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Brown Bag it, Baby
MLB players being benched for a lack of hustle isn’t particularly a new thing. Typically, though, when it happens, the player is at least told why. There seemed to be some confusion in that department between Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe …
The struggling Philadelphia Phillies are in serious danger of missing the playoffs after an offseason of major investment, but manager Gabe Kapler isn’t worrying about what that might mean for his job. Kapler said Wednesday that he won’t …
Though we’re nearly halfway through the season, we have yet to see an in-season managerial change in Major League Baseball this year. Will that stay the case? It’s hard to say, though there are certainly some who could lose their job …
Gabe Kapler went over 230 games in his managerial career without ever being ejected from a game. And now he’s been ejected twice in the span of four days. Kapler was tossed from Tuesday’s Philadelphia Phillies-New York Mets game by umpire …
The Philadelphia Phillies won’t be making a managerial change this season, according to their general manager. GM Matt Klentak said Monday that no staff changes will be made for the struggling Phillies, and Gabe Kapler will remain the …
The Philadelphia Phillies lost their seventh consecutive game on Sunday, falling 6.5 games behind the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves. It has raised questions about manager Gabe Kapler and his coaching staff, but Kapler was not entertaining those …
Gabe Kapler on Saturday was ejected for the first time in his managerial career, and he sure got his money’s worth. The Philadelphia Phillies manager was upset after Scott Kingery was called out on an 0-2 pitch that hit him in the hand during …
Gabe Kapler had a crow to pluck with the Atlanta Braves after Sunday’s game. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Braves 5-1 in a contest that featured a solo home run off the bat of Bryce Harper in the seventh inning. The next batter was …
Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia Phillies season preview article has turned out to be controversial enough to get the attention of the manager. As part of the preview, the article featured an anonymous scout’s take on the member of the …
Even with the regular season weeks away, we know which MLB teams are facing heightened expectations in 2019. While much was made of a very slow offseason, the truth is there were certain teams that invested and will now have the expectation of …
After months of speculation, Bryce Harper is a Philadelphia Phillie for the next decade and then some. That’s obviously great news for the organization, but it’s also good for manager Gabe Kapler. Not only does he have a big new weapon to …
The Philadelphia Phillies landed the biggest prize of the offseason on Thursday, and manager Gabe Kapler didn’t even hear the news from his bosses. Word of Bryce Harper’s 13-year, $330 million deal with the Phillies was apparently widely …
The Philadelphia Phillies showed some signs of improvement last season when they won 80 games a year after finishing dead last in the NL East, and manager Gabe Kapler feels they have already proved this offseason that they are committed to contending …
The Philadelphia Phillies have played their way out of playoff contention with a horrible stretch to close out the season, but the disappointing finish is not going to cost Gabe Kapler his job. On Wednesday, Phillies general manager Matt Klentak …
Losing a game in extra innings is never easy, but Monday’s loss for the Philadelphia Phillies was particularly tough. Aaron Nola pitched beautifully for Philly in a 2-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox in 13 innings. He allowed just one run and four …
Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler doesn’t mind Jake Arrieta expressing his opinion about the team’s use of defensive shifts. Over the weekend, Arrieta was very critical of the Phillies’ defensive shifts during their series …
