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Manuel Makes It Official: Halladay, Oswalt, Hamels For NLCS Games 1-3

CHERRY HILL, NJ (CBS) -- It was a special playoff edition of the Charlie Manuel radio show this morning on our sister station, 610 WIP Sportsradio.  And the Phillies' manager (above) even broke a little news on his show.

For the first time, Charlie Manuel publicly announced what everyone in the baseball world assumed:  that Roy Halladay would start Saturday's game one of the National League Championship Series.  Roy Oswalt will start game two, Cole Hamels in game three, and in all likelihood Joe Blanton in game four. 

A few dozen fans turned out at Ponzio's Diner in Cherry Hill, NJ to see WIP's Charlie Manuel Show in person.  Among them was RJ Gauld of Haddon Township:
 
"At first I didn't like him.  I didn't think he knew what he was doing.  But if you watched over the years how he progressed and how he molded the team, he is absolutely a genius."
     
For his part, Manuel seems to enjoy mixing it up with Philly fans:
   
"I love the show and I like to sit and... actually, just being around the fans is fine with me.  I love that."

Reported by Mike DeNardo, KYW Newsradio.
Photo by Mike DeNardo.

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