In The Dugout Podcast: Recent Episodes
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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 how JARREN DURAN SHOULD BE AN ALL-STAR! Connor Wong too. Enjoy the episode!
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 Spinners, and others things. This is an all-time classic episode, enjoy!
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 signing, discuss the Chris Sale trade, and a lot more. We are BACK with a new logo and consistent episode recording, let's roll!
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 well as Andrew Bailey. Loaded episode with lots of great baseball talk!
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!
Sox got swept in the crucial series against the Blue Jays and sit now 5 games back in the wild card race. We discuss the outlook for the rest of this season including if they can still make the playoffs. We also talk about the Verdugo drama, how bad the defense has been, whether Alex Cora is the right fit for this team or if Chaim Bloom. should be fired, and react to the Red Sox almost trading Justin Turner. Then we also propose ways to make Sox games more fun, like blowing up mascot heads in centerfield or shooting off fireworks mid-AB. It's a good one, enjoy!
We record from 5:30pm-6:30pm reacting live to the 6pm trade deadline. Live reactions, analysis, insight, and some yelling. Also Jason does this episode mostly blind. Enjoy!
This is an electric episode... Nick Pivetta made Sox history with 13 Ks, joining Red Sox LEGEND Smoky Joe Wood. We explore the iconic career of Smoky Joe including his heroics in game 8 (yes eight) of the 1912 World Series, and how he inspired Babe Ruth and Shohei Ohtani. We then actually recap the Cubs series, but then start talking about what Dave O'Brien does on vacation. Maybe crack open a ginger ale and play a mean game of scrabble? Next, we beg NESN to hire Jonny Gomes as a sideline reporter and imagine what would happen. And of course, we provide your weekly lesson in Japanese while talking about a travel chamber so Yoshida doesn't get jet lag. This episode is an ALL-TIMER, enjoy!
First half of the season is over, onto the second half! We break down the complex question of "should the Red Sox buy or sell?" after winning 8 of their last 9, three weeks out from the trade deadline. We also discuss what to do with Kiké, campaign for Duran to start every day, talk about 1st round draft pick Kyle Teel, and react to seeing Mookie and JD hanging out at the All-Star Game. Then we get into a fiery debate about whether the Sox should sign superstar Shohei Ohtani... you don't want to miss that. Enjoy this jam-packed episode!
More players are hurt and the Sox are still flirting with .500... we've lost our minds. We talk about Whitlock getting injured, what to do at the trade deadline, beg the Sox to trade Paxton, discuss the future of this team, and predict Eovaldi's line against us as well as the HR Derby winner. Joey also says he wants to trade our star pitcher and closer for a badly struggling prospect. And we close it out with a live HR call from Don Orsillo Jr. We went a lot of places in this one, but also nowhere. Enjoy!
We are BACK IN PERSON talking Sox!! Just like the Katy Perry song, the Red Sox are Hot N Cold. We discuss their up and down season and their current cold streak. We dive into who should be traded at the deadline, how injuries have devastated us, debate whether Cora or Chaim or both need to be fired, rant about the bad defense, and a whole lot more. Great episode, enjoy!
Is there anything better than warm socks? Sox are hot but are on thin ice... we're calling them lukewarm. We talk about the concerning lack of depth and injury problems, but also highlight how huge Whitlock, Bello, and Paxton have been, how important Justin Turner is for this team, and give Casas and Duran credit for their hot streaks. We also discuss whether Cora or Chaim should be fired after this season, and praise the magical yellow jerseys. Also, Ryan Brasier is back (somewhere) and we talk about it. Enjoy!
The Red Sox have not been playing well and it has not been fun to watch. They've been bad. We break it ALL down.
Fenway Park Yelp reviews are BACK!! We read funny 1-star reviews of Fenway Park and have some laughs, we also get heated about gluten intolerance. We actually talk baseball too, highlighting the new 5-man rotation, some upcoming roster crunches, and recapping the west coast trip. Enjoy!
Ryan Brasier is finally off the Red Sox so we are celebrating to start it out! Then we discuss the state of the rotation, including Chris Sale being BACK, James Paxton pitching great so far, Pivetta to the bullpen, how Kluber needs to go, and whether the 5th spot should be Houck or Crawford. We also talk about what to do with Kiké Hernandez, highlight the rise of Pablo Reyes, and a lot more. We're back and rolling again!
We were wong about Connor Wong. From a fringe backup catcher to a young stud, we highlight the recent success Wong has had this season. We also break down the Guardians series and first 2 games against the Jays, discussing the fight this team has shown, Alex Verdugo's clutch factor, Yoshida's success, Chris Sale's good start, and clown Kiké Hernandez for his awful defense at SS. We also answer a bunch of questions and celebrate Kaleb Ort being optioned. Enjoy!
