I fully expected Charlie Manuel to get hosed in the Manager of the Year voting. It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Lou Piniella would win it. I guess you can make a case for him because he piloted his team to the best record in the league. But I think the award should go to the guy who most exceeded expectations, and the Cubs were a lot of people's preseason pick to win the National League.
There's no excuse, however, to vote for Dale Sveum. He's a SoxandPhil who did an admirable job keeping the Mets out of the playoffs after the Phillies got Ned Yost fired, but how can you vote for a guy who managed 12 games? I know, his .583 career winning percentage would put him in the top 10 all-time, but he needs 988 more games to qualify.
One dolt voted for a guy who managed for two weeks. Eight dolts left off the eventual World Series champ who turned a patchwork pitching staff into standard-bearers, had the guts to bench the league MVP and finally won over a tough town.
At least he beat Joe Torre, who's basically a .500 manager without big names and payroll.
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