Jim Riggleman Alone Amongst Candidates For Next Washington Nationals' Skipper?
by Ed Chigliak on Nov 5, 2009 5:15 AM EST
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Former DC GM Jim Bowden thinks Jim Riggleman is the man for the full-time Manager’s job in DC. Washington Times’ writers Ben Goessling and Mark Zuckerman said it was going to be Riggleman yesterday and MASN Sports.com’s Byron Kerr quotes Mr. Riggleman himself saying that a decision should be made any day now, now that the World Series is over...Will the Washington Nationals finally name their next full-time manager?
During last night's World Series-deciding game in New York, former DC GM Jim Bowden sent out a Twitter message that referenced the Yankees' Skipper, Joe Girardi, who had once been under consideration for the Nationals' job, back before Washington settled on Manny Acta back in 2006:
"Nats didn't spend for Piniella or Girardi last time, so likely Riggleman will have interim tag removed and be named MGR after WS."
Of course, a day earlier, Washington Times' writers Ben Goessling and Mark Zuckerman, in an article entitled, "Riggleman could stay with Nationals", wrote that the decision could be determined by the Nationals', "...reluctan(ce) to spend top dollar on its manager," citing "club sources" who said that said reluctance:
"...likely would eliminate high-profile candidates like Bobby Valentine or Buck Showalter despite interest from both former managers in the job."
WIth Mr.'s Zuckerman and Goessling also reporting in the article that Don Mattingly had, "removed himself from consideration" for the Nationals' job opening, it appeared, in their opinion, that only Mr. Riggleman remained amongst those candidates who had been under consideration, with former D-Backs' Manager Bob Melvin, "who had spoken to (DC GM Mike) Rizzo in recent weeks...more attractive as a bench coach,"
Mr. RIggleman himself told MASN Sports.com's Byron Kerr in an interview published yesterday along with an article entitled, "Quick update with Riggleman", that though he, in his own words, "...really hadn't talked to anyone," about being given the full-time job, he, as Mr. Kerr wrote, "...expects the talks with the Nats to heat up as soon as the World Series concludes."
With the World Series now officially over following the Yankees' win in NY on Wednesday, how long will the Nationals wait to make things official with Riggleman? Or, will the team, which has made no public statements regarding their search other than to say that they would take their time and conduct a thorough search surprise the baseball world by unveiling a candidate no one is expecting? Either way, it won't be long now until DC fans know who'll be leading the twenty-ten Nats...
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Mike Harris on the "electronic equipment".....
"Why would they give Jim Riggleman “new electronic equipment” if he’s not the guy? What is that? A computer? A BlackBerry? A HighDef TV? Satellite radio? A blender? A microwave? What exactly did they give him? An iPod? Curiousity is killing me.
UPDATE: One part of the confusion cleared. I’m told quite reliably that Mr. Riggleman got a new computer and BlackBerry. The information came with the notation that such gifts would seem to indicate he’s going to be around a while. “Here, use this for a week.” I don’t think so. "
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."
by cat daddy3000 on Nov 5, 2009 9:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
+1
“Hold on to this BlackBerry so we can text you as soon as we announce you aren’t the new manager.”
by John Quinn on Nov 5, 2009 9:22 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
"If the new guy says you scratched 'em up, we won't give you a good reference."
"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
Friend of Dukes and Desmond #3
by Doghouse on Nov 5, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ugh.
i guess it’s another season of “Caretaker Jim”
Your voice of doom and gloom. Read more at natsnewsnetwork.blogspot.com
by Dave at Nats News Network on Nov 5, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Unless someone comes out of nowhere, Dave...
I guess Melvin still has a shot, but from the Times’ article it looks like he could be the new Riggleman waiting on the bench until the suk becomes too strong…
Gotta say though, I kinda like the tight ship Kasten and Rzzo are running…they haven’t made a peep aboot the search and if it’s a surprise they were even more impressive…
But Riggles and his new blackberry/PowerBook may be their one slip up…
Riggles must be enjoying his first exposure to the intertubes…wait til he hears aboot blogs…
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 Nov 5, 2009 12:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Bowden can tweet him advice or he can follow the FB game threads....his choice...
