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Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

Andrew Painter Struggles, but the Phillies Take a Series

Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

WHYY

News, Sports News, Baseball, Sports, Philadelphia, Phillies

4.4730 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Some of their most comfortable starting pitching of the season led to the Phillies taking a series from the A's—even if Andrew Painter couldn't get them to stop smashing his fastball in the finale. Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about the series and what to expect this weekend against the Rockies.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Stairs, Rips 1 into the night, deep into right, way out of here.

0:05.0

Swam on, bit cross, and the Phillies are going to lead it.

0:09.0

Hardborough, the swing of his life.

0:12.0

The O2 pit, swing and a miss, struck him out.

0:20.0

From W.HYY, welcome to your Friday edition of Hittin Season, a Philadelphia Phillies podcast.

0:26.8

I'm Justin Clue. I write for baseball prospectus, and I'm the author of Summer of the Cheap Wieners,

0:31.5

what the 1941 Phillies were doing while Joe DiMaggio was making history, available now.

0:36.1

With me is Liz Rocher, the editor of Sabres Baseball Research Journal.

0:39.4

Hello, Liz.

0:40.6

Hello, Summer of the Cheap Weeners, a book my father's recently finished and called,

0:45.9

wonderful and very funny.

0:48.7

And if anybody's looking for it and thank him, please.

0:52.0

That's very kind of him to say that.

0:54.2

And if you're looking for a summer beach read for the dad in your life,

0:58.1

you know, Father's Day is next month, something to start thinking about.

1:02.4

Or if you are just a person who enjoys baseball and a fun story,

1:06.6

don't have to be a dad.

1:08.1

We can broaden our market for this.

1:10.3

It's got mass appeal.

1:11.6

I swear.

1:12.5

It's a niche topic with mass appeal.

1:16.2

I'm a dad and I loved it.

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