| REVIEWER | RATING & REVIEW |
 | GenghisTheHun (173)
03/24/2008 | He has a tough job in a tough town. His three and out in the playoffs won't help him with the Philly fans.
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 | sperryc (29)
03/18/2008 | Charlie is not a coaching genius by any stretch, but he has the respect of the players, and that's a big part of it. Plus, he was a huge star in Japan in his playing days... Can't argue with that.
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 | cyqing (0)
11/12/2007 | He got the Phillies to the playoffs so I'll give him some credit for that.
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 | magellan (164)
10/06/2005 |  ** I have to give Charlie Manuel some respect. As usual, the Phillies will be sitting the playoff outs - but for once, they went down fighting. This team had quit under Bowa the last couple of years, but this year they played their best ball during the last month of the season. The only reason they're not in the playoffs because it's tough to overtake a team that can field a rotation of Clemens, Pettite, and Oswalt.
Anyway, back to Manuel. He's not the game's greatest strategy guy, but he has his players backs, and when he had to, he laid the discipline down - like when Tomas Perez was goofing off between innings on national television, with the Phils down 6-0 to the Mets. These Phils played hard to the end, and I think Manuel deserves credit for that.
Lets see what he can do with a full year with Utley and Howard **
** Original Comment** I was kind of hoping for Leyland who is more of a proven winner, but I would agree with most of alpepper's points below - the drill seargant approach wasn't working with this particular squad. Manuel's lighter touch will hopefully let these guys go back to having fun again, and go back to what comes naturally - living up to their talents as baseball players.
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 | kingguiness (12)
06/13/2005 |
After a rocky start which had the whole city ready to run him and the team out of town the Phillies have turned it around and Manuel has shown signs of getting used to the NL after making some odd moves early on. I knew that it would come together. Manuel is a smart baseball man.
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 | irishgit (146)
12/30/2004 | Too soon to tell. There's talent in Philly, but Manuel has to prove that he can get it out.
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 | victoriafo (0)
12/30/2004 | I think charlie is going to be great for the Phillies.I think he is going to be very, sucessful,and everyone should just sit back and relax.It is going to be proven he was the best choice.
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 | BigGuyPI (9)
11/08/2004 | Forget for a moment the arguments for and against the recently fired Larry Bowa. The bottom line is that Charlie Manuel is Ed Wade's, and more importantly, Jim Thome's guy. Instead of going for the proven winner (Jim Leyland-1997 Marlins World Series manager), the Phillies have elected to continue aspiring to the upper echelons of mediocrity. It has been no secret in Philadelphia that Manuel has held a largely make work job until Bowa could be ousted for the more easy going (ie. player friendly) and management compliant Manuel. One thing is for sure, and that is that Ed Wade has finally put his own neck on the line by putting his guy in charge of the club.
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| alpepper (21)
11/05/2004 |  The Phillies are humming The Cars Just What I Needed in the clubhouse with the hiring of Charlie Manuel. After 4 years of Larry Bowa's reign of terror, Manuel provides a calming influence. He's a player's manager and he has a legacy of success in managerial stints both in the minor and Major leagues. Though it's easy to write him off as a country bumpkin, Charlie is a true baseball man, in the mold of Jack McKeon. He's no pushover. I think he got thrown out of 3 of the first 4 games he managed for Cleveland and became so angry with his players over lacadasial play, he threw out the clubhouse ping-pong table. Though one of the greatest gaijin players in Japanese baseball history, Manuel was just a career .198 hitter in the majors. Another great manager, Tony LaRussa, batted .199, which lends creed to my theory that marginal players make better managers than talented ballplayers. One other aside: I wrote a book about below .200 hitters a couple of years ago. A young Charlie Manuel is featured on the cover ( www.mendozasheroes.com ).
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