After going .500 on this road trip, the Red Sox are back at .500. With some ups and downs, that record sums up the Sox right now. We recap the series win against the Brewers and series loss against the Orioles, highlight Yoshi's awakening, talk about how Duran is on fire and deserves to stay, analyze Chris Sale's struggles again, and bring up Reese McGuire's case for the Hall of Fame. We also rant about Kaleb Ort's meltdown and discuss Orioles fans spitting on Red Sox bullpen players. Vibes are solid, enjoy this episode!
We're feeling cautiously optimistic after winning 3/4 vs the Angels and a walk-off win against the Twins. We recap everything that went down, including highlighting Whitlock's great start and Bello's not so great start, discuss Chris Sale's vintage outing and debate if the ACE is back, talk about this team moving forward and the remaining issues, and more. We also answer a bunch of questions, and get heated about Fenway's fake ketchup and alarming lack of honey mustard. Plus, we talk about how celery is a scam. It's a good one, enjoy!
The Red Sox are spiraling after playing embarrassing baseball in a 4-game sweep by the undefeated Rays and we're overreacting. We discuss the magnitude of the Adam Duvall injury, the poor bench depth, call out certain players slacking, question Cora as a manager, give up on Chris Sale, and rant about the dumb mistakes this team has been making. Full on Sox therapy session you need to hear. Enjoy!
Sox are off to a cold start to the season literally and figuratively. We break down every part of the first 6 games, not quite reaching for the panic button but maybe overreacting a bit. We discuss what we feel good about and what we feel bad about, including pitching and catcher defense. We also try to figure out how Jeffrey Springs is now a Cy Young in Tampa, debate whether the light show at Fenway is cool (it is), and talk about Don Orsillo towards the end. Just like Sox opposing hitters, we touch every base in this one! Enjoy!
Opening Day is HERE and that means it's PREDICTIONS TIME!! We have some fun making predictions for this season, and it gets a little hot -- Raffy leading the AL in homers? Chris Sale being our worst player? Alex Verdugo getting traded? Lots of hot takes that we'll probably look back and laugh at, but for right now we're shooting our shots. We also read a bunch of listener predictions and react to those. It's a fun one, enjoy!
This one goes off the rails a little bit. Some Sox talk turns into Jason ranting about how ridiculous Great Britain's WBC uniforms are. Then halfway through, Joey joins live from Ireland and argues how Helen Keller isn't real. Which she's not. We also discover a ghost player on the Red Sox roster and finish with some actual baseball discussion about how the Opening Day lineup should be constructed. Electric episode, enjoy!
Spring Training has started, energy is high, vibes are good! We breakdown the recent optimism we have for this team, which players we are excited for, how certain key players fit into the picture, and talk about a lot more involving how we feel about the 2023 Sox. We also discuss our thoughts on the pitch clock and one change we'd like to see. Step In The Dugout and enjoy!
100 EPISODES!! For our 100th, Tom Caron joined us for an electric interview!(9:40) TC talked with us about the Beanpot, covering the Red Sox as a lifelong New Englander, what goes on behind the scenes pregame and postgame, his view of the analytic wave in baseball, and wayyy more. He also gives us some exclusive stories about Jim Rice, Spring Training ghost players, and more. It’s an awesome interview you won’t want to miss! Then stick around after for a little Sox talk, including our thoughts on Justin Turner immediately taking Xander’s #2. And we also have a firey debate about hair care. Thank you to all our listeners for the support, enjoy this loaded episode!
"They stuck on making a movie... I'm just tryna make moves" -Triston Casas. The Red Sox are making' moves! We break down their latest additions of Adam Duvall and Adalberto Mondesi, talk about Matt Barnes getting DFA'd, the Trevor Story injury, the overall state of the roster and pitching rotation, and more. We also discuss ownership getting booed at Winter Weekend and debut a new segment. Enjoy!
RAFAEL DEVERS FOREVER!! The Sox actually signed their big star and we are so relieved. We break down the whole deal, talk about the future of the team and the positive vision we now have, discuss a potential trade with the Marlins, guess how Raffy will spend his $331M, and more! Enjoy!
The Red Sox did not give us any good Christmas presents. Just pain. We discuss the sad state of the team, go on some fun tangents, talk about how broken the MLB is, trash on the Yankees, and more! We also talk some Rafael Devers and discuss the Justin Turner signing. Enjoy!
“this is the darkest day for red sox fans”. buckle up for a full rant/therapy episode. pain.
This offseason has been boring and uneventful so far, but this episode certainly is not. We hate on Ryan Brasier a good amount, talk Xander and Raffy contract updates, and recap other news like the signing of "Peanut Butter and Joely". Then we also make up a Disney movie where Chris Sale is healthy, Mookie Betts returns, and David Ortiz unretires to win the World Series! Top tier episode for ya this week, enjoy!
There is a path out of this mess, a path to being good again. We break down what the Sox need to do and everything about this offseason. We talk about guys we want the Sox to get, what holes need to be filled, and what moves have already been made. This is the perfect episode for Sox fans to get prepared for this busy offseason and caught up to speed with the current state of the Sox. Enjoy!
