Charlie Manuel Explains All

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Willie Green Scored 37 Points Last Night
Published 4/19/2007 by Enrico at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
... >>Charlie Manuel Explains All [D.C. Sports Bog]

Charlie Manuel Continues to Entertain Us As Only He Can
Published 4/19/2007 at Deadspin
... said he wasn't going to talk about his Tuesday dustup with radio guy Howard Eskin (as seen and heard above), but thanks in part to Dan Steinberg at DC Sports Bog, that vow didn't last long. Prior to Wednesday's game with the Nationals (the Phillies left nine on base in a 13-inning, 5-4 loss ... ouch), Manuel went off on this bizarre rant:

D.C. Sports Bog: Charlie Manuel Explains All
Published 4/19/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... D.C. Sports Bog: Charlie Manuel Explains All Then there were baseball questions. Nine baseball questions. Quiet banter. Finally, out of the blue, Manuel drops this: He s putting his No. 1 starter, Brett Myers, into the bullpen. There was five seconds of silence. Literally. I timed it later. Then laughter. Much laughter. The beat writers attempted to convince Manuel that he was joking. They stared at each other. Literally, jaws were dropped. One writer offered to bet Manuel $100 that he was kidding. Finally, they realized he was serious, and they launched into the pitching staff inquisition. The two Philly-area TV guys were long gone by this point. We had gone from Manule talking about something he wasn t going to talk about, to idle baseball chatter, to bombshell news. It was all too bizarre, and the weirdness continued. When we eventually tracked down Myers, someone asked if he d be able

I've Got June 2nd In The Charlie Manuel Gets Fired Pool
Published 4/19/2007 by DCScrap at Our Book of Scrap: Sports News
... with a talk-radio host in the locker room. Well it seems that the D.C. Sports Bog, before yesterday's game, witnessed Chuck being asked what he thought of that whole situation,