Pete Mackanin
The Phillies made some organizational cuts in their scouting department that included popular ex-Phillies Pete Mackanin and Dave Hollins.
Embed from Getty Images By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor FLUSHING, N.Y. — The Philadelphia Phillies' (69-83) final road trip of the season will get underway in the first of a four-game set against rookie RHP Seth Lugo and the division-rival New York Mets (80-72) Thursday evening at Citi Field. Southpaw Adam Morgan and […]
Pete Mackanin watches batting practice prior to a game (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By: Nick Mandarano, contributor As we turn the calendar to July, it’s time to take a look back and evaluate the Phillies skipper. Early on, the Phillies were far surpassing their extremely low preseason expectations with a 24-17 record. Now, they stand at 35-45 […]
Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco is struggling, but the team is unlikely to send him to the minors (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) It is time once again for a Phillies 97.3 ESPN Monday Mailbag. We take your questions every Monday and then we talk about them during the Sports Bash with Mike Gill on Tuesday afternoons at 2:30 […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor PHILADELPHIA — It was a gamble, but it ultimately paid off for manager Pete Mackanin and the Philadelphia Phillies. For just the fourth time in franchise history, a position player batted ninth in the Phillies' starting lineup as they opposed 19-year veteran RHP Bartolo Colon […]
Embed from Getty Images In 2016, Pete Mackanin will essentially get a one-year trial to be the next manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Mackanin aced his first tryout last season, when the Phillies went 37-51 after he replaced Ryne Sandberg, who resigned with a 26-48 record. Mackanin got a one-year extension from president Andy […]
The Phillies are clearing house in the coaching department. Just an hour after first base coach Sam Perlozzo was fired, Todd Zolecki reported that bench coach Pete Mackanin and hitting coach Greg Gross have been fired. After an 81-81 record to finish the 2012 season, the Phillies front office are looking to re-vamp the coaching […]
Posted by Frank Klose Uggh. Again? The Phillies once again are wearing their patriotic caps, a tradition that started in 2007 or so. But, even prior to that the Phillies donned some pretty ugly caps, including ones that don't even match the uniform. Here is a rundown of the caps that the team has […]
