tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post7418843944656528496..comments2023-12-18T07:59:16.525-05:00Comments on Hats and Rabbits: Charlie Manuel, Fired: It's not "just business" and it is personalChris Matarazzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-79493263110256206352013-08-21T10:22:42.092-04:002013-08-21T10:22:42.092-04:00Thanks very much for commenting, Lex. And I love w...Thanks very much for commenting, Lex. And I love what you said: "an individual's life can't be checked off on the clipboard." Here's hoping the Phillies do come around and do something for Charlie, but, sadly, it can't erase the offense committed. Indeed: "life isn't business." So well said.<br /><br />Thanks again for commenting!Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-27467470675343767262013-08-21T00:57:17.540-04:002013-08-21T00:57:17.540-04:00I'm more familiar in the business environment ...I'm more familiar in the business environment than the sports environment. I asked myself after waiting a few days to see if new information would come about: "Why aren't they giving him much more for his 'going away'?"<br /><br />I can see that it's not so much environment, but environmental control. The last person my uncle had fired from his company was already approaching retirement age -- worked there for about 40 years. Needless to say, everyone chipped in more than their fair share of cash to shower him in all he deserved for having spent more than half of his life with the company. Half of his life; imagine that.<br /><br />An individual has more value than a group, and an individual's life can't be checked off on the clipboard.<br /><br />Amara and fans: Life isn't business. Give him the goodbye, not just the door.<br /><br />- LexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com