Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

On Episode 272 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis recaps an incredible day at Citizens Bank Park as the Phillies routed the Atlanta Braves 10-4. How Bryce Harper's mere presence created opportunities for others, the "Rebuild Leftovers" played a prominent role in the victory, Rhys hits his first Salami, and Aaron Nola dealt. All in all, a spectacularly different feeling compared to last year's season opener? Can the Phils got 162-0???

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On Episode 271 of "Hittin' Season," host John Stolnis previews Opening Day and talks about the upcoming 2019 season with Phillies beat writer Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic. Who's due for a breakout season? How far will the Phils go? How many homers will Bryce Harper hit? And the Phils made waves with news they are banning reporters from tweeting during media scrums with players and the manager, but is it a good idea? And we take a look back at some of the recent Opening Day lineups and compare it to this year's, and give out 10 bold predictions for the 2019 season.

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On Episode 270 of "Hittin' Season," hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher preview the upcoming Phillies season. Which Phillie will be the first to be ejected? Will Gabe Kapler survive the season? Will the Phils make the playoffs and, if so, how far will they go? Also, some final news and notes from the final days in Clearwater, and why the New York Mets will never not be the uncooked, raw chicken of Major League Baseball.

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On August 7, 1996, the Phillies played a game on Mike Trout’s birthday and lost, 14-1. It was on that day, Justin and Trev theorize, on which the six-year-old Trout declared that yes, they were his hometown team and he loved them, but he would NEVER play for the Phillies.

Cut to 23 years later, and Trout came through on that potentially fictional promise by signing a contract extension with the Los Angeles Angels. At the end of the day, all the Eagles game balls and self-assured Philly columnists in the world couldn’t compete with the crushed spirits of a sad little boy on his birthday. Philadelphia just wasn’t Trout’s rightful place in the baseball world like a lot of people thought it was, and that’s okay. Join Justin and Trev as they journey back to the terrible baseball game that probably went a long way in making the Phillies look like an unappealing destination.

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On Episode 49 of "Continued Success," hosts Liz Roscher and Justin Klugh celebrate March Madness by talking about a fantastic Phillies bracket put together by Matt Winkelman of PhilliesMinorThoughts.com that aimed to pick the most forgettable Phillies player to play during the dreary rebuild of 2012-17. Also, Mike Trout signs with the Angels, and the beginning of our chronicling of the 2009 Phillies pennant-winning season with a rundown of their off-season following their second World Series title in franchise history.

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On Episode 269 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis talks about Mike Trout's decision to stay in Los Angeles for the rest of his career with Yahoo Sports National Baseball Writer Tim Brown. Also, details on Carlos Santana's TV smashing escapades from last year, the latest news and notes from spring training, more proof Nick Pivetta may be poised for a breakout season, and why Bobby Abreu makes for an excellent Hall of Fame candidate.

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On Episode 268 of "Hittin' Season," hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about Bryce Harper's injury scare, and our level of concern regarding his hitless spring so far. (Hint: we're not concerned.) Also, a Phillies mailbag in which we answer your voicemail questions, as well as the single greatest Harry Kalas impersonation of all time.

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On Episode 48 of "Continued Success," hosts Justin Klugh of The Good Phight and Liz Roscher of Yahoo Sports talk about the new baseball rules that will be implemented here in 2019 and 2020. Will any of them help to fix the problems that critics say is making the game less fun to watch? Also, why is the Atlantic League going to allow itself to be the guinea pig for some other new rules that could come into play after the next CBA? ESPN is out with their Top 100 players, how many Phillies made this year's list? And there is a potential new system for season tickets that is particularly interesting.

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On Episode 267 of "Hittin' Season," hosts John Stolnis and Paul Boye of The Good Phight chat about a number of Phils topics, including which players have impressed thus far in the spring and why it's important not to get so wrapped up in results in spring training. Also, how much can we trust Vince Velasquez, should the Phils make an offer for Dallas Keuchel or Gio Gonzalez, why there will be no more August trade deadlines and whether four outfield defensive alignments against Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins are about to become the norm.

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On Episode 266 of "Hittin' Season," hosts John Stolnis and Justin Klugh talk about Bryce Harper's first spring training at-bats in a Phillies uniform and what it was like to see him finally in live game-action. Also, how much will his presence benefit players like Rhys Hoskins, Odubel Herrera and Maikel Franco? Also discussed was the starting rotation and the AAA depth, how Dylan Cozens might find a bench role with the team, which Phils will be All Stars this year and the pressure that is now on Gabe Kapler to win now with a win-now team.

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