2008 SB Nation Manager Of The Year Awards

by Al Yellon on Nov 4, 2008 1:00 PM CST in Chicago Cubs News

I suspect the NL manager voting would have turned out far differently had it taken place during the postseason, instead of being required to be finished before October 1. Note that both Brewer managers got some votes.

I'm not sure if the vote for Manny Acta is serious, or if it's a sympathy vote for putting up with the disastrous situation in Washington all year.

As for ROY, the point system is 5-3-1.

National League	1st	2nd	3rd	Points
Lou Piniella	9	4	2	59
Charlie Manuel	2	6	5	33
Fredi Gonzalez	3	2	3	24
Joe Torre	2	2	3	19
Tony LaRussa	2	-	-	10
Ned Yost	-	3	1	10
Cecil Cooper	-	1	2	5
Manny Acta	1	-	-	5
Dale Sveum	-	1	1	4
Jerry Manuel	-	-	1	1

American League	1st	2nd	3rd	Points
Joe Maddon	16	1	-	83
Ron Gardenhire	-	7	4	25
Mike Scioscia	-	4	5	17
Terry Francona	-	3	2	11
Ozzie Guillen	1	-	2	7
Cito Gaston	-	-	3	3
Trey Hillman	-	1	-	3

My ballot: 1) Torre 2) Piniella 3) C. Manuel

Mike's ballot: 1) Piniella 2) C. Manuel 3) Torre

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Joe Maddon should have gotten every first place vote

Lou leading the way in the NL doesn’t really shock me.

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #14 6-2 (2-2). Next up at Baylor. Chase Coffman is a god.

by nji232 on Nov 4, 2008 1:03 PM CST reply actions

The Manny Acta vote has to be tongue in cheek

I can see giving him a 3d place vote for putting up with the Nationals’ owners but a first place vote is just a waste of a vote. I also can’t see Ozzie getting a first place vote.

Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM

by Weeghman Park on Nov 4, 2008 1:04 PM CST reply actions

who didn't give Maddon a first place vote?

---AC 00 00 00 - Believe

by mjk83 on Nov 4, 2008 1:07 PM CST reply actions

I don't have the original ballots...

… that work was done for me by R. J. Anderson of DRaysBay.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Nov 4, 2008 1:08 PM CST up reply actions

im just really surprised that someone out there didn't vote for him

I didn’t really expect you to offer up names.

---AC 00 00 00 - Believe

by mjk83 on Nov 4, 2008 1:16 PM CST up reply actions

obviously I did not get a vote

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Nov 4, 2008 1:24 PM CST reply actions

How did Sveum get votes??

He manages a handful of games and he’s considered by some to be manager of the year? That’s insane!

by kanderber on Nov 4, 2008 1:38 PM CST reply actions

Well, he didn't get a first place vote.

That said, I wouldn’t have done that, either.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Nov 4, 2008 1:41 PM CST up reply actions

C'mon Al, no Dusty? Is there no justice in this world?

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Nov 4, 2008 1:59 PM CST reply actions

Regular Season Wise

I would definitely agree with Lou Piniella as NL Manager of the Year. I just wish he and his players had shown up for postseason.

"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Nov 4, 2008 2:20 PM CST reply actions

It seems to me that most fans are not well equipped to vote for manager of the year.

I follow baseball quite a bit and yet know very little about the managing strategies of most of the guys outside the NL Central. What do people know beyond, “Hey, his team got more wins than people expected.”

Do, I’m curious, Al, if you’re willing – what led you to vote as you voted?

The author of this post is not a certified scout, doctor, agent, statistician, manager, or journalist, nor was he ever a very good player, though he tried very hard to be like Ryne Sandberg and was about as scrappy as it gets (in T-ball). Any opinion expressed above should in no way be confused with fact, truth, or reality and is hereby qualified in the following ways: 1) The author does not know as much about baseball as Lou Piniella. 2) The author does not know as much about baseball as Jim Hendry. 3) The author does not know as much about baseball as either Dusty or Darren Baker.

by DGU on Nov 4, 2008 2:59 PM CST reply actions

I thought...

… Joe Torre did a masterful job getting a banged-up, not-so-great team to the playoffs.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Nov 4, 2008 3:17 PM CST up reply actions

Definitely not a LaRussa fan,

but honesty compels me to say, goshdarnit, his team got more wins than I expected.

Hey Lou, we're long overdue.

by deadcatbounce on Nov 4, 2008 9:45 PM CST reply actions

YES

CAN

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Nov 5, 2008 12:09 AM CST reply actions

YES

DID

by lamentir on Nov 5, 2008 10:13 AM CST up reply actions

you started it

TAX

AND

SPEND

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Nov 5, 2008 2:55 PM CST up reply actions

Stop here.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Nov 5, 2008 7:47 PM CST up reply actions

I'll behave

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Nov 5, 2008 8:13 PM CST up reply actions

FINE

by lamentir on Nov 6, 2008 9:05 AM CST up reply actions

Let's stop the political discussion right here.

Thank you.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Nov 6, 2008 10:04 AM CST up reply actions

I know I should pay more attention to baseball but

who the hell is Jerry Manuel? The first time I read this post I didn’t notice Charlie’s name behind Lou and I just interpreted Jerry as Charlie and thought that’s really screwed up that he only got one 3d place vote and then I realized it was someone else who I have never heard of. There are too many teams now to keep track of all the players and managers.

Tommie Agee was out.
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good, and it could be good again." TM

by Weeghman Park on Nov 5, 2008 4:47 PM CST reply actions