The news Bryce Harper had broken his thumb was almost numbing, by the time we heard it. We’d seen how awful that hit-by-pitch was, how Harper reacted, how everyone watching it reacted, including ourselves. It was one of those rare baseball moments in which there was no doubt that what had just happened was terrible. …
Early runs, solid defense, no bullpen meltdown, late insurance … wherever he is, Joe Girardi’s got to be thinking, “Really?” The Phillies’ offense jumped an Angels starting pitcher for the second straight night, scoring five first-inning runs in a 7-2 win. Rob Thomson is 2-0 as the interim skipper since taking over for Girardi, who was …
Phillies jump on another starting pitcher, ride Wheeler and bullpen to 3rd straight win Read More »
Rob Thomson was a little delayed getting to his first postgame news conference as a big-league manager Friday night. That’s because the Phillies played one of their best games of the season in scoring a 10-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels and, when it was over, the players wanted to give their new skipper …
Phillies toast new skipper Thomson, whose stewardship begins with blowout win Read More »
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.) • …
Firing Joe Girardi wouldn’t fix Phillies’ problems Read More »
It was almost poetic in how it happened. The Giants were facing Corey Knebel in the top of the ninth inning, the game tied at two. Nick Castellanos and Rhys Hoskins had homered on the day, Kyle Gibson made a single bad pitch, a two-run home run to Wilmer Flores, but this game was going …
