A long time ago, in an internet far far away, there was boredom around the blogosphere. The Hot Stove had cooled and pitchers and catchers were not close to reporting. And one lonely blogger, desparate for readers, set out to entertain at least himself with comparisons between Phillies baseball and Star Wars characters. Today, Episode I.....
Charlie Manuel as Yoda - Yoda was the greatest teacher for young Jedis, just as Charlie Manuel is an accomplished hitting coach. The similarities between light sabers and Louisville sluggers are obvious. And you can't argue with their results; Yoda got Luke to lift a spaceship out of the marsh with his mind while standing on his head and Manuel got Burrell to hit a few balls to right field. I'm more impressed with the latter, to be honest. Also, it's a toss-up for who does less with the English language. "Keep your hands inside the ball you must..." And I know what you're thinking, "Corey, you make fun of Fuqua ...
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