That Balls Outta Here » manager http://thatballsouttahere.com A Philadelphia Phillies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:38:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Andy Tracy to Begin Managing Career in One of Many Phillies’ Coach-Holes http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/11/04/andy-tracy-begin-managing-career-in-one-of-many-phillies-coach-holes/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/11/04/andy-tracy-begin-managing-career-in-one-of-many-phillies-coach-holes/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:48:20 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=7326 I’m thinking about giving up on stories about Phillies’ staff members being interviewed by other teams.  Now that Scott Proefrock’s being winked at by the Orioles, the sheer volume of abandoned desks in the front office and minor leagues is just overwhelming.  And I just can’t keep digging out these sexy abandonment issues just to tap into my emotional well.

So let’s talk about a more heartwarming tale of a man returning to the place where he lived out his glory days.  That man is Andy Tracy, and you only maybe know who he is.

I recall the name because a friend of mine with the last name “Tracy” spent a summer or two daydreaming about the chance to wear his customized shirsey to a Phillies game without anyone knowing that he was the kind of douche who had a customized shirsey with his own name on it. (more…)

]]> http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/11/04/andy-tracy-begin-managing-career-in-one-of-many-phillies-coach-holes/feed/ 0 Charlie Manuel’s Dreams of Simple Contract Extension to be Realized http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/03/10/charlie-manuels-dreams-of-simple-contract-extension-to-be-realized/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/03/10/charlie-manuels-dreams-of-simple-contract-extension-to-be-realized/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:29:54 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=4411 This junior high dance has gone on long enough; the Phillies lingering by the punch bowl, wanting nothing more than to cross the cafegymatorium floor and ask Charlie Manuel to dance, but being capable of naught but the occasional amorous glance. (more…)

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So I don’t want to make my ignorance of the process known by shrieking “JUST GIVE HIM HIS MONEY,” but now we’re setting deadlines and watching clocks and I don’t want to say that Charlie Manuel contract situation is exactly the same as the Albert Pujols contract situation, but I think their close enough to draw comparisons.

But not closer than Jeremiah Johnson. (more…)

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