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Found November 12, 2008 on Twins Territory:
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Rays

Manager, Club 1st 2nd 3rd Points Joe Maddon, TB 27 1 138 Ron Gardenhire, MIN 1 15 8 58 Mike Scioscia, LAA 12 9 45 Terry Francona, BOS 6 6 Ozzie Guillen, CWS 3 3 Cito Gaston, TOR 2 2

Gardenhire didn't win the Manager of the Year award, in fact he wasn't really close. He wasn't expected to however after the Tampa Bay Rays had a breakout season and were led by a somewhat new name, Joe Maddon.

Gardenhire placed second in the voting, and even tallied a first-place vote. For yet another season, when the hopes for the team around the nation were low, Gardy rallied his troops for another successful year.

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