Phillies Nation Podcast: Phillies fire Joe Girardi

The Phillies fired Joe Girardi on Friday. (Cheryl Pursell)

The Philadelphia Phillies have fired manager Joe Girardi. After less than two-and-a-half seasons and a 132-141 record as the club’s skipper, Girardi was let go by President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski on Friday morning. Former bench coach Rob Thomson is in as interim.

Tim Kelly, Ty Daubert and Nathan Ackerman give their reactions to the news on an emergency edition of the Phillies Nation Podcast. Find the episode below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Nathan Ackerman

Nathan is a writer and podcaster for Phillies Nation. He's a graduate from the University of Southern California and is based in Los Angeles.

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