Phillies Talk Podcast
144 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★ - 8 ratingsIt's Phillies Talk Podcast, with Rich Baxter. The longest-running independent show on the internet talking about the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team.
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Special Guest Dontrelle Willis talking about Phils vs Cardinals on Apple TV Friday Sept 15
September 13, 2023 15:03 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBThe Phillies Talk Podcast has a special guest on this week! It's Dontrelle Willis, Apple TV Analyst, talking about the upcoming game on Apple TV with the Phillies and the Cardinals. We also talk about his awesome career, helping the then 'Florida' Marlins win their 2nd World Championship ever in 2003 in his first year in the MLB, and a whole lot more. Tune in and hit subscribe from where ever you are listening to the show!
St. Louis at CBP - the Dog Days of August 2023
August 25, 2023 21:23 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBSolo for now, with the show that I call Phillies Talk Podcast! Matt, I need you back on the show! St. Louis comes into Philly for a 'Dog Days' of August weekend series and more!
Phils Looking At Trade Deadline, Painter Elbow, and more!
July 19, 2023 18:11 - 33 minutes - 20.6 MBIt's a brand new edition of the Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich and Matt talking Phillies baseball! It's so good having Matt on the show with great anaylsis as usual. We're talking how the Phillies team looks going into the All-Star Break and now out of it, with only 2 weeks until the trade deadline! All of this and so much more, subscribe to the show! And share us with your friends.
Phils at the All-Star Break 2023 - Special Guest Louis Schiff
July 11, 2023 02:54 - 42 minutes - 21.7 MBIt's an All-Star Game edition of Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter. Talking about how the Phillies have done up to this All-Star break, what to expect the rest of the way. Also talking about the Phils vs Marlins series and the Marlins at the All-Star Break with the great Louis Schiff, Marlins fan, and baseball author and SABR member, I welcome him back to the show! Tune in and give a listen! Subscribe to hear all of the shows
The Mets come to Citizens Bank Park for first time in 2023 - Gary Mack special guest Mets Preview
June 22, 2023 19:15 - 34 minutes - 16 MBIt's a special Mets vs. Phillies preview show with a great friend and fellow podcaster and blogger, Mr. Gary Mack, of MetsMusings.com and I break down some history between these two teams and of course a preview of the weekend series in Philadelphia. It's a great time, hope you enjoy it! Subscribe and share this show with your friends. Want to do an audio ad? Email me- [email protected]
Summer is here! The Phils face the NL East at home in Philly
June 21, 2023 18:20 - 25 minutes - 20.4 MBIt's officially summer today! Welcome in Summer! The NL East is heating up in baseball as the Phillies welcome in the Braves, and then the Mets. Listen in as I talk about the first game with the Braves, and what to look forward to this weekend!
Phils Take Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park, Father's Day 2023
June 11, 2023 23:29 - 31 minutes - 25.5 MBIt's an exciting new edition of Phillies Talk Podcast - the longest running, independent show that talks about the Phillies on the internet. The Phils clobber LA at home to crawl to 31-32 on the season on June 11, 2023 Subscribe to the show! Hit like and share it with your friends! Want to contact the show? [email protected] Sponsor us via Pay Pal! https://paypal.me/BaxInternet?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Father's Day coming early to CBP, Phils salvage series win in DC and more!
June 04, 2023 23:30 - 27 minutes - 21.7 MBIt's time for the longest-running independent show that talks about the Philadelphia Phillies on the internet. Father's Day coming early June 11 at CBP - so get those tix today! The Phils salvage a 10-game road trip with a series win in Washington DC
Memorial Day weekend finds the Phils doing well in Atlanta, it's New York next
May 28, 2023 00:45 - 32 minutes - 26 MBI'm back talking Phillies baseball. The team is in Atlanta, with a big win on Saturday the 27th, by a score of 2-1 over the Braves. I am interviewed as well on the great Gary Mack's Mets Musings Podcast about the upcoming series with the Mets. Give it a listen!
Phils Win In Extras, Nice Start by Wheeler
May 11, 2023 01:41 - 30 minutes - 24.8 MBIt's a great way to end a homestand, with a win (especially in extra innings!) at Citizens Bank Park this afternoon. What happens next with this Phillies team? Listen in and check it out. Follow the website: FightinPhillies.com Twitter: @FightinPhillies Matt Veasey Twitter: @PhilliesBell
Phils Snap 6-game Skid
May 08, 2023 10:05 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBA sold-out Phillies Citizens Bank Park on Mother's Day (a week early cause the Phillies are on the road for the real Moms Day) saw the team snap a nasty 6-game losing streak. Oh, but we were out of there in 2:14 minutes, barely enough time to settle into the friendly confines and get acclimated to what's going on around you. That's baseball though in 2023, and it's a shame that it's happening. Baseball has never been on a 'time clock' but now the game feels rushed and no doubt much diffe...
