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texasdave
06-23-2011, 04:09 PM
Per MLBTraderumors.com:


Nationals manager Jim Riggleman has resigned, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson (Twitter link). The Nationals won today and are now above .500 at 38-37, so the move is a surprising one.

It's the second time this week that an NL East manager has resigned; Edwin Rodriguez of the Marlins stepped down over the weekend.

Washington has won 11 of its last 12. Odd time to resign.
JayBruceFan
06-23-2011, 04:14 PM
Strange, to say the least
Natty Redlocks
06-23-2011, 05:03 PM
The thread about it in ORG says he wanted his option picked up. They said no so he walked.

I wish Dusty would give the Reds an ultimatum.
TheBigLebowski
06-23-2011, 05:13 PM
This is a tad askew....if he takes them to the playoffs, he holds all the cards...if he doesn't, then he cashes in a paycheck for the whole season and finds a new job. Something else is going on here.
Boston Red
06-23-2011, 09:39 PM
Nice move Jim.
bounty37h
06-24-2011, 12:35 PM
The thread about it in ORG says he wanted his option picked up. They said no so he walked.

I wish Dusty would give the Reds an ultimatum.

If thats true I have no respect for him and hope he is out of baseball for good. I certainly would never hire him if he sold his team out and walked out on them in the middle of a season, as well as finally winning a few games.
texasdave
06-25-2011, 12:27 AM
Davey Johnson hasn't managed in the majors since 2000, but he has a career .564 winning percentage.
Let's see how he does. I think he would have been a great choice for the Reds.


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