I am joined by my podcast friend and co-host of the show, Matt Veasey for his first podcast of '22. We're talking about the lock-out of MLB and perhaps more importantly with the Twitter frenzy of the moment 'Did Tom Brady retire?' Hall of Fame vote, and where some Phillies stand on it.  Kevin Frandsen finds a full time job in TV commentary for the Nationals... All this and more on the show! Hit like and subscribe wherever you listen to the show, give us a review! A bit of chocolate if you give us a glowing review!  Wanna sponsor the show? Go to  http://anchor.fm/phillies and hit the support button, if you do, you'll hear the podcast live as we record it! Just subscribe at the $4.99 or above level  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Phillies Talk Podcast

HOF and Phillies, Ending the Baseball Lockout, Kevin Frandsen leaves for the Nats and more!

This is the 2nd edition of Phillies Talk Podcast for 2022 - the start of the 16th season of podcasting by Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich again telling the listeners how the show started back in the day. The Players Association will come back with a response to the MLB on Monday Jan. 24th, and hopefully it will be good news, a lot of news outlets are reporting it won't be a settlement but we'll have to wait and see. Brandon Duckworth's birthday on the 24th, the show talks about that and then we take a look at Jayson Werth and Pat Burrell, and how they both made out after their time on the WS winning team in 2008. The Phillies are retired numbers are talked about, I really think the Phillies have this right, don't retire everyone's number like the Yankees have for god's sake. All of this and so much more!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Offseason musings on the Phils, waiting for the signal that baseball will start on time

It's still a state of baseball lockout, not what the fans of baseball need after enduring the 2020 shortened season by Covid-19 and then risking their own lives by attending a game or two or more in 2021 at the stadium and now the MLB owners decided to lockout the players and create a fiasco that better be straightened up soon.  Should baseball fans flex their collective muscles by not buying any tickets when this is going on? This will put some added leverage on the whole situation, I know I won't be buying tickets anytime too soon. Should the owners even be able to sell tickets when technically there aren't any players?  All of this and more on the first show of the year for the Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter for 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

First show of 2022 - still Locked Out!

We're back talking baseball, on this show! Matt Veasey joins me for a great talk about the Hot Stove season for the Phillies that led up to the Lock Out by MLB. We have plenty to talk about. Which teams made splashes leading up to the lockout, and a couple of new Phillies on the team to talk about as well. We're just getting started in this tremendous holiday season and hope to be back for another show before Christmas, so put up your feet, pour that hot cup of cocoa or tea and enjoy this edition of Phillies Talk Podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Locked Out Baseball and start of the '21 Holiday season

We have the results of the Cy Young Award winner for 2021, it isn't Zack Wheeler but he's a 'closer than ever' vote for the title. Bryce Harper is up for vote tonight, at 6 PM we will know who the NL MVP is... of course we'll talk about that in the next show. I also have to catch up with my co-host, Matt Veasey as well, which hopefully he'll be talking with us soon! Have fun, give a listen and subscribe! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Wheeler gets 2nd for Cy Young Award, Harper up tonight for MVP contestant

It's time for another episode of Phillies Talk Podcast, the last day of the regular season for the Phillies. Disappointed that things just didn't go the Phillies way to get into the playoffs, but again, did this team deserve to have a change to win the NL East?  All this and more on the show today with Rich going solo again!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Game 162 for the 2021 Phillies season

It's the Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter, the longest running independent podcast that talks about the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. A solo show this time around but there is plenty to talk about with the Phils still being a possible NL East Champ - just six games remaining and 3 of those games happen to be with the Braves, so if the Phillies can just keep winning, we may see them in the playoffs.  A bit of a rant develops on the podcast, so be forewarned, this team could have easily coasted into the playoffs with the correct moves by management that were never made.  All this and more on this edition of the podcast. Please be a sponsor of the show, for only the price than less of a cup of coffee, you can be a listening sponsor of the show! Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate.  Take care,  Rich@fightinphillies.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Phillies still have a chance at first place in NL East - last 6 games of season

Phils surprise us and the Braves have been losing is starting to add up to a chance for them to take the NL East with about 12 games remaining. Matt is joining us from his new 'Porch Deck' studio location that is really looking like a great time there. Rich is still manning the studio for more great Phillies Talk Podcast. Want to sponsor the show? Go to our anchor podcast site :  http://anchor.fm/Phillies - you can pick one of 3 payment plans on a monthly basis, .99 cents /  $4.99 a month  / $9.99 a month sponsorship levels. You get a mention on every show we do if you do the $9.99 sponsorship level, and it can be a business! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Phils making a courageous run for the NL East Title, can they do it?

