Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

On Episode 806 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh discuss the Phillies' 7-game winning streak following their win Monday night over the Reds. Justin & John analyze the win streak, the outstanding starting rotation and the waking bats with a NEW segment called "BULL or BOWA?" Plus, thoughts on the future of umpiring in MLB given some disastrous performances by the dudes calling the balls and strikes.

On Episode 805 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher go down the Phillies' struggling batting order and talk about who is doing their job, who is still scuffling, who is perhaps starting to turn a corner--and why.

Host John Stolnis recaps the Phillies' three-game sweep of the Rockies, lauding the starting pitching, with special bouquets thrown to Ranger Suarez. Plus, former 94 WIP afternoon host Jon Marks joins the show for his thoughts on the pitching, the bats breaking out, the future of Nick Castellanos and what lies ahead for the Phils.

Presented by WHYY & BillyPenn.com, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports break down the Phillies' disappointing weekend against the Pirates, Zack Wheeler's rough 6th-inning Sunday, silent bats, bad defense, and a .500 baseball team being saved by good pitching. April Phillies will drive you crazy.

On Episode 802 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher laud the Phillies' starting rotation for its MLB-best numbers and discuss the merits of "fixing" the Phillies' free-swinging offensive approach... or letting them off the leash.

Host John Stolnis is joined by Fangraphs' Michael Baumann to discuss the recent string of big-name superstar pitchers to go down with elbow injuries, some of them requiring Tommy John surgery. Also, John recaps the big storylines from the Phillies series win over the Cardinals, and talks a little Mike Trout trade, too.

Hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher talk about the Spencer Strider injury and what it means for the Phillies chances of winning the division. Also, the Phillies win a series in Washington, but should we expect more?

On Episode #799 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher share their feelings on the Phillies' new City Connect jerseys, Rhys Hoskins' hot start in Milwaukee as the Phillies flounder at the plate, and the Oakland Athletics' decision to play games in Sacramento.

On Episode 798, host John Stolnis recaps the final two games of the Phillies' series against the Reds and their 2-4 start to the season, Harper's huge 3-HR night on Tuesday, star turns by Spencer Turnbull & Ricardo Pinto, flailing bats not named Harper, and an interview with Keith O'Brien, author of "Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball."

On Episode 797, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh react to the Phillies' frustrating 1-3 start, things we liked and didn't like from opening weekend, whether it was a good idea to raise a 2023 flag at Citizens Bank Park, and Rhys Hoskins' wild weekend in New York. Powered by WHYY & BillyPenn.com.

Host John Stolnis recaps a disappointing Phillies Opening Day loss to the Atlanta Braves on Friday, falling 9-3 and wasting a stellar Zack Wheeler start thanks to an anemic offensive performance and a blowup by the normally reliable bullpen. It wasn't as bad as last year, but it wasn't great.

With Opening Day just hours away, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher preview the upcoming Phillies/MLB season with their full rundown of division winner and playoff predictions, MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year picks, Phillies team leader predictions, and why the Phils will regret not signing Jordan Montgomery to a free agent contract.

On Episode 794 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis analyzes the weekend moves made by the Phillies as they firm up their Opening Day roster. Johan Rojas and Christian Pache are IN! Jake Cave is now a Rockie! Taijuan Walker & Orion Kerkering on the IL, Spencer Turnbull joins the rotation! Also, does Walker's injury mean the Phils are making a late push for Jordan Montgomery? John runs down the latest rumors!

On Episode 793 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis and Liz Roscher discuss the bizarre story of illegal gambling accusations involving Shohei Ohtani's interpreter. Exactly what is going on, and is Ohtani an innocent victim or something else? Also, the latest Phillies roster machinations, Johan Rojas, the light-hitting lineup, and the possibility of a sports complex expansion in South Philadelphia!

On Episode 792 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Liz Roscher and Justin Klugh discuss the revelation that Bryce Harper is dealing with back stiffness. Is this why he's had some a rough spring at the plate? Also, Zack Wheeler ends Aaron Nola's six-year reign as Opening Day starter, some thoughts on Phillies prospects who played in the Showcase over the weekend, and the genius of Whit Merrifield.

Brandon Marsh has returned! The Phillies can play defense in the outfield! We'll see the City Connect jerseys soon! This and more--including Ranger Suárez's spring training shutout--are discussed on Episode 791 of Hittin' Season with Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher.

On Episode 790 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis runs down his annual faceplant 10 bold predictions for the upcoming Phillies season, talks best case scenarios for the starting rotation, catches you up on the latest news and notes from spring training and runs down the top headlines from around the Majors, including a major trade that could shake up the National League!

On Episode 789 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh & Liz Roscher talk more Phillies spring training action, including Zack Wheeler's deadly new splitter, Mick Abel's solid run, quiet bats and whether Johan Rojas is playing his way to AAA to start the season. Also, is Taijuan Walker going to break camp in the starting rotation? John, Liz and Justin rank the top 15 teams in MLB with their annual snake draft as well.

On Episode 788 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about Bryson Stott's homer off the Astros in spring training, as well as Johan Rojas learning to bunt--and what a weapon bunting can be.

On Episode 787 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight reacts to one national baseball writer's prediction the Phillies will beat the Yankees in the World Series and runs down his reasons why they will, too. Also, the Phils' bats are off to a slow start this spring, is it a concern? And we take a closer look at the schedule and why a fast start is important this season. Plus, we continue to take a tour around the NL East with Kevin Barral, reporter for Fish on First talking about the Marlins' off-season and whether they have the pieces to build off last season's surprise playoff appearance.