Former Mets' GM Jim Duquette, On XM's Power Alley with Seth Everett and Jim Duquette, talking about the Nationals:

"To do the Nationals the right service for the fans and the organization, you have to go out and do a search, and once you decide Manny Acta is not the guy, you have to go out and do a search. So (Jim) Riggleman becomes the interim guy, the bridge, to get you to whoever it is that you're going to end up hiring at the end of the offseason. You have to go through a whole managerial search in my opinion, because I don't think Riggleman's the guy long term for them..."