Anthony Dabbundo joins us! With Aaron Nola and Andrew Painter struggling, can this Phillies team contend? Plus our new World Cup expectation for Team USA.

Anthony Dabbundo joins us! With Aaron Nola and Andrew Painter struggling, can this Phillies team contend? Plus our new World Cup expectation for Team USA.

Brothers Johnny and Kyle Fisher were raised on Philly sports and are bringing their smart, passionate, no-nonsense analysis to the podcast world. This is the podcast for all Philly sports fans -- the diehards, the casuals, and everyone in between. In this episode, we are joined by Anthony Dabbundo! Writer and podcaster at The Ringer, featured on The Ringer Gambling Show and The Ringer's Philly Special, and leading the World Cup coverage for the site. And he's a Philly native who spends his summers at Citizens Bank Park rooting for the Phillies. Aaron Nola pitched last night against the Mets. He hasn't pitched past the 5th inning yet this month, is this the new Aaron Nola? (2:10) Andrew Painter was sent down after his start on Wednesday. Kyle was there and wrote about Painter, and Tony Buns has been monitoring Painter's fastball all season. What have we seen so far? (8:30) How has it gone with the development of the Phillies youngsters, like Painter and Justin Crawford? (17:45) Can this version of the Phillies contend this season? What needs to improve? What can they add? (20:45) Who are the right-handed hitters we want the Phillies to target before the trade deadline? (22:45) We talk about how good Brandon Marsh has been and Tony Buns throws out his idea for a new award, the Human MVP award. (30:00) Let's talk World Cup! Dabbundo was in the building for Team USA's opener. Did that performance change his expectations for this squad? (33:30) What does Mauricio Pochettino bring to the table for Team USA? (44:45) Who do we like to win the World Cup? Is it one of the obvious favorites? (50:00) Advice for young writers and anyone trying to break through in sports media. (55:10)

Stanford Steve! We talk Phillies-Mets, PGA Championship at Aronimink, who we like at the U.S. Open, and hanging with Charles Barkley.

Brothers Johnny and Kyle Fisher were raised on Philly sports and are bringing their smart, passionate, no-nonsense analysis to the podcast world. This is the podcast for all Philly sports fans -- the diehards, the casuals, and everyone in between. In this episode, we are joined by Stanford Steve. We start by talking Phillies-Mets in advance of this weekend's series, and then we recap the PGA Championship at Aronimink before getting into this week's U.S. Open. And then we hit a little of everything, including great events Steve has seen live, and postgame parties with Charles Barkley. How much time do you have for Stanford Steve's résumé? (2:10) Mets and Phillies finally get together this weekend. What's going on with the Mets? (5:50) The stolen base is back! It reminds us of the Phillies-Mets rivalry from 15-20 years ago with Jose Reyes and Jimmy Rollins. (11:20) Why the Phillies are NOT Steve's least favorite team, and what he likes about Phillies fans and the Philly sports scene. (13:10) The Phillies-Mets traded that crushed Stanford Steve back in the day. (16:20) Can the Mets get back in it and compete with the Phillies? (17:50) Steve recaps the PGA Championship at Aronimink and tells us who he likes at this week's U.S. Open. (22:00) How do you watch so many sports? And how do you remember it all? (32:00) Why we love Omaha and the College World Series. (40:15) Steve was in the building for the Knicks huge comeback last week. What other great sporting events has he seen live? (44:45) The time me and Steve took a rickshaw uphill to a Final Four afterparty and almost ended the driver's career that night. Plus getting to hang out with Charles Barkley. (1:02:35) The boys wrap things up with a smorgasbord of topics, including some Phillies talk with the Mets series getting started tonight. (1:06:40)

World Cup Preview with Paul Carr! How far can Team USA really go? Who are the favorites? And is the winner going to come through Philly?

