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Originally posted by No surrender
They have completely turned around from last season's nightmare, he is leading the league in batting, and he has that pitching staff playing way over their heads. I hate to even say this stuff, cuz I'm a huge Angels fan,. Pudge and Vlad are the top two contenders in my mind.
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It says a lot about his leadership skills and catching ability. I'm thinking Buck Showalter, Alan Trammel or Lou Pinella will be manager of the year this season.
Between the three of them, Buck is probably the most likely to win it. In two seasons they lose the best catcher in the game and then the best player in the game. They only went from last place to first place. He also picked up one of the worst hitting catchers in baseball (Rod Barajas) and he's currently one of the best. I think Barajas has a lot to do with the pitchers improving. He's always been an amazing defensive catcher but he could never hit. I doubt he'll still be hitting at the end of the year but he'll still be a great catcher.