I don't think a manager should be judged by whether he wins the pennant, but by whether he gets the most out of the twenty-five men he's been given.

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.