The 2022 Red Sox season was a total disaster. It wasn't enjoyable in any way at all and a lot of changes need to be made. We recap the mess, revisit our preseason predictions, talk about re-signing Xander, our offseason goals, and more. We also answer all your questions! Enjoy!
This year is pretty much down the drain at this point, so we talk about the exciting future ahead! We discuss Triston Casas, Bryan Bello, Connor Wong, and the others that highlight the young core we're excited for. We also rant about Ryan Brasier still being on this team, and recap all the news that happened in between episodes. Enjoy!
We react live to the 6pm trade deadline passing and breakdown our opinions on the moves the Red Sox did (and did NOT) make. Spoiler: we are passionately disappointed and yell a lot. Great episode for Sox fans struggling to make sense of just what happened.
This episode is a rant/therapy session for Red Sox fans. Everything seems to be going wrong and it's not fun. We talk about Chris Sale's latest injury, the awful baseball the Sox have played lately, Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts contract extension talks, the team direction and ownership, and beg John Henry to start caring about this team or finally sell them to someone who will care.
Sox split with the Yankees essentially with WooSox players and some of them should be here to stay. Although with guys returning from injury, there are a lot of moving pieces. We break down the series against the Yanks, the state of the roster, what we're looking for at the trade deadline, and a lot more. Enjoy!
The Sock Train is rolling and it is engulfed in flames -- the Sox are hot!! We break down everything going right lately, give some love to some young players really contributing, answer a bunch of questions, and a lot more. Multiple dangerously hot takes are served up in this electric episode. Enjoy!
The Sox coasted on the west coast going 8-2 on the trip! We break it all down and highlight some players playing key roles right now, talk about the closer role some more, and answer a ton of questions! We also discuss gross rats and respecting horses at various points. You'll see. Enjoy!
Trevor Story is HOT, the Sox are HOT, and we are loving it. We breakdown the recent Astros series and Mariners series, highlight players who have been playing great under the radar, talk about the bullpen and the importance of naming a closer internally, answer questions, and a lot more! We also discuss the idea of using Chris Sale as the closer when he returns. Enjoy!
You smell that? We got stinky sox. We breakdown everything going wrong right now, recap the past 2 series, and talk about what we think needs to change to turn this around. This episode is Red Sox fan therapy, come for the analysis and stay for the shared frustration.
Sox are an absolute clown show right now. It's tough to watch. We take our frustration out in this episode and talk about everything going wrong. We also rant about how Don Orsillo wasn't included in the Jerry Remy ceremony, Yankees fans throwing trash on the field, and how good the WooSox are. Clean it up, Red Sox. Win the week.
Sox are night owls, they only play well at night. We recorded this episode partially during the Red Sox victory over the Jays in game 1 of the series, as we recap the Twins series, live react to the Jays game, discuss how worried we are about certain players, play the game “How Bad Was Gerrit Cole”, answer questions, and go off the rails at the end. This episode was as all over the place as the Red Sox have been so far.
4 games into the season and we are (not) overreacting. We highlight the major holes remaining in this team while recapping the Yankees series and the first game against the Tigers. We also answer a ton of questions and make fun of the Yankees a ton. Yankees suck! ELECTRIC episode to start the season!
This week we are joined by Red Sox prospect Ryan Fitzgerald! (13:46) Ryan talks about the unique mindset and approach to the game that has taken him from being undrafted - to Indy ball - to now in the Red Sox organization, his iconic hair, what he wants Red Sox fans to know about him, and a lot more! Then after that, the Dugout crew gives their preseason predictions!! You won't want to miss our hot takes. And we also talk about our wild interaction with Steve Lyons! Jam-packed episode to wrap up spring training!
The Red Sox have signed star SS Trevor Story to play 2B!! We are SUPER excited about that so we breakdown everything that deal means for the Sox, we also discuss Chris Sale's injury, the status of the rotation, our expectations for Dalbec Duran and JBJ, and a lot more! Gather around y'all, it's story time.
WE HAVE ACTUAL BASEBALL CONTENT TO TALK ABOUT!!! WOOOOO!!! We briefly discuss the rule changes in the new CBA, the signings of Matt Strahm and Jake Diekman, JD Martinez's future with the Sox, Xander Bogaerts being upset the Sox are looking at other shortstops, extending Rafael Devers, what free agents we want, and make a push for signing Michael Conforto. It's a jam-packed episode back in person now that baseball is back, don't miss it! LET'S GOOOO
The lockout is still happening and still stupid, so we talk about other things. Conspiracy theories like birds being government cameras, some alien stuff, something about the healthcare world having hitmen, songs in reverse, and more. We also talk about our most embarrassing moments, Garrett's knack for bobbing for apples, and Jason's favorite joke. And then most importantly, we get live breaking news that the Red Sox have acquired a NEW TARP!!!!! What an episode.
David Ortiz is a Hall of Famer!! We talk to totally the real Big Papi about his induction, and then reflect on some of our favorite memories of him! Then we also rant more about the lockout, and find ourselves going down a rabbit hole when we try to find out where Henry Owens is. Let's go American Defenders of New Hampshire! Great episode, can't miss it!
