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					|   | Reno Pilot Hincks Acclaimed NL Best Tuesday, November 16th , 2049
 Joe Hincks celebrated a successful season with the Reno Aces by hosting team officials and select media at a Reno area first-class eatery. But when he first came to town, the 2049 National League Manager of the Year was met with a good measure of skepticism.
 
 "Very 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," a modest Hincks joked, not fully recognizing his own stature in the baseball community.
 
 However, baseball journalists duly noted his managerial skill as he skippered the Aces to a 108-45 record this year and a first place finish in the National League West Division.
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