Ron Gardenhire, Bud Black honored
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:46 pm
Congrats to Gardy and Black 
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The San Diego Padres' Bud Black hung on in this race, nudging the Cincinnati Reds' Dusty Baker by one point for NL Manager of the Year. The Minnesota Twins' Ron Gardenhire was the clear choice in the AL, becoming a first-time winner Wednesday after five times as the runner-up.
Black was selected after guiding San Diego to a 15-game turnaround last season. The Padres finished 90-72 and led the NL West until a late 10-game slump wound up costing them a playoff spot on the final day.
Black drew 16 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America and got 104 points. Baker had 13 first-place votes and 103 points.
Baker, a three-time manager of the year, led the NL Central champion Reds to their first playoff spot since 1995. He was listed on 27 of the 32 ballots while Black was picked on 26.
Bruce Bochy of the World Series champion San Francisco Giants, the Atlanta Braves' retiring Bobby Cox and Philadelphia Phillies' Charlie Manuel got the other first-place votes.
This marked the third time that the NL Manager of the Year was decided by a single point. There was a tie for the AL honor in 1996 between Joe Torre and Johnny Oates.
Two BBWAA voters from every league city send in three top choices when the regular season ends. Votes are counted on a 5-3-1 basis.
Gardenhire was an easy pick after another AL Central crown, becoming the first manager in baseball history to win six division titles in his first nine seasons. Gardenhire drew 16 first-place votes and 108 points and was the only AL manager listed on all 28 ballots.
"Congrats to the best manager in bestball!" Twins center fielder Denard Span tweeted. "Way overdue!" Span tweeted an apology moments later for misspelling baseball.
Ron Washington, who started the year with a cocaine admission and ended it with the Texas Rangers' first trip to the World Series, was next in the AL with 10 first-place votes and 81 points. The Tampa Bay Rays' Joe Maddon and Toronto Blue Jays' retiring Cito Gaston drew the other first-place votes.
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The San Diego Padres' Bud Black hung on in this race, nudging the Cincinnati Reds' Dusty Baker by one point for NL Manager of the Year. The Minnesota Twins' Ron Gardenhire was the clear choice in the AL, becoming a first-time winner Wednesday after five times as the runner-up.
Black was selected after guiding San Diego to a 15-game turnaround last season. The Padres finished 90-72 and led the NL West until a late 10-game slump wound up costing them a playoff spot on the final day.
Black drew 16 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America and got 104 points. Baker had 13 first-place votes and 103 points.
Baker, a three-time manager of the year, led the NL Central champion Reds to their first playoff spot since 1995. He was listed on 27 of the 32 ballots while Black was picked on 26.
Bruce Bochy of the World Series champion San Francisco Giants, the Atlanta Braves' retiring Bobby Cox and Philadelphia Phillies' Charlie Manuel got the other first-place votes.
This marked the third time that the NL Manager of the Year was decided by a single point. There was a tie for the AL honor in 1996 between Joe Torre and Johnny Oates.
Two BBWAA voters from every league city send in three top choices when the regular season ends. Votes are counted on a 5-3-1 basis.
Gardenhire was an easy pick after another AL Central crown, becoming the first manager in baseball history to win six division titles in his first nine seasons. Gardenhire drew 16 first-place votes and 108 points and was the only AL manager listed on all 28 ballots.
"Congrats to the best manager in bestball!" Twins center fielder Denard Span tweeted. "Way overdue!" Span tweeted an apology moments later for misspelling baseball.
Ron Washington, who started the year with a cocaine admission and ended it with the Texas Rangers' first trip to the World Series, was next in the AL with 10 first-place votes and 81 points. The Tampa Bay Rays' Joe Maddon and Toronto Blue Jays' retiring Cito Gaston drew the other first-place votes.