Friday, June 24, 2011

Riggleman Resigns Amidst Contract Dispute

The Nationals franchise has had a hard time becoming respectable ever since the team came to DC. The team has been a sub .500 team since the end of their first season there and that was an even .500 team. Jim Riggleman has been their manager for the last two seasons and on a "stringing along" type of basis. It seems that Jim has had enough of that. Jim demanded some sort of job security and wanted the team to pick up his option for the next season or he would quit. Yesterday he managed the Nationals and completed the sweep over the Mariners with a 1-0 win at home. This win also got the team over .500 with a 38-37 record. Despite all this good news and the fact the team was on a hot streak, Jim resigned his job of manager after the team did not pick up his option.

He actually stuck to his guns. A bold move for someone I have barely heard of. I must say it seems silly that Jim would quit after getting his team above .500 which is a big deal in DC. I understand that he wanted a sense of appreciation and a bit of job security but you shouldn't quit. Being manager of a baseball team is such a good job. I would do it in a heart beat as long as I didn't have to coach anyone on any mechanical issues. Leave that to the coaches. All am saying is that something like this needs to be an off season issue. That's when to take a stand, Jim.

Anyway, the Nationals hot streak may go cold soon thanks to this news that killed the clubhouse the mood. To make things worse, they now embark on a 6 game road trip.

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