Jerry Manuel

Jerry Lorenzo Manuel Sr. (born December 23, 1953) is an American former professional baseball second baseman, coach, and manager. Quotes Much as I liked baseball, I was more into football and basketball, Jim Brown and Gayle Sayers were my idols. I looked forward to getting an education and seeing what it’s like to be in college. I played very little second base until this spring. (Tigers coach) Dick (Tracewski) came down to (the Florida Instructional League) last fall and said I should give switch-hitting some thought, I started taking some practice swings left-handed (and) found I could swing pretty good that way. I hit both ways my junior year in high school but my senior year I decided to do everything right-handed. Hitting both ways had always been in the back of my mind. I guess I just needed some encouragement. “The more I work, the more (weight) I gain, My muscles are very taut and hard. You can look at their age and figure it that way, The fact that they’re young guys makes a difference. The Tigers are probably keeping me around for insurance because there’s no (other infielders) left. My chances are probably slim moving up right now. #CardCorner: 1982 Fleer Jerry Manuel N.D External links Category:1953 births Category:Baseball players from the United States Category:Baseball coaches from the United States Category:African Americans Category:Living people Category:People from Georgia (U.S. state)