High Hopes: A Phillies Podcast

Why Is Taijuan Still Here? (At Least They Took 2 of 3 From The Astros)

29 Aug 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies winning two of three against the Astros and Taijuan Walker's disastrous performance yesterday befor...

Todd Kalas Discusses the Legacy of Harry Kalas | 'The PBP: Voices of Baseball'

28 Aug 2024

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From 'The PBP: Voices of Baseball' (subscribe here): Matt Spiegel is joined by Astros TV voice Todd Kalas, who discusses his father's legacy in Philad...

Don't You Dare Say The Phillies Are B***

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Philadelphia Phillies have won two-straight games and head back to Citizens Bank Park with renewed energy. James Seltzer and Jack Fritz are live, ...

Three Reasons Why The Phillies Might Be Back... | WIP Daily

26 Aug 2024

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Joe Giglio is encouraged after the Phillies' wins in Kansas City and thinks these three trends are why they could be finally righting the ship. To l...

It's the 60th Anniversary of 1964

23 Aug 2024

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James and Jack react to a bad series in Atlanta and more. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visi...

Final Out: Thank Goodness They Won That Game

22 Aug 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener data a...

Final Out: Phils Drop Opener In Atlanta

21 Aug 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' bats going silent in a 3-1 loss to the Braves on Tuesday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about lis...

Do You Need This Series In Atlanta To Believe The Phils Are Back?

20 Aug 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz discuss the Phillies series against the Braves that starts tonight and wonder if there could be a Hector Neris reunion in...

Why Didn't Rob Thomson Pinch Hit Bryce In The Ninth?

19 Aug 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies weekend series against the Nationals and discusses Rob Thomson's decision to let Cal Stevenson hit in the 9th inning...

Final Out: Aaron Nola Keeps The Momentum Going

17 Aug 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to Aaron Nola's dominant performance and Trea Turner's walk-off single in the Phillies' 3-2 win over the Nationals on Friday night. ...

Final Out: Where Were You When Kyle Schwarber Saved The Season?

15 Aug 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to Kyle Schwarber's heroics in the Phillies 9-5 over the Marlins on Wednesday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about...

Final Out: Not Doing Well

14 Aug 2024

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Jack Fritz talks through his frustrations after another lifeless performance by the Phillies. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener...

Just When We Thought They Couldn't Go Any Lower...

12 Aug 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies disaster in Arizona and look ahead at what's next for the struggling team. Presented by Miller Lite...

4 Things The Phillies Need To Fix ASAP | WIP Daily

12 Aug 2024

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After another troubling series, Joe Giglio lists four things the Phillies have to fix if they want to be successful in October. To learn more about ...

The Phillies Retaliation Last Night Gave Us Chills

08 Aug 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies comeback win over the Dodgers and Matt Strahm hitting Gavin Lux. Presented by Miller Lite. To lea...

How The Hell Did Nick Castellanos Work A 15-Pitch At Bat?

05 Aug 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies breaking their losing streak on Sunday afternoon and look ahead to this week's series against the L...

The State Of The Phillies

01 Aug 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies trade deadline moves, the Yankees sweep and Bryce Harper's recent struggles. Presented by Miller Li...

High Hopes Live At 94WIP Deadline Day

30 Jul 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz are live with Joe Giglio and Hugh Douglas discussing all the latest Phillies rumors ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline. Pr...

Final Out: Well, That Sucked

30 Jul 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies 14-4 loss at the hands of the Yankees on Monday night and previews Tuesday's trade deadline. Presented by Miller Lit...

High Hopes Phillies Trade Deadline Preview

28 Jul 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies losing 2 of 3 to the Guardians and preview Tuesday's MLB trade deadline. Presented by Miller Lite. ...

EMERGENCY POD: Phillies Trade For Carlos Estevez (And Blow-Out The Guardians)

28 Jul 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies trading for closer Carlos Estevez and the bats finally waking up in an 8-0 win over Cleveland. Pres...

Final Out: Phillies Struggles Continue In Loss To Cleveland

27 Jul 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' lifeless performance in Friday night's loss to the Cleveland Guardians. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more a...

Reacting To Losing 2 of 3 PLUS An Extended Conversation With Phillies Amateur Scouting Director Brian Barber

25 Jul 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies' series loss to the Minnesota Twins and then sit down with Brian Barber to discuss the draft and pr...

Tyler Phillips The Stopper, A New Name For The Trade Deadline AND 10 Minutes Of Draft Talk

22 Jul 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies winning on Sunday against the Pirates, preview next week's trade deadline and Jack gives his full t...

