The Philadelphia Phillies dropped their second straight game on Sunday to the Toronto Blue Jays, and it was an especially rough defensive effort for second baseman Jean Segura.
Segura committed a pair of errors in the game with the second error (a would-be, inning-ending double play) leading to an unearned run.
Following the defensive blunder, cameras caught the end of a heated conversation between Segura and manager Joe Girardi. At one point, third base coach Dusty Wathan had to step in and try to talk down a heated Segura.
Given that this was a visible argument between a player and manager, it was more than fair for the Phillies media to ask Girardi about what happened. The problem? Girardi refused to discuss the incident and grew more frustrated as reporters continued to ask him about it.
Joe Girardi made it clear he was NOT going to talk about this incident in the dugout after Jean Segura made a costly error pic.twitter.com/uF3Vbt1FRJ
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 16, 2021
And sure, Girardi was upset with the loss, but by refusing to answer the reasonable questions from reporters, he also didn’t do Segura any favors in the process. That was an opportunity to defend his player and dismiss the conversation as emotions running high. Instead, he let the video of the argument stand without any context or explanation.
Even if Girardi wants to keep those conversations in house, it kind of defeats the purpose when it happens out in the open.
Just a rough look all the way around for the Phillies manager.
