HBT: Nats name Johnson full-time manager

As expected, the Nationals have decided to stick with Davey Johnson as manager.

General manager Mike Rizzo went through the interview process with other candidates, but various reports pegged Johnson as the man for the job for weeks now and the Nationals simply held off making things official until after the World Series.

Rizzo said in a statement that ?it became obvious that the Nationals would be best served? with Johnson, who managed the team to a 40-43 record after taking over at midseason following Jim Riggleman?s sudden exit. At the time Riggleman stepped down the Nationals were 38-37.

Johnson is the oldest manager in baseball at age 69 and took more than a decade off from managing after leaving the Dodgers in 2000, but his contract also includes a team option for 2013.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/31/nationals-name-davey-johnson-full-time-manager/related/

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