Rob Thomson could be on a path followed by 3 other Phillies legends
by John Kincade I was taking a stroll down memory lane thinking about the possibility that we will once again have October playoff baseball in Philadelphia. I’m not trying to…
TORONTO, ON – JULY 12: Manager Rob Thomson of the Philadelphia Phillies speaks to the media prior to a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on July 12, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)by John Kincade
I was taking a stroll down memory lane thinking about the possibility that we will once again have October playoff baseball in Philadelphia. I’m not trying to jinx anything, but it certainly appears that they should deliver that dream to reality. I always look for historical context when comparing current teams and projecting future success. I found a really interesting reason to be confident that the Phillies have the right man in charge.
When looking at Rob Thomson and the amazing turnaround that has happened a few other names came to mind. Dallas Green, Paul Owens and Jim Fregosi. Three different managers that brought the Phillies to the World Series. All of them, were hired first as INTERIM managers. Now we have Rob Thomson, another interim. All 3 of the Phillies World Series managers were called in to be fixers, to clean up a mess. Thomson might be the 4th.
I’m not thinking that a World Series appearance is coming in 2022, so don’t jump me on that. I am noticing though a trend when it comes to this organization. The Phillies had a lifeless manager with an underachieving roster in 1979 and fired Danny Ozark replacing him with internal candidate Dallas Green. It didn’t bear fruit until 1980, but it worked brilliantly. The 1983 Phillies had Pat Corrales, a manger sitting in first place and they replaced him with Paul Owens. The shake up helped drive them to the World Series where they lost to the Baltimore Orioles. In 1991 the Phillies moved on from the youngest manager in the majors, Nick Leyva, just 13 games into the season. He supervised a re-tooling thru 1992 that set the stage for the dramatic 1993 season.
Three of the four times this organization has gone to the World Series in the modern era it was led by a rescue effort. Sure, Charlie Manuel came in after Larry Bowa with a clean slate but the history is there. Sometimes the candidate that is handed a mop and bucket for clean up on aisle 5 turns out to be the perfect guy for the job.
Rob Thomson shares a lot of attributes with each of those guys who led us to victory before. A trip down memory lane in 2022 would be a welcome celebration for all of us!
Phillies Release 2023 Schedule
The Phillies will play EVERY team in 2023 thanks to the new MLB format. Who will be on the team? We have no idea. Will they be any good? We sure hope so. But here is when, and where the 2023 Phillies will be next season! Plan accordingly.
March
March 30th @ Texas Rangers
April
April 1st @ Texas Rangers
April 2nd @ Texas Rangers
April 3rd @ New York Yankees
April 4th @ New York Yankees
April 5th @ New York Yankees
April 6th VS Cincinnati Reds (HOME OPENER)
April 8th VS Cincinnati Reds
April 9th VS Cincinnati Reds
April 10th VS Miami Marlins
April 11th VS Miami Marlins
April 12th VS Miami Marlins
April 13th @ Cincinnati Reds
April 14th @ Cincinnati Reds
April 15th @ Cincinnati Reds
April 16th @ Cincinnati Reds
April 17th @ Chicago White Sox
April 18th @ Chicago White Sox
April 19th @ Chicago White Sox
April 20th VS Colorado Rockies
April 21st VS Colorado Rockies
April 22nd VS Colorado Rockies
April 23rd VS Colorado Rockies
April 25th VS Seattle Mariners
April 26th VS Seattle Mariners
April 27th VS Seattle Mariners
April 28nd @ Houston Astros
April 29th @ Houston Astros
April 30th @ Houston Astros
May
May 1st @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 2nd @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 3rd @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 5th VS Boston Red Sox
May 6th VS Boston Red Sox
