Thoughts while gearing up for GM meetings next week--Ken Davidoff

• Krod's agent reiterates to Newsday he wants 5 years.

If a team isn't going to the post season, it may be a good deal. Krod's humanity has repeatedly shown up under the brightest lights, with the excellent exception of his debut year. Not to say he won't be worth what anyone wants to pay him.

• Charlie Manuel's version of 8 Men Out, per Ken Davidoff:

"Constant Charlie

• The Phillies have used the same eight position players in

• each of the five World Series games so far.

One opposing scout said with a chuckle: "Charlie Manuel writes out a lineup on Opening Day, and he makes 161 copies of it."

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