Eric Wedge Finishes Second in AL Manager of The Year Award

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11/9/05

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Eric Wedge

</TD><TD noWrap width=3></TD><TD vAlign=top>By Chuck Murr
Indians Ink
Date: Nov 9, 2005

Eric Wedge, who guided the Indians to a 13-game improvement in the standings and a second-place finish in the American League Central Division to the World Champion Chicago White Sox in 2005, finished second in voting for AL Manager of the Year.
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Ozzie Guillen, whose White Sox held off Cleveland's late-season charge in the division, then went 11-1 in the post-season, was the winner in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

2005 AL MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD VOTING <TABLE borderColor=orange cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=3 <TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>MANAGER
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>TEAM
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>1ST
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>2ND
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>3RD
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>TOTAL
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Ozzie Guillen
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>White Sox
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>17
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>5
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>5
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>105
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>ERIC WEDGE
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>INDIANS
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>6
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>11
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>8
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>71
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Joe Torre
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Yankees
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>4
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>7
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>2
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>43
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Ken Macha
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Athletics
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>1
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>3
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>7
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>21
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Mike Scioscia
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Angels
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>1
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>4
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>7
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Terry Francona
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Red Sox
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>1
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>1
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>4
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>John Gibbons
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Blue Jays
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>1
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>1
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Wedge's showing was the best by a Cleveland manager since Mike Hargrove finished second with 81 points in 1994 to Buck Showalter, then of the New York Yankees. No Indians manager has won the award since it was first presented in 1983.

Voting for all BBWAA awards takes place after the regular season and excludes the postseason. Managers got five points for a first-place vote, three for a second-place vote and one for a third-place vote. Two writers in each major-league city participated.

Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves won the National League award. Tony LaRussa of the St. Louis Cardinals finished second to Cox for the second year in a row. Cox also won the NL award in 1991 with the Braves and was the AL winner in 1985 with the Toronto Blue Jays.

2005 NL MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD VOTING <TABLE borderColor=green cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=3 <TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>MANAGER
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>TEAM
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>1ST
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>2ND
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>3RD
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>TOTAL
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Bobby Cox
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Braves
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>28
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>4
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>152
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Tony LaRussa
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Cardinals
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>2
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>13
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>3
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>52
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Phil Garner
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Astros
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>9
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>11
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>38
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Frank Robinson
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Nationals
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>2
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>4
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>7
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>29
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Ned Yost
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Brewers
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>7
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>7
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Charlie Manuel
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Phillies
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>1
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>2
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>5
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Bruce Bochy
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Padres
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>1
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>1
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>4
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width="14%" height=20>Willie Randolph
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="17%" height=20>Mets
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>-
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="4%" height=20>1
</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="5%" height=20>1
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[Brutus1]

Does John Gibbons' wife get a vote?

 

[BB73]

Ozzie was the man for the White Sox this year.

 

[NFBuck]

Good for Coach Wedge. Closer margin than I expected. I hate the ChiSox, but Ozzie really deserved this. As a Tribe fan i hated the choke sign he gave in that last series he gave, seemed really unprofessional to do on a visiting teams field, but he did a hell of a job coaching those guys. I loved the "big fat guy" sign he gave towards the pen in game one of the series. He's a colorful guy that will make for a worthy adversary next year. Can't wait for April when the Tribe rises again!