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Less than 48 hours after Jim Riggleman abruptly resigned as manager of the Washington Nationals, the team will announce that Davey Johnson is going to be the team’s manager for the rest of the 2011 season.
Johnson, of course, guided the New York Mets to their last World Series title in 1986. He has also managed the Cincinnati Reds, the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He took the Reds to an NL Central title in 1995 and the O’s to back to back post-season appearances in 1996 and 1997. Johnson last managed during the 2000 season.
After hearing interviews with the likes of Jayson Werth, Ryan Zimmerman and Jerry Hairston, Jr. They didn’t sound like they missed Riggleman too much. But if they start to skid under Johnson they might change their tune. Of course, if Johnson guides them to the post-season it will be Riggs who ends up kicking himself. But as always we shall see.
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Jim Woodward| 6.26.11 @ 12:15PM
Last decent Manager the Orioles have had. Maybe he can do something with the Nats.
By the way, Aaron, do I recall you picking the Birds as being some where other than the cellar in the AL East? Just askin'.
JP| 6.27.11 @ 7:30AM
Didn't know Riggleman was still around. I stopped following him more than a decade ago when he ran the Cubs into the ground (which isn't saying much).
Cpm| 6.27.11 @ 7:48AM
I think it was the other way around. The Cubs run their managers into the ground. Ask Dusty Baker, Don Baylor, and Lou Piniella. No manager has been able to solve the Cubs' conundrum for more than a century.
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