Bit of a late start today. Charlie Manuel laid into the Phillies following an embarrassing 10-6 loss:
In fact, after what Manuel watched on the field in a 10-6 loss to the Mets — some sloppy fielding, runners left all over the basepaths and another implosion by his bullpen — he couldn't contain himself for a second straight night. He unloaded on his club in a closed-door team meeting after getting swept at home by the division-rival Mets.
The lambasting covered the gamut. Manuel had enough of everything, from the shoddy execution to lackadaisical approach.
Delco Times reporter Ryan Lawrence notes that this was the most heated he's seen Manuel in quite some time:
As it should be.