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Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

The Phillies Head to Colorado to Hopefully Hit More Homers

Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

WHYY

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

4.4730 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Bryce Harper homered, Edmundo Sosa did it all, and Justin Crawford walked it off to finish the Phillies homestand. Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about some progress at the plate, the Mets' three-game slide, and how Aaron Nola has pitched at homer-happy Coors Field.

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 crossed, 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, this is your Friday edition of Hittin Season, a Philadelphia Phillies podcast.

0:25.9

My name is Justin Clue.

0:27.0

I write for baseball prospectus, and I'm the author of the book Summer of the Cheap Wieners,

0:30.7

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

0:35.0

I'm joined by my co-host, as always, Liz Rocher, the editor of the

0:38.1

Baseball Research Journal. Hello, Liz. Hello, Justin. Happy Grey Friday to you. Still transitioning

0:44.6

from cold to warm here in the Northeast, but still baseball season nonetheless. And we've got a

0:50.5

Phillies game just this afternoon to watch after an off day yesterday as the Phillies headed out to Colorado.

0:56.7

We're going to talk about some comings and goings across the league as some debuts are made and advancements are completed and comments are made about certain places,

1:08.1

as well as talk about the series the Phillies wrapped up with the Nationals just yesterday in thrilling fashion and the pitching matchup we have waiting for us today in Colorado.

1:17.1

But before we get to that, Liz, you and I are both people who, you know, we work really hard.

1:22.1

It's a nonstop. I mean, it's the grind, Liz. We wake up, we text each other simultaneously, rise and grind, and then we get to it.

1:28.8

So, yesterday, the Chicago Cubs broadcast showed fans in the stands with their laptops open, working remotely.

1:35.4

ESPN radio host Mike Gill saw this, and he was suggesting MLB start a national daytime package for getaway day games.

1:43.3

So let's just start there.

1:44.2

Liz, I mean, it's not a bad idea.

1:46.5

Would you pay for a daytime game, weekday game only ticket package?

1:53.0

I mean, yeah, I mean, it would depend on, I feel like it's a little more complicated

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