Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

On Episode 506 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis and Liz Roscher discuss another agonizing loss against the worst team in baseball, the 100+-loss Orioles, who shut out the Phillies on Monday night in historic fashion. Also, they take a spin around the league and handicap pennant and wild card races throughout MLB and discuss the highly competitive NL MVP race. Is Bryce Harper pulling away?

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On Episode 505 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis recaps the Phillies-Cubs series, including a historic victory Thursday night in which the Phils came back from a 7-0 deficit to win 17-8 thanks to the MVP play of Bryce Harper, who is slowly pulling away from the pack in the National League. Also, even though the Phillies are still technically in the playoff hunt, it's also time to start looking forward, which brings us to the Phils' Lineup of Deficiencies.

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On Episode 504 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher conduct a snake draft of who is most to blame for the failures of the 2021 Phillies and where the team is at in its "winning" cycle. Also, how does a team that is 18-50 on the road come into Citizens Bank Park and take 3 out of 4 from a Phils team that is desperate to make the postseason? What is going on in that locker room? How does this happen?

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The Phillies lost their first heartbreaking game of September to the Rockies. How? Well, the offense didn't help much and the bullpen blew the lead. Don't forget, the Phillis may be in contention, but they still have problems!

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On Episode 503 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis recaps the Phillies' disappointing finish to their series in Milwaukee. After an inspiring 12-0 win in the series opener, the Phils' offense disappeared as Aaron Nola and Kyle Gibson disappointed. Also, we dip into the mailbag to answer questions about Nola, off-season trades, and the state of the farm system.

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The "Maddux." It's everyone's favorite baseball statistic, so let's not even explain what it is and dive into the best Phillies era of all: The late nineties.

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Let's talk hot streaks, both from 1933 and today! Who won it better? Also, the Mets! What's going on there? Seems weird! Plus, the Phillies month of September: Will it be a white knuckle thrill ride or a bruised knuckle wall punch?

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On Episode 502 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis is joined by Ellen Adair as they discuss the Phils' six-game winning streak, taking advantage of the so-called "Zombie Nationals," Bryce Harper's MVP case, Aaron Nola's struggles and the outstanding play of the Phillies bench in their three-game sweep of the Remnats!

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On Episode 501 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis and Liz Roscher recap the Phillies series win against the Arizona Diamondbacks at home, their deficit in the NL Central, Bryce Harper's MVP-caliber season, and the crush of injuries the team is suddenly facing. Also, the Mets once again make themselves the laughingstock of MLB.

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After six years, a long and grueling rebuild and the Phillies' constant dance with .500, we've reached 500 episodes of Hittin' Season. What began as a once a week podcast in May of 2015 called "The Felske Files," Hittin' Season has been on the air for a little over six years. So what's changed over these 500 episodes? Where do we go from here? What is the State of the Phillies? Host John Stolnis is joined by Justin Klugh, Liz Roscher, Trevor Strunk and Chris Jones for a roundtable discussion on the Phils' past, present and future.

What was Joe Girardi thinking leaving Zack Wheeler in the 9th inning of Wednesday night's game?

Should the Phillies move on from their manager?

Dave Dombrowski's front office shakeup a major indictment of the previous regime and the past six years.

Was 2021 always an "observational" year?

Where do the Phillies go from here?

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