Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

The Phillies are back at Citizen Bank Park this weekend to face the Cardinals after an annoying west coast trip. Hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about the contentious final game against the Giants before guests Tim Jackson of Baseball Prospectus gives us the lowdown on Ranger Suarez's 2024 success and BP's editor Craig Goldstein talks about the abrupt retirement of umpire Angel Hernandez.

On Episode 820 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis recaps a disappointing series in San Francisco that ended on a high note with the Phillies' 6-1 win on Wednesday. Should the Phils ask Trea Turner to play outfield to give Edmundo Sosa more playing time? How much rope does Taijuan Walker have to right the ship? Also, the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves are riding the struggle bus right now, and legendary awful umpire Angel Hernandez abruptly retires!

On Episode 819 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports recap the Phillies' first series loss since the first few days of April, losing 2 out of 3 to the Rockies in Colorado. Also, the Braves lose the reigning NL MVP, Ronald Acuna Jr. for the season after an ACL injury on Sunday. Is Atlanta cooked?

On Episode 818 of Hittin' Season, Sam Stafford of the new Phillies Nation TV show stops by to chat with host John Stolnis about the Phils' record-setting first 50 games. Are they becoming a legendary team as John Middleton had hoped? Also, we're taking Bryce Harper for granted, Ranger Suarez' record-book shattering start, and are the Atlanta Braves at a crossroads in their 2024 season?

On Episode 817 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh & Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports recap another outstanding weekend of Phillies baseball after their sweep of the Washington Nationals. Also, are the Braves imploding, and how much longer do we have to hear about the Phils' schedule?

On episode 816 of Hittin' Season, Justin Klugh talks to Nationals beat writer Andrew Golden from the Washington Post about who the Nats are this year, how their pitching could hold back the Phillies' vaunted offense, and the general vibes surrounding the team.

On Episode 815 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis recaps the Phillies' 10-5 win over the Mets Wednesday night and Aaron Nola's 4-0 complete game shutout from Tuesday. Also, the Phils have shown Dave Dombrowski was right to run it back, and what's up with Johan Rojas' subpar defense so far in 2024?

On Episode 814 of Hittin' Season, listen to hosts John Stolnis, Liz Roscher and Justin Klugh react live to the Phillies' clutch 5-4, 10-inning win over the Mets Monday night. Was it their best win of the season? Plus, the 2024 season is officially 25% done, what is the biggest takeaway from an amazing first-quarter? What are the team's weaknesses? Are they atop our power rankings?

As the Phillies get ready to spend the weekend in Miami, hosts Justin Klugh, John Stolnis, and Liz Roscher break down just how low things have sunk for the Marlins and how high the Phillies are flying. Voice of the Clearwater Threshers Josh Sperber also joins the show to talk about the hot-hitting 19-year-old Phillies prospect Aidan Miller.

On Episode 812 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight recaps the Phillies' quick two-game series with the Blue Jays and previews a struggling Marlins team that just last year lost to the Phils in the playoffs. Why are they doing what they're doing? Also, Trea Turner's hitting advice says more about the team than you think.

On Episode 811 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Liz Roscher and Justin Klugh recap the red-hot Phillies' 4-game sweep over the San Francisco Giants. Bryce Harper is getting hot, Zack Wheeler remains on fire, and the team is tearing through their early season easy schedule. Also, the gang discusses how the Phils will deal with Trea Turner's extended absence and their plan for the starting rotation, a notable "good" problem to have.

A missing gator, a sixth starting pitcher, and a beatable opponent. It's another weekend of Phillies baseball on episode 811 of Hittin' Season with hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher.

A missing gator, a sixth starting pitcher, and a beatable opponent. It's another weekend of Phillies baseball on episode 811 of Hittin' Season with hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher.

On Episode 810 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com recaps a strange and successful series against the Angels, wrapping up a 7-3, 10-game road trip with the most wins in baseball! As the calendar flips to June, where does John rank the Phils among baseball's best? His answer may surprise you!

On Episode 809 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher ask a few important questions. Who's had the better April, Alec Bohm or Ranger Suarez? Who won the Brandon Marsh-Logan O'Hoppe trade? And will Mike Trout finally try to force a trade from the Angels so he can play playoff baseball again?

On episode 808 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about the Phillies' four-game series split with the Reds in Cincinnati--what worked (Alec Bohm, Zack Wheeler, Bryce Harper's dad strength) and what didn't (Seranthony Dominguez, Rob Thomson's decision-making). Then, Justin talks to Phillies minor league evaluator Mitch Rupert about prospect Gabriel Rincones, Jr.'s recent 500+ foot home run.

On Episode 807, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com opens up the Hittin' Season mailbag, grouses about Rob Thomson's lineups for Tuesday and Wednesday night's losses to the Reds, as well as yet another seemingly endless slump by Nick Castellanos.

On Episode 806 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh discuss the Phillies' 7-game winning streak following their win Monday night over the Reds. Justin & John analyze the win streak, the outstanding starting rotation and the waking bats with a NEW segment called "BULL or BOWA?" Plus, thoughts on the future of umpiring in MLB given some disastrous performances by the dudes calling the balls and strikes.

On Episode 805 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher go down the Phillies' struggling batting order and talk about who is doing their job, who is still scuffling, who is perhaps starting to turn a corner--and why.

Host John Stolnis recaps the Phillies' three-game sweep of the Rockies, lauding the starting pitching, with special bouquets thrown to Ranger Suarez. Plus, former 94 WIP afternoon host Jon Marks joins the show for his thoughts on the pitching, the bats breaking out, the future of Nick Castellanos and what lies ahead for the Phils.