Manuel manages Phils in Game 2 despite mom's death

Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel sits in the dugout before first inning baseball action i...(more) A grieving Charlie Manuel was in the Philadelphia Phillies' dugout Friday afternoon for Game 2 of the NLCS, just hours after his mother died. The Phillies said that June Manuel died Friday morning at Roanoke (Va.) Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was 87. The Phillies had no information about the cause of death. Manuel found out Friday morning after a meeting with his staff before the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manuel watched batting practice from his customary spot behind the cage, but did not talk to the media and his usual pregame press conference was canceled. Manuel wrote of June Manuel for a Mother's Day tribute on MLB.com in 2005:... [read full story]