I’m going with Quinn’s and Doghouse’s takes on the Blackberry….
Text the Firing!!!
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."
by cat daddy3000 on Nov 5, 2009 2:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's even classier than a midnight fax!
"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
Friend of Dukes and Desmond #3
by Doghouse on Nov 5, 2009 3:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ummm...Computers can be returned people...
So they upgraded the guys laptop? For all we know when Riggles starts it up is says “YOUR FIRED!”
That said, I suspect he probably is the manager for 2010.
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 5, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, just read this....up from 9000... Riggler Effect?
“the Nats on MASN and MASN2 this season averaged a 0.60 household rating, good for about 14,000 households.”
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."
by cat daddy3000 on Nov 5, 2009 2:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Further reading said it went up as the season progressed......
Comments pointed to Dibble…… Welcome back, Rob….
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."
by cat daddy3000 on Nov 5, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Do we know whether Deb will be back?
"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
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by Doghouse on Nov 5, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Last I saw...Dibs is back, Deb and Carp are not signed yet.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 5, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you want Deb back ? Really?
For sure?
You’re positive, eh?
by Berndaddy on Nov 5, 2009 4:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
HIRE AMBER!
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 5, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I AGREE WITH MEZZA.
She’s a Baltimore girl though…she’d never leave.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 5, 2009 6:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Alas, Deb is married to someone at MASN, I believe...
or to someone connected to the Nats. So her job is probably secure. But could they at least spring for some “talent” training?
She’s unwatchable.
Perhaps, MissB is a bit too snarky based on having to deal with too many untalented on-air “talents.”
F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)
by MissB on Nov 5, 2009 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure she’s a nice person, but Austin Kearns was a nice person and the Nats aren’t going to keep him around.
I tried to make a point there.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 5, 2009 6:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, I'm sure she's a nice person.
And I hope you’re right about the Nats parting ways with Kearns.
2010 Nats with Kearns would be unwatchable.
F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)
by MissB on Nov 5, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If they rehire Kearns
Im going to chain myself to the front gates of Nats park until im crushed by the police…or they fire him…
Im half tempted to start and online petition about Deb…
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 5, 2009 6:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps? MissB? I kid, I kid...
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 Nov 5, 2009 7:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Rather than pick on Dibble as usual...
I did want to point out that he also made sure to give the Nationals national exposure on his XM show…I made sure to check in with him all season cause he was the one host who was guaranteed to talk about DC…
He shouldn’t have banned me from his Twitter though…
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 Nov 5, 2009 11:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
MLBTR...
According to Juan C. Rodriguez of The Sun Sentinel, the Red Sox have acquired Jeremy Hermida from the Marlins in exchange for minor league lefthanded pitchers Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 5, 2009 6:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
One less Marlin we face next season...for now..
Until Jones and Alvarez become Cy Young winners.
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 5, 2009 6:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What can the Nats do to win the bidding war for John Lackey?
Or should the Nats focus on Derek Lowe who will most likely be shed by the Braves?
F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)
by MissB on Nov 5, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lackey will never come here. No way.
It’ll be interesting to see what happens. I hope we don’t make Livan our veteran presence. He can be here but please don’t make him THE veteran free agent pitcher. Get somebody good.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 5, 2009 7:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Drive a dump truck full of $$$ and dump it on his front driveway...
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 5, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But, but, but...Doghouse sez the Lerners are Teh Cheep.
Lerner la Fils sure has everything in a wad in Cleveland with the Browns.
Looks like he hasn’t yet learned that managing sports teams is not the same as managing malls.
Sigh.
F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)
by MissB on Nov 5, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I WANT A BEAT REPORTER!!!
