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James Seltzer and Jack Fritz react to the Phillies' game 2 win over the Braves on Wednesday afternoon. The guys spend an hour with the callers on WIP talking about Cristopher Sanchez's start, Bryce Harper's redemption and Andrew Painter's heroic finish.

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didn't see. But you know what, he pulled through. He pulled through James Celtsre as you can hear is in with me. He'll be in until about seven, 10, 7, 15. So doing the final segment of the final out, but those two homeruns, the momentum, you could hear a pin drop in the in the in the truest park, which is dead already. But man, what a moment for most of them. I'm so happy, man. I'm so happy. I'm happy for Bryce and I'm happy for you. In that order, look, a Bryce, it was a horrible event to play. I think he misjudged where the ball was going. He kind of lazy to it. He didn't take a great route. He didn't get in position. He wasn't really ready for it. He misjudged a jump and I was ready to come on and be like, ready to crush the guy and half an inning later. And that's, I said this on our post game pop, but that's, that's a beauty of baseball, man. Baseball gives guys the chance at redemption. And Harper took it, man. He took it and to your point, I think, you know, we'll see what happens tomorrow.

But if they go on a run and even the idea that they could go on a run, it all feels possible because of those two events. Oh, you know what I'm already envisioning. If they go on a run is the video montages. You, of course you are. Of the Harper misplay and then into, you know, all of a sudden you hear, you may think I'm stupid. I just got to see it. Well, my set and then bang, you know, the shortbread home and Harper. My home runs back to back the bomb home run painter closing it out. Feels like, feels like St. Louis and 20. It was, it did. It had that feel. You're right. And it, look, it does feel like the type of thing that can catapult a team at. And we know it's baseball and, you know, momentum is only as good as your next day starter and all those cliches. But we were there in 2022. We've seen what something like that could do. And that felt special today, man. And even just the idea that after losing yesterday's game and how you felt both on the

plot and on the radio was a perfect example of how they probably thought. I mean, Bryce Harper and he got criticism for it. When after the game and said that was a dad girl, you know, like it felt dead yesterday. And for them to take a one nothing lead, give it up immediately and then battle for whatever six seven endings, whatever it was. And then give it up like that for them to come back and battle back. So when that game man, that was that was a really impressive display of toughness and fortitude. And it makes me believe they're going to win tomorrow a whole hell of a lot more than I ever believed in either of the last two games. Let today be the moment. You cannot, you cannot let this die. Oh, dude, with a lost tomorrow. It can't be a footnote. It can't be like, oh, that was a fun moment. So they didn't go out whimpering. Like it can't be that. The final out is always a sponsored by the Philadelphia Parking Authority, offering Valet Park at the Philadelphia Airport. The player of the game is brought to you by South Jersey gas, make the smart place safe energy and money with South Jersey gas at SJG save energy dot com.

I'm going with painter. I think so too. So I was going to say I can accept Bryce. I get it. I can accept Shorber. I get it. But I think it's painter and bomb. You can. Yeah, and bomb. Of course, and bomb. Yeah, bomb credit. He did have to go ahead and look. And look, Sanchez was really good. He wasn't perfect, but after that first inning was really good. I think it's absolutely painter. And I tell you what, I thought that Chris Sanchez deserves a lot of credit for battling. I mean, in that seventh inning where he did a high in pitches, man. Was it a hundred and a hundred and a hundred and a hundred and a hundred and a hundred and a hundred and a hundred and a hundred and a hundred and a hundred and a hundred and something like that. He, one away, it was his career high going into that and they talked about when he passed it. And then the run came and I kind of lost focus on how many pitches he was at. Yeah, because the harbor thing. I just ruined my soul and the moment. And a big Alp on MacFarlane. You're right. Yeah. And that will get forgotten in all of it because Algrey Painter wasn't all that. That was a big spot, especially after pitching yesterday and giving up, you know, the run yesterday, that was a big spot. Yeah. Stones from the rookie. Yeah. For real. Stone from everyone today, man. Stones from the Philadelphia Phillies today.

