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Phillies waited as long as possible to fire manager Joe Girardi
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Philadelphia Phillies Introduce Interim Manager Rob Thomson as Joe Girardi is Fired - Sports Illustrated Inside The Phillies
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Joe Girardi's long baseball life prepared him to manage the Phillies
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Joe Girardi: 'I do want to manage again' Phillies Nation - Your source for Philadelphia Phillies news, opinion, history, rumors, events, and other fun stuff.
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Zack Wheeler blossoms into ace for Phillies, gets Game 1 start against Arizona in NLCS
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Will 2022 be Joe Girardi's final season managing the Philadelphia Phillies?
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Grotz: Comeback win by Phillies offers vindication for under-fire Joe Girardi – Delco Times
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Joe Girardi gives the Phillies what they need most
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Joe Girardi Named Team USA Premier12 Manager
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Philadelphia Phillies fire manager Joe Girardi; Rob Thomson replaces him for rest of 2022
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Rob Thomson has worked lifetime for this moment with Phillies
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