Matt Strahm And Alec Bohm Are Talking Trade Deadline, Phillies Clubhouse | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

16 Jul 2024

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From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): Baseball Isn't Boring proclaimed way back in spring training that the Phillies had the best clubhouse i...

Jack Fritz's 2024 Phillies Draft Preview

13 Jul 2024

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Jack Fritz lists all the guys the Philadelphia Phillies should consider drafting in the first round on Sunday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To le...

Previewing The MLB Draft With Joe Doyle

13 Jul 2024

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Jack Fritz and Joe Doyle discuss this weekend's MLB Draft and which prospects would make sense for the Phillies in the first round. Presented by Mille...

They Have To Win The World Series (And A Full Draft Preview)

12 Jul 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies sweeping the Dodgers this week. Later, Jack goes deep into draft analysis ahead of Sunday's event. ...

Final Out: Phillies Sweep The Dodgers

12 Jul 2024

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Jack Fritz spends 40 minutes reacting to the Phillies' three-game sweep of the Dodgers. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener data ...

Final Out: Phillies Hang On vs Dodgers

11 Jul 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' 4-3 over the Dodgers on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about list...

Final Out: Phillies Dominate Dodgers In Series Opener

10 Jul 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies 10-1 win over the Dodgers and updates us on Zack Wheeler's injury. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about l...

Reacting To Phillies All Star Selections, Injury News And A Draft Conversation With Joe Doyle

08 Jul 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies losing 2 of 3 to the Braves over the weekend and discuss the team getting a record seven all star s...

Never A Doubt, Phillies Split With Marlins

01 Jul 2024

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As Jack Fritz deals with power issues, the guys react to the Phillies' comeback win on Sunday and the prognosis of Bryce Harper's hamstring injury. Pr...

Final Out: This Is A Nightmare

28 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies loss to the Marlins that saw both Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper leave the game with injuries. Presented by Miller ...

Final Out: Ranger Suarez Allows 4 Runs In Loss To Tigers

26 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' 4-1 loss at the hands of the Detroit Tigers on Monday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listen...

Final Out: Is Bryce Harper Heading Toward Another MVP?

25 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies win in Detroit on Monday night and Bryce Harper's huge performance. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about ...

The Phillies Avenged The NLCS Loss Over The Weekend

24 Jun 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies taking two of three from the Diamondbacks and Cristopher Sanchez's new contract. Presented by Mille...

FInal Out: What An Annoying Loss

22 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' frustrating loss at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn mor...

Explaining Eagles Chants/We're Going To Wilmington

19 Jun 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz discuss what they were up to at the ballpark this afternoon and announce a special trip for High Hopes listeners. Present...

Final Out: We Fixed Castellanos

19 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to Nick Castellanos's huge night in the Phillies' walk-off win over the Padres. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about list...

Final Out: It's Good To Be Home

18 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies dominant performance in a 9-2 win over the Padres on Monday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about l...

The Castellanos Conundrum

17 Jun 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies struggles over the weekend and discuss what needs to be done with Nick Castellanos as his productio...

Panic Or Patience For Struggling Phillies? | WIP Daily

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Giglio evaluates some of the struggling Phillies players and decides who needs patience and what changes need to be made to right the ship after a...

The Phillies' Art Of Winning | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

15 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Major League Baseball's second-best record. A unique combination of talented players. The most envied clubhouse in all the game. These are the Phillie...

Final Out: Game Of The Year

15 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' dramatic extra-inning win over the Orioles. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener data and our p...

The Luis Robert Conundrum

14 Jun 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies series loss and Boston and discuss what they would give up in a trade for White Sox outfielder Luis...

Final Out: Aaron Nola Struggles In Lop-Sided Loss

14 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to Aaron Nola giving up eight runs in the Phillies series finale loss to the Red Sox. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more abou...

Final Out: Phillies Pitching Implodes In Loss To Boston

13 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies blowing a 4-0 lead to the Red Sox on Wednesday night at Fenway Park. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about...

Final Out: It's Finally June!

12 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies winning the series opener against the Red Sox behind a pair of home runs by Kyle Schwarber and another dominant star...

Dave Dombrowski: We Feel Comfortable With Our Catchers | Phillies On-Deck

12 Jun 2024

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Phillies president Dave Dombrowski joins Gregg Murphy to give an update on JT Realmuto's injury and the team's plan to replace him while he recovers f...

