Tom Verducci Breaks Down Manuel’s Gaffs

Published: Oct 21st, 2010 · 10:58 AM EDT

The talk today is going to center around some of Charlie Manuel's managerial decisions. We love the guy, but it's worth pointing out some of his curious moves from last night.

Tom Verducci of SI.com, who appropriately critiques a game- unlike Gregg Doyel, does a very good job listing them.

• Here's the real killer: eighth inning, runner at second, no outs, tie game. Jimmy Rollins at bat. The Phillies must get the runner to third base. Does Manuel bunt? Of course not. He trusts his players to get hits. I swear to you I said this as Rollins stepped in: "He has to bunt because Rollins hits way too many pop-ups." (Rollins has popped out an incredible 22 percent of the time in his postseason career.) Rollins popped out.

Read the rest at SI.com.

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