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
0 recs | 25 comments
Joe Maddon should have gotten every first place vote
Lou leading the way in the NL doesn’t really shock me.
nji232 - November 4, 2008
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.
Weeghman Park - November 4, 2008
who didn't give Maddon a first place vote?
mjk83 - November 4, 2008
I don't have the original ballots...
… that work was done for me by R. J. Anderson of DRaysBay.
Al Yellon - November 4, 2008
im just really surprised that someone out there didn't vote for him
I didn’t really expect you to offer up names.
mjk83 - November 4, 2008
obviously I did not get a vote
Doggie Stalker - November 4, 2008
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!
kanderber - November 4, 2008
Well, he didn't get a first place vote.
That said, I wouldn’t have done that, either.
Al Yellon - November 4, 2008
C'mon Al, no Dusty? Is there no justice in this world?
willie mays hayes' gloves - November 4, 2008
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.
memphiscub - November 4, 2008
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?
DGU - November 4, 2008
I thought...
… Joe Torre did a masterful job getting a banged-up, not-so-great team to the playoffs.
Al Yellon - November 4, 2008
Definitely not a LaRussa fan,
but honesty compels me to say, goshdarnit, his team got more wins than I expected.
deadcatbounce - November 4, 2008
YES
WE
CAN
dtpollitt - November 5, 2008
YES
WE
DID
lamentir - November 5, 2008
you started it
TAX
AND
SPEND
Shanghai Badger - November 5, 2008
Stop here.
Al Yellon - November 5, 2008
I'll behave
Shanghai Badger - November 5, 2008
FINE
BY
ME
lamentir - November 6, 2008
Let's stop the political discussion right here.
Thank you.
Al Yellon - November 6, 2008
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.
Weeghman Park - November 5, 2008
Never mind
I totally forgot about the Mets’ midsummer drama and the transcontinental firing. That seems like years ago.
Weeghman Park - November 5, 2008
Former White Sox manager, too
/adds one to my “White Sox” comment tally
Shanghai Badger - November 5, 2008
Dr Crawdad is watching and counting
Weeghman Park - November 5, 2008
He's been known to . . .
Shanghai Badger - November 6, 2008
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