Charlie Manuel Challenges Howard Eskin To Fight

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Moises' Ark
Published 4/18/2007 by Metstradamus at The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus
... Speaking of the Phillies, just thought I'd remind you that they're in last place. Oh and guess what, they're mad. They're so mad that their manager is challenging a certain Philadelphia radio personality to a fight. Excellent! The team to beat has been as advertised, although Jimmy Rollins really should have called them "The team to beat to a bloody pulp."

The Daily Closer: On The Streets Of Philadelphia
Published 4/18/2007 at Deadspin
... answered charges that he wasn't dynamic enough by offering to punch out a radio host. Yep, makes sense. From AP: The normally mild-mannered manager challenged a radio talk-show host to a fight. Manuel had to be restrained by hitting coach Milt Thompson at one point. "We're going to win," Manuel could be heard yelling in his office. Fortunately, The 700 Level was at the game, and dug a little deeper, reporting that the radio host in question is 610 WIP's Howard Eskin, who to this point was best known

News: Manuel, and Phillies Fans, Unhappy
Published 4/18/2007 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... Following just 12 games this season, with 150 games left to play, Enrico writes the following at the 700 Level, a blog about Philadelphia sports…

Charlie Manuel - You Wouldn’t Like Him When He’s Angry
Published 4/18/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... pissed off Phillies manager Charlie Manuel so badly, the 63-year-old challenged him to a fight:

Phillies Getting Frustrated
Published 4/18/2007 by Fat Ted at Philly and Beyond
... Charlie Manuel Challenges Howard Eskin To Fight - the700level.com

Blogdome: Meltdown In Philly
Published 4/18/2007 at Deadspin
... • The Phillies have fallen apart amazingly fast. [The 700 Level]

Visual Evidence of Manuel/Eskin Duel
Published 4/18/2007 by Michael Milici at Bugs & Cranks
... Charlie Manuel Challenges Howard Eskin To A Fight [the700Level]

Charlie Manuel Explains All
Published 4/18/2007 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
... or The 700 Level , for example. Anyhow, I figured I needed to be in the dugout for Manuel's pre-game press gaggle today, just in case. So a bit before 4 today, Manuel emerges with a Virginia Tech cap perched high on his head, and slowly walks to the dugout, followed by about two dozen media types. We crowd 'round. We wait for someone to ask the first, inevitable question about the confrontation. The first question is asked: "Charlie, anything happen last night, any regrets at all?" The first answer is given: "No, what happened last night happened, and I just want to move on. I mean, that's over. I want to move on. I've got to concentrate on our team and winning ballgames. Actually, that has nothing to do with our team. As I look at it, that has nothing to do with our team and it has nothing to do with us winning or losing games. Myeh. You know." Right. Sure. We know. So here's where we stand: two votes for moving on

The Phillies Are a Sad Story
Published 4/19/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... First manager Charlie Manuel challenges radio talk show host Howard Eskin to a fight, then

Felix Is Human After All
Published 4/19/2007 by The Feed at The Feed
... Guess who's not in last in the NL East? The Nationals. Guess who is? The Phillies. Guess who's challenging Philly radio hosts to fights? Charlie Manuel. Manuel is a dead man walking after his tirade against Howard Eskin, an antagonizing jock, and after he made a desperate move by

The Ref
Published 4/20/2007 by Texas Gal at Ladies...
... [The 700 Level] & [