Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

On Episode 655 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of BillyPenn.com and The Good Phight recapped the Phillies' series win against the White Sox in Chicago this week, discussing...

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On Episode 654 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh discuss the Phillies, Major League Baseball's least normal team. John, Liz and Justin recap a very weird weekend in Cincinnati and debate just how much time the Phils have before they dig too deep a hole in the NL East. Also, lots of praise for the Phillies Day Care, some muted praise for Aaron Nola, and what's up with the bullpen? Also, the words "Harvest of Death" were used to describe Philadelphia trolley cars of the late 1890s, FWIW.

On Episode 653 of Hittin' Season, Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus and Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports discuss the Phils' failures to handle the phundamentals in the early going as the team continues its slow start. Also, a chat about this week's Dollar Dog tossing and a reminder that it isn't the first time hot dogs were chucked around a Philadelphia baseball stadium, as well as a discussion on Bryce Harper learning first base, Rob Thomson's insistence on Cristian Pache over Brandon Marsh in center field and lots more!

On Episode 652 of Hittin' Season, brought to you by WHYY and BillyPenn.com, host John Stolnis takes a quick look at the first two games of the series against the Miami Marlins and the schizophrenic nature of these early-season Phils. He's joined by Fangraphs senior writer Michael Baumann for his thoughts on the Phillies' uneven start to 2023, Bryce Harper's ever decreasing timetable to return from injury, the middle inning struggles of Aaron Nola, and how MLB's new rules are affecting the game. Also, John discusses why the NL Champion rings are NOT a consolation prize, and begs the fans to stop throwing process meat onto the field at sporting events. Save it for somewhere else, like a wedding or something.

On Episode 651 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher recap a weekend series win by the Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds that felt more like a loss. Is the pitching or the hitting the bigger issue facing the Phils right now, and does the schedule provide some relief for the next couple weeks? Plus, more on our BIG announcement as the Hittin' Season podcast is now officially being distributed by WHYY in Philadelphia!!!

On Episode 650 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight is joined by Senior Writer for Fangraphs Dan Szymborski to analyze what went wrong for the Phillies during their 1-5 season-opening road trip. Injuries are beginning to mount, so what will the lineup look like moving forward if Darick Hall misses significant time? Will an easier schedule allow the Phils to get back on track? And later, John runs down the list of 2022 Phillies players who didn't realize were on the Phils last year, all of whom will get an NL championship ring on Friday at CBP!

On Episode 649 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus and Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports discuss the darkness as it closes in on a bitterly disappointing start to the Phillies 2023 season. After a historic sweep at the hands of the Rangers, the Phils fell again on Monday night, this time to the Yankees, infuriating a fanbase that entered the season with more hope than any other since 2008. We really did think we were done with this version of the Phillies. There may be some good news... is Bryce Harper returning sooner than anyone thought? And the gang discuss some of the new food options that will be on display at Citizens Bank Park this summer.

On Episode 648 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher welcome you to Opening Day 2023 with their Phillies/MLB Season Preview Spectacular. On today's episode:

On Episode 647 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus chat about how the Phillies should go about replacing Rhys Hoskins in the lineup and talk about his legacy. Also, the Phils and Aaron Nola have broken off contract extension negotiations. How big a deal is it, and what are the chances he stays in Philadelphia if he hits free agency?

On Episode 646 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight reacts to the catastrophic ACL tear suffered by first baseman Rhys Hoskins on Thursday afternoon down in Clearwater, an injury that will likely force him to miss the entire 2023 season, and also jeopardize his free agency next year. John analyzes how the Phillies will look to fill the void and take a look at some potential options outside the organization as well. Plus, Ranger Suarez's elbow injury will force him to miss the beginning of the season, too. Too many injuries.