# Larry Bowa Talks Trea Turner, Bryce Harper and the Phillies’ Early Storylines

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Podcast: [Speaking of Sports](https://stenobird.com/podcast/speaking-of-sports-308988)
Published: 2026-04-07T22:17:03+00:00
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Chuck and Ken are joined by special guest Larry Bowa for a sharp, funny, and wide-ranging baseball conversation centered on the Phillies and the early MLB season. The episode dives into Trea Turner’s defensive growth, Bryce Harper’s mindset, Justin Crawford’s upside, Joe Adell’s jaw-dropping catches, and bigger-picture debates about old-school baseball, analytics, Coors Field, replay, and the ABS challenge system.

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