At least he was good then. He sucks as a manager.
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Originally Posted by burgundy
IBTN, wasn't as a player either.
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At least he was good then. He sucks as a manager.
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Look on the bright side, at least you haven't had to suffer through Charlie Manual and Eric Wedge.
Also, great to see the Tribe traded a catcher with potential to be the next Sandy Alomar for a 40 year old leadoff hitter
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Charlie Manuel isn't as bad of a manager as most Philadelphia fans want to believe he is but I know that you had him in Cleveland. He wasn't so great when he first took over here but he's really improved and I think he's been a big part of the team unity that they have now.
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This is why Philly will never win a championship, read what you just wrote about Charlie FUCKING Manual.
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Willie was a fantastic leadoff hitter and played a great second base for championship teams. He's getting too much shit for his managing as well; he's essentially got 22 players right now.
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Which is why he shouldn't waste the last guy on the bench on a matchup hunch instead of using the slugging catcher who has to get in the game anyway.
He is an awful in-game manager.
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The players like him, they play well under him and he's done a good job of managing a terrible bullpen. I don't think he's the best manager in baseball but he's been near the top in "Manager of the Year" voting since he took the Phils over. He's better then Larry Bowa and Francona.
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I still don't understand making Brett Myers a closer...
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I wasn't too sure about it either but I think it was the right move now. Despite being a good starter, a team with that offensive production is more in need of a good bullpen then a good starting rotation. As long as their starters aren't giving up 5-6 runs everytime they go out, the Phillies are still in a good position to get the win, but later in the game it gets harder for teams to score runs. I sometimes wish Myers was still in the rotation but I valued him coming out to close games more then I did him starting games.
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