The bottom line is if you don't win nothing and you come in second, that's not good enough.
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Michaels was very adequate in center and real good at the corners. As our No. 2 hitter, he concentrated on getting on base and on moving runners, and I think that took away from his power. He did a hell of a job, but I think he could hit more home runs.Charlie Manuel
Gavin's pitched three times against them and they know him better, ... They haven't seen Brito, and we need a guy who we think can at least go around their lineup a couple times.
Charlie Manuel
The last three-four times he pitched in spring training, he was a lot sharper than that. You know, he's young and that's going to happen some.
Charlie Manuel
We've got to keep going. We've got one more game in the regular season, and we've got to win tomorrow. That's all.
Charlie Manuel
His name comes up because he's a good player. We didn't present Bobby Abreu in a trade. There was a couple times in the winter meetings when I was there, and I was sitting talking to a couple clubs, and his name was not, it was not like we brought it up and asked about trading Bobby Abreu.
Charlie Manuel
Despite not reaching the playoffs, Manuel may have answered critics who believe his hiring was influenced by the presence of Thome, a close friend from their days together in Cleveland. I don't need anybody to help me get a job in baseball, ... I've been in baseball 42 years. I don't need to brown-nose or kiss anybody's behind. I didn't get here by being a yes man.
Charlie Manuel
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