Sorry…when u mentioned Cheap Lerners…I thought we were back on NJ comments again…
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 5, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish there was a salary cap and a minimum salary for MLB.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 5, 2009 7:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't everyone but Yankees' fans?
F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)
by MissB on Nov 5, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And Scott Boras?
F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)
by MissB on Nov 5, 2009 7:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and the players union...
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 5, 2009 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MLB Network...
Lackey to the Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs or Rangers/Astros since he’s from Texas.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 5, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Salary caps have been a fixture of Australian sports for well over a decade
Most sports have them: cricket, football (soccer), rugby (league and union), and AFL.
It does, without a doubt, provide a leveller to smaller teams. The only issue is where there is a market that does not…ie. In England, they dont have a salary cap for players…meaning they pach players here for more money…hence the market wins.
If it were to work for the MLB…they’d have to make sure that Japan didnt otherwise you’d see the reverse of what happens now and a large exodus of top tier talent to Japan.
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 5, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not thinking of a low cap. Just a range of say minimum of 50M and max of 150M
Or maybe not even setting a cap. Just set a minimum so teams like the Rays, Nats and Marlins have to spend some money on the product.
Signing off for a few hours.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 5, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
top tier Free agents
DO NOT SIGN with DEADbeat teams that lose 100 games…….and have ZERO chance at the playoffs…….. What about that concept is so hard for the NOTS deluded to grasp?
by The Mamba on Nov 5, 2009 7:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Mamba is a hit and run specialist...
Zimmerman said the same thing, Mamba, if the players say it the fans should accept it, the Nationals have to at least be respectable before players are going to want to play in DC….it’s a business after all, and if a pitcher knows he has the worst defense in baseball behind him and it will affect the stats he’s able to put up which in turn determines how much he can make when he leaves…why would a pro take that chance, it’s their job and their earning potential on the line…
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 Nov 5, 2009 10:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's the use of punctuation and sentence structure that facinates me most about The Mamba.
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 5, 2009 10:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Storen got the win today for the Desert Dogs. SWEEEEET
Espinosa was 3 for 3 with 2 walks.
Marerro was 2 for 4
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 5, 2009 7:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nationals claim someone off waivers...
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 5, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Slaten, who stands 6-foot-5, is 3-5 with 13 holds and a 3.68 ERA in 126 career big league appearances with Arizona spanning four seasons (2006-2009). During his four-year big league career, Slaten has suffered just one blown save, stranded 77 percent of inherited baserunners (60 of 78) and limited left-handed batters to a .322 on-base mark while yielding just four home runs.
Slaten’s finest season came in 2007, when he posted seven holds en route to a 2.72 ERA in 61 appearances as the Diamondbacks claimed the NL West flag.
The 29 year-old Slaten pitched in 11 games for Arizona in 2009, but spent the majority of the season with Reno of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, going 3-2 with nine saves and a 3.09 ERA in 39 appearances. While in the PCL, Slaten registered a healthy 2.7/1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and was touched for just three home runs in 43.2 innings.
Slaten was Arizona’s 17th-round selection in the 2000 First-Year Player Draft out of Pierce College in Los Angeles.
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 5, 2009 7:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Riggleman
IF…When…. the “Go Cheap” Lerners hire Robot Riggleman…the man who managed a comatose team after the season ending injury to Morgan……will GARONTEE a 100 loss THREE PEAT……
by The Mamba on Nov 5, 2009 8:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Please not another 100 L's...
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 Nov 5, 2009 10:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Slaten
is just the sort of NO NAME free agent/ cast off…that the Lerners 100 loss team will acquire……..LOSERS beget LOSERS…..
by The Mamba on Nov 5, 2009 8:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So.... decent shot at .500 next year, then?
"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
Friend of Dukes and Desmond #3
by Doghouse on Nov 5, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hernandez, Bard file for free agency
Bye Josh……….thanks for the wacky batting stance…. Livo?……..he’ll be back…
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."
by cat daddy3000 on Nov 5, 2009 10:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The only appeal Bard held for me...
