Who is the best manager in baseball?
Bobby Cox 37%
Braves
Joe Torre 17%
Yankees
Dusty Baker 12%
Cubs
Tony La Russa 7%
Cardinals
Who is the worst manager?
Frank Robinson 12%
Nationals
Buck Showalter 12%
Rangers
Lloyd McClendon 9%
Pirates
Larry Bowa 8%
Formerly Phillies
FAST FACTS: Poll was conducted in spring training.... Robinson's surprising Nationals (37-26) were in first place though Sunday.... Torre's Yanks fell to 30-32 last week, though he got a vote of confidence from owner George Steinbrenner.... La Russa was sixth on the "worst" list (4%).... Bowa was fired by the Phils last October.... Cox's Braves have won 13 straight NL East titles.
For complete results and breakdown of the poll go to SI.com/scoreboard.
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SCOTT AUDETTE/AP (COX)
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JOHN IACONO (TORRE)
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CHUCK SOLOMON (ROBINSON)
