Bowa Watch in last stages?

Seriously though, if firing him brings the world one step closer to a Larry Bowa-Wendell Kim mud wrestling pay-per-view extravaganza, I'm all for it.

Steve Lyons can referee!

This thread has been locked by Bud Selig.

it's becoming more clear every day that the ONLY reason why the phillies aren't safely in 1st place is LARRY BOWA. getting sweeped by the marlins only puts the exclamation point after this statement.

really, just put bowa outta his misery already -- steinbrenner would've done it LONG ago.

shit, back in the day pat corrales was fired WHEN THE PHILLIES WERE IN FIRST PLACE! (in 1983.) they even got to the world series that year -- they lost, but so what?

what's dallas green doing w/ himself these days?

Man I really don't want to know the answer to that question.

Holy shit Eisbar do you want your pitcher's arms to fall off don't even SAY DG's name!

he won us our only world series ... then again, poor marty bystrom never amounted to anything after that year!

Dr. Morbius to thread!

Nothin' good to say about that asshole Marine's Met tenure.

So, anyway, is Bowa gone yet? Does he have to pooch Ed Wade's dog & buy some yellow cake in order to get canned?

Well, if he ain't going after this one, "He's the manager" meant just that.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=240819122

not that ricky ledee has amounted to anything but god am i glad that felix rodriguez is no longer a giant. if only the phillies had room for matt herges as well.

BOWA'S HEAD ON A PLATTER, RIGHT NOW!

thank you.

interesting developments on the status of bowa's head

I was at yesterday's moribund completion of their sweep of the Mets. The Flushingites have collectively performed CPR on 3 wild card "hopefuls" in the last month.

So does Bowa live to see another season?

The Phillies have played bit better down the stretch. Their pitching is still weak, which will be the same even if they can Bowa.

Reports: Phillies manager Bowa out at end of season

October 2, 2004

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Phillies manager Larry Bowa will be fired at the end of the season and pitching coach Joe Kerrigan will resign, two newspapers reported Saturday, citing unidentified sources.

The Philadelphia Inquirer said in print editions that an announcement on Bowa's departure is expected next week and that Kerrigan will leave. The Philadelphia Daily News reported on its Web site that Bowa will lose his job and in print editions that Kerrigan will offer his resignation after Sunday's final game of the season.

Phillies spokeswoman Leigh Tobin wouldn't comment on the reports Saturday, and general manager Ed Wade did not immediately return a phone message.

Wade declined to give Bowa an endorsement in late August, saying the coaching staff would be evaluated after the season.

Bowa, a popular shortstop on Philadelphia's 1980 World Series championship team, led the Phillies to winning records in three of his four seasons as manager, including a second-place finish in the NL East this year (85-75 entering Saturday's home game against the Florida Marlins).

Still, the Phillies were expected to contend for a title this season with a $93 million payroll and a new All-Star closer, a revamped bullpen and a promising starting rotation.

Injuries and inconsistency, though, spoiled the first season in their new ballpark. Bowa said after Friday's win over the Marlins that the results would have been different if three-fifths of the starting rotation and key relievers had not missed chunks of the season with injuries.

``I didn't have my team,'' Bowa said. ``It was a tougher haul.''

Bowa succeeded Terry Francona as manager before the 2001 season. Entering Saturday, Bowa was 337-308 with the Phillies. He had an 81-127 record in 1 1/2 season with San Diego in 1987-88

he's out immediately. they wouldn't even let him have 18 final innings.

were they worried he'd have his revenge on Philly and leave Millwood in for 175 pitches or something?