Rich Keefe & Ryan Davey review the superhero horror film Brightburn. How does it compare to other 2019 movies? Is it worth seeing in the theater? Spoiler-free to start and then full on spoilers. Plus This Week in #DORK with a look at a bunch of new trailers, Davey's Video Game Minute, and the Pick of the Podcast. Twitter: @DORKpodcast
Good band name, too, aka "Bowling For Soup." But seriously, when Tyler Thornburg sounds like an attractive bullen option, you know things are a tad out of sorts for the Boston bullpen. A night after allowing 7 runs in the final two innings, the Sox allow 14 over the nine inning water torture of Wednesday night, wasting four home runs. Josh recaps, using metaphors from The Office and Family Guy among others... and looks ahead to the Yankees series. Post-game sound from Alex Cora too.
A 5-2 9th inning lead explodes all over soggy Fenway as the Red Sox lose to Cleveland. Josh wonders about the longterm viability of the current bullpen construct, recaps the game and rolls in sound from Alex Cora. Series finale previewd as well; Ryan Weber aganst the Beebs.
Rich Keefe, Ryan Davey and Chris Scheim (Dem Thrones Boyz) ride for one final time, giving you the best and worst from Season 8 of Game of Thrones. Was it all bad? Plus how would they have liked to see the series end. Twitter: @DORKpodcast
Josh pays homage to the late Bill Buckner and stresses about Dustin Pedroia's future... then recaps the 12-5 blowout of the Indians. Pedroia talks about his baseball mortality in-depth, Alex Cora discusses the state of the team now that the offense has seemingly been rediscovered.
Eduardo Nunez and Rodriguez star as the Sox once again salvage the third of three games vs Houston. Josh recaps the weekend which included a flu-ridden David Price and an error-prone infield; Alex Cora meets the media and the Indians series is previewed.
Journeyman Ryan Weber dazzles on the mound and everybody in the Boston lineup hits; Sox destroy Toronto 8-2 and get ready for the showdown series now in Houston Josh previews the Astros from top to bottom; Eduardo Nunez talks about his (hopefully) getting it right and Alex Cora meets the media after the game.
Journeyman Ryan Weber dazzles on the mound and everybody in the Boston lineup hits; Sox destroy Toronto 8-2 and get ready for the showdown series now in Houston Josh previews the Astros from top to bottom; Eduardo Nunez talks about his (hopefully) getting it right and Alex Cora meets the media after the game.
Put Michael Chavis in that deee-lux apartment in the sky. Prepare for Rookie of the Year talk to dominate the summer. Chavis digs the Sox out of a four-and-a-half quagmire with a 13th inning home run. A deep dive of the 6-5 win in Toronto; comments from Chavis and Cora and love for Norman Lear.
Rich Keefe & Ryan Davey review John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. How does it compare to the first two John Wick films? Who would win a fight, John Wick or Jason Bourne? Plus the return of This Week in #DORK talking Batman casting, Stranger Things Season 3, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Rick and Morty news, Davey's Video Game Minute, and the Pick of the Podcast. Twitter: @DORKpodcast
Ken Laird and Matt Kalman are in the podcentre on a Wednesday to preview the 2019 Cup Finals between the Bruins and the Blues
Following a 10-3 loss in Toronto, Josh finds two Red Sox to be happy with and two to be really, really frustrated with. Hint: In the last category, one of the participants rhymes with "Glornburg." Game is recapped, Alex Cora's post-game commentary is attached.
The Red Sox ruin Victoria Day for the Blue Jays with a 12-2 romp behind David Price, a spotless bullpen, and four home runs. Josh discusses the newfound thump from the middle of the order, looks ahead to the rest of the series and lets you hear from Price, Bogaerts, and Alex Cora in their own words.
Rich Keefe, Ryan Davey and Chris Scheim react to the season and series finale of Game of Thrones. Who lived? Who died? Who is on the Iron Throne? Was it a satisfying conclusion or complete garbage? Next week they'll recap the entire season. Twitter: @DORKpodcast
Chris Sale rips off a bunch more strikeouts, Mookie a few more hits, Chavis homers again, Walden (!) wins again and the Red Sox capture the finale vs Houston after a pair of losses at Fenway. Josh recaps, lets you hear from Cora, Sale and Walden... discusses the burgeoning Boston-Houston rivalry... and looks ahead to Price's turn in Toronto.
