Charlie Manuel’s 10 Worst Managing Decisions of the Season
May 2, 2012 by Ben Ringel
Filed under Fan News
Charlie Manuel is a guy that players love to play for. He has a good feel for the pulse of his locker room, and that was on full display when he led the 2008 Phillies to a World Series title.
Not all of Manuel’s in-game decisions, though, deserve the same level of praise as the rapport he has managed to develop with his players.
Charlie makes more than his fair share of questionable pinch-hitting substitutions, pitching changes and lineup choices. Here are his 10 worst decisions of the season so far.
*Special shoutout to the blog Charlie’s Manuel, which evaluates Charlie’s decisions each game and was very helpful in my research for this article.