Lil Bit Special Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 For the second day in a row, the Indians organization was honored with a national award when, on Wednesday, manager Eric Wedge was named the AL Manager of the Year. Following a disappointing 2006 in which the Tribe slipped to fourth place (78-84), Wedge guided the Indians back to the playoffs this season for the first time since 2001. The Indians won a league-high 96 games in 2007 despite losing an entire series to an April snowstorm, having to play a "home" series in Milwaukee and a later playing a home makeup game in Seattle. Wedge also guided his team through multiple injuries and ineffectiveness in its rotation ? Jeremy Sowers, Cliff Lee and Jake Westbrook (for a large part of the season) ? and rebuilt the bullpen in-season with the addition of two key rookie hurlers, Jensen Lewis and Rafael Perez. [url=http://click.mlb.com/ct/click?q=50-M_CBIR0YgZMCAP6AS5nO8wtHzvcR]More from indians.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 For the second day in a row, the Indians organization was honored with a national award when, on Wednesday, manager Eric Wedge was named the AL Manager of the Year. Following a disappointing 2006 in which the Tribe slipped to fourth place (78-84), Wedge guided the Indians back to the playoffs this season for the first time since 2001. The Indians won a league-high 96 games in 2007 despite losing an entire series to an April snowstorm, having to play a "home" series in Milwaukee and a later playing a home makeup game in Seattle. Wedge also guided his team through multiple injuries and ineffectiveness in its rotation ? Jeremy Sowers, Cliff Lee and Jake Westbrook (for a large part of the season) ? and rebuilt the bullpen in-season with the addition of two key rookie hurlers, Jensen Lewis and Rafael Perez. [url=http://click.mlb.com/ct/click?q=50-M_CBIR0YgZMCAP6AS5nO8wtHzvcR]More from indians.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 He deserves it. Cleveland is primed to be a very good team for a while. I did find it funny that Francona (4th) beat Torre (3rd) for the AL East, Scioscia (2nd) in the ALDS & Wedge (1st) in the ALCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Good choice. Congrats to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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