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Let’s get it back to the Phillies, who reportedly interviewed Buck Showalter, Dusty Baker, and Joe Girardi this week.

What’s next?

Apparently another round of interviews, according to the Inquirer’s Matt Breen, who writes the following in his Thursday newsletter:

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Cross a name off the list.

Joe Maddon is going back to Anaheim:

OFFICIAL: The Los Angeles Angels have agreed to terms with manager Joe Maddon. pic.twitter.com/PKZHBaljl8

— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) October 16, 2019

Maddon spent three decades in the Angels system in a variety of roles before leaving for Tampa in 2005.

That means the Phillies are looking at Buck Showalter, Dusty Baker, and Joe Girardi as options to replace Gabe Kapler.

Jim Salisbury says the Phils are meeting with Baker today, writing this in a column titled, It’s clear Phillies want an experienced manager — could a hire come quickly? – 

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Great clip right here:

“How long you been a Nats fan for?”

“Since today!” pic.twitter.com/i8qPHah0C6

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 16, 2019

The Nats are going to the World Series after sweeping the Cardinals rather easily. St. Louis scored a whopping two runs in games one through three before bowing out with a 7-4 loss last night. Howie Kendrick, who spent five seconds in Philadelphia, was named NLCS MVP.

So it’s the Washington Nationals vs. the winner of the Astros/Yankees series. If we get a Nationals vs. Yankees World Series, I will watch a grand total of zero minutes.

Didn’t see this clip yesterday but it’s worth sharing today.

On MLB Network, Jon Heyman touched on a concept that we’ve heard before, the idea that John Middleton and the Phillies seem to take public perception into account when making important franchise decisions.

Have a listen:

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Everybody has an opinion on the Phillies managerial search. Some of those opinions are better than others.

I personally believe that this is a solid take from Nails:

Nails Official Statement regarding the end of the #GabeKapler Era w/ the #Phillies and the vacant managerial position. @KristenERodgers @Fox29Philly @BobGrotz @barstoolsports @Kevin_Kinkead @CrossingBroad @mike_greger @INQUIRERSports @CBSPhilly @EOPsports @alliesinger @phillies pic.twitter.com/daHyTI57VS

— Lenny Dykstra (@LennyDykstra) October 10, 2019

Lenny, in part:

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