Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

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Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast episodes

May 12, 2023 Hittin' Season #665: When Phillies Players Try to Change Positions
On Episode 665 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus and Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports chat about Bryce Harper's eventual move to first base, and take a look back at other instances in recent Phillies history when other, lesser players tried to change positions. How did they all work out? (Hint: not all that great). That plus chatter on the state of the Phils as they begin a weekend series in Colorado against the Rockies.
47 min
May 11, 2023 Hittin' Season #664: Phillies Sweep the Jays & Avi Wolfman-Arent on Being a Phillies Fan in Sixers Mania
On Episode 664 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis recaps a fun couple of games against the Toronto Blue Jays to finish up the Interleague homestand, including outstanding performances by Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, the bullpen and Nick Castellanos. Also, Jose Alvarado hits the injured list, but it could have been a lot worse, the Phillies are heading to London next year, and WHYY's Avi Wolfman-Arent joins us to talk about making room for the Phillies as the city is obsessed with the 76ers, which Phillie he'd most want to have a beer with, and whether John Middleton's claims that injuries are the reason for the team's slow start are valid.
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49 min
May 09, 2023 Hittin' Season #663: Hittin' Season Tailgate Recap & Phillies Help Save Boston Weekend
On Episode 663 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher recap a rough weekend of baseball against the Boston Red Sox, discuss the issues with the starting rotation, how it's NOT OK for multiple members of the veteran lineup to simply take the first two months of every season off, the plethora of young people at Phillies games and highlights from the Inaugural Hittin' Season Tailgate last Saturday afternoon!
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1 hr
May 05, 2023 Hittin' Season #662: Your Complete and Total Evaluation of Aaron Nola
On Episode 662 of Hittin' Season, Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus and Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports devote nearly the entire episode to answer this one simple question. What is Aaron Nola? Pitcher? Certainly. Human Being? No doubt. Ace? Ehhhhh. Bad Pitcher? No way. Something in between? You betcha. Justin and Liz went through his history, each start of 2023, and developed a definition for his varying performances that will ultimately not please anyone.
1 hr 8 min
May 04, 2023 Hittin' Season #661: A Phillies Disaster in Los Angeles Even Though Bryce Harper Is Back
On Episode 661 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis from The Good Phight recapped a truly brutal Phillies series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. Here's the good news... there is no way the Phils will play another series as bad as that one, right? Right? Also, Leo Morgenstern of Fangraphs joins the show to discuss Bryce Harper's return to the lineup, Aaron Nola's velocity drop, and some of the other top storylines around baseball through the season's first month.
52 min
May 02, 2023 Hittin' Season #660: Bryce Harper is Back!!!
On Episode 660 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports in NO WAY discuss Taijuan Walker's disastrous series opening start against the Dodgers. Instead, John and Liz chat excitedly about the return of Bryce Harper from Tommy John surgery faster than any human being in the history of the world and wonder, is Harper a Metahuman? Also, the positive developments from Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler in last weekend's series against the Astros, and some other baseball thoughts as the season's first month came to a close.
50 min
April 28, 2023 Hittin' Season #569: Phillies World Series Rematch with the Astros Bring Back Memories
On Episode 569 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher preview this weekend's World Series rematch between the Phillies and Astros, the place the Phils' season ended last year just two steps shy of a world title. Will you be feeling any sense of pain, sadness, frustration or anger watching Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier again this weekend? Also, John discusses the pain of reliving Kevin Millwood's 2003 no-hitter that he almost went to and shares stories from other fans with similar tales of woe, and a spirited debate on whether Matt Strahm should be in the starting rotation or the bullpen once Ranger Suarez is back.
45 min
April 27, 2023Hittin' Season #658: Mailbag Episode! Trea Turner's Start, Rotation Problems, Just Eat Your Hot Dogs
On Episode 658 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight recaps the first two games of the Phillies' series against the Mariners, including the rebirth of Nick Castellanos as a power hitter, a potentially worrisome injury for Taijuan Walker, Trea Turner's slow start, and the first official Mailbag of the 2023 season!
Are we going to lose Dollar Dog Night privileges?

Kevin Long, super genius.

Which Phillies from the 1983 and 1993 teams would you put on the 2023 Phils?

Altering expectations after a slow start?

Injury updates

Needs at the trade deadline
We'll also throw a Stat of the Week your way, too!
54 min
April 25, 2023 Hittin' Season #657: "Maybe I Just Need To Relax About the Phillies a Little."
On Episode 657 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis from The Good Phight, Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports and Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospecuts recap the Phillies encouraging series win over the Rockies last weekend and discuss the most positive, pleasing or otherwise enjoyable aspect of a weekend containing three straight victories. Also, John attempts to regulate his mania a bit, some discussion of the eye-opening early season attendance numbers, and a glance a look around at the surprise teams in Major League Baseball in the early going.
1 hr 1 min
April 21, 2023 Hittin' Season #656: Matt Strahm Ruminations, A's Relocation, & Good Team or Bad Team?
On Episode 656 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher play Good Team or Bad Team regarding the up-and-down 2023 Phillies, discuss Matt Strahm's hot start and a former Philadelphia sports franchise appears to be on the move again.
52 min