Breaking News: Philadelphia Phillies General Manager Rob Thomson Announced His Resignation and Further Explain His Decision
Rob Thomson constructed a ping-pong area in his basement in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario, and he plans to spend more time there starting in 2023. It need embellishment. The walls are devoid of any images. “And I can just see where I’m going to put all this stuff,” Thomson said. Now that so much material exists.
Photographs exist of Thomson holding a trophy on a platform built above the infield dirt of Citizens Bank Park. Images of Thomson with his players exist prior to wild festivities. Images of Thomson and his spouse Michele show them enjoying the glory of the postseason. 38 years of professional baseball are filled with memories, most of them behind closed doors, but nothing compares to the last six months.
The relevance of the other two components has now diminished. Prior to taking over as the Phillies’ unlikely National League pennant leader, Thomson was the obedient bench coach in charge of spring training. Every morning at 2:30, he would leave his flat and spend the time leading up to dawn getting ready for his workout of the day. Thus, Thomson retained a printed copy of the final workout program after spring training concluded in April. He requested the lineup card from the last exhibition game from Joe Girardi, the manager at the time. Thomson kept them as keepsakes because he was secretive.
It was supposed to be his last baseball season. He would coach the Phillies bench in 2022, and that would be the end of it.
At the end of the 2021 season, he informed Girardi. He then notified Phillies assistant general manager Ned Rice over the phone that this would be his final contract signing. Everyone was in agreement. Rice remarked, “He had a nice run.” Although there were enough individuals in the company aware of Thomson’s planned retirement, he did not want to publicly announce it.
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