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By Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
Special to ESPN Insider

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports: MLB • For the first time since the inception of the award in 1983, the Manager of the Year in both leagues won the award in their first season at the helm of their team. For Joe Girardi, the National League winner, it was his first season managing any big-league club, a feat accomplished previously by only Hal Lanier (1986 Astros) and Dusty Baker (1993 Giants). The Marlins finished 19 games behind the Mets in the NL East. G ...

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