Charlie Manuel

...he was replaced until he saw Francisco in center. Victorino pleaded with manager Charlie Manuel to leave him in the game and move Francisco to left field to replace the slower Raul Ibanez. Manuel shook his head no. Maybe Manuel should have...

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...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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...the third inning Monday night revealed, he said. Victorino left Philadelphia's 8-6 win over the Yankees in Game 5 when manager Charlie Manuel replaced him in the eighth inning in center field. Victorino labeled his departure a...

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...for me stinking it up at the plate. Everything is fine." Victorino stayed in the lineup until manager Charlie Manuel removed him for Ben Francisco in the top of the eighth. Victorino pleaded his case to stay in the game, asking the...

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...Monday, injuring his index finger, and eventually was removed from the game. But Manuel said the decision to play Victorino would be a game-time decision. If Victorino can't go, Ben Francisco will start in his place. The Yankees...

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...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...

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...Shane Victorino was hit on the fingers trying to lay down a bunt in Game 5 and his hand is sore. Charlie Manuel expects him to play. Ryan Howard looks lost at the plate as he has more strikeouts than hits. Not only is his bat anemic,...

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...to change his lineup for tonight's game. In the past, Manuel has hit Utley second and Jayson Werth, who hit two home runs off of Pettitte in Game 3, third, while moving Victorino to fifth or sixth. "I've messed with it before," Manuel said.

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