Acta to interview for Tribe's managerial post Tuesday
On Tuesday the Indians are bringing in former Nationals manager Manny Acta for a face-to-face interview. In the linked post, Anthony Castrovince notes that Acta is the first of "three to five" finalists to meet with ownership and the front office.
Acta managed the Nationals from 2007 through August of 2009. Even though he ended his tenure in Washington with a horrid 158-252 record, he didn't have much to work with, as the franchise had been mismanaged for almost a decade, and essentially arrived in Washington an expansion team.
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I’m OK with hiring Acta. I think I prefer Valentine, but I think Acta is a good choice.
by Cols714 on Oct 19, 2009 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Phelps to CWS
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 20, 2009 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see what you did here, I like it!
It is time for a new brand of Mannywood……or something like that.
by GoTribe028 on Oct 20, 2009 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The new Manny Being
"You are an LGT success story" -- Jay
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 20, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why even waste this guy’s time? Everybody knows we’re signing Omar to be player/manager OH YES SWEET YES SWEET. READ THIS SHAPRIO!
by gte619n on Oct 20, 2009 8:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure whether to flag or rec, but I found this rather humorous regardless.
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on Oct 20, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"flag"ging this would be missing the sarcasm. Actually flagging it would be worse.
Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy
by westbrook on Oct 20, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only if you missed the sarcasm in the flagging.
Which is something only you do anyway.
by Jay on Oct 20, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manny Acta would be a very, very good hire. Forget his record with the Nats. The little that he had to work with in Washington included Jim Bowden, BTW.
Acta has the virtue of being a complete outsider, which would be a big plus all by itself. As AC points out, he is bilingual. He is patient, and unlike Bobby Valentine, he doesn’t need to be the center of attention. He doesn’t use screaming at umpires as a way to wake up his team. He doesn’t play favorites, and he isn’t prone to inexplicable mancrushes. He’s a grown-up, and he’s a delegator. It would be very interesting to see how he would fill out his coaching staff.
by ken from alexandria on Oct 20, 2009 8:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Does screaming at umpires not work?
by Roger Dorn on Oct 20, 2009 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Want out of Cleveland? Easy - mess with LeBron's entourage.
by woodsmeister on Oct 20, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
What are his feelings on grinding, bowing your neck, and trusting the process?
by JulioBernazard on Oct 20, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What about beards? He has to allow beards. And what about turning unatheletic first basemen into outfielders? He’s got to be flexible about that. And what about our hitter’s approach…
This could go on forever
by Wil Cantrell on Oct 20, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m fine with Manny Acta.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
by mjschaefer on Oct 20, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Me too. I think it would be a solid hire.
-Erik
by drerikbrady on Oct 20, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
From what I’ve read around these parts, agreed.
I just wanted to believe.
by mjmarble on Oct 20, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, and “fine” is about as excited as I can get about hiring a manager.
by cleveland teamer on Oct 20, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too, especially since Farrell declared himself out of the race.
by JP_Frost on Oct 20, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i heard he’s going to get his cast taken off and beat that frenchman!
by Brick. on Oct 20, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I’ve settled on Acta as a favorite. Hard to be upset if Fryman or Lovullo or someone like that wins it because I have no idea how they’d manage, and anyone else I’d at least give a little benefit of the doubt to the people hiring him (yes, there’s still some there for me).
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 20, 2009 12:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So perhaps this will become a new fanshot later in the day, but the Indians just interviewed Mattingly for the managerial spot.
So that gives us:
1) Acta
2) Valentine
3) Fryman, and now
4) Mattingly
Wonder who the fifth candidate is, if there is a fifth?
by MooneysRebellion on Oct 20, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The fifth candidate is Omar and Orel, co-managing.
by Jay on Oct 20, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Omar y Amigos! (Pre-game show from the late 90s)
by Roger Dorn on Oct 20, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this a coo-interview where they finish each other’s sentences?
by elsandito on Oct 20, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do we know that for sure about Mattingly? I only know that he was part of the initial 8-10 interviews, not the final in-person ones. Link?
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 20, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oops…sorry, my computer is blocking me from posting a link on this site…sorry, but you can see the article on the front page of Indians.com
by MooneysRebellion on Oct 20, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here is the article, and this is the quote:
Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly, presumably being groomed to take over when manager Joe Torre retires, interviewed for the vacant Cleveland Indians manager’s job, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported.
Others interviewed were Manny Acta, Bobby Valentine and internal candidates Torey Lovullo and Travis Fryman, according to the report.
