- Messages
- 4,248
- Reaction score
- 7,413
- Location
- SE PA
- Arrma RC's
- Kraton 8S
- Kraton 6s
- Mojave EXB
- Outcast 6s
- Talion
- Typhon 6s
Mid summer they fire their manager Joe Garidi and look terrible, can’t hit, no pitching, and little league defense. Everyone is waiting for Eagles training camp to start and forget about the Phillies. Interim manager Rob Thomson steps in, he doesn’t seem too impressive, he’s a hockey fan from Canada for goodness sake and only ever played minor league ball. Just a quiet, nice guy on our coaching staff, filling a temporary head coach position to finish out the year... They win like 8 in a row (12 out of 14) and start looking like something. Finish out the season 65-46 under Rob and without Bryce Harper who was out with a broken thumb for 2 months.
Is this guy like a friggin Jedi master, playing those chess boards that have 3 levels? He hasn’t had to by a drink or dinner in this town since August. September they looked a little shaky but he gets them into the playoffs for the first time since 2011. Now the wild card team Philadelphia Phillies go 9 and 2 in the playoffs and are heading to the World Series. Funny he said the other day “for 58 years no one even knew my name.” Well, no one will forget your name now in Philly for giving us October baseball again. He really got this team playing for him and believing in his system. Even their defense is better now, the meat of the lineup knocking the cover off the ball and the pitching is very good. Idk what’s ahead but win or lose the ws this team is really something to watch.
Is this guy like a friggin Jedi master, playing those chess boards that have 3 levels? He hasn’t had to by a drink or dinner in this town since August. September they looked a little shaky but he gets them into the playoffs for the first time since 2011. Now the wild card team Philadelphia Phillies go 9 and 2 in the playoffs and are heading to the World Series. Funny he said the other day “for 58 years no one even knew my name.” Well, no one will forget your name now in Philly for giving us October baseball again. He really got this team playing for him and believing in his system. Even their defense is better now, the meat of the lineup knocking the cover off the ball and the pitching is very good. Idk what’s ahead but win or lose the ws this team is really something to watch.