District Daily: Williams finalist for National League Manager of the Year
By Pablo Roa
October 7, 2014; San Francisco, CA, USA; Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams addresses media in a press conference before game four of the 2014 NLDS baseball playoff game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Good morning DoD readers! Start off your day with some great Washington Nationals articles from around the web in our District Daily:
Williams a finalist for National League Manager of the Year
WASHINGTON — The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced on Tuesday that Matt Williams is a finalist for the National League Manager of the Year Award.
Giants skipper Bruce Bochy and the Pirates’ Clint Hurdle are the other finalists.
The Nationals had a great year under Williams, going 96-66 — the best record in the National League — even though they didn’t have the services of Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman and Wilson Ramos for a lengthy period. Read full article here.
Livan interested in working for Nationals full-time
WASHINGTON — Livan Hernandez said recently he would like to become a full-time employee for the Nationals. He is known as an ambassador for the club and was last seen at Nationals Park in July.
This past season, he threw batting practice to the team’s position players and gave advice to some of the pitchers.
“I want to do something different and maybe stay there the whole year. I want to help the team the whole year. Let’s see,” Hernandez said. “I think I can help next year a lot. All the players want me there. I want to be with them. We’ll wait until next year and see what happens.” Read full article here.