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Charlie Manuel took to social media this week with a rather encouraging update on his own health situation. The ex-Philadelphia Phillies manager Manuel tweeted a picture of himself watching the team’s playoff opener on Tuesday from a hospital …
The Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday issued a statement regarding the condition of Charlie Manuel, who suffered a stroke earlier that day. The Phillies’ statement said that fans were being asked to keep Manuel in their thoughts and prayers. …
The Philadelphia Phillies have been one of the most disappointing teams in baseball this season, and they are hoping a very familiar face can help them turn things around. The Phillies have fired hitting coach John Mallee and replaced him with former …
Your browser does not support iframes. When word first surfaced that Charlie Manuel was out as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, many people expected the 69-year-old to announce he had resigned. That clearly was not the case. Like most …
The Philadelphia Phillies and Charlie Manuel are reportedly parting ways. The team announced at a press conference on Friday afternoon that a managerial change is being made. Ryne Sandberg will take over for the remainder of the season on an interim …
The Philadelphia Phillies have lost nine of their last 14 games and are having a lot of trouble scoring runs. Following a 4-3 loss to the New York Mets on Friday night, Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel was in no mood to answer trivial questions. …
Last week we told you that Roy Halladay’s velocity was down during a spring outing against the Washington Nationals. Though he had success in that start (facing only one Nats starter), his velocity was down again Tuesday and this time he …
Two weeks after a billboard went up in Philadelphia criticizing Jimmy Rollins for not hustling, the Phillies shortstop was pulled from a game for repeating the same offense. Rollins did not run hard after popping up in the sixth inning of …
For the second day in a row at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, a squirrel got loose on the field. This time, it actually appeared to have disrupted play by scurrying in front of home plate just after Roy Oswalt had thrown a pitch. Oswalt complained to …
The Philadelphia Phillies just lost a three-game series to the San Francisco Giants. They were beaten by Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain who held them to one run apiece. The series loss comes after the Giants knocked out the Phillies in the NLCS last year …
Grady Little has been crucified by miserable Red Sox fans for keeping Pedro Martinez in a playoff game too long. Charlie Manuel is now drawing the ire of miserable Phillies fans for pulling Pedro too early in a playoff game. Oddly enough, I’ve …
The extra day off in the Phillies/Rockies series gave pitcher J.A. Happ an extra day to recover from being hit by a comebacker and likewise an extra day for Charlie Manuel to contemplate his starter. In the end, Manuel decided to go with Happ over …
It’s like some sort of Twilight Zone in Philly. Philly fans have carved out a reputation as some of the least-forgiving in the country, being notoriously known for booing Santa Claus. But with the Phillies pulling in a World Series title last …
First manager Charlie Manuel challenges radio talk show host Howard Eskin to a fight, then Brett Myers gets moved to the bullpen, and now it appears as if last year’s NL MVP, Ryan Howard, might be hurt. Let me put aside the obvious problems …
