An infielder who collected MVP votes with the Philadelphia Phillies and debuted with the Braves' first World Series champion ...

The job was his if he wanted it -- and on Oct. 4, he accepted it. After four years in the Philadelphia Phillies dugout, eight more in Boston and 10 in Cleveland followed by a one-year sabbatical ...

Thomson was mic'd up in the dugout during the bottom of the second inning. While he was fielding questions from ESPN's baseball crew, Phillies pitcher Jesus Luzardo loaded the bases with two outs.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson happened to be live on air when his newest starting pitcher got shelled in a spring training game.