Boston earns the split in the '07 World Series rematch with Colorado; they blow a 5-0 lead but figure out a way to walk it off in 10. Josh compares the hero, Chavis, to a fomer Florida Marlin, dives a little deeper on Chris Sale's shenanigans from Tuesday and previews the Houston series. Chavis and Alex Cora speak.
Sale strikes out SEVENTEEN in 7 IP yet the Red Sox somehow lose to Colorado. Josh recaps, talks about the resurgent offense, bemoans the end of the 5-game win streak and rolls in sound from Sale and Alex Cora.
Rich Keefe, Ryan Davey and Chris Scheim (The Thrones Boyz) recap, "The Bells," episode 5 from season 8 of Game of Thrones. What happened? Who was the MVP and LVP of the episode? What do they expect to see next week in the series finale? Who will be on the Iron Throne? Twitter: @DORKpodcast
The Red Sox gain revenge for having lost 3 of 4 to open the year in Seattle by sweeping their sorry butts and outscoring them 34-8. Josh recaps the weekend from his hotel somewhere in the middle of the Canadian Rockies, rolls in sound from the red-hot JD Martinez and from the suddenly-smart-again manager, Alex Cora. Good day, eh!
All three stud outfielders make major contributions, Sale strikes out 14, Hembree gets a save… so much to unpack from Wednesday night in Baltimore we don’t even have time to talk about the White House (!) Hear from JBJ, Alex Cora and Sale after the Sox pull even at 19-19. Josh also has some idle thoughts on the state of the modern state of MLB. It’s a lot of podcast.
Rich Keefe loved Avengers: Endgame. Jason Rossi did not. The two have a civil discourse about their feelings. SPOILERS. Twitter: @DORKpodcast
After getting three hits total Monday, the Sox blast three homers Tuesday and beat the Orioles 8-5. Josh rolls sound from Mitch Moreland and Alex Cora, tries to make sense of Marcus Walden being 5-0 and previews the series finale with Chris Sale on the bump. Oh, and he also man-crushes hard for Boog Powell's BBQ.
Ken Laird and WEEI Bruins writer Matt Kalman are in for a special Tuesday edition of Sunday Skate, reacting to the B's series win over Columbus and looking ahead to the Eastern Finals and the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Orioles' crafty lefty Jonathan Means interrupts the Sox' momentum with a 3-hitter. Josh fills you in on a blah ballgame, on the David Price injury, on Alex Cora's White House comments, and stumps for Dwight Evans at the expense of Harold Baines.
Rich Keefe, Ryan Davey, and Chris Scheim (The Thrones Boyz) recap the fourth episode in the final season of Game of Thrones. What were the big events and where do they go from here? How does it all set up for the last two episodes in the series? Plus who was the MVP and LVP of the episode. Twitter: @DORKpodcast YouTube.com/DORKpodcast
Break out the Batman captions: the Sox outscore Chicago 30-5 over the weekend and head to Baltimore on the highest of notes. Josh recaps the three-game win streak, runs in sound from Christan Vazquez, Xander Boegarts and Alex Cora, then previews the three game series against Longball-timore, a team that's on pace to allow nearly 400 home runs.
A key 9th inning by Raffy Devers and a poorly-executed slider by Ryan Brasier conspire to end the Red Sox’ modest 3-game win streak on a chilly Chicago night. Oh, and 10 men left on base didn’t help. Josh recaps, previews Chris Sale’s Friday start, talks about Uber adventures with Eck in Chicagoland, and bashes the state of modern-day journalism on behalf of Rob poor Rob Bradford. (BradSchmo.)
Six Sox pitchers combine to walk none and K-9... it adds up to a sweep of the A's and a chance to make some noise now out on the road. Josh reviews the latest win, wonders when Tyler Thornburg will ever pitch a scoreless inning, and rolls in post-game sound from Alex Cora.
Is this it? Is this the long-awaited turning of the corner?? Rick Porcello went AL Cy Young mode vs Oakland Tuesday night and Mookie homered again. Josh recaps (from an airport hotel parking lot strangely enough) and rolls in sound from Porcello and Alex Cora.
The Sox score nine unanswered runs to swamp the A’s and maybe… MAYBE… spark the turnaround we’ve all been waiting on. Chavis continues to rake, JD returns to the lineup, but not all is rosy: Josh explores some of the uglier April issues, looks ahead to the Rick Porcello start on Tuesday and checks in with Alex Cora.
