Phils in Five

The Bat Spike Heard Round the World

WE ARE STILL HERE. The Phillies came home and dominated with a rowdy home crowd, an all time classic home run celebration and a ticket to San Diego to show down with the Padres in the NLCS. The Mets are gone the Braves are gone, let's RING THE BELL for the true NL East champions as we head to the NLCS.
In this Episode:
CBP on fire
How dangerous is this team?
NLCS Preview
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Rhys Botchskins

Zack Wheeler brought it on the mound Wednesday in a rain-delayed Game 2, but the offense was no where to be found and a critical miss in the field by first basemen Rhys Hoskins cost the Phillies three runs and the game, as Atlanta evened the NLDS at 1 win a piece.
In this Episode:
Wheeler let down by the D
Offense can't score
Bryce about to go off?
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Big Stick Nick

As they are prone to do around here, Nick from Philly saved his best work for the postseason. Nick Castellanos made and impact with his bat and his glove in right as the Phillies chopped down the Braves 7-6 in game one of the NLDS, so let’s ring the bell!
In this Episode:
Huge win for the Phils
Zack Wheeler up next
Nick's defensive strategy
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The Phils are Moving On

The bats took a little while to get going but a ninth inning awakening on Friday evening carried over to a 2-0 win on Saturday to give the Phils a two game wild card sweep of the Cardinals. That will send em on to Atlanta for the National League Division Series and it's champagne shower number two for our Fightin' Phils so let's RING THE BELL!
In this Episode:
Phillies sweep!
Seranthony back?
Phillies/Braves preview (sort of)
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So We Meet Again

It’s been 11 years since the Cardinals ended the Phillies last playoff run, now the Phillies head to St Louis to make their long anticipated return to the postseason. Thanks for joining us along this bumpy road, we’ve had plenty of ups and downs but we’ve finally  made it to the tournament folks and anything can happen if the bats get hot. So, Let's Ring the Bell for the return of Red October!
In this Episode:
Phillies - Cardinals preview
Can the bats get hot?
GO PHILS
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WE’RE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS!

THE DROUGHT IS OVER. Kyle Schwarber, Aaron Nola and the Fightin' Phillies punched their ticket to the playoffs on Monday with a 3-0 victory over the Houston Astros.. That wraps up an 11-year postseason drought for a team that looked to be bottoming out in May. More than 4,000 days after Ryan Howard crumbled to the ground with a torn Achillies as the Phils were knocked out of the 2011 postseason we are just days away from the beginning of another playoff run. It’s going to be a tough road with the better than ever Dodgers holding the one seed, the defending Champion Braves and the Mets with the best rotation in baseball also possibly in the way, but we are just PUMPED to have some meaningful baseball in October. We’ll get kicked of likely against St. Louis on Friday but let's take a few moments to enjoy this. You bet its time to RING THE BELL!
In this Episode:
Phils clinch!
Nola/Alvarado/Eflin dominate
Schawrbomb x 2
Where is the offense
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Desperation Mode

Well, it’s September and the Phillies stink… Losses number 11,182 and 11,183 came with barely a hint of offense, falling 4-2 on Wednesday and again 2-0 yesterday to the CUBS.. Still the Phils managed to shave their magic number down to 6 thanks to a couple of Brewers losses as neither team looks all that interested in going to the playoffs… oof.
In this Episode:
Failing aces
Where is the offense
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The Cards in Five Podcast

Nick Castellanos returned to the lineup and made a nice putout at second base but as has, oddly, been the case for much of the year the Cubs were too strong for Zack Wheeler and the Phillies with a 2-1 defeat registering loss number 11,182 of all time… But oh hey, our boys in St. Louis got it done beating the Brewers 6-2 and cutting the Phillies magic number to 7 – can’t be picky these days, so let's RING THE BELL!
In this Episode:
Phils magic number gets smaller
Braves/Mets tied at the top
Nola and Ranger vs. some rookies
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And Down the Stretch They Come

It was a mixed bag of a weekend for the Phils after earning wins to open the series with the braves on Thursday and Friday (RIIING) the Phils stumbled on Saturday and then dropped a rain delayed extra innings affair on Sunday to split with the Braves. That’s losses 11,180 and 11,181 of all time... Still the magic number sits at 8 with 10 games left to play as the Phils head out on a road trip that will determine our fate.
In this Episode:
Weekend recap
Wheeler looks to get back on track
Stop thinking, just win.
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Matt the Bat

Wowee the Phils are BACK. The losing streak is snapped and the Phils have won two straight HUGE games for the struggling team: A comeback win on Wednesday to wrap the series with the Jay and a gritty 1-0 victory over the Braves Thursday to open a weekend series with their NL East foes. Jose Alvarado gets the game ball and probably earned a shot to be the closer. The are no new losses to count today so let's RING THE BELL!
In this Episode:
Vierling delivers the game winners
Alvarado the closer?
Wild Card update
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