 A year later he captured Manager-of-the-Year accolades again after guiding the Midland Angels to a 37–30 second-half record and into the Texas League playoffs.After two more seasons with Midland (1992–93), Long managed in the Pacific Coast League for three years, leading the Vancouver Canadians to a pair of first-place finishes.He advanced to the league championship in 1994 and was named the league's Manager-of-the-Year in 1995 after guiding the club to an 81-60 regular-season record and an appearance in the post season.