{"id":4643,"date":"2009-10-21T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/10\/nats-manager-search-don-mattingly-sought-for-interview.html"},"modified":"2009-10-21T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T12:30:00","slug":"nats-manager-search-don-mattingly-sought-for-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/10\/nats-manager-search-don-mattingly-sought-for-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats manager search: Don Mattingly sought for interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/oct\/21\/nats-ask-for-chance-to-talk-to-mattingly\/\"><b>Nats ask for chance to talk to Mattingly<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>The Nationals have asked if they can talk to Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Don Mattingly<\/span> about their vacant manager position. Mattingly appears interested and spoke highly of the Nats pitching prospects, especially <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jordan Zimmermann<\/span>, currently recovering from Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Bob Melvin<\/span>, who has ties to Washington GM <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mike Rizzo<\/span> from when they were in Arizona, is also thought to be a candidate. Another former Diamondbacks skipper, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Buck Showalter<\/span>, is interested but has not been contacted. One <a href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2009\/writers\/jon_heyman\/10\/20\/pesky.phillies\/1.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">report yesterday<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Sports Illustrated<\/span>) suggested that Riggleman must be the guy because the Nats search has been very quiet. The <a href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2009\/writers\/jon_heyman\/10\/20\/pesky.phillies\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">same report<\/span><\/a> said Mattingly was in line to succeed <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Joe Torre<\/span> in L.A. Mattingly, a Yankees great, was also thought to be in line to succeed Torre in the Bronx, but that job went to <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Joe Girardi<\/span>. Meanwhile, former Nats manager <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Manny Acta<\/span> is interviewing in Cleveland for the Indians job, along with Mattingly.<\/p>\n<p>I am not sure that another rookie manager is the way for the Nats to go, but I can&#8217;t deny the Yankees fan in me isn&#8217;t intrigued by this development. I have a feeling Donnie Baseball is not really interested though.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the Yankees, they are up 3-1 on the Angles. w00t!<\/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\/DonMattingly\" rel=\"tag\">Don Mattingly<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/JimRiggleman\" rel=\"tag\">Jim Riggleman<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nats ask for chance to talk to Mattingly &#8211; The Wash. TimesThe Nationals have asked if they can talk to Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly about their vacant manager position. 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