We take one week off from Weirdness and Wildness, to pursue other assignments. And what happens? This sport runs amok. What else? Yadi got to pitch — in a shutout? … An innocent little wild pitch turned into an error on the center fielder? … A Burger homered on National Burger Day? Yep, that all happened in between Weird …
Joe Girardi’s seat went from hot to up in smoke. The Philadelphia Phillies fired their manager amid a 22-29 start to the 2022 season, the team announced Friday. Girardi, making his weekly appearance on Sirius XM’s MLB Network Radio on Friday morning, seemed to understand where it all when wrong for him and his squad. …
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With Phillies manager Joe Girardi facing questions from reporters about his job security, owner John Middleton and president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski must consider the following. • Would moving on from Girardi elicit howls of injustice from players, fans and media? (Probably not.) • Who would replace Girardi? (There is no obvious answer.) • …
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The Plummer arrived just in time. Nick Plummer went from anonymous reserve outfielder to a player who had a Mets moment Sunday night, helping his team emerge from the raw sewage of a blown save by Adam Ottavino to celebrating a wild win. Plummer tied the game with a mighty swing in the ninth and …
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Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports It’s a series victory for the New York Mets (31-17), who defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (21-26) by a score of 8-2 on Saturday night. The Mets got just enough from their starting pitching, and the offense broke the game open in the middle innings, vaulting the team to a …
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