WE ARE BACK!!! Unfortunately, baseball isn’t though as we're still in a stupid lockout. We recap everything big we missed between episodes, go OFF on this whole lockout situation and how much Rob Manfred SUCKS, talk about A-Rod getting his own broadcast, touch on Dan Shaugnessy being a clown and the HOF ballot, answer questions, and a lot more! Your favorite podcast is back, enjoy!
Bonus ALCS episode featuring guest co-hosts Luke Slom, Mike Murray, and Charlie Lenihan! We break down what's went wrong for the Sox and what needs to happen for the Sox to move on. ELECTRIC episode, enjoy!
The Red Sox are headed to the ALCS!! And we are finally back with a new episode! We breakdown the series against the Rays and preview the upcoming series against the Astros, discuss what's gotten the Sox to this point, talk about how bad the playoff broadcasters have been, and a lot more! Enjoy!
Chris Sale is back and the energy is back too as the Sox completed the sweep!! We talk about how great it is having Sale back, how red-hot Bobby D is, answer a bunch of questions, and a lot more. We also sing Sweet Caroline which you won't want to miss. Straight up, this is one of our best episodes all time so enjoy!!
Put on your sad hoodie folks, the Red Sox are depressing right now. They are really bad and we get all our sadness and anger out in this episode. Agggggrrrhhhhhhh
We're not mad, we're just disappointed. The MLB trade deadline has passed and the moves the Red Sox made (or didn't make) left us wanting more. We break down how Chaim Bloom handled this trade deadline and react to everything that did and didn't happen. Ugh.
Baseball is wild. Red Sox got no hit for 7 innings (and we recorded during most of the game) and then score 5 runs to come back to beat the Yankees and win the series! Also this was our first episode in a month (whoops sorry) so we had plenty to talk about from Duran, Houck, Sale, Mayer, and more, and then of course we talk in depth about our trade deadline targets. Great episode, enjoy!
Red Sox sweep the Yankees again hahaha. We talk about how embarrassingly bad the Yankees and Gerrit Cole are, what we missed in between episodes, and other stuff as we celebrate the sweep. Weak description but better episode. Enjoy!
The Red Sox pitching staff had a rough week and gave up 18 runs in one game... It happens! We talk a lot about Ryan Weber, explain what we think is wrong with the rotation, recap our trip to Fenway, answer questions, and a lot more! Great episode, much better than Ryan Weber's baseball skills.
Get the brooms out folks, Red Sox sweep the Yankees and Marlins! We talk about that, how horrible and biased the ESPN broadcast is, question whether JD Martinez is on the team, answer a ton of questions, talk about going to Fenway this week, and then have a long discussion about illegal substances. Great episode, enjoy!
The weather deserves to get DFA'd after this week's performance. We rant about the bad weather, recap the past series and talk about the crowd back at Fenway, check in on Rusney Castillo and compare Franchy to him, figure out who plays for the Astros, come up with a Rays conspiracy theory, answer your questions, and more! Enjoy!
The season's a marathon not a sprint. Sox took 2/3 from the Blue Jays and then 2/3 from the Phillies and we are happy about that. We discuss those series, E-Rod's struggles, the pitching staff in general, Hunter Renfroe's wideness vs Mike Trout's wideness, the Fenway Park experience, get lost in some stats, answer some questions, and more! Enjoy!
We’re back recording in person so this episode was electric. The Red Sox are good and we love it. We talk how insane Ohtani is, the State of the Sox, who's hot who's not, what moves we should make, what the correct shampoo process is, answer a bunch of great questions, talk some Bruins, and Xander Bogaerts makes an appearance (kinda). Absolute gem of an episode, enjoy!
Lose 3, win 9, get 17-10, rinse and repeat. That's the plan and the Red Sox are right on track. We discuss this plan and the state of the team, the icky series in Texas, what to do about the bottom of the order, and we come up with a brilliant idea involving Ron Roenicke that you won’t want to miss. And there’s a lot more too. Enjoy this great episode!
Garrett Richards is incredibly bad at pitching and we want to toss him in the trash compactor from Star Wars like we wanted to do to Tyler Thornburg. Oh and Josh Taylor can go with him. Obviously we discuss how bad they are, then we recap the recent games, talk about when we'll see Jarren Duran, answer a bunch of questions, and a lot more. Enjoy!
Sox played beat some tough teams and are still the best team in the AL! We recap the end of the Twins series, the White Sox series, and then answer a lotttt of questions. We also debate whether we’d get hit by a Randy Johnson fastball every year for $10M. Oh and of course we address the iconic 'Verdu-Go Red Sox' guy. Legend. Enjoy!
We are having a great time right now... The Red Sox are good and very fun to watch. We breakdown the series with the Orioles, highlight some players crushing it right now like JD and Devers, discuss the postponement of the first game against the Twins, rant about how broken the replay system is and how we hate umpires, answer a bunch of questions, then close it out with a rant about the MLB's power rankings putting the Red Sox at #20. It's a fun one, enjoy!
