Phils in Five

The Phillies made another trip down to Miami, basically a house of horrors for them in recent seasons, but came away winners despite dropping Sunday’s extra inning affair. The Phils cranked out wins on Friday and Saturday to win yet another series, so let’s Ring the Bell as the Phils head back North after a winning weekend in Miami. In this Episode:

The Red Hot Phillies polished off a four game sweep on Monday against the Giants before Bryce Harper’s Grand Slam helped the Phillies take game one a two game set against the Blue Jays before the seven game winning streak finally came to an end on Wednesday afternoon, though the Phils did have some chances. Still, loss 11271 in franchise history certainly wont stop us from ringing the bell for the first place Phils. In this Episode:

The Fightin Phillies clinched another series win at home, this time against the Giants and while the Braves were out west getting spanked by the Dodgers the now first place Phils cruised right past em in the standings. Oh, and did we mention that the 24-11 Phillies have the best record in baseball? Well, let's Ring the Bell for the red hot Fightin Phillies! In this Episode:

A nightmare on Monday turned into a dream by late Tuesday with the Phillies saving the drama until after Midnight here on the east coast. A frustrating loss, a comeback win and set up a Thursday getaway day rubber match and the Phillies wrapped their 10 game road trip with yet another series W against the Angels. Let’s Ring the Bell as the Phillies head home after a sizzling 7-3 road jaunt. In this Episode:

The Phillies swept their way through a fine weekend trip to San Diego, winning all three games in fairly comfortable fashion with some more starting pitching and a whole lot of home runs. They’ve run their win streak to 4, so Let’s Ring the Bell as the Phillies keep rolling on the road. In this Episode:

The Fightin' Phils ran their win streak to 7 before dropping two straight, but Bryce Harper, fresh off the paternity list, homered behind a smothering effort from Zack Wheeler on Thursday to earn the 2-2 series split. Let’s Ring the Bell for a fine start to the road trip. In this Episode:

Well, we missed a week of show but the Phillies have been on point. After kicking off the 10 game home stand with a split against Pittsburgh the Phillies have ripped off six straight wins, back-to-back series sweep against the Rockies and White Sox. Hat tip to the MLB schedule maker who sent us a couple of cupcake matchups to really kick start the Phillies season and let’s Ring the Bell for SIX STRAIGHT WINS! In this Episode:

The Phillies – amazingly – wrapped up their best opening road trip in over a decade with their second straight series win taking 2 of 3 against the Cardinals. They kept the positive momentum rolling on their return home with a 5-1 win over the visiting Pirates to get over .500 for the first time on this young season. It was a whole lot of singles... more than match.com as they seem to say around here, so Let’s Ring the Bell for a strong road trip as the Phillies face off in a battle for Pennsylvania. In this Episode:

The Phillies – and quite a few fans – traveld south for the weekend and grabbed their first series win of the season, breezing by the Nats Friday and Saturday before frustratingly failing to complete the sweep on Sunday for loss 11,264 of all time... but we’re ringing the bell for the Phils as they secured the all important series win. In this Episode:

The Phillies entered their second series of the season seeking their first series win against the visiting Reds and they simply fell short.. Blowing Game 1 and ultimately dropping 2 of 3 against a team they should handle. Win No. 2 of the season was sandwiched by losses 11,262 and 11,263 of all time. In this Episode:

We're back for Season 3 of the Phils in Five Podcast! It was an exciting weekend down at the bank and though we got started off a day late, we did get some sunshine for Opening Day on Friday. The pitching, however, took a few days to stabilize and after two straight Ls to the division rival Braves – numbers 11,260 and 11,261 of all time – the boys got into the win column on Sunday with a 5-4 comeback victory. Let’s Ring the Bell for win one of the 2024 season! In this Episode:

Whelp, that’s it.... WHOMP WHOM WHOMP. The Phils had two cracks to punch their ticket to the World Series entering the week needing to win just one out of two to move on and now they’ll be heading home. The top two pieces in the bullpen each watched a run come home, the biggest bats came up kinda small in the biggest spots and your 2023 Philadelphia Phillies failed to keep the vibes train on the rails. Surely, it wasn’t a totally lost season and it is near impossible to successfully run the gauntlet two years in a row, but watching this team’s momentum come to a screeching halt with that three run blast Friday night in Arizona is gonna be tough to swallow. Maybe not Joe Carter tough, but Alek Thomas makes the short list after that. Yea we deserve one more of these today sad trombone today. In this Episode: Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

The Phillies high hopes of wrapping up the NL Crown on the Road in Arizona took a serious hit with a bullpen blowup Thursday and Friday’s encore implosion by Craig Kimbrel out an end to that talk. But the Phillies bounced back with a pair of blasts and another dazzling performance from their ace on Saturday to take back the lead in the NLCS and head home to Philly needing just one more win to earn a second straight trip to the World Series. Let’s Ring the Bell as the boys look to finally end the Snakes. In this Episode: Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

The NLCS Series moved to Arizona where the Phillies bats failed to stay as hot as the 100 degree temps. The Phillies scored first but ultimately could not capitilize as the Diamondbacks scratched back for a walk-off 2-1 win to push the series tally also to 2-1. Sad trombone today, hopefully its the last one of the year! Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

Just as the fine people of Springfield annually drive the area’s snakes into the town square and club them to death, the Philadelphia Phillies honored this great traditon with their own version of Whacking Day on Tuesday as the Phillies backed up their series opening win on Monday with a 10-0 clubbing in Game 2. Let’s Ring the Bell for a couple of home wins to open up the NLCS! In this Episode: Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

For the second straight season the Philadelphia Phillies have dispatched the Atlanta Braves and are on their way to the NLCS. Let’s Ring the Bell as the Phightins get prepped to host the Arizona Diamondbacks for a seven game series beginning TONIGHT in Citizens Bank Park, with the winner punching a ticket to the World Series. In this Episode: Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

The Phillies had the Braves right where they wanted em.. And they let em off the hook. After nearly taking a 2-0 series lead the bullpen had a mini meltdown and now we’re headed back to Citizens Bank Park all tied at 1 game apiece in the NLDS. Sad trombone for the tough loss? Nah Let’s Ring the Bell as the Phillies return home with a chance to END the NLDS before even heading back to Atlanta. In this Episode: Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

The Phillies opened up the best-of-five NLDS against the Braves with very solid 3-0 shutout win thanks to a Harper bomb, Trea making plays and a marvelous performance from the Phillies bullpen. Let’s Ring the Bell as the Phils get ready for Game 2 down in Atlanta. Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

The Phillies are moving on! After a dominating 7-1 win over the Marlins on Wednesday, the Phillies have advanced in the NL Playoffs and are now set to face off with the division rival Braves in the NLDS. Let’s Ring the Bell as we get set for a best of five with the best team in baseball. In this Episode: Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall

Red October is here and the Philadelphia Phillies got things started off right in front of the roaring home crowd who didn't leave their feet from the time Rhys Hoskins threw out the first pitch to the moment Bryce Harper corralled the final out. Let’s Ring the Bell for a Game 1 wildcard win against the Marlins. In this Episode: Follow the show on twitter @philsinfive and follow Bretsky @BretskyBall