World Series Rematch Pregame Talk on Twitter Spaces Broadcast 4/28/2023
April 29, 2023 14:06 - 10 minutes - 8.77 MBTune in through out the year on my Twitter feed for some pre and post-game audio shows talking about Phillies baseball. You can join in on these broadcasts very easily as well, by tuning in and then requesting to speak during the show. Here's the first one for 2023, which I am repackaging as an edition of Phillies Talk Podcast
Start to 2023 and our predictions for the Phillies
April 12, 2023 18:15 - 35 minutes - 28.6 MBWe are recording this on a beautiful day on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - the Phils have an afternoon game against the Marlins to close out the first series with them. Rich and Matt are talking about the stutter start to 2023 and what we see for the whole season with our predictions talk for the team. Also who has been good so far for the team, and who hasn't. All of this and more on this latest edition of Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich and Matt
Phils Open Up 2023 Season
April 02, 2023 23:10 - 32 minutes - 26.2 MBIt's the first show since the 2023 season has started, two games are in the books and Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey are talking about what we've seen so far. All of that, plus some opening day talk in Philadelphia for April 6th 2023 - the Home Opener! And we will be on hand to check it out!
11 Days until Opening Day, Turner saves WBC for USA
March 20, 2023 01:57 - 24 minutes - 19.4 MBIt's the latest edition of Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey! Latest on Opening Day talk - now just 11 days away Trea Turner comes up big in the WBC - he hits a Grand Slam to propel USA to semi-finals Roster talk for Opening Day and more! Check out Rich on the internet: FightinPhillies.com and @fightinphillies on twitter and Matt Veasey: @PhilliesBell on twitter
Baseball in Clearwater for '23 and Tim McCarver
February 26, 2023 21:24 - 52 minutes - 43 MBIt's time for a new edition of Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey. Spring Training in Clearwater is underway with baseball being played! It's the 3rd game of the Spring Training schedule and we're talking about it. A little WBC talk, World Baseball Classic, and more! We close out out the show talking about Tim McCarver, ex-Phillies player and great broadcaster, who passed away 10 days ago.
Eagles to Super Bowl, Countdown to Spring Training
February 06, 2023 04:45 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBIt's a new edition of Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey. The Eagles are in the Super Bowl, just one more week until that. Spring Training isn't too far behind, we're talking about that as well!
Talking with Philadelphia Inquirer Phillies writer, Scott Lauber on the Phils offseason moves
January 12, 2023 03:06 - 55 minutes - 128 MBWe talk on the first podcast of the year, we start the new year in by talking with Phillie beat writer, Scott Lauber, on the recent acquisitions by the Phils and a couple books he has written on the team. Hit like and subscribe to the show! Find Matt Veasey on Twitter: @PhilliesBell and Rich Baxter on Twitter: @FightinPhillies or stop by the FightinPhillies.com site --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/su...
Holiday Hot Stove Phillies Style live from Starbucks Coffee House
December 10, 2022 11:45 - 39 minutes - 31.3 MBA festive broadcast with great Phillies hot-stove banter from Rich Baxter, who joined the show from just outside Atlantic City, NJ at the Starbucks Coffee store, and Matt Veasey, from the Ranch as we talked about the Phils big offseason moves with the signings of Trea Turner, and Taijuan Walker. Listen in and hit like and subscribe from wherever you listen to the show! Follow Matt on Twitter: @PhilliesBell Follow Rich on Twitter: @fightinphillies The website home for the show is : ht...
Phillies Talk Podcast Video : The WS Wrap up and Future talk in '23 for the Phillies
November 10, 2022 11:53 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBIt's Rich and Matt talking about the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team in November 2022 - Subscribe to the video or audio of the Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter Follow Matt Veasey on Twitter @PhilliesBell Follow Rich Baxter on Twitter @FightinPhillies --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
WS Wrap Up and Looking forward to the Phillies Future!
November 09, 2022 22:40 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MBIt's Rich and Matt talking about the Philadelphia Phillies on the Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
Phillies Talk Podcast - World Series Game 5 Preview show
November 04, 2022 12:32 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBA beautiful day for baseball on November 3rd 2022, it's the Phillies vs Astros preview for Game 5 of the World Series. Matt Veasey joins Rich Baxter to talk about the game tonight, what we saw the last couple games, some World Series memories, history, and hoopla. Matt was out on his 'Sports Deck' taking in the beautiful sunshine - so check out the video version on the Youtube Channel as well! Follow Rich on twitter: @fightinphillies Follow Matt on twitter: @philliesbell Check out th...
Phillies Talk Podcast - Game 3 Preview - WS returns to Philadelphia
November 02, 2022 05:29 - 38 minutes - 31.2 MBAbout 3 hours left to game time, I recorded a Twitter Spaces Live broadcast via Twitter.. this is how it sounded! World Series history, some game notes, and fun facts enjoy it, everyone! Like, follow, and subscribe! FightinPhillies.com @FightinPhillies on twitter Matt Veasey - @PhilliesBell on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
Phillies vs Astros World Series Preview 2022
October 27, 2022 00:20 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBThe 2022 World Series is only a couple of days away and we're breaking down the Astros and Phillies World Series match-up. Join Rich and Matt as we talk about the upcoming series ... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
Phils are in the NLCS 2022
October 18, 2022 21:58 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBCan you believe the Philadelphia Phillies have made it to the NLCS? It's true, Game 1 is tonight in San Diego and Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey have taken to the airwaves to tell you all about it! 'Who's hot and who's not on the Phils, we talk about the need to keep the gas pedal to the floor. Important to win at least one of the games in San Diego. Pitching matchups discussed and so much more. Tune into the show and subscribe to it! Sign up to get all of the future shows from this podcast...
Tremendous Game 3 win by Phils 9-1 on October 14 - they can go to the NLCS with a win today
October 15, 2022 13:35 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBWhat a thrill to be at the ballpark yesterday, for the Phillies decisive victory! Phils whip up on the Braves 9-1 for the Game 3 NLDS win, and they can win it all today and advance to the NLCS with a win. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
Phillies Talk Podcast - NLDS Special
October 13, 2022 21:03 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBThe Phillies are back in the playoffs, and we're talking all about it on this edition of Phillies Talk Podcast! Join Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey on the latest edition of the podcast on the Phils trip into the NLDS - it's gonna be Game 3. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
It's Labor Day Weekend for Phillies Talk Podcast, we're baaacck!
September 05, 2022 01:11 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBWe disappeared most of the summer... from the show anyway. You know the story, we're both busy lads in this great summer weather that we've had across the Philadelphia region for most of the summer. But, now we're back talking baseball. And just in time, cause the Phillies may be heading to the playoffs after an 11 year drought! Here's Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey talking Phillies baseball on Phillies Talk Podcast Check out the blog at FightinPhillies.com and Matt over at Twitter @PhilliesB...
Phils go to Pittsburgh for 4
July 28, 2022 12:52 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBIt's the Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter, back and better than ever! Talking about the Phils the way they went into the All-Star Break and then came out of it, looking a bit shaky. Are they back on track now? All of this and the Nick Castellanos comment on this show! Don't forget to subscribe to the show and hit like! Sponsor the show as a listener as well! go to: Anchor.fm/phillies --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https:/...
All Star Balloting Starts, Father's Day celebrations begin, Baseball's two Joes get fired
June 09, 2022 13:49 - 44 minutes - 35.6 MBIt's this week's edition of the Baseball Talk Radio Show with the great Gary Mack and Rich Baxter talking about the week that was in baseball and the upcoming Father's Day celebrations cause we get some of the teams celebrating it this weekend at home, then the other half on the real day for Father's Day which is June 19 this year. All of this and much more! Subscribe to the show and sponsor us with your donation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support th...
Goodbye Joe Girardi - Phillies Talk Podcast
June 03, 2022 17:19 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBIt's June 3rd and surprise! The Phillies fire Joe Girardi in the a.m. just prior to the start of the Angels / Phillies weekend series. Back to back days for podcasts, I love it! Hope you enjoy it too, hit the subscribe button, and give a good review of the show so more people can find it. Goodbye Joe G, once you're a Phillie, your always a Phillie! Thanks for the memories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/s...
Bring on the Angels
June 02, 2022 14:01 - 39 minutes - 31.5 MBIt's June, and thank goodness for the Phils, who are glad to see the month of May gone. The first weekend of June sees the Los Angeles Angels come to Philly, (I am still calling them the Anaheim Angels) and of course Mike Trout who is the best player in baseball returns to the South Jersey hometown where he grew up! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
Phillies Talk Podcast - Phils sputtering at home, Bullpen getting roughed up, Armed Forces Day and more!
May 23, 2022 00:05 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MBIt's another edition of the original Phillies Talk Podcast with Matt Veasey and Rich Baxter talking all things Phillies. It hasn't been so good at the friendly confines of Citizens Bank Park for the Phillies - they are just 10-13 at home going into today's game with the Dodgers. Can we avoid being swept? All of this and so much more on this show. Hit 'Like' and subscribe to the show won't you? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https:...
Phillies Talk Podcast - We take on the best of the NL West at home
May 19, 2022 14:29 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBIt's 'hitting season' weather in the Philly area this weekend, and the LA Dodgers are in town to face the Phils for a weekend series Fri, Sat, and Sun. - can we continue to do well against them? Hit 'Like' and subscribe to the show! Phillies Talk is the longest-running independent show on the Philadelphia Phillies - --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
Phils play Mets on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, Buck Showalter, and Joe Girardi two veteran managers square off
May 01, 2022 21:01 - 40 minutes - 32.1 MBIt's the latest edition of the longest-running independent show talking about the Phillies, it's Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter - as usual I am joined by my co-host and Phillies knowledge maven, Matt Veasey. We're talking about the final game of a three-game series with the Mets for May 1st and what the Phils have to do well going forward. All of this, and so much more on this edition of the podcast. Give us a 'Thumbs Up' or 'Like' if your listening or a review on iTunes, Google ...
Phils and Mets Preview April 27 2022
April 28, 2022 01:52 - 39 minutes - 32 MBIt's a Phillies Talk midweek special with the Phillies vs Mets preview where I am on Mr. Gary Mack's Mets Musings Podcast talking about the upcoming series between our favorite teams. Prior to joining Gary, I am talking Phillies with what they have been going through in the past few days, maybe the offense has sorted some things out a little. All this and a chat with Gary on his Mets Musings show, looking forward to talking with Matt on Sunday about the Phillies when they are up at Citi...
Opening Day Weekend Phillies style
April 10, 2022 21:42 - 40 minutes - 32.2 MBA lot of great talk about the Opening Day Weekend at Philadelphia with the Phillies --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
Official Opening Day show with guest Joey Q - Phillies start off tomorrow!
April 07, 2022 23:27 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBJoe Q stops by the Phillies Talk Podcast studios for a little banter about Opening Day, the weather, and a very funny story about him meeting an idle of his from the Mets. You can't miss this edition of Phillies Talk Podcast! I'll be with my usual co-host Matt Veasey for the Phillies Opener tomorrow, and I can't wait. I haven't been to the ballpark for a long time, it seems like 2 seasons, which is a record for me, but I stayed away in the Covid-19 times, not that it's over now even, but I...
5 Days until the Phillies open the 2022 season
April 03, 2022 19:52 - 35 minutes - 28.4 MBWe're talking baseball with the dawn of the '22 Phillies season just 5 more days away! It's Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey talking baseball Phillies style with who we think goes north with the team to start the season, a little fun with over/under on some stats with the Phillies. And we preview a little facts about Nick Castellanos on this show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
Nick Castellanos first game with the Phillies - Phillies Talk Extra
March 27, 2022 18:50 - 13 minutes - 11.2 MBJust a quick podcast today for Sunday, pregame to the Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training game at Dunedin, Florida. It's the Phillies debut of Nick Castellanos. Listen to this show, and subscribe to the podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
Phillies baseball is back and St. Patricks Week Show
March 15, 2022 12:44 - 36 minutes - 29.1 MBIt's the St Paddy's' Week show for Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich and Matt as we talk 'Baseball is back!' - the Phils have reported down to Clearwater just yesterday. We're excited for the season to take shape. New Phillies Radio booth for the road, we talk about that. Joe Girardi, could this be his last year as Phillies manager? All of this and so much more on this edition of the show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor....
Still no baseball settlement - we're ignoring the daily back and forth - St. Patricks Day almost here - come on Spring Training!
