Sporting News AL manager of the year is...

[G-Snarls]

You knew before you even opened the thread, didn't you? Of course you did. Because this is the worst year to be a Blue Jays fan EVER.

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Hint: It's not Joe Maddon

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Hint 2: He didn't retire yesterday

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Because either of those choices would have been OK with me

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Hint 3: He manages in the AL East

[theblujay]

I told all my Red Sox fan friends how bad Farrell was all offseason...what a nightmare.

[SAAviour]

Hahahahaha

I've never given a flying f*** about this award, but really did this have to happen. I find it comical, it really is a s***** time to be a jays fan!

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I think it should be Francona, but that's just me.

 

Another better choice I agree

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Hint 5: Bobby Valentine chimed in yesterday (I s*** you not) that if the front office for this team had made all these changes for him a year earlier, that he could have gotten them to the playoffs last year. Or something like that. LOL.

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[GD]

f*** off. f*** off so hard. Oh my god.

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John Farrell‘s eyes are on the prize. But when he finally has an opportunity to reflect on the Red Sox’ remarkable 2013 season, he’ll have at least one individual accolade to hang his hat on.

 

Farrell was named the Sporting News’ 2013 American League Manager of the Year, while Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle was named the National League Manager of the Year. Farrell and Hurdle were selected by a panel of 19 major league managers.

 

Read more at: http://nesn.com/2013/10/john-farrell-named-sporting-news-2013-american-league-manager-of-the-year/

[theblujay]

What exactly happened over the last year? Because he was terrible here

[G-Snarls]

What exactly happened over the last year? Because he was terrible here

 

What happened? The Red Sox got better performances than anyone could have possibly expected from Napoli, Victorino, Uehra, Lester and Bucholtz. Farrell just sort of happened to be there.

[G-Snarls]

So, other managers vote on this? I didn't know that.

 

Do most other managers dislike Maddon and Francona? Or do they just think Farrell is really good?

 

If Leyland had announced his retirement from managing sooner, would he have gotten more votes?

 

Whatever. 2014 please.

[Stangstag]

What happened? The Red Sox got better performances than anyone could have expected from Napoli, Victorino, Uehra, Lester and Bucholtz. Farrell just sort of happened to be there.

 

Naw dude, Farrell MADE THE TEAM BETTER. HE MOTIVATED THEM TO PLAY THE BEST THEY COULD.

[Stangstag]

What a load of horse s***

[GD]

What exactly happened over the last year?

 

Absolutely nothing. And that's the cruelest part.

[G-Snarls]

I emailed a link to this thread to a few friends who are Red Sox fans. Why?? Owning the misery I guess. Wallowing in it. Might as well laugh about it. f***ers.

[theblujay]

What happened? The Red Sox got better performances than anyone could have possibly expected from Napoli, Victorino, Uehra, Lester and Bucholtz. Farrell just sort of happened to be there.

 

Everytime I think about this season and compare the Jays and Sox it just makes me want to stop liking baseball

[Stangstag]

I emailed a link to this thread to a few friends who are Red Sox fans. Why?? Owning the misery I guess. Wallowing in it. Might as well laugh about it.

 

Yeah this sucks. I dont really mind that the RS are in the world series. I just HATE the fact that we will never hear the end of this John Farrel crap.

[jays_fever]

The manager of a professional mlb team. Sits on his ass whole game..makes grueling faces on occasion. In Farrel's case, picks names out of a hat when he goes to the pen..gets all the credit

[G-Snarls]

The manager of a professional mlb team. Sits on his ass whole game..makes grueling faces on occasion. In Farrel's case, picks names out of a hat when he goes to the pen..gets all the credit

 

Is that how it works? The hat they gave Farrell last year must have had too many slips of paper that said "Cordero" in it.

[jays_fever]

Is that how it works? The hat they gave Farrell last year must have had too many slips of paper that said "Cordero" in it.

 

Either that or he was intentionally trolling us last year. Im willing to give him the benefit of the doubt

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Either that or he was intentionally trolling us last year. Im willing to give him the benefit of the doubt

 

To give him some credit, he was the first manager to pinch hit for JP Arencibia

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To give him some credit, he was the first manager to pinch hit for JP Arencibia

 

I will never forget that, that was awesome.

[connorp]

Naw dude, Farrell MADE THE TEAM BETTER. HE MOTIVATED THEM TO

PLAY THE BEST THEY COULD.

 

By that same logic (i know its sarcastic), why should Francona get the credit for getting the Indians to "play harder"..

 

A manager is obviously nowhere near as important as a NFL HC. Congrats to Farrell though. He may not be a 10 WAR manager but he walked into a s*** storm and he kept the team from ruining its season again. Thats what a manager can actually do.

[GeorgiaPeach]

I told all my Red Sox fan friends how bad Farrell was all offseason...what a nightmare.

 

Cito must've been great...the man won 2 World Series rings.

 

I mean what group of Hall of Famers, Stars and solid players could win a World Series without someone Sharpie'ing a lineup card?

[G-Snarls]

A manager is obviously nowhere near as important as a NFL HC. Congrats to Farrell though. He may not be a 10 WAR manager but he walked into a s*** storm and he kept the team from ruining its season again. Thats what a manager can actually do.

 

The FO getting rid of Beckett and Crawford kind of helped with this too

[GeorgiaPeach]

Everytime I think about this season and compare the Jays and Sox it just makes me want to stop liking baseball

 

But it was okay to ridicule Sox fans when they collapsed and had their hilarious season under Valentine.

 

My what a great baseball fan you are.