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Happy Monday, and welcome to our latest poll. Manager of the Year is always a tricky one for me. What criteria should we use to determine the winner? If we look only at total victories, we ignore factors such as improvement from one season to the next. If we consider improvement from one season to the next, but overlook the fact that management spent an obscene amount of money to put itself in that position, we still miss a big part of the picture.

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I usually try to balance overall …read more

In the interest of accountability, I thought we’d start looking back at my preseason predictions. I’ll run one division a day and make a few comments where appropriate.
First off, the American League West:

Angels – They’ve won the division, as expected. The team from Anaheim still has a chance to finish with the best record in all of baseball; that’s good because I also picked the Angels to win the World Series.
Rangers – What was I thinking? Probably that their offense couldn’t be too bad in that park. Sammy Sosa is a feel-good story. Well, sort of… I guess. The rotation …read more

When Mike Hargrove stepped down as manager of the Seattle Mariners, could anyone have anticipated his next move? Hargrove reportedly has signed on to manage the Liberal BeeJays, a semi-pro team in Kansas.
First off, who calls their team the BeeJays? Second… well, there is no second. This is just a weird story, is all…

Mike Hargrove has resigned as manager of the Seattle Mariners. Strange that after suffering through two losing seasons, Hargrove would choose now — with his team at 44-33 — to walk away.
David Pinto points to an old article suggesting that Hargrove and Ichiro Suzuki may have been at odds. I have no idea whether this is true, but it’d be a shame if a clash of egos is what led to Hargrove’s departure.