CHARLIE MANUEL
MANAGER, PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
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BASEBALL QUOTES
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"The 'Cornbread Charlie' Manuel Show"
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More Charlies Manuel Quotes:
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About an hour and a half after the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series, and with every last bit of champagne and beer either spilled or consumed, just about all that remained in a dry state around the Phillies' clubhouse was their manager, Charlie Manuel.
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I was stunned when I saw Manuel, still in uniform, still dry, in a hallway between his office and the clubhouse.
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Then it made sense to me. It never was about the glory or the adulation for Charles Fuqua Manuel. It was always simply about the baseball.
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"I'm a baseball guy," Manuel told a skeptical Philadelphia media corps upon being introduced as the Phillies manager in November of 2004. "I live and sleep baseball."
"I'm a baseball guy," Manuel told a skeptical Philadelphia media corps upon being introduced as the Phillies manager in November of 2004. "I live and sleep baseball."
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"I wasn't working on trying to prove nothing," ole Charlie said. "Don't take this in a cocky way. I already knew how good I was."
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Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
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A "hayseed" no more.
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The June 22 issue of Sports Illustrated profiles Charlie Manuel in more detail than you ever thought you'd want to know about the Phils' manager.
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Like the kind of reading material he brings with him to the bathroom. And his intense love of professional wrestling -- the story even quotes former pro wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler.
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The piece describes the circumstances that led up to Cholly's World Series win last year, including a surprising amount of adversity faced by the 65-year-old Virginia native. Just to give a taste:
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"Philly was supposed to be the roughest test he'd face, but really, how bad had it been?
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No family tragedy. No culture shock. No colostomy bag. Just some tough fans, and they were all now chanting his name."
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Source: csnphilly.com
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