Charlie Manuel Initiates Public Plea for Right-Handed Batter

Justin Klugh — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:00:43 +0000

It seems as though Charlie Manuel has pulled the plug on the Ben Francisco Experiment, which has been churning out hideous creatures since about May, when the laboratory was almost destroyed by a manic frenzy of fly outs, pop-ups, and weak grounders. Or however this stupid metaphor was supposed to go. Just imagine I’d written something that made you nod and go, “Hmm, yes, that’s funny and intelligent,” and we’ll move on. (more…)

Phillies Press Conference is Pretty Much Ruined by Press

Justin Klugh — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:12:03 +0000

I was desperate to see the starting rotation together for the first time too, but the Phillies Press corps really had a great time trying to erase Joe Blanton from reality.

It’s like the press exists on some different plane where information has to be said ten or 12 times before it counts as “real.” (more…)

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Charlie Manuel Initiates Public Plea for Right-Handed Batter

Phillies Press Conference is Pretty Much Ruined by Press