Since June 3, the day Rob Thomson took over as interim manager, the Phillies have won 50 games out of 77. Only the Dodgers and Braves have more wins in that span. They wake up Monday morning with an 88.7% chance to make the playoffs, according to FanGraphs. Those odds stood at 21.1% when Joe Girardi was fired.
The former farm director, third base and bench coach has done enough to be in the conversation for the National League Manager of the Year Award. Does he even think about it?
“No.”
Does he even care a little bit?