Rob Thomson and Don Mattingly at Phillies first workout of Spring Training โพ๏ธ๐
February 11, 2026
Rob Thomson and Don Mattingly at Phillies first workout of Spring Training โพ๏ธ๐
21 comments
Here we go!
I am once again ready to have my heart broken
I still donโt think we made enough moves in the offseason to win a WS, but no doubt in my mind, Iโm so ready to get hurt again.
Donnie baseball wearing Phillies gear. Love it
Really wish Mattingly would clean up his act and shave those side burns.
Baseball is back โค๏ธ๐ค
I’ve never been so excited about a bench coach signing.
Don’t let him have a say in the offense because he was a disaster for the Jays
I wish every professional sports team made their coaches dress like the players.
The countdown officially starts. Pitchers and catchers > Masters commercials > March Madness > Masters.
Spring is coming.
“Now you see Don what we like to do here is win a bunch of regular season games and then completely fall asleep in the post season. Think you can help us sustain that?”
Non-zero chance that Mattingly is the head coach in a couple months
Couldnโt add talent on the roster so Dombrowski brought in Don Mattingly to put us over the top.

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Hey Don .. heres how my pitching decisions during the year lost us about 12 gamesโฆ
Heavenly. โค๏ธ
Don Mattingly in a Phillies uniform, well that’s one childhood dream achieved I just wish they brought him in a few decades earlier
“It’s beautiful thing Tom.”
He shaved those sideburns finally

Hooray!!!
You have to wonder with two veterans of the game, what their dynamic will be. They have their own appreciations of the game and thereโll always some difference in perspectives. I hope those differences are trivial and they complement each other well (you also hope theyโve assessed that before bringing Don on board). Letโs hope this works out for the team.
21 comments
Here we go!
I am once again ready to have my heart broken
I still donโt think we made enough moves in the offseason to win a WS, but no doubt in my mind, Iโm so ready to get hurt again.
Donnie baseball wearing Phillies gear. Love it
Really wish Mattingly would clean up his act and shave those side burns.
Baseball is back โค๏ธ๐ค
I’ve never been so excited about a bench coach signing.
Don’t let him have a say in the offense because he was a disaster for the Jays
I wish every professional sports team made their coaches dress like the players.
The countdown officially starts. Pitchers and catchers > Masters commercials > March Madness > Masters.
Spring is coming.
“Now you see Don what we like to do here is win a bunch of regular season games and then completely fall asleep in the post season. Think you can help us sustain that?”
Non-zero chance that Mattingly is the head coach in a couple months
Couldnโt add talent on the roster so Dombrowski brought in Don Mattingly to put us over the top.

๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Hey Don .. heres how my pitching decisions during the year lost us about 12 gamesโฆ
Heavenly. โค๏ธ
Don Mattingly in a Phillies uniform, well that’s one childhood dream achieved I just wish they brought him in a few decades earlier
“It’s beautiful thing Tom.”
He shaved those sideburns finally

Hooray!!!
You have to wonder with two veterans of the game, what their dynamic will be. They have their own appreciations of the game and thereโll always some difference in perspectives. I hope those differences are trivial and they complement each other well (you also hope theyโve assessed that before bringing Don on board). Letโs hope this works out for the team.