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Phillies put it all together in 8-5 win over Padres, even without Harper

SAN DIEGO — Winning the day after your best player was placed on the 10-day injured list was never going to be easy, but the Phillies pulled it off of Sunday, with a 8-5 victory over the San Diego Padres. Everything seemed to click, with the exception of a poor…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Breaking Down Tony La Russa’s Latest Illogical Decision

Yesterday, in the Dodgers’ 11–9 win over the White Sox, Chicago manager Tony La Russa made the puzzling decision to intentionally walk Trea Turner on a 1–2 count to face Max Muncy. Many of you probably know what happened, but let’s briefly run through the situation just in case before…

Sports Illustrated

Red-hot Phillies sweep Brewers for seventh straight victory

MILWAUKEE — It’s been a week since Dave Dombrowski woke up, went for a jog, and decided to fire Joe Girardi.

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Hot Seat Index: Which MLB Managers Could Be Fired Next?

Joe Girardi and Joe Maddon lost their jobs within the last week, and more skippers could soon be getting the boot.

Sports Illustrated

Marcus Hayes: Dave Dombrowski exterminates Phillies’ dysfunction

PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies got rid of Joe Girardi before breakfast on Friday morning, they found themselves. They scored 26 runs in three games, their second-highest run total in three straight games this season. Except this time they did it without their starting second baseman, their starting shortstop, and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Betting/Fantasy Impact: Angels Fire Joe Maddon

Analyzing the betting and fantasy impacts of the Angels firing manager Joe Maddon.

Sports Illustrated

Joe Girardi struggled to trust the Phillies’ young players. Will Rob Thomson be any different?

Part of the problem with rebuilding a team primarily through free agency is that it tends to leave a shortfall in homegrown talent. And because the expectation to win grows in lockstep with a skyrocketing payroll, it can be difficult to show patience with the few young players who are…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Fantasy Notebook: Bryce Harper Gets Hot, Takes Shot at Joe Girardi

Phillies slugger hints that new manager means more opportunities for Bryson Stott and other younger players.

Sports Illustrated

Mind-readers think Bryce Harper took shot at Joe Girardi after Phillies’ stunning walk-off win

All of a sudden, the Phillies are firing on all cylinders. But why?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bill Madden: Joe Girardi couldn’t manage his way out of the mess in Philly

NEW YORK — For two former Yankees managers, the month of May wrought contrasting fortunes, leaving Buck Showalter sitting pretty in first place with the largest lead on June 1 of any Mets team in history — at the same time, Joe Girardi’s seat got hotter and hotter until Friday…

Tribune News Service

Larry Bowa on Joe Girardi’s firing, Rob Thomson, and the Phillies' players taking a ‘look in the mirror’

PHILADELPHIA — When Larry Bowa is asked how to describe this 2022 Phillies team, he responds with one word: inconsistent. Bowa has spent more seasons in a Phillies uniform than anyone on earth. He’s witnessed 29 years of ups and downs, success and failure, as a player, as a manager,…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bryce Harper and the Phillies mashed 5 home runs after Joe Girardi firing

FIVE dingers in one night???

USA Today Sports Media Group

Phillies rout Angels, 10-0, and hit five homers in interim manager Rob Thomson’s first game

PHILADELPHIA — Bryson Stott stutter-stepped across home plate. He gave a two-handed high-five two Alec Bohm and elbow-bashed with Kyle Schwarber. Then, as Stott walked down into the dugout, he was met by Rhys Hoskins, arms aloft and jumping up and down.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Phillies Had No Choice but to Fire Joe Girardi

The veteran manager didn’t create their problems, but he did add to them.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Phillies fire Joe Girardi; Rob Thomson named interim manager

PHILADELPHIA — In a desperate attempt to turn around the season, the Phillies fired manager Joe Girardi on Friday, the team announced.

Sports Illustrated

The Thrill of Attending Jameson Taillon’s Near-Perfect Game

Plus, Joe Girardi is out in Philadelphia and the Astros extend Yordan Álvarez.

USA Today Sports Media Group

3 MLB managers who could be the next to lose their jobs after the Phillies fired Joe Girardi

Who needs to step it up before they join Joe Girardi on the curb?

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Girardi Explains What Went Wrong for Phillies After Firing

Philadelphia relieved the longtime manager of his duties Friday.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Phillies fire manager Joe Girardi

Expected to contend for an NL East title, the Phillies are 22-29 and 12 games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Sports Illustrated

Phillies Fire Manager Joe Girardi 51 Games Into Season

He had been with the organization since the start of the 2020 season.

Sports Illustrated

It’s Getting Late Early for the Free-Falling Phillies

They are using the turnarounds of recent World Series winners as inspiration, but this once-promising team is in bad shape.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Marcus Hayes: Phillies manager Joe Girardi might live to see another series, but why?

PHILADELPHIA — On the eve of the most important game as Phillies manager, Joe Girardi lost his best all-around player for three months to a fractured finger. Seventy minutes before the game, he lost the reigning MVP as a late scratch due to forearm soreness in a right arm that…

Tribune News Service

Michael Cunningham: Braves still in better shape than ‘stupid money’ Phillies

The Phillies had a new franchise owner for the 2019 season. John Middleton was promising to spend “stupid” money on free agents after years of rebuilding. I remember that caused angst for some Braves backers because their favorite team is owned by Liberty Media.

Sports Illustrated

Joe Girardi ’Not Worried’ About Job Security as Phillies Sputter

Girardi is in the final year of his contract with Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Braves walk off to 6-5 win after Bryce Harper gave Phillies the lead in the top of the ninth

ATLANTA — Bryce Harper had barely finished circling the bases — and shouting “Let’s Go!” at his teammates in the dugout — when Nick Nelson began trotting in from the bullpen, an unlikely closer in a ballpark that hasn’t been kind to Phillies closers.

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