Yeah. I mean, the size of the short side. I can't stand it. It's just a stunning form again. Dude, it was a, it was a stones game. It was. Hey, we learned a lot about the ball club. Yeah, man. I look, they have gotten a lot of deserved criticism this year, the nine and 19 star that we were waiting around the whole thing, the stretch after the All Star break before the field of dreams game. And obviously the way they ended the season culminating in 12 to one. And one of the more pathetic showings in a spot like that we've seen. Yes. Man, like they, they really have shown us that that they, they are not that like that. I don't, I don't know if they're good enough. I don't know if the what's going to happen. It sounds off enough, both in pieces, but they're not quitters. No. And maybe today was a glimpse into what the bullpen could be. Hey, Andrew painter, playoff weapon. Who would have thought when he got sent down? Who would have thought? So that's going to do it for the final out portion of high hopes radio on the other side,

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I think the stars have been under a lot of deserved scrutiny here and we've been begging it. Last night when you see Tatis and you see the shine. Wow. And just taking over that game. It's hard to do it in baseball. We need to do it like Ben Rice doing what he did, you know. Yeah. All started. It was an all star for that team. Is here any showed up? Yeah. Like again, one of the, one of the ways that they were going to have to win in October was that the stars were going to be the stars. Now my whole point was he can't put it all on them because they, they can impact the game four times usually at, at the most. You need other guys that have moments, but they also can't be zeros. And I tell you what, before the home runs. Oh, I mean, you're right. You've been a negative with the defensive play prior to them. That was a big hit in the first. It was, it was. Look, they needed that. And I think it's a great point you make because at the end of the day, they're always going to need moments like we've talked about. They're going to need guys to have moments like Andrew Pena did tonight and they're going to need suffering. Painter. If this is going to be a run and all that. But at the end of the day, the moments won't matter if the big guys don't hit.

And to your point, Jack, it was really feeling and, and to your point about like popping off a lid or kind of like breaking a seal or whatever, I do think that is not a crazy thing to say when you, like that stat was going around prior to the game and it was a damning one. The, the, what is it? 11, uh, three and 11 in the 14 playoff games since they were up to, oh, and the diamond max. I mean, they've been horrendous. You know, consistently as a team. And to your point, you said this on our pognets. So true. And it happened to us yesterday. It felt like that bow moment always goes the other way against us. That's always a home run that is hit against us. And like in games and big spots, whatever. And it went the other way today. It went our way. And then painter coming in and actually shutting it down like a, a beast closer, able to do what the ROM wasn't yesterday. It definitely feel like again, we know it's baseball. Yeah. And they could lose tomorrow. But, but this does feel a little different than, than other playoff wins in that type of spot. You know, I'm trying to think during this run where they've had a, a home run like the ball one.

I mean, obviously, we went back to the battle. I'm at the bank. And then Harper almost erased the day with the play. I know. I know, man. Oh my God. The amount of like it was forever ago. What have you done for me lately? You know, so so relieved. Thank God. Anyway, I'm just trying to think of, of the playoff home runs where they like flipped a game like that. I mean, Schwabrit the home run and game six down in Houston. At the end, it blew in the game. But that was late. And it did give them a lead. You're right. But it's just, it's rare. Yeah, they haven't had it. It's rare. Jumped out on teams and it homers or hit early homers that were big like the stock home run was not a leverage one against the Marlins. Also is the Marlins. It was a grand slam. That was great. The Dbacks want now they had the big home runs from Schwabrit Harper and game five. But, but I forget that this exact scenario where they were. I thought that there were more launching pads of like, you know, extending the lead rather than being behind maybe Schwabrit. I feel like Cassie was one of Cassie's big. I mean, but then they got a big. But I feel like Cassie in that. I feel like the two two homer games.

