Riggleman understands this situation

After the Chicago Cubs nose-dived from 90 to 67 wins in 1999, they did what any well-meaning, self-respecting major league baseball team would do to fix the situation. They fired their manager. "We underachieved as a team," general manager Ed Lynch told reporters at the time. "Sometimes it's necessary to change the perception or attitude or the direction of the club down in the clubhouse. And that's what I'm trying to do." The manager who lost his job back then was Jim Riggleman, who is now on the more pleasant side of the firing line as the Washington Nationals' new ... Email </a