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Jim Riggleman [Nats]

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Posted Friday, June 24, 2011 06:19 AM   17 comments

I like him more now. My kind of guy.

Thoughts?

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Getty3 says:
06/24/11 09:21AM
So the guy throws a power play at management because his team is finally winning a few games ? Where was Riggleman demanding a contract extension when the Nationals were 10 games under .500 in May ? Good for management for not making an ill-advised decision based on just a 2 week stretch of games.
panteraa says:
06/24/11 09:24AM

well it s nice to stick to your guns, but i think it was a bad move on his part. how will this affect the play on the field is my concern---------time will tell.lol

PrenticeGT says:
06/24/11 09:33AM
Riggleman looks like a douche.  Bail on your team when they starting to show promise.  Shows that he didn't really care about the team at all.  Just wanted a fat check.  I bet the team will be better without him.
PujolsJunkie says:
06/24/11 09:37AM
Selfish move by him, and I could see the Nats struggling for a bit now after being bailed on like that. Kinda like your dad walking out on you and your mom when you're a kid. Might be time to fade the Nats while they're favorites for a week.
Jersey973 says:
06/24/11 09:47AM
good thing you put the {Nats} thing in there...because I was really confused about which Jim Riggleman you were talking about
goinggone says:
06/24/11 11:06AM

There is more to it.

http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/baseball/mlb/Nationals/salaries/2011

Werth is over 10 million

Jim's was 650K

The hell with them.... cheap is the way I read it.

I think he may have another job lined up..

goinggone says:
06/24/11 11:09AM

  Some people may not know who I am talking about. All over TV...Net.. hahaha

 

eliminat0r85 says:
06/24/11 11:24AM

I think everyone is being a little hard on riggleman. Based on everything the GM said, they weren't gonna pick up his contract anyways, might as well step down now then wait til your team finishes above .500 and you get let go in the offseason because you're not the answer going forward.

It was clearly one of those I wanna talk about my future as the nats manager, and the GM didnt wanna, so riggleman said if i'm not the guy going forward i'll leave before it gets good.

buffalo11 says:
06/24/11 11:55AM
riggleman just made the dumbest move of his  life
goinggone says:
06/24/11 12:15PM
We shall see..Florida maybe?
GiLmo574 says:
06/24/11 12:18PM

Being a quitter will not look good on his resume.

This is the guy that got fired by the Cubs, of all teams, and then quits the Nats.

He won't be getting a coaching gig quite some time, IMO.

 

 GiL

goinggone says:
06/24/11 06:25PM
Was Werth the reason he walked? He said they needed a change.
goinggone says:
06/25/11 08:48AM

Davey Johnson* Hasn't managed for 11 yrs

This is what happens when you try to get by on the CHEAP

glenndef62 says:
06/25/11 08:53AM
Do teams usually do better from a betting perspective when a manager leaves?
goinggone says:
06/25/11 10:19AM
How do you tell a player that makes millions more per season than you do?

Say, he shakes his head ok..ok..ok then does what he wants anyway.

BarneysDad says:
06/25/11 10:31AM
Riglgleman did not give an ultimatum, he wanted to discuss picking up his option for some time now even before the streak. The man had a year to year contract and took alot of shit form GM Rizzo. I applaud Riggleman for being a man of his word and stepping down after the game like he said he would.
knucklecurve says:
06/25/11 10:43AM
Riggleman has been wanting discussion since the preseason.  If you believe him, he flat out told Rizzo unless you are willing to give me that extension, expect me to walk at sometime this season.  Be prepared. When the team finally broke .500 for first time in forever, it was the perfect time to offer him the extension if it was meant to be.  If not, then the writing on the wall was that Riggleman was not in the plans for next season.  So Riggleman told Rizzo before the 1-0 Mariners game he was resigning and requested to talk to the team. But Rizzo wouldn't let him, saying that he was no longer employed for the Nationals.  I listened to the interview with Rizzo and he (Rizzo) to me came across sounding like an ass.  He really had no answer for why he wouldn't discuss an extension with Riggleman.  Just kept saying "he wasn't ready".  So right or wrong, I don't blame the manager for walking.  Who wants to work for someone that doesn't see you in the cards for the future?
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