Phillies Recap + Mets Pitching Scouting Report

About this episode

Carl discusses the Cubs' recent performance, the Phillies series, and provides a scouting report on Mets pitching.

The Cubs are 9-9 and the mood swings are already doing midseason numbers. I’m solo today, trying to keep it tight, and I start with the thing that actually keeps you sane over 162 games: stop living and dying on every pitch and start measuring the season by series. The Phillies set gives us the perfect example, from an ugly start to a loud offensive response that reminds us what this lineup can look like when the at-bats stack. Then we get into the headline: Shota Imanaga. I walk through the...

People in this episode

Hosts: Carl, Mahoney

Topics covered

• Cubs performance
• Phillies recap
• Mets pitching
• baseball strategy
• season analysis

Keywords

• Cubs
• Phillies
• Mets
• Shota Imanaga
• baseball
• season analysis
• pitching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Phillies, Mets

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