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Frank Robinson Has Done Enough
We've known for some time that Frank Robinson is done managing the Nats, but that doesn't mean it's too late to show some gratitude...
1. Thanks to Frank coming to Baltimore and winning the Triple Crown and two World Series well before I was born. He's on the short list of greatest living ballplayers.
2. Here's to Mr. Robinson for being the first black manager in MLB history, which makes hime one of the great pioneers the game has ever known.
3. And I'll never forget the old grizzly bear at the helm of two of my favorite teams, the '89 O's and the '05 Nats. The fact that those two teams improved by 33 and 14 wins, respectively, makes him a miracle worker.
As for the Nats next skipper, Banks of the Anacostia analyzes the situation and comes up with the following list...
"At this early stage, I would say that the candidates probably rank as 1) Girardi, 2) Baker, 3) Pena, followed by Acta/Manuel/Piniella/Alou/etc."
Other names the Curly W is throwing out there include Davey Johnson and even Barry Larkin. I'm not sure where I'm at on the matter, although it would be fun to hire Johnson if for nothing else than to irk Peter Angelos.
Update: Just in case you want to ruin your the enjoyment of listening to your iPod on shuffle mode, download the Honky Tonk Confidential song, 'That's Nats'. Thanks, I guess, to DC Sports Bog for the tip.
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Frank deserves more respect that perhaps any living athlete. I freakin' love that guy. He would still kick any of our asses if we disrespected him or any of his players.
As for the future, I'd be very happy with a young, smart manager like Girardi, although Dusty Baker isn't a bad option either. Who am I kidding, we'll end up with f'ing Davey Johnson.
~Chris, www.savedbytheblog.com
10/3/06 12:50 AM