Phils Split In London; Solo Fritz Mailbag Edition

11 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz brings you a solo live edition of High Hopes - since James Seltzer is still across the pond. Jack gives you his thoughts on the London Seri...

Final Out: Casty Walks It Off

05 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies walking it off last night vs. the Brewers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: http...

Final Out: Wheeler Dominates, Rhys Homers, Phils Win

04 Jun 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies winning in Rhys Hoskins's return to Citizens Bank Park. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener dat...

Welcome Back, Rhys/James Is Going To London!

03 Jun 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz discuss Rhys Hoskins returning to Citizens Bank Park tonight, the Brandon Marsh injury and the Phillies upcoming trip to ...

Eight Outfielders Who Could Replace Brandon Marsh | WIP Daily

03 Jun 2024

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Joe Giglio and Tucker Bagley discuss eight outfielders the Phillies could trade for if Brandon Marsh heads to the injured list. To learn more about ...

Playing Body Language Doctor And Regressions Can Be A Good Thing

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies' 2-4 road trip and discuss Bryce Harper's on-field demeanor in recent weeks. Presented by Miller Li...

Final Out: Sanchez The Stopper

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies snapping their three-game skid behind an impressive performance by Cristopher Sanchez. Presented by Miller Lite. T...

That Wasn't How It Was Supposed to Go

27 May 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies losing two of three in Colorado and more. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener ...

Give Us All The Stats About How Good This Baseball Team Is

24 May 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies sweep of the Rangers and their historic 37-14 start to the season. Presented by Miller Lite. New in...

Ruben Amaro Jr. Says The Phillies Are Straight Ballers | 'The Bret Boone Podcast'

23 May 2024

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From 'The Boone Podcast' (subscribe here): Bret Boone and former Phillies player and general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. discuss the deep Phillies' roster...

Final Out: Phils Win, Set Franchise Mark For Best 50-Game Start

23 May 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies improving to 36-14 to start the season after another easy win over the Texas Rangers. Presented by Miller Lite. To...

Ranking MLB's Top Starting Pitching Trios; Phillies Clearly Number 1?

22 May 2024

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Joe Giglio ranks the top starting pitching trios in Major League Baseball and assesses the gap between the Phillies and everyone else. To learn more...

Final Out: Ranger Suarez Is 9-0

22 May 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to Ranger Suarez improving to 9-0 and Bryce Harper leading to offense in Tuesday night's win over the Rangers. Presented by Miller L...

Are You Living In The Moment?

20 May 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz discuss the Phillies sweep of the Nationals, the continued dominance of the rotation and nicknames. Presented by Miller L...

20 Mind-Blowing Stats From The Phillies Historic Start | WIP Daily

20 May 2024

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Joe Giglio lists 20 incredible stats from the Phillies 34-14 start to the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:...

Final Out: Phils Win Quickest Game Ever

18 May 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to Zack Wheeler and the Phillies beating the Nationals on Friday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener dat...

Final Out: You Can't Count Out The Phils!

14 May 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies comeback win over the Mets on Tuesday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener data and our p...

How Do We Talk About A Good Team?

13 May 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies series against the Marlins over the weekend and look ahead to four straight games against the New Y...

Final Out: Ranger Suarez Dominates Again

11 May 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies improving to 8-0 in Ranger Suarez's starts this season. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener dat...

Final Out: Phillies Crush AL Pitcher Of The Month

08 May 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies 10-1 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night behind a Bryce Harper grand slam. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn ...

Are The Phillies Better Than The '05 White Sox?

07 May 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz discuss the Phillies red-hot start to the season and how well they're set up for success in the rest of the season. Prese...

Final Out: Phillies Finish Giant Sweep

07 May 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies taking all four games against the Giants this weekend and looks ahead to the next series against the Blue Jays. Pres...

Bryson Stott Should Be The Phillies Shortstop | WIP Daily

06 May 2024

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With Trea Turner expected to miss six weeks, Joe Giglio thinks the Phillies best options at shortstop is moving Bryson Stott back to his natural posit...

Final Out: Phils Take Opener vs San Francisco

04 May 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' 4-3 win over the Giants and the news of Trea Turner's hamstring injury. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more a...

Scott Franzke’s Memorable Calls Last a Lifetime for Phillies Fans | 'The PBP: Voices of Baseball'

03 May 2024

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From 'The PBP: Voices of Baseball' (subscribe here): This week's guest on The PBP is Phillies radio voice Scott Franzke, who has delivered so many mem...

