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'The guy' for Nats; Kasten: No doubts about Acta's worth.(SPORTS)
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Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Stan Kasten first met Manny Acta on Oct. 24, when the Washington Nationals president (along with general manager Jim Bowden and assistant GMs Bob Boone and Mike Rizzo) sat down at a District restaurant for a lunch meeting that extended well into the afternoon.
Long before the check arrived, Kasten realized he was talking to his new manager.
"I knew in the first 30 minutes," Kasten said. "From his presence, the ideas in his head, the way he articulates them .. I knew right away this could really be the guy."
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