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Phillies Fans Let Ex-Manager Gabe Kapler Hear It in First Inning

By Isaiah De Los Santos

Sep 15, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler (19) reacts after being ejected by umpire Gabe Morales (not pictured) after the ejection of Bryce Harper (not pictured) during the fourth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 15, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler (19) reacts after being ejected by umpire Gabe Morales (not pictured) after the ejection of Bryce Harper (not pictured) during the fourth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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There is certainly no love lost between Phillies fans and former manager Gabe Kapler. His two-year run in Philadelphia was marred by mediocrity, as the club finished at or just below .500 both seasons he was at the helm.

Kapler returned to town on Monday with his Giants for the first of three games, and he got the greeting everyone expected in the series opener.

Fans let Kapler hear it as he came out to the mound in the first inning of Monday’s contest. The Athletic’s Matt Gelb noted the former MLB outfielder received “a hearty round of boos,” showing it wasn’t just a few voices that spoke up at Citizens Bank Park.

Those in Philadelphia still being upset with Kapler is just another example of how deep fandom runs in the city. Fanbases in some areas may not even bat an eye at an ex-manager’s return, especially for one who still managed to win about half the games he was there — if anything, they might even celebrate those middling results.

But this is a city that lives and breathes championships, so it’s no wonder Phillies fans gave him a piece of their mind on Monday. He proved he wasn’t the man to take this club back to the World Series, and the organization was smart to move on from him before being locked into mid-level purgatory forever.

Just three years later, Philadelphia was on the cusp of another title, with interim manager Rob Thomson leading the clubhouse. Thomson’s proven much more successful in even less time than Kapler, and he’s done that without ever being a full-time skipper before.

Hopefully Kapler’s early visit to the mound on Monday is sign of things to come for his new squad. As of writing, the Phillies currently own a 3-2 lead over San Francisco.

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