Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

On Episode 960 of Hittin' Season, powered by WHYY, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Liz Roscher of the Baseball Research Journal and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh hand out grades for different areas of the Phillies through the first quarter of the season, talk about the incredible run by the starting rotation, an improving offense and bullpen, the worst Phils seasons of their lifetimes, and whether Boston star Rafael Devers is right in telling the Red Sox he refuses to change positions again.

Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talked about the Phillies' adrenaline-pumping sweep of the Rays and look ahead to Cleveland, while Mitch Rupert gives an update on Andrew Painter's debut with the IronPigs. Then, author Luke Epplin talks about his book on Cleveland's 1948 World Series-champion team.

On Episode 958 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight recaps the first two games of the Phillies series in Tampa, another series win for the boys! The Good Phight's Ethan Witte stops by to talk Kyle Schwarber extension, Zack Wheeler or Jesus Luzardo as the Phils' best Cy Young candidate, and whether Iron Pig stud Otto Kemp has a future in Philadelphia. Also, is Taijuan Walker going to be a stud reliever now?

On Episode 957 of Hittin' Season, powered by WHYY in Philadelphia, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher of the Baseball Research Journal discuss the Phillies' weekend series win over the Diamondbacks, improvement from the offense, Max Kepler, Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper, shaky defense and how to fix MLB's moronic extra innings rule.

The Arizona Diamondbacks just did the impossible and beat the Mets in New York. Now, they come to Philadelphia with a depleted bullpen. Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher discuss the matchups of the Phillies' upcoming weekend series with the D-backs.

On Episode 955 of WHYY's Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis from The Good Phight recaps an eventful April for the Phils. After two straight wins over the Nationals, the Phillies are on a 91-win pace. Who is their MVP thus far? Their best pitcher? Best win of the year? Worst loss?

On Episode 954 of WHYY's Hittin' Season, John Stolnis, Liz Roscher and Justin Klugh talk about the high points of the Phillies' series win over the Cubs, Aaron Nola's bounceback, some signs of life from the offense, and a little nonsense on 4 HR-games in MLB.

The Cubs are probably even hotter than the Mets who just swept the Phillies—but their pitching is vulnerable, just what a Phillies offense full of underlying successes could use. Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher discuss the coming weekend at Wrigley Field, as does author Stuart Shea, who talks about his book, “Wrigley Field: The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines."

On Episode 952 of Hittin' Season, The Good Phight's John Stolnis recaps the three-game sweep the Phillies suffered against the Mets this week with 10 observations about where things stand with the Phils. Also, Jeff Warren, host of the Philadelphia Sports Table podcast joins the show to share his thoughts on the series, and we take a look ahead to another tough match-up this weekend in Chicago against the red-hot Cubs.

On Episode 951 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and SABR's Liz Roscher talk about Monday night's 5-4 loss to the Mets in New York, the Phillies' leaky bullpen, Aaron Nola now 0-5, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper's 9th inning ABs and more. Also, who's better right now, Jesus Luzardo or Cristopher Sanchez? And has Bryson Stott emerged as the answer in the leadoff spot? Plus, things aren't going so well in Atlanta for manager Brian Snitker.

On Episode 950 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis and Justin Klugh wrap up the Phils' series split against the Giants and drool over Cristopher Sanchez' changeup. Also, Justin talks with Ely Sussman of Fish on First to preview this weekend's Marlins series, as well as with Sam Zygner, author of "The Forgotten Marlins," a book about the 1956-1960 minor-league team. Shut up, it was cool.

On Episode 949 of WHYY's Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight offers five observations about the Phillies offense as the team continues to struggle to score. Also, thoughts on Aaron Nola's latest disappointing start and why a rocky beginning to the season is not cause for panic.

Powered by WHYY... On Episode 948 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh & Liz Roscher react to a weak-hitting and ineffective offense, levels of worry about Brandon Marsh, Alec Bohm, Max Kepler, Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola, and make sure to stay until the very end of the podcast when the gang gets really mad at Rob Thomson for not defending J.T. Realmuto in Monday night's loss to the Giants. Feelings were felt!

After a late loss to the Braves, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher break down what lies in store for the Phillies in St. Louis. Mitch Rupert talks about Phillies top prospect Andrew Painter making his first minor league start since 2022 and author Marshall Garvey discusses his book, "Interstate '85: The Royals, the Cardinals, and the Show-Me World Series."

On Episode 946 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis & Liz Roscher recap the first two games of the Phillies series against the Braves in Atlanta, including the heroics of Trea Turner, Jose Alvarado and Bryce Harper in Wednesday's 4-3 win. Also, John spoke with Demetrius Bell, site producer and writer for the Braves' site Battery Power.

On Episode 945 of Hittin' Season, The Good Phight's John Stolnis and Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus recap the Phillies' series victory over the previously unbeaten Los Angeles Dodgers. Why the Phils proved they are every bit the equal of the Dodgers over the weekend, with full breakdowns of each game! Plus, a quick look ahead to this week's series in Atlanta, and John & Justin try to help a Phillies fan keep his young child from being indoctrinated by his wife into becoming a Mets fan.

The Phillies off to a great start—with plenty of baseball left—but it's still easy to see the Braves' 0-7 start as catastrophic. Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about Edmundo Sosa as well as the upcoming Dodgers series.

The Phillies 2025 season is underway, and it's off to a great start... unlike those terrible Braves you've heard so much about. Justin Klugh is joined by Leo Morgenstern of FanGraphs to discuss how the Phillies measure up with the rest of MLB, position by position.

On Episode 942 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis and Liz Roscher recap Saturday and Sunday's games between the Phillies and Nationals. There was some good (Jesus Luzardo, Kyle Schwarber, the Saturday offense) and some bad (Aaron Nola & the Sunday offense). Also, John & Liz share their thoughts on the Yankees' Torpedo Bats, and bask in the glow of the Atlanta Braves' 0-4 start in San Diego.

On Episode 941, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight recaps the 5 Big Storylines from the Phillies' stirring Opening Day victory against the Nationals in DC. Alec Bohm's Redemption, Strikeouts Galore, Zack Wheeler's Cy Young Push, Bryce Harper Opening Day Magic & Bullpen Usage. Plus thoughts on the benefits of the new lineup, Kyle Schwarber's success vs. lefties and a preview of this weekend's final two games of the series. Powered by WHYY & BillyPenn.com!