It's the latest edition of Phillies Talk Podcast by Rich Baxter with Matt Veasey. We're talking about the Phillies chances to either catch the Mets or somehow turn this team around to get 10 games or so over .500 - is this team just spinning wheels? Later on in the show, Rich and Matt talk about the trade scenario. Rich offers up a long shot of possibly trading Bryce Harper and get a boatload of good players for him, of course Matt explains that it is crazy to consider this, but with 3 years in, Rich says, he would part with Harp even though he likes him as a player.  Bryant and Kimbrel to the Phillies? What would we have to give in return? Let's see how Dombrowski works it.  Sponsor the show here:  http://www.anchor.com/Phillies  Rate and review anywhere you listen to the show, give us 5 stars! Call the Phillies Talk Podcast with your comments: 609-365-0002  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Do the Phillies deserve to be 'buyers' at the trade deadline? Ownership gives green light

It's a mega podcast with Rich and Matt talking all about the Phillies at the All-Star Break for '21 - we did the show as the Phils finished out a win in Boston, thus putting the team in 2nd place at .500 - we could not have been happier with the win. We talk about the All-Star Game, why did it move, and was it a mistake to move it.  In this long show, we take a look at the Phillies for the baseball draft tonight, and who they need. We reminisce about some old World Series memories that we have had, and tell some stories about that. All this and so much more on the At The All-Star Break Show for Phillies Talk Podcast Donate to the show:  http://anchor.fm/phillies or our Patreon Page:  http://www.patreon.com/phillies --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Phillies Talk Podcast - At the All Star Break July 2021

Wow, can't believe we are already at July 4th, one of my favorite holidays and an important one for the baseball season. The Padres with their high-powered offense are in town, they got in at 4 am so they may be a little weary for Game 1 - but we have Zack Wheeler on the mound anyway, so all is good, isn't it?  Time for Mom, Baseball, and Apple Pie, it's July 4th!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

The Padres are in town - Special July 4th edition

Didn't get your shot? You can get free Phillies tickets.  How are the Phillies doing now? Vince Velasquez has been a Phillies player for a long time, the Phils have stayed with him, but should they? All of this and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Phillies Talk Podcast - June 6 2021 - Covid shot, free ticket and more

What else can we say about this Phillies team as they have slipped to a few games under .500 now? Well, we can still say plenty.  Girardi gets backed into a corner by the media, pro sports gambling is mentioned by the press as to why Joe G needs to be more forthcoming with the press? That's what they said. Joe said, not so fast. Who's right? Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler, we are happy to have them both, who's the Phillies ace at this point? The Phils come home to a 'full capacity' stadium, we wonder how many of the Phillies faithful will want to pay to see this team? All of this and so much more. Please hit 'Like' and Subscribe to the Youtube Channel for this show, we need 12 thousand subscribers by the end of the season. Sponsor the show just go to http://anchor.fm/phillies and hit the sponsor button, it couldn't get more easy. Find Rich at FightinPhillies.com and Matt at MattVeasey.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Phillies Talk Podcast Memorial Day Weekend '21

We recorded via Zoom.. it crashed half way through, but we soldiered on just like the Phillies are. We cover a lot of topics on this show, the state of the team, how we feel about the TV broadcast this year, and some other interesting subjects! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

It's May and the Phillies are in contention

It's time for another edition of the podcast. Matt Veasey from @PhilliesBell on Twitter and Rich Baxter from FightinPhillies.com start off the '21 season with some great news. The Phils are doing pretty good.  The MLB moves the All-Star Game out of Atlanta - our thoughts. And so much more on this edition of the longest-running independent show on the internet about the Phillies. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support

Phillies get a good start to '21

An independent internet broadcast with news and opinions about the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team by Rich Baxter. Read the blog at www.fightinphillies.com -Thanks for listening. This show is not affiliated or sponsored by the MLB or Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support