Joe Decamara & Jon Ritchie

Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie debate if the current Birds are more talented than the 2023 Eagles. Joe and Jon are on opposite side of the fence.  Joe DeCamara thinks the fans are underestimating loss of Kelce, Cox and Reddick. Jon Ritchie pushes back with the importance of acquisitions of Saquon Barkley and Bryce Huff.  

From 'High Hopes' (subscribe here): James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies losing two of three in Colorado and more.Presented by Miller Lite. 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

Full show: Tuesday, May 28, 2024: The Morning team and Ben Davis react to the Phillies losing 3 out of 4. Callers and the team celebrate Angel Hernandez announcing his retirement. Eliot Shorr-Parks reports on the Eagles OTA’s.  

Hour 4: The Morning team reveal the result of the poll question and check in on Time’s Yours.

The Morning team discuss the NFLPA approving the change in the offseason schedule. The team debate if it’s a good idea. Jon Ritchie is not in favor of the change.

The Morning team and caller debate if the MLB should lower the mound to prevent injuries to pitchers and raise the ERA. The debate gets heated and Joe calls James Seltzer soft.

Hour 3: The Morning team and Ben Davis breakdown the Phillies road trip.  Ben Davis announces he’s in favor of ‘robo’ umps. The team talk to Eliot Shorr-Parks about Eagles OTA’s.

Ben Davis has changed his mind this year and tells the Morning team he is favor of MLB going to ‘robo’ umps because of all the missed calls.  

Eliot Shorr-Parks joins the Morning team with an update of the Eagles OTA's. ESP tells the team that Birds CB James Bradberry might not be on the roster next season. Eliot expresses concern about the offensive and defensve lines are not as good as last year, 

Hour 2: The Morning team discuss the Phillies struggles over the holiday weekend. Ben Davis adds his insight. The team and callers warn not to overreact. Alec Bohm has 2 errors last game and  for the season 

The Morning team, Ben Davis and callers react to Angel Hernandez retiring. The team play audio of some of Angel's bad calls. A callers says the best call Angel ever made was him calling it quits. 

Ben Davis joins the Morning team and discusses the Phillies struggles on the current road trip.  Joe DeCamara asks about TaiJuan Walker and what could the Phillies do to move on from him.

Hour 1: The Morning team reacts to the Phillies losing 3 out of 4 on this road trip. Alec Bohm had an off day with 2 errors. The team isn’t too concerned right now but there are issues that need to be address. Joe DeCamara points to Tijuan Walker as one of the problems. Jon Ritchie is looking forward to Schwar-June.

Joe DeCamara asks what the celebration will be when he wins for the 250th time at Beat the Hammer. Joe lists getting the key to the city or a city proclamation as examples. 

James Seltzer proclaims the biggest story over the weekend was the Ronald Acuna's season ending ACL injury. The Morning team equate the Braves losing Strider and Acuna to the Phillies losing Wheeler and Harper. 

From 'South Philly Sauce' (subscribe here): Ashlyn Sullivan and Al Morganti start the pod by giving you an update on Russian goalie, Matvei Michkov, and how the Flyers are not in complete control of the situation. 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

Full Show: Friday, May 24th, 2024. The Phillies swept out the Texas Rangers on Thursday to move to a league best 37-14 record. Joe DeCamara says this is a special time to be a Phillies fan and that this team is incredibly focused. Plus, evaluating where the Eagles and Sixers are currently at with both teams in the middle of critical offseasons.  An all new edition of Pop Culture Beat the Hammer. 

Hour 4: Callers share their thoughts on the Phillies hot start and how many wins the Phils will finish with this season.

The Morning Team wraps up the show with Time's Yours and the Twitter Poll Question of the Day. Plus, more callers weigh in on the Phillies and just how special this team feels.

The Morning Team reacts to rumors surrounding a couple of different free agents on the open market and whether or not the Sixers should make a move to sign them this offseason.