MLB Managers Survivor - Winner: Jim Leyland!

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MLB Managers Survivor - Winner: Jim Leyland! Nov 4, 2007 19:58:02 GMT -6

Post by KC Royals Nation on Nov 4, 2007 19:58:02 GMT -6

Welcome to the latest version of Royals Survivor. This edition of the game does not feature any Royal at all, although a few ex-Royal skippers may be eligible to choose from.

This edition of Survivor is

MLB Managers Survivor.

The rules are exactly the same as the previous three contests.

1) Below you will select from a list of 29 (twenty-nine) managers throughout Major League Baseball, from every team except the Kansas City Royals.

2) Only one person must vote in each round.

3) Three votes for one manager in one particular round will eliminate the manager from the game.

*As noted above, new Royals skipper Trey Hillman wil not be included in the game.

*Anybody can participate in this contest....guests, regular posters, moderators, and administrators.

Who will win MLB Managers Survivor? Bobby Cox? Tony LaRussa? Jim Leyland? Let's find out!

Below is the list of managers to choose from:

Bob Melvin (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Bobby Cox (Atlanta Braves)
Dave Trembley (Baltimore Orioles)
Terry Francona (Boston Red Sox)
Lou Piniella (Chicago Cubs)
Ozzie Guillen (Chicago White Sox)
Dusty Baker (Cincinnati Reds)
Eric Wedge (Cleveland Indians)
Clint Hurdle (Colorado Rockies)
Jim Leyland (Detroit Tigers)
Fredi Gonzalez (Florida Marlins)
Cecil Cooper (Houston Astros)
Mike Scioscia (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
Joe Torre (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Ned Yost (Milwaukee Brewers)
Ron Gardenhire (Minnesota Twins)
Willie Randolph (New York Mets)
Joe Girardi (New York Yankees)
Bob Geren (Oakland Athletics)
Charlie Manuel (Philadelphia Phillies)
John Russell (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Bud Black (San Diego Padres)
Bruce Bochy (San Francisco Giants)
John McLaren (Seattle Mariners)
Tony LaRussa (St. Louis Cardinals)
Joe Maddon (Tampa Bay Rays)
Ron Washington (Texas Rangers)
John Gibbons (Toronto Blue Jays)
Manny Acta (Washington Nationals)

Managers Eliminated:

1. Dusty Baker
2. Ozzie Guillen
3. Tony LaRussa
4. Ron Washington
5. John Gibbons
6. Joe Girardi
7. Joe Madden
8. Joe Torre
9. Willie Randolph
10. Cecil Cooper
11. Dave Trembley
12. John Russell
13. Bob Geren
14. Fredi Gonzalez
15. Charlie Manuel
16. Ned Yost
17. Lou Piniella
18. John McLaren
19. Mike Scioscia
20. Bob Melvin
21. Bobby Cox
22. Manny Acta
23. Bruce Bochy
24. Clint Hurdle
25. Bud Black
26. Eric Wedge
27. Terry Francona
28. Ron Gardenhire

Last Edit: Nov 22, 2007 19:10:19 GMT -6 by KC Royals Nation

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MLB Managers Survivor - Winner: Jim Leyland! Nov 4, 2007 20:26:27 GMT -6

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Below are the select list of managers to choose from and some additional information about that manager. Included is their managerial record, and several postseason accomplishments, should there be any.

Bob Melvin - Arizona Diamondbacks
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/melvibo01.shtml
399-411 (.493)
Seattle (2003-2004), Arizona (2005-Present)
1 Postseason

Bobby Cox - Atlanta Braves
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/coxbo01.shtml
2255-1764 (.561)
Atlanta (1978-1981), Toronto (1982-1985), Atlanta (1990-Present)
16 Postseasons, 5 Pennants, 1 World Series
Manager of the Year: 1985, 1991, 2004, 2005

Dave Trembley - Baltimore Orioles
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/trembda99.shtml
40-53 (.430)
Baltimore (2007-Present)

Terry Francona - Boston Red Sox
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/francte01.shtml
660-636 (.509)
Philadelphia (1997-2000), Boston (2004-Present)
3 Postseasons, 2 Pennants, 2 World Series

Lou Piniella - Chicago Cubs
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/pinielo01.shtml
1604-1497 (.517)
New York Yankees (1986-1987, 1988), Cincinnati (1990-1992), Seattle (1993-2002), Tampa Bay (2003-2005), Chicago (2007-Present)
5 Postseasons, 1 World Series
Manager of the Year: 1995, 2001

Ozzie Guillen - Chicago White Sox
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/guilloz01.shtml
344-304 (.531)
Chicago White Sox (2004-Present)
1 Postseason, 1 Pennant, 1 World Series
Manager of the Year: 2005

Dusty Baker - Cincinnati Reds
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/bakerdu01.shtml
1162-1041 (.527)
San Francisco (1993-2002), Chicago Cubs (2003-2006), Cincinnati (2008-Present)
5 Postseasons, 1 Pennant
Manager of the Year: 1993, 1997, 2000

Eric Wedge - Cleveland Indians
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/wedgeer01.shtml
415-395 (.512)
Cleveland (2003-Present)
2 Postseasons

Clint Hurdle - Colorado Rockies
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/hurdlcl01.shtml
442-509 (.465)
Colorado (2002-Present)
1 Postseason, 1 Pennant

Jim Leyland - Detroit Tigers
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/leylaji99.shtml
1252-1272 (.496)
Pittsburgh (1986-1996), Florida (1997-1998), Colorado (2000), Detroit (2006-Present)
5 Postseasons, 2 Pennants, 1 World Series
Manager of the Year: 1990, 1992, 2006

Fredi Gonzalez - Florida Marlins
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/gonzafr99.shtml
71-91 (.438)
Florida (2007-Present)

Cecil Cooper - Houston Astros
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/coopece01.shtml
15-16 (.484)
Houston (2007-Present)

Mike Scioscia - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
www.baseball-reference.com/s/sciosmi01.shtml
703-593 (.542)
Anaheim/Los Angeles of Anaheim (2000-Present)
4 Postseasons, 1 Pennant, 1 World Series
Manager of the Year: 2002

Joe Torre - Los Angeles Dodgers
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/torrejo01.shtml
2067-1770 (.539)
New York Mets (1977-1981), Atlanta (1982-1984), St. Louis (1990-1995), New York Yankees (1996-2007), Los Angeles Dodgers (2008-Present)
13 Postseasons, 6 Pennants, 4 World Series
Manager of the Year: 1996, 1998

Ned Yost - Milwaukee Brewers
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/yostne01.shtml
374-435 (.462)
Milwaukee (2003-Present)

Ron Gardenhire - Minnesota Twins
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/gardero01.shtml
534-437 (.550)
4 Postseasons

Willie Randolph - New York Mets
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/randowi01.shtml
268-218 (.551)
1 Postseason

Joe Girardi - New York Yankees
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/girarjo01.shtml
78-84 (.481)

Bob Geren - Oakland Athletics
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/gerenbo01.shtml
76-86 (.469)

Charlie Manuel - Philadelphia Phillies
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/manuech01.shtml
482-415 (.537)
3 Postseasons

John Russell - Pittsburgh Pirates
No Managerial Record

Bud Black - San Diego Padres
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/blackbu02.shtml
89-74 (.546)

Bruce Bochy - San Francisco Giants
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/bochybr01.shtml
1022-1066 (.489)
4 Postseasons, 1 Pennant
Manager of the Year: 1996

John McLaren - Seattle Mariners
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mclarjo99.shtml
43-41 (.512)

Tony LaRussa - St. Louis Cardinals
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/larusto01.shtml
2375-2070 (.534)
11 Postseasons, 5 Pennants, 2 World Series
Manager of the Year: 1983, 1988, 1992, 2002

Joe Maddon - Tampa Bay Devil Rays
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/maddojo99.shtml
154-221 (.411)

Ron Washington - Texas Rangers
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/washiro01.shtml
75-87 (.463)

John Gibbons - Toronto Blue Jays
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/gibbojo02.shtml
270-266 (.504)

Manny Acta - Washington Nationals
www.baseball-reference.com/managers/actama99.shtml
73-89 (.451)

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