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Strasburg has off-day, Manny Acta finds a way to hurt the Nats again this weekend.

Nationals Insider: Patience was quiet leader’s ultimate flaw – The Wash. TimesManny Acta’s patience had ceased to become virtuous as the Nationals continued to struggle. Even a little bit of emotion might have fired up his players a little and created some urgency to get better.
DAN DALY – Daly: Try to take expanded view – [...]

Dave Sheinin: On Manny Acta Firing, Delino DeSheilds, the Set for Life Series and All-Star Game – The Post“Post national baseball writer Dave Sheinin will be online Monday, July 13 at 2 p.m. ET to take your questions about the firing of Manny Acta, his recent feature story on Delino DeShields and all the big [...]

Nationals president Stan Kasten and interim GM Mike Rizzo just had a press conference at Nationals Park to discuss firing Manny Acta (nationals.com press release). Jim Riggleman was not there but will be at one later in the week.
In short, they felt it was time for a change. Manny’s a great guy and will do [...]

Acta Fired As Washington Nationals Manager – Nationals Journal, The PostBaseball: Nationals fire Manny Acta – The Wash. TimesManny Acta has taken the fall for not turning the poorly constructed team that former GM Jim Bowden put together into something decent. Bowden’s ineptitude in putting together 2009’s bullpen proved terminal to Acta’s Washington career, though [...]

D.C. Sports Bog Live – The Post“D.C. Sports Bogger Dan Steinberg will be online Tuesday, June 23, at 11 a.m. ET to discuss the Nats, his Nationals Fail campaign, D.C. United, the Caps, the Redskins and the latest sports news and your questions and comments about his latest bog posts.”
Steinz is having “write only nice [...]

Rizzo: Reports of firing Acta have ‘no basis’ – The Wash. TimesFour days after the initial report suggesting that Manny Acta would be fired as Nationals manager, Mike Rizzo emphatically stated, um…nothing. He said there was no basis in the reports that Acta was going to be fired on Monday and left it at that [...]

So Far, No Action on Acta – The PostActa looks safe through Thursday – The Wash. TimesDid Ken Rosenthal save Manny Acta’s job, for a few days at least? Maybe, but does Acta even still want it? I can’t help but think he checked out in April after the atrocious start. As fault goes, Acta [...]

Acta Sees No Need for Alarm – The PostBy all accounts, Manny Acta is pretty good human being and this article does nothing to dissuade me of that notion. However, as great a guy as he is, I believe he is just too laid back about the way things are going. This is a team [...]

Nationals support Manny Acta – nationals.comOkay, back to the gloom for a moment. Manager Manny Acta got the dreaded vote of confidence from GM Mike Rizzo. Does Acta even last the homestand if things don’t improve?
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