I feel like then he had a homer in the next game. I feel like that one might have been there. But they were still early. They were still early. Yeah. Like third of what? That's the point. And we would remember we would be able to put maybe there's one, but the point is this doesn't happen often. Harper and Cassie honest in game two against the Mets in 24 where. Oh, yeah. A Harper brought back from dead about that. Yeah, that's how yeah. They brought him back, I think from three one to tied up and then Cassie honest went back to back. They went back to back. So, but either way, I mean, the point is that is that during this run, the Dats of Home run that they just haven't gotten and man tomorrow is so big from like that can't be a footnote. That cannot be a footnote. I won't let it be a footnote, frankly. Yeah, you'll fly down to Atlanta and do you have to do it if you have to? Yeah, not let tomorrow give a motivational speech. I need I need the video montage of the part of like the despair after the Harper moment in him looking dead. By the way, I mean, two straight times in Atlanta, he had he had the obviously, out of boy Harper and games. Oh, yeah, sure. Now it was much quicker than the out of boy Harper.

You're right, but it was the same idea. The out of way Harper happened and the two armor games staring at him both times. That's a great point. Yeah, he's got something with the braves and he's got he is. I do think look, players can't always come through when these things happen. It's baseball, but Bryce does have that. He has that kind of he screws up. It does feel like he's able to kind of lock in a little bit more and try and redeem himself. Again, it was it was a all time great. It's the first round. It's a three game series. So far away, but just watching a Phillies playoff game, it was a really great all time type of win. It really was. And again, the stakes aren't as high as later in the playoffs and it didn't matter as much, but with their backs on the line, the season on the line after a gut punch of a loss yesterday where you're winning and you blew it late, like to fight back the way they did today. I'm so impressed, man. I don't want to make it like because again, they could lose tomorrow and whatever, but I don't want to I don't want to worry about tomorrow yet in the sense that I think they deserve a lot of credit for what they did today and for the way they fought.

And we've been so hard on them and deservedly so. And I'm still disappointed into Browsky and what he's done to build this bullpen and this team and all that stuff that's at the deadline and all these things. But I just feel like tonight, like this was such a special special baseball game to get to be a fan of the winning team for. And I just I don't want to let it go this quick because it was a gut check. This is a team that we have called Heartless said quitters. Oh, we could go, man, half a week ago, whatever on Saturday. Saturday, yes. And again, back to the part of the video montage. It could be amazing part. Yeah. I want it home in the Musclein game and a rainy cold CBP. Oh, it was miserable. Niserval. Again, this could be the second that famous that we've already got the how we rose in the chip Kelly, you know, chubs him in the closet. He comes back out aggressive and he's like, you know, you can't once you've died, you have no fear thing. Like this is the same thing like this. They were dead. They were as dead as you could be. They almost bagged in the playoffs by losing and losing with the dime bags. Like it was it was a disaster.

And man, since that moment, since 12, one, I know they lost yesterday, but they have they have fought. They fought. You can't kill what's already. Yeah. There's something to that. And especially with this team because it's not just to your point, it technically wasn't the end of an era, but I do think it felt yesterday, like the death of a lot, like an and really a 12 one felt like the death of a lot. And twice twice in a row, this team is as felt like they're dead, literally dead and they weren't. And I do think that has to mean something like it. And it might not. I understand that, but I do think it has to mean something. 25592 94 94 when it gets some calls here from the people high hopes listeners. Here we go. As I see our guy, my mouse is a wrong mouse. Jack, we're off to a great start. Here we go. I got the right mouse. Let's get one of our guys on. Let's go to Phoenix. Phil and talk to Ed. Ed. What's up, fellas? Are you whistling?

No, I'm not. It's good. It sounds like it. He's going to say sound like Omar in the wire. Damn, it's like done. Farmer in the devil. Even my car is happy. So my apologies for any interruption. But talk about the emotional volatility of this game to where like first inning, I'm yelling, cursing at Bryce Harper for a space running error. They're like, OK, as long as you can wipe this out, like no more f-ups from you, then the fielding thing. And then it just gets erased in an inning. And that's just like the, it's so aggravating and wonderful at the same time. It's kind of hard to describe. But then some of the more little things that I noticed about it. So when Harper hit his home run, he wasn't as expressive. He was very sullen like, oh crap, we're in this position because of me. I thought that was very, I don't know. Like I just like, OK, he realizes the enormity of the situation.

