The Philadelphia Phillies got off to a terrible start to the season, which led to some fairly quick changes for the team. So far, those changes have paid off for them.  Following a (9-19) start to the year, the Phillies made the decision to fire their manager, Rob Thomson. Even though Thomson has been able to make the playoffs every year as the team's manager, the time to make a move felt right, and they pulled the trigger.  Due to the slow start and first-round exits for the Phillies in each of the last two years, it wasn’t surprising to see them make a change. While they pursued the recently fired Alex Cora, they ended up with Don Mattingly as their manager, and he will bring a lot of bench experience.  Philadelphia will certainly be hoping that history repeats itself a bit with the firing of Thomson. When the Phillies gave him the job, it was to replace Joe Girardi when the team was struggling.…