Thanks to two timely awards handed out by the Sporting News and a few motivating words delivered by boss Andrew Friedman on Monday, any lingering feelings of disappointment among Dodgers fans from the NLCS defeat almost fizzled completely, welcoming a positive wave of optimism as the winter months roll in.
Skipper Dave Roberts was named Sporting News’ 2016 National League Manager of the Year as selected by his fellow NL skippers. The SN awards have been distributed since 1936 and are preambles to the MLB awards which will start being given out at the conclusion of the World Series.