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Article: Joe Maddon, Manager of the Tampa Bay Rays, Selected as the Second Annual "Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year".
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- Business Wire
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- October 7, 2008
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PITTSBURGH -- Joe Maddon, the current manager of the Tampa Bay Rays, has been selected as the Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year for 2008. Mr. Maddon joins Joe Torre, the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who was honored in 2007 as the inaugural award recipient.
This award named for legendary baseball manager and World Series Champion Chuck Tanner, is annually presented by the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh. Proceeds from the award banquet held in Pittsburgh support the Club's humanitarian service initiatives and Rotary Foundation Programs.
The award selection committee deemed that Mr. Maddon best exemplified Chuck Tanner's ...