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Heyman picking it up too, and so is the Associated Press.

Shapiro said they weren’t convinced until the post-interview presser. Suck it, Andrew.*

*Note: Not true.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cleveland.com commits mass suicide

by GoTribe028 on Oct 25, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions   2 recs

Huzzah!

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Excellent!

And I love the fact that he turned down an offer from Houston. I guess the Astros gig really wasn’t his “dream job.”

by Jeffrey R on Oct 25, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Astros have a sh_tty owner…

by stuart dean on Oct 25, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And Mr. Ed [Wade].

by FredOx on Oct 25, 2009 3:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t know how true it is, the story on ESPN mentions it’s a 3 year deal with a club option for 2013.

by GoTribe028 on Oct 25, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Official release from the Indians confirms, through 2012 with a 2013 club option.

http://multimedia.indians.com/audio/NewsReleases/Acta.pdf

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I believe we will grow together as a team with the ultimate goal of bringing a championship to Cleveland and its fans.

He’s on a mission!

by FranklinScott on Oct 25, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pull quote comment:

“[Acta] does sound like Wedge II, doesn’t he?”

by JRontherim on Oct 25, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m happy with this hire.

by gte619n on Oct 25, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I’m ok with Acta, I thought he came off really well, as did Lovullo IMO, but that only tells you so much.

Did any of his staff get announced as well? I would imagine that getting to pick his own staff was discussed at length.

by GoTribe028 on Oct 25, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Spending as much time as I do in suburban DC, I have to say I’m surprised the Tribe chose Acta. During his time with the Nats, he seemed likable but relatively colorless. Congrats to him, though, and best wishes!

by MTF on Oct 25, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

According to ESPN.com only 3 other managers with at least 2 years of experience have a worse winning percentage that Acta. So I ask you, why the hell did we hire the guy?!?!?

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey look around bud, I’m not exactly the only one in Cleveland upset about this.

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m drowning in the outrage of reasonable people.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That Shaprio guy is a jerk.

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Force quit and move to trash.

by vbc3 on Oct 25, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It has been explained to you before. If you choose not to at least listen, that is your own choice.

by JRontherim on Oct 25, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

That’s whats great about America I guess!

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was harsh. I might just go cry myself to sleep now because my Juvenile heart has just been crushed.

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn’t that a Rush lyric?

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Force quit and move to trash.

by vbc3 on Oct 25, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And by the way it’s not like I am throwing crap out and hoping it looks like gold. I’m pointing out truthful things. Hell, the guy has already made the same excuses the FO has been for the past 10 years.

“It’s a good core of players,” said Acta, last week. “They already have an offense in place. If Grady (Sizemore) had been healthy the whole season. And Travis (Hafner) had been healthy and Jhonny (Peralta) would have had his typical year, it’s as good as it gets in the Central.”

There are also statistics to show just how bad he was with the Nationals. You may be able to say they didn’t have the players or the personel. but that’s a bunch of crap. Do we truly have that great of persel or players?

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You may be able to say they didn’t have the players or the personel. but that’s a bunch of crap.

Why?

by Voltaire on Oct 25, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because they are all major league players and the Indians don’t have anyone that is leaps and bounds over the nationals players.

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

CFO of Klezmer

by salome on Oct 25, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If they really wanted a hispanic manager why didn’t the just go down to Central America and pick any random person off the streets that looked like they may know something about baseball.

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What? Some guy wearing a baseball cap? Would that qualify me if I were on vacation?

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by vbc3 on Oct 25, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t know. Do you speak Espanol?

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Soy un entusiasta del Samantha Fox.

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by vbc3 on Oct 25, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Manny Acta is that you?

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You’re kind of like the LGT version of Igor from Young Frankenstein, only angrier and thereby less fun to have around.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

(I can’t wait to see his response to this one)

CFO of Klezmer

by salome on Oct 25, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

What’s your point? That it’s tough for a manager to succeed with a bad team? Agreed.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That’s what i have been trying to say. So they why does everyone think he will succeced in the Cleveland, the city that hasn’t won a title in any major sport in 40+ years? Besides that we don’t have a good team.

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, this team is older than I thought! I didn’t know they’ve been around that long.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What are you talking about?

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well clearly the only bearing Cleveland’s title drought has on Acta’s hiring is if, in fact, Sizemore and company have been playing on this team since about 1949.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heyman on Twitter says Indians “might have hired valentine if he could have committed to them.” Not sure if he’s speculating or not.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Fantastic!

by Voltaire on Oct 25, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Just glimpsed this in Google Reader. Woot.

Best of luck to him.

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by vbc3 on Oct 25, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cool.

So I guess they decided to not interview Mattingly, or whoever this nebulous other person was.

CFO of Klezmer

by salome on Oct 25, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wonder why Acta turned down Houston.

by cheech99 on Oct 25, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He wants to be the all-time leader for loses by a manager and he realizes the only team he can do it with is the Indians.

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now, you want to talk about teams devoid of talent, look at the Astros’ minor league system.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I do not believe you are adding anything positive to this forum.

by Jeffrey R on Oct 25, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh really, how long did it take you to realize that?

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So you’re saying your point in being here is to be negative?

RYAAAAAN! JAAAAAYYY!

CFO of Klezmer

by salome on Oct 25, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, not at all, I am upset about the hiring thats all. If you look around i’m not always negative. And did you really just tattle on me?

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

CFO of Klezmer

by salome on Oct 25, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jay already dislikes me because I am a kid so honestly your wasting your hypothetical breath.

by ClevelandCrazy29 on Oct 25, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s not about being positive or negative about the Indians; it’s about making a positive (and not negative) contribution to the discussion.

by Jeffrey R on Oct 25, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You’re ruining this hiring for me.

I don’t mean this in a mean way at all, but cleveland.com is really a place with a lot more people who react like you.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe he couldn’t risk turning us down.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 25, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Last I checked Ed Wade was still running the show there.

by ASP on Oct 25, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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