Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Piniella, Maddon Named Managers of the Year

From MLB.com:
Joe Maddon and the man he succeeded as Tampa Bay manager, Lou Piniella, were named Managers of the Year in the American League and National League, respectively, by the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Wednesday afternoon.

Both were recognized for leading their teams to 2008 glory, with Maddon's Rays reaching a destination that remained out of the reach of Piniella's Cubs for a 63rd straight year -- the World Series.

"It is truly an honor to receive this award," Maddon said on a conference call from Rome, where news of the award interrupted his European honeymoon with his understanding bride, Jaye.

"It means we did a pretty good job, and got things moving in the right direction. It caps off a season that was remarkable in so many ways."

Speaking a bit later on his own conference call with reporters, Piniella asserted to "still have passion" after 21 years of managing, and conceded to have had a difficult time getting over the Division Series sweep by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

"Time heals a broken heart, I guess," Piniella said. "We had an outstanding year in Chicago, won the most games in the National League, but the postseason went quietly in three games, which was very disappointing."

Congrats to both, they truly deserved their honors.

1 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Maddon deserved to be manager of the year.He brought a team last place to first. Congrats to both of the managers.