The email looked like it had been written in ancient Sanskrit. "BBWAA Voter," it read, "this is the link to your official BBWAA ballot for the 2015 National League Manager of the Year Award."
There were no further instructions, beyond telling us to state our name and affiliation. No clarification about how to gauge who the best manager of 2015 was. No statistical guidelines or handy hints. Just three empty fields in which to list our picks, plus the power of our imaginations.
When the National League and American League Manager of the Year awards are announced tonight, you can bet that the winners will meet most, and very possibly all of the following criteria.