He was voted as the 2010 AL Manager of the Year. He's the 2nd Twins' manager to be voted as MoY, with Tom Kelly being the other one. He's been runner up many times before, but finally broke through this year.
Before any of you go ranting on and on about how he doesn't deserve this because he didn't beak NY in the first round, just look at his resume for a second. Only manager with 6 division titles in his first nine seasons, he has won over 800 games in his managerial career, and maintains a close-knit clubhouse with a team that contends every year. Congrats to him, it's very well deserved.