Manager Joe Girardi #25 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The Phillies skipper is honoring his longtime colleague at summer camp
The camaraderie between Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi and bench coach Rob Thomson extends far beyond the past few months that the 2009 World Series-winning manager has donned a red uniform.
They have known each other, rather, for decades. Thomson was on Girardi’s coaching staff, as either a third base coach or bench coach for all 10 seasons that Girardi managed the New York Yankees, 2008 to 2017.