Washington Nationals' Manager Manny Acta Talks To The People...

by Patrick Reddington on Jun 23, 2009 1:50 PM EDT

(ed. note - "This past Saturday, as part of the Washington Nationals Blogger Day, DC Manager Manny Acta took time out before the game to answer any and all questions the so-called Natosphere had for him. What follows is the unedited audio of that blogger/press conference...")

Manny Acta:

"...I think everybody knows, um, that we have had some defensive problems, overall, um, I think, uh, if any one of you guys gets really familiar and comes around, and the beat writers or whoever are around knows that it is not because of lack of work, because, um, I challenge you, to get any team in the major leagues to take more infield than we do, and to work on fundamentals like we do...But, that being said it hasn't worked out...and sometimes it goes farther than the work habit..."

FULL AUDIO AFTER THE JUMP...

Manny Acta speaks to the DC Bloggers: FULL AUDIO...17min, 33sec...

AUDIO : Manny Acta Talks To The People.

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TL;DL - "I do the best I can with what I'm given." (paraphrase)

Great stuff from Manny! He clearly took this availability seriously, and he sounds a like someone who wants to tell his side of things. He wasn’t exactly impatient with the perspective of “the naysayers,” but he it seems like he wanted to get across that he was working according to a rational plan, and working within the limitations of his roster. We can, of course, continue debating about what he might do differently, but it’s nice to hear his side of it so directly.

"It's always ridiculous in NatsTown™." --ROSCOEtheNATSfan

by Doghouse on Jun 23, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions