Nats finished seven games behind unique York Mets in NL EastWilliams was named National League manager of the year in 2014The Washington Nationals were supposed to win the World Series this year. Instead they failed to make the playoffs, were beset by player disputes and greeted the last week of the season with a dugout brawl in which the closer choked the team’s best player.When things like this happen the manager generally does not last long and so it was no surprise that the Nationals fired Matt Williams on Monday. Perhaps the bigger shock was that it took them until the morning after the regular season ended to accomplish so. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com