The Sox are back and we are excited so we overact to everything that's happened so far. We recap the Rays series, ignore the Orioles series, share our thoughts on the new extra innings rule where a runner starts on 2B, discuss the Tanner Houck situation, and talk about a bunch of other random stuff.
The 2021 Red Sox season is just days away, so this is our season predictions episode! We drop some can't-miss predictions and hot takes, then go through some listener hot takes, hype up Franchy Cordero a bunch, and just get excited for the season! Let's go!!
Spring Training is finally here!! So we're talking all about spring camp: who to watch, storylines to follow, what we expect from this team coming into a new season, and overreact to meaningless games as usual. Also, we bring on Red Sox legend David Ortiz to share his perspective on spring training. You don't want to miss that interview with definitely the real Big Papi.... We also answer some questions and Joey tries to find Chaim Bloom's email address. It's a fun time, enjoy!
HUGE episode this week, we've got NESN sideline reporter Jahmai Webster back on the podcast! (24:52) We talk to him about getting the full time gig, what advice he has for young people wanting to do what he does, the behind the scenes of his job and what it's like to be live on air, and a lot more. But before all that, we talk for awhile about the Andrew Benintendi trade and (spoiler) we're not too happy. And then we close it out by talking about the Sawamura and Gonzalez additions. Oh and we sarcastically hype up Franchy Cordero a lot. Enjoy this loaded episode!
Chaim Bloom listened to us and went out and made some great moves, so we break down the Enrique Hernandez & Garrett Richards signings, as well as the Adam Ottavino trade. We also advocate for a reunion with Mitch Moreland. Then of course, we spend some time reflecting on the outstanding career of Dustin Pedroia and what he meant to our generation. And we wrap it up with listener questions as always. Plus, you get live commentary throughout on the Umass Amherst COVID situation! Enjoy!
The MLB offseason is finally heating up and big name free agents are being signed... but not by the Red Sox. We struggle to understand what the Red Sox are doing and what their vision is, live react to Sam Kennedy's latest quote about their plan, answer a bunch of questions, and overall just express the frustration and urgency that all of Red Sox Nation is feeling. Time is running out, let's make some moves before it's too late. If you're a Red Sox fan that's totally lost and upset with the Sox, this is the episode for you. Enjoy!
It’s our last episode of 2020- the Holiday Special!! So we bring back a favorite segment from last year: Professional Baseball Player or Holiday Food? But before that, we run though all the news we missed in the month between episodes, talk about what players we want for Christmas, answer a bunch of questions, and then briefly reflect on 2020 at the end. Enjoy, happy holidays!!
ALEX CORA IS BACK. AND WE ARE BACK. We recorded this one in person for the first time in 264 days! So obviously it was incredible and you should listen. We talk about Alex Cora returning as manager, go off on nerds and analytics in baseball, hate on Dodgers fans, roast Rob Manfred a little, and do two fun rapid-fire segments at the end. Then Joey also does his Borat voice so you won’t want to miss that. WE BACK WOOOO!!! Enjoy!
Well that nightmare of a season is finally over. The Red Sox were an absolute disaster in every way, they were bad at being good and bad at being bad. Couldn't even get the #1 pick. That's the worst kind of bad. We revisit our horrible preseason predictions, then answer a bunch of your questions read to you by GJ Questions himself. At least that season is over now, enjoy this episode!
The Red Sox season has basically been over for awhile, but now it's really almost over. We discuss everything we missed since our last episode which was ages ago, including the deadline trades, how no one wants to watch the Red Sox, Bobby Dalbec and Tanner Houck, what the future looks like, and more. We also touch on the debate over Alex Cora coming back as manager in 2021. This miserable throw-away season is finally coming to an end.
The MLB trade deadline is just a week away and the Red Sox are going to be very active, so we discuss who we think will get traded and what the Red Sox might do this week. We also talk about the trade they already did sending Workman and Hembree to Philly, and how we feel about the 2 guys who came to the Sox in that deal. We're talking about trades in this one, hence the episode title. Enjoy!
The Red Sox are really bad. Like reeeeeaaaaallllly bad. We talk about how depressing this season has been and how unwatchable this team is, then get into what the rest of the season could look like and how the Red Sox can get better for next year. Then Garrett goes on another Bruins rant towards the end and we make fun of Yankees fans. It's a good one, enjoy!
We yell a lot. Red Sox have had a rough start to the season, and the season might get shutdown, so we rant about how bad this pitching staff is, how incompetent Ron Roenicke is as a manager, and how much we hate Rob Manfred. We're pretty upset about many things.
