The Phillies wasted a brilliant start from Aaron Nola who went 7 innings of 1-run ball with 7 strikeouts on Thursday against the Mets. Even reliever Jeurys Familia pitched a clean eighth inning. Philadelphia entered the 9th with a safe 7-1 lead… that turned out to not be as safe as originally thought. James Norwood and Corey Knebel combined for a 9th inning 7-run explosion that saw the Mets comeback and ultimately win 8-7. And Phillies media/fans placed most of the blame on manager Joe Girardi following the embarrassing defeat.

A Philadelphia radio host stated:

“I do not believe Joe Girardi makes it through May.”

Girardi could be on the hot seat soon. The team missed the postseason last year and they are struggling so far in 2022. This loss only enhances the fact that Girardi may not be the man for the job according to people around the Phillies.

Other Philadelphia media members made their opinions known on Twitter.

Phillies fans were quick to comment on Joe Girardi's performance as well.

https://twitter.com/PhanPhorever21/status/1522397057834696707

And those were the clean Tweets discussing the Phillies manager.

It is interesting that Girardi utilized just two relievers in the inning. It was clear that Norwood didn't have his best stuff but Girardi stayed him with longer than expected before turning the game over to Knebel. His trust in Knebel ended up being the doom of the inning as the typically sure-handed reliever was unable to shut the door on New York.

Joe Girardi's job is likely safe for the near future, but a mid-season firing is possible if the Phillies can't turn things around sooner-than-later.