Improbable. But not impossible.
That’s likely how many are feeling about the Phillies right now. This is the team we were hoping to see from the jump in April, but since baseball is a long season, it’s hard to really be *great* for a 162-game stretch.
But when it mattered, the Phillies have answered the call in the biggest ways possible.
After a weather delayed Game 2 of the NLDS in Atlanta, the Phillies came back home to Citizens Bank Park for the first home playoff game in 11 years and gave us another slew of memories to last a lifetime.
Here are the radio calls from Scott Franzke on 94 WIP, and Oscar Budejen and Bill Kulik on WTTM 1680 that still give me goosebumps days later.
Rhys Hoskins’ epic homer:
WELCOME TO THE PLAYOFFS, RHYS
THE INSANE CALL BY SCOTT FRANZKE pic.twitter.com/BOJZxztnXt
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 14, 2022
Mis amigos @Philliesbeisbol con una llamada fantástica en el Hoskins dinger@OscarBudejen @ElGringoMalo365 pic.twitter.com/VIdP96Z9ym
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 14, 2022
Bryce’s homer a few at-bats later:
BRYCE SAYS TWICE IS NICE pic.twitter.com/4BYzxHXgzI
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 14, 2022
y Bryce Harper
CAMPANAZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/LPTdbHmGXu
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 14, 2022
Harper and Castellanos come through in Game 3:
More Franzke. pic.twitter.com/PmqpFmjRfL
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 14, 2022
Bryson Stott setting the tone before Rhys’ homer:
Per multiple requests: Here's Franzke and LA on Bryson Stott's pitch-by-pitch at-bat from yesterday in the 3rd pic.twitter.com/tkRuuRt3vZ
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
Phillies win Game 3:
9-1 final. pic.twitter.com/QzmwRhaLpe
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
nueve a uno. final. pic.twitter.com/GCx8k8BvJF
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
Brandon Marsh starting the scoring in Game 4:
MARSH. FRANZKE. pic.twitter.com/s9fGL21dBR
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
MARSH! ¡EN ESPAÑOL! @Philliesbeisbol @OscarBudejen @ElGringoMalo365 pic.twitter.com/xVtoc6owUY
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
J.T. Realmuto’s inside-the-parker:
JT. INSIDE THE PARK. FRANZKE. MY GOD pic.twitter.com/UerlDNBWix
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
DENTRO DEL PARQUE PARA JT
¡EN ESPAÑOL! @Philliesbeisbol pic.twitter.com/LGz2trHc6v
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
“¡Siéntase!”
"¡Siéntase!" – @ElGringoMalo365 pic.twitter.com/Nx0Z8gLfT2
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
Seranthony shuts down the Braves and sends the Phillies to the NLCS:
All the K's from Seranthony's 9th inning, as called by Scott Franzke
NLCS BOUND BABY pic.twitter.com/a0I0QAzaJA
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
HEADING TO THE NLCS
¡EN ESPAÑOL! @Philliesbeisbol pic.twitter.com/8lkcxNuADd
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
And, just for good measure, here are some of the sounds on Braves radio:
Here's how Hoskins' homer sounded on Braves radio pic.twitter.com/ejnRrQo5Gl
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
Harper's homer pic.twitter.com/qoHmhOcH5M
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
Sad "horrible" call gives the Phillies a 2-1 series advantage smh pic.twitter.com/i8NBUM4NQn
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
oh yeah, that's the good stuff
How Brandon Marsh's homer sounded on Braves radio https://t.co/FGG29v5LFE pic.twitter.com/sP3yKPSgN7
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
J.T. Realmuto's inside-the-park homer as heard on Braves radio… dude was sick of Acuña lmaoooooo pic.twitter.com/2Z9Xzhx48a
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
How the end of the Braves season sounded on their local radio network
*chris jericho voice* drink it in, mannnnnn pic.twitter.com/3acuymqKYh
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
Calum Scott w/ Tiësto ft. the Philadelphia Phillies – Dancing On My Own:
newbanger.mp3 pic.twitter.com/rQjTDMg7mg
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 15, 2022
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