2007-06-10 15:21:09 · 10 answers · asked by G.W. loves winter! 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Sparky Anderson
Hands down. He won more than 800 games in both American and National leagues. He won a world series in both leagues. His greatest trait was to take younger players and get the most out of them. You also never heard of the dugout scandals with him and he did it in a time where they weren't paying 10's of millions to players a year.
2007-06-10 15:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by dango46 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some good answers already, so I'll go silly. Bobby Valentine! Because Bobby V got tossed from games then came back with a costume consisting of sunglasses and a mustache painted on with eye black to continue managing. That's hardcore, and hilarious. He also did a good job taking the Mets on some good playoff runs in the late 90s/2000s. Including the N.L. pennant in 2000 for the famous Subway Series. He did a great job, but the mustache ruled!
2007-06-10 16:00:02 · answer #2 · answered by Dethklok 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Casey Stengel.
His team won the World Series seven times and won the A.L. pennant ten times from 1949-1960. That was the time he managed the New York Yankees. I think anyone in baseball at the time could have managed them to a few or even several titles, but seven in a dozen years? No one did that before or has done it since. As much as anyone, he is responsible for the Yankee Mystique that the team enjoys even to this day. . . .
2007-06-10 15:44:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Connie Mack
Born: Dec. 22, 1862
Baseball owner
managed Philadelphia A's until he was 87 (1901-50); all-time major league wins leader with 3,755, including World Series; won 9 AL pennants and 5 World Series (1910-11,13,29-30); also finished last 17 times.
Died: Feb. 8, 1956
2007-06-10 16:26:14 · answer #4 · answered by louis c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tony LaRussa.
His career winning percentage is well over .500....he has lead the Cardinals to the most post seasons out of any previous Cardinals manager. Except for Ozzie, guys love to play for him. He gets players from past teams to his team. That shows something. He was a winner in Oakland and is a winner in St. Louis. The Cardinals team playing behind Joe Torre wasn't great at all and then Tony got their and turned it around. It's not always about managing a winner it's about building a winner that makes him great. And he wins by being smart and having good relations with his players and coaches and picking good coaches as well
2007-06-10 15:44:12 · answer #5 · answered by pooperscooper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HOFer Joe McCarthy.
His teams won nine pennants and seven World Series championships, and he never finished below fourth in an eight-team league. Talented rosters surely helped, but this man certainly knew what he was doing, who he had available, and how to use them.
In 22 full seasons of managing:
nine pennants
seven second-place finishes (once by losing a playoff game)
three third-place finishes
three fourth-place finishes
Yow.
2007-06-10 15:29:18 · answer #6 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Joe McCarthy, Miller Huggins, Casey Stengel
I know they were supposed to win with the talent they had. But that can be very, very difficult. Especially when it comes to keeping your players motivated game after game when the players know they are more talented than any other team.
2007-06-10 16:44:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Bobby Cox ,When he managed the Blue Jays Won a couple world series in a row "85 86
2007-06-10 15:44:14 · answer #8 · answered by lena 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
billy martin...able to keep it together under steinbrenner.
2007-06-10 15:56:54 · answer #9 · answered by ὀκτάπους 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MY MAMMA BECAUSE IT'S NOT YO MAMMA
2007-06-10 15:54:07 · answer #10 · answered by Dick 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