Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

On Episode 730 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher walk you through the Phillies' awful 5-4 come-from-ahead loss to the Braves in Game 2 of the NLDS. Wheeler's dominant start turned into a disaster, as the Phils blew a 4-0 lead, with multiple scoring chances wasted and a demoralizing double play to end it. Did the Phillies breathe new life into the Braves? And how w...

On Episode 729 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com recaps the Phillies' thrilling 3-0 win in Game 1 of their NLDS against the Braves, with incredible pitching from Ranger Suarez and bullpen, Rob Thomson's managerial genius, Bryce Harper stealing the show yet again and Trea Turner's miracle double play. Also, a quick preview of Game 2 on Monday night!

On Episode 728 of Hittin' Season, Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports and Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus look ahead to the NLDS match-up between the Phillies and Braves. Can the Phils upset Atlanta for the second year in a row in the divisional round? Also, some final thoughts on the wild card series against the Marlins, whining from Braves fans about seeding, and the national audience forgetting...

On Episode 727 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com and Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports recap the Phillies' convincing 7-1 win over the Marlins in Game 2 of the Wild Card round, completing the Phils' two-game sweep, and setting up a date with Atlanta in the NLDS beginning this Saturday. The crowd was nuts once again, Aaron Nola was amazing, and Bryson Stott hit t...

On Episode 726 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight recaps the Phillies' invigorating 4-1 win over the Marlins in Game 1 of their Wild Card series at Citizens Bank Park. Zack Wheeler shoved, the bullpen owned, and the Phils scratched out enough offense to take a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-three. Come relive all the magic right here!

On Episode 725 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher take a look back at their favorite moments from the 2023 regular season and preview this week's Wild Card Round match-up with the Miami Marlins. Also, the gang discusses the firings of Buck Showalter and Gabe Kapler and wonder if either man will get another...

On Episode 724 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis from The Good Phight and BillyPenn recaps a dramatic night of baseball at Citizens Bank Park as rookie Johan Rojas walks it off in the 10th inning, clinching the Phils' second playoff berth in as many seasons! Also, John takes a quick look back at the Phillies' journey to the postseason here in 2023, and wonders just how far they can go this time...

On Episode 723 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis and Justin Klugh recap the Phillies' series sweep of the Mets and discuss how Rob Thomson will utilize his deep pitching staff in a playoff series. Also, J.T. Realmuto and Nick Castellanos carry the offense, and Orion Kerkering makes his debut. Will he have a role in the postseason?

On Episode 722 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher recap Thursday night's series opening win against the Mets and examine the hows and whys of New York's stunning collapse in 2023. Also, will Phils fans boo Scott Rolen at his Wall of Fame ceremony, and how far can the Phillies' pitching take them this October?

On Episode 721 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis from The Good Phight & BillyPenn.com is joined by Phils radio color analyst and shortstop of the 1993 pennant winners Kevin Stocker to talk about the starting rotation, vibes, and the Phillies push for the top wild card spot in the NL. Also, John recaps the final two games of the Braves series, including Aaron Nola's encouraging start, a post-sea...

On Episode 720 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh chat about the Phillies' 7-1 win over the Braves and whether Kyle Schwarber has surpassed Jim Thome on the all-time Phils' sluggers list. Also, how on earth is the playoff rotation going to shake out, and which NL wild card team should the Phillies least want...

On Episode 719 of Hittin' Season, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher discuss some awful umpiring that affected Zack Wheeler's last start against the Braves, the futility of getting upset over player celebrations, and the Red Sox fire Chaim Bloom.

On Episode 718 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis and Justin Klugh discuss the final two games of the Phillies series against the Braves, which featured yet another soul-crushing loss in extra innings on Tuesday and a 4-1 dud on Wednesday. With a 5-8 record in September, are we in for another rough final month ride, or did the Phils simply run into a buzzsaw? And do we feel better about facing...

On Episode 717 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports and Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus discuss a wild five games by the Phillies against the Marlins and Monday's doubleheader against Atlanta. Which pitchers do we trust (there are two, for those counting)? Bryce Harper's heroics have no end, but neither do the bullpen blowups! Is a split against th...

On Episode 716 of Hittin' Season, Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus chat with Ely Sussman of Fish on First to preview this weekend's match-up against the on-again, off-again Miami Marlins in a series full of wild card implications. Also, Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher joins Justin to talk about Rhys Hoskins' future with the Phils.

On Episode 715 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis from the Good Phight and BillyPenn.com recaps the Phillies' much-needed series win in San Diego, Zack Wheeler's recent dominance, and Kyle Schwarber's ridiculous second half. Also, John talks with Meghan Montemurro, Cubs beat writer for the Chicago Tribune about what is happening on the North Side this year, and John opens up the mailbag to talk Hoski...

On Episode 714 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis from The Good Phight, Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports and Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus break down the Phillies' series against the Brewers over the weekend, our confidence level in the bullpen, whether the Phils are too homer-reliant (like that's a thing) and do they have the best pitching staff in baseball? One metric says they do.

On Episode 713 of Hittin' Season, Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus and Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports recap the Phillies' series against the Angels and preview this weekend's huge match-up with the Brewers in Milwaukee. All the homers, good vibes, and wins piled up in August, can the Phils keep it rolling into a month in which they've typically struggled... September?

On Episode 712 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Billy Penn talks about Bryce Harper's dramatic 300th home run, their 7-2 homestand, and runs down a timeline from an August that will be remembered as one of the greatest months of baseball in Philadelphia history. Also, Russell Carleton stops by to talk about his book "The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Mod...

On Episode 711 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher recap the Phillies' sweep of the woeful St. Louis Cardinals and revel in the heroics of Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and the rest of a team that is playing its best baseball of the season at just the right time.

They lost the last game of the series, but as Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus and Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports discuss, the Phillies' play against the Giants still gained them some momentum. And with five MLB franchises threatening to move, what if the Phillies did the same?

On Episode 709 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Billy Penn chats with New York Times and soon-to-be Athletic national baseball writer Tyler Kepner about the Phillies' series win over the Giants, the NL wild card race and the downfall of the Mets and Yankees. Also, what are sports "vibes" and how can teams and players harness it like the Phillies seem to have? Vibes exper...

On Episode 708 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis from The Good Phight, Liz Roscher of Yahoo Sports and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh chat about Monday's Phillies win over the Giants, the first of three games that could determine their chances of earning the top wild card spot. Also, some thoughts on the Phillies-Nationals series over the weekend, failing to take advantage of a cake schedul...

On Episode 707 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher preview this weekend's series against the Nationals and Michael Lorenzen's attempt to pitch MLB's second back-to-back no-hitters, the state of the NL Wild Card race, and a special Sunday Night coming up in Williamsport.

On Episode 706 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight & Billy Penn recaps the Phillies' quick two-game series split in Toronto with baseball analyst and talented actress Ellen Adair, discussing Bryce Harper's power surge, whether Aaron Nola is fixable and if he should start a playoff series if things don't turn around. Plus, Johan Rojas, Zack Wheeler and NL wild card thoughts as w...