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Phightin' Words: A Phillies Podcast

by Joy Media LLC

Phillies writers Anthony SanFilippo and Bob Wankel have spent decades living and dying with every pitch. Sometimes they agree; sometimes they don't. Welcome to Phightin' Words, where every episode is a home run. Watch or subscribe wherever your get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/phightinwords

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The Phillies Season Has Reached the Brink | Ep 113 | 9/25/26 | Phightin' Words

The Phillies still haven't clinched a playoff berth as the season enters its final weekend. Bob thinks they're done-zo. Anthony isn't confident they can do much in the pl

Sep 25
1 h 04 min

Extreme Philllies Playoff Bullpen Makeover | Ep 112 | 9/21/26 | Phightin' Words

The Phillies split with the Mets. It wasn't great. One reliever got hurt. Another was shipped out. Dave Dombrowski said they have to fix it - and they have a plan. He wou

Sep 21
1 h 02 min

No Luzardo? No Problem. Phillies Leaning on an "Old Reliable" | Ep 111 | 9/18/26 | Phightin' Words

Admittedly, Bob saw a decent second half from Aaron Nola (kudos to him), but he didn't see THIS. Nola has been one of baseball's better pitchers for the past six weeks, m

Sep 18
45 min

Back to School for the Phillies, Who Need Baserunning 101 | Ep 110 | 9/11/26 | Phightin' Words

Bob and Ant are flummoxed by the Phillies' inability to grasp even the most basic understanding of base-running fundamentals sometimes. It cost them a pair of games this

Sep 11
1 h 02 min

The Phillies Could Have Swept the Braves, But Didn't. | Ep 109 | 9/8/26 | Phightin' Words

Ant and Bob react to the four-game split with Atlanta that certainly should have gone the Phillies way but didn't. And why? Because their margin for error is so slim. Fri

Sep 9
1 h 05 min

A Showdown for the NL East Between the Phillies and Braves | Ep 108 | 9/4/26 | Phightin' Words

Bob and Ant break down every possible aspect of the massive four-game series between the Phillies and Braves that begins Friday at Citizens Bank Park with one heck of a p

Sep 4
1 h 08 min

Is it Time to Believe in the Phillies? Maybe, Maybe Not. | Ep 107 | 9/1/26 | Phightin' Words

Ant is back from Anaheim; Bob still doesn't know what to make of the Phillies. But they've won 14 of 16, although some nights, you wonder how. The guys discuss Zack Wheel

Sep 4
55 min

Put These Phillies Pitchers in the Proper Playoff Order | Ep 106 | 8/27/26 | Phightin' Words

Ant woke up before the cows and chickens in Anaheim to chat with Bob about the Phillies as they prepare for their weekend series against the Angels. They discuss the orde

Aug 28
1 h 06 min

Children of the Corn: Phillies Trip to Iowa Changed Everything | Ep 105 | 8/24/26 | Phightin' Words

Bob and Ant are still trying to find the words to talk about the Phillies nine-game winning streak, especially with the way it continued on Sunday. But they find a way to

Aug 24
1 h 15 min

Phillies: Object in the Rearview Mirror Closer Than It Appears | Ep 104 | 8/21/26 | Phightin' Words

Bob and Ant try to make sense of the Phillies, who are the most unconventional good team, maybe ever. Thanks to their season-best six-game winning streak entering Friday,

Aug 21
1 h 13 min

Do We Have to Be Nice to the Phillies' Alec Bohm for Now? | Ep 103 | 8/18/26 | Phightin' Words

Ant is back from Iowa and Minnesota, and the Phillies have won four straight, with a good offense all of a sudden, thanks, in part, to the scorching hot Alec Bohm. Bob's

Aug 18
1 h 10 min

All That Once Was Good About the Phillies Could Be Again | Ep 102 | 8/14/26 | Phightin' Words

Ant is in Iowa, and ready to share everything he can with Bob about the Field of Dreams, which he'll say was the coolest place he's ever seen a sporting event. Meanwhile,

Aug 15
1 h 04 min

The Phillies Just Seem to Drive You to Drink | Ep 101 | 8/10/26 | Phightin' Words

Don Mattingly said it best when taking the podium for his post game press availability on Sunday when he looked at a bottle of water sitting on the dais and said, "It fee

Aug 10
1 h 16 min

Phillies Offense Starting to Arraez from the Dead | Ep 100 | 8/7/26 | Phightin' Words

On the 100th Episode of Phightin' Words, Bob and Ant talk about the impact the arrival of Luis Arraez has had on the Phillies, and not just offensively; Bryce Harper look

Aug 7
1 h 13 min

Phillies Take a Bird Bath in Baltimore as Deadline Arrives | Ep 99 | 8/3/26 | Phightin' Words

Today (August 3) is the trade deadline and, well, the Phillies haven't done anything yet. They will, but it's starting to look more and more like it's going to e a measur

Aug 4
1 h 11 min

As the Phillies Turn: The Harper-Dombrowski Cold War Heats Up | Ep 98 | 7/31/26 | Phightin' Words

Bob and Ant break down the breakdown in Miami, the salvos from the team's most recognizable player and his manager. What the Bryce Harper-Dave Dombrowski feud means. They

Jul 31
1 h 00 min

Phillies Save Face vs. Yankees, but Cris Sanchez Seems Average | Ep 97 | 7/27/26 | Phightin' Words.

Bob is back from vacation. Ant is in Miami for the series against the Marlins. There's a lot to talk about, and Bob is fired up. Does Cristopher Sanchez seem average all

Jul 27
1 h 04 min

Fundamentals is the F-word for the Phillies | Ep 96 | 7/24/26 | Phightin' Words

Bob's still on vacation, but man, would he be fired up after the way the Phillies lost two of three to the Dodgers. Have no fear as Ant Jr. is like Bob light. He joins hi

Jul 24
1 h 09 min

Dodgers. Yankees. Marlins. Nine Games to Define the Philliles | Ep 95 | 7/20/26 | Phightin' Words

With Bob on vacation, Ant Jr. fills in again, this time with his dad to break down the sleepy series loss to the Mets, but more importantly, to look ahead to what's comin

Jul 20
58 min

And Now the Scrutiny Really Begins for the Phillies | Ep 94 | 7/16/26 | Phightin' Words

Bob and Ant hop on a day early to recap all the All-Star Festivities including the Good (the end of the Derby and the Sandlot recreation), the bad (how do you screw up Jh

Jul 16
1 h 03 min

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