Phillies Nation Podcast

Graham Womack, a writer with the Sporting News, joins Tim Malcolm to talk about Chase Utley's hall of fame chances. Plus it's an exciting Phillies team - Tim talks with Kirsten Swanson about Rhys Hoskins' historic start and an improved bullpen. Music by bensound.com.

As our Bartolo Colon experiment dives into the toilet bowl, we begin to feel a strong desire to upgrade our pitching staff as soon as possible. This is "Playing the Rube," in which Tim Malcolm and Dan Walsh use Out of The Park Baseball to win more championships with the Philadelphia Phillies after the 2008 season, something Ruben Amaro Jr. couldn't do as the team's general manager. Music by bensound.com.

An emergency edition of the podcast. Why? Because JP Crawford - the Phillies' top prospect - has been promoted to the big leagues. Tim Malcolm and Dan Walsh break it all down.

A huge podcast split into two hours: Hour one: Talking about an exciting Phillies team, plus Rhys Hoskins, Nick Williams and more with Corey Sharp, and the good, bad and ugly of the farm system in 2017 with Jeff Israel. Hour two: With the Oakland Athletics coming into town next week, Tim talks about the history of the Philadelphia Athletics with two historians and writers, William C. Kashatus and Bruce Kuklick.

The 2009 Phillies are not good. As we address our long-term and short-term strategies, we have to make a number of pitching moves, including bringing in Big Sexy. This is "Playing the Rube," in which Tim Malcolm and Dan Walsh use Out of The Park Baseball to win more championships with the Philadelphia Phillies after the 2008 season, something Ruben Amaro Jr. couldn't do as the team's general manager. Music by bensound.com.

Rhys Hoskins, Nick Williams and Jorge Alfaro are in the majors and playing well. Tim Malcolm discusses them, plus the future of the outfield and starting rotation with Mike Sadowski. Also, we welcome in Corey Seidman of CSNPhilly.com to discuss the outlook of many present and future Phillies.

Things are getting dire for our 2009 Phillies, as they continue to sputter in the early going against lesser competition. Maybe some changes are afoot. This is "Playing the Rube," in which Tim Malcolm and Dan Walsh use Out of The Park Baseball to win more championships with the Philadelphia Phillies after the 2008 season, something Ruben Amaro Jr. couldn't do as the team's general manager. Music by bensound.com.

We remember the life of Darren Daulton, noted Phillies catcher and leader of the 1993 pennant-winning squad. Tim Malcolm also talks about the Rhys Hoskins and Tommy Joseph situation with Corey Sharp, and we take your reader questions about this year's club, 2018 and the coaching staff.

Our 2009 Phillies play Colby Lewis, the guy we were trying to sign for a long time, as our team threatens to start the year with a very, very bad record. This is "Playing the Rube," in which Tim Malcolm and Dan Walsh use Out of The Park Baseball to win more championships with the Philadelphia Phillies after the 2008 season, something Ruben Amaro Jr. couldn't do as the team's general manager. Music by bensound.com.

In a special pre-trade-deadline podcast, we talk with Ryan Shoppe of Purple Row (purplerow.com) about the prospects the Phillies received in the Pat Neshek trade. Plus, as we record, we learn details about two trades: Howie Kendrick to Washington, and Jeremy Hellickson to Baltimore. Music by bensound.com.