Manny Acta Archive
Hi NatsTown, As most of you know by now, my time as Manager of the Nationals has come to an end. For those who know me best, they know that I don't spend a lot of time dwelling or living in the past...but I wanted to write this blog ... Read More
Hi NatsTown, The first half of the season is winding down and I wanted to talk about the All-Star Game and what it means for those of us in baseball. First, I think it's great that fans get a chance to pick their favorite player, but I also wonder ... Read More
Hi NatsTown, As most of you know, the Draft was last month and yesterday was the beginning of the International Free Agent signing period. Since I have been a part of that process as a player, a player development staff member, and Big League Manager, I wanted to talk ... Read More
Happy, as usual, to hear from fans of baseball and the Nationals, Manny Acta recently took a few minutes to respond to a series of fan questions on his posts about his favorite new ballparks and the ins and outs of Interleague Play. Read on to find out how ... Read More
With the Nationals preparing for a Battle of the Beltways matchup against the Orioles, Manny Acta sat down with Pete McElroy for his latest MASNsports.com video blog. The Nats' skipper discussed his team's strong performance in Interleague Play against the difficult American League East, their improved defensive effort, and ... Read More
Hello Everyone, I hope all is well with you and your loved ones. Thanks for your comments about the new stadiums. Today's blog will be about Interleague play. Just as we saw with my last blog about favorite stadiums, and just like everything in life, everybody is entitled to ... Read More
Hey NatsTown, I hope all is well. With Interleague play taking us to new ballparks like the new Yankee Stadium, in today's blog I'm going to discuss some of the newly built stadiums, and a couple that have been built over the last few years. Since we're currently playing ... Read More
Hey NatsTown, I hope all is well. Today, I thought I'd give you a glimpse of traveling day routines for a Washington Nationals player or staff member. We have three different ways of traveling when leaving Nationals Park: flying, taking the train to NY, and riding buses to Philly. ... Read More
In the middle of a nine-game homestand against the Giants, Mets, and Reds, Manny Acta checked in with his blog and his fans to see what you were wondering about in NatsTown this week. Check out Manny's in-depth explanation of just what "infield practice" entails and why guys like ... Read More
As Manny Acta prepared to sit down with MASNsports.com's Pete McElroy for his latest video blog, the skies opened up at Nationals Park, forcing the skipper to head indoors. Manny was nice enough to move things to his office, where he talked with Pete about a number of Nats-related ... Read More
Hello Everyone, I hope all is well. This week I'm going to let you in on a day's work for us at the major league level when we are at home at Nats Park. It starts earlier than most people think, as coaches show up to the park at ... Read More
Hello NatsTown, After playing better baseball during our West Coast trip, we've had a grueling week at home. We faced The Phillies (who had been struggling themselves) and dropped four games in three days, in one of the most tiresome weekends that we have endured so far. ... Read More
Hello NatsTown, I hope all is well with every one of you. It has certainly been an interesting trip for us. LA was a two day trip, where we found a hot Dodgers team that had won 12 games in a row at home; they made it 13 against ... Read More
It's good to hear from you all again, and I'm glad I can be answering some of your questions and have the chance to thank those of you who have taken the time to write in your kind words. Keep the questions coming, and we're all looking forward to ... Read More
Hello NatsTown, Here we are into our west coast trip, LA - SF - AZ. Frisco is one of my favorite places - shopping for shoes and great seafood by the Bay. But okay, enough about the west coast...How about the kids in the starting rotation? After having a ... Read More
Thanks again for your questions Nats fans. Check out my latest responses to some good questions fans have submitted on my past entries, including my thoughts on Hanrahan and the closer situation. ... Read More
With the Nats waiting to take on the Houston Astros, the rain at Nationals Park forced Manny Acta into the dugout for the latest installment of his video blog. The skipper didn't let the conditions get him down, however, commenting that, "It's still a beautiful day, it's just raining." ... Read More
Hi everyone, I hope all is well. We are back in D.C., where we just suffered another tough loss. When we left spring training, we knew that our bullpen was going to be our biggest challenge - after all, you just can't replace two back-end bullpen guys like Cordero ... Read More
Thanks as always for submitting your comments and questions to my blog on MASNsports.com. It's been fun to write a blog and then to answer questions and talk to fans of the team. Keep them coming and check back soon for my latest entry of the week, but for ... Read More
Hi everyone, Great news in NatsTown - the signing of Ryan is a huge step in the right direction. It is an excellent move, knowing that for five years we are going to have him without the talks of arbitration or free agency. It's a very good feeling. ... Read More
When things aren't going as everyone might hope in NatsTown, Manny Acta isn't hiding from anyone. Instead, here are his direct responses to fans of the ballclub he's trying to bring around; he addresses some fans' doubts and explains the posititive attitude he never seems to lose hold of ... Read More
With the Nats back in DC for the first homestand of the season, Manny Acta took some time to sit down with MASNsports.com's Pete McElroy for his first video blog of the season. The Nats' skipper discussed the slow start to the '09 season, but he kept things positive, ... Read More
Hi Everyone, I hope all is well... Me? I could be doing better, but it's not your fault. We've had a really tough start, certainly not the way we were anticipating it; but baseball is a funny, interesting game and always finds a way to humble people. ... Read More
Thanks to all of you for your kind wishes and appreciation in response to my first blog entry on MASNsports.com. It was nice to hear from so many Nats fans, and I thought I'd answer a few questions from some of you who took the time to comment. Keep ... Read More
Welcome to Manny Acta's first blog on MASNsports.com:Don't miss your chance to submit your questions for Manny using the comment box below; then check back each week for his answers to your questions and for news and thoughts on the Nats straight from the dugout. Also coming soon is Manny's ... Read More
