The Phillies Show

Party in L.A.: Phillies clinch their second straight NL East title

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Phillies popped champagne bottles, sprayed beer and smoked cigars on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. They celebrated their second consecutive NL E...

Champagne to Go: Phillies ready to clinch NL East title in L.A.

15 Sep 2025

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The Phillies woke up on Sunday morning with their magic number to clinch the NL East at 1.It’s still 1.The Phillies lost to the Royals on Sunday, wh...

Sweep the Mets! The Phillies magic number to clinch the NL East is five

12 Sep 2025

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What a week at Citizens Bank Park.The Phillies swept the Mets in a four-game series, putting them in position to clinch their second consecutive NL Ea...

Kyle Schwarber hits his 50th; Phillies bury the Mets in the NL East

10 Sep 2025

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It ain’t over til it’s over, but it’s pretty darn close.Kyle Schwarber crushed his 50th homer of the season in Tuesday night’s victory over th...

Trea Turner is injured. How will the Phillies handle it?

08 Sep 2025

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Trea Turner has played so well this season that he could finish in the top five for NL MVP.So, it was alarming on Sunday in Miami, when Turner immedia...

We answer your Phillies playoff, platoon and rotation questions

05 Sep 2025

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A big day in Philly sports on Thursday. The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Brewers, 2-0, in the series finale in Milwaukee. They won the series. The E...

Noooooo-la: Aaron Nola’s struggles continue as Phillies postseason approaches

04 Sep 2025

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Aaron Nola gave up five runs in the blink of an eye in Wednesday night’s loss to the Brewers in Milwaukee.He has a 6.78 ERA in 69 innings this seaso...

Test Brewing: Phillies bounce back vs. Braves, but Brewers are next

01 Sep 2025

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It was doom and gloom in Philadelphia on Thursday, following a three-game sweep to the Mets. But the Phillies just won three of four vs. Atlanta, whil...

Schwarbombs! Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hits four homers on historic night!

29 Aug 2025

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Emergency Schwarbcast!Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber tied a Major League Baseball record with four home runs in Thursday night’s victory over the A...

New Yuck City: Mets sweep Phillies, NL East race tightens

28 Aug 2025

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What a brutal, brutal series for the Phillies.They carried momentum and a seven-game lead in the NL East into Citi Field this week. But the Mets swept...

Farm Report: Phillies farm director Luke Murton talks Andrew Painter, Aidan Miller and more

26 Aug 2025

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The Phillies traded two top 100 prospects last month to get Jhoan Duran from the Twins.Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait are gone, but Andrew Painter, Aidan ...

Beat the Mets: Rotation steps up as Phillies open series in New York

25 Aug 2025

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It’s official: Zack Wheeler will miss the rest of the 2025 season.It wasn’t a surprise, so it was encouraging to see two solid performances this w...

You Asked: the Phillies playoff rotation, the outfield alignment and more!

22 Aug 2025

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We asked you for your Philadelphia Phillies questions. You asked a TON!Who’s in the postseason rotation, if the playoffs started today?Is Rob Thomso...

Power Sweep: Phillies dismantle Seattle in dominant series

21 Aug 2025

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You won’t see many series better than this.The Phillies throttled the Mariners in every facet this week at Citizens Bank Park. They outscored them, ...

Serious Concerns: Zack Wheeler is sidelined indefinitely with a blood clot

17 Aug 2025

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Everybody understands Zack Wheeler’s importance to the Phillies.He is one of the best pitchers in baseball, a perennial NL Cy Young candidate and, s...

Offensive: struggles in right field, a six-man rotation, Reds court Kyle Schwarber

15 Aug 2025

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Everything was looking great for the Phillies on Monday.They swept the Rangers in Texas over the weekend. They won Monday in Cincinnati to take a six-...

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman visits!

13 Aug 2025

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We’ve got a Cristopher Sánchez-quality changeup for you today.We’ve got Eagles general manager Howie Roseman on the show! Roseman and Ruben go wa...

Bigger in Texas: Phillies sweep Rangers, take 5 ½-game lead in NL East

11 Aug 2025

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What a weekend for the Phillies.They swept the Rangers in Texas to take a 5 ½-game lead over the Mets in the NL East. Phillies manager Rob Thomson sh...

