Phightin' Words: A Phillies Podcast

With Bob on vacation, Ant is joined by Matt DeGeorge of the Delaware County Times to discuss the Phillies series win over the Colorado Rockies that has people feeling less than enthused after two more games of subpar offense. They talk about bounce back pitching performances from Aaron Nola and Jesus Luzardo, Taijuan Walker's different outing with a similar result, the latest on Zack Wheeler's reh...

Bob and Ant break down the first week of the Phillies series, heap praise on rookies Justin Crawford and Andrew Painter, but wonder about the veterans' impact. Ant makes a case for Adolis Garcia being the lynchpin for the season. A look at the bullpen and check in around the majors. Plus more. Follow Anthony on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Bob and Ant recap the Phillies subpar opening weekend, overreact to some slow starts, and dive into a couple of pitching situations that didn't make sense. Also, they go around the league from the opening weekend and see the Mets fans are booing Bo Bichette, the rookie party that exploded, and the Toronto Blue Jays strikeout record, plus a lot more. Follow Anthony on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Bob and Ant react to the Phillies Opening Day, 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers. They dive into historic performances by Cristopher Sanchez, Justin Crawford, Jhoan Duran and Kyle Schwarber. They breakdown Rob Thomson's bullpen decisions that made the game hairy in the ninth. And wonder about the two guys who didn't look great - Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto. Follow Anthony on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this episode, Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel dive into: Their ninth Phillies season preview in preparation for the start of the 2026 season How many wins will the Phillies have? How far will they go? Who will be the standouts and disappointments? More! Follow Anthony on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Bob on ⁠⁠...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: The WBC Final The discourse around Bryce Harper's tournament Adolis Garcia's power Jesus Luzardo getting early Cy Young hype Andrew Painter settling in M...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: Aaron Nola's velocity JT Realmuto's massive advantage with the ABS system Johan Rojas' PED suspension Jesus Luzardo as a sneaky Cy Young candidate The Wo...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: The Phillies release of Nick Castellanos The wild day that was Thursday with the stories of his relationship with the team coming out, both on his Instag...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: The start of Spring Training for the Phillies A look at what battles are to be had in camp If the roster is actually better than a year ago, as Rob Thoms...

Bob and Anthony talk about the wildest week in quite some time for the Phillies, what missing out on Bo Bichette means, saying goodbye to Ranger Suarez, welcoming back J.T. Realmuto, what's next –if anything– for the Phillies and are the Mets really better? Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Phightin' Words YouTube cha⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: Anthony's takeaways from the MLB Winter Meetings Kyle Schwarber re-signing The extension of Rob Thomson The pending hire of Don Mattingly How the Phillie...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: The Phillies offseason after the GM's meetings A look ahead to what should be a very busy winter for the Phillies The MLB offseason Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: Dave Dombrowski's press conference Rob Thomson's comments Whether or not Bryce Harper can ever be elite again Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: A look back on the series and how it ended The news that Rob Thomson will manage the Phillies again in 2026 A look at what that means for the rest of the...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: A gut-wrenching loss for the Phillies in Game 1 of the NLDS Whether they agreed with Rob Thomson to send David Robertson back out for the seventh inning...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: A preview of the Phillies-Dodgers NLDS, A look at what could be the X-factors in the battle of two of baseball's behemoths A look at the rest of the MLB...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: A wrap-up the 2025 regular season for the Phillies Al ook ahead to the treacherous path in front of them in pursuit of their World Series A good chuckle...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: The eventful weekend in Arizona Nick Castellanos vs. the media Alec Bohm's return Final playoff roster decisions More! Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: A successful trip to Los Angeles for the Phillies A look at the contributions they got from the depth players on the roster A look at a red flag against...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: The Phillies series win over the Royals Look ahead to the Dodgers series A potential award-winner on the Phillies Otto Kemp and his role going forward Wa...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: The Phillies' sweep of the Mets Jesus Luzardo's wild ride A change to make Jhoan Duran even better The gift that keeps on giving in Harrison Bader More!...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: The possible fallout of Trea Turner's hamstring injury The impact on the lineup The Phillies, as a whole, persevering while limping toward October A look...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: The Phillies series win over the Brewers Trea Turner suddenly turning into Mr. Clutch A gutsy pitching performance from Ranger Suarez A not-so-gutsy one...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: The Phillies rebound after the Mets debacle The acquisition of two new pitchers The highs and lows of the Phillies bullpen The continued offensive incons...

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. On this episode, the guys discuss: The Phillies gett swept - again - in New York Kyle Schwarber's historic four-homer night Looking ahead to the rest of the Braves series Where things stan...