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by Fred Bowen
Nationals Put the Blame in the Wrong Place
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he Washington Nationals fired manager Manny Acta this week. It seems that Acta is tak- ing the blame for the Nation-
als’ terrible season.
That’s too bad. It’s always a shame when someone gets blamed for some- thing that’s not his fault.
Family Baseball Day
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is celebrating the great American pastime — baseball — on Saturday with fun activities from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can have your photograph taken with a Nationals player and then design a frame for it. You can create your own trophy and hear storytelling about awards. There also will be musical performances, and KidsPost’s Fred Bowen will autograph copies of his books.
The museum is at Eighth and F streets NW. It’s near the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro stop, and admission is free.
I’m not saying that Acta was a great manager. During the 21
⁄2 seasons that
he managed the Nats, the team’s rec- ord was 158 wins and 252 losses. That’s pretty bad. But I doubt even a future Hall of Fame manager such as Tony La Russa of the St. Louis Cardi- nals or Joe Torre of the Los Angeles Dodgers could have made this Wash- ington team into a winner. If you don’t believe me, ask yourself this simple question: What Nationals player has proven himself to be better than the average major league starter at his position? I’d say Ryan Zimmerman, the Na- tionals’ only all-star, is better than the average starter at third base. But who is there after that? Cristian Guzmán at shortstop or Adam Dunn in left field or Nick Johnson at first base? Well, Guzmán almost never gets a
BY AMY HUTCHINS — SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
Charlie Manning, left, and Kory Casto, right, represented the Nationals at Family Day in 2008. They are no longer with the team.
walk (only seven bases on balls in 72 games), Dunn can’t field and Johnson gets hurt nearly every season. In addi- tion, the Nats’ pitching is awful. So Ac- ta didn’t have a lot of talent on this team. Too often in sports, whether it’s the pros or kids, players and fans make ex- cuses when things don’t go well for their team. They claim that their team was unlucky or that the referee was against them. Or sometimes they say it was the coach’s fault. It’s hard to stop making excuses and be honest about why the team is losing. The truth is that the Nationals are los- ing because they have almost no play- ers who could start for a winning team. The Nationals fired Acta not because
he was a bad manager, but because they couldn’t fire all the players.
Fred Bowen writes KidsPost’s sports opinion column and is an author of sports novels for kids.
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George Lucas Tops List of Hollywood’s Best-Paid Men
Reuters
NEW YORK, July 15 — “Star Wars” cre- ator George Lucas topped a list of Holly- wood’s highest male earners Wednesday, making an estimated $170 million in a year that saw the release of his fourth block- buster Indiana Jones movie. Steven Spielberg, who directed the film, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” took second place after making about $150 million between June 2008 and June 2009, according to Forbes.com. The movie has made $786 million at box offices worldwide. Forbes earlier published a list of Holly-
wood’s top-earning women, headed by An- gelina Jolie with $27 million. The Forbes list of men was dominated by those behind the camera rather than screen stars, with movie and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer, the man behind such hit series as “CSI,” “The Amazing Race” and “Cold Case,” listed as the No. 3 male earner with an estimated $100 million. “In Hollywood the stars get their pic- tures on the covers of magazines and de- signers ply them with free clothes, but pro-
Trailing George Lucas on the list are Steven Spielberg, center, and Jerry Bruckheimer, right.
ducers earn the big bucks,” the Web site said. Forbes.com compiled the list by looking at producers, actors, writers, musicians and television personalities in the industry and then talking to Hollywood insiders to estimate earnings over the past 12 months. Jerry Seinfeld came fourth in the list with $85 million, thanks largely to syn- dication rights for his TV sitcom “Sein-
feld” 10 years after it ended, and for a se- ries of Microsoft ads.
In fifth place, television psychologist Dr. Phil McGrawproved that advice pays, with his TV shows, books and speeches helping him earn about $80 million last year. “American Idol” judge and record pro- ducer Simon Cowell made about $75 mil- lion, as did TV producer Dick Wolf and moviemaker Tyler Perry.
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BY STEVE HERBERMAN
Toby, who flips for treats, is a finalist in the pet-tricks contest.
Goofy Dogs and Cats Star in Video Contest
K Do you love animals doing goofy tricks? Then don’t miss your chance to watch 12 vid- eos and vote for your favorite as part of washingtonpost. com’s pet-tricks contest. Among the videos are Paige the dog preparing for bed and Toby the cat flipping out. Ask a parent for permission, then go to www.kidspost.com to see the finalists and cast your vote. The winner will be announced July 31.
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Manny Acta lost many more games than he won while he was manager of the Nationals, but the team’s poor record wasn’t all his fault. The Nats don’t have enough talented players.
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