The Philadelphia Baseball Review Podcast covers the full baseball landscape in and around Philadelphia, from the Phillies to college and amateur baseball, with original reporting, analysis, and long-form conversations. The show also features Diamonds & Scribes, an interview series documenting influential figures in baseball journalism and the craft behind the coverage of the game.
Paul Hoynes on Four Decades Covering Baseball, the Cleveland Glory Years and His Hall of Fame Honor Few baseball writers have documented one franchise, one city and one sport as thoroughly as Paul Hoynes. For more than four decades, Hoynes has covered professional baseball in Cleveland, from the difficult years at old Municipal Stadium to the powerhouse teams of the 1990s, the 2016 World Series…
Paul White — The Birth of Baseball Weekly & Reinventing the Box Score In 1991, baseball fans lost something they had relied on for decades. The Sporting News stopped printing box scores. What happened next would change baseball media forever. In this episode of Diamonds & Scribes, Patrick Gordon sits down with longtime editor Paul White, the founding editor of Baseball Weekly, to revisit how a…
La Salle baseball is officially back — and they didn’t ease into Division I life. After a 1,700-day hiatus, the Explorers opened the season with a dominant three-game sweep of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, scoring 48 runs and announcing themselves as a real factor in the Atlantic 10. On the Phillies side, we break down the Nick Castellanos saga — from the dugout beer incident to the…
Diamonds & Scribes — Episode 03 Tim Wendel: The scrappy, chaotic, thrilling launch of Baseball Weekly Diamonds & Scribes is a limited-series podcast produced by the Philadelphia Baseball Review, exploring the craft of baseball journalism through conversations with the writers who shaped it. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the reporting, storytelling, habits, instincts, and hard-earned…
Diamonds & Scribes — Episode 02 Bob Nightengale: Scoops, Trust, and the Real Cost of Being First Diamonds & Scribes is a limited-series podcast produced by the Philadelphia Baseball Review, exploring the craft of baseball journalism through conversations with the writers who shaped it. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the reporting, storytelling, habits, instincts, and hard-earned wisdom…
Diamonds & Scribes — Episode 01 Paul Hagen: Inside Four Decades of Baseball Writing Diamonds & Scribes is a limited-series podcast produced by the Philadelphia Baseball Review, exploring the craft of baseball journalism through conversations with the writers who shaped it. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the reporting, storytelling, habits, instincts, and hard-earned wisdom that define…
What is going on with all of this drama involving Dave Dombrowski and Bryce Harper? In my opinion, Dombrowski was in the right. Also, a quick note on youth baseball in Philly.
🎧 Recap of end of year press conference A recap of Dave Dombrowski and Rob Thomson's end of season press conference. Comments on the coaching staff, Bryce Harper, the future of Nick Castellanos, and more.
🎧 What’s Next for the Phillies? The Phillies’ latest October collapse leaves more questions than answers. Rob Thomson will return — but what about the rest of this core? After another NLDS flame-out, it’s hard to imagine they simply run it back. Patrick Gordon of the Philadelphia Baseball Review breaks down the decisions facing Dave Dombrowski’s front office this winter — from roster shake-ups…