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Maddon, Piniella named managers of year

In this June 17, 2008 file photo, Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella, left, meets with Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon prior to a baseball game Tuesday, June 17, 2008, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Maddon won the American League Manager of the Year award Wednesday Nov. 12, 2008. Piniella is the National League winner.

Joe Maddon took Tampa Bay from last place to first, a few years after Lou Piniella tried to turn that trick himself. But it didn’t take Piniella long to find success elsewhere, and both managers were big winners Wednesday. Maddon easily won the American League Manager of the Year award for guiding the Rays from baseball’s basement to the World Series.

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