And since the Plain Dealer article they’re citing says this:
Acta will go through his second interview Tuesday for the Indians vacant manager’s job. Valentine will do the same later this week. They are two of what could be as many as five finalists…
The identity of the other finalists are not known, but Los Angeles Dodgers bench coach and former Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly and Indians minor league managers Torey Lovullo and Travis Fryman were interviewed last week while the team was going through its organizational meetings at their Goodyear, Ariz., spring-training complex.
We can assume that all we know about Mattingly is that he was, in fact, part of the original phone interview list. So as of right now, as far as concrete facts go, we only know two of the finalists. It’s also unclear if Fryman is part of the second interview. The list is:
1. Acta
2. Valentine
3-?. Unknown.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 20, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow…this is all getting really hard to follow.
by MooneysRebellion on Oct 20, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s an easy method: Look for specifics.
If there aren’t specifics, especially where a “name” is concerned, then it’s probably BS.
by Jay on Oct 20, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay “journalism”
"You are an LGT success story" -- Jay
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 20, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ja?
"You are an LGT success story" -- Jay
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 20, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how does the PD not know he’s the hitting coach?
by emil minty on Oct 20, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is being mis-reported, from what I can tell.
Indians.com cites the PD as the sources, but the PD has reported no such thing. Also, when exactly could Mattingly have gone to Cleveland?
It appears that Mattingly took part in the first-round phone interviews, not that he has had an in-person interview as Acta is about to have. The confusion may come from this sentence:
… Don Mattingly and Indians minor league managers Torey Lovullo and Travis Fryman were interviewed last week while the team was going through its organizational meetings at their Goodyear, Ariz., spring-training complex.
That makes it sound like they were all interviewed in Goodyear. In fact, “the team” was in Goodyear, but the interviews were over the phone.
by Jay on Oct 20, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you missed your true calling. You should be teaching accuracy (Get a Clue 101) at some fancy journalism school.
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 20, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are fancy journalism schools?
Does anyone know if the meet the press portion is televised? Can we game thread it? I’ll run to the store and grab some beer.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 20, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oooooooo, Eliza
Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy
by westbrook on Oct 20, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Westbrook, I do not mean to be a jerk. I’m begging you to explain this remark. I don’t get your humor and you make a lot of jokes here. I understand that it kills a joke to explain to death but I’m curious – these remarks show up constantly – what am I missing?
by joeee on Oct 20, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy
by westbrook on Oct 21, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like when mauichuck starts babbling in fancy-schmance French or Italian, I don’t – like – get it.
by joeee on Oct 21, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s just his way of hating the Yankees with more pizazz.
by Jay on Oct 21, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Google image result for pizza hate:
by Voltaire on Oct 22, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s his way of getting around the Seven Dirty Words minchiata.
by odradek on Oct 22, 2009 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not unlike primetime network standards, which hold that you can’t call someone a jerkoff, but you can call him a wanker, as long as you have a British accent.
by Jay on Oct 22, 2009 7:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but he has to do it with a British accent. Duh.
Wait 'til next millennium!
by emd2k3 on Oct 22, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s not a British accent. That’s a Don Cheadle.
by LondonTribe on Oct 22, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which could explain why British television is generally better.
by fwembt on Oct 24, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s supposed to be Italian/Sicilian or something like that.
by Roger Dorn on Oct 21, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coulda sworn it was Gaelic.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 21, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not Gaelic. It sounds like it’s spelled.
Want out of Cleveland? Easy - mess with LeBron's entourage.
by woodsmeister on Oct 21, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s definitely Mandarin, then.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 22, 2009 5:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Simplified or Traditional?
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Oct 22, 2009 5:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The “cazzi cadrole spaghetti” thing is, but the dude’s parlay-voo’ed before on this site.
by joeee on Oct 21, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We don’t gauk at women at this website.
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on Oct 21, 2009 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or gawk, even.
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 21, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It had to be in person. It’s the only way to stage the swim suit portion of the search.
by elsandito on Oct 20, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the phone, or in person? The indians.com homepage reports that it was over the phone with Mattingly. If so, it remains to be seen whether he will be of the “3 to 5” finalists that get interviewed in person.
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on Oct 20, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I see that people covered this already.
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on Oct 20, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wonder who the fifth candidate is, if there is a fifth?
I could handle the fifth being Jim Beam, Johnny Walker or Jack Daniels.
by talonk on Oct 21, 2009 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At this point in the interview, Acta is probably doing something like this:
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 20, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
“I don’t have time to sit here and explain VORP to you all day, MARK.”
by gte619n on Oct 20, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Have I ever told you guys I hate this movie?
