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By Jelani Scott Philadelphia relieved the longtime manager of his duties Friday. View the original article to see embedded media. The Phillies relieved manager Joe Girardi of his duties Friday following a disappointing 22–29 start to the 2022 season. Appearing on MLB Network Radio in the aftermath of his exit, Girardi explained why he believes team brass decided to move on. “There’s a number of reasons we didn’t win,” he said, per The Athletic. “We gave too many extra outs that probably cost us four or five games, maybe even more. At times our bullpen struggled. We had some guys that have much…