JIM RIGGLEMAN RUMORS
The Louisville Bats introduce Jim Riggleman, name coaches and other notes
Yesterday the Louisville Bats introduced Jim Riggleman to the media. At the press conference they also announced that Ted Power would be returning as the pitching coach and that Tony Jaramillo would be the hitting coach for the Bats. Jaramillo was the hitting coach with Pensacola in 2012. The Louisville Courier-Journal has up an article with some video from the press conference....
Though unlikely, Jays should give Jim Riggleman chance of managing this team
According to MLB trade rumors, it seems like the Toronto Blue Jays are close to naming their next manager. Reports are, it will be former Nationals and Indians manager Manny Acta. The Jays have gotten most of the talk of this young offseason, as they pulled off the blockbuster trade with the Miami Marlins and added OF Melky Cabrera as a free agent. Though this...
Mostly Jim Riggleman regrets the bus rides
"I don’t know that I would have been a part of this team if I...whatever." (Jim Riggleman, via Washington Post, 10/4/2012)
So the Washington Post's Adam Kilgore registered a must-read interview with ex-Nats manager Jim Riggleman, in which Riggleman stood by his decision to quit last year. Sounds like the only thing Riggleman regrets is the bus rides:
“The...
On the one-year anniversary of Jim Riggleman quitting...
What better way to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the shocking day Jim Riggleman quit as manager of the Washington Nationals than with the classic photo above of Riggleman drowning his sorrows that night with some young ladies at Caddies in Bethesda.
"I was solving the world's problems last night at Caddies...I had to let those ladies get a look at me...
Sasquatch Jim Riggleman and Sparkles
At Offbase, we've had plenty of fun with Jim Riggleman in the past. Once, I even yelled out my patented 'Stinkelman!' at a Nationals-Braves game.Anyway, I sit down for an evening of Double-A baseball in Birmingham Saturday and who is managing the visiting Pensacola Blue Wahoos? Mr. Riggleman, of course."Jim! Can I get a picture?.......one more?" was probably...
Jim Riggleman intends to manage in the big leagues again
Jim Riggleman will return to an on-the-field position next spring, when he manages the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the AA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Many baseball observers would probably say Riggleman is now destined for a life in the minor leagues, having resigned one of the 30 big league managerial jobs that exist in the universe.
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December 19, 2011
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Jim Riggleman Hired as Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos Manager
Former Washington Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman has been hired as the Manager of the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Cincinnati Reds organization, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com. This ends the five month mini-saga trying to predict where the former Nats skipper would land next.
As every Nationals fan remembers vividly, Riggleman abruptly resigned on June 23rd following...
New Double-A Affiliate Tabs Manager
Former Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman is set to take over the managing reins of the Reds new Double-A affiliate, according to multiple reports. He will become the first manager in Pensacola Blue Wahoos history, who are set to kick-off their inaugural season in 2012.
Riggleman most recently served as Nats skipper from 2009 to June of this year before abruptly resigning...
Jim Riggleman will have a blast in Pensacola, no doubt.
(Bottoms up! Jim Riggleman drinking with the ladies at Caddies the night he quit his job managing the Nats.)
Sunday night: Reports of pigs flying, snowball fights in hell, cats and dogs living in peace, and Jim Riggleman managing* a baseball team again.
*Okay, so what if it's a minor league gig with AA affiliate of the Red, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos?
(Meanwhile, Laynce...
Worst Moments of 2011 - #1: Jim Riggleman Resigns As Washington Nationals Manager
In the final installment of the Worst Moments of the Washington Nationals 2011 season, we recall the day that Nats fans will remember forever: Jim Riggleman's abrupt resignation as Nationals manager on June 23, 2011.
A day that will stick in the minds of DC baseball fans forever started on an optimistic note. On June 23rd, the Nationals beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0 on a Laynce...
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