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Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

Hittin' Season #722: What On Earth Happened to the Mets?

Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

WHYY

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

4.7693 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

On Episode 722 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher recap Thursday night's series opening win against the Mets and examine the hows and whys of New York's stunning collapse in 2023. Also, will Phils fans boo Scott Rolen at his Wall of Fame ceremony, and how far can the Phillies' pitching take them this October?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Castellano has it and the Phillies have the National League Championship that

0:08.5

have beaten the Padres four to three and they celebrate on their home turn as the Phillies

0:14.8

of the 2022 NLJ.

0:20.2

From W.H.Y.Y. And Billy Penn, this is Hittin season of Philadelphia, Philly's podcast.

0:26.8

My name is Justin Clue. I write for Baseball Perspectus and Billy Penn.

0:31.4

And with me is Liz Rocher of Yahoo Sports. Hello, Liz.

0:35.2

Yo.

0:36.6

It is a blustery autumnal weekend foretelling the arrival of a horrifying early autumn storm

0:45.6

featuring wind gusts of up to 40 miles an hour and howling maelstroms over population centers on the eastern coast.

0:54.9

What perfect time to celebrate a polarizing figure from Philadelphia, Philly's history,

1:00.4

almost as though nature itself is heralding the arrival of the narrative.

1:05.0

Will Philadelphia Phillies fans, boo Scott Rowland, their former star on the day he is inducted onto the Wall of Fame at Citizens Bank Park.

1:16.2

Elizabeth, we talked about Scott Rowland earlier when this ceremony was first announced.

1:21.7

It has finally arrived.

1:23.6

And now we get to talk about it all over again.

1:26.3

Isn't that fun?

1:27.5

That's how time works, baby.

1:30.3

Goes forward.

1:32.7

Before we get into it, I mean, let's just reiterate, what are your general Scott Rowland

1:37.9

feelings?

1:38.9

Like, you're someone who I don't believe was totally plugged into Philly's world when the actual Scott Rowland era was happening.

1:48.3

And you're aware of the drama that came out of it and how things obviously ended.

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