And dog on it, Andrew Painter just had like a coolness about him on the mound. It was almost like a coolness and a killer. And like, I've seen him look nervous, almost clenched on the mound before. Like he just had sort of a, it was, I don't know. And then I was like, wow, he just came through like his voice must have dropped too often. Hi, Andrew. Hi, Andrew. Thank you. Yeah, I had it today, boys. Yeah, I never doubt exactly. But you know what? I'm so glad I didn't fully emotionally check out on this team because it's just like, we don't get, if you do that, there's a lot of fans that you, I mean, you guys have heard it the last week. Like, you don't allow yourself the experience of today's like this. And we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, but it doesn't really matter here until tomorrow. So it's such a wonderful outcome. And thanks for giving me a chance to talk to you guys. Yeah, great quality. And I'm with you, man. And I will see what happens tomorrow. I'm going to enjoy tonight.

But because of how tonight played out, like I have so much more confidence for tomorrow than I thought I would, Jack. Like it really has flipped me. And again, a run is still a long way away. And I understand it. But I, I am so much more, I have so much more belief in, in these guys than I did. And the braves and their fans, they have to be like, not again. Yeah, seriously, aren't you? Not again. The fact that they are the fans certainly are. But I think those players are like, I said this coming in and part of the reason I was like, I don't mind facing the braves. Obviously, they're probably a better team than these other two, but I don't mind them because the last, the Phillies have beaten them into playoffs the last two times. This group of guys, the vast majority of them can look across the field and be like, we've done this. We've done this before. And I think that matters. So I'm with you. And I think the other guys, all those guys look across and to your point, they're like, oh man, is this happening again? Us way better record favorite. And we're going to blow it. All right, 2-5-5-9-2-94-94. We got another segment to go. We're going to get to as many calls as that segment as we can. And we want to hear from you on a awesome, awesome night to react to an awesome win from

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guest interviews from around the league each and every week. New episodes drop each and every Wednesday. Be sure to follow or subscribe to FreeRange wherever you get your podcast. It's a special edition. I have radio Jack Fritz James Soutser with you. Jack and four I didn't know. Jack you're in for me. This is the song this year, huh? This is the locker room. The cloud when this happens is like bang we won. Gloria Gainer. I love it so much. I can't even stand it. It'll hit. Dude, I can't stand it. This is an all time great song. It's a great message. Like I love it man. This is well done. Well done Phil and all of your fillies. This is why stuff is here. I kind of this makes me believe even more. Just win tomorrow. Just win tomorrow. Hey just survive. The survive will be the song of the deck. We will be playing it all over this city. Yes, 100. And I have a second moment because it's had a moment I think. 100% of all. 100% of all. But it's not unknown like dancing on my own.

I agree. Yes. And I do think that for this team it does fit it. We just talked about it. I mean they felt dead multiple times and they keep finding ways to survive. It is really awesome. You can't kill us already dead. You can't kill us already dead. I will survive. Oh man. What a revival that song's about that. It's so great. Just win tomorrow. Just win. Please win tomorrow. All right. Coming up a few. We're getting a jacksaw on what he thinks they're going to do with the staff tomorrow with the start whether it's going to be Wheeler whether it be Nola with Wheeler piggybacking or whatever the plan is. Who's available? Coming up in just a minute plus. We'll update you on the timing for tomorrow's game. It's up in the air base on what happens tonight but there is a plan. We'll tell you that as well. But first let's go down to Atlanta. And let's talk to Steve Steve was at the game tonight. Steve what an awesome game to be at. That must have been magic. Listen, I will say that I have never seen fans so dejected. Yes.

Yes. Yes. Chop that. Get it to me. It. It was unbelievable to see those head go down. Well, they know what's about that. Silence in the job is the best thing. Oh, it's the greatest. It was worse. I will say that it was worse when Boomer hit the home run. But that last strike waiting for the team. That will be so good. So good. Now it got so quiet. Well, they're so unbelievable. This is so great. Dana, now Steve, Steve, I got asked. I got asked. What was it like for you when Harper missed the ball? Oh, great call. Yeah, it did. Great call. What was that like? I was sitting on the third baseline. And it was hard to see. But when I saw him go back, I was like, oh, crap. Yeah. You would have a better idea in the moment than we obviously. Because we don't see Bryce until he's kind of going up. And it's like it looked awkward.

You could see him. I'm proud. I mean, it looked. I thought he had it. I honestly thought he had it. Yeah. And all of a sudden, he turned around. Oh, no. And everybody went crazy. The 15 fans that were there for the braids. Exactly. This is amazing. It's pretty embarrassing. That's the worst. Listen, I'm sorry. That's the worst fan base I've ever seen. Well, they should take baseball. They should take baseball. They should. And Steve, great call. You can go tomorrow. That's awesome. Yeah, for sure. Now, selfishly, I think two o'clock tomorrow, you have the same kind of fan base, you know, a lot of a lot of green seed to sure was bark. So that's why I'd rather do a clock than eight o'clock. So, and it will take you inside during the break. I said to you and you can confirm this. I said, and this is rare. This is the rare. You will not hear me say this often. But I was like, I don't care if I don't get a lot of sleep tomorrow. I think eight o'clock is too fun. This is too big a game. It should be a night. And you made that point. And I'm like, fully back with you. I'm like, fine.

This is great. I'll go to bed early. This is awesome. Well, you're right. You're right. I think any advantage of Phillies can get should matter. I do think it. Anyway, but it will definitely be less crowded at two than eight without a doubt. I mean, you would never bring up your sleep schedule. No, I just did it for the first time. You would never make it about you. That's the point. I would never do that. That's exactly right. I'm going to put a minute. I want to get Jack thoughts on what the Phillies should do for the pitching march. Real quick for those who haven't seen it. It has been announced that tomorrow to Jack's point there, it will be that are two or eight. The way that plays out is if either the red socks or the Cubs win tonight. So if either of those series gets extended to a game three, then the Phillies will play a two tomorrow. If the Yankees and Padres both win tonight, they will be at eight o'clock. They'll be the only game tomorrow. I guess it doesn't even matter. It happens in the Astros White Sides game. So that's how it's going to play out. It'll either be two or eight. We'll find out to Jack's point. I'm back in on two. All right. Two on five, five, nine, two, nine, four, nine, four. Let's get another call in here. We'll get Jack thoughts on what they should do to start the game tomorrow.

It's a big spot. You know, Wheeler. Obviously, I think I, you know, I. I would just hand the ball to him. No, La never pitch out the bullpen. Will they start with him? We're going to get Jack thoughts on that coming up. Let's go back to the phones and talk to our guy Justin Tennessee. What up, Feller? Well, it's happened in Fellers how we done today? Pretty dang good. Pretty dang good. Let me, let me, let me tell you, when that old boy Steve said he ain't never seen the type bunch of fans before in his life. He ain't lying. Cause I live down here and I'm in a, like a Tennessee Twitter group with some fans and they're all brave fans and when, when it went to the bullpen, they were, they were all like, oh, we got them now. We're in their bullpen. I said, don't, don't count your chickens for the hatch. I'll them. And then they went up, they went up three, one and I'm like, oh man, but then Chorber goes long and I'm listening to it on the MLB app and I'm like, come on, bros, come on, redeem yourself. And as soon as he done it, I went to Twitter and Jack puts out the best tweet ever, the dumb and dumb are gifts when just when I thought you couldn't do anything, dumb, or you

go into something like this and totally redeem yourself. And then Bomber hits the home run. Where the hell that come from, boys? I mean, it's, these fans are scared today. I've got a lot of friends. Would you say that when that, that, that braze fans are scarier than a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs? Oh, there is not. This is a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs, boys. You could make a, you couldn't drive a team pinning nail up their handy with a sledgehammer rat. They don't want to do me a, they don't want me there because I use your line. I love it. They are tied. So one thing, I know you got a lot of fields fans waiting to call one thing you got to do, James. You got to get Rubin tomorrow coming out. So it's so just and I will rea uses listening to us right now. She just texted me. Hello, Rhea. You're the goat. Love you. I texted. We had a text row with Rubin and Joan John and we said Rubin, see you tomorrow, buddy. So we'll see. I'm with you. I think Rubin tomorrow has set himself up.

