I remember the Nats being laughed at when we fired Manny. I also remember a sportswriter calling us "clowns" and ranting on twitter about how Manny wasn't the problem and thats why the Nats would never win.
I wish I could remember which douchebag said that,.
it's funny, between acta and riggleman leaving, Rizzo and the front office was as a clown show, now Rizzo is treated like one of the best GMs in the game and we're a model franchise- it's funny what a little winning does