{"id":83663,"date":"2020-04-28T21:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T21:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=83663"},"modified":"2023-04-25T14:25:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T14:25:42","slug":"sorry-charlie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sorry-charlie\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorry, Charlie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Twenty-four-hour, all-sports radio stations have had an interesting few weeks trying to come up with new topics to discuss when there are literally no new topics in sports to discuss.\u00a0 One program I heard recently on Philadelphia&#8217;s 94 <a href=\"https:\/\/94wip.radio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WYSP<\/a> (the station where I covered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiaeagles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eagles<\/a> for eight years) did bring up a <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baseball Hall of Fame<\/a> discussion, which led to a debate on who should and should not be in.\u00a0 Among the names discussed includes one of the most positive personalities that I have ever met.<\/p>\n<p>I have met, talked with and interviewed hundreds of very interesting head coaches in my day.<\/p>\n<p>Among the professional head coaches and managers that I have interviewed: Doug Peterson, Andy Reid, Ray Rhodes, Larry Bowa, Gabe Kapler, Ryne Sandberg, Brett Brown, Mo Cheeks, Larry Brown \u2026 to name a few.\u00a0 But I would be hard- pressed to find a more genuine and likeable pro sports coaching personality than former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/phillies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phillies<\/a> manager Charlie Manuel.<\/p>\n<p>When I (and just about any other media member\u2014save Howard Eskin) have had a chance to speak with Charlie about, well, anything, he was as accepting and as gracious as any person you could ever find.\u00a0 He treated all members of the media the same and never gave anyone a hard time for a question he didn\u2019t particularly like\u2026something you can\u2019t often say when dealing with people who have accomplished as much in a career as Manuel did.<\/p>\n<p>In the Delaware Valley, he\u2019s now a legend.\u00a0 Winning a World Series will do that for most managers.<\/p>\n<p>Manuel was on a list of 10 candidates but fell short of being elected into The Hall last December by the new \u201cToday\u2019s Game Era Committee,\u201d and Phillies fans have been making a push for his name to return\u2014with even more support\u2014again to this year\u2019s ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, if pressed for an answer, I would have to agree that Manuel should NOT be enshrined, and if I was on any of the groups that have that power (of which there are too many\u2014which is a subject for another blog entry) I\u2019m afraid I would not vote him in.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>A look at the facts\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Manuel won just one World Series.\u00a0 In all, he won six league division titles and two pennants\u2014all with seriously loaded offensive lineups.\u00a0 While his ability to reach and connect with players, both on and off the field, was one of his best attributes, it\u2019s hard to quantify that into the numbers game that is so key to getting that extra boost necessary to put you into the elite that is found in Cooperstown.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Manuel will more likely be remembered for that likeable, good-natured human being trait that I mentioned at the outset of this passage, than any extraordinary number or statistic you could provide in his defense.<\/p>\n<p>The Hall of Fame is a place reserved for strictly the best of the best, based purely in terms of the game of baseball at the highest level and the Shrine is filled with people who had less than admirable personality traits.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps then, it is only fitting that Charlie will probably not be among them.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company. 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