Phillies Talk Podcast

It's the latest edition of Phillies Talk Podcast by Rich Baxter with Matt Veasey. We're talking about the Phillies chances to either catch the Mets or somehow turn this team around to get 10 games or so over .500 - is this team just spinning wheels? Later on in the show, Rich and Matt talk about the trade scenario. Rich offers up a long shot of possibly trading Bryce Harper and get a boatload of g...

It's a mega podcast with Rich and Matt talking all about the Phillies at the All-Star Break for '21 - we did the show as the Phils finished out a win in Boston, thus putting the team in 2nd place at .500 - we could not have been happier with the win. We talk about the All-Star Game, why did it move, and was it a mistake to move it.  In this long show, we take a look at the Phillies for the basebal...

Wow, can't believe we are already at July 4th, one of my favorite holidays and an important one for the baseball season. The Padres with their high-powered offense are in town, they got in at 4 am so they may be a little weary for Game 1 - but we have Zack Wheeler on the mound anyway, so all is good, isn't it?  Time for Mom, Baseball, and Apple Pie, it's July 4th!  --- Send in a voice message: htt...

Didn't get your shot? You can get free Phillies tickets.  How are the Phillies doing now? Vince Velasquez has been a Phillies player for a long time, the Phils have stayed with him, but should they? All of this and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

What else can we say about this Phillies team as they have slipped to a few games under .500 now? Well, we can still say plenty.  Girardi gets backed into a corner by the media, pro sports gambling is mentioned by the press as to why Joe G needs to be more forthcoming with the press? That's what they said. Joe said, not so fast. Who's right? Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler, we are happy to have them b...

We recorded via Zoom.. it crashed half way through, but we soldiered on just like the Phillies are. We cover a lot of topics on this show, the state of the team, how we feel about the TV broadcast this year, and some other interesting subjects! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

It's time for another edition of the podcast. Matt Veasey from @PhilliesBell on Twitter and Rich Baxter from FightinPhillies.com start off the '21 season with some great news. The Phils are doing pretty good.  The MLB moves the All-Star Game out of Atlanta - our thoughts. And so much more on this edition of the longest-running independent show on the internet about the Phillies. --- Send in a voic...

A quick podcast on Monday April 5, 2021 - the Phillies off to a great start. Phils to take on the Mets and Lindor, is Lindor a superstar?  All of this and how the MLB should avoid politics! Thanks for listening, hit the subscribe button! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

It's a dose of Spring for you now that the Phillies have taken the diamond and playing the first day of Spring Training for 2021. Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey talk about what the Phillies will be striving for in '21 and some other Phillies Talk Podcast notes on a soggy rainy day for the last day of February in 2021 in the Philadelphia area.   I've included some bonus pre-show banter on this show be...

Spring has sprung... well in Florida maybe. We're still cold where we're doing the show from, but we're going to have competitive baseball really soon. The boys are back, JT, Bryce, Rhys, and Didi, and more! Will the Phils measure up with the bolstered bullpen? Fangraphs gives the Phils a 12.5 percent chance to make the playoffs, how do we feel about that? Tatis Jr. gets a big contract, what does...

It's an action packed podcast on the Phillies leading into Hot Stove season, but some mixed signals surface, as rumors of Zach Wheeler suddenly becoming available, over 80 employees of the Phillies were laid off this past week, including 'Video Dan' - are the Phillies that bad off? What happen to the several billion paid for the TV contracts?  We talk about this and more on this show, the longest...

It's the Phillies Talk Podcast back just in time (when the clocks got turned back last night) for Fall. The Phillies have some serious needs, why did this team flop so badly? Matt Veasey and Rich Baxter is talking baseball Phillies style. GM search underway, maybe we'll need a new President. All of this including a little WS wrapup, and some schedule talk for '21. --- Send in a voice message: http...

We're about halfway into this '20 season, we saw some good, some bad, and it's certainly been all unbelievable . Despite the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Phils are getting this season completed, for that we owe them a great debt.  The Phils have now sung to a winning streak which is always better than losing... but Rich and Matt try to break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of this season so far.  -...

It's a week left in the trade deadline... What do the Phillies do? They will not be adding anyone, I can tell you that. The team is snakebitten at every turn, is there still time to turn things around?  What has happened to two Phillies players that use to play very well? Scott "Jet Pax" Kingery and Rhys Hoskins struggle to show a decent season in the batting department. It's concerning, and maybe...

Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey is back! But the Phillies aren't playing because of the Marlins, and their bout with the Covid-19 crisis... The first series in Philly doesn't go too well for the Phillies, but we talk about how bad the Marlins are with the infections on their team. We talk about the JT Realmuto contract, will the Phillies seal a deal with him before he hits t...

It's here, July 4th Weekend, normally festive time of year for the patriotic among us. Plenty to be patriotic about this year, love your country and of course we love our Phillies, that's why we do the podcast. There's a pandemic still among us, the players are really starting to take notice now as it is affecting their own ranks now that there is steady testing going on. Where will that lead the...

It's the Phillies Talk Podcast, we're back and happy to be the longest-running independent internet show on the Philadelphia Phillies. It's Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey talking with MLB.com's Todd Zolecki on the possible restart of a Spring Training for 2020 leading into the shortened season, and Todd's new book, "Doc: The Life Of Roy Halladay" - which I recommend getting for a great summer read on...

We're talking about Jackie Robinson on April 15th on the Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey. When will baseball return? What will it look like? All of this and so much more on this week's edition of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

It's the latest Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter, Matt Veasey, and we're still waiting for something to break up the COVID hold that is disrupting our lives, and baseball. This week we talk about some history of the game with Lou Schiff from Twitter, find him @baseballandthe2 or just use the hashtag #baseballandthelaw - we're talking the anniversary of Sunday baseball games being legal in Ph...

It's March 30th, around the world and around the USA, we are still on mandatory 'stay at home' orders so no baseball is going on, but Rich and Matt have carved some time out of our day to bring you an edition of Phillies Talk Podcast. Topics on this show: What's been happening around the baseball world with the Covid-19 crisis How have some players been keeping in shape during the lockdown period...

The show recorded on the road from the Yankee Stadium complex down in Tampa, wishing all of the listeners of the podcast a very happy St. Patrick’s Day. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

The MLB has pulled the plug on Spring Training, last Thursday abruptly ending the season upon the Covid-19 virus becoming more of an issue with the public safety and wellness of the players being cited. That's not the thing that Rich from the Phillies Talk Podcast wanted to hear as we was still a few days away from getting to the first Spring Training season that he's attended. What did he hear at...

A little bit about a lot of things on the show today. The podcast is now aligned with Matt's great new home on the web for Phillies commentary and information, PhilliesBell.com - we're excited to talk about it, and Matt will have a link to the show right on his site now! Spring Training barrels on, we're talking about a couple Phils in the mix with that. My trip to Spring Training is coming up, an...

It's the March 1st edition of the Phillies Talk Podcast ! Welcome in for March with some stories from Spring Training, Wheeler, Mc Cutcheon, and who will be in center on Opening Day? All of this, plus the FightinPhillies.com blog being included in the 12 most influential blogs for the Phillies, and a great interview with author, podcaster, and a really nice gal, Amanda Smith on her book based upon...

The Phillies are playing Spring Training baseball, we talk about that, as the first home game is going on in Clearwater, Florida. It was a win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillie Phanatic is in the middle of a tense negotiation turned litigation between the originators of the theme of the Phanatic and the Phillies organization, will we still have a Phanatic after all is said and done? Oh y...