Emergency pod: We react to the news that Mookie Betts is close to signing a huge extention with the Dodgers to stay in LA. We are not thrilled. Then we also touch a little on last night's exhibition game meltdown. You're not gonna want to miss this episode. AhhHhgdgshgdhsgdchj
OPENING DAY IS THIS WEEK!!! So here is our season predictions episode! We discuss all our predictions for this season including stats for the starting lineup and rotation, categories like MVP and best pitcher, and much more. We have a bunch of fun talking actual baseball for a change in our last episode before the season starts! Baseball is back folks, enjoy!
Andrew Benintendi has flow again and baseball things are happening again! We discuss all the latest from summer camp including the positive tests among the Red Sox, MLB test results being delayed, our feelings on pumping in fake crowd noise, and once again push for the MLB to mic up players and let them display their personalities. We also answer all your questions and debate which Red Sox player would be best in a hot dog eating competition. It's a fun one jammed packed with discussion, enjoy!
BASEBALL IS BACK. WE ARE BACK. LET'S GO! In this episode we breakdown and discuss all the details of what this season is going to look like and preview this 2020 Red Sox team. We also answer a bunch of listener questions, and then wrap it up with a rant about Rob Manfred and how ridiculous the negotiations were. Good to be back!
We’re back and we have Red Sox reliever Austin Brice on the podcast for this one! (7:03) We talk to him about how he’s keeping busy and staying ready for the season, his perspective on what this season could look like, what superstitions he has and has seen others have, his thoughts on the baseballs being juiced, and a lot more! Plus after that, we discuss whether we’ll see baseball this year and what it’ll take for it to happen. Then we close it out with a debate about time travel. Enjoy!
The MLB finally finished their investigation into the Red Sox allegedly stealing signs and handed down some punishments. We discuss every aspect of this news (nothing else to talk about) including how we view the punishments, what we believe happened, what this means for Alex Cora's future, and more! Plus Garrett plays a didgeridoo!
Rob Manfred came up with some WILD ideas to be able to play the 2020 MLB season and we break it all down. We also come up with some of our own ideas to fix the no fans in the park problem. Then after we discuss all that, we answer your listener questions and most importantly - we read funny Yelp reviews of Fenway Park! Come for the intelligent baseball conversation, stay for the Yelp reviews #Yankeessuck
This episode was surprisingly good considering we're 20 days into quarantine and the sport we talk about isn't being played. We discuss when baseball will return and what has to happen to get to that point, and then we actually talk about Chris Sale's Tommy John surgery that we forgot to do last week and the ethics of getting the surgery during the pandemic. Then we answer your questions and end up having an intellectual conversation about Helen Keller. Stay safe and healthy everyone!
We have nothing to do so we recorded this episode. You have nothing to do so you should listen to this episode. And if that's not enough of an incentive: Joey becomes unable to hear Jason talk half way through and it's surprisingly amusing. Stay safe and healthy everyone!
We start out talking all about the Chris Sale injury news and what the starting rotation is looking like (spoiler: it's looking nonexistent), then Joey joins the podcast while shopping at Marshalls and we talk about how the Sox haven't talked to Devers about an extension and we answer listener questions. At some point we go on a long tangent about how MLB players should be mic'd up a lot more and during the regular season, and we talk all about how great that would be for the game. Then we close it out with Jason ranting about the MLB's never ending investigation and Spring Training games being only on AM radio like its 1930.
Brock Holt isn't on the Sox anymore and we are upset. We talk about that stupid move to not bring Brock back, then breakdown the potential Wil Myers trade that the Red Sox are discussing with the Padres. And Spring Training has started and baseball is back! So we preview Spring Training and share our players to watch for, Joey does his Pedro Martinez AND David Ortiz impressions, and we talk more about sign stealing. Then we also answer all your questions and analyze my bold predictions for 2020. It's a good one, enjoy!
The Red Sox worked out a new deal with the Dodgers and traded Mookie Betts for real this time, so we discuss the return we actually ended up getting and the impact this trade will have on the future. [Sign Brock Holt]. We also talk about Ron Roenicke being the new manager, Chaim Bloom's post-Mookie Trade press conference, [sign brock holt], and we rip on the MLB's proposed postseason changes. Plus we answer a bunch of great listener questions and more! Enjoy! [Sign Brock Holt. Please.]
The Red Sox traded Mookie Betts. We talk about that. A lot. Loudly. Everything from the return we got, to the possibility of re-signing him, to Sox ownership, and more. And we spend a surprisingly large amount of time being hecklers in the stands (you’ll see) and yell a lot, so enjoy!
Alex Cora is out as Red Sox manager after it was revealed that he was behind the whole Astros sign-stealing scandal. We talk all about that and what it means for the Red Sox going forward, while also discussing new manager options. We also develop a legal way to steal signs and answer some listener questions as always. We could be entering a tough time in Red Sox history, so buckle up folks. But in the meantime, enjoy this great episode!
2019 has been an amazing year for the In The Dugout Podcast, we started this in February and it has grown and evolved to become what it is now! We’ve interviewed guys like Nick Northcut and Nick Decker in their dugout, and former Sox players like Pat Light and Jonny Gomes. So I went back through all of our episodes to pull out the highlights of each to create one episode highlighting the best of the In The Dugout Podcast in 2019! Thank you to all of our great listeners, we wish you a Happy New Year and hope you enjoy this episode!
