Comments on: How to win the Manager of the Year Award: prove the pundits wrong

By: cktai

cktai — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:18:45 +0000

I don’t think you can just say that Davey Johnson won because they performed better than expected. The award usually goes either to the manager of 1. a team that over-performs expectations, 2. a small/mid-budget team that performs well, or 3. the team with the best record. Davey Johnson combines all three, so by any standard he should be in contention

By: ken14andersonforhof

ken14andersonforhof — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:28:55 +0000

crusty dusty baker didnt win it because he is the WORST manager in MLB…

By: husky2score

husky2score — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:25:43 +0000

Buck all the way!!! The Nats had the good players/prospects just no manager who knew how to use them. Kudos to Johnson for getting his team the best record, but Buck literally had nothing! Raise your hand if you expected Ayala to be one of the O’s best relievers? Or Jim Johnson to mold right into the closer role and be an MLB saves leader? Orrrrr having the nuggets to bring Machado to the Bigs, and Manny was a big contributor in bringing the O’s to the playoffs!

By: madhatternalice

madhatternalice — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:53:56 +0000

Yeah, it probably should have read “Without a few key injuries, there’s no telling how far Buck might have taken this team.”

By: kkolchak

kkolchak — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:49:28 +0000

It could almost be said that this is sort of a team Rookie of the Year award for surprise contenders–and I’m fine with that.

By: rockthered1286

rockthered1286 — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:35:41 +0000

I’m sorry IF they had key injuries? You mean like Hammel, Roberts, Markakis and Reimold?

By: danaking

danaking — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:24:55 +0000

I may be dumb luck, but it’s hard to deny Showalter when the Orioles outperformed their Pythagorian projection by 11 games. That’s not a question of sportswriters underestimating the quality of his team; that a team that won 11 more games than they should have, given the runs scored and allowed.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:14:38 +0000

I take heart in the fact that Johnson and Showalter both have strong track records. They might win this year because others had low expectations for their teams, but there is evidence that both are good managers.