March 06, 2022 21:33 - 58 minutes - 46.9 MBIt's time for another edition of Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey. We're getting a bit restless without their being a settlement yet in baseball, two years in suffering from various baseball issues concerning the pandemic and now this? We need a deal now. Team valuations, it's only on paper, but wow! How these numbers have been growing for team owners. All of this and more! Sponsor our show here: http://anchor.fm/phillies View the show on Youtube here: http...
HOF and Phillies, Ending the Baseball Lockout, Kevin Frandsen leaves for the Nats and more!
January 30, 2022 20:35 - 46 minutes - 37.3 MBI am joined by my podcast friend and co-host of the show, Matt Veasey for his first podcast of '22. We're talking about the lock-out of MLB and perhaps more importantly with the Twitter frenzy of the moment 'Did Tom Brady retire?' Hall of Fame vote, and where some Phillies stand on it. Kevin Frandsen finds a full time job in TV commentary for the Nationals... All this and more on the show! Hit like and subscribe wherever you listen to the show, give us a review! A bit of chocolate if you ...
Offseason musings on the Phils, waiting for the signal that baseball will start on time
January 23, 2022 20:35 - 38 minutes - 30.5 MBThis is the 2nd edition of Phillies Talk Podcast for 2022 - the start of the 16th season of podcasting by Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich again telling the listeners how the show started back in the day. The Players Association will come back with a response to the MLB on Monday Jan. 24th, and hopefully it will be good news, a lot of news outlets are reporting it won't be a settlement but we'll have to wait and see. Brandon Duckworth's birthday on the 24th, the show talks about that and ...
First show of 2022 - still Locked Out!
January 15, 2022 01:33 - 24 minutes - 19.9 MBIt's still a state of baseball lockout, not what the fans of baseball need after enduring the 2020 shortened season by Covid-19 and then risking their own lives by attending a game or two or more in 2021 at the stadium and now the MLB owners decided to lockout the players and create a fiasco that better be straightened up soon. Should baseball fans flex their collective muscles by not buying any tickets when this is going on? This will put some added leverage on the whole situation, I kno...
Locked Out Baseball and start of the '21 Holiday season
December 03, 2021 18:16 - 41 minutes - 33 MBWe're back talking baseball, on this show! Matt Veasey joins me for a great talk about the Hot Stove season for the Phillies that led up to the Lock Out by MLB. We have plenty to talk about. Which teams made splashes leading up to the lockout, and a couple of new Phillies on the team to talk about as well. We're just getting started in this tremendous holiday season and hope to be back for another show before Christmas, so put up your feet, pour that hot cup of cocoa or tea and enjoy this ...
Wheeler gets 2nd for Cy Young Award, Harper up tonight for MVP contestant
November 18, 2021 14:53 - 21 minutes - 17.2 MBWe have the results of the Cy Young Award winner for 2021, it isn't Zack Wheeler but he's a 'closer than ever' vote for the title. Bryce Harper is up for vote tonight, at 6 PM we will know who the NL MVP is... of course we'll talk about that in the next show. I also have to catch up with my co-host, Matt Veasey as well, which hopefully he'll be talking with us soon! Have fun, give a listen and subscribe! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcas...
Game 162 for the 2021 Phillies season
October 03, 2021 19:29 - 34 minutes - 27.6 MBIt's time for another episode of Phillies Talk Podcast, the last day of the regular season for the Phillies. Disappointed that things just didn't go the Phillies way to get into the playoffs, but again, did this team deserve to have a change to win the NL East? All this and more on the show today with Rich going solo again! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillies/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/phillies/support
Phillies still have a chance at first place in NL East - last 6 games of season
September 27, 2021 13:33 - 31 minutes - 24.9 MBIt's the Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter, the longest running independent podcast that talks about the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. A solo show this time around but there is plenty to talk about with the Phils still being a possible NL East Champ - just six games remaining and 3 of those games happen to be with the Braves, so if the Phillies can just keep winning, we may see them in the playoffs. A bit of a rant develops on the podcast, so be forewarned, this team could h...
Phils making a courageous run for the NL East Title, can they do it?
September 19, 2021 22:10 - 35 minutes - 28.6 MBPhils surprise us and the Braves have been losing is starting to add up to a chance for them to take the NL East with about 12 games remaining. Matt is joining us from his new 'Porch Deck' studio location that is really looking like a great time there. Rich is still manning the studio for more great Phillies Talk Podcast. Want to sponsor the show? Go to our anchor podcast site : http://anchor.fm/Phillies - you can pick one of 3 payment plans on a monthly basis, .99 cents / $4.99 a mont...