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HISTORICAL FACTS: 71 - The Untold Story

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

FIVE dingers in one night???

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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

Marcus Hayes: Phillies fire Sleepy Joe Girardi as desperation mounts for a playoff run

PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies finally fired Sleepy Joe Girardi just 51 painful games into a dying 2022 season, it sent a message to the public that sloppy, stupid baseball no longer will be tolerated at Citizens Bank Park.

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The Phillies Had No Choice but to Fire Joe Girardi

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

Sports Illustrated

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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

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

Sports Illustrated

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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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Sports Illustrated

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…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Angels star Mike Trout's hometown ready to celebrate 'the kid from the 'Ville'

NEW YORK — The fusillade would usually start around 9 a.m. on Saturdays. Click! Clack! Clank! Tim Shannon would look out the window of his home on Morias Avenue in Millville, N.J., and sure enough, there would be young Mike Trout, in full Little League uniform, tossing up rocks and…

Los Angeles Times

Mark Appel was once a can’t-miss prospect. Nine years later, the Phillies could finally make him a major leaguer.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mark Appel knows people think he’s crazy. The right-handed pitcher was the first overall pick of a draft that produced Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, and Kris Bryant. That draft was nine years ago. Judge is a three-time All-Star. Bellinger was the 2019 National League MVP. Bryant helped…

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SF Giants’ bullpen blows chance at sweep of scuffling Phillies

PHILADELPHIA — The Giants failed to sweep the scuffling Philadelphia Phillies, and their loss in the series finale Wednesday night was a lesson in domino effects.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Dustin Johnson Goes Rogue

He was the biggest surprise on the list of names released for LIV Golf’s inaugural event.

Tribune News Service

SF Giants use extras to beat Phillies for second straight game

PHILADELPHIA — After needing extra innings only three times in their first 46 games, the Giants played extra baseball Tuesday night for the second time in as many games with the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Sports Illustrated

Derek Jeter Says Roy Halladay Was the Toughest Pitcher He Faced

The 14-time All-Star he said struggled to figure out the former Blue Jays and Phillies pitcher.

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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.

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Phillies push back on criticism of organization’s hotel plan for minor leaguers

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies officials are pushing back on recent claims made by disgruntled minor leaguers and an advocacy group that the organization didn’t try as hard as it could to find non-hotel accommodations for players in their home cities this season.

Sports Illustrated

So Much Fallout From Tommy Pham Slapping Joc Pederson Over Fantasy Football Dispute

We haven't seen a sports story as outrageous as Tommy Pham vs. Joc Pederson in a while

Tribune News Service

In homer-happy Philadelphia, SF Giants don’t let Logan Webb’s brilliance go to waste

PHILADELPHIA — Giants pitching coach Andrew Bailey, effervescent as always, walked up to Logan Webb in the clubhouse Monday afternoon and proclaimed, “It’s a beautiful day out there.”

Sports Illustrated

Nick Castellanos Interrupts Another Serious Moment With Home Run (Video)

He’s making a habit of doing this.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Giants manager Gabe Kapler stands on the field for national anthem on Memorial Day

Gabe Kapler said Monday that he planned to suspend his protest and stand on the field for the national anthem before the San Francisco Giants’ Memorial Day game at Citizens Bank Park.

Sports Illustrated

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

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

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