Another day, another award. Today's award to announce is for the American League and National League Managers of the Year.
The 2007 AL Manager of the Year is ... Eric Wedge:
Here's how the voting broke down:
| American League | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Wedge | 16 | 3 | - | 89 |
| Joe Torre | 1 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
| Mike Scioscia | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| Mike Hargrove | - | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Terry Francona | - | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Ozzie Guillen | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| John McLaren | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Buddy Bell | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Sam Perlozzo | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Washington | - | - | 1 | 1 |
First off, I voted for Wedge for obvious reasons. Secondly, Terry Francona really got shafted, I think. Third, guess who voted for Sam Perlozzo? One hint: it wasn't me.
For the NL, SBNation voted for D-Back's manager Bob Melvin. Rightfully so, too. Here's how the voting broke down:
| National League | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Melvin | 10 | 5 | 2 | 67 |
| Charlie Manuel | 3 | 5 | 4 | 34 |
| Clint Hurdle | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Lou Piniella | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| Manny Acta | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Bud Black | - | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Bobby Cox | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| Ned Yost | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tony LaRussa | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Bochy | - | - | 1 | 1 |