Is that he sorta looked like Nick Johnson at bat…i’d squint my eyes and pretend until he didn’t hit a trademark single…
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 Nov 5, 2009 11:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
And he played hurt
Although that just meant he played.
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 6, 2009 12:21 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...was he ever not hurt?
He knew if he ever went on the DL, he’d never be back.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 6, 2009 7:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gritty......
Yup, he knew if he got sent down, he’d never get off the Syracuse bus…
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."
by cat daddy3000 on Nov 6, 2009 8:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I liked the way he looked, until he didn't really produce...
Couldn’t really throw anyone out…..couldn’t block the low pitches. Couldn’t really run, even without the hammy thing…..Other than these things, great guy.
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."
by cat daddy3000 on Nov 6, 2009 8:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
worked for Austin Kearns
Give the man $10m!
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 6, 2009 6:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love the tone of this paragraph...
In other unsurprising news, Doug Slaten was claimed of waivers by the Washington Nationals. Slaten has been undervalued by both fans and Diamondbacks executives alike since his terrific 2007 campaign in which he sported a 2.72 ERA over 61 games. The southpaw had been juggled on and off the 40-man roster based on very small sample sizes. Mike Rizzo, the Nats’ general manager, was the Arizona Diamondbacks scouting director from 2000-2006 and selected Slaten in the 17th round of the 2000 draft. It’s no surprise that Rizzo would accept Slaten back into his fold, given their history
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 6, 2009 7:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
He's "inventory" if nothing else...
"Slaten, who turns 30 in February, was claimed by the Nationals. He allowed five earned runs and 11 total baserunners in 6 1/3 innings with the Diamondbacks in ‘09, … *He hasn’t been the same since undergoing knee surgery at the end of 2007*. "
That’s a small sample size that really can’t be allowed to continue to become a larger one. Rizzo taking chances on old D-back friends is eerily familiar…..I’m not really confident considering that last sentence.
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."
by cat daddy3000 on Nov 6, 2009 8:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Espinosa hopes to follow Tulowitzki’s path
"Long Beach State has produced a decent run of shortstops in recent years. Troy Tulowitzki, Evan Longoria (who played short in college) and Bobby Crosby were all eventually first-round picks.
One of the latest in that line, Danny Espinosa, lasted until the third round in 2008 before he was selected by the Washington Nationals, but has already been impressive in his pro career.
“After getting just 64 at-bats in 2008 (but hitting .329), Espinosa played this year at high Class A and put up some decent stats. The 22-year-old hit .264 with 31 doubles and 18 homers, getting on base at a .375 clip and slugging .460. He also went 29-for-40 on the base paths, and wound up being a bit more than the slap hitter some expected him to be.”
Espinosa Is One of the Talented Shortstops in the System
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603461.html
Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."
by cat daddy3000 on Nov 6, 2009 8:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
God I hope so
We need a SS. Maybe wwe could push Dessy to 2B….and go on and have them be the guys we win a WS with.
"I love, love, love John Lackey." -- Graysnail.
by Mezza on Nov 6, 2009 6:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Espinosa made his third error of the AFL today...
http://mlb.mlb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l119&t=g_box&gid=2009_11_06_scowin_pddwin_1
He and Marerro weren’t as good as last game at the plate.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 6, 2009 6:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
DANG IT. Strasburg scratched from AFL game on Saturday.
washtimesbb: Nats just announced Strasburg was scratched from Saturday’s Arizona Fall League start because of a strained neck muscle.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 6, 2009 2:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Just got that too, going to put up a note...now we'll have to wait til the ninth to see Storen close it out...
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 Nov 6, 2009 2:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I may still record it, but not sure.
by ROSCOEtheNATSfan on Nov 6, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd still record it just to get a good look at Storen, if you haven't seen him pitch yet, you'll love his attack mentality...
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 Nov 6, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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