About this episode

The episode discusses the Phillies' disappointing series against the Mets and evaluates the team's performance in the first half of the season.

0:00 - Takeaways from an ugly series loss to the Mets 4:49 - The fifth spot in the rotation is HUGE problem 7:15 - The Phillies are NOT good in day games this season 14:30 - All-Star Game was disappointing 20:43 - Ricky Bo's first half grades 25:38 - Dodgers series preview and second half predictions

Topics covered

• Phillies
• Mets
• All-Star Game
• first half grades
• second half predictions
• baseball

Keywords

• Phillies
• Mets
• All-Star Game
• Ricky Bo
• baseball
• second half predictions
• rotation problems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBC Sports Philadelphia, Dodgers

Places: Philadelphia, Mets

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