We answer your Phillies post-trade deadline questions

08 Aug 2025

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We asked for your Phillies questions following the July 31 trade deadline. We got a ton!Justin Crawford, Andrew Painter, platooning in the outfield …...

Concerned? Zack Wheeler’s start pushed back because of shoulder soreness

07 Aug 2025

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The Phillies lost Wednesday’s series finale to the Orioles, but they went 4-2 on their homestand. They have a 2 ½ game lead over the Mets in the NL...

The Durantula: New Phillies closer Jhoan Duran is the best show in town

04 Aug 2025

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Jhoan Duran is a difference maker. He showed the Phillies and Phillies fans exactly how much this weekend.He tossed a four-pitch save in Friday night’...

Is it enough? Phillies land Duran and Bader before trade deadline

01 Aug 2025

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The Phillies landed one of the best closers in baseball on Wednesday, getting Twins closer Johan Duran. Everybody wondered what might happen next. A b...

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

31 Jul 2025

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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 ...

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

30 Jul 2025

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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 abou...

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

27 Jul 2025

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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 Martel...

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

25 Jul 2025

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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 Luzar...

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

23 Jul 2025

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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 a...

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

21 Jul 2025

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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 bull...

25 Trade Names for the Phillies

18 Jul 2025

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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 n...

Five Phillies storylines for the second half

16 Jul 2025

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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...

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

15 Jul 2025

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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...

Your July 31 trade deadline questions answered

11 Jul 2025

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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 dea...

Harp in San Francisco: "I'm really good."

10 Jul 2025

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San Francisco isn’t a great place for the Phillies.It has been a house of horrors for more than a decade. It continued this week at Oracle Park, whe...

Hot Wheels: Zack Wheeler shows why he should start All-Star Game

07 Jul 2025

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If you had a ticket to Sunday’s series finale between the Phillies and Reds, you were lucky.You got to watch Zack Wheeler pitch his first complete g...

It’s July-ish. Is it Andrew Painter Time?

03 Jul 2025

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The Phillies can make a strong argument to have multiple starting pitchers make the NL All-Star team.Zack Wheeler and Ranger Suárez are candidates fo...

Bryce Harper Is Back, July Is Here: Big Month for the Phillies

02 Jul 2025

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Bryce Harper rejoined the Phillies’ lineup on Monday. What should we expect from him the rest of the season?There’s less than a month before the J...

Is the fix for the Phillies' offense already here?

30 Jun 2025

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The Phillies salvaged a six-game road trip by winning two of three this weekend in Atlanta.They scored 13 runs on Friday, but only three runs the rest...

The biggest fear: Phillies offense is MIA, wastes stellar pitching in Houston

27 Jun 2025

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This is the biggest fear for Phillies fans.It’s October and the Phillies’ rotation dominates its opponent in the NL Wild Card Series or NL Divisio...

All In? We answer your Phillies’ trade deadline questions

25 Jun 2025

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We asked you for your Phillies questions and you delivered once again.We got a TON of questions about the July 31 trade deadline, but we also got plen...

Talkin' 2025 Draft with Phillies assistant general manager Brian Barber

24 Jun 2025

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The Phillies open a three-game series on Tuesday night in Houston. We break down an awesome pitching matching between Ranger Suárez and Framber Valde...

Back on Top: First-place Phillies beat the Mets

23 Jun 2025

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A couple weeks ago, a lot of people thought the Phillies were dead.But they have won nine out of their last 11 games, including two of three this week...

Problems? Nick Castellanos’ words to Rob Thomson trigger benching

18 Jun 2025

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Phillies manager Rob Thomson made a sound baseball decision on Monday night, when he replaced Nick Castellanos for defensive purposes in the eighth in...

Wheels Back On: Phillies reverse course with big week at home

16 Jun 2025

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This past week should have reminded everybody that baseball is a long season.The Phillies followed a gruesome 1-9 stretch – a lot of people thought ...

Jesús Luzardo joins the show!

13 Jun 2025

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Never a doubt.Phillies left-hander Jesús Luzardo bounced back in a major way in Wednesday’s victory over the Cubs. His previous two starts? Nightma...