Maybe I could like this scene if, instead of taking place in the northeast and being yet another movie about a troubled male genius, William was from Parma, wearing a fugly hoodless Disney sweatshirt, and diagramming his favorite sick cheesey-potato dish that his aunt makes for New Year’s dinner. Mmmm….Ohio!
by joeee on Oct 21, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like it – probably the only movie with Robin Williams in it that I can abide. The other surprise is that Affleck is pretty good.
by stuart dean on Oct 23, 2009 7:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awakenings, Dead Poets Society, Mrs Doubtfire, Patch Adams.
by elsandito on Oct 23, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aladdin, Hook and Jumanji were all childhood staples for me.
by Roger Dorn on Oct 23, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, if you’ve never seen One Hour Photo, Williams plays a very creepy character.
Excellent movie too.
by talonk on Oct 23, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first episode of season 2 of Homicide: Life on the Street. Aired in January 1994, and is still my favorite Robin Williams performance.
by FredOx on Oct 23, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate when I feel like I’m being tricked into watching Bruce Drennan. They better cover this.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 20, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ed Price, of the trade deadline breaking news Fanhouse, says:
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Monday night that Mattingly is a candidate to replace Eric Wedge and had interviewed by phone. Mattingly said Tuesday he will speak to Cleveland again, perhaps an indication he is a finalist.
Emphasis mine. Full article here.
Can I add that while I admire any manager who brings some kind of facial hair identity to the clubhouse, I would really, really hate the soul patch.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 20, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but none of our other managerial candidates have been on the Simpsons, so he’s got that going for him.
*sigh*
by zempf on Oct 21, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you’re saying we should hire Daryl Strawberry? I like the cut of your jib.
by LondonTribe on Oct 21, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he brought back the mustache, we’re good.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Oct 21, 2009 10:47 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
So because I’m in class, bored stiff… I decided to do a little Manny Acta research to answer a couple really basic and superficial things I have been wondering.
I will share in case anyone else is curious:
One! He looks young because he is. While he’s 7 years older than Josh McDaniels, [H]e turned 40 in January and was 37 when he was hired by the Nats.
Also! I don’t know why I thought he had a major league playing career, but he didn’t. In fact[a], no human being with a last name starting with ACT has ever made it to the major leagues.
Interestingly, he was a player-coach in A ball in 1991.
Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy
by westbrook on Oct 20, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you didn’t search for Act.a did you? might have thrown off the search engine.
by Brick. on Oct 20, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love player coaches. I think Omar could do that.
I just wanted to believe.
by mjmarble on Oct 20, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AHH, but this player-coach would make his major league debut! What a story!
Resident Take the Football References One Step Too Far Guy
by westbrook on Oct 20, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHY does anyone think Omar would be a good coach?
SPECIFICS.
He’s known to be something of a preening prima donna and was never popular with his teammates.
by Jay on Oct 20, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what the crap does he know about managing a bullpen?
by Brick. on Oct 20, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Based on…
"You are an LGT success story" -- Jay
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 20, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was sarcasm, Jay.
I just wanted to believe.
by mjmarble on Oct 20, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Shapiro was wrong about Charlie Manuel.
by odradek on Oct 22, 2009 1:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shapiro only refused to offer Manuel an extension on the spot midseason.
by Roger Dorn on Oct 22, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, well maybe that was a mistake, too. Maybe that’s another error to be assigned to Shapiro. Anyways, that was all just gamesmanship. It was obvious that Manuel didn’t feel he had a future, and it was obvious Shapiro didn’t see having Manuel around. Charlie has that hillbilly act going on, which must make Shapiro’s skin crawl.
by odradek on Oct 22, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt the hillbilly thing bothered Shapiro. Remember, he was Hart’s top guy when Manuel was hired.
I agree that Shapiro basically made it clear that Manuel would be re-interviewing for his own job and not necessarily a strong candidate.
by Jay on Oct 22, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think the Manuel situation had any impact on Thome’s decision?
by Roger Dorn on Oct 22, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look, he went for the money. Thome had dozens of local ties, and Manuel was only one of them. No, I don’t think it had any impact.
by Jay on Oct 22, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and maybe this goes back to your point about the talent evaluation (or lack thereof) going on in this FO
If you don't respect Aaron Laffey, I will fight you.
by Cap'n Snegiryov on Oct 22, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, maybe. It’s all so behind-the-curtain. At this point, the onus is on the front office to demonstrate that there is any competency at all in that area. Whatever benefit of the doubt they started out with, it’s long gone.
by Jay on Oct 22, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep, this is my feeling as well (i suppose i have made this abundantly clear by now)
If you don't respect Aaron Laffey, I will fight you.
by Cap'n Snegiryov on Oct 23, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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