Who Really Is The Boss?

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Tony Danza?  No.

Judith Light?  Absolutely not.

Alyssa Milano?  Well kinda, but not in this case.

“The Boss” that I’m referring to is none other than Charlie Manuel.  Good ole Uncle Cholly, the man who has done his part in turning this team around from being cellar dwellers to being on the top.  Yes, Ed Wade, Pat Gillick, Ruben Amaro and even Larry Bowa did their part, but it takes someone truly special to put the talent in the right direction, and Charlie Manuel has done that.

The numbers speak for themselves.  Since being named the skipper of the Phillies, Chuck has compiled a 624-470 record.  He sits just 22 games behind Phillies’ all-time leader in managerial wins, Gene Mauch (646-684).  Mauch managed the Fightin’s for eight years (1960-1968), sporting a .486 win percentage.  Charlie has been managing his club for six years, and he doesn’t show signs of letting up.  Hell, with a club as powerful as this, who would want to retire?

The man has taken this club to the postseason four straight times since 2007, and honestly, that’s not what we all expected when he first arrived.  Admit it, we all thought “Oh Christ, here comes this bumbling moron who can’t speak right.  We’re going to sit in the dumps forever.”  Well my friends, the tables have turned.

We won the World Series in 2008 due, in most part, to our offense, and that is vintage Charlie.  Chuck is a big fan of hitting; he loves to watch, talk, teach, and do just about everything you could think of about hitting.  The guy loves hitting.  Absolutely loves it.  Did I mention that he loves hitting and everything that has to do with hitting?  If Pee-wee Herman were here he’d say to to Charlie, “If you love hitting so much, then why don’t you marry it?”

And Charlie would.

Now, the emphasis for the Phils is on pitching.  Sure, it’s not as fun as hitting, but our dream rotation has racked up 80 wins thus far for the Phillies, and that seems to be okay with Charlie too.  The Phillies have the best record in baseball, and have for nearly two months, it’s important to remember that it’s Charlie steering that has pointed the ship toward fall.  The Phils sit comfortably atop the lead in the NL East, and appear to be a shoe in for the postseason.  The offense, the defense and the pitching all have come together, but there are still 40 games left, and the boys in red pinstripes need to stay on task.  Chuck has to make things work even with a nice lead.  Rest some, get other’s some plate appearances, and yet, keep the boys in a competitive mindset so that they do not become to complacent as playoffs roll around.  It’s a delicate balance, but one that Charlie has managed before.

As the dog days of summer die down and the crisp of fall enters the air, it will remind us all that playoff baseball is coming soon.  Strap in for the end of the season, and trust in Charlie.  He can handle it, he’s The Boss.

SW- Erik Seybold Tags: Phillies, Uncle Cholly 4 days ago 0 Comments Short URL Share this post! Share on Facebook Tweet This! Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published.Name Email WebsiteCommentYou may use these HTML tags and attributes:

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