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    Here’s what the BDD team had to say: Brian Joseph “Sure, Jim Tracy did amazing things with the Colorado Rockies and that’s why he received my second place vote but Charlie Manuel deserves a ton of credit for what he did with a Phillies team that never seemed to get all of the pieces to fall in place at the same time yet still managed to win 90-plus.” Jeff Lubbers "Given that baseball managers have less of an impact on the game than perhaps any other professional sport, one of their most important functions is handling team adversity. (I voted for) Joe Torre (who) handled adversity with the steroid controversy surrounding Manny Ramirez." Rob McQuown “Rockies may have been favored NL team if not for the Cliff Lee acquisition… Tracy had the team firing on all cylinders heading into playoffs.” Eric Polsky “This one is too easy. Full Article at Sports Blogs
    Given that baseball managers have less of an impact on the game than perhaps any other professional sport, one of their most important functions is handling team adversity. (I voted for) Joe Torre (who) handled adversity with the steroid controversy surrounding Manny Ramirez.
    SOURCE: Sports Blogs 1 month ago