Jim Riggleman resigns.

[Redscot]

Riggleman did a hell of a job, but he signed the contract. IMO he needed to honor it and his team placing himself in a win/win situation. Nat's play over their heads and front office stay's miserly he has teams knocking down his doors next season, or front office acknowledges his effort and pays him what he deserves.

Now, from the outside looking in, it looks like he tried to leverage his big moment and kicked all that was being built in Wash to the curb. What about the team and it's momentum?! End of the day a Manager is a leader of men, he quit on them, I think he will regret this rash decision for years to come.

[I/O]

Riggs has been going through this since '09. He was getting one year contracts as the lowest paid mgr in baseball. If he was in need of the low number from this contract, he wouldn't have bailed. ESPN will prolly give him a much better stress free gig for better money.

He ain't gonna regret shit.

[Redscot]

You might be right I/O. Especially short term in terms of the stress. I just feel there will be a stigma attached to him because he quit mid-season on a team that was building something good. Maybe the extenuating circumstances won't scare off future suitors for him as a manager.

[LineKrusher]

What a Disgrace! Jimmy can't HONOR the contract that HE signed. Some wait a lifetime to get the opportunity to manage a MLB team.

[thisisit]

Dude will never manage in MLB ever again, if they don't give him an extension after the season, and they finished at 500 or better he would have gotten another job, but now he is done.

[dherd]

He wanted the Nationals to pick up his contract option for next year, and the reluctance to do so further reinforced his feeling that he was merely a placeholder until the team could find someone better.
“I’m not happy about it,” Riggleman said in a clubhouse that quickly went from festive to preplexed after completing a sweep of the Seattle Mariners.“But I just feel in my heart it’s the right thing to do.”


pretty incredible - he must have seen the writing on the wall, so why not quit while your ahead.

[biggamer3]

He is a total clown, dude was 200 games under .500 for his career, no one will ever hire him again unless he is cast as the coach in the update of the Bad News Bears

[I/O]

dude was 200 games under .500 for his career

Outside of a couple of interim manager stints, most of his career was spent managing the Nationals and the Cubs. Basically expansion team and the worst organization in the history of all of sports.

I am sure you could do better but nobody else the teams might have possibly hired could have.

[stevenash]

He is a total clown, dude was 200 games under .500 for his career, no one will ever hire him again unless he is cast as the coach in the update of the Bad News Bears

You are so clueless.

Riggleman was hired to take over some of the shittiest teams in the past 2 decades.
The 90's Padres he was hired to manage featured Hall of Fame greats such as Wally Whitehurst and Phil Plantier.
The only person who could have managed that mess to .500 would be Jesus himself.

The man is a genius when it comes to maxing lineups to it's potential.
He tweaked the Nat lineup two weeks ago to get the right combination of oba, speed, and power then went on 11-1 tear.

In 1998 he was one of only a handful of managers that could have taken everyday regular players such as Scott Servais, Jeff Blauser, Mickey Morendini, and Henry Rodriquez to the playoffs with Kevin Tapani as his ace starter.
Cubs were shit before he got there.


Riggleman turned this Nat team he inherited into winners.
They were trash before he took over.

Total clown?
The man is totally respected by his peers.

Never get hired again?
4 teams have already expressed interest.

Total clown?

The only thing funny like a clown is your post.

Do you even think before you post.
Yes, he's 200 under, 90 percent of other managers would be 350 under with what he had to work with.

You don't watch much baseball, do you ?

[HoulihansTX]

Stevenash ate his Wheaties.

[BRAVES1985]

who is gonna hire a guy that quits in the middle of the season?

good luck getting another manager job

[I/O]

who is gonna hire a guy that quits in the middle of the season?

good luck getting another manager job

Lou Piniella quit on his the then young TB Devil Rays while he sat on the bench. He wanted ownership to shit can him and pay him. He'd leave starters out on the mound as they got shelled while he sat on the bench with his arms crossed. He didn't walk off, but he quit managing while he was still on the payroll.

Then did his run with ESPN

Then got 5 years with the Cubs

[BRAVES1985]

Lou Piniella quit on his the then young TB Devil Rays while he sat on the bench. He wanted ownership to shit can him and pay him. He'd leave starters out on the mound as they got shelled while he sat on the bench with his arms crossed. He didn't walk off, but he quit managing while he was still on the payroll. Then did his run with ESPN Then got 5 years with the Cubs

lou had a pretty good track record and a ws title he's in a different league then riggleman

[beach nut]

Give Riggleman credit for taking a stand. The Nats could have easily given him a 1 year extension and a little more money.

[I/O]

lou had a pretty good track record and a ws title he's in a different league then riggleman

you asked a question

I answered the question

[BRAVES1985]

you asked a question I answered the question

bad answer you cant compare riggleman to pinella

you didnt answer it i said who will hire him his resume sucks and he was finally doin something good and he quits?

they would of picked up his option at the end of the year

wtf was he thinking

[I/O]

they would of picked up his option at the end of the year

really??


he's been trying all season just to talk to the gm about the subject

with no success

If you wanna qualify peoples correct answers to your questions, maybe qualify the question 1st. It'll work better for everyone instead of telling them their correct answer is bad.

[BRAVES1985]

you think they wouldn't pick up the 700k option after playing around .500 baseball ???

[str]

Riggleman's future had been festering for a while. The distraction was bothering Riggleman much more than it was bothering anyone else. It was making him crazy. Davy Johnson was already working for the Nat's. If you put yourself in his shoes, I think you would understand that he was building up a lot of anxiety towards the whole thing. For him, it reached a point. I really think that it is hard not to understand where he was coming from , if you take a minute to think about it from his side.
Team first, and a lot more when it comes to pro ball but it built up to a point inside of him , where he was unable to continue.When you are left to find answers through assumptions, your conclusions can often be incorrect.Those conclusions can drive you crazy if no one else will help with any answers. That's how I see it.

[raggman]

guy had done a hood job improving the team but good look getting another mlb job

[DMB40]

they screwed this guy he should of had a multi yr deal

[jboy4]

Pay the man you cheap bastards

[stevenash]

they would of picked up his option at the end of the year

No they weren't going to pick up his option.
Johnson was on the payroll, he's the front office darling, Riggs knew, hell, even the bleacher salesman knew Riggs was out come Jan 1.

How would you like to wake up every morning,go to work with knowing the guy sitting next to you will take your job in a few months?