It was supposed to be Bud Black's gig. Then it was Dusty Baker's job. Did the Washington Nationals end up getting the right man for the job? Can Baker get his World Series and give Ted Lerner his? Here's how it reportedly happened...
Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo went into some detail when asked last month, after Matt Williams' dismissal as the Nationals' manager, what he would be looking for in the Nats' next skipper?
First and foremost, Rizzo explained, it was experience on a major league bench that the Nationals were after, since the experiment with the inexperienced Williams at the helm ultimately failed.