Honor. I have no surprise at all. Well deserved. The only shock would have been if Terry Francona didnt win the award. For the second time of the year, Terry Francona is the manager of the year. Francona wins in a landslide. Rangers manager Jeff Banister was second. Francona with 22 of the 330 first place votes. Under francona, the indians won the Central Division for the first time in 9 years, taking them to the postseasonal, and he did it with no Michael Brantley and jury after jury, and suspension. And he does wit a team that doesnt have the payroll of the big boys. Francona is a winner. He really is. 4 straight seasons as tribe manager. So lets take a look at it. What a year for francona. Hes 57. Eric wedge, the only other manager of the Year Award Winner for the indians. Won the central, won the pennant. 105 in the postseason. Manager of the year. Over 100 days in 1st place, and a 14game winning strike. Couple things i want to make sure are clear. Number one, this is all about the
Catherine Rigby, a renowned telemark , big mountain, and expedition skier covering first descents of some of the world’s most revered peaks, died in an avalanche in a Kosovo resort. She was 54.
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