Here is my ranking of the managers in the post-season. This is not scientific by any means. But the way I determined the rankings is this way; If I were an owner of a team, and these were the eight candidates to manage my team, which one would I pick.
Here goes:
8: Ron Washington, Texas.
7: Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota
6: Charlie Manuel, Philadelphia
5: Dusty Baker, Cincinnati
4: Bruce Bochy, San Francisco
3: Bobby Cox, Atlanta
2: Joe Girardi, NYY
1: Joe Madden, Tampa Bay
I like Madden for several reasons. I think he manages his pitching staff to perfection, he can play small ball or he can outslug you and he's turned around the Rays tradition and history of losing into winning. Plus, he doesn't manage by the book. He's innovative and good with a quote too. If you can take the Rays to the post-season twice in three years, you are not only a good manager, you are elite.
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