There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

For the first three years the award was given to a manager in Major League Baseball. Prior to the start of the game Tanner threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Front office career
After spending five seasons as a special assistant to the general manager of the Cleveland Indians Tanner was named a senior advisor to new Pittsburgh Pirates GM Neal Huntington in the autumn of 2007.

Charles William "Chuck" Tanner (July 4 1928 – February 11 2011) was a left fielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He managed the Pittsburgh Pirates to a World Series championship in 1979.