Jim Riggleman resigns as manager

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WASHINGTON -- Jim Riggleman believed he deserved better. He had essentially become a permanent interim manager for the Washington Nationals, a franchise that has spent much of its time trying to become relevant. Once the club was ready to be a contender, he sensed he would be shunted aside for the next best thing to come along....
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this is one of the most bizarre personnel moves i can remember in baseball. a bit surprised andy hasn't given his view of what's going on. i frankly pay very little attention to the nationals for obvious reasons. they've always sucked. <g> not now though...and their manager resigns? pretty dumb move on his part but i understand his being upset. why he didn't just play out his contract while looking for another job is beyond me. would you hire him now? i don't think i would. i also don't think i'd take a manging job with the nationals.
 
I thought it was kind of a funny thing to do to the organization that has screwed up just about everything they have ever done, including their team name on jerseys they once played a game in. I gotta say I respect his standing up for himself. However, I don't think it was right for him to do that to the guys on the team. They have played hard and outperformed what was expected of them. He repayed that effort by quitting on them. Management deserved it, but his players didn't.

The teams success this season could have given him an opportunity after this season to coach with a much better organization. Now, I doubt any team would give him a chance after what he did. I really can't see future players being able to trust him.
 
As a Phillies fan I just have to say no they still suck
 
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