September 4, 201511 yr I think he is but his team is still 10.5 back of Matheny's. Matheny has worked around losing his opening day starter/ace, 3-4 hitters and CF. He also lost his two key setup guys. People say 'the Cardinals were picked to win the division' but I guarantee not one person would of picked them if they were able to look at the lineups they've regularly run out and lose Waino in April. Or people will say 'that's just the Cardinals, doesn't matter who they put in there' and that makes me mad because I think the majority of that is the way Matheny handles these guys/rookies. We certainly didn't see as much of these young guys contributing when asked in St. Louis before Matheny. I also think this is overdue for Matheny. He hasn't had a losing month since June of 2012. His teams play consistent baseball. I've been on his case in the past due to his bullpen usage in the playoffs, but at the end of the day he managed the Cardinals to a division championship last year while the team had a +16 run differential. His reward, 1 3rd place vote while Matt Williams wins it because arguably the most talented team in baseball won their weak division (no other team over .500 last year). I'm a Cards guy so I see through those glasses, but I just can't see how you could give it to anyone else given they are by far (record wise) the best team in the game. I'm not going to take anything away from Maddon. He certainly is deserving of consideration because no one thought they would compete this year and if they weren't in the toughest division they would be in first place. I just want Matheny recognized and not this lazy 'well it's the Cardinals' garbage. Thanks, and I definitely had no problem with Matheny winning, and you made some great points. The Cards also had to overcome the tragic death of Oscar Taveras. I just didn't know if there was something against Maddon that I wasn't seeing.
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