Charlie Manuel is a dumb***
Doom and Gloom folks, doom and gloom… that’s what Phillies phans are feeling right now. This series against Houston is arguably the most important series have had this season, and game 1 was lost last night by Cholly “Freakin” Manuel.
I swear the Phillies must have one of the WORST coaching staffs in MLB. Manuel is the biggest dumb*** I’ve ever seen. He makes the worst “in game” decisions. Last night, he choose to use Matt Kata as a pinch runner (slow guy) instead of using Endy Chavez (fastest guy we got), and he used Chavez as a pinch hitter. A bench guy batting .216 with no HRs is the guy at the plate with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th with 2 runners in scoring position and the Phillies trailing by 1 run. Want to take a guess with how this one ends?
It is just inexcusable. If Chavez would have been the pinch runner, he would have had a chance to score on Rollins double from first. Kata isn’t the fastest guy so he got held at 3rd base (which is still questionable).
Overall the managing in last night’s game was atrocious.
Myers had a rough game thank to David Bell’s error in the 1st inning. That error set the tone for that inning where Myers gave up a 4 runs. Myers was spectacular the rest of the game, so I just think that error by Bell shook him up. Without that first inning, the Phillies would have shut out the doggies.
Did I mention that the Phillies have lost every game in the past two seasons vs the Astos…. The Phillies outlook just keeps looking worse and worse.
The Phillies face Oswalt tonight. That is always a treat. *rolls eyes*
Basically they are in a “do or die” situation here. If they don’t win this series, I just don’t see this team making it to the post season. The Astros schedule is way too easy from here on out (compared to other teams competing for the Wild Card). The division title becomes more out of reach everyday.
Phillies phans are preparing themselves for heartbreak once again.
This is a pic of Joe Carter after he hit the game winning World Series ending HR against the Phillies in 1993. He runined my childhood.
That last sentence cracked me up... I feel ya.
Didn't get to see last night's game, but those decisions do sound poor...
It's tough when you lose 3 straight and lose you lead, but in the big picture, they are still only a 1/2 game out. We need a 5 or 6 game winning streak! now!!
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