Baseball is back and so are the fans, although at smaller capacity. How are the Yankees & Red Sox shaping up so far in Florida? What are these new "Spring Training" rules? What does AROD have to do with SPAC? And how many fans can we expect in New York and Boston? We cover those topics and much more in the lastest episode.
Brett Gardner back with the Yanks? JBJ still jobless? Johnny Damon the first DUI of Spring Training? Chris Sale's All Star break return? We cover them all plus our Over/Under predictions for the Yankess, Red Sox and the other teams that matter.
Players report to Spring Training in less than a week. What are the new COVID protocols and can MLB function in a bubble setting? Curt Schilling wants off the HOF ballot, but did he deserve to be on it to begin with? We also talk free agent signings and who, if anyone, is left for the Red Sox to sign? Plus we look back at the few memorable Yanks/Sox trades over the years and how the mustache plays into all of it.
It's time to flip the scrip and do our Top 3 Red Sox. Will we agree on any players? What's the reasoning behind our picks? And what are the chances Curt Schilling's name comes up?
With so much history, tradition & championships it's hard to pick just 3 favorite players. So we picked our 3 favorite and least favorite Yankees of all time. You will be shocked to hear the reasons behind our picks and if we have any players in common.
We've made it thru 2020 and MLB is poised to play a full season in 2021. Yankees fans are high on DJ but more work needs to be done. We talk playing games at the backend of a pandemic. Moves that teams need to make and can the Bloody Sock carry Schilling to the HOF? Plus what MLB player are we paying to play wiffle ball with after we hit the Powerball or Mega Millions?!
Let's be honest 2020 is a year that basically everyone would like to forget. In Episode 20 we look back at this past year, how we started and some memorable moments/guests.
It's the most wonderful time of the year! There is new hope with the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccines, but will it be in time to save the start of the 2021 season? What is on the Yankees & Red Sox Christmas list? Why the Yankees can't win with Chapman as their closer. What could possibly be the new name/mascot in Cleveland? Plus we discuss our favorite holiday movies.
No matter what team you root for we can all agree on one thing...Turkey on Thanksgiving. What we are thankful for this year and some talking baseball in the latest episode.
A shortened regular season gives way to an interesting OFF Season. The Red Sox have already made waves bringing back Cora and they could use a marquee free agent outfielder. The Yankees still need pitching & DJ to return if they want any chance of getting WS #28. However, new Mets owner Steve Cohen may just throw a wrench in both teams plans. We explore the free agent market & what the Yanks & Sox need to do for 2021.
We revisit the stories that made the World Series memorable to us over the years. A private jet to Game 6 of the 2013 WS. A roommate just burned what in 1996? And how does Carl Pavano's Mom factor into all of this? From Bush's PERFECT first pitch to Clemens throwing the bat at Piazza, we covered it. Stories you don't want to miss! Plus Mookie still haunting the Sox and an Ellsbury sighting!
Sometimes, a choice in life can determine so much. For Rico Brogna, ever the ideal teammate, one choice brought him from a low point to, perhaps, a career high point-with his childhood team the Boston Red Sox. What did the team ask him to do? Why did he say no? And what happened afterward. It's an "inside baseball" story you've never heard-and will never forget.
What's it like to be a first round pick? How about being a rookie backing up Cecil Fielder? That was Rico Brogna. A high school legend, he passed up being a quarterback at Clemson to play pro ball. Right choice? What if he were a kid coming up today? An incredible conversation with a man who has played and coached at every level. Plus, his Yankees-Red Sox connections run DEEP!
The Yankees are back in business and the Sox still stink. The rivalry may be flat this year, but baseball never disappoints. Why the MLB strike zone has changed. Why 2 young Red Sox players are actually making some fans smile (for a moment). Also why the Yankees may regret playing this well now. Just some of the topics covered as we preview the final Yanks/Sox matchup of 2020.
After the trade deadline, we KNOW the Red Sox have given up, but why didn't the Yankees do anything? And why was JBJ untouchable? It goes beyond baseball. That plus much more including, how long it takes to recover from a calf strain, in the lastest episode.
It's the final game of a 4 game series between the Yankees & Red Sox and the rain starts to fall. What do you do with an 1 hour & 23 minute rain delay? You talk 5 Tool Players, ARod's Mojo, Steroids, Ted Willaims's Head, Hitting Streaks or Batting 400 and Dogs named after players. AND... Let's not forget, the Yankees eventually sweep the series...AGAIN.
Red Sox-Yankees are up for a 4 game set, and it's first place against last. The TBD Sox pitchers will square off against the Bombers (and Not Very Scary Gary Sanchez). We break down "Lower Body Tightness", 2nd generation Major Leaguers, who is the real Prince of the 2020 season and why the best Red Sox-related story is actually 3000 miles from Boston.
Millennials? Gen X? If you want to know what Red Sox-Yankees REALLY means, you need to go back. Way back. We sit down with Connecticut broadcasting legend Gerry Brooks, who was there when guys you've never heard of were playing. And it's AMAZING. Tune in as we talk old & new Sox, how to lose that Boston accent, growing up in the shadow of Fenway Park and just how close did Gerry come to being the face of ESPN. All that and much more in Episode 9.
The Yankees & AAA caliber Red Sox are scheduled for their first series of the season, but COVID-19 is tossing a wrench in the works. The Marlins are in the midst of trying to contain an outbreak while MLB hopes their model in place keeps the other 29 teams on the field. Is this a pipe dream or can MLB finish the shortened season? We break down all things COVID-19, the Red Sox "Starters", Mookie Betts, some Ted Williams & what ever happened to Carl Crawford?
Everyone just assumes the Sox closed out the 2004 ALCS with ease after Game 4. They remember a Game 7 romp. But Games 5 and 6 would be considered pretty memorable had it not been for the iconic moments of Game 4. Make sense? Well, if not and if you forget, experience "The Rest" of that series. And think about two words. Big Papi. Or Curse Reversed, perhaps.
As a coach, Bobby Dickerson has been on the field at Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium many times. His thoughts on the rivalry, being on the field for Derek Jeter's dramatic final game and Big Papi's swagger. Dickerson has seen the best, the worst and heard some very colorful nicknames along the way... and he's also seen the racism. Yes, racism. In Episode 4, his perspective as he watched players like Adam Jones deal with a lot of abuse, especially at Fenway. It's a perspective you don't want to mi...
San Diego Padres Bench Coach Bobby Dickerson has been in pro ball for more than 30 years -- many of them in the Yankees system. Even though he never made the bigs, he played with a bunch who did. He chimes in on real Yankees pride, what's right and what's wrong with baseball, playing for/working with Buck Showalter and what he's been doing on the big league field for the last three months.
The best way to save baseball might be to cancel the season? Yes-if done the right way. Brian Shactman and John Senecal break down the embarrassment of Major League Baseball right now and what's the best way to solve it.
How much had Red Sox Nation given up hope going into Game 4 of the ALCS down 3-0? They couldn't even fill Fenway Park to capacity. Think about it. Even if Boston won Game 4, no one thought they could be the first team in baseball history to come all the way back. Why spend good money on that? Well, the wife of one host chimes in on the concept of hope and how the circumstances surrounding this game made being down 3-1 feel a lot different. A lot.
After the devastation of 2003 and yet another second-place finish to New York, losing the first three games of the 2004 ALCS truly left fans (with select exceptions) with absolutely no hope. After an embarassing Game 3 at Fenway Park, the Yankees and their fans didn't hesitate to assume that there was no way that the Boston Red Sox could beat them four games in a row.
Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series solidified the sense that Red Sox Nation was destined to lose and certainly destined to remain in the shadows of the mighty New York Yankees. Firsthand accounts of one of the most dramatic home runs in baseball history.
The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry was odd. They had almost no playoff history together. Just the history of Babe Ruth and decades of Boston looking up at the Yankees in the standings. But in the early part of this century, with the emergence of the Wild Card and realignment, the two teams started playing each other all the time ... even in the playoffs. Through the experiences of two SuperFans, this is a deep dive into how the modern-day rivalry became the best in all of sports.
