Too Manny Chiefs, Not Enough Indians

(Photo by Getty Images. Manny Acta is employed as a major league manager again.) "We are very excited to have Manny Acta on board as our manager. After speaking with an impressive array of candidates, we feel that Manny is a very strong and experienced leader who possesses great energy and enthusiasm along with tremendous communication skills and a positive mindset that will command a presence in the dugout, clubhouse and with our fans." (Mark Shapiro, via Cleveland Plain Dealer, 10/25/2009) Are we really talking about the same guy? Second Acta: Indians hire Manny Acta. Somehow, Manny managed to parlay his putrid 158-252 record  in Washington (a grotesque 26-61 before he was finally canned mid-way through the 2009 season) into the position of  hottest commodity on the managerial market. (yeah, yeah, yeah, he had nothing to work with in Washington those 3 years, etc.) Maybe that's not sayin...