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Ladies and gents, we've missed ye.  Not Ye, that dude sucks.  But the royal YEEEEE, we welcome thee back to Hoagie Mouth.  Jeff, Bob, and Mets-fan Jesse join you for a spirited SPECIAL EPISODE where we marvel at the fact.  The FACT.  That the Phillies are back in the World Series.  What does it mean, what's it been like, and what is possible for the Phightins against the hated 'Stros?  We'll find out, cuz this episode drops in the 2nd inning of game 1.  Consider it BREAKING CONTENT.  We also talk Eagles and how utterly amazing their season as gone to date.  And the Flyers - I mean WHUT?  They are at the top of the division already.  The Sixers?  Tune in next time.   Email:  [email protected]   Twitter:  @hoagiemouthpod      fuck you Elon

It's been a hot minute, Hoagie Mouth Nation...but we're back.  Jeff and Bob TACKLE all four major sports teams in Philadelphia this week.  We get into the nitty AND the Gritty with the Phillies, Sixers, Eagles and UGH THE DANG FLYERS.  In baseball, we are hurtling towards the All Star Break.  Will the Phils keep their grip on the Wild Card spot, with the hope that Harper comes back in the fall to take us to postseason victories?  The Sixers have brought some braun (PJ Tucker) into the mix, and now have reshaped their bench.  Heck, even Harden is cutting us a hometown deal.  The Eagles have most definitely gotten more exciting recently, and we are breathless with anticipation for the opening of training camp in a couple of weeks.  And the Flyers?  WELL you'd be best served to look the other way, missy.  Email:  [email protected]   Twitter:  @hoagiemouthpod

Listen, no one is happier than Bob and Jeff when we ruminate on the Phillies.  They are truly on a monumental tear, but it's all for SQUAT unless the Braves decide to lose (they are 14-0 over the last 14 at the writing of this).  But for real, it's a very good time to watch this team.  We analyze what could be behind their success (the long ball, the last minute walk off wins, starting pitching, etc), and we try to look ahead and see what's in store for this group (spoiler, it's a wild-card spot).  If you hang in there til the end, we reveal their biggest weakness.  We attempt to talk about other Philly sports teams, but it's not gaining traction when it's the middle of June.  See you for a summer of meaningful baseball.  Email:  [email protected]  Twitter:  @hoagiemouthpod

Well I'm pretty sure we CALLED IT on the last Hoagie Mouth episode.  We didn't have much confidence that Joe Girardi still "had the locker room" during the Phillies' horrific May skid.  And there you have it - Jumpin Joe is OUT and Rob Thomson is IN.  And, um, what a difference that has made!  As the writing of this show description, ol' Robby T has TWO 10-0 wins under his belt ALREADY.  That's it, buy your World Series tickets now, this one is a lock.  Anywho, it is exciting to see the Phils become one of the hottest teams in baseball at the moment.  Let's see if that holds up for a full season.  We then LIGHTLY touch on the Eagles and our excitement for the next season of football...once Memorial Day comes, you just start thinking about it.  It's science.  Email:  [email protected]  Twitter:  @hoagiemouthpod

Folks, we don't mince words here on Hoagie Mouth...Bob and Jeff certainly NEVER mince.  However the Phillies are turning to mincemeat before our very eyes.  Jeff has a first hand account of the Mets sweeping the Phils, and it seems like the bleeding isn't stopping...(mercifully they beat the Giants last night, for once).  Girardi on the chopping block?  We shall see.  We then take on the notion that "Philly peaked early with the 2017 Super Bowl"...and take the opportunity to evaluate the success of all 5 Philly teams (YES EVEN THE UNION) since that Super Bowl win.  Tune in for the enticing results!  Email:  [email protected]   Twitter:  @hoagiemouthpod

I know that, from the title, you may not know that this is a Philly sports podcast.  But soon you'll discover the truth!  Bob and Jeff dive headlong into the latest Philadelphia sports bummer, which is the Sixers being manhandled in the last 2 games of the ECSF by the Butler-led Miami Heat.  We know Joel was not at 100%, and that Danny Green suffered what hopefully isn't a career ending injury.  Add to that the lackluster production from Maxey, Harden and Harris, and you had the makings of a sad outcome.  We posit on what may happen in the offseason...Harris on the move?  A Beal mega-deal?  Gosh, who knows.  The Phillies are up next, with a mixture of excitement (Harper NL Player of the Week) and minor dread (mostly everything else about the team).  Hey, again, the Mets are free to win April and May.  We gotta get seriously better this summer.  Reach out and touch us:  Email:  [email protected]   Twitter:  @hoagiemouthpod

Look it's not about cultural insensitivity.  It's just that I refuse to say Jokic's name correctly because JOEL WAS ROBBED folks.  But look, we knew this would likely happen...so here on Hoagie Mouth, Bob and Jeff analyze the Sixers post season SO FAR (Jokic is not in the post season.  Ok sorry, last time).  Tonight's game 5 is gonna be a BIGGIE, and we have to steal at least ONE in South Beach in order to stay alive.  We marvel at the Harden effect, along with the Maxey paradox and the Harris theorem.  Maybe a little bit of Danny Green in that scientific breakdown as well.  On to the Phillies, who have not impressed us too much lately, especially at the hands of the Mets (that hurts).  Let's see what all that payroll money will buy us, come September.  A word on the Eagles and a plea for Trotz to join the Flyers wraps up this episode.  SIXERS IN 6!  Email:  [email protected]  Twitter:  @hoagiemouthpod

That's it.  That's the description.  Merrill Reese does a holiday classic for all to enjoy.  You're welcome and happy holidays....The Hoagie Mouth Crew.  Email:  [email protected]  Twitter: @hoagiemouthpod

Folks, we like to be timely, but sometimes the sports world moves so FAST.  This episode was recorded over the course of the last week.  Some things were true then that aren't true anymore.  Fact:  In this 'cast, the Sixers were still playing the Raptors.  No longer, we won the series.  Also in this recording, Joel Embiid was healthy except for a dangling thumb.  Not true any longer, he got a concussion and a BROKEN FACE (any Pixies fans?  no?).  Will we see him in the Heat series?  (I say absolutely positively no doubt at some point).  AND the funniest thing - The Phils had just swept the Rockies in CBP and we were riding high into the weekend series with the Mets...but we had no idea the combined Mets no-no was coming our way (we were on the ass end of that situation).  ANYWAY this is pure Hoagie Mouth excitement - come for the Sixers deep dive, stay for the live-look in on a pretty awesome NFL draft night....as the Eagles maneuver and make things happen with Jordan Davis, AJ Brown..and eventually Nakobe Dean.  Email:  [email protected]   Twitter:  @hoagiemouthpod

We simply make it work, people.  NO matter that it's spring break, and that Jeff is deep in the Utah hinterlands...we get together and MAKE IT HAPPEN here on Hoagie Mouth...because Philly sports don't sleep.  Mike and Bob get us going on the (unfortunate?) matchup in the first round between the Sixers and the Raptors.  A lot of the experts have the Sixers winning out on this series, but we have our well-founded doubts about that.  Will the Matisse omission come back to bite us (sting us?  inject us?)?  And also, I'm sorry, there's a Canadian basketball team?  News to us.  Next we dive right into the Phillies, who improbably were able to start baseball somewhat on time this year.  Labor strife?  Hardly knew ye!  Will our offense be enough?  But more importantly, what can we expect from a "revamped" bullpen?  Seems like we're always revampin' in some way or another.  Email:  [email protected]  Twitter:  @hoagiemouthpod