{"id":4318,"date":"2009-06-16T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/06\/manny-acta-is-still-manager-does-he-have-ken-rosenthal-to-thankblame-bobby-v-in-d-c.html"},"modified":"2009-06-16T10:12:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T10:12:00","slug":"manny-acta-is-still-manager-does-he-have-ken-rosenthal-to-thankblame-bobby-v-in-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/06\/manny-acta-is-still-manager-does-he-have-ken-rosenthal-to-thankblame-bobby-v-in-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Manny Acta is still manager &#8212; does he have Ken Rosenthal to thank\/blame? Bobby V in D.C.?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/06\/15\/AR2009061502889.html\"><b>So Far, No Action on Acta<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/jun\/16\/acta-looks-safe-through-thursday\/\"><b>Acta looks safe through Thursday<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>Did <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ken Rosenthal<\/span> save <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Manny Acta<\/span>&#8216;s job, for a few days at least? Maybe, but does Acta even still want it? I can&#8217;t help but think he checked out in April after the atrocious start. As fault goes, Acta is no where near the top of the list, his front office occupies that by itself. However, whether Acta stays or goes is largely irrelevant as the team is what it is &#8212; a <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jim Bowden<\/span> built nightmare. I don&#8217;t see <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jim Riggleman<\/span> changing the results much, do you?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2009\/writers\/jon_heyman\/06\/15\/nationals.acta\/\"><b>Nationals could replace Acta with Valentine; pitching market thinning<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Sports Illustrated<\/i><br \/>Admit it, you are somewhat intrigued by the thought of <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Bobby Valentine<\/span> in a curly W cap. He&#8217;s easy to spot too, just for the guy wearing the &#8220;I&#8217;m a bug deal in Japan t-shirt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/WashingtonNationals\" rel=\"tag\">Washington Nationals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/nats\" rel=\"tag\">Nats<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/MannyActa\" rel=\"tag\">Manny Acta<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/JimRiggleman\" rel=\"tag\">Jim Riggleman<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/BobbyValentine\" rel=\"tag\">Bobby Valentine<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So Far, No Action on Acta &#8211; The PostActa looks safe through Thursday &#8211; The Wash. TimesDid Ken Rosenthal save Manny Acta&#8216;s job, for a few days at least? 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