Rockies Skipper Jim Tracy Named NL Manager Of The Year By Sporting News

Sporting News has named Colorado Rockies manager the 2009 NL Manager of the Year.

A panel of 22 MLB managers voted and selected Tracy for the first Manager of the Year award in his career.

Under Tracy, the Rockies went 74-42 since taking over and ended the regular season  32-games over .500 and earned a Wild Card spot.

Giving this award to Tracy appeared to be a no brainer for anyone who payed attention to the Rockies since Tracy took over on May 29th after the club dismissed Clint Hurdle.

There have been and continue to be some doubters of not only Tracy, but the Rockies. Hopefully this inspires the naysayers to pay attention to the Rockies going forward.

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