High Hopes: A Phillies Podcast

James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies hiring Pete Fatse as their new hitting coach and discuss what the Phils' plans should be heading into a crucial offseason for this core.

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz go over the last of their notes from Dave Dombrowski's press conference last week and discuss what the Phillies could do to really shake things up this offseason.

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The Philadelphia Phillies brass met with the media this week to discuss their plans for the offseason and Don Mattingly's return as the team's manager. James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to everything Dave Dombrowski said on Thursday morning and discuss their thoughts and hopes for the upcoming offseason.

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The Phillies have made Don Mattingly their manager for the 2027 season, but will search for a new hitting coach after firing Kevin Long on Wednesday. Jack Fritz and Tucker Bagley react to the team's moves and preview Dave Dombrowski's end-of-season press conference that will go live at 10:30 on Thursday.

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The Phillies have been eliminated from the playoffs for a week now. James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the latest rumors regarding the team's managerial search and think it might be up to John Middleton to save the franchise over the next couple of months.

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies' 6-2 loss in the final game of the wild card series. Is this the end of this era of Phillies baseball?

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The Philadelphia Phillies evened the Wild Card series against the Braves with a 4-3 extra-innings win on Wednesday afternoon. James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the heroics from Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm and Andrew Painter before looking ahead to tomorrow's winner-take-all Game 3.

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies' game 2 win over the Braves on Wednesday afternoon. The guys spend an hour with the callers on WIP talking about Cristopher Sanchez's start, Bryce Harper's redemption and Andrew Painter's heroic finish.

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz give their instant reaction to the Phillies' crushing Game 1 loss to the Braves on Tuesday afternoon and wonder if the Phils can get themselves off the mat one more time and take Game 2 behind Cristopher Sanchez.

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Jack Fritz and Tucker Bagley stay up late to preview today's Phillies/Braves game as Jesus Luzardo heads to the mound as the starter for Game 1. They also discuss the roster decisions and their confidence level heading into the Wild Card round against a heavily-favored Braves team.

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies punching their ticket to the postseason for the fifth-straight season and preview this week's Wild Card series against the Braves.

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies' series loss to the Brewers and share their frustrations on the team's inability to clinch a playoff spot.

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Jack Fritz reacts to yet another lifeless loss by the Phils as their playoff hopes continue to dim heading into the final weekend of the season.

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The Phillies used a three-run rally in the eighth inning on Tuesday night to beat the Brewers and drop their magic number to two with five games remaining. Jack Fritz reacts to Zack Wheeler's final start of 2026 and Brandon Marsh's big day at the plate.

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies splitting the weekend series against the Mets and look ahead to the final six games of the season against the Brewers and Rays. With the magic number sitting at three, can the Phils punch their ticket to the postseason?

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Jesus Luzardo is on the IL and the Phillies are 4-8 in their last 12 games. Even as they continue their push for the playoffs, the Hopes aren't as High for James Seltzer and Jack Fritz as they react to yet another uninspired series split against the Nationals.

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Jack Fritz reacts to the Phillies' dropping the series opener against the Nationals on Tuesday night.

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After being the hottest team in baseball during the month of August, the Phillies have cooled off and have fallen out of the NL East race after another series loss to the Braves. However, James Seltzer and Jack Fritz still believe the team might have a shot in October despite the recent struggles.

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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies dropping a home series to the Astros to cap off another disappointing homestand.

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The Philadelphia Phillies came back from 4-0 on Wednesday night to even the series against the Astros. Jack Fritz and Tucker Bagley react to Kyle Schwarber's grand slam, Cristopher Sanchez's up-and-down start and Treat Turner's continued hot streak.

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