Sporting News  MLB Managers of the Year 2012: The case for Davey
Johnson  When it came time to cast my ballot for National League
Manager of the Year, three candidates jumped out: the Washington
Nationals’ Davey Johnson, the San Francisco Giants’ Bruce Bochy
and the Cincinnati Reds’ Dusty Baker.  I went for Johnson first,
Bochy second and Baker third. Before telling me I got it wrong,
remember that the ballots had to be turned in before the start
of the postseason.  Davey Johnson led the Nationals to the NL
East title. (AP Photo)  Think about this, too: What statistics
does one use in determining manager of the year? There is
winning percentage and there is winning percentage and there is
winning percentage.  Of course, winning percentage isn’t enough.
So you match winning percentage against preseason expectations.
You also consider as many variables as possible. How many
injuries did his team have to overcome? How did he use his
bullpen? What was the team’s record in one-run games? How many
players lived up