Brothers Johnny and Kyle Fisher were raised on Philly sports and are bringing their smart, passionate, no-nonsense analysis to the podcast world. This is the podcast for all Philly sports fans -- the diehards, the casuals, and everyone in between. In this episode, we preview the Men's World Cup with Paul Carr, the best soccer researcher in the business! Soccer in Philly! The first sporting event ever held at the Linc was an international soccer match and Paul was there. (1:35) Paul talks about his Power Rankings (up on Yahoo Sports) and which teams are the favorites. Could Philly fans see the World Cup winner play at the Linc? Plus don't sleep on this team that will play in Philadelphia. (4:30) Messi and Ronaldo aren't the superstars they once were but their teams are still capable of winning the whole thing. (7:35) For casual fans like us, who are the players we need to know? (9:10) Team USA... what is the expectation and what is possible for this squad? And a very specific scenario where they could end up with a match in Philly. (18:15) These players and lineup decisions will have the biggest impact on how far Team USA will go. (19:45) Prediction time. Can Team USA make the quarterfinals? Who do we expect to see in the finals? And is there a sleeper team that can make a deep run? (23:30) Did you see that Knicks comeback?!?! (25:25)

The Phillies are... good again? And the Eagles traded A.J. Brown to New England for a 1st-round pick.

Brothers Johnny and Kyle Fisher were raised on Philly sports and are bringing their smart, passionate, no-nonsense analysis to the podcast world. This is the podcast for all Philly sports fans -- the diehards, the casuals, and everyone in between. In this episode, we start with our reactions to the Sixers' new President of Basketball Operations, Mike Gansey, and Then we talk about the Phillies' recent improvements. They have the second-best record in baseball since they changed managers. What's been different? And finally we go over the A.J. Brown trade. Did the Eagles get enough? And how big of a hit will they take by losing their No. 1 receiver? The Sixers introduced their new basketball exec. How are we feeling? (1:10) Phillies have the 2nd-best record in baseball since changing managers. What are we seeing, and are we still concerned? (9:10) Maybe they weren't really as bad as it looked at the beginning of the season. (15:05) How much of it is (BABIP) luck? The Phillies pitchers were on a historically bad pace with the batting average they were allowing on balls in play. (17:30) Oh yeah, Zack Wheeler replaced Taijuan Walker in the rotation. And Cristopher Sanchez and Jhoan Duran have been lights out. (19:15) Johnny wants to talk about BABIP again. (22:20) Kyle sat down with Phillies pitching coach Caleb Cotham and wrote a great article on Philly Sports Network about how they built this bullpen. How has that played out so far this season? (22:55) Cotham's simple approach to finding good pitchers. (27:00) Johnny's big concern is at the top of the lineup. (30:30) Kyle's big concern is they need any righty to hit. (31:35) The Phillies have the major-league leaders in batting average and home runs, but they still aren't scoring runs!?!? (33:10) Last week was June 1st, so A.J. Brown must've been traded to the Patriots. We break down the cap implications, the trade return and how they'll replace their No. 1 receiver. (37:00)

Flyers Up 3-0, Sixers Back In It, Eagles Take a WR and Phillies Still Struggling

Brothers Johnny and Kyle Fisher were raised on Philly sports and are bringing their smart, passionate, no-nonsense analysis to the podcast world. This is the podcast for all Philly sports fans -- the diehards, the casuals, and everyone in between. In this episode, we catch up with Adnan Virk, the Emmy Award-winning host of Amazon Prime Monday Night Hockey and MLB Tonight, and the best-selling author of the book Cinephile. But more importantly for this conversation, he's a huge Flyers fan who was in the building for Game 3. Then he chimes in on the Eagles drafting a wide receiver and what that means for AJ Brown's future in Philly. Plus the boys look at how much better the rest of the NFC East got after the first round of the Draft. And then we decide if the Phillies or the 76ers changed our minds this week. The Phillies got swept at Wrigley Field to extend their losing streak to 9 straight games, but the Sixers rebounded with a big win in Game 2 and are coming home with the series tied at one game apiece. And lastly, we look back at our favorite game from the podcast which was shortlived, At Least We're Not the Mets. It's Adnan Virk! He was in the building to see the Flyers take a 3-0 lead on the Penguins. (0:45) Philadelphia dominates Pittsburgh again during the NFL Draft, moving up to pick USC wide receiver Makai Lemon. How that impacts AJ Brown and the roster going forward. (19:40) Final thoughts on the Flyers and how fun this has been already. (25:50) Our thoughts on the Eagles adding another wideout and how they ended up with him at No. 20. (27:45) Phillies scored some runs, but not enough to avoid a sweep. How do we feel now that the losing streak has reached 9 straight games? (34:00) We say goodbye to our favorite game, after only getting to play it once. At Least We're Not the Mets lasted one episode. (46:20) The Sixers are back in it! Big win in Game 2 and coming home for Game 3. Are they back in the series or will the Celtics finish them off? (46:55)