Podcast Episodes

Duran Duran! Phillies push chips into the middle, land Twins closer

Episode 187

The Phillies finally got a closer.

Dave Dombrowski’s never made a trade deadline deal like this with the Phillies. He shipped top 100 prospects Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait to the Twins for closer Jhoan…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

We talk closers and bats before Thursday's trade deadline; remembering Ryno

Episode 186

The trade deadline is almost here, and we're still waiting for the Phillies to do something.

They will. It remains the expectation anyway. We talk about the closers and bats on the market, including S…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

LIVE from Ocean City! Phil Martelli, Fran Dunphy & Brandon Duckworth join the show

Episode 185

We are LIVE from Manco & Manco Pizza in Ocean City, NJ! 

It’s Ruben Amaro Jr., Jim Salisbury and Todd Zolecki on-site with Big 5 legends Phil Martelli and Fran Dunphy, former Phils pitcher Brandon Duc…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Digging into Jesús Luzardo’s struggles, talking Phillies days with Ed Wade

Episode 184

We’ve got a live show at Manco & Manco in Ocean City, N.J., at 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 27! Stop by!

We open the show talking about Jesús Luzardo’s struggles. How concerned should we be? How will…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cy Sánchez: Cristopher Sánchez and Zack Wheeler are MLB’s best 1-2 punch

Episode 183

Cristopher Sánchez put on a show on Tuesday night against the Red Sox, tossing the third complete game of his career, striking out 12, walking none and leading the Phillies to their first series vict…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

One move down, more to come: Phillies bring back David Robertson

Episode 182

Title: One move down, how many more to come? David Robertson rejoins Phillies 

The Phillies are turning to an old friend to help their struggling bullpen.

They have agreed to a prorated, $16 million co…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

25 Trade Names for the Phillies

Episode 181

The Phillies need a legitimate, lockdown closer. They probably need one more reliever on top of that.

They could use a bat, too.

We go through 25-plus names that the Phillies could acquire before the J…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Five Phillies storylines for the second half

Episode 180

The Phillies are enjoying the All-Star break, but they return to action on Friday night against the Angels.

They’re a first-place team, but they’ve got issues. Then again, so do every team in baseball…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Highs and Lows: We look back at the Phillies’ first half

Episode 179

The Phillies entered the All-Star break with a half-game lead over the Mets in the NL East. That’s good. They have an historically dominant starting rotation. That’s really good. But they also have a…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Your July 31 trade deadline questions answered

Episode 178

The Phillies open a three-game series on Friday night against the Padres, but that’s not what’s on everybody’s mind.

It’s the July 31 trade deadline.

We know the Phillies need help in the bullpen. We k…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago