SBN Awards: Manager(s) of the Year

by R.J. Anderson on Oct 10, 2008 2:22 PM EDT

SBN American League Manager of the Year

3rd Place: Mike Scioscia, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Scioscia's Angels ran away with the American League West and finished with the best record in the A.L.

2nd Place: Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota Twins

Gardenhire almost always has his team competing, despite some questionable roster moves this past off-season.

Winner: Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay Rays

A 31game turn around and the American League East title was enough to gain Maddon a unanimous victory. Some of the credit should also go to the Rays front office.

Also receiving substantial votes: Cito Gaston, Trey Hillman, and Terry Francona.

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SBN National League Manager of the Year

3rd Place: Joe Torre, Los Angeles Dodgers

The legend of Joe Torre's fabled magic touch will continue to grow.

2nd Place: Charlie Manuel, Philadelphia Phillies

The other NLCS manager, Manuel doesn't get a ton of attention for the job he does.

Winner: Lou Piniella, Chicago Cubs

In his second season as Cubs manager Piniella yet again lead his team to the post-season only to fall short.

Also receiving substantial votes: Fredi Gonzalez, Ned Yost, and Tony La Russa.

Full voting results after the jump.

Votes	1st	2nd	3rd	Points
Maddon	13	1		68
Francona		3	2	11
Scioscia		3	4	13
Gardenhire		6	3	21
Gaston			3	3
Guillen	1		2	7
Hillman		1		3

Votes	1st	2nd	3rd	Points
Torre	2	2	2	18
Piniella	9	4	2	59
Manuel	2	4	5	27
Cooper		1	2	5
La Russa	2			10
Yost		3	1	10
Acta	1			5
Svuem		1	1	4
Gonzalez	1	2	3	14

Points: 5*1st + 3*2nd + 3rd = total

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For whatever reason I placed a photo Torre, not Piniella. Apologies for that.

by R.J. Anderson on Oct 10, 2008 5:13 PM EDT reply actions

Anybody who voted for Yost...

wasn’t paying much attention to his bullpen management during the season. Cost the Brewers at least 2 or 3 wins that I can think of. Might have gotten a rested Sabathia into the playoffs with 2 or 3 more wins.

by Safebet222 on Oct 11, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply actions

Ed from federalbaseball.com here...

I just want to be clear…I am not the one that voted for Acta.

"Nothin' wrong with my leg, I'm just B-boy limpin'" - MCA

by Patrick Reddington on Oct 13, 2008 1:45 AM EDT reply actions

I voted for Acta, actually

And he’s the only manager I voted for in either league. Why? Because I’m stick of this award being a proxy for “most surprising team”. I also think Joe Maddon did a nice job working his young relievers into the more high leverage situations instead of the worse veterans down the stretch.

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Oct 14, 2008 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions