Ep.148 -- Trash Team
The Red Sox are garbage. We crash out.
The Red Sox are garbage. We crash out.
Complete rant episode. Lots of frustration. Enjoy.
After a bad bad week, we are beyond disappointed. We are irate. We are tired. We break it all down, starting with some passionate ranting. We also discuss what we want to see change, the impact of the Casas injury, and the Devers at 1B idea. Then we preview the Texas series upcoming. Great episode loaded with fiery takes.
The Sox are flip flops. One game/series they flip, the next they flop. We break it all down including how Jarren Duran has awoken, Ceddanne Rafaela has protected his spot on the team, Tanner Houck is drowning, and more. We recap the Guardians series, the preview the Blue Jays series. Enjoy!
The Red Sox need to play with more fire, after going 3-3 on the roadtrip and losing a series to the White Sox. We breakdown both series and discuss what they're doing right and what needs to be cleaned up. They also need Roman Anthony. We talk about how he needs to be called up immediately and what the best version of this roster looks like. Another loaded episode, enjoy!
The Sox have looked like monsters so far in April, especially when they're hitting homers. We talk about it all, from the Orioles series to Cardinals series. We breakdown every game and everything good and bad, including Wong vs Narvaez, the Crochet and Campbell extensions, and the sky high vibes right now. We also preview the Blue Jays series as we record during game 1 of 4. LOADED episode, enjoy!
Red Sox have had a rough start to the season, but we're not concerned -- just frustrated. We recap the Texas series and first game in Baltimore, highlighting the good and the bad. We talk about Wilyer and Kristian, along with Devers, Bregman, Casas, and Story. We also get into where Mayer and Anthony could fit in, what Trevor Story's future looks like, and how Rafael Devers will get back on track. LOADED episode, enjoy!
Our 2025 season predictions episode is HERE. We predict everything about this upcoming season, and you won't want to miss our BOLD predictions. Yoshida becoming the closer? Houck falling out of the rotation? We also talk about Kristian Campbell making the team, the current state of the rotation, and more. Then we preview the opening series against the Rangers and give our keys to the series. WE'RE SO BACK, LET'S GO.
The Red Sox have endless aura and immaculate vibes coming from spring camp. We talk about the great energy they have right now, which players have us fired up the most, and the impact Alex Bregman has already had on this team. We also hype up Masataka Yoshida big time.
We are BACK for another season and the Red Sox are back in business! We breakdown the Alex Bregman signing and how he transforms our outlook on this season, discuss the Devers drama surrounding his position, and review the offseason as a whole looking ahead to the 2025 season.
That 1-5 road trip didn't count, it was on the west coast and didn't go well. We talk about Jarren Duran's All-Star game briefly before diving into the bad road trip. Then we discuss the state of the team going into the trade deadline, who we want to acquire, James Paxton, and break down the Alex Cora extension. Full deadline preview and breakdown show, enjoy!
The Yankees suck LOL Sox beat them good in the Bronx. We breakdown that series along with the prior Marlins series, talk about the Sox playoff odds and current state of the team, highlight how good Rafaela and Devers have been, and more. We also talk about how this team should buy at the trade deadline and their 48% playoff odds. We also hit a crazy Ryan Sweeney to Allen Craig to Rusney Castillo tangent at the end. Enjoy!
Jarren Duran is one of the most electric players in the sport. He's also been the face of the Red Sox hot streak, as they went 5-1 on the road trip and have won 9 of their last 12. We break down everything going right, give love to the players leading the charge, and talk about how sustainable this is moving forward. We also preview the Blue Jays and Padres series, as well as a short preview of the trade deadline. Then we rant about how Jarren Duran is only 19th in outfielder All Star voting and...
The Red Sox are stuck in an endless loop of mediocre .500 baseball and we're delusional. We NEED to be in last place so we can claim Xander Bogaerts when we get the Padres to release him. That'll fix everything! We discuss how this team is so hard to care about and why would anyone want to watch them, also talking about how to change this for next year. Basically this is an hour of therapy for Red Sox fans as we rant and go on tangents relating to Manny Machado, NESN, Mookie Betts, Lowell Spinne...
The Red Sox have a bunch of new random players who do in fact play for their team. We break down the new additions as we recap the Giants series and Twins series. We highlight how great the Sox have been at filling gaps and love to go .500 between episodes. We also bring up Tony Renda's whereabouts and what Triston Casas does when he's bored. Enjoy!
Making errors and mistakes one day, then winning 17-0 the next... That's the Red Sox man. We discuss the Guardians series and Cubs series, including how huge it is to have O'Neill and Devers back, how good Tanner Houck has been, what happened to Masataka Yoshida, and more. We also break down the new additions (Grissom and Cooper) and the subtractions (Rodriguez and Reyes). Enjoy!
Sox are giving us weird vibes. Swept the Pirates but with a AAA lineup and everyone is hurt... We toss out some super fun facts, talk about THE Bobby Dalbec, recap the Guardians and Pirates series, shoutout Houck and Kutter for being dominate, also give love to Wilyer Abreu and Rob Refsynder for carrying the team, and discover Bobby Dalbec's middle name. It's a good one, enjoy!
The Red Sox miiiiiight not be a good baseball team. We recap and discuss getting swept by the Orioles, winning 2/3 from the Angels, and the game against Cleveland today. We break down the defensive problems, what needs to change, elements of the roster construction, and more. We also talk about how bad David Hamilton is, how Kenley Jansen bothers us, make our case for Rafaela to be the SS, and ask where is Yu Chang?? It's a loaded episode, enjoy!
The Sox coasted on the West Coast, going 7-3 on the road trip! We talk all about it, recapping the A's and Angels series. We discuss the great pitching, poor defense, and hit on Trevor Story's injury and Kenley Jansen's shakiness. We also preview the Orioles series at Fenway. Enjoy!
The Red Sox split the series against a very good Mariners team and we are fired up to talk about real baseball! We recap the series, get heated about Joely and Kenley, praise guys like O'Neill and Rafaela, talk about how great the rotation has been and the value of Andrew Bailey, and touch on every part of the first 4 games. Then we preview the A's series, flip flopping our predictions but settling on the same outcome. We also get some weekly Bob Talk in. It's a classic, enjoy!
PREDICTIONS EPISODE! We give our predictions for the 2024 Red Sox season, including some BOLD ones. We also do a series preview for the opening series in Seattle, and get in some weekly Bobby Dalbec talk. Enjoy, go Sox!
We started off this episode very optimistic, talking about the Brayan Bello extension, highlighting the guys going off in Spring Training, and how good the offense looks. But then we realized we have no pitching depth and fell back into negativity as we broke down the weak rotation, discussed if Kenley even wants to play baseball anymore, and more. Fear not, we also got some classic Bobby Dalbec talk in as well. Great episode, enjoy!
Fenway Park has real ketchup again! That's hands down the biggest news of the offseason. Other than that, we breakdown the state of the Red Sox in Spring Training right now including the status of Jordan Montgomery's free agency outlook. We also run through a roster prediction, discuss the outfield alignment and bench roster crunch, and talk about the Liam Hendriks signing and its impact on Kenley. Full breakdown on everything coming out of Sox camp and the team heading deeper into spring, enjoy...
This Red Sox team is like unseasoned meatloaf. We discuss the comments coming out of Spring Training camp and how bad the vibes are. We also talk about the idea of signing Trevor Bauer, the wonderful Michael Fulmer signing, and why we want Tommy Pham. Then we touch on the Red Sox Netflix special that was announced and Theo Epstein joining Fenway Sports Group. And Joey makes a BOLD prediction to end the show. Great episode, enjoy!
We're in a downhill spiral as Red Sox ownership froze payroll and called us all liars. Being a Red Sox fan is not fun right now, so we rant about the state of our broken franchise. We discuss Justin Turner signing with the Blue Jays, the comments made by ownership at Winter Weekend, the logical errors in betting on the future of our young core, the possibility of Adam Duvall coming back, and much more. A fantastic therapy episode for frustrated Sox fans, enjoy!
The Red Sox refuse to spend money and are passing on big name free agents. It's looking like they won't be competitive in 2024. There is a solution though and it's Bobby Dalbec! Give me Bob in the 4-hole! Anyways, we talk about how spineless ownership is with all their empty promises and cheap spending. We rant about the lack of direction or consistency with their moves, how they're wasting Devers' prime, and the reputation all of this is creating for them. We also breakdown the Lucas Giolito si...
Heart of the offseason... lots of opportunities... please don't blow it! After the first real domino falls for the Sox this offseason in the form of Alex Verdugo being traded to the Yankees, we dive into everything. We break down the Dugie trade and return, discuss the Sox losing prospect Shane Drohan in the Rule-5 draft, talk about Yoshinobu Yamamoto's odds of landing in Boston, discuss the state of the team, and a lot more. We also circle back to officially breakdown the Craig Breslow hire as ...
The season is over and we're talking all about it! But first, we discuss the tragic news of Tim Wakefield's passing. A great player, teammate, and person that will be missed greatly. We then get into our season awards, review our predictions, and talk about the state of this team heading into the offseason. We also answer a bunch of your questions, and we even get a rare Ruben Amaro Jr. reference! Big episode, jam packed!
EMERGENCY POD: Chaim Bloom was fired by the Red Sox! We dive deep into some baseball talk to break down this news. We discuss how Chaim did his job in Boston and now it's time to get back to being all-in on winning, who we think will replace him, and how we view the future of this organization. We also talk about Alex Cora's future and whether or not he could move to the front office. Red Sox fans finally have reasons to be excited and optimistic about our future. It's a beautiful thing!
It's been awhile since we recorded, but the exact same story to the season. It's been ups and downs while the Red Sox playoff hopes fade. We discuss what's gone wrong this season, including James Paxton's struggles, the lack of depth, and awful defense. Then we talk about how to fix it and how to get back to being legit playoff competitors next season. We also predict how the season will end. Enjoy!