PoseyBuster
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So classless, why not do it TOMORROW after the ceremony, ultra DICK move
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Charlie Manuel fired
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MrMet
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Ummm, I think having the ceremony and then canning him the next day would be an even bigger dick move, or at least just as big. Why celebrate a guy you know you are about to fire. The dick move was firing him at all, as we've all said, the Phillies problems aren't his fault, and firing him won't solve them.
gt2590
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Not all the Phillies problems are his fault.
But his lack of game management has hurt them. I don't like how he handles a bullpen at all and his "AL style" of waiting for the 3 run HR with way too many Strikeouts in the lineup doesn't work as your Roster age out of their Prime...
But his lack of game management has hurt them. I don't like how he handles a bullpen at all and his "AL style" of waiting for the 3 run HR with way too many Strikeouts in the lineup doesn't work as your Roster age out of their Prime...
nosterbor
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It would have been more of a dick move after the ceremony.
joey12508
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+1 what a crappy way to treat him
RogerMarisCollector61
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It upsets me that I support a team that ignores sabermetrics AND treats their people like crap. Charlie may not have been the best manager, but he managed our first world series win since 1980 and we couldn't even let him finish out his contract? He was a classy guy and I'm going to miss his hilariously repetitive post-game interviews. It really upsets me that I support an ownership that works this way.
yeah, they should have just let him finish up the contract, but on the other side of the coin I could see how they'd want Ryno to manage the remainder of the season to decide if being a MLB manager is for him or not
before removing the "interim" label or looking for another manager at the end of the season when all sorts of managers are up for hire.
