SBN Indians blog (Let’s Go Tribe) and I don’t think anybody who’s taken seriously in Indians-land thinks it’s a team of whiners. Also, while some players have played below expectations, they don’t really fit the mold of what somebody might call an “underachiever” in that they’re not particularly lazy or anything. They just haven’t performed.

So, no. He’s inheriting an odd young team with a lot of young talent at the ML level and in the pipeline. Probably a best case scenario to contend by 2010.

by afh4 on Oct 25, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you're still around afh4...

Can you please remind us who they got for the players they traded this year? Masterson and who? I can’t remember but I bet they are quality prospects.

by RoscoeNats on Oct 25, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lol

Sorry I did chuckle when I read this:

they don’t really fit the mold of what somebody might call an "underachiever" in that they’re not particularly lazy or anything. They just haven’t performed.

un-der-a-chiev-er
–noun
1. a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
2. a person or thing that performs below expectations.

Im just stirring – I know what you meant (ie. You should have said “there are no Lastings Milledge’s on the team”).

In any event, I wish you and your team better luck with Manny than what we had. We mostly liked Manny…but he underachieved. ;)

Padilla walked into the Nats' clubhouse for the first time and said, "My God. I'm in heaven."

by Mezza on Oct 26, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beware of what you Wish For

The worthless ACTA Robot has landed in Cleveland to take another team deep deep deep into an ACTLESS COMA………Good Riddins…….they will get what they DESERVE

by The Mamba on Oct 26, 2009 1:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs