Phillies fans are rightly mad at Rob Thomson for blowing valuable game against Mets

Phillies manager Rob Thomson might’ve cost his team the game on Sunday against the New York Mets by overusing David Robertson.

Robertson has been phenomenal since coming over from the Chicago Cubs at the trade deadline. In the City of Brotherly Love, he’s pitched to a 2.08 ERA and 1.038 WHIP in eight appearances.

However, being a reliever, Robertson needs scheduled off days. Thomson hasn’t provided the right-hander with that sort of stability, and despite his old-school approach, it’s pretty evident that Robertson needs that time.

Robertson pitched two innings on Saturday, throwing 36 pitches in the process. Despite all that work, Thomson deemed him ready for Sunday’s outing. Spoiler: It didn’t go as planned.

When Mark Canha is pimping go-ahead home runs off you, something has gone horribly wrong.

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Thomson has been one heck of a find for the Phillies. It speaks volumes to the Phils front office and Dave Dombrowski for knowing exactly what this team of veterans needed to make a playoff push — a wake-up call in the form of a managerial change.

Thomson has provided that jolt, and while it’s unknown if he’ll be around beyond this season, he’s left quite the impression.

Robertson owned the loss on Sunday — as he should have, of course. He was the one throwing the pitches.

“You make bad pitches and these big-league hitters will make you pay for it,” Robertson said.

Yet, it’s on Thomson to manage his bullpen correctly.

As the dog days of August turn into critical games in September, it’s something to keep an eye on with a Phillies team that ought to be one of the scarier outs in the National League Wild Card race.