r/baseball • u/Admirable-Nebula-122 • 19h ago

Phillies expected to name Don Mattingly as full-time manager this week: Sources

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7688238/2026/10/14/phillies-don-mattingly-manager-job/?source=athletic_user_shared_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
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u/Various_Knowledge226 Philadelphia Phillies 19h ago

Is he really the best option available? It’s like Philly sports right now are trying to make you question everything they’re doing

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u/baseballviper04 18h ago

I mean maybe not but your GM has out out the same team that’s done the same thing in yhe playoffs for the past, what, 5 years?

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u/DominicB547 Chaos Bandwagon • MLB Players Associat… 17h ago

playoffs are easy when yo spend and don't think of 5 years from now. its the Dombrski special. He leaves this mess for another group.

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u/65fairmont Boston Red Sox 16h ago

It’s given 2 of his 5 employers a WS and 2 of the other 3 their best run in 40 years. And the Phillies are the 5th.