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Grieving Phillies' manager gets the job done (usatoday.com)

The call came Friday morning, finding Charlie Manuel in the coaches' office, discussing with his staff the day to come. Bad news from back home in West Virginia. June Manuel, who gave the world 11 children and one major league manager, was gone at the age of 87. There would be no more post-game phone calls, as there were nearly every night, from Charlie Manuel's biggest fan.