Who Are The Phillies? (PST Episode 617)

The Philadelphia Phillies are currently atop of the NL East. However, we’re asking the question on this podcast and during our interview: who are the Phillies? While they’re having a successful season thus far, the Phillies have had ups and downs here in 2025. To dive into this question, the guys brought on friend of the pod Liz Roscher from the Hittin’ Season podcast and the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) for a great discussion to dissect what we’ve seen from the bats and arms this year. It was a great discussion!But first, the guys dove into some Philly sports history from this week. (Approx. 5:50)From there, the guys gave their thoughts on how the NFL owners decided not to ban The Tush Push, the famous play that has annoyed many NFL team. They also talked about how flag football will be coming to the 2028 Olympics. (Approx. 9:15)Then the guys discussed the NBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Finals, the matchups and who they believe will head to the NBA Finals. Plus, might the Sixers be able to contend next year given their draft spot at No. 3 overall in the NBA Draft? Approx. 16:55)The guys then discussed how the Phillies are looking as they are first in the NL East. And yes, there are some fans who still are having issues with this team for some reason. (Approx. 40:55)What they threw down on the Table this week was a fantastic and in-depth discussion with Liz Roscher from the Hittin’ Season podcast and SABR about the Phillies this season. The theme of the discussion was: who are the Phillies this season? What should we make of the bullpen and starting pitching here in May? Are the star veteran players doing what they need to do to help this team’s identity? All of this and much more this week on the Table! (Approx. 48:15)SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: youtube.com/@thephiladelphiasportstableHead over to our website for all of our podcasts and more: philadelphiasportstable.comFollow us on BlueSky:Jeff: @jeffwarren.bsky.socialErik: @brickpollitt.bsky.socialFollow us on Threads:Jeff: @mrjeffwarrenErik: @slen1023The Show: @philadelphiasportstableFollow us on Twitter/X:Jeff: @Jeffrey_WarrenErik: @BrickPollittThe Show: @PhiladelphiaPSTFollow us on Instagram:Jeff: @mrjeffwarrenErik: @slen1023The Show: @philadelphiasportstableFollow Jeff on TikTok: @mrjeffwarrenFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/PhiladelphiaSportsTable