Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

On Episode 721 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis from The Good Phight & BillyPenn.com is joined by Phils radio color analyst and shortstop of the 1993 pennant winners Kevin Stocker to talk about the starting rotation, vibes, and the Phillies push for the top wild card spot in the NL. Also, John recaps the final two games of the Braves series, including Aaron Nola's encouraging start, a post-season dress rehearsal in the series finale, and the evil voice that lives inside Nick Castellanos' head.

On Episode 720 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh chat about the Phillies' 7-1 win over the Braves and whether Kyle Schwarber has surpassed Jim Thome on the all-time Phils' sluggers list. Also, how on earth is the playoff rotation going to shake out, and which NL wild card team should the Phillies least want to see in the playoffs?

On Episode 719 of Hittin' Season, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher discuss some awful umpiring that affected Zack Wheeler's last start against the Braves, the futility of getting upset over player celebrations, and the Red Sox fire Chaim Bloom.

On Episode 718 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis and Justin Klugh discuss the final two games of the Phillies series against the Braves, which featured yet another soul-crushing loss in extra innings on Tuesday and a 4-1 dud on Wednesday. With a 5-8 record in September, are we in for another rough final month ride, or did the Phils simply run into a buzzsaw? And do we feel better about facing the Braves in the playoffs after this series, or worse?

On Episode 717 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports and Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus discuss a wild five games by the Phillies against the Marlins and Monday's doubleheader against Atlanta. Which pitchers do we trust (there are two, for those counting)? Bryce Harper's heroics have no end, but neither do the bullpen blowups! Is a split against the Braves enough? How we feeling right now?

On Episode 716 of Hittin' Season, Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus chat with Ely Sussman of Fish on First to preview this weekend's match-up against the on-again, off-again Miami Marlins in a series full of wild card implications. Also, Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher joins Justin to talk about Rhys Hoskins' future with the Phils.

On Episode 715 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis from the Good Phight and BillyPenn.com recaps the Phillies' much-needed series win in San Diego, Zack Wheeler's recent dominance, and Kyle Schwarber's ridiculous second half. Also, John talks with Meghan Montemurro, Cubs beat writer for the Chicago Tribune about what is happening on the North Side this year, and John opens up the mailbag to talk Hoskins, postseason rotation and bullpen concerns.

On Episode 714 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis from The Good Phight, Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports and Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus break down the Phillies' series against the Brewers over the weekend, our confidence level in the bullpen, whether the Phils are too homer-reliant (like that's a thing) and do they have the best pitching staff in baseball? One metric says they do.

On Episode 712 of Hittin' Season, Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus and Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports recap the Phillies' series against the Angels and preview this weekend's huge match-up with the Brewers in Milwaukee. All the homers, good vibes, and wins piled up in August, can the Phils keep it rolling into a month in which they've typically struggled... September?

On Episode 712 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Billy Penn talks about Bryce Harper's dramatic 300th home run, their 7-2 homestand, and runs down a timeline from an August that will be remembered as one of the greatest months of baseball in Philadelphia history. Also, Russell Carleton stops by to talk about his book "The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball."