Charlie Manuel

...pitched the eighth and ninth innings to increase his postseason-record save total to 38. "I felt like Burnett did a tremendous job," Manuel said. "I felt like if we could have hit his fastball early and made him throw breaking balls a lot...

In this article: Phillies, Yankees, A.J. Burnett, Pedro Martinez, Mark Teixeira, Jayson Werth, CC Sabathia, World Series, and Chan Ho Park

...biggest stage. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel can't get it right with Martinez, taking him out too early in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers and leaving him in too long last night. Martinez had 1-0...

In this article: Pedro Martinez, Phillies, Mark Teixeira, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Raul Ibanez, A.J. Burnett, Johnny Damon, and Dodgers

...for the first time since 2006. The Phillies' Charlie Manuel decides on a four-man rotation and gets ripped for limiting ace Cliff Lee to two starts instead of making him available for Games 1, 4 and 7. In debates, however, you can't have...

In this article: Cliff Lee, Phillies, Joe Girardi, CC Sabathia, World Series, A.J. Burnett, Yankees, Cole Hamels, and Chad Gaudin

...to reverse those decisions when the circumstances changed. After the Phillies lost Game 3, they had to win Game 4 to stay afloat, but Manuel still stuck with Joe Blanton over Lee. After the Yankees took Game 4, they no longer needed Game 5,...

In this article: Yankees, Cliff Lee, A.J. Burnett, Joe Girardi, Phillies, Andy Pettitte, CC Sabathia, and J.A. Happ

...the 35 tossed by Cole Hamels last postseason. Manuel's decision to wait to pitch Lee on regular rest looks even better when contrasted with A.J. Burnett's effort Monday night on short rest. And for Game 6, he will have Pedro Martinez on...

In this article: Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, A.J. Burnett, World Series, Philadelphia, Goat, CC Sabathia, and Game 6

...with Phillies' catcher Carlos Ruiz. Fortunately, X-rays were negative, though the constant swelling during the night eventually forced Phillies manager Charlie Manuel to lift him late in the game. That meant Victorino had to spend the...

In this article: Shane Victorino, Phillies, A.J. Burnett, New York Yankees, God, CC Sabathia, National League, World Series, and Game 6

...in his hand that made gripping a bat difficult. But before the eighth inning, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel decided to remove Victorino with his club holding a six-run lead. As if on cue, the Yankees staged a three-run rally keyed...

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...and pitch tonight against A.J. Burnett in an attempt to extend the Phillies' season. Lee and Phillies manager Charlie Manuel discussed the idea briefly. Then Manuel decided to start Joe Blanton. "It was a pretty quick conversation, him...

In this article: Yankees, Cliff Lee, Joe Girardi, Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, Phillies, CC Sabathia, World Series, and Jayson Werth

...the workhorse Sabathia. Charlie Manuel, on the other hand, was hesitant to outline a definite postseason rotation, and his decision to not bring back his ace, Cliff Lee, on three days rest was catastrophic. Manuel's decision was...

In this article: Roy Halladay, New York Yankees, Erik Bedard, Cliff Lee, Phillies, World Series, C.C. Sabathia, American League, and Cole Hamels