Charlie Manuel: Redneck Manager? No…

Interesting article from Todd Zolecki, Phillies beat writer for MLB.com

The best quote comes from Charlie talking about wrestler Kevin Nash and Ryan Howard.

He’s a pretty big guy,” Manuel said. “I talked to (bench coach) Pete Mackanin. I might want to replace Pete with Kevin Nash as bench coach. That way I can really be a redneck, hard nosed manager.”

I love Charlie. He speaks the truth. He’s very understated, but when he does speak, he spits out some great lines.

In Pedro Feliz news:

Pedro Feliz fielded ground balls for the first time.

“Look, he may miss some itme, but it won’t be much,” Manuel said. “Again, he might not miss any. We’ll probably know more about that in another two or three weeks.

I find it funny that Chase Utley had major hip surgery and is already ahead of Feliz on the rehab. I love Pete Happy for his defense, but he needs to step it up on the offensive side this season.

-KK

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