ANALYSIS/OPINION:
For those of you who might be wondering out there, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo thinks his manager, Dave Martinez, is doing a fine job.
He thinks Martinez is handling the team — with its 48-49 record going into Sunday’s series finale against Atlanta — well. And, he thinks Martinez did a good job handling the dugout debate caught on camera Friday night between Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer.
I know you are wondering about the manager — a lot. After all, you were told the World Series was this team’s goal — over and over again — when the Nationals did not bring Dusty Baker back after winning the National League East for consecutive seasons and hired rookie manager Martinez.