On Tuesday, Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced that Pete Mackanin will remain in the role of interim manager for the rest of the season. Mackanin took over as interim manager on Friday following Ryne Sandberg’s resignation.

Mackanin has vowed to make decisions in the best interest of the Phillies organization for the future, but Amaro did not guarantee that Mackanin will have a job as manager after the season.

The Phillies announced Andy MacPhail as the organization’s next president in a press conference on Monday afternoon. MacPhail will officially take the reins as team president after the season, which for the Phillies is all but assured to end on October 4.

MacPhail will serve as an adviser to current President Pat Gillick until the end of the season, and said during his introductory press conference that he will use the remainder of the season  "to read, to watch and listen,” adding that “hopefully within the three months I'll have a clear idea of what I think is appropriate and needs to be done.”

After a poor showing in game one of Sunday's doubleheader against the Nationals, the Phillies were able to rebound in the second act. The Phillies would manage just five hits and two runs in the first game of the day against Washington, but a different offense would appear for game two.  

The Phillies would rack up the hits in game two, totaling 16 in all, as they topped the Nationals 8-5 to avoid being swept in the series.

The Phillies are having an atrocious season. There is no denying that. On Sunday, they became the first team in the MLB to reach 50 losses when they dropped game one of a doubleheader against the Nationals, 3-2.

In a play that pretty much summed up the Phillies' futility this season, Jeff Francoeur did this in the fifth (video after the jump):

The Phillies called an impromptu press conference this afternoon, where manager Ryne Sandberg resigned.

Sandberg clearly saw the writing on the wall. Unfortunately, Ruben Amaro Jr. didn't resign simultaneously. But, could that be coming?

We can hope?

Following Tuesday's 11-6 win over the Yankees, the Phillies announced that second baseman Chase Utley has been placed on the disabled list with inflammation in his right ankle. Utley had sprained the ankle back in January, causing him to miss the start of Spring Training.

Utley is having an atrocious season at the plate, hitting just .179 with a .532 OPS in 65 games.

For the second night in a row, Maikel Franco racked up five RBIs for the Phillies, becoming the first Phillies player to record back-to-back games with five RBIs since the statistic was made official in 1920.

Behind Franco's continued torrid hitting, the Phillies were able to rack up the runs for the third game in a row, topping the Yankees 11-6 to take a 2-0 lead in the series and pick up their third straight win.

Every dog has its day.

On Sunday, the Phillies' offense had its day, providing more than enough support for Adam Morgan to pick up the win in his Major League debut. The Phillies would put together 13 hits in the win, avoiding the sweep against the Cardinals with a 9-2 win.

Morgan would impress in his big league debut, striking out the first batter he faced, and continuing to look good throughout 5 2/3 innings of work.

The Phillies' season continued its downward spiral on Tuesday night, as the club hit perhaps it lowest moment in quite some time. Not only was the final score an embarrassment in the Phillies 19-3 loss to the Orioles, the management was disgraceful as well.

The Orioles had this one locked up from the start, scoring six runs in the first inning alone, as Phillies starter Jerome Williams was forced to exit the game in the first after injuring his hamstring.