Joe Decamara & Jon Ritchie

Rob Thomson’s answer on whether there are diminishing returns over the past 3 Phillies season, leads to a lively discussion between the Morning team on if the current Phils are better than last years.

Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie predict the winners of the NFL week 6 games. Jon likes the Bengals, Jets and Commanders. Joe also takes the Bengals and Jets but he likes the Cowboys. James Seltzer reponds with 'gross'

Eliot Shorr-Parks joins the Morning team to break down the Eagles/Browns game. ESP gives an update on the Birds injuries and reports on what the offense and defense did during the bye week.

The Morning team welcome Dick Vermeil and talk to him about playing in playoffs and the fans expectations in Philadelphia. Coach and Joe DeCamara disagree the Eagles need to beat the Browns convincingly to prove they’re a good team.

After another tough lose by the Phillies lead us to Beat the Hammer: Philly sports bad beats edition. The Hammer goes for win #263 answering questions about tough loses in Philly’s history.

Former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro was not surprised the Phillies lost to the Mets and says the Mets were playing better than the Phils for a while. Ruben talked about the Phillies plate approach and how it looked like they were guessing on pitches. The Mets played loose and with joy & the Phils were too tense and no joy.

The Morning team and caller examine the job Rob Thomson has done with the Phillies. The team review the mistakes Topper has have in the playofs. Caller compares Thomson to Nick Sirianni and what fans say about Nick.

The Morning team look to fixing the Phillies flaws and they agree that Trea Turner is the biggest problem. Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie disagree on Alec Bohm. Jon is ready to move on from Bohm but Joe would keep him over Nick Castellanos. The team is disappointed in the Phillies mental toughness and they lost to the NY Mets.

From 'The Boone Podcast' (subscribe here): Bret Boone is joined by 6x NFL Pro-Bowler Eric Allen to discuss longevity in sports, parenting young athletes, how money and interaction between players and owners has changed, his thoughts on the first several weeks of the NFL season and how conference realignment in college sports has changed things on a wholesale level. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 'Go Birds' (subscribe here): In today’s episode ESP plays what is maybe the most encouraging answer Jalen Hurts has ever given about Nick Sirianni. Have the two settled their differences? Plus, Chauncey Gardner-Johnson talks about Darius Slay and a preview of the Eagles defensive line vs. the Browns offensive line.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Morning team tries to unpack the Phillies’ loss, looking for answers. Ben Davis joins the Morning team in the studio and analyzes the Phillies short-comings. Jason Kelce, also in studio, offers his insight into what losing is like in Philadelphia, from a player’s perspective. Bottom line- when it mattered most the Phillies stunk. Trea Turner’s comments on the Phillies approach to batting has everyone confused. Howard Eskin joins the show, offering strong opinions and the questions arises: should Rob Thompson be fired?

The Morning team tries to unpack the collapse of the Phillies in game 4 of the NLDS trying to find someone to blame. Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie look to assign blame. James Seltzer and Rhea Hughes both agree- Rob Thompson should be fired after that game. Pitching and Rob Thompson’s decisions all come under question.

Ben Davis joins the Morning team in the studio and dissects the series putting the blame on the team’s offensive struggles. Jason Kelce also joins in studio and describes, from a player’s perspective, what it’s like to win and lose in the city of Philadelphia.

The Morning team is still searching for asnwers. Who is to be blamed? No one is in the mood to defend the Phillies- when it mattered most, they stunk. Jason Kelce, adding his insight, was upset with the ending of the season. Trea Turner’s comments on the Phillies approach to batting has the Morning team scratching their heads.

After a big loss to the end the season against a hot Mets team Howard Eskin joins the show and reacts the loss. Howard has some strong opinions about how the blame should be shared. A question arises- does Rob Thompson need to be fired?

After a big loss in the NLDS to a hot Mets team, the question has been thrown around: does Rob Thompson need to be fired? The Morning team can't all seem to agree, and neither can the city of Philadelphia.

Howard Eskin joins the show and reacts to the Phillies loss in the NLDS. Howard has some strong opinions about how the blame should be shared.

The Morning team is not in the mood to defend the Phillies- when it mattered most, they stunk. Jason Kelce was frustrated by the way this hopeful season ended. Trea Turner, after the game, gave us an interesting piece of audio about what the Phillies were saying in the dugout on their approach to batting.

The Morning show, picking up the pieces from a disappointing loss, is analyzing who is to be blamed. Ben Davis doesn’t think Alec Bohm will be back next season.

Jason Kelce joins the Morning team in studio and shares his personal experience about Cleveland Guardians baseball. Jason describes what it’s like to win and lose in Philadelphia from a player’s perspective.