New manager won’t be Manuel

The Phillies have an opening for a manager.

Charlie Manuel is qualified.

So … will he need an application?

“No,” Manuel said Saturday, before the Phillies’ 11-inning, 7-4 loss to the New York Mets. “I am not involved in that. I’m not.”

Manuel managed the Phillies from 2005 through 2013, winning 780 games, finishing in first place five times and winning the 2008 World Series. When the Phils transitioned to a rebuilding project, he was replaced by Ryne Sandberg. He has been a special advisor to Matt Klentak, a role similar to the one Pete Mackanin will fill once he manages his last Phillies game Sunday.

But trending toward real improvement, the Phillies are no longer under fullscale construction. In that, they may not be much different as a franchise than they were when Manuel became the manager.

At the minimum, the move would be popular.

“Oh, yeah,” the 73-yearold Manuel said, smiling. “But no. I’d have to say no. No, that is not going to happen.”

Mets 7, Phillies 4, 11 innings

PHILADELPHIA » Asdrubal Cabrera hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 11th inning to lift the New York Mets to a 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.

Cabrera also had an RBI double in the seventh and finished with four hits and four RBIs.

Jacob Rhame (1-1) pitched two shutout innings in relief to earn his first major league win.

Jeurys Familia tossed a scoreless 11th for his sixth save, capping an impressive performance by New York’s embattled bullpen. The eight Mets relievers allowed just one hit in seven innings.

The teams combined to use 17 pitchers in a game that took 4 hours, 10 minutes.

CHRIS SZAGOLA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera gestures after hitting a three-run homer in the top of the 11th inning against the Phillies on Saturday.