Posts Tagged ‘ Charlie Manuel ’

LOS ANGELES - As Charlie Manuel answered questions Monday night about how the Phillies could be one-hit (again), he sat and stared at the floor. The manager grabbed a pen and started doodling on a matchup sheet lying on his desk.
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LOS ANGELES - As Charlie Manuel answered questions Monday night about how the Phillies could be one-hit (again), he sat and stared at the floor. The manager grabbed a pen and started doodling on a matchup sheet lying on his desk.
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With this much talent, it's hard to blame Charlie Manuel for getting frustrated with his club. Read more at Philly Sports Daily
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LOS ANGELES - Charlie Manuel understood what "Manny being Manny" meant long before most. Manuel managed Manny Ramirez at triple A in 1993. Then, he was hitting coach and manager for the Cleveland Indians during Ramirez's six full seasons there.
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Mike Sweeney loves to share the love. "He is definitely one of a kind," Jimmy Rollins said. "He likes to give a lot of hugs. A lot of hugs. He gave me a hug after his home run. Usually...
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The Phillies put up three runs in each of their first two games of this weekend series out in San Diego, with the way Cole Hamels has been pitching as of late, another three spot today would likely send the...
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SAN DIEGO - Charlie Manuel is loyal - perhaps, some would argue, to a fault. Before Saturday's 3-1 win over the Padres, Manuel considered benching Shane Victorino, 1 for his last 23 against righthanded pitching.
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We know how dominant Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels have been this season. Halladay is second out of 50 qualifying pitchers in the National League with a 2.22 ERA. Oswalt is 13th with a 3.12 ERA and...
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By FRANK WARD DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor Lights Out Lidge was back. or, so we were beginning to think. Then, the man reverted to his 2009 form last night with a mental hiccup. If he’s smart, he picked up JRoll’s bar tab last night. The Phillies, battling for their playoff lives, had a paltry 2-1 lead heading into the...
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Charlie Manuel has been getting a boatload of passes here and elsewhere but not this morning. His decision to lift a dominating Roy Oswalt in favor of Brad Lidge last night nearly cost the Phillies a hard-earned win.Lidge came into the game leading 2-...
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SAN DIEGO - Consider everything, from the 17 players who have spent time on the disabled list to Charlie Manuel's filling out 84 different lineups in 128 games to the many regulars who have endured cold streaks at some point. Then, remember this: The P...
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Jimmy Rollins' scored the go-ahead run on a miracle slide in the 12th to erase one of the all-time managing and save-situation blunders from the books in the Phillies 3-2 win over the Padres Friday night. With Roy Oswalt absolutely dialed in through ei...
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CHARLIE MANUEL sees it, too. He sees the lack of urgency, the lack of focus, which earmarks teams without much future. But future, the Phillies have.
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IT'S OFFICIALLY an off year for the Phillies offense. No matter what happens from here on. Charlie Manuel declared it such the other day, before the Houston Astros came in here and put a notary's stamp on it with a four-game sweep, the first ever for a...
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After a third straight loss to a Houston Astros team that's nowhere near contention, the frustration was clearly evident in Phillies manager Charlie Manuel.
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Closely monitoring the left ankle of Ryan Howard, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel chose to sit out the slugger for Wednesday's game against Houston - a day after Howard was ejected in extra innings while arguing a checked swing.
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