Phils in Five

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:
Another gem from Ranger
Bullpen hiccup
Bryce and Wheeler getaway with a win

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:
Nola dominates
Ranger shines
Sanchez Ks 10
Turnbull/Wheeler flirt with no-nos
Aaron does it again

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:
Second straight series win
Singles are fine, but bombs are better

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:
Nola Bounces Back
Bullpen remains strong
Offense needs to get going
 

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:
Brogdon loses control
Bryce breaks out
Pitching shines though the disappointment

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:
Braves take the opening series 2-1
Wheeler, Marsh, Stott, JT all solid opening weekend
Bring on the Reds

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:
Snakes run wild
The big bats shrink
Disappointment set in
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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:
Bullpen blows in again
Wheeler brings us back
Kyle and Bryce: who can hit it farther?
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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!
Ranger deals
Offense struggles
Kimbrel gets squeezed
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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:
A solo homer barrage
Stress free playoff win?
Wheeler and Nola cruise
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