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If only they knew…… If only they knew how the playoffs shook up. How Charlie refused to alter the pitching rotation, how he used Matt Stairs and not Dobbs, how he dealt with his mothers deah and still won the World Series…… if only they knew

Too bad the playoffs don’t count in this voting. I’m quite sure that Manuel wouldn’t have let his players choke in the first round against the Dodgers of all teams, like the Cubs did.
That Cubs team looked like they’d never played baseball before that series. I’d give them one game, but all three games were total choke jobs, and I place that blame just as much on the manager as I do the players.

Oh, this really sucks. Next to the Phils winning the WS, Obama winning the election, I wanted Charlie to get manager of the year.

You said it Chutley, if they only knew…Charlie’s life story is a testament of a strong, gentle man, grossly underestimated by many, even some of us at times, who took what he learned from life, and became the players’ manager, not the FO’s manager. He cares for his guys like they are his sons, he is SO important to this team, so this really is unfair!

damn

Boooooooooooo!

Seriously, Charlie deserves it more. He was responsible for KEY decisions along the way…including sticking with Burrell when slumping, bringing back Myers, moving Kendrick and Eaton, not forcing Hamels to pitch on short rest, defining our bullpen, pinch-hitting correctly almost all of the time…

As Pete says: Everyone was expecting the Cubs to win their division while very few expected the Phillies to win the NL East. Add to that a smaller payroll. Boom. Charlie deserved this thing –”NO QUESTIONS ASKED.”

Oh well, we all know who the best manager is.

It’s a sham….in no way should Charlie not be manager of the year. If Pinella finishes second with that team he should have been fired. Unbelievable

This isn’t shocking at all. Pinella’s Cubs had the best record in the NL by five games. He also had the second best record in baseball, 3 games behind the Angels, who also lost in the first round. When you finish first in your league by 5 games and have the 2nd best record in baseball, you should win the award.

And there were alot of people who picked our Phils to repeat as division champs, so some people did pick us to win. Tim did quote that “nobody thought we would (win the division).”

Charlie is awesome and I am glad he is finally vindicated by winning the WS!! He definitely deserves it and I bet he is mildly disappointed, not as disappointed as Pinella is about not beating the Cubs, though. Give them all the other hardware, I will take that WS championship any day!!

If the Phillies got swept in the first round of the playoffs and the Cubs won the World Series, would anyone be saying that Chollie got robbed for manager of the year? No.
This is a regular season award and that’s what the Cubs excel at-regular season wins/awards.
I’m pretty sure Chollie would have been postseason manager of the year!

We got the trophy, and that’s more than enough. Also, I’m pretty sure that Ryan Howard will win an undeserving MVP award, so it’s not like we’re getting totally screwed with the awards.

I hope Howard does NOT get the MVP, despite the fact that I chanted MVP MVP MVP everytime he went to the plate.

I am just surprised it was Sweet Lou. Had it been Gonzalez, I would have been OK with this. You know, I have no problem with Charlie being #2. I would want him to be #1, HOWEVER, Gonzalez managed a team destined to finish last and did very well at #3, and really upsetting the Mets, even though I still think the Mets did it to themselves. The Fish never gave up and played spoiler. I think Gonzalez was much more deserving than Lou. I was more surprised he did not win. Please understand, this is not to disrespect Charlie, he is as deserving and I always will pull for him first. I agree with RichieAllen – Charlie was the best manager overall.

Charlie Manual made me really proud last year and especially during the playoffs and World Series. Too bad that does not factor into the voting. As a transplanted Philadelphian and Phillies lifetime fan, I discuss baseball with fans all over the Southwest. Many of my friends came around to really respecting Manual for his ability to motivate and his even-handed and equitable discipline.
I take nothing away from Lou Pinella, but if I had the talent to play professional baseball, I would love to play for Charlie Manuel. He has his players backs but is not blinded to kicking a deserving butt when he needs to do it. I do not think Charllie Manuel would ever humiliate a player like “Sweet Lou” has done over the years. And Manuel is not interested in being a “Media Darling.”