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We’re told from a young age not to judge a book by its cover. We’re also told you never get a second chance to make a first impression. With Charlie Manuel, outward presentation and first impressions often prove misleading. “You hear his country accent, and you think he’s a little bit slow,” longtime Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins once said. “But he’s sharp as a tack."

After the 2002 season, one of Manuel’s prized protégés, Jim Thome, left the Indians and signed as a free agent with the Phillies. Unattached after more than a decade with the Cleveland organization, Manuel followed Thome to Philadelphia, taking a job as a special assistant to Phillies GM Ed Wade. After consecutive nonplayoff seasons in 2003 and 2004, manager Larry Bowa was fired and Manuel succeeded him. The day after the Phillies announced Manuel’s hiring, Rob Maadi of the Associated Press presciently wrote, “Charlie Manuel’s thick Southern drawl, down-home charm and folksy nature make him an odd fit for gritty Philadelphia. He’ll be a perfect choice as manager if he leads the Phillies to the playoffs.” The fans were unsure what to make of Manuel. His stuttering and malaprops left them uninspired. His occasional mistake in executing a double switch left the fans confused. The team again narrowly missing the playoffs in 2005 and 2006 left the fans frustrated, and the folksy manager was an easy target. Many in the fan base and media called for Manuel’s ouster. Manuel navigated the tough Philadelphia ups and downs to 2008 and by the time Brad Lidge struck out Tampa Bay's Eric Hinke to deliver the World Series championship, the bumbling manager had become a folk hero to the fans of Philadelphia.

Manuel left the Phillies with exactly 1,000 wins as a major-league manager, two pennants, and a World Series title. As of 2018 he was the winningest manager in the Phillies’ long history; his 780 wins were more than 130 ahead of second-place Gene Mauch. Of the 49 postseason wins the Phillies registered between 1883 and 2011, 27 of them came under Manuel’s stewardship. - SABR

As requested by percolaten, here's my attempt at a manager-aged Charlie Manuel. I am saving the file as his MLB ID and not the default Minors Historical ID so as to not overwrite any player fg for him. So, in your save, if using him as a manager, just go to the editor and delete the Historical Minors ID and then this one will be the next in line that the game looks for.

Also, the game has him at his playing weight. I've plumped up the fg to an obscene amount in the facegen software but the in-game height and weight narrow the face a lot. If you walk his weight up 10-15 lbs, the chin area will get a bit heavier to better align with the pic. I screenshot'ed it at the weight unadjusted. He is also imported at 67 years old, so the screenshot reflects him at a manager's age.