Before NLCS MVP Bryce Harper homered in eighth inning, critics were lining up to question Phillies manager Rob Thomson for removing ace Zack Wheeler
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“You play 27 outs no matter what’s going on in the game or the situation or the weather or anything. We don’t care. Any situation that’s going on, we just want to play those 27 outs and see who’s winning at the end. In the process the NLCS MVP bailed out his manager, the 59-year old baseball lifer who took over from Joe Girardi this season when the Phillies were 23-29. The always low-key Thomson, soaked from champagne from the clubhouse celebration, said he didn’t regret pulling Wheeler.
“This is why we lace them up,” said Rhys Hoskins, who bashed a two-run homer off Yu Darvish to give the Phils an early lead, after clubbing a pair two-run shots in Saturday’s 10-6 come-from-behind Game 4 win. “This is why we dream when we’re 4 and 5 years old and we’re just starting tee ball.
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