Is it 7:05 Yet? A Phillies Podcast

THE PHILLIES HAVE CLINCHED A PLAYOFF BIRTH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 11 YEARS!!! Yes, we are yelling. Deal with it. We are back and so are the Phillies. It's been a long season of ups and downs. Good times and bad times. But the team is better for it. We are so happy for these guys that we came out of retirement from our busy lives to bring you this first episode in quite some time. And yes, we apologize for our hiatus. But we realized we had to do something for the old guys and the daycare achieving what they have all been striving for all year. It's time Phillies nation. Let's ride with Philly Rob. It's Red Robtober. Oh, and PLAY BALL!!!

We're a little late to the plate with the title of this one, but we promise you this episode is filled with more than just opening day festivities. Although we do talk about our opening day adventure, which we hope to be tradition moving forward, we have a lot more to talk about. Such as how badly the Phillies have sucked since the opening series against the A's. The Mets, Marlins, Rockies, you name it...the Phillies have not gotten off to the start every Phillies fan has hoped as they are now sitting dead last in the NL East at 5-8. Not good. We answer the important questions like is Joe Girardi on the Hot Seat? What is the problem? Pitching? Bullpen? Offense? What? We do our best to try and make sense of the season so far. We also try to move on from the 5-8 start and hit some positive notes despite Bohm having a love/hate relationship with this place and getting on base in nearly every at bat, Camargo lighting it up, and SCHWARBS hitting well outside of the leadoff spot. We talk a little minor leagues as Alex explains who the hell is Griff McGarry is and why he is the real deal. We have a new segment called "Stay Seated" and a new "Pod Poll" along with some Dad Jokes as always. Do we hate this place? Yeah. You know what? We do. Play Ball.

Tonight, we put our baseballs minds to work and predict the award winners and division winners throughout the league for the 2022 season. We also discuss Phillies specific awards like team MVP, breakout player, HR leader and so on. You get the picture. There were high hopes for Micky Moniak to start the season in Center Field, but already one of our hopes and dreams quickly go down the drain. But that's ok, we get into the still stacked lineup of your Phillies, the star-studded starting rotation with potential Cy Young candidates, new additions to the Opening Day roster and more. The 2nd Annual World Pod Classic fantasy baseball league, hosted by Sunday League The Podcast, is under way and what a ride we are about to embark on. We came in 2nd place last year, but we're coming for that chip this year. But no one cares about your fantasy team...we digress. Brandon also predicts World Series finalists and Champs and all Alex can do is smile and wave. We're such biased homers. Sometimes. Maybe. Tune in and find out. Finally, we have a new Pod Poll and some spontaneous Dad Jokes. Enjoy...and PLAY BALL!

Tonight, we get together to talk about the recent and AMAZING signings John Middleton, Dave Dombrowski, and the Phillies have made. Starting with middle reliever Brad Hand, working down to the FIRST post-lockout signing of 'Schwarbs', all the way to, drumrolllllllll, Nick as there's a drive to deep left field and that's gonna be a home run Castellanos. And let us be the first to say that the Murderer's Row talk is back! We have lineup talk as well along with some competitions heating up at certain positions. We also have a new Pod Poll and Dad Joke so keep an ear out for those. Enjoy...and PLAY BALL!

We're locked in now. The lockout is over and there is a new CBA in town. And we're really just happy that baseball is back AND with a full season as well. Today, we talk about the new CBA contract and what it entails. Including, new minimum salaries, CBT thresholds, playoff format, drafts, and rules in general. We also discuss Dombrowski and Girardi's pressers where they seem very confident in the team moving forward and are not worried about anything. Sounds promising. And as usual, we have some Dad Jokes along with a new Pod Poll. This one gets weird...kinda. Enjoy...and PLAY BALL!

It's been a while, but we're finally back to talk about the most exhilarating thing in the sports world...the MLB lockout. Where everything is made up, and the points don't matter. That's right, we're starting fresh in 2022 after a long 3 month hiatus (we blame the lockout) and excited to talk Phillies, err baseball, err just sports in general...Oh, and we have a new segment called "Pod Polls" with juicy content from right within our own homes and the usual, Dad Jokes...Enjoy and PLAY BALL!

Today, we somehow have a lot to talk about starting with the fact that we missed each other. It's been a busy couple of weeks and now that the Phillies aren't on all the time we haven't been texting as much. But all that will change now that the 76ers are back with their new year of antics and dumbassery. We talk coffee, new movies, Sixers BS, and try to summon our friend Guido on the pod to talk Flyers or whatever else he wants to talk about. We finish with some actual baseball talk while we review some minor league prospects, who we should be on the lookout for, and when to expect them in the "Bigs". And we end, as always now, with some extra dad jokes. Enjoy...and PLAY BALL!

The Dombrowski presser was today/yesterday and we talk about that. Along with some dad jokes, the Phillies need a big bat in the middle of the lineup. Also, a good many other things like Bohm working out at 3rd base and Bryce Harper's roomie being a big possibility at Shortstop. JT needs to just wear the protective gear he is provided to prevent an injury ridden season. Payroll is not an issue as ownership is willing to go over the luxury tax for the right players. And the bullpen and closer positions need to be better. Play Ball...and Enjoy!!!

Well, the 2021 season is over for the Phillies. But we're at a milestone 60th episode! Phillies fans deserve better as they get swept by the Braves, but at least they have to watch as the Braves celebrate their NL East clinch right in front of them. Happy National Podcast Day and thank you to all of our fans and friends who have supported us since the beginning! We will be discussing some new things in the coming episodes now that it is officially the offseason for the Phillies. The toxic farm system and hopes to the new Director of Player Development, Preston Mattingly, can fix it. Is Bryce Harper a Philly Guy? We'll find out. Tune in. Spike Eskin, formerly from WIP and of the Rights To Ricky Sanchez Podcast, asks the question and we have some kind of an answer. Our baseball team was in the finals but tragically lost. Nobody cares about your fantasy team. And we end on some dad jokes as always. Enjoy...and PLAY BALL!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEX!!! Alex turns 30 as we record tonight's episode on his front porch and it was a doozy. Basically, the Phillies suck, they are pathetic, horrible, and just plain suck. We also talk about some players who are questionable in our minds for the future of the Phillies. In other words, Dombrowski needs to blow up the team this offseason and make way more significant moves to have more depth in the organization. Otherwise, we rant the whole time about how the Phillies have been playing since they beat the Brewers 12-0 and now lose to the Cubs tonight. Here's to hoping they can turn it around in the second game vs the Cubs. Enjoy...and let's play some ball!