Rob Thomson shares his frustration after being swept by Braves

Mon, Apr 20, 2026

Hear what Rob Thomson had to say after the Phillies finish their nine-game homestand 2-7 after being swept by Braves.

A lot of frustration, you know?

Guys were disappointed, were frustrated, were I know they're, they're trying hard, sometimes trying too hard.

so you know, but yeah, I, I think guys are upset.

You know, we're off to a slow start here, but it's gonna get better.

How do you stay even-keel and positive during these type of stretches?

That's my job.

You know?

There are times when, when you have to, straighten some people out, and we've, in a way, we've done that.

But, you know, for the most part, you gotta stay positive and you gotta believe in the club, because there's talent here.

It's not that we don't have talent.

We've got talent.

It just hasn't happened yet, but it's gonna happen.

everybody's frustrated.

I'm telling you, everybody's f- nobody's complacent.

Everybody's working their tails off.

Nobody's happy.

Uh- Why is that?

we're not used to this.

We're not.

so, like I said, we've gotta play better.

Is it harder to get out of that over-aggressive mode when the team maybe feels like they need to make something happen with the stretch you're in?

Well, I mean, that's, that's what you gotta do as a professional.

You gotta take the emotion out of it.

And this isn't football.

It's not hockey, where emotion can help you.

In, in this sport, over-emotion can often hurt you.

You gotta take it out of it.