The 65-year-old Manuel is a vanishing breed among managers, a gambler who confounds the...

The 65-year-old Manuel is a vanishing breed among managers, a gambler who confounds the sabermetricians by tossing their stat binders aside and going with his gut a lot of the time. Dodgers’ manager Joe Torre likes to think of himself that way, too. (Remember how one of Torre’s parting salvos at the Yankees was to tell GM Brian Cashman to be careful his growing affinity for numbers didn’t leave him tone deaf to the "soul" of people in the game?)

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This is about Charlie Manuel.

Have at it, folks.

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Thought it would be about Jerry

I had no idea Johnette Howard wrote at NBC, nice to see her land on her feet after Newsday’s sports had to cut back a little

by James Kannengieser on Oct 15, 2009 2:03 PM EDT reply actions

Bear in mind, if you comment without clicking through the link

that this is about Charlie Manuel, not Jerry Manuel.

by JoshNY on Oct 15, 2009 2:19 PM EDT reply actions

I thought it was about Jerry

Also, my dad, who sort of understands advanced metrics, and using them, said a lot this year that Jerry is a gambler, rolling the dice. Like when he does bullpen management.

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Oct 15, 2009 2:42 PM EDT reply actions