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Oct 6, 2008 7:30 pm US/Eastern

Manuel Ignores Criticism, Becomes Fan Favorite

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ―

The tough-to-please Philly fans are showing Phillies manager Charlie Manuel some well-deserved appreciation.

The team rallied to its second straight National League East title and beat Milwaukee in four games to advance to the National League Championship Series for the first time 15 years.

Now, they'll meet the Los Angeles Dodgers with a trip to the World Series at stake. Game 1 of the series will be at home on Thursday.

It's farther than many critics thought the Phillies would ever go with Manuel in charge.

So far, Manuel has had a successful run. Since replacing the popular Larry Bowa after the 2004 season, Manuel has led the Phillies to 354 wins, that more than any other manager in franchise history in his first four years.

He's also the second manager to lead them to consecutive division titles.

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