Bottom line...Riggleman shouldn't have left in the middle of the season! What if Ryan Zimmerman quit in the middle of the season because of a contract dispute? The media would tear him a new one!
Not giving Riggleman a long term contract does put him in a bad situation with his players on the field and in the locker room, but if he'd continue his winning ways through the All-Star break he's looking at a multi million dollar and several year contract on an up and coming Nationals team with eyes on the future; a future he helped build and now its gone with one gesture! In my opinion, flipping his finger at Rizzo today will look like a huge mistake come July 4th or maybe the rest of his life. I think he was just weeks away from a big payoff, long term dream job in his hometown. Too bad. He is....was a good baseball guy too!
RichL - 13 years ago
I have never had a boss not willing to talk to me about anything in the workplace. Why would Rizzo refuse to talk to him??? I think Riggs was right in leaving... If I were treated like that in my workplace, I would not stay (or I would stay and look elsewhere...).
Bottom line...Riggleman shouldn't have left in the middle of the season! What if Ryan Zimmerman quit in the middle of the season because of a contract dispute? The media would tear him a new one!
Not giving Riggleman a long term contract does put him in a bad situation with his players on the field and in the locker room, but if he'd continue his winning ways through the All-Star break he's looking at a multi million dollar and several year contract on an up and coming Nationals team with eyes on the future; a future he helped build and now its gone with one gesture! In my opinion, flipping his finger at Rizzo today will look like a huge mistake come July 4th or maybe the rest of his life. I think he was just weeks away from a big payoff, long term dream job in his hometown. Too bad. He is....was a good baseball guy too!
I have never had a boss not willing to talk to me about anything in the workplace. Why would Rizzo refuse to talk to him??? I think Riggs was right in leaving... If I were treated like that in my workplace, I would not stay (or I would stay and look elsewhere...).