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MIDW Manager of the Year Award Goes to Johannes Monday, September 29th , 1980 Jeff Johannes celebrated a successful season with the Wausau Timbers by hosting team officials and select media at a Wausau area first-class eatery. But when he first came to town, the 1980 Midwest League Manager of the Year was met with a good measure of skepticism. "Very few people believed in our ballclub when I got here. It just goes to show you that a bunch of talented ballplayers playing together can make any old manager a genius," a modest Johannes joked, not fully recognizing his own stature in the baseball community. However, baseball journalists duly noted his managerial skill as he skippered the Timbers to a 120-20 record this year and a first place finish in the Midwest League North. |
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