Need Friction: Phillies Fire Manager Rob Thomson; Can Philadelphia save its season?

The Philadelphia Phillies have official fired manager Rob Thomson and named Don Mattingly the interim manager. Buster Olney and Paul "Hembo" Hembekides discussing Thomson's dismissal, why it should've happened after the 2025 postseason, the outlook on Mattingly at interim, where recently fired Alex Cora fits into this puzzle, and Buster's advice for Cora while he examines the landscape. Plus, panic or patience on the Dodgers' Kyle Tucker, Yordan Álvarez looking downright terrifying, Craig Stammen has the Padres humming, and the Brewers have unlocked Kyle Harrison. 0:00 Welcome 0:15 Hembo 0:30 Phillies fire Rob Thomson 8:06 Could Alex Cora take over in Philadelphia? 13:31 Dodgers Kyle Tucker 15:57 Astros Yordan Álvarez 18:29 Craig Stammen has Padres rolling 21:10 Brewers unlocked Kyle Harrison CALL THE SHOW: 406-404-8460 EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: Spotify: Apple Podcasts: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can listen to Need Friction: Phillies Fire Manager Rob Thomson; Can Philadelphia save its season? online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Need Friction: Phillies Fire Manager Rob Thomson; Can Philadelphia save its season? is an episode from Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney by ESPN Radio.

This episode is 26:35 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.