Melvin NL Manager of the Year

[crisper57]

From AZCentral:

Melvin was chosen on 19 of the 30 first-place ballots and got 119 points. Philadelphia's Charlie Manuel (76), Colorado's Clint Hurdle (58) and the Cubs' Lou Piniella (25) were the runners-up.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/1114melvin.html

Congrats Bob! You did a great job this year!

 

[abomb]

Nice!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

congrats.

 

[devilfan02]

I was one of the many who was calling for his head before the season started.

Congrats to BoMel

 

[Dback Jon]

Congrats!

 

[mjb21aztd]

Grats melvin you desreve it now bring the dbacks back to the playoffs next year

 

[dbUNIT16]

I'm glad that Melvin's incredible success with this young team wasn't drowned out by the late season runs by Colorado and Philadelphia. This team did it all year long, and Melvin deserves the credit! Congrats!