Bob Melvin led the Arizona Diamondbacks to their first division championship since 2002 and the NLCS for the first time since 2001.
Melvin had 19-first place votes and 119 total points. Second place went to Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel with 7-first place votes and 76 total points.
"A year after Arizona went 76-86 and tied Colorado for last place in the NL West, the Diamondbacks surged. They did it despite getting outscored by 20 runs, becoming the first team in the majors since the 1906 Chicago White Sox to have a league's best record despite the worst batting average.
Melvin's evenhanded approach meshed well with his young team, which lost stars Randy Johnson and Orlando Hudson to season-ending injuries. Arizona went 43-29 after the All-Star break."
ESPN - Wedge, Melvin named top managers - MLB
11-14-2007, 09:07 PM
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