Lineup Shakeup: Trea Turner up, Bryson Stott down

11 Jun 2025

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The Phillies needed to do something to get their struggling offense going.So, Rob Thomson on Tuesday finally made a change to the lineup. He moved Tre...

Changes coming? Phillies need a shakeup following 1-9 stretch

09 Jun 2025

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Every team has bad stretches over the course of a 162-game season, but it has been six years since the Phillies have struggled like this.They have los...

What's wrong with Jesús Luzardo?

06 Jun 2025

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Jesús Luzardo looked not only like an NL All-Star a week ago, but he looked like a NL Cy Young candidate.So, what’s happened since then? Well, Luza...

Bryce Harper’s Back, We Answer Your Phillies Questions

04 Jun 2025

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Bryce Harper is back in the Phillies’ lineup, after getting hit by a pitch on his right elbow last week. He homered in his first at-bat in the Phils...

Battered and Brews’d: Phillies swept at home

02 Jun 2025

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The Phillies had a chance to sweep the Braves last week before losing Game 2 of Thursday’s doubleheader.Still, the Phillies had momentum entering th...

Rhys Hoskins joins the show!

30 May 2025

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The Phillies open a three-game series on Friday night against the Brewers, so we thought it’d be a great time to catch up with Rhys Hoskins.Hoskins ...

Payback: Will the Phillies retaliate after Atlanta drilled Bryce Harper?

29 May 2025

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Braves right-hander Spencer Strider drilled Bryce Harper on the right elbow with a 95-mph fastball on Tuesday.Harper got lucky. X-rays were negative. ...

Checkpoint Champs: Where do the Phillies stand on Memorial Day?

26 May 2025

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The Phillies snapped a nine-game winning streak on Sunday, but they woke up on Memorial Day with the best record in baseball (34-19) and a two-game le...

Seven in a row! The Phillies sweep Colorado

23 May 2025

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The Phillies are hot.They just swept the lowly Rockies in a four-game series in Colorado. They have won seven in a row. They have a two-game lead over...

The first-place Phillies and Jesús Luzardo are rolling

21 May 2025

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If you listened to Monday’s show, then you heard Jim say the Phillies would be in first place in the National League East before the end of the week...

Wow: José Alvarado's 80-game suspension, Mick Abel's historic debut

19 May 2025

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What a Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.Major League Baseball announced before the game that Phillies left-hander José Alvarado was suspended 80 games fo...

Catch it: Bobby Dickerson talks Phillies infielders, coaching tips and more

16 May 2025

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Everybody should want Phillies infield coach Bobby Dickerson on their coaching staff.He is a long-time coach and manager in the big leagues and minor ...

Uh oh: Aaron Nola suffers the worst start of his career

15 May 2025

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It looked like Aaron Nola’s early-season struggles were been behind him.After starting the season 0-5 with a 6.45 ERA, he had a 3.33 ERA in his last...

Kyle Schwarber stays hot, Phillies stay hot

12 May 2025

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The Phillies have won five consecutive series following Sunday night’s 3-0 victory over Cleveland.They are 11-3 since they lost their series opener ...

You asked, we answered: Phillies, the trade deadline and more

08 May 2025

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The Phillies have won four consecutive series following Wednesday night’s 7-0 victory over the Rays.Trea Turner homered, Johan Rojas dropped a nice ...

Power Up: Phillies bats have been heating up

07 May 2025

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The Phillies beat the Rays in Tuesday night’s series opener in Tampa, 8-4.We talk about Zack Wheeler’s fastball in another dominant performance, b...

Slugging, but sloppy: Phillies win 2 of 3 from Arizona

05 May 2025

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The Phillies won two of three from Arizona this weekend at Citizens Bank Park. They have three consecutive series since getting swept in New York late...

Ranger Suárez returns, Taijuan Walker’s last start … for now?

02 May 2025

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The Phillies are 17-14 following Thursday night’s loss to the Nationals. If the season ended today, they’d be tied with Arizona for the third and ...

Madness at the Bank: Phils win wild one vs. Nats

30 Apr 2025

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Where do we even start?The Phillies won an absolutely crazy game on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. They won on their first walk-off wild pitch s...

