Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

On Episode 527 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis talks with Phillies reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer Scott Lauber about his Hall of Fame ballot, the MLB lockout, what the Phils will be looking to do once it's over and the big item to watch once the negotiations begin again. Also, John has his totally pointless Hall of Fame ballot that everyone is sure to love!

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As the labor stoppage yawns onward and the holiday break ends, let's talk about Rob Manfred maybe having Ken Rosenthal fired, the Phillies' status according to experts outside of Philadelphia, and hey--is that Michael Martinez?!

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On this special edition of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis chats with SI.com's Nick Selbe about his top-10 moments of the 2021 MLB season!

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Jack Scheible was a young stud pitching his way across Pennsylvania when the Phillies called. Then he became the author of the "most grotesque game" in baseball's brief history. Sorry about Justin's audio for the first ninety seconds or so of this episode. He sounds like he's coming out of an old timey radio, so let's just call it "authenticity."

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On Episode 526 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis dives into the Phillies Multiverse to explore the many different alternate paths this franchise could have taken over the years had certain situations and decisions been handled differently?

Curt Simmons and 1950 military call-up

Greg Luzinski and the 1977 Black Friday game

What if J.R. Richard doesn't suffer a stroke for the Astros in 1980?

What if the 2009 Phillies don't get the flu during the World Series?

Keeping Cliff Lee when Roy Halladay arrived in 2010

Lee protects a 4-0 lead in Game 2 of the 2011 NLDS

And more!

Also, John makes a strong claim for Jimmy Rollins as a Hall of Famer.

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Well, lucky you! The holiday spirit and also a desire for greater exposure are the reasons we've made one of our typically Patreon-exclusive baseball movie discussions available for free. Later this week, Justin and Liz will have their year in review episode available at the Hittin' Season Patreon.

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A recent Matt Gelb mailbag presented the idea that some members of the Phillies believe fans are too negative about the team. Let's... let's talk about that.

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On Episode 525 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis from The Good Phight, Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh try to wade through the vast desert of baseball news to discuss Phillies trade candidates, the amount of money with which they have to play this winter, as well as our favorite Shane Victorino moments/stories. Subscribe, rate 5 stars and review the show!

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It's July 3, 2001, and after a speech from Larry Bowa, the Phillies could beat anybody. Except the Braves. Join us as we discuss Phillies pitchers Robert Person, Bruce Chen, and Jose Santiago on an odyssey of unpleasantness from the early aughts.

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On Episode 524 of Hittin' Season, The Good Phight's John Stolnis, Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh discuss the infuriating and disappointing vote that once again kept former Phillies legend Dick Allen out of the Hall of Fame. How did this happen again after it seemed a lock he'd get in this time? Also, the frontrunner for the Mets' managerial job is one you know well, Freddy Galvis is going to Japan, Andrew Knapp is going to the Reds and Bryce Harper & Bryson Stott are going to Maui.

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