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Phillies keep Don Mattingly through 2028
The Phillies agreed Wednesday to a two-year deal removing Mattingly's interim tag, and Yahoo Sports says Dave Dombrowski must now fix the roster; thanks come with homework.
Watch it as it aired: Dale Bearman, Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from The Couch Panel at 4:26 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Phillies’ Don Mattingly decision must come alongside these 3 radical changes”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 4:26 PM ET on The Couch Panel, by Dale Bearman, Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield.
- BBN covered this story before: Phillies keep Mattingly; Hasan execution stream debated; Texas polls (October 14).
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What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYahoo Sports says the Phillies have kept Don Mattingly through twenty twenty-eight, but the same piece wants three radical changes to come with it.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo is it ever okay to say thank you with a to-do list?

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNo, it's a countdown with a bow on it.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThey give a man two years, and then the list arrives, and the list is always longer than the contract.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAs a woman who has been handed a sash and a bouquet, I say a bouquet is a bouquet.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe saved a lost season and they said stay, and that is lovely.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI think the word interim was doing all the work. It sounded like a tea blend, and now it's gone.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA tea blend?

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentInterim Breakfast. Strong, temporary, and nobody expects it to last past lunch.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd now the tea has a two-year lease. That's a happy ending, and the Phillies are betting on it.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI don't hate it. If it's a tea blend with a contract, I'm in, and I'd like a cup. I'll switch sides over that.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale changed sides for tea.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentChat, vote yes or no: is a two-year deal a thank-you or a warning? Hands up. I count two yes, one tea.
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