When Rangers manager Ron Washington took the field last year in Anaheim for his first game as the team's skipper, he was one of five first-time managers making their debuts. The Class of 2007, along with the class of 2003 (Eric Wedge, Ned Yost, Alan Trammell, Ken Macha and Bob Melvin), was the largest number of first-year managers in the last decade. So, with Washington's job perhaps in jeopardy, here's a look at how the teams they've run have fared (all stats through Thursday):
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| Manager | Team | Overall W-L, pct. | '08 W-L, Place | OBP | OBP with RISP | Runs per game | ERA | Fielding | | Bud Black | San Diego | 100-92, .521 | 11-18, 5th NL West | .318 (30) | .351 (20) | 4.35 | 3.75 (1) | .986 (4) | | Biggest accomplishment: Pitching guru helped Jake Peavy win Cy Young award. | | Biggest failure: Lost one-game playoff for NL wild card in 2007. | | Bob Geren | Oakland | 94-98, .490 | 18-12, T1 AL West | .339 (13) | .353 (16) | 4.64 | 4.11 (9) | .984 (12) | | Biggest accomplishment: Has rebuilding club off to surprisingly good start. | | Biggest failure: Oversaw first losing season for A's since 1998. | | Fredi Gonzalez | Florida | 86-104, .453 | 15-13, 3rd NL East | .333 (17) | .345 (28) | 4.81 | 4.89 (27) | .976 (30) | | Biggest accomplishment: Young team has started solidly in both seasons. | | Biggest failure: Marlins are in bottom five in ERA and fielding percentage. | | Ron Washington | Rangers | 86-105, .450 | 11-18, 4th AL West | .331 (19) | .362 (8) | 4.96 | 4.86 (26) | .979 (29) | | Biggest accomplishment: Team went 52-48 over final 100 games last year. | | Biggest failure: Awful fielding despite his reputation as fielding instructor. | | Manny Acta | Washington | 85-106, .445 | 12-17, 5th NL East | .322 (25) | .349 (24) | 4.08 | 4.53 (19) | .982 (24) | | Biggest accomplishment: Office used as papal dressing room for Benedict XVI. | | Biggest failure: With talent GM Jim Bowden handed him, there are no failures. | | Rankings in parentheses | |
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