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thedave

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May 23, 2010 3:08 PM
15-27. Nice team.

Fire Manny Acta
May 23, 2010 3:08pm
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GoChiefs

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May 23, 2010 3:12 PM
I vote the Indians just don't hire a manager. Indians fans are never happy with who they got. :D
May 23, 2010 3:12pm
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Mr Pat

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May 23, 2010 3:15 PM
It's a fake David!
May 23, 2010 3:15pm
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SportsAndLady

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May 23, 2010 3:16 PM
Jesus couldn't manage this team to .500
May 23, 2010 3:16pm
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ptown_trojans_1

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May 23, 2010 3:18 PM
SportsAndLady wrote: Jesus couldn't manage this team to .500
Are you saying Jesus can't hit a curve ball?:D

I was never a fan of the hire, but the team he inherited is just dreadful.
May 23, 2010 3:18pm
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hasbeen

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May 23, 2010 3:30 PM
Fuck you Joe Boo. I do it myself.
May 23, 2010 3:30pm
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SQ_Crazies

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May 23, 2010 3:32 PM
A typical Cleveland reaction.

Same shit happened with Mangini just recently, remember?

Manny Acta might as well not bother managing this team until the FO gets him some players--wtf do you expect him to do? Pull home runs out of his ass and hand them to his players

When Grady Sizemore is the biggest name on your team and no one else is really that close--you're in major trouble.
May 23, 2010 3:32pm
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BR1986FB

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May 23, 2010 3:35 PM
I'll give Acta a pass. It's the shitbag owner that needs to go along with Shapiro. Can't win a gunfight with a squirt gun.
May 23, 2010 3:35pm
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Glory Days

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May 23, 2010 3:36 PM
yeah, unless you can point out something specific that Acta is doing to lose games that arent a result of crappy players, there is no reason to fire him 2 months into the season.
May 23, 2010 3:36pm
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BR1986FB

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May 23, 2010 3:41 PM
Shitbag Shapiro and Daddy NoBucks Dolan are the ones who gave the Tribe their superstar (Sabathia, Lee, V-Mart, etc) enema, NOT Acta.
May 23, 2010 3:41pm
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Heretic

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May 23, 2010 3:47 PM
Mr Pat wrote: It's a fake David!
Precisely. With no references to "Crapiro" and "ND Grad" in this post, it's obviously it's not the real deal.
May 23, 2010 3:47pm
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ts1227

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May 23, 2010 3:49 PM
Most people knew Acta wasn't the answer the day they hired him.

Dolan just picked the manager that came with the smallest price tag (of course), and when you get fired from the Nationals your asking price is low.

Also, as mentioned, not many people can manage an AAA team at the MLB level and do THAT well...
May 23, 2010 3:49pm
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Footwedge

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May 23, 2010 3:54 PM
Manny has done an OK job...Hard to win a 5 card stud hand with 10 high. Sizemore is hittin 2 bucks. K Wood is shuttin em down with a crisp 2 earned runs per inning. The ss is out for 2 months. Moon Pie and Branyon are air conditioning the ball park. And now tripple A Trevor is stinking up the outfield.

The cachers are the worst in all of baseball. At least Hafner is now hitting his weight mnow...but it took him awhile.
May 23, 2010 3:54pm
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Glory Days

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May 23, 2010 4:16 PM
haha Trevor Crowe isnt doing that bad, hell atleast he is batting above .300 right next to Kearns.
May 23, 2010 4:16pm
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Ironman92

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May 23, 2010 4:16 PM
From an outsider the Indians are a meager looking team.

I don't know if Acta is any good or not......but his team doesn't appear to be.
May 23, 2010 4:16pm
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IggyPride00

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May 23, 2010 4:18 PM
Look at how much better Washington has been without him since they fired him.

His record was abysmal. Why are people surprised that he is doing so poorly here. When you have a track record of losing like he does it is hard to break.
May 23, 2010 4:18pm
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Ironman92

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May 23, 2010 4:19 PM
I certainly don't understand the hire.
May 23, 2010 4:19pm
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SportsAndLady

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May 23, 2010 4:26 PM
Ironman92 wrote: I certainly don't understand the hire.
$$$
May 23, 2010 4:26pm
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Glory Days

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May 23, 2010 4:26 PM
who else was available?
May 23, 2010 4:26pm
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BR1986FB

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May 23, 2010 4:28 PM
Glory Days wrote: who else was available?
Bobby Valentine was one of the finalists but no way Dolan was paying for him.
May 23, 2010 4:28pm
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miller45452003

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May 23, 2010 4:30 PM
He definately has no firepower of any sorts. You never see him drag his ass out og the dugout to argue calls. And if he does it's a "blue are you sure that was a strike?"...no emotion at all. I know he has nothing to work with, but I don't like the guy as of yet.
May 23, 2010 4:30pm
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Mulva

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May 23, 2010 5:02 PM
ptown_trojans_1 wrote:
I was never a fan of the hire, but the team he inherited is just dreadful.
Agree with that.

Just for reference...

2009 Washington with Acta: 26-61
2009 Washington after he was fired: 33-42

2010 Washington: 22-22

That improvement is a little bit too large to just be overlooked. Acta was the worst possible hire (which I said at the time), but he will get a pass from me until the team has enough talent that it could conceivably not suck, which will probably be at least 3-5 years.
May 23, 2010 5:02pm
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SQ_Crazies

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May 23, 2010 5:13 PM
3-5 years? You anticipate them having a new owner sometime soon?
May 23, 2010 5:13pm
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Mulva

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May 23, 2010 5:19 PM
No I don't, but I do feel like Shapiro has to get canned sooner or later.
May 23, 2010 5:19pm
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May 23, 2010 5:26 PM
Not sure how much of a difference that will make, but we'll see.
May 23, 2010 5:26pm