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MIDW Manager of the Year Award Goes to Johannes: Jeff Johannes celebrated a successful season with the Wausau Timbers by hosting team officials and select media at a Wausau area first-class eatery. But when he first came to town%2C the 1980 Midwest League Manager of the Year was met with a good measure of skepticism.%0A%0A%22Very few people believed in our ballclub when I got here. It just goes to show you that a bunch of talented ballplayers playing together can make any old manager a genius%2C%22 a modest Johannes joked%2C not fully recognizing his own stature in the baseball community.%0A%0AHowever%2C baseball journalists duly noted his managerial skill as he skippered the Timbers to a 120-20 record this year and a first place finish in the Midwest League North.