The Phillies up and fired their manager.
After two-plus years of disappointing results, the Phillies have apparently come to the same conclusion as the rest of us: While the Phillies have some major flaws, Joe Girardi didn’t seem to be making anything better. We all recognize that the bullpen talent isn’t the best in the league, but I also felt like the manager also wasn’t putting guys in the best position for success. (For instance, putting James Norwood into games that were closer than five runs - and even that wasn’t enough of a margin at times!