Sun rises; Leyland wins manager of the year
posted in 2006-07 offseason, awards, players |If you had told me this morning Jim Leyland would win American League manager of the year… I’d have … okay, this is a surprise to absolutely no one.
Rod Gardenhire was second. The deposed Ken Macha was third. And Joe Torre was fourth.
So let me get this straight. Tigers fans hated the winner for playing Neifi Perez and starting a strange playoff rotation order. Minnesota fans hated (from when I read a blog or two) Gardenhire because he probably kept them from being a 100-win team with a poor selection of April starters. Macha placed third, and his center fielder whom he started was happy when he was fired. And Joe Torre somehow — gasp! he’s a genius — managed a $200M team through injuries.
Yeah, this is a rather strange award. Nonetheless, I am glad Leyland won it and really couldn’t see any other manager getting it.
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