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High Hopes: A Phillies Podcast

PHILLIES FIRE ROB THOMSON EMERGENCY POD

High Hopes: A Phillies Podcast

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Sports

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Philadelphia Phillies relieved Rob Thomson of his duties on Tuesday morning and named Don Mattingly the team's interim manager. James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the move and discuss how it could change things for the struggling ball club.

Presented by Miller Lite.

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0:00.0

Miller Light, the official beer partner of your Philadelphia Phillies, is proud to serve as presenting sponsor of WIP's High Hopes Pod.

0:07.4

So whether you're listening to the game, catching off on the latest High Hopes pod or at the ballpark.

0:11.6

Remember, it tastes like Miller time, Phillies fans.

0:14.5

Celebrate responsibly.

0:15.8

This is the High Hopes podcast.

0:18.8

High Hope!

0:20.5

On the Odyssey app and Sports Radio 94, WIP. is the High Hope's podcast. Hi Hope!

0:24.7

On the Odyssey app in Sports Radio 94, WIP. The crowd is singing,

0:26.2

High hopes, smiling through a broken nose.

0:33.2

Oh,

0:34.0

High Hope, High Hope. I feel a Hi, ho.

0:42.0

I feel a little less alone.

0:47.3

Yo, it is another edition of the Ios podcast.

0:50.3

Sponsored by Miller Light, official partner of the Philadelphia Phillies.

0:57.0

Tastes like Miller Time, Philadelphia, celebrate responsibly. It is a sad day. Jayay if you didn't hear the filling time prior if you're not with us live on on Twitter jack said it's a sad

1:00.7

day before we started and it is uh like look i we both you know we talk last pot i think we both

1:07.1

were fine with them moving on from topper, you know, something has to happen.

1:12.8

And there are, look, I don't think Toppers on a good job this year, but it is sad.

1:17.5

Obviously, I think we've all kind of talked about the fact that there are people who probably

1:22.1

deserve to be fired more than Rob Thompson, Dave Dombrowski, the players.

1:25.7

And then on top of that, you know, Topper just seemed like one of the better guys we've had around here. I mean, you know, we've interacted with him here and there. I know a lot of people have, he's just a good human. He's just like an awesome person. And he did on the whole a pretty good job here, you know, and I think is... Highest winning percentage of the most advantage of ever. That's the say, yeah. Pretty dang good. And, you know, it's not even May and, you know, just a tough start gets him gone. So, um, not surprising, but I think it's sad day, Jack, and a bummer. And, and, and, you know, we'll see where it goes. We'll get to Magnally and all that.

2:01.5

But, you know, I think it's just a, it's a shame that they didn't do better for this guy. Yeah. And I think the players lost the privilege to play for him. I think that's kind of how I felt for the last couple of days. I think Rob Thompson's a very good manager. I think he's a baseball man.

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