Phils in Five

The Blue Jays rolled into town on Tuesday but the Phillies were just too much too handle.. Nola cruised, the offense scored AND tacked on and we’re gonna Ring the Bell for a second straight W. In this Episode: Nola not his best, but getting it done Another big night for Nick Weekend rotation shuffle Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

It was an awful tough weekend for the Philadelphia teams down in South Philly and things were certainly looking bleak after a couple of losses Friday and Saturday from the Phils to the streaking Sox as the Sixers also failed to take care of business against the Celtics... BUT Sunday came and drug us all right back in with wins both in the field and on the court. So lets Ring the Bell for a 2-0 Sun...

Bryce Harper returned to his MVP form Wednesday afternoon and the Phillies turned in just a classic Phillies performance... That is, blowing the game not once in pathetic fashion, but twice with a spectacular fail from both of their “closers”. Feels like they lost the game twice but it only counts once in the records books. Loss number 11,203 of all time, 3 game sweep to LA, and 4 straight losses...

We only had to wait a month. That’s right, just 159 days post surgery and 30 games into the season, Designated Hitter Bryce Harper returned to the Phillies lineup. Did the Phillies win? Of course not, but it doesn’t matter, we’re gonna Ring the Bell for the return of MV3. Welcome Back Bryce! In this Episode: Phils get walloped Clemens on the mound Ranger rehabs Follow the show on twitter @philsinf...

The Astros handed the Fightin Phillies loss number 11,201 on Sunday night baseball, but that was after the Phils took games one and two of the series in convincing fashion to rack up their third straight series win, so Let’s Ring the Bell for a small bit of revenge for that big fat L the Stros hung on us last November. In this Episode: Bailey Falters Sunday but Phils win series The Return of Pocke...

Big Stick Nick Castellanos, at the plate and in the field, led the Phils to a pair of wins over the Mariners to take the series and push the Phillies back to .500 as they head down to Houston for a World Series matchup with the Astros so lets Ring the Bell to a strong finish to an early season home stand. In this Episode: Nick Castellanos, Right Field Phils back to .500 WS Rematch Follow the show...

Big Dumper and the Ms rolled into Philly and took game one of a three game series on the backs of a couple of big hits and a strong performance from Marco Gonzalez. That’s Loss Number 11,200 for the losingest franchise in the history of the world, so you know what we’ve got to do. In this Episode: Falter quality start in loss Pache at the plate Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Br...

The Phillies may have fallen flat in Thursday’s series opener against the Colorado Rockies, but the offense warmed up over a beautiful spring weekend in Philadelphia. Trea Turner and Nick Castellanos led the surging Phillies to three straight victories and a series win so let’s Ring the Bell for a fine weekend in Philly. In this Episode: Wheeler and Nola (almost) dominate Big Stick Nick finds his...

The Jekyl and Hyde Phillies continued their early season run of frustration taking the series finale in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon to polish off the White Sox but then came home fall flat against the Rockies and lose 5-0 in the series opener. That’s loss 11,199 of all time and I guess we’ll be ringing the Sad Trombell once again for a podcast split. In this Episode: A Series win Hot Pastrahmi...

The Phils rolled into Chicago and after an unexpected off day on Monday, met for a double-dip on the South Side Tuesday afternoon. The Bats were hot while the sun was out for the afternoon game but Lucas Giolito and the Sox Pen would have their way after dark holding the streaky Phils to just a single hit in the nightcap, a 3-0 loss. With the double header split I guess we got no choice but to Rin...

And absolutely up and down weekend left us all feeling like the early 2023 Phillies were floundering even after another offensive outburst on Sunday. While it felt like a rough weekend the Phils managed to win two of three over the weekend to split the 4 game series with the Reds. Yea we bumped our loss total up to 11,197 But also earned a series split — hey better than a loss — so let’s Ring the...

Well folks, they don’t call them the Phillies for nothing. I’m not going to entertain any of these nonsensical complaints after a string of completely pathetic games. This is the losingest franchise in the history of mankind... this is what we signed up for! The Phils can’t hit, they can’t pitch, they stink. Two losses to the Marlins to close out the series, a loss to the Reds to open the next one...

