The Phillies are out in the first round, and Philly is spiraling. Jayson Werth is not. He breaks down what went wrong, why he believes this group can still get it done next year, and the key changes he thinks it will take to get there.

With the Phillies on the sidelines, Jayson turns to the rest of the playoffs and makes his boldest predictions yet. Then he heads to Keeneland for the latest horse racing happenings in the lead-up to the Breeders' Cup.

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Raul Ibanez joins Jayson Werth for a reunion that Phillies fans have been waiting for. Two locker mates, two brothers, and two guys who grinded together through one of the greatest eras in Philadelphia baseball history. They dig into Raul's wild road to the big leagues, what it was like walking into a World Series winning clubhouse in 2009, replacing Pat Burrell, and the untold stories from that 09 Phillies team that nobody has heard until now.

The stories start with Charlie Manuel losing it after a double header loss to the Mets, Jayson slamming his bat in the World Series, the infamous Cody Ross argument with pitching coach Rich Dubee, the speed reading experiment that had them both raking, and a foggy night home run that Chase Utley is still talking about. Then Raul walks through his time with the Yankees, pinch hitting for A-Rod, and what he learned in New York that he wished he knew in Philly.

Before the interview, Jayson breaks down the Phillies magic number heading into the final week, Kyle Schwarber's MVP case, PCA chasing 40-40, Ichiro throwing 127 pitches at 50-something, Alex Bregman taking a foul ball to the face like a hero, and the Yankees doing something with their hands that nobody understands. He closes things out with Werth the Ask and Win, Place or Show including a full breakdown of what Icon Racing picked up at the Keeneland Yearling Sales.

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00:00 Intro + Phillies Magic Number
01:25 Kyle Schwarber for MVP?
02:12 Phillies vs. Brewers + MLB Playoff Race
04:20 Jayson’s Trip to the Keeneland Yearling Sale
05:19 Werth The Ask: Trash Talk, Base Running & Brewers Fans
10:17 Is It Shirt Worthy? with BreakingT
19:35 Ichiro’s Insane Pitching Performance
21:43 PCA’s Chase for 40/40
24:32 Raúl Ibañez Joins the Show
26:17 Raúl’s Early Years in Seattle
28:43 The Legendary Lou Piniella Story
31:33 How Raúl Turned His Career Around
34:18 Joining the Phillies After the 2008 World Series
39:02 Jayson & Raúl’s Favorite Phillies Memories
43:16 Charlie Manuel, Clubhouse Stories & the 2009 Phillies
45:23 Raúl’s Favorite Jayson Werth Stories
48:07 Leaving Philly for the Yankees
50:10 Raúl & Jayson’s 2012 Postseason Heroics
53:00 Why MLB Needs Veteran Players
54:09 Raúl’s Role with the Dodgers
56:12 Win, Place, Show
58:56 Outro

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Brad Lidge joins Jayson Werth to relive one of the greatest seasons in Phillies history — Lidge's perfect 48-for-48 season, closing out the 2008 World Series, and what that final out actually felt like in real time. He and Jayson dig into what it was like joining that 2008 team and building a championship-winning season together.

Then the conversation takes a turn nobody sees coming: Brad Lidge is now a working archaeologist. He talks about the transition from closing games to excavating sites, some of his craziest discoveries in the field, what it's actually like excavating human remains, why the Pantheon is still standing after thousands of years, and what ancient civilizations understood that we've since forgotten. It's one of the most unique post-baseball stories you'll hear.

Before the interview, Jayson breaks down whether baserunning is the most underrated skill in baseball, Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber heating up, whether Bryce Harper should lead off, the Pirates-White Sox bench-clearing “brawl,” and Jhoan Duran's absurd stuff on the mound. He closes things out with Werth the Ask and Win, Place or Show, including a real conversation about whether this Phillies team can go all the way.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:19 Is Baserunning the Most Underrated Skill in Baseball?

04:08 Trea Turner & Kyle Schwarber Are Heating Up

06:23 Should Bryce Harper Lead Off?

07:50 Pirates-White Sox Bench-Clearing Drama

11:48 Jhoan Duran's Insane Stuff

12:39 Brad Lidge Joins the Show

15:30 Lidge on Joining the 2008 Phillies

21:42 Lidge's Perfect Season & the World Series Run

27:43 The Final Out of the 2008 World Series

30:35 Brad Lidge's Life After Baseball

31:49 From MLB Pitcher to Archaeologist

35:34 Lidge's Craziest Archaeological Discoveries

38:34 What It's Like Excavating Human Remains

39:44 Why Is the Pantheon Still Standing?

41:15 What Ancient Civilizations Knew That We Don't

45:02 Can This Phillies Team Win It All?

50:23 Werth the Ask

54:50 Win, Place or Show

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