Charlie Manuel's Memoirs of Geisha Girls

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Rounding The Bases
Published 3/27/2008 by Andy Smith at Bugs & Cranks
Take this quiz and find out what major leaguer you are. Apparently, I’m Hanley Ramirez. [Liquid Generation] This is one of many things I never wanted to know about Charlie Manuel. [The 700 Level] The Giants are cutting all ties with Barry Bonds. It’s like he’s despised by most of the country or something. [Armchair GM] A good look at how stadiums get financed and built. [Biz of Baseball] How’s that Barry Zito signing working out? [SF Gate]

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Published 3/27/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Enrico Campitelli over at THE 700 LEVEL scares up a gem about Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel today that you’ll either find eminently amusing or downright disgusting (we’re in the latter). ( This Man. Nude. ) As part of Manuel’s former baseball travails in Japan, PHILADELPHIA magazine describes one of his off-field jaunts, in a Japanese bathhouse. Luigi and another player helped Manuel down some stairs, where he found a vast rippling bath with hot water pouring over a wall of rocks into a pool. The water steamed. Manuel felt too weak to protest, so he eased ...

PM Roundup: Road Rage, Hamburger Style
Published 3/27/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... a McDonald’s hamburger at another motorist? The guy was drunk, and got tasered. Freakin’ Idaho. (Statesman) What club could possibly think that hiring a 12-year-old stripper was the right thing to do? Freakin’ Dallas. (Morning News) How’s the chemistry in Milwaukee? Andrew Bogut high-fives imaginary teammates. (Brew Hoop) Australian man claims he was raped by a wombat. (Fox News) Charlie Manuel, genius? (700 Level) Poor kids: Circus sisters forced to perform with piranhas and snakes. ( ...

The Wil Cordero Memorial Linkpunch, Thursday, March 27th
Published 3/27/2008 by Camp Tiger Claw at Walkoff Walk
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across. Who were the best players with sub-Mendoza career averages? The Baseball Analysts Charlie Manuel's encounter with a whirlpool full of nude Geishas. The 700 Level A look back at Sam Mellinger's spring with the Royals. Ball Star Fastest pitchers to 100 wins often struggle down the road. Joe Posnanski That's it for today, kiddos. We'll be back ...

Friday Rundown: Shady Recruiting Practices In College Football? Get Outta Here!
Published 3/28/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... The 700 Level brings us the most disturbing thing I’ve read in quite some time — Charlie Manuel, the Phillies manager, discussed his first trip to Japan, and shared an account of receiving an invitation from his translator to “come take a bath.” Let’s just say that the story begins with Manuel relaxing in a large bath…and takes a rather abrupt turn, as Manuel finds himself surrounded by 50 nude Japanese prostitutes. No, I’m not making this up, and I’d suggest you move to the next bullet point now, as the scene of ...

Look Who I Found - The Jeff Sack Interview
Published 4/23/2008 by Carolyn at And One - cleveland.com
... euphemisms, and his stories of managing in the minors and playing in Japan. The biggest surprise from Charlie was one night in a post-game interview session in Charlie's office. All the other reporters had already gone to the locker room; I stayed and asked Charlie a couple of extra questions. There was one other reporter with me when Charlie, in the middle of his answer, saw somebody come through his office door. He broke into a huge grin and shouted: You know who that is - that's my old coach Luigi ! In walked a slight Asian man, and Charlie and he started conversing in ...