Phillies Central Podcast

The Philadelphia Phillies still have have flaws, no doubt. But the combination of Zack Wheeler, Cristopher Sanchez and Jesus Luzardo, plus strong offensive months from Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh, all played a big role in the Phillies finding success in June. The issues still persist for Aaron nola and the back end of the Phillies rotation, and Jose Alvarado has struggled in his...

On today's episode, I am proud to be joined by my father, Al Zulli, for a post-Father's Day podcast episode. On today's show, two generations of Philadelphia Phillies fans chat their how their relationship grew through the game of baseball, and what the Phillies mean to our family. We also draft the best MLB team we can from the eras that we grew up in. Al, in the late 60's-70's. Tyler, in the las...

On this week's episode, I'm joined by Kyle Bennett, of Underground Sports Philadelphia, to discuss Andrew Painter being sent down to AAA after a string of rough starts, Philadelphia Phillies trade needs as we get closer to the MLB Trade Deadline, and one mystery trade target from the Kansas City Royals that could help bolster the Phillies rotation for the MLB Postseason!

On this week's episode, I discussed the options for right field if Adolis Garcia misses time after exiting the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on wednesday night. Plus, we discuss why the Philadelphia Phillies have felt more encouraging over the last few weeks, even as they continue to win games after a strong 18-10 May.

On this week's episode, I'm joined by Bob Cooney of OnPattison to discuss the historic scoreless streak by Cristopher Sanchez coming to an end after 50.2 innings, the fifth best all time. We also discussed the Phillies lack of offensive production despite a 20-10 record in May and early June, and broke down if their model of success the last 30 games in sustainable throughout the rest of the seaso...

On this week's episode, I break down Cristopher Sanchez's Phillies franchise record for consecutive scoreless innings, and why his command has been so important to his success. We also discuss the MLB's proposals for both a salary cap and salary floor in the latest CBA conversations.

On this week's episode, I ask the question "Are Cristopher Sanchez and Zack Wheeler the best starting pitching duo in all MLB?", discuss Aaron Nola's struggles with his fastball, Alec Bohm surge in the month of May, and Adolis Garcia's concerning, and rising, swing and miss rate.

On this week's episode, I dive into the incredible return to form Zack Wheeler has had in his first four starts for the Philadelphia Phillies, Kyle Schwarber's record setting HR trajectory, and if he can break Ryan Howard's single season Phillies franchise record 58 HRs, and the continued struggles the RHH in the Phillies lineup are facing.

On this week's episode, I'm joined by John Foley, otherwise known as @ 2008philz on Twitter, and the owner of Foley's: the Philly Sports Shop on South Street! Today, we discussed the surging Phillies, winners of 9/10, the starting rotation bouncing back with Zack Wheeler's return, Alec Bohm's continued struggles and Brandon Marsh's run of success!

In this episode, I'm joined by Rich Hoffman, creator of The Broad Street Bulletin, to discuss the Phillies firing Rob Thomson after 3.5 seasons as the team's Manager, Don Mattingly stepping into the role as interim Manager and where the Phillies, specifically the lineup, goes from here.

In this episode, I'm joined by Andrew Salciunas, of 97.5 The Fanatic's morning show, Kincade and Salciunas! We discuss the Phillies slow offensive start, specifically the right handed hitters against left handed pitching, how the lineup can shake the offensive trend they're on, and flawed roster construction that dates back to 2024.