Phillies, Nola stop the bleeding at Wrigley Field

28 Apr 2025

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The Phillies bounced back in a major way this weekend against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.Now, can they build off it?The Phils lost on Friday, giving th...

Team USA manager and MLB Network analyst Mark DeRosa talks Phillies

25 Apr 2025

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MLB Network’s Mark DeRosa is one of baseball’s best analysts. His insights weekdays on “MLB Central” are must-see TV.DeRosa played college foo...

“We’ve just got to be better”: Phillies swept in New York

24 Apr 2025

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It’s still early, but the Phillies can’t play like this forever.They need to get going. The Mets swept the Phillies this week at Citi Field. The P...

Stott Me Up: Phillies Open Big Series Monday vs. Mets

21 Apr 2025

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The Phillies won this weekend’s series against the Marlins, but they let a sweep slip through their fingers in Sunday’s series finale.There are so...

Change is good: Cristopher Sánchez is Phillies stopper

18 Apr 2025

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Cristopher Sánchez became a trendy pick in the spring for a top five NL Cy Young Award finish.He pitched like one in Thursday’s 6-4 victory over th...

Chill: Bryce Harper sends message to Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh

16 Apr 2025

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In case you missed it, Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh have been going through a terrible start to the 2025 season.But both had important at-bats in Tuesd...

What's happening with Phillies offense, Brandon Marsh?

14 Apr 2025

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Everybody was riding high a week ago, then the Phillies went 2-4 in Atlanta and St. Louis.It ended with a 7-0 loss on Sunday in St. Louis. A lot of th...

Alec Bohm takes early struggles to St. Louis

11 Apr 2025

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Alec Bohm hit a rocket to Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies in his first at-bat on Thursday night in Atlanta.Albies caught it. Bohm flipped his bat. ...

Dropping the ball: Phils lose series opener in Atlanta

09 Apr 2025

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Edmundo Sosa made the catch of his life in the first inning on Tuesday night in Atlanta, but a huge mistake in left-center field involving both Sosa a...

Beat L.A.: Phillies win series against “unbeatable” Dodgers

07 Apr 2025

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Title: Beat L.A.: Phillies win series against “unbeatable” DodgersSomebody asked J.T. Realmuto on Friday about playing the Dodgers and he joked th...

Taijuan Walker, torpedo bats and Victus Sports CEO Jared Smith

04 Apr 2025

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The Phillies are 5-1 after Taijuan Walker pitched six scoreless innings on Thursday against the Rockies.It was a great day for Walker, whose mother cr...

LIVE: John Middleton joins the show!

03 Apr 2025

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The Phillies Show was LIVE from Citizens Bank Park before Thursday’s series finale against the Rockies.We had our Citizens Conversation with Phillie...

Phillies, Luzardo Open Season with Series Win

31 Mar 2025

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The Phillies won their first series of the season, taking two of three against the Nationals in Washington.They could have swept the Nats with a victo...

Phillies Win: Opening Day (Over)Reactions

28 Mar 2025

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The Phillies beat the Nationals in 10 innings on Opening Day, 7-3.162-0 is still in play.We dissect Opening Day because who doesn’t love digging dee...

Phillies 2025 season preview, with BONUS tracks

26 Mar 2025

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Opening Day is finally here.Do the Phillies have what it takes to win the World Series? We share our thoughts. We provide bold predictions, too. But J...

Last Day in Clearwater: Opening Day roster crystalizes

24 Mar 2025

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The Phillies play their final Grapefruit League game on Monday in Clearwater. Afterward, they’re flying to Philadelphia.Opening Day is Thursday in D...

Garrett Stubbs is optioned, reacts to news on show

21 Mar 2025

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Shortly after the Phillies optioned Garrett Stubbs to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday, he joined The Phillies Show to talk about a difficult day, h...

Ranger Suárez’s sore back; Taijuan Walker to the rotation?

20 Mar 2025

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Now we know why Phillies manager Rob Thomson hasn’t announced his rotation beyond Opening Day starter Zack Wheeler.Ranger Suárez has a sore back ag...

Opening Day is 10 days away. Where do roster battles stand?