We've got all 4 of us on this special Christmas episode for you this week! We talk about the moves the Red Sox have made so far including Jose Peraza and Martín Perez, and Joey makes a very compelling argument that Martín Perez was a better signing than Gerrit Cole. Then we touch on Rick Porcello leaving for the Mets, and play a brand new game called Professional Baseball Player or Holiday Food -- you won't want to miss it! Plus we answer your great listener questions as always and a lot more. From all of us, we hope you enjoy this episode and we wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
The Baseball Winter Meetings are going on so rumors are flying around and signings are happening. The Yankees just signed Gerrit Cole to a $324M deal so we talk about that and what it means for the Sox, then shift to the rumors around a David Price trade and Mookie Betts. We also recorded this episode while streaming live on Instagram, so we answer live listener questions throughout and pre-submitted ones as well. And even though he couldn't join us on the episode, Joey weighed in by giving us his State of the Sox from his car at the end!
That's right, we have former Red Sox player and 2013 World Series champion Jonny Gomes on the podcast this week! (starts at 8:44) I talk with Jonny about that 2013 team, his overall time in baseball and broadcasting, and a lot more including a story about brawling chickens. Then outside of that, we discuss Mookie Betts unfollowing and then following the Red Sox on social media, the new WooSox logo, listener questions, and a whole lot more. Plus we debut another new segment that you won't want to miss!
JD Martinez decided to not opt out of his contract and is staying with the Red Sox! We discuss this in-depth and what it means for Mookie Betts and the rest of the team, while somehow relating it to Shakespeare. We also talk about Dan Shaughnessy's recent article claiming Mookie is overrated, Dustin Pedroia's status for next season, the Astros stealing signs, Tom Brady (and Garrett's wrong opinion about him), answer a bunch of listener questions, and debut a wild new segment that you won't want to miss!
The Red Sox are about to begin a crucial offseason and they just hired a new Chief Baseball Officer to lead them through it. We discuss the hiring of Chaim Bloom, then we breakdown every aspect of this upcoming offseason including what Bloom's goals will be, whether Mookie and/or JD will stay, and what free agents the Red Sox could lose or gain. We also answer listener questions and a lot more, so enjoy!
That's right, the 2019 Red Sox season is over. We give out awards to players for this season and revisit our preseason predictions - reacting to the good and the bad! We also briefly emphasize how the Red Sox absolutely need to bring back Brock Holt, and Joey talks both in Spanish and with a Canadian accent (not at the same time). Enjoy!
The Red Sox are bad, but this episode isn’t! We’ve got former Red Sox pitcher Pat Light on the show (4:45), and we talk to him about debuting with the Sox, life as a relief pitcher in the MLB, and a lot more! Then we talk in-depth about the Dave Dombrowski firing and what it means for the future of the Red Sox, answer some listener questions, and Garrett goes off on the clown emoji again.
Can the Red Sox make the playoffs? Anything is possible. We talk about that and discuss their shot at the Wild Card while also talking about the schedule ahead, starting rotation, and we answer a bunch of listener questions! Plus, Stu Pomeranz is briefly mentioned and we call Tony Romo. Enjoy!
The Red Sox played baseball for 12 minutes and won the game with a walk-off, and we were there! We break that down and also give you live commentary we recorded at the game. After that we talk about Chris Sale being out for the season, the Phillies series, Dave Dombrowski being surprised he's on the hot seat, answer listener questions, and more! We also close it out with a quick bonus interview with Jared Carrabis' mom, Ellyn!
"That's why us 3 are sitting in a basement talking about baseball, because it's a game for smart people". In this one, we recap the Indians series and how Andrew Cashner is now our best reliever, and then we answer a ton of great listener questions for the rest of the show including whether or not the Red Sox should trade Mookie Betts! Highly entertaining, highly opinionated, enjoy!
The 2019 Trade Deadline came and passed with the Red Sox making absolutely no moves. Zero. Joey and I react to that and we were not too pleased. We basically freak out for a half hour, enjoy!
A huge episode this week as we breakdown everything in the series against the Yankees and spend a lot of time talking trade pieces/scenarios/options including Edwin Diaz with the trade deadline quickly approaching. We also talk about Chris Sale's struggles, ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, react live to some reports, trash on the Mets some more, answer all your questions, and a lot more in this packed episode. Enjoy!
We sat down with Red Sox prospects Nick Decker and Nick Northcut in the Lowell Spinners dugout for a great interview in which we asked them about their experience getting drafted, life in the minors, what being roommates is like for them, and a lot more! And before that, we discuss all the latest Red Sox news including Eduardo Nunez being DFA'd, the Dodgers series, Chris Sale continuing to struggle, acquiring Andrew Cashner, and more! Enjoy!
