Rob ThomsonPhillies’ Kyle Schwarber, Cristopher Sánchez, Rob Thomson named finalists for NL awardsSánchez is an NL Cy Young finalist along with Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Schwarber is up for NL MVP against the Mets' Juan Soto and Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani.Lochlahn March OpinionDid a $10M bribe break the soul of America? | Will Bunch NewsletterWill Bunch | Columnist OpinionRob Thomson defends The Bunt, admits bullpen mistakes, says he’d manage Phillies forever (wink)Marcus Hayes | Columnist Phillies will bring back coaching staff, add a bench coach, and extend Rob ThomsonLochlahn March OpinionHere’s why the Phillies kept Rob Thomson, and were right to do soDavid Murphy | Columnist AdvertisementSource: Rob Thomson will be back as Phillies manager in 2026Questions arose about the job status of Thomson, who has one year left on his contract, after the Phillies lost in the divisional round of the playoffs for the second year in a row.Scott Lauber Phillies players ‘love Topper,’ but history shows replacing Rob Thomson might be the easier way to make a changeThere are only so many changes the Phillies can make to the roster with $170 million committed to eight players and key free agents they’d like back. Could Thomson be the 2025 Danny Ozark? Scott Lauber Which Phillies will be back next year? Jimmy Rollins weighs in and a Hall of Famer consoles Orion Kerkering.The Phillies’ postseason ended early on Thursday night after falling 2-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Heading into the offseason, plenty of questions surround the team. Here’s what they're saying...Ariel Simpson Season over. Era over? This Phillies core came up short again, and is poised for change this offseason.Should they try to bring back each of their big free agents? Is it time to get younger? Is Rob Thomson the right manager? It’s all up for discussion.Scott Lauber OpinionSame old story: Big hitters fizzle, Rob Thomson gets bitten as the Phillies’ season dies another ugly death"I felt like we were quite a bit better than the Mets. The one last year hurt even more, because I think we beat ourselves even more last year than we did this year.” -- J.T. Realmuto Marcus Hayes | Columnist Jimmy Rollins on Schwarbombs, Nick Castellanos’ comments, and more from the Phillies-Dodgers Game 3 broadcastRollins had plenty to say about Kyle Schwarber’s performance and Nick Castellanos’ talk about the team’s home atmosphere as the Phillies extended the series to Game 4.Gabriela Carroll OpinionRob Thomson’s genius saves his job and the Phillies’ season with brilliant strategy in a Game 3 must-win Does it feel satisfying that his crazy plan worked? "Yeah. It really does." With Aaron Nola and Ranger Suárez, Topper rolled all the dice and came up a winner, to his critics' surprise and dismay.Marcus Hayes | Columnist Rob Thomson explains why Aaron Nola and Ranger Suárez will both pitch in Game 3Aaron Nola starting over Ranger Suárez in Game 3 of the NLDS was a surprising decision. But Thomson says he "would be shocked" if Suárez didn't pitch out of the bullpen in Wednesday's game.Scott Lauber Phillies looked ‘like there was no game plan’ on failed bunt, and what else they’re saying after Game 2 lossRob Thomson's decision to have Bryson Stott bunt in the ninth inning — and not pinch-run for Nick Castellanos — has come under the microscope. But was it the Phillies manager's fault?Gabriela Carroll OpinionDems must say: No troops, or no shutdown deal | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, billionaire saved by Penn wants to wreck it.Will Bunch | Columnist OpinionRob Thomson’s bunt call, Dave Dombrowski’s NLDS roster killed Phillies in Game 2The first two games of this series have gone about as poorly as Thomson and Dombrowski could have feared. There will be a lot to unpack once the season is over. It sure looks like it will be soon.David Murphy | Columnist Dodgers push Phillies to the brink of elimination, head back to L.A. with 2-0 lead in the NLDS after 4-3 winThe Phillies got the start they needed from Jesús Luzardo and a furious rally in the ninth inning, but again their big bats were quiet. Their season is in jeopardy going into Game 3 on Wednesday. Lochlahn March OpinionRob Thomson’s pitching decisions haunt him in another Phillies playoff loss, this time to the DodgersDid he leave starter Cristopher Sánchez in too long? Did he use the old guy wrong? Did he put his lefty reliever in a bad spot? Fairly or not, Topper will hear about it until Game 2 on Monday. Marcus Hayes | Columnist OpinionKyle Schwarber? Cristopher Sanchez? Nope. Rob Thomson is the Phillies’ MVP this year. Extend him.Topper worked miracles in 2025, and he'll be a lame duck in 2026. Extend him now, in case the Dodgers roll over the Phils in the NLDS and folks start calling for his head.Marcus Hayes | Columnist How far will the Phillies go in the playoffs? Outs 13-21 will likely determine their fate.Rob Thomson has leaned on his bullpen during the playoffs over the last three years. Sometimes it has worked, other times not. But there is one clear difference this postseason.Scott Lauber See more storiesAdvertisement
Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber, Cristopher Sánchez, Rob Thomson named finalists for NL awardsSánchez is an NL Cy Young finalist along with Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Schwarber is up for NL MVP against the Mets' Juan Soto and Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani.Lochlahn March
Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber, Cristopher Sánchez, Rob Thomson named finalists for NL awardsSánchez is an NL Cy Young finalist along with Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Schwarber is up for NL MVP against the Mets' Juan Soto and Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani.Lochlahn March
OpinionRob Thomson defends The Bunt, admits bullpen mistakes, says he’d manage Phillies forever (wink)Marcus Hayes | Columnist
OpinionRob Thomson defends The Bunt, admits bullpen mistakes, says he’d manage Phillies forever (wink)Marcus Hayes | Columnist
Source: Rob Thomson will be back as Phillies manager in 2026Questions arose about the job status of Thomson, who has one year left on his contract, after the Phillies lost in the divisional round of the playoffs for the second year in a row.Scott Lauber
Source: Rob Thomson will be back as Phillies manager in 2026Questions arose about the job status of Thomson, who has one year left on his contract, after the Phillies lost in the divisional round of the playoffs for the second year in a row.Scott Lauber
Phillies players ‘love Topper,’ but history shows replacing Rob Thomson might be the easier way to make a changeThere are only so many changes the Phillies can make to the roster with $170 million committed to eight players and key free agents they’d like back. Could Thomson be the 2025 Danny Ozark? Scott Lauber
Phillies players ‘love Topper,’ but history shows replacing Rob Thomson might be the easier way to make a changeThere are only so many changes the Phillies can make to the roster with $170 million committed to eight players and key free agents they’d like back. Could Thomson be the 2025 Danny Ozark? Scott Lauber
Which Phillies will be back next year? Jimmy Rollins weighs in and a Hall of Famer consoles Orion Kerkering.The Phillies’ postseason ended early on Thursday night after falling 2-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Heading into the offseason, plenty of questions surround the team. Here’s what they're saying...Ariel Simpson
Which Phillies will be back next year? Jimmy Rollins weighs in and a Hall of Famer consoles Orion Kerkering.The Phillies’ postseason ended early on Thursday night after falling 2-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Heading into the offseason, plenty of questions surround the team. Here’s what they're saying...Ariel Simpson
Season over. Era over? This Phillies core came up short again, and is poised for change this offseason.Should they try to bring back each of their big free agents? Is it time to get younger? Is Rob Thomson the right manager? It’s all up for discussion.Scott Lauber
Season over. Era over? This Phillies core came up short again, and is poised for change this offseason.Should they try to bring back each of their big free agents? Is it time to get younger? Is Rob Thomson the right manager? It’s all up for discussion.Scott Lauber
OpinionSame old story: Big hitters fizzle, Rob Thomson gets bitten as the Phillies’ season dies another ugly death"I felt like we were quite a bit better than the Mets. The one last year hurt even more, because I think we beat ourselves even more last year than we did this year.” -- J.T. Realmuto Marcus Hayes | Columnist
OpinionSame old story: Big hitters fizzle, Rob Thomson gets bitten as the Phillies’ season dies another ugly death"I felt like we were quite a bit better than the Mets. The one last year hurt even more, because I think we beat ourselves even more last year than we did this year.” -- J.T. Realmuto Marcus Hayes | Columnist
Jimmy Rollins on Schwarbombs, Nick Castellanos’ comments, and more from the Phillies-Dodgers Game 3 broadcastRollins had plenty to say about Kyle Schwarber’s performance and Nick Castellanos’ talk about the team’s home atmosphere as the Phillies extended the series to Game 4.Gabriela Carroll
Jimmy Rollins on Schwarbombs, Nick Castellanos’ comments, and more from the Phillies-Dodgers Game 3 broadcastRollins had plenty to say about Kyle Schwarber’s performance and Nick Castellanos’ talk about the team’s home atmosphere as the Phillies extended the series to Game 4.Gabriela Carroll
OpinionRob Thomson’s genius saves his job and the Phillies’ season with brilliant strategy in a Game 3 must-win Does it feel satisfying that his crazy plan worked? "Yeah. It really does." With Aaron Nola and Ranger Suárez, Topper rolled all the dice and came up a winner, to his critics' surprise and dismay.Marcus Hayes | Columnist