May 7th VS Boston Red Sox
May 9th VS Toronto Blue Jays
May 10th VS Toronto Blue Jays
May 12th @ Colorado Rockies
May 13th @ Colorado Rockies
May 14th @ Colorado Rockies
May 15th @ San Francisco Giants
May 16th @ San Francisco Giants
May 17th @ San Francisco Giants
May 19th VS Chicago Cubs
May 20th VS Chicago Cubs
May 21st VS Chicago Cubs
May 22nd VS Arizona Diamondbacks
May 23rd VS Arizona Diamondbacks
May 24th VS Arizona Diamondbacks
May 25th @ Atlanta Braves
May 26th @ Atlanta Braves
May 27th @ Atlanta Braves
May 28th @ Atlanta Braves
May 30th @ New York Mets
May 31st @ New York Mets
June
June 1st @ New York Mets
June 2nd @ Washington Nationals
June 3rd @ Washington Nationals
June 4th @ Washington Nationals
June 5th VS Detroit Tigers
June 6th VS Detroit Tigers
June 7th VS Detroit Tigers
June 9th VS Los Angeles Dodgers
June 10th VS Los Angeles Dodgers
June 11th VS Los Angeles Dodgers
June 12th @ Arizona Diamondbacks
June 13th @ Arizona Diamondbacks
June 14th @ Arizona Diamondbacks
June 15th @ Arizona Diamondbacks
June 16th @ Oakland A's
June 17th @ Oakland A's
June 18th @ Oakland A's
June 20th VS Atlanta Braves
June 21st VS Atlanta Braves
June 22nd VS Atlanta Braves
June 23rd VS New York Mets
June 24th VS New York Mets
June 25th VS New York Mets
June 27th VS Chicago Cubs
June 28th VS Chicago Cubs
June 29th VS Chicago Cubs
June 30th VS Washington Nationals
July
July 1st VS Washington Nationals
July 2nd VS Washington Nationals
July 4th @ Tampa Bay Rays
July 5th @ Tampa Bay Rays
July 6th @ Tampa Bay Rays
July 7th @ Miami Marlins
July 8th @ Miami Marlins
July 9th @ Miami Marlins
July 14th VS San Diego Padres
July 15th VS San Diego Padres (DOUBLE HEADER)
July 16th VS San Diego Padres
July 18th VS Milwaukee Brewers
July 19th VS Milwaukee Brewers
July 20th VS Milwaukee Brewers
July 21st @ Cleveland Guardians
July 22nd @ Cleveland Guardians
July 23rd @ Cleveland Guardians
July 24th VS Baltimore Orioles
July 25th VS Baltimore Orioles
July 26th VS Baltimore Orioles
July 28th @ Pittsburgh Pirates
July 29th @ Pittsburgh Pirates
July 30th @ Pittsburgh Pirates
July 31st @ Miami Marlins
August
August 1st @ Miami Marlins
August 2nd @ Miami Marlins
August 3rd @ Miami Marlins
August 4th VS Kansas City Royals
August 5th VS Kansas City Royals
August 6th VS Kansas City Royals
August 7th VS Kansas City Royals
August 8th VS Washington Nationals
August 9th VS Washington Nationals
August 10th VS Washington Nationals
August 11th VS Minnesota Twins
August 12th VS Minnesota Twins
August 13th VS Minnesota Twins
August 15th @ Toronto Bluejays
August 16th @ Toronto Bluejays
August 18th @ Washington Nationals
August 19th @ Washington Nationals
August 20th @ Washington Nationals (Williamsport Game)
August 21 VS San Francisco Giants
August 22nd VS San Francisco Giants
August 23rd VS San Francisco Giants
August 25th VS St Louis Cardinals
August 26th VS St Louis Cardinals
August 27th VS St Louis Cardinals
August 28th VS Los Angeles Angels
August 29th VS Los Angeles Angels
August 30th VS Los Angeles Angels
September
September 1st @ Milwaukee Brewers
September 2nd @ Milwaukee Brewers
September 3rd @ Milwaukee Brewers
September 4th @ San Diego Padres
September 5th @ San Diego Padres
September 6th @ San Diego Padres
September 8th VS Miami Marlins
September 9th VS Miami Marlins
September 10th VS Miami Marlins
September 12th VS Atlanta Braves
September 13th VS Atlanta Braves
September 14th VS Atlanta Braves
September 15th @ St Louis Cardinals
September 16th @ St Louis Cardinals
September 17th @ St Louis Cardinals
September 18th @ Atlanta Braves
September 19th @ Atlanta Braves
September 20th @ Atlanta Braves
September 21st VS New York Mets
September 22nd VS New York Mets
September 23rd VS New York Mets
September 24th VS New York Mets
September 26th VS Pittsburgh Pirates
September 27th VS Pittsburgh Pirates
September 28th VS Pittsburgh Pirates
September 29th @ New York Mets
September 30th @ New York Mets
October
October 1st @ New York Mets
Then Playoffs
Then around Halloween we hold a parade
