"I have learned from the great"

In its effort to raise his training as a leader of major league baseball, Manny Acta has been derived from inexhaustible sources issued by Bobby Cox, Jim Leyland, Felipe Alou and Tony La Russa, mainly.

Although in his five years as a strategist still does not have a winning campaign and his record of life is 307-427, minutes are ranked him among the young leaders of greater future in the hobby, who has been attached to the granjeados Hounds of the business to grow in a profession that in recent years has seen how Joe TorreLou Piniella and now Tony La Russa Ollin, leaving large trace and at the same time give space to a new generation dirigenciales.

In that group is minutes, who in the last campaign remained 4 1/2 months captaining the amazing Cleveland Indians toward the playoffs, but in the end succumbed to the Detroit Tigers.

Although ultimately concluded with foja of 80-82, the foreman bonds u000aDominican rose in a dizzying manner and even commanding one of the smaller market teams took fourth place in the race for the award of Manager of the year.

"I have been concerned to take the best of the good strategists of the time, if they have remained or were therefore time commanding in the major leagues is something, one of my aspirations is getting to the place they have occupied for so many years", explained Act, to participate as a guest at the sports Café of Listín Diario.

Express followed, "I have had many people that I have recommended what do, I've surrounded by a group of good people that I have aaconsejado much as Philip Robinson, Tim Tolman, Sandy Alomar Sr, Bobby Cox, who I had the fortune to spend much time with him in the same Division", holds.

"'Ve taken you much advantage of information and advice of Felipe, Leyland, La Russa, her I never realized of genius and I have always" u000a"Treaty of learn from them, for example before going to Cleveland called Bobby Cox to give me his opinion," expresses Act on the winner of 2, 504-2001 in 30 years as a strategist in the major leagues.

Philosophy
an admirer of the died writer John Wooden and who did own the patience phrase and control of their emotions equals success, which has provided it with good results, because minutes although like every leader has his moments of discomfort, but always tries to keep calm and cool head.

The advice received from Julio Linares, who signed it, Ricardo Aponte, who in 1987 avoided that it hit a colleague were the first teachings he received in the aspect of escauteo and dirigenciales, position adopted with tenacity and dedication, because in his mind he thought that so many trips in a vehicle in the work of dung scout would not be forever in his life.

"Broke me the heart when" u000a"told me that he didn't have the talent to play in major league baseball, after my next few experiments I said to myself, I will work hard for 20 years and was when I started my career as an instructor", said minutes.

Commanding eight years in the minors, at levels lower, go to Venezuela, then in the Dominican League and in 2001 was Assistant and coach of the prelude with Tony Pena in New Orleans with the Houston Astros were first lessons was now leader of the Indians.

Its bonds as an instructor were growing, until a friend of Frank Robinson official person recommended this in 2002 so that he would coach in major league baseball, being blessed by luck that by then the Montreal Expos had a rich litter of dung Hispanics.

Your first interviews
leading the Tigres del Licey in the 2003-04, after take the advice of Felipe Alou opened more u000athe doors to be closer to a position as the largest manager and after driving to the blue to the Crown, also take the trophy in the Caribbean series and be at the forefront of the Dominican Republic in the first World Baseball Classic team him began to open the doors to the native ingenuity Consuelo.

Interviews with the Arizona Diamondbacks, then with the Dodgers in los Angeles they did name of Manny Acta starts to sound at the highest level of baseball.

Later interviews increased, because it had four Texas, Giants, Washington and also had the athletics.

With a philosophy to his players that come early, play hard and respect the game, Manny Acta be WINS between the top leaders, who has earned respect among his players and the other strategists.

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