For his career, Buck Showalter is 60 games over .500. In that stretch, he has 2 first place finishes and 3 playoff appearances. Showalter was manager of the year in 1994 and 2004 and in all likelihood will be manager of the year again in 2012.
Strictly on paper, Showalter comes up short (not enough wins, no championships). However, he has successfully turned around 3 of the 4 teams he has managed. He turned the Yankees into a dynasty (many forget that the Yankees were a joke for the 1980s and early 1990s). He took a 5th place expansion team and got them to 100 wins. He took an Orioles team that had not been relevant for over a decade and turned them into a playoff team with no big stars in the lineup.
This is not a thread asking whether or not Showalter is a HOFer today. It is one that asks what he needs to do from here forward to build a HOF resume as he is one of the more intriguing managers in the game (no poll on this one).
Strictly on paper, Showalter comes up short (not enough wins, no championships). However, he has successfully turned around 3 of the 4 teams he has managed. He turned the Yankees into a dynasty (many forget that the Yankees were a joke for the 1980s and early 1990s). He took a 5th place expansion team and got them to 100 wins. He took an Orioles team that had not been relevant for over a decade and turned them into a playoff team with no big stars in the lineup.
This is not a thread asking whether or not Showalter is a HOFer today. It is one that asks what he needs to do from here forward to build a HOF resume as he is one of the more intriguing managers in the game (no poll on this one).
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