{"id":22713,"date":"2013-10-25T12:22:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T16:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=22713"},"modified":"2013-10-25T12:22:45","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T16:22:45","slug":"mattitude-matt-williams-expected-to-be-named-nats-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/10\/mattitude-matt-williams-expected-to-be-named-nats-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"MATTITUDE! Matt Williams expected to be named Nats manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/10\/while-post-focuses-on-ripken-nats-interview-qualified-managerial-candidates.html\">buzz has been building<\/a> for a while that Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach <strong>Matt Williams<\/strong> will be named the fifth permanent manager of the Washington Nationals. That looks to be the case:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Nationals&amp;src=hash\">#Nationals<\/a> plan to hire Matt Williams as manager with goal of keeping Randy Knorr as bench coach. Timing of announcement not known.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ken_Rosenthal\/statuses\/393723449149255680\">October 25, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After Rosenthal broke that, the <em>Post<\/em> put this together: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/nationals-journal\/wp\/2013\/10\/25\/nationals-to-hire-matt-williams-as-manager\/\">Nationals to hire Matt Williams as manager (updated)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The official announcement should be after the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>Seemingly the in-house favorite, <strong>Randy Knorr<\/strong>, may be retained as bench coach which is potentially weird. I can&#8217;t decide whether it&#8217;s great he wants to stick around or if it&#8217;s sad he will stick around if he&#8217;s not the choice.<\/p>\n<p>Williams has managed in the Arizona Fall League and been a third base coach. He was a slugger who apparently used HGH late in his career. He&#8217;s a firery personality, but he&#8217;s mellowed as he&#8217;s aged and players love him. I most remember him from when he was with the San Francisco Giants and was hitting a lot of homers in 1994. After the strike, <em>Sports Illustrated<\/em> wrote a story about the improbable last two months of the season &#8211; the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Red Sox in the World Series and Williams continued his chase on Roger Maris single season home run record. I remember a fake cover of Williams in that story. His grandfather,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/dc-sports-bog\/wp\/2013\/10\/25\/when-matt-williamss-grandpa-played-for-the-senators\/\"> Bert Griffith, briefly played for the 1924 Washington Senators too<\/a>, but was traded in July of that season.<\/p>\n<p>D.C. media is probably heartbroken their preferred candidate wasn&#8217;t even interviewed. One radio host was going to discuss with fans whether they were disappointed that Baltimore player wasn&#8217;t the choice. Really. Sports radio is a sad salvation.<\/p>\n<p>Oh and if you care about what the former manager thinks:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Davey&#39;s on board with Matt Williams: &quot;I think that\u2019s a good choice. He\u2019s more fiery, like Mike likes. I was probably too laid back for him.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamKilgoreWP\/statuses\/393774298189410305\">October 25, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I wonder if the <em>Post<\/em> will have two columns on this hiring either tomorrow or the official announcement. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The buzz has been building for a while that Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach Matt Williams will be named the fifth permanent manager of the Washington Nationals. That looks to be the case: Sources: #Nationals plan to hire Matt Williams as manager with goal of keeping Randy Knorr as bench coach. 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