Recapping The AL West and The Phillies 7-3 Road Trip

02 May 2024

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After a brief rundown of the latest happenings in the AL West, James Seltzer and Jack Fritz discuss Alec Bohm's breakout and the Phillies 7-3 road tri...

The Phillies Are Living Up To The Hype | WIP Daily

02 May 2024

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Joe Giglio discusses how the red-hot Phillies are delivering on their promise of a better start. To learn more about listener data and our privacy p...

Are The Phillies Allowed To Be Hot In April?

29 Apr 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies sweeping the Padres, Alec Bohm's red-hot start and Taijuan Walker's first start of the season. Pres...

Phils Split in Cincy and Will Jack Give a Good Best Man's Speech Tonight?

26 Apr 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies splitting a four-game series in Cincinnati. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listene...

Final Out: Phillies Bullpen Implodes In Series Loss To The Reds

25 Apr 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to another frustrating performance as the Phillies lost a series to the Cincinnati Reds. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more a...

Final Out: The Winning Streak Ends At Seven

24 Apr 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies getting blown out by the Reds on Tuesday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener data and ou...

Final Out: Phils Win Seventh In A Row!

23 Apr 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to another masterful pitching performance from Ranger Suarez. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener data and our ...

Taijuan Walker Should Walk To San Diego

22 Apr 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz discuss the state of the Phillies and their stellar rotation after six straight wins to cap-off their homestand. Presente...

Final Out: Two Bohmers Lead To Phils Win

20 Apr 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' 7-0 win over the Rockies on Friday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener data and our pri...

Is This Pitching Staff Better Than The 2011 Phillies?

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James Seltzer and Jack Fritz discuss the Phillies sweep of the Rockies and just how dominant the team's pitching staff has been to start the season. P...

FInal Out: Phillies Hang On To Sweep Rockies

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Fritz reacts to Kyle Schwarber hitting two home runs and the bullpen struggling to hold on to a 7-6 win over the Rockies on Wednesday night. To...

Final Out: Suarez Shutout; Harper Home Run Lead Phils To Victory

17 Apr 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to Ranger Suarez's complete game shutout in the 5-0 win over the Rockies on Tuesday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more...

Final Out: Phillies Need Extras To Take Series Opener From Rockies

16 Apr 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to Aaron Nola's gem and the offense's mounting frustrations after the Phillies beat the lowly Rockies in 10 innings. Presented by Mi...

We'll Live With A Split

14 Apr 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies splitting a four-game series with the Pirates over the weekend and preview the rest of the 10-game ...

Final Out: The Phils Found The Slug

12 Apr 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies hitting three home runs in their Thursday night win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Presented by Miller Lite. To lear...

A Winning Road Trip Has Never Felt More Meh

11 Apr 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz discuss the Phillies' 4-2 road trip and what they saw from the team in their series against the Cardinals. Presented by M...

That Nats Team is Bad,,,They Should Have Swept

07 Apr 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies taking two of three in Washington and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privac...

Final Out: Nitpicking A 4-0 Phillies Win

06 Apr 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' 4-0 win over the Nationals on Friday night. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener data and our p...

The Phillies Miss Rhys Hoskins | WIP Daily

04 Apr 2024

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The Philadelphia Phillies offense has struggled through six games and Joe Giglio thinks the decision to let Rhys Hoskins leave in free agency was a mi...

Ricardo Pinto Saves The Day (Bryce Harper Is Pretty Good, Too)

03 Apr 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to Bryce Harper's three home run day and Ricardo Pinto's four-inning outing out of the bullpen in the win over the Reds on Tuesday n...

Final Out: Phillies Give One Away To Reds

02 Apr 2024

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' 6-3 loss to the Reds in 10 innings. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about listener data and our privacy p...

Phillies Opening Weekend Reaction Pod

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies' opening series against the Braves, the bullpen's struggles and Rob Thomson's decision to sit Bryso...

The Opening Day Mailbag Pod

29 Mar 2024

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Jack Fritz lists five thoughts on the Phillies ahead of Opening Day, then takes questions from listeners about the team's top prospects and other thou...

Kyle Schwarber: Opening Day Is Just Like Christmas | WIP Midday Show

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber joins the WIP Midday Show to discuss hitting leadoff and what it feels like the night before Opening Day. To learn more a...

The 2024 Phillies Bold Predictions Pod

26 Mar 2024

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz trade bold predictions just days before the start of the 2024 MLB season. Presented by Miller Lite. To learn more about...