{"id":42368,"date":"2022-06-08T19:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T19:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-phillies-are-doing-the-impossible-since-firing-joe-girardi\/"},"modified":"2022-06-08T19:35:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T19:35:11","slug":"the-phillies-are-doing-the-impossible-since-firing-joe-girardi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-phillies-are-doing-the-impossible-since-firing-joe-girardi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Phillies are doing the impossible since firing Joe Girardi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It was clearly all Joe Girardi&#8217;s fault.<\/p>\n<p>The once-scuffling Phillies have reignited their season with four straight wins since firing Girardi on Friday.  The previous two victories have come in a most improbable fashion.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, they rallied from a 6-2 deficit to win on a Bryson Stott walkoff home run against the Angels.  It was a game that coincidentally helped push Los Angeles &#8211; in the midst of a 13-game losing streak &#8211; into firing Joe Maddon on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, it appeared Bryce Harper took a little dig at Girardi, who has been replaced by Rob Thomson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so happy for [Stott]man, &#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byalexcoffey\/status\/1533572392378826752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harper told the Philadelphia Inquirer.<\/a> &#8220;What an at-bat.  What a situation for him.  Being able to put our trust in our young guys the last couple days, and really let them just play\u2026 it&#8217;s been great.  And it paid off today. &#8220;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Bryson Stott is doused with water after his walkoff homer for Phillies on June 5.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/phillies3.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Joe Girardi was fired by the Phillies on June 3, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22573969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/phillies3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/phillies3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/phillies3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/phillies3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Joe Girardi was fired by the Phillies on June 3, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s not hard to connect the dots on what exactly had changed in \u201cthe last couple of days\u201d for Harper.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies continued their success in an even more implausible way on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n<p>Alec Bohm and Matt Vierling homered off Brewers closer Josh Hader in the ninth inning for a stunning 3-2 victory in Milwaukee.  Hader had not allowed a run or blown a save all season before that appearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s definitely a whirlwind,\u201d Vierling said.  &#8220;I came into the dugout and everybody was so fired up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The win improved the Phillies and their $ 230 million payroll to 26-29 and 3 1\/2 games out of a wild-card spot. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/phillies2.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Corey Knebel (right) celebrates a save against the Brewers with JT Realmuto on June 7, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22573970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/phillies2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/phillies2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/phillies2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/phillies2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Corey Knebel (right) celebrates a save against the Brewers with JT Realmuto on June 7, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe believe this is a good club and the pieces are here to win games,\u201d Thomson said.  &#8220;Maybe we&#8217;re getting on a roll.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; With AP<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was clearly all Joe Girardi&#8217;s fault. The once-scuffling Phillies have reignited their season with four straight wins since firing Girardi on Friday. The previous two victories have come in a most improbable fashion. On Sunday, they rallied from a 6-2 deficit to win on a Bryson Stott walkoff home run against the Angels. 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