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maybe they are going to replace him with Tony Gwynn (or maybe even Scott Boras) to make it easier to sign Strasburg.

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jun 13, 2009 1:22 PM PDT reply actions  

Not to toot my own horn (toot, toot) or pat myself on the back (pat, pat), but I called this firing in my fanpost of 2 days ago (“Worst team ever?”)! I wrote: “I wonder how their manager (Jerry Manuel?) still has a job?” Apparently Acta is so bad I couldn’t even remember his name. Now if I can just translate some of this apparent clairvoyance into my lottery picks for next week.

"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner

by Fla-Giant on Jun 13, 2009 3:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Acta is actually a decent manager. He’s a bit overrated, but there’s nothing wrong with him. That team just sucks.

Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.

by marcello on Jun 13, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

As was mentioned here when the Giants’ interviewed him, he is part of the new wave of baseball people who are very much into computers and all the new stats. His firing doesn’t put Bochy on the hot seat, it puts Jerry Manuel on it, because Omar Minaya loves Acta. I only wish the Giants WOULD hire Acta, because his daughter is a customer of mine. I would have lots of helpful advice for her dad to ignore.

Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!

by rxmeister on Jun 13, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

A Manager's Job Is To Manage Players And Thus His People Skills Are More Important Then His Stratigic Skills

The Nationals record is far worse then their talent level should allow. Therefore there has to be another problem and I would not at all be suprised if that problem was Acta’s people skills. This was his first shot at managing a MLB team and maybe just maybe he proved he does have what it takes and therefore should remain a coach.

by giantsrainman on Jun 13, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes

Manny Acta’s lack of “people skills” is definitely responsible for the Nationals’ 5.28 team ERA and 14 blown saves.

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).

by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jun 14, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, I Get That

They should have a better record than they do, but it is a HUGE leap in reasoning to go from that to attributing that underperformance to Manny Acta’s poor people skills.

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).

by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jun 14, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t see how bad people skills could be the reason the Nationals are under-performing their Pythagorean.

Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.

:-(

by Cookyman on Jun 14, 2009 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

somebody with better people skills could probably lower Shairon Martis and Craig Stammen’s ERAs by a couple of runs

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jun 14, 2009 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

If only he had more OF’s.

by xanthan on Jun 13, 2009 3:53 PM PDT reply actions  

If the Giants weren’t doing so well, firing Bochy and hiring Acta might have been a possibility.

Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.

by cheno on Jun 13, 2009 5:15 PM PDT reply actions  

SWOOP ON HIM GET R DUN

by Natto on Jun 13, 2009 10:29 PM PDT reply actions  

No Thanks!

I perfer the horse that has gotten us to a tie for the NL Wild Card lead.

by giantsrainman on Jun 13, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

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