July 30, 2011

Thin Skinned Manuel

Charlie Manuel doesn’t think the Giants pitchers are great:

“They’re good pitchers. You say they’re great pitchers? To me, I don’t know how great they are,” Manuel said, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. “As they move on into their careers, the longevity part, I think that’s when the greatness might come. … When you say somebody is great, I look up there and tonight I saw a 90 (mph) fastball, 92 at best (from Lincecum). I saw a good changeup. I saw a breaking ball and I saw a cutter … but at the same time, we can beat that. I’ve seen us beat that.”

Except when they play the Giants. I like Tim’s retort:

“They’re not used to (losing),” Lincecum said. “It might have something to do with what happened in the NLCS, too.”

The Phillies own the best record in the National League. Manuel should be a little more secure. The Giants are a good team, so it should be that unusual to lose two out of three to one of the better squads in the league.

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