17 Mar 2025

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Where do the Phillies’ roster battles stand with Opening Day 10 days away? It is going to be Rafael Marchán or Garrett Stubbs as backup catcher? Is...

Trea Turnin’ the corner? Turner is finding his way in Clearwater

14 Mar 2025

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Trea Turner is probably going to be the Phillies’ leadoff hitter on Opening Day.He came to camp trying to make better decisions at the plate, and tr...

Phillies questions: You Asked, We Answered

12 Mar 2025

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Opening Day is only 15 days away.So much has happened, but so much needs to be decided. We asked you for your questions, and you asked a bunch. You as...

Matt Strahm is down, but for how long?

10 Mar 2025

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The Phillies have had a pretty quiet camp in Clearwater, Fla., but they’ve just had their first hiccup.All-Star lefty Matt Strahm is experiencing a ...

Is this the Phillies' Opening Day lineup?

07 Mar 2025

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How much stock should you put into a player’s performance in spring training?It depends. A player like Max Kepler, who is new and perhaps looking to...

Jason Kelce talks Eagles, Phillies. Plus, a surprise cameo!

05 Mar 2025

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Jason Kelce joins the show to talk Eagles, Phillies, his love for Kyle Schwarber, the atmosphere at Citizens Bank Park, growing up a Jim Thome fan and...

Best of the Best: Answering your Phillies questions

03 Mar 2025

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Fun things are happening in Florida, but perhaps nobody is having more fun than Trea Turner and Max Scherzer. They got into Grapefruit League hijinks ...

Bryce Harper is OK, José Alvarado throws 100.7 mph

28 Feb 2025

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Breathe, everybody. Bryce Harper got hit on the right arm Wednesday by a 92 mph fastball, but he’s OK. He’s supposed to play Friday against the Re...

Aaron Nola joins the show: talks pitching, shoes, poker

26 Feb 2025

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Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola has been one of baseball’s best, more durable pitchers for nearly a decade. From 2017-24, he ranks first in baseba...

The Band’s Back Together in Clearwater

24 Feb 2025

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It’s been months since Ruben, Jim and Todd sat together in the same place to record an episode of The Phillies Show.But the stars aligned Sunday in ...

Wheels Up: Phillies ace Zack Wheeler joins the show!

21 Feb 2025

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Has any pitcher in baseball been better than Zack Wheeler the past five seasons?If you look at the numbers, Wheeler is No. 1. And it’s not even clos...

Clearwater travel guide for Phillies fans

19 Feb 2025

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We mean it: if you’re a Phillies fan and you haven’t been to spring training in Clearwater, Florida, you need to put it on your bucket list.It’s...

It's here, folks: Phillies first full-squad workout

17 Feb 2025

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Monday is the Phillies’ first full-squad workout.But plenty has already happened before the Phils take the field at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater....

Live from Clearwater: Phillies pitchers and catchers!

13 Feb 2025

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Baseball is finally back, everybody!Phillies pitchers and catchers had their first workout in Clearwater, Florida, on Wednesday. Jim and Todd were the...

Phillies’ Top 2025 Spring Training Storylines: Bohm, Suárez, Turner and more!

11 Feb 2025

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The Eagles pulverized the Chiefs on Sunday in perhaps the greatest performance by a Philadelphia team to ever win a championship.We had a blast watchi...

J.T. Realmuto gets real: talks present and future in Philly

06 Feb 2025

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J.T. Realmuto is set to make his seventh consecutive Opening Day start at catcher for the Phillies.It would tie Darren Daulton for the second-longest ...

Projecting the Phillies’ 2025 lineup: Turner, Harper, Bohm, Schwarber … ?

04 Feb 2025

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Phillies manager Rob Thomson visited the show last week, and he said he will tinker with the Phils’ lineup throughout the spring.Thomson discussed m...

Phillies manager Rob Thomson joins the show!

31 Jan 2025

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Less than two weeks remain before Phillies pitchers and catchers have their first workout in Clearwater, Fla.Who better to set the scene than Phillies...

Super Questions Answered: lineups, roster battles, extensions, Max Scherzer

28 Jan 2025

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We open this week’s show by soaking in the Eagles’ NFC championship win on Sunday.But this is a Phillies show, of course, so we answered your Phil...