Broken news: Sometimes there's just no way to keep the lid on a breaking story

Looks like Manny won't get a shot at that 27th season win.

by Ken

Probably the team was just waiting for a way to make the announcement more dramatic.

When washingtonpost.com sends out a news alert, you know there must be, er, some news. Of course sometimes the news is of more local than national interest. Still, when this alert was sent out, this morning at 3:58am EDT, you knew this was news that couldn't wait even till 4:00!

News Alert
03:58 AM EDT Monday, July 13, 2009

Report: Acta Says He's Out as Nationals Manager
Manny Acta told ESPNdeportes.com on Sunday he has been fired as manager of the Washington Nationals. The Nationals went into the All-Star break with the worst record in the majors at 26-61.

By 6:45am, the news was official. Even the Nationals acknowledged that Manny was history. Of course the Post scoop may have forced the team's hand.

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