Charlie Manuel
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"As player"

* Minnesota Twins (–)

* Los Angeles Dodgers (–)

* Tokyo Yakult Swallows/Yakult Swallows (–)

* Kintetsu Buffaloes (–)

* Tokyo Yakult Swallows/Yakult Swallows ()

"As manager"

* Cleveland Indians (–)

* Philadelphia Phillies (–)

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* 1979 Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award/Pacific League MVP

* World Series champion ()

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"Charles Fuqua Manuel, Jr." (born January 4, 1944) is a former American professional baseball manager (baseball)/manager who last managed the Philadelphia Phillies. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1969–1975 and in Nippon Professional Baseball as an outfielder from 1976–1981. After his playing career, Manuel became an MLB coach and manager, most recently managing the Philadelphia Phillies from 2005–2013. Manuel managed the Phillies to a championship title during the 2008 World Series. He now serves as the senior advisor to the Phillies General manager (baseball)/General Manager.

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We won the series. Hopefully that will be good enough. We just have to keep winning.

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The bottom line is we've got to win and keep on going. I think we've still got a shot. Before the game, if you had told me they were only going to score three runs, I would have said we win that game.

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He's being more patient. He's getting what I like to call hitter's counts.

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You never know, ... You stay with it until the end. It's like Yogi Berra said, it ain't over until it's over and the fat lady sings.

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Look, Jimmy Rollins is what makes our offense go. Jimmy is what I like to call our catalyst.

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I think every time he pitches, he's more emotional than he shows. Part of his pitching is that he gets up for these situations.

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Like I've told you guys before, he's what makes our offense go.

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I'll just let Bobby manage his team. I've got enough problems with mine.

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Maybe it can stay 1-0 after the fifth and then it will downpour. Maybe (the remnants of Hurricane) Rita can speed up and pour on them, maybe make the game end there.

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