Jim Riggleman resigns.

[Nats' Fan]

What the fuk?

[Nats' Fan]

Apparently, he wanted an extension and management woudn't budge.

[ronjon619]

get some new blood in mlb managers......retreads, retreads and more retreads.

[Redscot]

Jim Riggleman Resigns?!

WTF am I missing here.

Nat's at their high water mark, just swept the Mariners.....

[HoulihansTX]

source???

[Redscot]

Heard it on the A;s broadcast and also on Mets beat writer blog.

[ThaTopMoron]

fading Nats if this is true

[Nats' Fan]

It's true.

[ZetaPsi808]

nats owner is retarded. the team is finally winning and riggleman deserved an extension

[pavyracer]

This will not sit well with the players. Maybe they plan to hire Bobby Cox out of retirement.

[Redscot]

Gonna have to reserve judgment I suppose, but on the surface seems like a bitch move.

Apparently was looking for an extension. Still, as a leader of men, building something special, seems like a rash decision he will regret for a long while.

[Dirty Sanchez]

Looks bad on Nationals Management for being the 29th on the paid list...they played contract games and thought they could low-ball Riggleman. He asked for a conversation, and the GM said nope....it's sad for the Nats players

[dudekid]

couldnt you have done that before i bet against washington today???

[lyon804]

not the best move by nats..

[Nats' Fan]

Heard that Werth was not a big fan of his.

[solid152]

Werth was not a big fan of his . Werth is such a god damn diva

[BRAVES1985]

werth is a jack ass he doesn't like anyone

[BRAVES1985]

[Dirty Sanchez]

They've got Davey Johnson in the system...and the local guy was talking Bobby Valentine...Yikes....commentators seemed pissed and perplexed as well

[Deuce]

Lerner is a fukking jerkoff. My uncle knows him personally and the guy has no clue sometimes.

[HoulihansTX]

Buster Onley on Twitter

Covered Jim Riggleman as Padres' manager '93/'94. Very respectful person,typically great organizational man. Decision shows deep frustration

Code for lame front office

[HoulihansTX]

“Jim told me pregame today that if we wouldn’t pick up his [contract] option that he wouldn’t get on the team bus today,” Rizzo said at a news conference after the Nationals defeated the Seattle Mariners 1-0, lifting the team to a winning record.

“If you want to do this job you have to be totally committed to it. I just didn’t feel that way,” Riggleman told reporters after the game.

More quotes from Riggleman:

* “I’ve talked to Mike in the past about addressing my situation. I know I’m not Casey Stengel but I feel like I know what I’m doing.”

* “I gotta give it up then. I’m obviously not the person that you wanna go down the road with.”

* “I wanted a conversation about it. I didn’t say, “Pick up my option or else. I said I think it’s worthy of a conversation when we get to Chicago. And Mike said we’re not gonna do that.”

* “It’s just the way that the ballclub wants to do business.”

* “I feel like I know what I’m doing , but it’s just too short a leash.”

* I’m not sure if I’ll get another opportunity, but I promise you I’ll never do a one-year deal again.

* “I’m 58. I’m too old to be disrespected.”

[jbart28]

Heard the team walked into the front office and all took turns putting their jerseys on Mike Rizzo's desk ala "Rudy" and said...

This is for Riggi as they all turned in their jerseys. Even Bryce Harper winked at Rizzo when he turned his minor league jersey in

[19th Hole]

Won't board the team plane....
No extension for 2012 so it's adios time
for Riggs..

[Jasonal_98]

There's got to be something a lot deeper here. He's actually done a good job there.

[antifoil]

this guy made a gangster move. got to respect that.

[Boxing Champ]

I F****** Hate Cody Ross!!!

Every faking game he gets a game winning hit or a HR..
Giants would not win WS..beat the Phillies and would have 10 less wins this year.
I despise that little Fagot...

[big joe 1212]

I don't know who Riggleman thinks he is?

[jwbjwbjwb12]

shocking and unreal...everything is bout money

[I/O]

Always thought Riggs was soft from seeing him in his days in Chicago. Walked the walk.

Good for him!

[str]

Classy local guy. Always had a lot of respect for him.

I now have even more.

[stevenash]

I don't know who Riggleman thinks he is?

One of the better baseball minds in the game.
He made every team he managed better, and every team he managed was crappy when hired.
He took a crap Cub team in 1998 to the playoffs.
He studied whatever talent he has on this current Nat team, tweaked the line up to it's max potential, then went on a 11-1 tear.

Who does he think he is?
He's a brilliant career baseball guy who was getting royally screwed by ownership with lots of money and no brains, so Riggleman put his money where his mouth is.

[Naz18]

The guy deserved to have next years option picked up at least....

[face]

i would love it if bobby valentine left the airwaves for the nats, not a fan of bobby's commentary

[19th Hole]

i would love it if bobby valentine left the airwaves for the nats, not a fan of bobby's commentary

Bobby Valentine = Fingernails on a chalkboard