The Phillies Show

Kyle Schwarber has homered in five consecutive games, helping the Phillies to a series-opening win on Tuesday night at Fenway Park. He leads Major League Baseball with 17 home runs. We talk about this recent run, and Zack Wheeler’s Tuesday night clinic, too. The Phillies have reached the quarter mark of the 162-game season. Where will they be when they reach the midway point on June 25? Will...

The Phillies have righted the ship the past two weeks, but they have a long way to go. Still, it’s been encouraging to see Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper provide power atop the lineup, while Brandon Marsh is hitting so well that he’s answering questions about winning a batting title. We talk about the Phillies’ 10-3 run, Alec Bohm and Trea Turner taking it easy (and seeing resul...

Alec Bohm is not only off to a bad start, but it’s one of the worst starts of any player in Phillies history. Don Mattingly benched Bohm on Thursday night. Is it a one-game thing? Maybe. We talk about the Phillies’ options to get Bohm back on track. But we also have to look at the Phillies’ internal and external options, if Bohm doesn’t turn around his season. Also, what&rs...

The Phillies are 7-1 under interim manager Don Mattingly, and you want to know why? They’ve literally gone from the worst rotation in baseball to the best rotation in baseball. We talk about the rotation’s turnaround, Bryce Harper’s elite start, what we’d discuss in Don Mattingly’s State of the Team meeting on Wednesday and more. 🔔 Parx ⚾️ Rothman Love the show? Get...

The Phillies are 5-1 under interim manager Don Mattingly, and there are a lot of reasons why. The change shocked the clubhouse, and suddenly everybody has sprung to life. The offense has been better, the rotation has been better. We talk about what we’ve noticed from Mattingly in his first week on the job, the Phillies carrying three catchers and more. It’s “Best Week” by M...

So far so good for the Phillies since Don Mattingly became interim manager on Tuesday. The Phillies swept the Giants this week, including a doubleheader sweep on Thursday. The Phillies won both games on walk-offs, the first for the Phillies since 1998. Chase Shugart got both wins, the first time a Phillies pitcher had done that since Terry Adams in 2002. What jumped out about the sweep? What do we...

Tuesday was a franchise-altering day for the Phillies. Dave Dombrowski fired Rob Thomson as manager. He hired Don Mattingly, who was his second choice. (Bet the farm Alex Cora gets the job next year.) Dombrowski detailed Thomson’s firing and answered questions about his own job performance. Mattingly discussed his expectations. Thomson made himself available to Philly reporters one final tim...

The Phillies on Tuesday fired manager Rob Thomson. Don Mattingly has been named interim manager. Lots to discuss. Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order* seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Love the show? Get Phillies Show merchandise at ThePhilliesShowShop.com ! @The Phillies Show Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow...

Will Rob Thomson be the Phillies manager on Tuesday? Will Kevin Long be the hitting coach? The team’s 9-19 start has fueled this speculation. Thomson addressed his job status following Sunday’s loss to the Braves. Meanwhile, Dave Dombrowski declined to address speculation about Alex Cora’s unexpected availability, after the Red Sox fired him on Saturday. We talk a lot about the h...

It’s hard to imagine how much worse things can get for the Phillies, but we’ll find out this weekend in Atlanta. The Phillies have lost nine consecutive games, following their first four-game sweep to the Cubs at Wrigley Field since 1973. The terrible run has Phillies manager Rob Thomson and hitting coach Kevin Long on the hot seat, while Dave Dombrowski’s job performance has com...

The Phillies have been playing bad baseball for weeks, and if they keep playing like this it could cost Rob Thomson his job. Should it? We discuss Dave Dombrowski’s comments on Tuesday in Chicago, and his role in the Phillies’ mess. It includes a historically bad start for the Phillies’ offense, a pitching staff that no longer seems to be a strength and more. Use our code for 10%...

We’ll find out if this is rock bottom for the Phillies. They just got swept by the Braves. They’ve lost five in a row, 10 out of 13 and just finished their worst nine-game homestand in almost 17 years. They have the worst run differential in baseball, too. Yes, it’s even worse than the Mets, who have lost 11 in a row. The Phillies are hoping it’s just a bad start, but...

It’s not good, folks. The Phillies rank toward the bottom in baseball in most offensive categories. They have one of the highest ERAs in baseball. They rank as one of the worst defenses. They’re 8-10. They’ve been in worse spots before, but the longer this continues the more people wonder if they will dig out of it. We talk about everything that’s gone wrong, and who should...

Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola joins the show! He’s having a charity poker tournament on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park, which includes an auction of great stuff . We talked to Nola about the event, plus plenty of baseball. Why he loves throwing to J.T. Realmuto, what impresses him about Andrew Painter, how he got a little extra zip on his fastball this season, learning from Carlos R...

Bryce Harper made it short and quick following Sunday’s 4-3 loss to Arizona: “Just bad baseball.” What made it bad? Bad base running, a poor approach at the plate, just an overall lack of offense. We dig into the Phillies’ 7-8 start, and what is ailing the Phillies’ lineup. Plus, we look at who the Phils’ next cleanup hitter should be and more. Go to HelloFresh....

The Phillies have played only 12 games, but it doesn’t mean fans can’t be frustrated. But should they overreact? We asked you for your Phillies questions, and you delivered once again. We tackled everything from the offense to the hitting coach to the lineup to Alec Bohm’s slow start to the hitters' approach to swinging for the fences … do we detect a theme here? Use our c...

What happened out west? The Phillies opened a six-game road trip on Friday in Colorado by scoring seven runs in the first inning and winning 10-1. They scored two or fewer runs in four of the next five games, including consecutive shutout losses in San Francisco to finish the road trip. The Phillies are 6-6. It’s early, but the offense’s slow start has you wondering. We discuss the off...

The Phillies scored seven runs in the first inning in Friday’s series opener in Colorado, and everybody had to be thinking … here comes the offense. The Phils won two of three this weekend in Colorado, but they scored only three runs in the final two games of the series. Fortunately, Jesús Luzardo pitched a gem in Saturday’s 2-1 victory. Unfortunately, Taijuan Walker did...

Thank goodness for Phillies rookies Andrew Painter and Justin Crawford. Painter led the way to a victory on Tuesday, when he made his MLB debut. Crawford’s walk-off hit in the 10th inning on Wednesday allowed the Phillies to win their first series of the season. They’ve provided a jolt to the Phillies, who are struggling offensively. We talk about the kids, the Phillies’ slumping...

Phillies fans had been waiting years for Andrew Painter’s Phillies debut. Painter had been waiting his entire life. But Tuesday’s MLB debut was worth the wait. Painter struck out eight and allowed just one run in 5 ⅓ innings against the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. What impressed us the most about Painter’s debut? A lot of things. We dig into it. Love the show? Get Phillies S...

The Phillies won Opening Day, then stumbled badly this weekend in a season-opening series loss to the Rangers. They were no-hit through 4 ⅔ innings on Saturday. They were no-hit through five innings on Sunday. We found plenty to talk about, even though the offense did little. Plus, we look ahead at Andrew Painter’s MLB debut on Tuesday and more. Start your 7-day free trial today at...

The Phillies opened another World Series-or-bust season with a solid 5-3 win over Texas on a beautiful Thursday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. The Rangers called Cristopher Sánchez a bona fide superstar. Kyle Schwarber did his thing … hitting his third Opening Day homer for the Phillies in just five years. Alec Bohm showed he can be a cleanup hitter by smacking a three-run homer. A...

The Phillies will open the 2026 season on Thursday afternoon against Texas at Citizens Bank Park. We’ve got expectations and bold predictions for you, of course. But we’re also talking about Zack Wheeler’s rehab assignment, which begins Saturday with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. When will he be back? We talk about the Phillies’ lineup for Opening Day, which almost certainly will...

Phillies pitching coach Caleb Cotham is one of the best pitching coaches in baseball. You know he’s good when Zack Wheeler swears by him. Cotham joined the show recently to talk about the Phillies’ pitching staff, offering fantastic insight on everybody from Wheeler to Aaron Nola to Andrew Painter to Cristopher Sanchez to Jesus Luzardo and more. We talk mound visits, gripping a changeu...

Did anybody see this coming? The Phillies on Sunday surprised everybody by announcing a six-year, $107 million deal, which includes a $32.5 million club option for 2033 that can reach up to $44.5 million in value. We talk about the deal and break down the Phillies’ 2026 Opening Day roster, which Dave Dombrowski revealed. It’s Rafael Marchan over Garrett Stubbs. It’s Dylan Moore o...