Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

On Episode 685 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis recaps the first two wins of their series against the Cubs in Chicago, another outstanding pitching performance by Ranger Suarez, mailbag questions on the trade deadline, available options, Bryce Harper's timeline for playing first base and so much more!

On Episode 684 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher recap the unfathomable collapse by New York that led to the Phillies' incomprehensible 7-6 win and a series victory over their rivals to the north. What was Buck Showalter thinking? Does he want to be fired? And are the Mets dead and buried? Also, despite winning two games, the Phils' offense continues to struggle, Trea Turner looked pretty good, and the starting rotation looks great. But is that enough for the Phillies to grab a wild card spot?

Why talk about the Phillies losing two games to the Braves when we can talk about what their City Connect jerseys might look like? Additionally, the Phillies are going to play the Mets, both in South Philly this weekend and in London in 2024. They also lost two games to the Braves.

On Episode 682 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis chats with SB Nation's Kris Willis from the Atlanta Braves site Battery Power to chat about the Braves' fast start to the 2023 season, his take on the gap between the Phils and Braves, and whether or not it'll be the Phils, Marlins, Reds or Giants that end up making the postseason. Also, trying to figure out what happened to Bryce Harper's power stroke, and reliving a classic Phillies game from 2003, "The Todd Pratt Game."

On Episode 681 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher recap the Phillies' series sweep against the woeful A's in Oakland and wonder if the Phils can continue their winning ways when the equally red-hot Braves come to town for a three-game series this week. Also, discussion on potential trade scenarios involving Paul Goldschmidt and the wisdom of trading for a No. 5 starter, and which of the Marlins, Giants and Reds are most likely to sustain their early season success.

On Episode 680 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis recaps an outstanding series win against the Arizona Diamondbacks and lists all the reasons the Phillies have won 10 out of their last 12. How big a deal is the re-introduction of "Dancing on My Own" to the vibes right now? Also, could Mick Abel be a solution to the Phils' No. 5 starter problems? A bit on Bryce Harper's power outage, and a lot of takes about MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's insulting remarks about A's fans as the Phillies get set to play three games against perhaps the worst team in baseball.

On Episode 679 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight recaps the first two games of the Phillies' series against the Diamondbacks in Arizona and the positive regression to the man by a lineup that is mashing the ball in the month of June. Also, the Good Phight's Joe Edinger joins the show to chat about the issues have had with the No. 5 starter and whether there are any solutions to this glaring hole, we check in with the latest All-Star voting, laugh at the misfortune of the Mets, dive into some incredible J.T. Realmuto cycle stats and answer some of your listener voice memo questions!

On Episode 678 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis from The Good Phight, Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh discuss the Phillies' weekend series win against the Dodgers, noting outstanding starting pitching (outside of Aaron Nola) leading the way. Also, whether Trea Turner has officially turned his season around, Nick Castellanos' is the team's MVP, how many Phils are All-Star worthy right now and a preview of this week's match-up against the Diamondbacks in Arizona.

The Phillies looked great against the Tigers for the most part and will now face a tougher test in the Dodgers. Meanwhile, MLB teams struggle to get their houses in order during Pride, and the Mets are the trendy new team to give up on.

On Episode 676 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis from The Good Phight recaps the first couple games of the Phillies series against the woeful Detroit Tigers, noting outstanding pitching performances from Aaron Nola and Taijuan Walker against the worst offense in MLB. Also, it's June, which means it's time for Kyle Schwarber to hit a million dingers, but is Trea Turner also figuring it out? And John is joined byWashington Post National Baseball Writer Chelsea Janes for her analysis of the Phils and a look around the National League at which of the four struggling NL playoff teams from last year will return and which of the overachieving squads will falter down the stretch.