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    Sam Donnellon: Manuel should have pitched Lee in Game 4
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    Charlie Manuel gave several reasons for deciding against using Lee in last night's excruciating, 7-4 loss to the Yankees but it always came back to this: "You're asking Cliff Lee to do something that he never did before ... We're also asking him to do it in a very big, important place, and that's in the World Series. I didn't have to think very long at all about that, and neither did [pitching coach Rich] Dubee." Instead, Joe Blanton was inserted in that big, important place. Full Article at Philadelphia Daily News
    You're asking Cliff Lee to do something that he never did before ... We're also asking him to do it in a very big, important place, and that's in the World Series. I didn't have to think very long at all about that, and neither did [pitching coach Rich] Dubee.
    Charlie Manuel – Charlie Manuel SOURCE: Philadelphia Daily News 1 month ago
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Sam Donnellon: Manuel should have pitched Lee in Game 4
  1. It was a pretty quick conversation, him asking me if I had ever done it and me telling him no and saying that I think I could
    Cliff Lee – Cliff Lee SOURCE: Philadelphia Daily News 1 month ago
  2. I think I could do it, but he makes the calls.
    SOURCE: Philadelphia Daily News 1 month ago
  3. I definitely think it's more mental just not having the day's rest and be able to come back and pitch in a game.
    SOURCE: Philadelphia Daily News 1 month ago
  4. This point of the season, in these situations, physically you feel fine
    C.C. Sabathia – C.C. Sabathia SOURCE: Philadelphia Daily News 1 month ago

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