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In Episode 8 of the Crashburn Alley podcast, Bill, Michael, Ryan, Paul, and guest David Schubert (@CurseOfBenitez) discuss the two big Phillies trades, the rest of the trades around baseball, and answer a bunch of Twitter questions. Oh, and Michael goes on like a ten-minute rant about Michael Martinez because, well, why the hell not? Music was again provided by Local Wizards (Bandcamp page). If you dig it, please let him know. If you enjoy the podcast, make sure you’re following all of us on Twitter, and you rate us/leave comments on our iTunes page. Bill: @CrashburnAlley Paul: @Phrontiersman Ryan: @Phylan Michael: @Atomicruckus The next time we’re ready to do a podcast, we’ll let you know on Twitter so you can use the hashtag #crashpod to send in questions

Paul couldn't make it this week, but Bill, Mike, myself, and Ryan Petzar from ESPN 97.3 (@Petzrawr) talk Cole Hamels, what makes a successful 2nd half, the usual Twitter questions, and York, PA. The delay on this one is entirely my fault, because I'm terrible at editing. I swear we're trying to get on a regular schedule with these. For now, enjoy! If you enjoy the podcast, make sure you're following all of us on Twitter, and you rate us/leave comments on our iTunes page. Bill: @CrashburnAlley Paul: @Phrontiersman Ryan: @Phylan Michael: @Atomicruckus The next time we're ready to do a podcast, we'll let you know on Twitter so you can use the hashtag #crashpod to send in questions.

The whole gang is back and ESPN 97.3's Ryan Petzar (@Petzrawr) joins us to talk about the Phillies. We cover the return of Chase Utley and his Hall of Fame chances, the struggling bullpen, and the outlook over the next month before heading into Twitter Q8A. If you enjoy the podcast, make sure you're following all of us on Twitter, and you rate us/leave comments on our iTunes page. Bill: @CrashburnAlley Paul: @Phrontiersman Ryan: @Phylan Michael: @Atomicruckus The next time we're ready to do a podcast, we'll let you know on Twitter so you can use the hashtag #crashpod to send in questions

The Crash Pod returns, and so does Bill Baer, who talks with Michael Baumann and Ryan Sommers about Kyle Kendrick, Juan Pierre, Roy Halladay's injury, and the first two months of the Phillies season. As a result, everyone gets really cranky, resulting in Bill and Ryan getting into the first out-and-out argument in Crash Pod history. Topics: Joey Pankake update Jonathan Papelbon's five-out save Roy Halladay's strained muscle Season in review over two months Kyle Kendrick: Master of the Universe Trivia Twitter Q and A Follow the Crashburn crew on Twitter: Bill: @CrashburnAlley Paul: @Phrontiersman Michael: @atomicruckus Ryan: @Phylan Bradley: @BradleyAnkrom Thanks to Dirty Ghosts for providing this week's intro music.

Bill Baer is busy doing Bill Baer stuff, so Michael Baumann helms this week's podcast with a performance that can only be described with words like "competent" and "well-intentioned." Topics: Carlos Ruiz's white-hot start to 2012 Last week's roster shake-up Hunter Pence in the doghouse Break Ruben Amaro's opinion on relievers and strikeouts Cole Hamels trade rumors Trivia Twitter Question: Which member of the Phillies has the best hair? (@soundofphilly) Twitter Question: Who is your all-time favorite Phillie? (@kfk5025) Outro As always, any and all feedback is welcome, on iTunes, in the comments section, or on Twitter. We'd love to know what you like and don't like so that we can improve future podcasts. Some of the audio in this one is a little shaky, but it gets better in the second segment, and we should have the protocols down for a solid audio product for next episode. Make sure you're following us on Twitter if you want to send in a Twitter question for the next episode: Bill: @CrashburnAlley Paul: @Phrontiersman Michael: @AtomicRuckus Ryan: @Phylan Bradley: @BradleyAnkrom Thanks to Local Wizards for allowing us to use his music for this week's episode. Please check out his Bandcamp page and give a listen to "Muckrakers," the album from which the music on today's episode came, and several other releases

Topics: (0:00-0:42) Intro music (0:42-2:07) Flyers freakout (2:07-12:00) Should we worry about the Phillies' offense? (12:28-22:30) Bunting (22:30-32:50) Bullpen usage (33:18-41:30) Phillies prospects with Bradley Ankrom (41:58-47:00) Factors in Cole Hamels' free agency (47:00-51:15) Trivia with Baumann (51:15-1:04:10) Twitter Q8A @Major_Hog: YEEEEEWWWWW Mike Stutes @drk5036: Why don't you get an RBI web you GIDP and a run scores? Does this prove RBI are stupid? @Not_Andre: Whatever happened to Desi Relaford? @uublog: Will any Phillie hit 25 home runs this season? @Frediot: What's the funniest player/disease combination you can come up with? Cody Ross+scurvy is pretty hilarious to me Click here to see his flow chart that we mentioned @Mayo_Capone: Who's most likely to win the first bullpen job opening of the year? @ChasingUtley: How low can we go before they call up Dom Brown? @vansantc: Do you think [Chase Headley] is a logical trade candidate this year? @benyarrington: Do you love me?