BY SCOTT LAUBER
So, Charlie Manuel is sticking with the same lineup tonight, and really, why change what's working?
SS Jimmy Rollins (.263/0/0)
RF Jayson Werth (.400/1/2)
2B Chase Utley (.200/2/4)
1B Ryan Howard (.353/3/6)
LF Pat Burrell (.000/0/1)
CF Shane Victorino (.250/0/0)
3B Pedro Feliz (.286/0/1)
C Carlos Ruiz (.417/1/3)
LHP Cole Hamels (1-0, 2.57)
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Manuel just spent a few minutes in his office with the beat writers who cover the team. He has a bottle of saki in his office, a gift from Tadahito Iguchi. "He's trying to get a job on the team next year," Manuel joked.
Also, Manuel is waiting to have a picture of John Vukovich framed. He said he has thought a lot about Vuke lately, especially today. Manuel also talked again about his mother, who passed away two weeks ago. "I miss her calling me every day," he said.
And what would she have told him today?
"She'd tell me to win the game," Manuel said. "She'd act like I had complete control over it."
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Meanwhile, Jamie Moyer is throwing a bullpen session right now, but he's hoping it's just some extra exercise. Moyer is supposed to be the Game 7 starter.
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Brad Lidge and Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez have been named Sporting News' 2008 Relievers of the Year by a panel of 314 major-league players.
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