Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

On Episode 58 of Continued Success, hosts Justin Klugh and Allie Foster talk about the series with the Cardinals, how the Phillies look as they get set to play the best team in the NL, J.D. Hammer's role in the bullpen, the Odubel Herrera situation, baseball safety nets, and Jamie Moyer's 250th career win, which took place this time in 2009.

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On Episode 290 of "Hittin' Season," host John Stolnis recaps the Phillies' series win against the St. Louis Cardinals and, ahead of a date with the Dodgers in Los Angeles this weekend asks, "Are the Phillies the second-best team in the National League?" Phils beat writer Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic tries to answer that question as well as who the Phillies' All Stars will be this year, how the Phils will manage with their bullpen injuries and Bryce Harper's adjustments at the plate. Also, why MLB needs to mandate the extension of protective netting NOW, John Wehner's comments on Derek Deitrich and my look back at the 30th anniversary of the retirement of Mike Schmidt.

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On Episode 289 of "Hittin' Season," hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about where the Phillies stand at the Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer. What are the Phillies "good" at and where are their weaknesses? Who has been the most impactful off-season acquisition? Also, a conversation on Bryce Harper and fastballs, Nick Pivetta back to the rotation, Vince Velasquez to the bullpen, and the first Phillies player we were sure were going to be star but turned out not to be.

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On Episode 57 of "Continued Success," hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about how the Cubs went from lovable underdogs to hate-able overdogs, Justin thinks Liz is complimenting Red Sox fans and has a meltdown (she wasn't), and they catch up with what the 2009 Phillies were up to around this time: Playing their first of two series in New York against the Yankees.

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On Episode 288 of "Hittin' Season," host John Stolnis recaps a crazy week of games in Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. The Phils survived some shaky starting pitching, an overworked bullpen and some questionable decisions in utilizing all of them by Gabe Kapler. Paul Boye from The Good Phight stops by to chat about Kapler, the bullpen, Pat Neshek's "interesting" week and whether the Phils did Nick Williams dirty. Also, we'll take a look around the NL East and a struggling Nationals team that may already be dead and buried.

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On May 14, 2005, the Phillies sent Ryan Madson to the mound against the Reds to hold a late lead. He blew it. Join Just and Trev as they travel back to early 2000s Philadelphia--a city on the rise--for an episode that has it all: Mysteries about Jimmy Rollins all-star appearances! Injections of crappy 2000s pop-rock! Justin accidentally saying Del Ennis as "Del Anus!" Get in here.

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On Episode 287 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis, Justin Klugh & Liz Roscher discuss the Phillies sweep of the Colorado Rockies, and the slump-busting weekend by Bryce Harper. Were his long home runs and clutch extra base hits a signal that his slump is history? Also, the Phils' bullpen has been better lately, but should they still go after Craig Kimbrel? Why demoting Nick Williams in favor of Scott Kingery was the right call, and how much time to Odubel Herrera and Maikel Franco have to prove they're worthy of remaining as starters?

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On Episode 56 of "Continued Success," hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talked about the current Phillies' struggles, fan reactions, Bryce Harper getting the heat for looking bad, and the 2009 Phillies using a series with the putrid '09 Nats to pull themselves out of an early tailspin.

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On Episode 286 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis recaps a disheartening series loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at Citizens Bank Park and wonders, how far are the Phils from the Brewers' level? The Phils' offense is MIA, the starting rotation was exposed and the bullpen is missing key guys. How do the Phillies turn it around? FanGraphs writer Dan Szymborski joins the show to give his assessment on where the Phils are at the one-quarter mark of the season, Bryce Harper's slump, and the state of the NL East.

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On Episode 285 of "Hittin' Season," hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher recap another series win by the Phillies, this time over the Royals in Kansas City. Up next, a brutal 20-game stretch of potential NL playoff teams awaits. More on the debut of Cole Irvin and what it means for Vince Velasquez, Zach Eflin's continued dominance, and are Bryce Harper and Jake Arrieta having "good" seasons? Also what is our more underrated uniforms in MLB, and we pick on the Washington Nationals a bit, too.

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