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Truist Park - Atlanta, GA
9-19, Tied for 4th Place, 10 1/2 games behind the Braves
What Happened: Aaron Nola allowed all six runs in 4 2/3 innings. He gave up a pair of home runs in the outing that ultimately cost Thomson his job. Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run home run in the eighth, accounting for the only Phillies offense for the day.
Featured Card: Fare thee well, Topper! Maybe my favorite Phillies manager ever? I love Larry Bowa, but I was never really a huge fan of his constant temper. And I came to love Charlie Manuel, but he had a rough start with the club. For anyone who knows me, it's probably no surprise I'm a huge fan of the "steady as she goes" leadership style and I can appreciate a leader who stays calm when everyone else is panicking. He leaves with the highest winning percentage (.568) of any Phillies manager since 1900.
9-19, Tied for 4th Place, 10 1/2 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: The Phillies managed two hits in a lifeless loss against the Braves, dropping them to an unsightly 9-19 for the season.
What It Means: This was the game when president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski decided he had seen enough and a change at the helm was needed. He apparently made a call to Joey Cora, recently fired from the Red Sox manager's job, on Sunday morning, asking if Cora wanted the Phillies' job.
What It Means: This was the game when president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski decided he had seen enough and a change at the helm was needed. He apparently made a call to Joey Cora, recently fired from the Red Sox manager's job, on Sunday morning, asking if Cora wanted the Phillies' job.
Cora declined and Dombrowski would go to Plan B on Tuesday morning, dismissing Rob Thomson and naming Don Mattingly interim manager for the remainder of the season.
What Happened: Aaron Nola allowed all six runs in 4 2/3 innings. He gave up a pair of home runs in the outing that ultimately cost Thomson his job. Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run home run in the eighth, accounting for the only Phillies offense for the day.
Thomson led the team to the 2022 World Series, and they've competed in the playoffs each year since. Interim manager Don Mattingly inherits a club that is supposedly built to reach the postseason, but needs to first climb out of the hole they've dug over the first month of the season.
Our oldest son Doug went to the Phillies game on Tuesday night, and I convinced him to stop by the Kids Club kiosk to pick up a few of the Thomson team-issued cards before they removed them from circulation. The featured card at top is from the little-seen 2024 team-issued photo card set.
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