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Thursday, October 25, 1990/ University Daily Kansan
White Sox's Torberg wins AP's manager of the year
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Jeff Torborg directed his Chicago White Sox in a season-long chase for the American League West title. The White Sox never scored in their first three games, Oakland Athletics, but the effort landed Torborg a prestigious honor.
Torborg, who led an amazing about-face by the White Sox, was named manager of the year yesterday. by The Associated Press.
Torborg took a team that finished last in 1989 with a 69-82 record and guided the White Sox to 94-68 in 1990 for the second-best record in the American League and the third best in the majors.
"Personally, this is very pleasing," Torberg said from Sarasota, Fla., where he is attending the White Sox organizational meetings. "It was a special year but not a 'Dream Year' because we didn't win. The organization is going in the right direction."
Torborg received 70 votes from a panel of 156 sportwriters and broadcasters across the nation. Jim Leyland, who led Pittsburgh to the National League East title, finished second with 49 votes.
Lou Pinella, whose Cincinnati Reds swept the Oakland Athletics in the World Series, was third with 20 votes, and Oakland's Tony LaTusca was fourth with 11. Buck Rodgers of Montreal had three.
One vote each went to Tom Lasarda of Los Angeles, John McNamara of Cleveland and Joe Morgan of Boston.
The White Sox were the only ones to make a run at Oakland and had an 8.5 season over the Athletics.
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Torborg said things started turning Chicago's way after the 1989 All-Star break.
"We were 32-56 and won eight straight after the break," Torborg said. "Then we got Scott Fletcher and Sammia Sosa in the Harold Bainne队 and we brought up Lance Johnson. We solidified our team and added speed. We fined one game over 300 in the second half.
"We tried to sign some free agents, but it didn't work, and we went to spring training basically with the same team," Torborg said. "We decided to go with young players. I have a lot of patience."
was looking for the White Sox to collapse all season.
"It was in June and Oakland came in for a four-game series," Torborg said. "We won the first and they took the last three. Then California came in and won two to make it five straight. We hit him the bumpy road."
Torborg said he knew everyone
"Everyone said we had it but. It
we won the final game from California,
went to Oakland for a sweep and
another sweep in California. We won
eight straight and were right back in
the race."
Torborg said the same thing happened again when the White Sox lost five straight.
"The season could have been tarnished, but they bounced back again. It was a wonderful year," he said. "I remember the weather at Dcmay Park the best day at Dcmay Park the best."
"We had rekindled the love affair with the fans," he said. "Remember, this was a team that was going to move and then finished last. But the last day at Comiskey Park there was warmth and electricity. It gave me goose bumps. People were crying, people were apllauding. It was a beautiful thing and a very special day."
Fifty-one home runs lead Fielder to AP Player of the Year honors
The Associated Press
DETROIT — Cecil Fielder, whose baseball-bashing made Japan-bashing less popular in Detroit, was named The Associated Press Player of the Year yesterday.
"Aptime you're compared with all your peers and you're selected the outstanding player, that's a great honor for me." Fielder said. "That's awesome. That's unbelievable."
Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg, who hit 40 homers, picked up seven votes, and four players — three of them pitchers — received one vote each. Pittsburgh outfielder Bobby Bonilla, Boston Roger Clemmons and Dennis Boehm were the Giants and the Chicago White Sox's Bob Thigpen.
Fielder, whose 51 home runs made him only the 11th player to reach the 50-homer plateau and hit a home run in the nationwide vote by sports-writers and broadcasters. Fielder received 90.5 votes, Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson 39.5 and Pittsburgh outfielder Barry Bonds
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Fielder is the third AP Player of
the year, following Oakland's *Jake Casseco* in 1983 and San Francisco's Kevin Mitchell in 1989. The two have stood individual performance.
The voting, based on regular-season play, demonstrates how fickle life can be in big-time sports.
After banging around in the Toronto Blue Jays organization for seven years, Fielder went to the Hanshin Tigers of the Japanese Central League, where he spent the 1989 season and hit 38 homers.
He signed with the Detroit Tigers as a free agent Jan. 15, 1990.
"I just feel a lot of people who feel they know baseball don't know everything about the game, but they didn't get a chance to play. I think there's a whole bunch of guys who are in the same situation. I was one of those guys who finally got a chance and proved that he could play."
"A lot of guys get buried in baseball, there's no question about it. They don't get the opportunity. They get released or whatever. I am surprised when a good thing to happen when it happened because the market kind
of opened up."
Detroit general manager Bill Lajou needed a first baseman and was in a buying mood, especially after being turned down by free agent Pete O'Brien. Lajou offered Fielder 2.8 million for two years.
"If things hadn't worked well in Japan, there probably wouldn't have been anywhere else for me to go." Fieldier said. "I might have given up on the job someplace, or out of baseball. I might have hatched or put a job."
It became clear right away that Lajoie knew what he was doing. On March 28, a sunny afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. Fielder hit three homers in an exhibition game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
"I, that I think, is when things started to turn around for me as a ballplayer," Faelder said. "The press, after that day, started that I was capable of hitting the ball." They started to see from my side.
And once he got rolling, there was no stopping him. Fielder had 28 homers by the All-Star break. He hit NOS. 50 and 51 at Yankee Stadium, truly a fairy tale finish to a most unlikely season.
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