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OH NOES - Hated Nationals steal Jim Riggleman out from under our noses

Curses be to these dastardly Nationals.  It wasn't enough for them to strategically out-fail the Mariners, now they've gone and poached our beloved interim manager and made him their bench coach.

WASHINGTON -- Former major league manager Jim Riggleman and former players Marquis Grissom and Pat Listach are joining the Washington Nationals' coaching staff.

Riggleman is Washington's new bench coach, Grissom is the first-base coach, and Listach the third-base coach. Rick Eckstein, older brother of 2006 World Series MVP David Eckstein, will be the hitting coach, and Randy Knorr the bullpen coach.

Friday's hirings replace five members of manager Manny Acta's staff who were fired on the last day of the regular season. The Nationals went 59-102, the worst record in the majors.

Pitching coach Randy St. Claire remains on the staff.

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older brother of 2006 World Series MVP David Eckstein?

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Oct 24, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

World Series MVP David Eckstein

That just sounds so wrong. But then again, that WS was so wrong,

by Bearskin Rugburn on Oct 24, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks, you just killed this thread.

J.P. Howell kindly requests that you please Bach the fuck up.

by esoteric on Oct 24, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What exactly do bench coaches do?

Make sure the players are spitting their sunflower seeds properly?

by Wilder. on Oct 24, 2008 2:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

they coach the bench, duh

otherwise it would just sit there, all wooden.

Seriously, I have no idea. Advise the manager? Refill the Gatorade? Call his wife on the bullpen phone?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or maybe not...

From the P-I

But, Riggleman said Friday from his home in Florida there is a loophole in his going to the Nationals.

“My No. 1 priority is to manage the Mariners,” Riggleman said. "(Washington general manager) Jim Bowden knows that. And if the job comes open, that’s the job I want the most.

“I would be free to take the Seattle job if they want me.”

by justcougit on Oct 24, 2008 9:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHAHAHA

HAHAHAohgodpleasenoHAHHAHAHA

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Oct 24, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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