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Piniella, Maddon named Managers of the Year
By Jonathan Atwood on November 12th, 2008 8:28 PM |
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Chicago Cubs’ manager Lou Pieniella was named the National League Manager of the Year Wednesday, getting the nod over Phillies’ manager Charlie Manuel with 103 total points. Manuel garnered 67 points.
Joe Maddon, the manager of the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays, was named the American League Manager of the Year. Maddon received 27 of the 28 first place votes cast by the Baseball Writers Association of America, the other going to Minnesota Twins’ manager Ron Gardenhire.
Piniella’s Cubs won the NL Central and had the most wins in the league. Despite having the best record in the league, the Cubs were swept in their NLDS matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Rays fared better than the Cubs, although the ultimately lost in the World Series to the Phillies.
It is Piniella’s third Manager of the Year award; it was Maddon’s first.
