Weather heats up, bats heat up, and the balls start carrying. Fight at the bat rack - It's hittin season. Don't get left out! — Charlie Manuel (@CMBaseball41) June 19, 2014
He's a damn poet. I didn't think it was possible to love Charlie Manuel any more but then he joined Twitter. And he's been killing it. The Phillies are four games out in the NL East and Charlie Manuel -- the guy people used to refer to as the country bumpkin "Uncle Cholly" -- is really good at Twitter. We live in a strange and beautiful world. Follow Charlie. The things you may learn:
On this day in 1974, #AbqDuke Charlie Manuel beat Mickey Mantle in a HR Derby at Abq Sports Stadium. Bob Feller was one of the pitchers. — Albuquerque Isotopes (@AbqTopes) June 18, 2014