Thursday, November 04, 2004
Here's Charlie!
In a surprise to nobody, the Phillies picked Charlie Manuel to be their coach for 2005. The news conference is today.
I certainly wish Manuel well: I hope he's the right guy for the job. He certainly has said a lot of the right things and his American League mentality might be just what the doctor ordered for the Phils. Hopefully he'll give Phillies fans a better idea of his philosophy today at the news conference. Certainly his personality is a welcome change.
Here's ESPN's take on the decision here.
In other news ... Aaron Gleeman has annointed Placido Polanco as the top free agent second baseman, over the Astros Jeff Kent. Uh-oh. I guess we figured there would be a bidding war for Polanco's services, but I'm sure we'll see interest from the A's, Dodgers and Cardinals now.
Aaron and Baseball Prospectus both complained about baseball's decision to award a Gold Glove to Derek Jeter, pointing out numerous problems with Jeter's defensive abilities. I suggest reading both entries on the subject. The Phillies defensive alignment is an issue I'll be returning to in the near future.
I certainly wish Manuel well: I hope he's the right guy for the job. He certainly has said a lot of the right things and his American League mentality might be just what the doctor ordered for the Phils. Hopefully he'll give Phillies fans a better idea of his philosophy today at the news conference. Certainly his personality is a welcome change.
Here's ESPN's take on the decision here.
In other news ... Aaron Gleeman has annointed Placido Polanco as the top free agent second baseman, over the Astros Jeff Kent. Uh-oh. I guess we figured there would be a bidding war for Polanco's services, but I'm sure we'll see interest from the A's, Dodgers and Cardinals now.
Aaron and Baseball Prospectus both complained about baseball's decision to award a Gold Glove to Derek Jeter, pointing out numerous problems with Jeter's defensive abilities. I suggest reading both entries on the subject. The Phillies defensive alignment is an issue I'll be returning to in the near future.
Comments:
Post a Comment
