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Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

Hittin' Season #851: Do the Phillies Need A Shakeup?

Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

WHYY

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

4.4730 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

The losing continues for the Phillies as they lose three straight to the hated Diamondbacks in Arizona this weekend. On Episode 851, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher of Yahoo Sports discuss the Phils' continuing struggles and what, if anything, can be done to shake things up.

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0:00.0

From W.HY.Y.Y.Y. And Billy Penn, it is hitting season.

0:24.2

Hey there, podcast, pals.

0:25.5

I'm John Stolness from The Good Fight and Billy Penn.

0:28.1

You can follow me on X at John Stolness.

0:30.3

Coming up, we're going to talk about this Phil's team that lost three straight games in Arizona after winning.

0:36.0

The first game against the team that knocked them out of the National League Championship Series last year.

0:42.0

And there is just, there's not a whole lot of positive things to say.

0:45.1

So we're going to just kind of, you know, we'll do a little ranting, we'll do a little complaining, we'll do a little bit of grousing.

0:51.2

We'll commiserate together and we'll try and figure out what's next for this

0:55.1

Philly's team, as thankfully the schedule lightens up this week and they return home to Philadelphia,

0:59.3

but will it matter given how they're playing right now? Joining me is Justin Clue and Liz Rocher.

1:05.3

Liz from Yahoo Sports. Follow her on X at Liz Rocher. Liz. How are you feeling right now?

1:11.3

Well, my husband and I

1:13.4

bought tickets to see the Phillies

1:16.9

on the 17th for our fifth wedding anniversary.

1:21.6

And so if they're still doing this badly,

1:23.7

it will be an appropriate metaphor

1:25.2

for the last five years we spent together

1:27.2

in this

1:27.6

crumbling universe. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Well. Feeling great. Yes, it's a very dystopian look at the team,

1:34.6

but I can't say that it's, I can say that it's, I can say that it's out of place right now.

1:39.9

Justin Klu, of course, from baseball prospectus, the dirty inning, absolutely hammered over on

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