Breaking ball and a cold. Strike three. Third strike out for Zach. He's going to just watch it go. A grand slam for Bryson Stott.

And there's a high fly ball. Deep right field. Hopper watches it fly.

From W.HYY, this is Hittin Season, a Philadelphia Phillies podcast.

This is your Friday edition with me, Justin Clue. I write for baseball prospectus.

With me is Liz Rocher, the editor of the Baseball Research Journal for the Society for American Baseball Research.

Hello, Liz.

Hello, Justin.

Boy, I don't know if it's, I don't know if in some cases the most anybody needed was a day off yesterday.

And in some cases, the last thing anybody needed was a day off yesterday to think about the Phillies.

But people have feelings about the Phillies.

People have feelings about other people's feelings with the Phillies.

It's a day ending and why?

I'm of the mind these days that if you're sitting there telling people not to be hysterical,

uh,

that's about as useless as being hysterical.

You know, these are both inevitable conclusions to, even a process in its very early stages.

Yes, just feel your feelings.

Your feelings should be the most important to you.

Other people's feelings don't have to matter.

They don't have to.

There's so many people that agree with you.

Everyone not responding to you agrees with you.

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