Rob Thomson’s bunt call, Dave Dombrowski’s NLDS roster killed Phillies in Game 2

You do not negotiate with the jaws of defeat. You snatch the victory or you die trying. But that's what Phillies manager Rob Thomson admitted to doing when he said he was playing for the tie on a failed sacrifice bunt attempt in the bottom of the ninth inning of the Phillies' Game 2 loss to the Dodgers.

Bryson Stott did his job. Nick Castellanos tried his best to do his. Any time that happens and things still go sideways, the issue is higher up on the food chain. In this case, the two men responsible were Thomson and his boss, Dave Dombrowski.

Thomson, for playing not to lose. Dombrowski, for not giving Thomson the bench that might have saved him from his decision.

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