She'll have to come in tomorrow and fix true camera socks. He has to do it. Fix the socks. You got to do it as long as they keep winning. You got to do it. Rubin will do it. He needs to. I'm holding them. Do it. If the fields go on and do the unthinkable, we got to save the line dance because that was the song in that movie, the replacement James. James. The album, baby. James. They've done the big. Yep. They've done the, what was the electric slide that I will survive? Got to see the fields that they're doing that. They bring it on boys. I'll get out here and let you go. I love you boys. I'm a. No, Tyler. You know how loud that songs meet bumping more. Oh, buddy. Oh, the clubhouse celebration. Do not let today be a button up. Don't let it be a footnote. Because the boom on running game seven is the back of the footnote. Yeah, you're right. No one even knows it happened. You know, I don't want to see the thing, same thing happen to boom. Extend them three years, 45 minutes. Oh, what? What? What? I will say like the parents thing got settled.

Maybe it was just. Maybe it was just too much. That was a horrible thing that happened for him. I sympathize and empathize with him so much. Maybe he's okay now. Maybe. Maybe. Maybe he's our guy. Maybe he's the number three pick in the draft. Can we sign into one year deals? I feel like anything longer than a year won't work out. But if we get just getting for a year, as I'm out of work out. Three year deal for all bummer, man. Tomorrow is tomorrow is is he wants to start believing in a run. You want to start believing in them. You know, the ghosts of past October is being written. Well, a win tomorrow goes such a long way. I mean, I don't make it. I mean, they still have to face the Dodgers. They still have to face it back to back champ who is spent like four times the amount of money of everyone has all kinds of talent, MVP's and all stars. Like we get it. But just saying, I don't know if it be a successful season. It may be a special season, but tomorrow will be a big set. I think it leads to making it. Yeah, but I do don't with you like tomorrow.

Like there is a real swing tomorrow in the way we feel about them and the way, you know, legacy wise memory wise. I mean, who knows after the season, what's going to happen? We'll be gone. We'll be back all that. I mean, we know heart. We think like the main big guys harbor and the four of them are all those guys over here. Yeah. And J. Of course, yes. Of course they will be out there. You know, I mean, we think they'll be, but you know, you know, this is, this is a real like, you know, you've got to go out and keep this thing going if you want it to keep going type game before. Sure. For sure. Sure. All right. Quickly before we get out of your last thing. Who do you think should start tomorrow? Who do you think will start? So I'll give the ball to Wheeler, but what I think is going to happen is that I think it's going to be Nola. I think so too. I think they're going Nola Wheeler for bulk Wheeler, even like Nolm like him for Wheeler can give him three. I think it's, I think it's like three and four the other way, hopefully, but I get to pull. I don't know if we've got four. Why not? Why not? I don't know. So that's what I think. And then the wildcard here seems to be like, Lasardo might be out there. You know, look, Lasardo has that mentality.

We've heard him talk. Painter. It was notable. I thought in the post game when they asked him is he available tomorrow? And he's like, do or die. I have to be plus. Zardo would make fun of me if I didn't. He said I'm 23 and I have to bid you every day. It seems like Lasardo is like everyone go. Let's go. You know, and I forget about it. He's got some dog man. He does. He has some dog and he really does. I love it. I love him. So, yeah. So I think it's going to be Nola and then with Wheeler with Wheeler, Lasardo. And then, you know, I assume McFarlane's probably fine. I mean, there's only one. You know, he's a baby. He's got that rubber arm. Get him out there. You know, they're the probably, and then the big part is DeRon will be available. Tomorrow. Yeah. And that's huge obviously. All right. Thank you to everyone who tuned in. Thank you, friend. We're going to a great job producing this show and everyone who's calling. We appreciate you so much. And thank you for listening. Get in text from me. You're the best for you. For it's a, we will be back tomorrow again. Timing is dependent on what happens in these games tonight. But either way, as soon as the game ends, whenever it is, Jack and I'll be live on the WIP YouTube channel, so check that out. The moment the game ends, either way, when they win, we think we pay.

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