1. Welcome to SportsJournalists.com, a friendly forum for discussing all things sports and journalism.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register for a free account to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Access to private conversations with other members.
    • Fewer ads.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

Nationals fire Manny Acta

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Mark DeCotis, Jul 13, 2009.

Page 2 of 3
  1. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    They haven't signed Strasburg.
    They have no rights to Bryce Harper.

    Are the Nats young pitchers better than, say, the Giants? They have a couple of 10-2 guys and one of them has already won a Cy.
     
    Moderator1, Jul 13, 2009
    #13
  2. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    There's a lot of exaggeration going on in terms of how talented some of the young guys are. In terms of overall rankings, they had ONE player in the top 50, and he's a 20-year-old catcher in low-A ball right now.

    Otherwise, Justin Maxwell is hitting .232 in AAA. And while he's drawing lots of walks he's also striking out more than once a game. At AA their best players are already too old to be considered stud prospects. Even Ian Desmond is already 24, though his numbers suggest he should be at Syracuse now. Down a level from there you have Chris Marrero hitting the crap out of the ball at the age of 21 in the Carolina League. And while it's his second year there, he's still young enough where it's ok. They also have another catcher putting up good numbers there.

    I didn't bother looking at the pitching, which is where all the depth supposedly is, but there isn't anyone position-wise screaming future star. Unless the Lerners go Wayne Huizenga circa 1997 this team isn't going to be successful for a real long time.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Jul 13, 2009
    #14
  3. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Jim Riggleman? Seriously?
     
    Armchair_QB, Jul 13, 2009
    #15
  4. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    The Washington Nationals shouldn't even exist. Baseball should have purged them and the Marlins years ago.
     
    tapintoamerica, Jul 13, 2009
    #16
  5. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Unfortunately, the strategy of MLB to tank baseball in Montreal by strangling the franchise from the neck down a decade ago continues to have ripple effects. The farm system has been stripped bare for a couple of generations of players now. The stupidity of signing up washed-up has-been veterans like Dmitri Young only exacerbates the problem.
     
    Starman, Jul 13, 2009
    #17
  6. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Leo Durocher turned them down from the grave.
     
    old_tony, Jul 13, 2009
    #18
  7. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    I always thought he was very underrated with the Cubs.
     
    RickStain, Jul 13, 2009
    #19
  8. crimsonace

    crimsonace Well-Known Member

    Yay ... we can see Riggleman overmanage them to 100 losses ...

    This team is a victim of MLB trying to contract them and gutting what was once the best farm system in baseball and some really hideous management decisions.

    Frank Robinson did a helluva job managing what was a pretty bad team in Montreal when MLB was barely giving them enough resources to put a team on the field and the first couple of years in Washington, when the Nats were somewhat competitive despite the hurdles. He got shown the door for his efforts ... but he deserves better than the train wreck that Acta had to put up with.
     
    crimsonace, Jul 13, 2009
    #20
  9. Smasher_Sloan

    Smasher_Sloan Active Member

    They need to bring back the striped Senators cap. Then, and only then, will they be poised for success. Look sharp, play sharp.

    [​IMG]
     
    Smasher_Sloan, Jul 13, 2009
    #21
  10. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    How would they look with Sizemore in CF, Phillips at 2nd & Lee at the top of the rotation?
     
    Guy_Incognito, Jul 13, 2009
    #22
  11. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Roy Sievers, the first 80-year-old player in big-league history.
     
    dooley_womack1, Jul 13, 2009
    #23
  12. UPChip

    UPChip Well-Known Member

    I liked how Ownership was capitalized in the same way as one might when referring to God.

    Then again, at least the Nationals ownership is only ruining a baseball team.

    I work for Ogden (which also owns the Pirates), and there was some sort of corporate bigwig in town today and I was dying to ask him "What sacrifices has corporate made other than trading Nate McLouth?"
     
    UPChip, Jul 13, 2009
    #24
Page 2 of 3
Draft saved Draft deleted

Share This Page