Found November 04, 2009 on Washington Times:
The Washington Nationals are expected to name their manager in the next week, and after Don Mattingly removed himself from consideration, it appears Jim Riggleman has an inside track toward retaining the job he held on an interim basis during the second half of the season. General manager Mike Rizzo and team president Stan Kasten have intended all along to conduct a quiet search that would include only a handful of candidates, including Riggleman, who posted a 33-42 record after taking over for Manny Acta at the All-Star break. They hoped Mattingly would be one of those candidates and asked ... Email </a
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