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Published on Thursday, Nov 19, 2009
Associated Press
The Los Angeles Angels could have crumbled, overcome by waves of grief and sadness, when pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car accident in April.
Mike Scioscia kept them moving forward.
''There wasn't one defining moment,'' he said. ''I think as the season started to evolve guys found that sense of purpose to play baseball again and they played it at a very, very high level.''
For his deft touch during a trying season, Scioscia won the American League Manager of the Year award on Wednesday for the second time. Jim Tracy of Colorado was selected for the National League honor.
Tracy became the second manager to win the award after taking over during the season, joining Jack McKeon for Florida in 2003. Less than an hour after the award was announced, the Rockies said Tracy had been rewarded with a three-year contract.
''What we're talking about this afternoon, it's probably as flattering an experience as I've come to realize during the course of my professional career in athletics,'' Tracy said.
Tracy received 29 first-place votes and two seconds for 151 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Scioscia got 15 first-place votes, 10 seconds and one third for 106 points.
The Rockies promoted Tracy from bench coach after Clint Hurdle was fired in late May and won the wild-card race. Scioscia and the Angels paid tribute to Adenhart with their fifth AL West title in six years.
Ron Gardenhire finished second in the AL voting for the second straight year as Minnesota Twins manager. Tony La Russa of the St. Louis Cardinals was a distant second in the NL with 55 points.
Playoff schedule
Baseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year. Commissioner Bud Selig said he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games.
Angels manager Scioscia criticized the current playoff format after the New York Yankees and Angels played only eight times in 20 days going into Game 6 of the AL Championship Series.
Selig also said he would continue to discuss instant replay. It's not expected to be a major topic when owners have a full meeting this morning, even though there were several missed calls by umpires during the postseason.
Around the field
After years of working with national teams, Davey Johnson is returning to the Washington Nationals. The longtime major-league manager joined the front office of the Nationals on Wednesday. . . . Venezuelan outfielder Alex Ramirez, who previously played in the major leagues for the Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates, was named MVP of Japan's Central League for the second straight year, while pitcher Yu Darvish took the Pacific League honors. The 35-year-old Ramirez hit .322 in helping the Yomiuri Giants to their first Japan Series championship since 2002.
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