PHILS NEWS POST

Keep it here. VIDEO LINK FOR THE PRESSER

4:02 p.m.: Shutting down this stream. More updates on the site as they come. I feel like there’s more to this story.

3:55 p.m.: Couldn’t agree more:

3:52 p.m.: For real, this is so weird. No idea how to digest this.

3:50 p.m.: The 2015 Phillies: So bad, the manager fuckin’ quit.

3:49 p.m.: Somewhere, Charlie Manuel sits back and has himself a good belly laugh.

3:46 p.m.: SANDBERG’S RE-WEARING THE SAME OUTFIT FROM LAST NIGHT!

Straight out of Office Space. Came in today, had a meeting with the Bobs, cut a fish open, knocked down a cubicle wall, and checked out. Does. Not. Give. A. Fuck.

3:44 p.m.: Just noticed Gillick isn’t wearing a Hawaiian shirt. This is a sad day. Gives Salisbury a stern “I can’t comment on that” in response to question about upcoming changes. The sort of response a source gives you when they want to say, “You can’t ask me that in public!”

3:41 p.m.: Sandberg says he’s been thinking about it for a couple of weeks. Dead manager walking!

3:40 p.m.: They should let him keep crying and just fire Rube while they’re at it.
“I take my responsibility for things that are happening on the field, as well,” Amaro says.

3:39 p.m.: Everyone seems sad. Wonder if there’s something wrong with someone here. Ruben is holding back tears, it looks like. Sandberg says he told the Phillies at 10 a.m.

3:38 p.m.: Sandberg says he hasn’t told the players yet…. that’s weird if he really made this decision, which conveniently came on a Friday afternoon.

3:37 p.m.: Or MacPhail doesn’t want him there:

3:36 p.m.: Can’t imagine Phils let Sandberg go out there and trash the on-field product in the passive way he is if the decision wasn’t his. Dude just straight-up quit?

3:35 p.m.: Phils claiming this is a sudden decision. Not succession plan really. Weird. Maybe he did resign?

3:33 p.m.: I call BS here.

3:31 p.m.: The stream is out because of course it fucking is.

3:30 p.m.: RYNE SANDBERG “RESIGNS

3:29 p.m.: WHOA. RYNO IS PRESENT. HOLD THE PHONE HERE!

3:27 p.m.: The SCROLL function broke on my Twitter client. Right now. During live Phils event. I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO CHECK MY MENTIONS IN THE WEB APP! #99problemsANDTHISISONE

3:26 p.m.: I laughed at this:

Cashing in his Money in the Bank?

3:24 p.m.: I go– Gillick in Hawaiian shirt, MacPhail tie (no jacket), and Amaro golf shirt (Team USA, blue).

3:23 p.m.: Reports that the Mets have a 3:30 press conference as well. Could it be related? Some conspiracy? JADE HELM?

3:20 p.m.: Three chairs present. I go – from left to right – Gillick, MacPhail, Amaro.