OpinionRob Thomson’s genius saves his job and the Phillies’ season with brilliant strategy in a Game 3 must-win Does it feel satisfying that his crazy plan worked? "Yeah. It really does." With Aaron Nola and Ranger Suárez, Topper rolled all the dice and came up a winner, to his critics' surprise and dismay.Marcus Hayes | Columnist
Rob Thomson explains why Aaron Nola and Ranger Suárez will both pitch in Game 3Aaron Nola starting over Ranger Suárez in Game 3 of the NLDS was a surprising decision. But Thomson says he "would be shocked" if Suárez didn't pitch out of the bullpen in Wednesday's game.Scott Lauber
Rob Thomson explains why Aaron Nola and Ranger Suárez will both pitch in Game 3Aaron Nola starting over Ranger Suárez in Game 3 of the NLDS was a surprising decision. But Thomson says he "would be shocked" if Suárez didn't pitch out of the bullpen in Wednesday's game.Scott Lauber
Phillies looked ‘like there was no game plan’ on failed bunt, and what else they’re saying after Game 2 lossRob Thomson's decision to have Bryson Stott bunt in the ninth inning — and not pinch-run for Nick Castellanos — has come under the microscope. But was it the Phillies manager's fault?Gabriela Carroll
Phillies looked ‘like there was no game plan’ on failed bunt, and what else they’re saying after Game 2 lossRob Thomson's decision to have Bryson Stott bunt in the ninth inning — and not pinch-run for Nick Castellanos — has come under the microscope. But was it the Phillies manager's fault?Gabriela Carroll
OpinionDems must say: No troops, or no shutdown deal | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, billionaire saved by Penn wants to wreck it.Will Bunch | Columnist
OpinionDems must say: No troops, or no shutdown deal | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, billionaire saved by Penn wants to wreck it.Will Bunch | Columnist
OpinionRob Thomson’s bunt call, Dave Dombrowski’s NLDS roster killed Phillies in Game 2The first two games of this series have gone about as poorly as Thomson and Dombrowski could have feared. There will be a lot to unpack once the season is over. It sure looks like it will be soon.David Murphy | Columnist
OpinionRob Thomson’s bunt call, Dave Dombrowski’s NLDS roster killed Phillies in Game 2The first two games of this series have gone about as poorly as Thomson and Dombrowski could have feared. There will be a lot to unpack once the season is over. It sure looks like it will be soon.David Murphy | Columnist
Dodgers push Phillies to the brink of elimination, head back to L.A. with 2-0 lead in the NLDS after 4-3 winThe Phillies got the start they needed from Jesús Luzardo and a furious rally in the ninth inning, but again their big bats were quiet. Their season is in jeopardy going into Game 3 on Wednesday. Lochlahn March
Dodgers push Phillies to the brink of elimination, head back to L.A. with 2-0 lead in the NLDS after 4-3 winThe Phillies got the start they needed from Jesús Luzardo and a furious rally in the ninth inning, but again their big bats were quiet. Their season is in jeopardy going into Game 3 on Wednesday. Lochlahn March
OpinionRob Thomson’s pitching decisions haunt him in another Phillies playoff loss, this time to the DodgersDid he leave starter Cristopher Sánchez in too long? Did he use the old guy wrong? Did he put his lefty reliever in a bad spot? Fairly or not, Topper will hear about it until Game 2 on Monday. Marcus Hayes | Columnist
OpinionRob Thomson’s pitching decisions haunt him in another Phillies playoff loss, this time to the DodgersDid he leave starter Cristopher Sánchez in too long? Did he use the old guy wrong? Did he put his lefty reliever in a bad spot? Fairly or not, Topper will hear about it until Game 2 on Monday. Marcus Hayes | Columnist
OpinionKyle Schwarber? Cristopher Sanchez? Nope. Rob Thomson is the Phillies’ MVP this year. Extend him.Topper worked miracles in 2025, and he'll be a lame duck in 2026. Extend him now, in case the Dodgers roll over the Phils in the NLDS and folks start calling for his head.Marcus Hayes | Columnist
OpinionKyle Schwarber? Cristopher Sanchez? Nope. Rob Thomson is the Phillies’ MVP this year. Extend him.Topper worked miracles in 2025, and he'll be a lame duck in 2026. Extend him now, in case the Dodgers roll over the Phils in the NLDS and folks start calling for his head.Marcus Hayes | Columnist
How far will the Phillies go in the playoffs? Outs 13-21 will likely determine their fate.Rob Thomson has leaned on his bullpen during the playoffs over the last three years. Sometimes it has worked, other times not. But there is one clear difference this postseason.Scott Lauber
How far will the Phillies go in the playoffs? Outs 13-21 will likely determine their fate.Rob Thomson has leaned on his bullpen during the playoffs over the last three years. Sometimes it has worked, other times not. But there is one clear difference this postseason.Scott Lauber
