If anyone give an award to someone for finishing below .500, then I now understand why they give EVERY kid an award in little league now: "Self-Esteem."
Excuse my language but who's d-ck did Girardi s-ck to get all of this adoration?
Everybody left the Marlins for dead at the beginning of the season. They lost their best starting pitcher, and had three rookies starting in the infield. ESPN
expected them to lose over 100 games.
Giving the award to Girardi has nothing to do with self esteem - it has to do with making a team play much better than expected. That's what the award is usually given for.