A rival official on Riggleman: "I wouldn't hire him for Double-A or Triple-A job. You can't walk away... when you're under contract." Yeah, he should've played out the string so the Nats could fire him in August! Maybe so, but good luck finding another job. Even if you convince a GM to bring you in, how are you going to get the players behind you when he walked away from a team like that? He just fried his managerial career in my opinion, though his agent says he'll coach again. My thoughts exactly, I have no idea who'd touch him after this, and if I was Mike Rizzo I would've wanted to see how the season played out before extending him as well. I'm not sure what Riggleman has ever done to feel so entitled to anything at this point. Here's a thought, why don't you finish out the season and EARN a contract, if there's issues with the Nats then they'll be other teams interested in bringing you in. The irony is that this was a totally selfish decision, and yet, was likely the worst thing he could've done for his career. Good luck finding your next Bench Coach job Jim.