After strong regular seasons, many expected both the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies to make deep runs this postseason. However, both teams lost in four games in each of their respective Division Series matchups. Now, the Yankees and Phillies need to decide if they will run it back next season with both of their current managers, Aaron Boone and Rob Thomson . On Friday, ESPN's Buster Olney and Karl Ravech weighed in on those decisions. ESPN Podcasts shared the two's thoughts via X, formerly Twitter. Expand Tweet

“I've never seen an example of where a manager is responsible for the outcome of a game, let alone a series,” opined Ravech on Friday.

Ravech's thoughts make sense, especially in today's game. GMs across the game have more influence than ever on what goes on

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