The Phillies busted out the bats in a big way in the Monday series opener against the Marlins, taking the barrels to Miami ace Sandy Alcantara with a massive 15-3 whooping. The Fish struck back with an 8-4 counterpunch on Tuesday to even the series behind Luis Arraez impressive cycle. We’ll look ahead to the rubber match on Wednesday and Ring the Bell as the Phils look to win a second straight ser...

The Phils sputtered out of New York winning just 1 of their first 6 games to open the season, but a little home cooking and a lot of home crowd was all they needed to look much more like the resilient bunch who surged down the stretch last year. Despite ending the weekend on a sour note with a blown save and blown opportunity for a home opening sweep, we’ll ring the bell for the first series win o...

We’ve been waiting since November and it took yet another beat down--this tie in the Bronx on Monday night--before we finally finally FINALLY got into the win column! The last team in the majors to do it, but the first in our heart. So lets, shove aside Monday's loss , number 11,191 in franchise history, and RING THE BELL for win NUMBER ONE of the 2023 season. In this Episode: Schwarbomb! Marsh bo...

The Fighting Phils put together their BEST April Fools performance in recent memory, following up an 11-7 meltdown on opening day with a 16-3 drubbing to give em loss number two on the year. Sunday night Baseball brought a little bit more competition but it was not enough to top the undefeated Rangers who busted out the opening weekend brooms to sweep the Phils right outta Texas. That's 13 straigh...

After an up and down offseason, the defending NL champion Philadelphia Phillies got off to a hot start down in Texas, sprinting out to an early 5-0 lead against the Rangers, but things unravel quickly from there. The game flipped in the 4th, and the Phils fell 11-7 good for the 11,187 loss in team history – the MOST of all time. In this Episode: Bohm stars Nola struggles Pache on his way Follow th...

Well if you told me I would spend a 75 degree evening watching the Phillies bullpen blow a game, I would expect it to be a fine way to spend a night in May, but we’re doing this in NOVEMBER? Thats right, the Phillies brought us full circle with a vintage choke job to turn a one run lead into a 4-1 loss handing the World Series Championship to the Houston Astros as the Phillies drop another winnabl...

Wednesday night the Phillies couldn’t get a hit and Thursday they simply failed to get the big hit. It all adds up to two straight losses in the final two games at Citizens Bank Park and a 3-2 World Series deficit. We’ll hit the Sad Trombone for a rough couple of nights down in South Philly, BUT I am still confident it’s gonna be the last one we hit all year… Whom Whomp Whomp! Follow the show on t...

We had to wait an extra 24 hours but a home run derby broke out at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night, the Phillies blasted a world series record five home runs with Bryce Harper setting the place on first in the first. Ranger was solid and the Phillies cruised to a 7-0 shutout of the Astros to take Game 3 of the series and grab a 2-1 lead overall. Let’s Ring The Bell! Follow the show on twitter...

The Phillies did the unthinkable on Friday and rallied from a 5-0 deficit to take Game 1 of the World Series against the Astros. They were not as fortunate on Saturday but got the job done in Houston flipping the home field advantage and sending the team back to Philly with the series knotted at 1-1. Let's Ring the Bell! Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

I don't know about all you but I remain it absolute and utter shock. The Fightin Phils will take the field in Houston this evening as National League Champions to chase their first title since 2008 and third all time. It’s time to GET PUMPED Philadelphia and well Ring the Bell to kick off a great weekend of baseball! In this Episode: How did we get here? Nola gets the nod in Game 1 Follow the show...

THE PHILLIES ARE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES… With a three game sweep of the Padres in citizens bank park the Phils wrapped up the National League pennant – Just an unreal weekend of baseball with some gutty pitching performance and bunches of huge hits in front of the home crowd. Let’s RING THE BELL! In this Episode: Rhys' goes yard, again and again and again Bryce's Signature moment WE'RE GOING TO...

Wednesday brought another scorching start for the Phillies who surged to a 4-0 early lead in game 2 of the NLCS but Aaron Nola and the bullpen simply were not good enough to get a win.. We’re headed home all tied up at 1-1 after an 8-5 loss. In this Episode: Game 2 Recap Ranger vs. Clevinger Weekend probables Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall  

Zack and Bryce did their thing, Schwarbs crushed the crap out of a baseball and the Phillies surged to a 1-0 lead in the NLCS over the Padres, so let’s ring the bell! In this Episode: Wheeler dominates Schwarber's big blast Time to avenge Harper's broken thumb vs. Blake Snell Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall