The High Hopes Phillies Podcast: Praising Kapler and the Closer Conundrum

High Hopes: A Phillies Podcast

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🗓️ 14 May 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Jon Marks and James Seltzer break down the series split with the Mets, and talk about the team's strong play over their homestand. The guys also heap some praise on Gabe Kapler and his coaching staff for the team's 23-16 start, highlighting the resiliency the team has shown so far this season. Jon and James also discuss the closer situation, the impending return of Jared Eickhoff, and much more. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Yo it is another edition of the High Hopes podcast I am James Selzer and I have the
0:08.5	distinct pleasure of actually getting to talk to the guy I started the podcast with my buddy Mr. Johnny Marks.
0:15.2	John, what is up brother?
0:17.2	What is up, man? Salvage the Met series? A split?
0:22.3	Split, right? A right split one game a piece
0:25.9	Noel looked good did give up some hits it was uh listen it was an entertaining game
0:30.8	today and you know you got a love where the Phillies are at this
0:34.5	right they're 23 and 16 last year they didn't get their 23rd win until the
0:40.0	middle of June and and we're sitting here on a recording on May 13th most people
0:45.2	probably listening on the 14th but we're in the middle of May it took a whole month
0:48.9	longer last season for this team to win their 23rd game that in and of itself should kind of tell us where we're at and the fun thing John and and we'll dive in to what we've seen the last week obviously the four game sweep at home over the Giants a lot of fun and then
1:04.0	the Met series a little anticlimactic with the rain out on Saturday but like you said
1:08.7	huge win yesterday NOLA didn't necessarily have his best stuff but able to grind and grit
1:14.8	through only gives up one run in six innings and you know nine hits you could tell
1:19.2	he just didn't have his best stuff but was able to get out of the first inning
1:22.3	bases loaded jam no outs able to get out of the first inning bases loaded jam no outs able to get out of that and just consistently pitch well enough until the offense could pick him up but let's talk a big picture sense before we kind of dive into some specifics as you just said you have to feel good
1:37.5	About where this team is at right now when you look at the way the division is shaping up. Obviously the brave still playing good
1:44.0	baseball the Mets hanging around and Washington I think probably we both agree
1:49.0	yet to play their best baseball this
1:55.0	Philie's team in your mind, 23 and 16, how for real is this Phillies team in your mind right now?
2:00.0	They're for real, James, and there were some, there's a few people in the city that thought this team
2:06.1	Could contend legitimately contend for a wildcard we were two of them
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