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In 1983, the Baseball Writers' Association of America first awarded the Manager of the Year Award. We have now reached 1983 in this league and I will be renaming the Manager of the Year award in each league (excluding the minor leagues) in honor of a particularly memorable manager. Each skipper was ranked according to his longevity, winning percentage, playoff appearances, and championships.

MLB: Ken Haslam
Haslam was a conventional-style, balanced manager who preferred to control his lineup and pitching staff. He favored younger hitters and offense but was split between speed/power and AVG/OBP. His personality and style worked well for him as he managed all the way from 1900 to 1939 and won three World Series with two different organizations and made the playoffs 17 times. He managed in nearly 1700 more games than the second longest-tenured manager and won 876 more games than the second-winningest manager.

Team(s): Rangers - 7 years, Angels - 4 years, Indians - 28 years

Stats: From-To: 1900-1939, 39 Years, 6321 G, 3209 W, .508 WPct, 17 Playoffs, 3 Championships

Other options: Libor McAferty who has won the most World Series as a manager (4 with the Padres), and Chris Weichbrodt who also won three World Series but had a better winning percentage over 34 years, mostly with the Braves.

NCAA: Audun Bertelsen
Bertelsen led the Aztecs for the program's first 35 years and simply went to work and went about his business. He was a conventional manager and favored offense but didn't have much else special about him, besides his consistent ability to put together a winning team.

Team(s): San Diego State Aztecs - 35 years

Stats: From-To: 1900-1934, 35 Years, 1750 G, 920 W, .526 WPct, 19 Playoffs, 2 Championships

Other options: Thom Niklas did a good job for Vanderbilt for 23 years but didn't quite have Bertelsen's longevity.

California Interscholastic Federation (CIF): Chris Hives
Hives was a conventional manager and had a very easy-going style, which seemed to work well with his high school students. He favored hitting, offense, power, and OBP.

Team(s): Elk Grove Thundering Herd - 29 years

Stats: From-To: 1900-1928, 29 Years, 1162 G, 619 W, .533 WPct, 8 Playoffs, 5 Championships

Other options: No other managers were close, but the manager with the second-most amount of wins is R.J. Taylor, the former 1st overall draft pick for the Indians in 1907. He managed the Thundering Herd also, taking over for Hives and winning 2 state titles himself.

Florida High School Athletic Association (FLHSAA): Bubba Durante
Durante didn't have the longest tenure but he did have an extreme culture of winning. He was a balanced, strait-laced manager who favored offense and younger players. In the high school league only the top-2 teams meet in the playoffs, meaning that he finished either 1st or 2nd in the FLHSAA in half of his managerial seasons.

Team(s): Apopka Blue Darters - 20 years

Stats: From-To: 1911-1930, 20 Years, 803 G, 449 W, .559 WPct, 10 Playoffs, 7 Championships

Other options: Louis-Joseph Letendre had the longest tenure of any manager, but his teams were generally bad to average. Billy Stephens also had a good run but he didn't win as often as Durante.

Georgia High School Association (GHSA): Joe Adepoju
Adepoju was born in Atlanta and managed in Gainesville for 27 years. He was a conventional manager with a normal personality and didn't have any real strong strategies but was very good in the big games, only losing two out of 10 state championship matches.

Team(s): Gainesville Red Elephants - 27 years

Stats: From-To: 1900-1926, 27 Years, 1083 G, 586 W, .541 WPct, 8 Playoffs, 6 Championships

Other options: None

Illinois High School Association (IHSA): Rafael Otalora

Otalora has the most wins of any Illinois manager, helped in part to his longevity. He did have some very lean years toward the end of his career but still finished with a winning record. He was conventional and strait-laced with a strong preference for hitting, offense, and OBP. He won every state championship game which he managed.

Team(s): Teutopolis Wooden Shoes - 29 years

Stats: From-To: 1951-1979, 29 Years, 1162 G, 587 W, .505 WPct, 6 Playoffs, 6 Championships

Other options: Chris Wright got to the playoffs more often but had a shorter career and didn't win as many titles. Lane Eatherly had a a great winning percentage in the regular season but only managed for 24 years.

New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA): Jonah Shertok

Shertok was conventional in terms of his game strategy, but not with his attitude. He was fiery and would have outbursts if the team lost. Thankfully for the students, that wasn't very often. He would nearly ignore his pitching and fielding practice and would only focus on the hitters.

Team(s): Tappan Zee Dutchmen

Stats: From-To: 1923-1949, 27 Years, 1080 G, 587 W, .544 WPct, 9 Playoffs, 4 Championships

Other options: None

New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA): Donte McCladdie
McCladdie was a conventional and easygoing manager and his teams made the playoffs in three different decades. He slightly favored pitching but didn't have many strong preferences. His 699 wins as a manager is nearly 200 more than the next-highest total.

Team(s): Sandia Matadors - 34 years

Stats: From-To: 1900-1933, 34 Years, 1364 G, 699 W, .512 WPct, 12 Playoffs, 4 Championships

Other options: None

North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA): Mon-Soo Park
Park's longevity doesn't match up to some of the others on this list, but neither does their ability to win match up with his. He has double the amount of state titles than any other manager in league history and nearly double the amount of playoff appearances. He was a conventional manager who was more uptight but became relaxed as he aged. He kept full control over his lineups and rotations and stayed mostly balanced with his roster strategy.

Team(s): Cape Fear Colts - 22 years

Stats: From-To: 1954-1975, 22 Years, 884 G, 503 W, .569 WPct, 11 Playoffs, 8 Championships

Other options: None

Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA): Steve Sorensen
Sorenson was a conventional manager with a controlling personality. He was a disciplinarian in the clubhouse and not the favorite especially of upper-classmen.However, his teams did mostly respond as his winning percentage was very high for a long period of time.

Team(s): Pendleton Buckaroos

Stats: From-To: 1916-1940, 25 Years, 1003 G, 561 W, .559 WPct, 8 Playoffs, 4 Championships

Other options: None

Texas University Interscholastic League (TUIL): Joel Tuttle
Tuttle was a conventional manager with a strait-laced personality. He slightly prefered offense to defense and was balanced between pitching and hitting.

Team(s): The Woodlands Highlanders

Stats: From-To: 1900-1921, 22 Years, 882 G, 505 W, .573 WPct, 9 Playoffs, 5 Championships

Other options: R.J. Rollins had a very similar career and won two more championships, but his overall winning percentage was much lower in comparison to Tuttle's.

Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA): T.J. Hinkle
Hinkle was a conventional manager with a very controlling personality. This must have kept the kids in line because he had a consistent ability to win, especially toward the middle and end of his career.

Team(s): Ashwaubenon Jaguars

Stats: From-To: 1900-1929, 30 Years, 1203 G, 631 W, .525 WPct, 10 Playoffs, 5 Championships

Other options: None