



The Phillies have the best rotation in baseball again
The Phillies are 7-1 under interim manager Don Mattingly, and you want to know why? They’ve literally gone from the worst rotation in baseball to the best rotation in baseball. We talk about the rotation’s turnaround, Bryce Harper’s elite start, what we’d discuss in Don Mattingly’s State of the T…

Donnie Baseball: The Phillies are 5-1 under Don Mattingly
The Phillies are 5-1 under interim manager Don Mattingly, and there are a lot of reasons why. The change shocked the clubhouse, and suddenly everybody has sprung to life. The offense has been better, the rotation has been better. We talk about what we’ve noticed from Mattingly in his first week o…

Walk-offs! Sweep! The Phillies are 3-0 under Don Mattingly
So far so good for the Phillies since Don Mattingly became interim manager on Tuesday. The Phillies swept the Giants this week, including a doubleheader sweep on Thursday. The Phillies won both games on walk-offs, the first for the Phillies since 1998. Chase Shugart got both wins, the first time a…

Blame Game: Dombrowski, Mattingly, Thomson discuss firing and future
Tuesday was a franchise-altering day for the Phillies. Dave Dombrowski fired Rob Thomson as manager. He hired Don Mattingly, who was his second choice. (Bet the farm Alex Cora gets the job next year.) Dombrowski detailed Thomson’s firing and answered questions about his own job performance. Mattin…

EMERGENCY POD: Phillies manager Rob Thomson fired
The Phillies on Tuesday fired manager Rob Thomson. Don Mattingly has been named interim manager. Lots to discuss. Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order* seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Love the show? Get Phillies Show …

Dave's Decision: changes could be coming to Phillies
Will Rob Thomson be the Phillies manager on Tuesday? Will Kevin Long be the hitting coach? The team’s 9-19 start has fueled this speculation. Thomson addressed his job status following Sunday’s loss to the Braves. Meanwhile, Dave Dombrowski declined to address speculation about Alex Cora’s unexpec…

Rock bottom yet? Phillies have lost nine straight
It’s hard to imagine how much worse things can get for the Phillies, but we’ll find out this weekend in Atlanta. The Phillies have lost nine consecutive games, following their first four-game sweep to the Cubs at Wrigley Field since 1973. The terrible run has Phillies manager Rob Thomson and hitti…

Rob Thomson is on the hot seat
The Phillies have been playing bad baseball for weeks, and if they keep playing like this it could cost Rob Thomson his job. Should it? We discuss Dave Dombrowski’s comments on Tuesday in Chicago, and his role in the Phillies’ mess. It includes a historically bad start for the Phillies’ offense, a…

"We're not used to this:" Phillies off to their worst start since 2015
We’ll find out if this is rock bottom for the Phillies. They just got swept by the Braves. They’ve lost five in a row, 10 out of 13 and just finished their worst nine-game homestand in almost 17 years. They have the worst run differential in baseball, too. Yes, it’s even worse than the Mets, who h…

Accountability coffee: Digging into the Phillies' 8-10 start
It’s not good, folks. The Phillies rank toward the bottom in baseball in most offensive categories. They have one of the highest ERAs in baseball. They rank as one of the worst defenses. They’re 8-10. They’ve been in worse spots before, but the longer this continues the more people wonder if they …