If Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi’s goal is to dispel speculation of his apathy, his performance in Sunday night’s postgame media availability resembled the performance his Phillies team had provided just minutes before — in that it was a disaster.
The on-field performance capped off a three-game embarrassment in New York, courtesy of the team now 10 ½ games above Girardi’s in the NL East standings. It brought the Phillies to 3-9 against the Mets in 2022 — as many losses in 12 games this year as they had in 19 head-to-head matchups last year. And it dropped the Phillies to six games under .