Thursday, October 11, 2007

Loyalty vs. Pedigree

by Bob Herpen
The Phanatic Magazine

Particularly in Philadelphia sports, it’s a loaded question.

Do you engineer great seasons by rewarding those who have toiled long and hard in the system and have done nothing but their best for the team, or do you go for the brass ring by welcoming a brash outsider with the numbers and attitude to back it up?

When the Phillies granted manager Charlie Manuel a two-year contract on Tuesday, they once again trod a well-beaten path and chose the former. More >>

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