Anthony opens the show reacting to another thrilling Phillies victory and listens back to the HR party at the Bank last night (0:25-13:50). Anthony reacts to comments made by Ben Simmons in an interview with Marc Spears that he is a better version of himself than the past and if he were to be traded again that he would want to be traded back to Philadelphia (13:50-35:38). Dickie Dunn pays homage in today’s vault to Ted Williams, Tug McGraw, and Mikal Bridges on their birthday (35:38-58:44). Matt Breen of Philly Inquirer joins Anthony for his weekly 4-4 check in, touching on the Phillies offense exploding again with an eye on Braves coming up, the makeup of the Eagles roster after final cuts, and offers his opinion on the Ben Simmons comments (58:44-1:27:32). Matt Gelb of The Athletic joins the show to discuss the contagious vibes at the park following the weekend sweep of the Cardinals that started with the standing ovation for Turner, who the ideal leadoff hitter is, rest for JT and more (1:27:32-1:47:40). With summer winding down and many taking final vacations before school would start back up, reminds Anthony of the worst night of the week (1:47:40-2:08:55). The Geek checks in with Anthony to help the listeners with their fantasy football teams, whether you already drafted or not, he’s got you covered with who to draft where and when or who should be playing in your flex (2:08:55-2:40:40). To close out the show Anthony and Dickie Dunn debate whether Phillies players that were over/under loved in this city (2:40:40-2:57:01).
