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.
Yawn. Tell that to the Girardi groupies at ESPN.
The best he deserves is an "Honorable Mention" ribbon.