I'm a bit biased given I'm a Twins fan, but can someone name me a more deserving manager of this award? The guy year in and year out wins with very little bankroll. This year especially with losing Morneau, Neshek, Slowy, and Perkins.
Jim Tracy! The Rockies were left for dead on June 4th (12 games under .500). Since that time only the Yankees have played better.
It's not a choice between Tracy and Gardy - the NL and AL each have their own MoYs.
And I might sound biased as well, but I agree with Gardy being AL MoY as well, and there could be a case for him getting it just about every year. There is not another manager in baseball that gets more out of his payroll on a yearly basis than Gardy does with the Twins. Imagine what he could do with Yankees or Red Sox payroll (or, at the very least, a Cubs, Angels, Dodgers, or Mets sized payroll). Hopefully the Twins payroll is able to go up upon entering Target Field next year.
(BTW, yes, I do think Tracy should be NL MoY).
If they manage to pull it off on Tuesday then I agree, but coming in second place in one of the weakest divisions in baseball isn't anything to write home about.
What about the marlins they also do very well with little. Not to mention Tampa Bay. I always root for any low payroll team in the playoffs.
Cuddyer has stepped up huge since JM went down. I think that's the biggest thing I've noticed.The really amazing thing is the Twins didn't start playing their best baseball until they lost all those guys...
Cuddyer has stepped up huge since JM went down. I think that's the biggest thing I've noticed.
It's why Cuddy is one of my favorite Twins. He doesn't have Morneau's or Mauer's star power, but over the years he's the guy that I've really started wanting at the plate when the game is on the line. For instance, Saturday. When I saw he was coming up after the Twins let the lead go, I really wasn't too worried at all.
I'd just like him to start playing more consistently earlier in the year so he can make an All Star Game one of these years. Hopefully the year that Target Field hosts it.
I think Girardi will get it, but Mike Scioscia and Gardenhire deserve it more. Had Texas made a push for the playoffs, their manager would've also had a good shot. I almost lean towards Scioscia just beacuse the Twins play in one of the most awful divisions in baseball and only finished 10 or 11 over .500.
Tracy should have the NL MoY and it shouldn't even be close.
I think Girardi will get it, but Mike Scioscia and Gardenhire deserve it more. Had Texas made a push for the playoffs, their manager would've also had a good shot. I almost lean towards Scioscia just beacuse the Twins play in one of the most awful divisions in baseball and only finished 10 or 11 over .500.
Tracy should have the NL MoY and it shouldn't even be close.