The Northwestern Wildcats are aiming high in their search for a new baseball coach. Northwestern fired coach Jim Foster on Friday in response to allegations of bullying and abusive behavior, leaving the school with a noteworthy vacancy.
One year after being fired from his most recent managerial job, former MLB catcher-turned-manager Joe Girardi turned down an offer to get back in the dugout.
The Philadelphia Phillies made a much-needed change in late May when they fired manager Joe Girardi and promoted bench coach Rob Thomson to the position.
It will be the Houston Astros vs. the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 World Series starting Friday in a matchup of Them Again? vs. How the Heck? The No. 1 seed in the American League vs. the No. 6 seed (gasp!) in the National League.
It’s been a year to remember for the Philadelphia Phillies. At the beginning of the year, the Phillies appeared to have a solid team that could make some noise.
Coaching changes usually don’t produce immediate results. Especially in-season moves. When the Philadelphia Phillies fired Joe Girardi after a 22-29 start and named Rob Thomson interim manager, it didn’t exactly correlate with a trip to the World Series.
When the Philadelphia Phillies were 22-29 and Joe Girardi was fired, the idea of reaching the postseason had to be far-fetched. The idea of advancing to the World Series?
The Philadelphia Phillies have been a different ball club since Rob Thomson took over as manager in June. No one can deny that. After Joe Girardi was fired on Jun.
Being an experienced team doesn't guarantee anything. But it certainly helps. The five-time National League East and defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves will enter the NL Division Series Tuesday with an edge in experience when they host the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1.
Rob Thomson will no longer have the "interim" manager tag in front of his name. When former manager Joe Girardi was fired by the Philadelphia Phillies on June 3 of this year, it was difficult to say what direction the team would head in.
The Philadelphia Phillies have ended the drought. It had been since 2011 that the Phillies had reached the postseason, with their last postseason game being the one where Chris Carpenter shut them out and Ryan Howard tore his Achilles running to first base.
Ever since the Philadelphia Phillies let go of manager Joe Girardi and handed the reins over to bench coach Rob Thomson, things have been a lot different in the City of Brotherly Love.
The Philadelphia Phillies are glad to have their MVP back in the middle of their lineup. In his first two games back to action after returning from a broken finger, Harper has played a large part in both victories against the Pittsburgh Pirates in which they outscored their opponent 13-4.
Joe Girardi was unceremoniously fired as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies back in June when his club was sitting at 22-29.
Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi is heading back to the television booth.
After going 11-11 in April, Girardi's bunch went 10-18 in May before winning their first game of June on Wednesday.
There is no obvious replacement if Girardi were to be fired, and that the Phillies want to see how the team handles an easier part of the upcoming schedule before making any decisions.
Before anyone says a word, yes. Joe Girardi has won 1118 games in his managerial career. And as Janet Jackson once asked, “What Have You Done for Me Lately?” The last time a Joe Girardi-led team had a winning record was in 2017.
The good news is that Harper has been able to stay in the lineup as the designated hitter, and his production hasn’t been slowed whatsoever by his elbow problem.
“Last night was a hard night to sleep,” Girardi said. “I mean really difficult to sleep. It’s what you go through in the course of 162 games. … It’s been really frustrating."
View the original article to see embedded media. Jack McKeon and the 2003 Florida Marlins are the shining example of a perfect managerial firing. Going through a youth movement, Jeff Torborg brought the club to a 16-22 start that year before getting canned for McKeon.
During his first press conference since the MLB lockout on Sunday, Joe Girardi spoke about the state of the Philadelphia Phillies' shortstops ahead of spring training.
It's been two years since the Philadelphia Phillies hired Joe Girardi as manager, taking the reins from Gabe Kapler. Girardi was brought in for a three-year
While many baseball fans are testing out various World Series betting strategies, Phillies diehards are sat scratching their heads. After a gut wrenching end to the 2021 campaign, the team immediately started cleaning house.
Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi is taking a lot of the blame for a disappointing season after his club was eliminated from postseason contention by the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.
The Phils can only hope that Realmuto’s injury isn’t too serious, as he is perhaps the most indispensable member of the roster.
We’re just days into the league’s on-the-fly implementation of testing pitchers for foreign substance usage, and the checks have predictably led to some bizarre scenes.
Only a half inning into last night’s game between the Phillies and the Nationals, Major League Baseball’s new foreign substance policy made its presence known.
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