MLB 2022

[Dr. Medulla]

Giardi canned by the Phils.

That's a bit surprising. I mean, I don't follow the doings of the Phillies, but Girardi has seemed upper tier manager to me.

[weller259]

Giardi canned by the Phils.

That's a bit surprising. I mean, I don't follow the doings of the Phillies, but Girardi has seemed upper tier manager to me.

Girardi is a decent manager overall, but his handling of pitching staffs (read: bullpen) has always been a bit questionable, even when he was managing the Yankees (whose bullpen was stacked with talent), and I think that was a factor in the Phillies letting him go. To be fair, Joe did not compile the roster in Philly, he could only use who he had, but as we all know, managers are hired to be fired and he will take the fall for poor roster construction which directly led to poor on-field results. His closer blew a bunch of games, was that Girardi's fault? The team is not good defensively, is that Girardi's fault? Clearly some of their woes were things Girardi might have been liable for but he's just the latest Phillies manager to pay the price for poor organizational decisions made by people higher up the food chain than any manager.

Being a Mets fan, I have a difficult time finding compassion in my soul for the Phillies in general and Girardi in particular but I do feel bad for Girardi, he had to have known the Phillies' recent history and yet he took the job anyway, knowing that being a part of such a dysfunctional organization like the Phillies could ruin his managerial reputation and any hopes of managing in the major leagues ever again.

As I have heard many many Mets fans chant over the decades, Phuck the Phillies.
Sentiment I can certainly relate to. lol..

[Dr. Medulla]

Giardi canned by the Phils.

That's a bit surprising. I mean, I don't follow the doings of the Phillies, but Girardi has seemed upper tier manager to me.

Girardi is a decent manager overall, but his handling of pitching staffs (read: bullpen) has always been a bit questionable, even when he was managing the Yankees (whose bullpen was stacked with talent), and I think that was a factor in the Phillies letting him go. To be fair, Joe did not compile the roster in Philly, he could only use who he had, but as we all know, managers are hired to be fired and he will take the fall for poor roster construction which directly led to poor on-field results. His closer blew a bunch of games, was that Girardi's fault? The team is not good defensively, is that Girardi's fault? Clearly some of their woes were things Girardi might have been liable for but he's just the latest Phillies manager to pay the price for poor organizational decisions made by people higher up the food chain than any manager.

Being a Mets fan, I have a difficult time finding compassion in my soul for the Phillies in general and Girardi in particular but I do feel bad for Girardi, he had to have known the Phillies' recent history and yet he took the job anyway, knowing that being a part of such a dysfunctional organization like the Phillies could ruin his managerial reputation and any hopes of managing in the major leagues ever again.

As I have heard many many Mets fans chant over the decades, Phuck the Phillies.
Sentiment I can certainly relate to. lol..

A Dave Dombrowski team with a sketchy bullpen?!? Tigers and Red Sox fans' monocles clutter to the floor!

[tepista]

Soccer player in center?

[Dr. Medulla]

Soccer player in center?

You're good, kid, but you're not Canseco good.

[revbob]

Joe Maddon get fired.

[Dr. Medulla]

Joe Maddon get fired.

And thus all the managers named Joe have been purged this week. Exactly as Joe Biden demanded.

[Dr. Medulla]

The '88 Orioles have the modern-day MLB record at 21-straight losses. The Angels are only two-thirds of the way there. Can they do it?

[revbob]

The '88 Orioles have the modern-day MLB record at 21-straight losses. The Angels are only two-thirds of the way there. Can they do it?

Im surprised todays Orioles arent busting dwn that door.

[Dr. Medulla]

The '88 Orioles have the modern-day MLB record at 21-straight losses. The Angels are only two-thirds of the way there. Can they do it?

Im surprised todays Orioles arent busting dwn that door.

They've been surprisingly competitivish against the AL East this season.

[revbob]

https://www.mlb.com/news/derek-jeter-do ... -premieres

Doc, you can pick up your tix at the box office. Along with a gift basket.

[Inder]

It’s gonna suck when he goes to the Yankees.

[tepista]

It’s gonna suck when he goes to the Yankees.

I saw that, that was funny

[tepista]

Anthony Rendon might be the worst FA signing of all time. And Josh Hamilton is still fresh in my mind.

[Dr. Medulla]

Anthony Rendon might be the worst FA signing of all time. And Josh Hamilton is still fresh in my mind.

What about Pooholes?