Thursday, November 10, 2005
Guillen, Cox Named Top Managers
November 9, 2005
New York, NY -- Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and Atlanta Braves skipper Bobby Cox have been named AL and NL Managers of the Year, respectively, for their success during the 2005 season.
Under Guillen's guidance, the White Sox became World Series champions for the first time in 88 years. It was only Guillen's second season with the club.
Chicago won the AL Central title and finished the regular season with a 99-63 record before winning its first pennant in 46 years.
Despite balloting being conducted prior to the start of postseason play, Guillen still garnered 17 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America for a total of 105 points, becoming the fifth White Sox manager to win the award.
The 41-year-old Guillen, the AL Rookie of the Year in 1985 when he broke into the majors with the White Sox as a shortstop, joined Tony La Russa, Jeff Torborg, Gene Lamont and Jerry Manuel as other White Sox managers honored.
It was the eighth time a Manager of the Year winner came from that year's World Series champ.
"I never believe managers win games or managers lose games," said Guillen, whose team swept the Houston Astros in the World Series. "The type of players I have in my clubhouse, those are the type of players that can win with anybody running the club."
Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge earned six first-place for a total of 71 points, while Joe Torre of the New York Yankees finished third with four first-place votes and 43 points. Oakland Athletics manager Ken Macha ended fourth with one first-place vote and 21 points.
Cox, meanwhile, watched his Atlanta club win its 14th straight division title and took home 28 first-place votes for 152 points. This is Cox's second straight and fourth Manager of the Year award, tying La Russa of the St. Louis Cardinals for most victories in the category.
The Braves had several young players on their team step up in 2005, including rookies Jeff Francoeur and Kelly Johnson, along with budding righty Jorge Sosa.
"The two past years have been probably the most challenging of the last 14," said Cox, who is the first manager to be elected in consecutive years. "They came through for us. It was a very special year."
The Braves won the NL East and finished with a 90-72 mark, just two games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. Despite the consecutive titles, the Braves have just one World Series championship (1995) in that run. They were knocked out in the first round this year by Houston.
"It's awfully fun to win the way we've been winning," Cox said. "It's disappointing when we get knocked out. That last day comes too suddenly. We'll be after it again next year. We think we'll put a real good team on the field. We hope to go a lot further."
The 64-year-old Cox also won the honor in 1991 with the Braves and in 1985 in the American League with the Toronto Blue Jays. Cox also joins Dusty Baker as the only other three-time winner in the NL.
La Russa finished second with two first-place votes and 52 points, while Phil Garner of the Astros notched 38 points with nine second-place votes and 11 third-place tallies. La Russa's team finished 100-62, NL Central champions and with the top mark in the majors.
Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson was fourth with two first-place votes and 29 points.
Milwaukee's Ned Yost, Philadelphia's Charlie Manuel, San Diego's Bruce Bochy, and Willie Randolph of the New York Mets rounded out the NL voting.
Mike Scioscia of the Angels, Terry Francona of the Red Sox and John Gibbons of the Blue Jays rounded out the voting in the AL.
Source: http://www.thehometownchannel.com/
New York, NY -- Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and Atlanta Braves skipper Bobby Cox have been named AL and NL Managers of the Year, respectively, for their success during the 2005 season.
Under Guillen's guidance, the White Sox became World Series champions for the first time in 88 years. It was only Guillen's second season with the club.
Chicago won the AL Central title and finished the regular season with a 99-63 record before winning its first pennant in 46 years.
Despite balloting being conducted prior to the start of postseason play, Guillen still garnered 17 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America for a total of 105 points, becoming the fifth White Sox manager to win the award.
The 41-year-old Guillen, the AL Rookie of the Year in 1985 when he broke into the majors with the White Sox as a shortstop, joined Tony La Russa, Jeff Torborg, Gene Lamont and Jerry Manuel as other White Sox managers honored.
It was the eighth time a Manager of the Year winner came from that year's World Series champ.
"I never believe managers win games or managers lose games," said Guillen, whose team swept the Houston Astros in the World Series. "The type of players I have in my clubhouse, those are the type of players that can win with anybody running the club."
Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge earned six first-place for a total of 71 points, while Joe Torre of the New York Yankees finished third with four first-place votes and 43 points. Oakland Athletics manager Ken Macha ended fourth with one first-place vote and 21 points.
Cox, meanwhile, watched his Atlanta club win its 14th straight division title and took home 28 first-place votes for 152 points. This is Cox's second straight and fourth Manager of the Year award, tying La Russa of the St. Louis Cardinals for most victories in the category.
The Braves had several young players on their team step up in 2005, including rookies Jeff Francoeur and Kelly Johnson, along with budding righty Jorge Sosa.
"The two past years have been probably the most challenging of the last 14," said Cox, who is the first manager to be elected in consecutive years. "They came through for us. It was a very special year."
The Braves won the NL East and finished with a 90-72 mark, just two games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. Despite the consecutive titles, the Braves have just one World Series championship (1995) in that run. They were knocked out in the first round this year by Houston.
"It's awfully fun to win the way we've been winning," Cox said. "It's disappointing when we get knocked out. That last day comes too suddenly. We'll be after it again next year. We think we'll put a real good team on the field. We hope to go a lot further."
The 64-year-old Cox also won the honor in 1991 with the Braves and in 1985 in the American League with the Toronto Blue Jays. Cox also joins Dusty Baker as the only other three-time winner in the NL.
La Russa finished second with two first-place votes and 52 points, while Phil Garner of the Astros notched 38 points with nine second-place votes and 11 third-place tallies. La Russa's team finished 100-62, NL Central champions and with the top mark in the majors.
Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson was fourth with two first-place votes and 29 points.
Milwaukee's Ned Yost, Philadelphia's Charlie Manuel, San Diego's Bruce Bochy, and Willie Randolph of the New York Mets rounded out the NL voting.
Mike Scioscia of the Angels, Terry Francona of the Red Sox and John Gibbons of the Blue Jays rounded out the voting in the AL.
Source: http://www.thehometownchannel.com/