It's been a while but we're finally back! We talk all about the state of the Red Sox heading into the All-Star Break including the decision to make Nathan Eovaldi the closer, Dombrowski calling out the starting pitchers, the Red Sox looking to trade for a SP, the possibility of getting Zack Wheeler, and Christian Vazquez's power. Plus we answer listener questions, I accurately predict Pete Alonso to win the HR Derby, and a lot more!
Red Sox swept the Orioles and have won 5 straight games... We breakdown that Orioles series and talk about the road ahead while talking about the offense heating up, Mookie looking like 2017 Mookie, the Yankees acquiring Edwin Encarnacion, the random guys in our bullpen, and more!
The Sox are getting hot as they've won 4 straight after sweeping the Royals! We talk about that, Chris Sale's amazing complete game shutout, how good Devers and Bogaerts have been this season, Mookie finally being back int the leadoff spot, Michael Chavis struggling, bullpen trade options, and a whole lot more. Plus, Garrett closes us out with a passionate Bruins rant!
We talk all about the bullpen in this episode after that disaster last night against the Indians. We discuss what's wrong, how to fix it, potential trade options, and what's wrong with Ryan Brasier. We also talk about how Benintendi should not still be leading off and more. Then we close with some Bruins talk including series predictions ahead of game 2 tonight!
In this episode, we interview Sox prospect CJ Chatham! And before that we discuss everything going right and everything going wrong for the Red Sox including their sweep of the A's, how to keep winning, the ups and downs of the bullpen, how good Mookie Betts and Mitch Moreland have been, how disastrous JBJ and Tyler Thornburg have been, answer a bunch of listener questions, and much much more! You'll want to listen to the end!
Oh boy. This episode was a wild one, as we had all 4 co-hosts including Joey in Ireland playing MLB The Show throughout. We covered all the latest Red Sox news like Nathan Eovaldi's injury, David Price's comments, Pedroia back to the IL, and much much more. We also recorded during the Sox game (game 2 vs the Rays), so you'll get our live reactions to Matt Barnes blowing the game and Michael Chavis' first MLB at-bat! Enjoy!
The Red Sox suck. We recorded this right after their embarrassing loss to the Blue Jays on their home opener, and we were not too pleased. We talk about what's wrong with this team and what they need to do going forward. Win. Please just win. Do better.
The Red Sox are broken. We talk about how horrible they have been including what's wrong with their starters, why we shouldn't be too concerned about Chris Sale, how Blake Swihart should be the starting catcher, needing to re-sign Mookie, how good the Orioles are, answer listener questions, and more!
Baseball is BACK!! We recorded this episode live during the beginning of the Red Sox Opening Day game, so you'll hear our early praise for Sale quickly turn into concern and worry. But throughout the episode, we gave our predictions for all of the Red Sox players for 2019 while commentating on certain moments in the game! We also dropped plenty of very bold predictions you don't want to miss!
In the last episode before the regular season, I am joined by guest co-host Chris Cotillo, a Red Sox beat writer for MassLive.com. We breakdown the latest news and questions as Spring Training comes to an end. Then later on, I interview Noah Zavolas, a pitching prospect in the Brewers organization. Noah provides great insight into the life of a minor league player and much more!
In probably our best episode yet, we talk about how bad the bullpen is, how bad the Red Sox are so far, how cute Rafael Devers is, breakdown the MLB rule changes, answer your questions and more! Then we have an awesome interview with NESN sideline reporter Jahmai Webster (33:00) to talk about being inside a champagne celebration, almost getting hit by a foul ball off the bat of Mike Trout, interviewing Kobe Bryant as an intern, and much much more! We knock your Sox off in this episode!
This week I got the chance to interview Red Sox Senior VP and assistant GM Zack Scott and we talked about all the analytics involved in baseball including what goes into scouting, how the Sox knew they wanted JD, which one of his 4 World Series wins was most memorable, and more! (starts at 29:13) But before that, we breakdown the MLB Instagram's preposterous standing predictions, answer questions including our who our favorite Jerrys are, and much much more!
This episode was a dandy as Dave O'Brien would say. During the Sox game against the Nationals, we talked about everything going on down in Spring Training including our initial reactions to the Bryce Harper signing, where Michael Chavis fits in, how ESPN sucks, whether or not Steve Lyons and Dennis Eckersley look alike (they don't), react to Jenrry Mejia's spring debut, debate whether or not Jacoby Ellsbury is alive, Garrett tells his jokes of the week, and much more!
I had the pleasure this week of being joined by guest co-host Christopher Smith, a Red Sox beat writer for MassLive.com. We discussed everything going on around Sox camp, from breaking down the whole bullpen situation and who we think are names to watch, status on contract extensions, the plan with Dustin Pedroia, answer some listener questions, and more!
We have our first ever guest on the podcast, Steve Perrault of Bleacher Report and the host of the Section 10 Podcast! We talk with him about the wild popularity of his podcast, the player he most wants to interview, the somewhat unfortunate highlight of his baseball career, everything David Price, and more. Joey and I also discuss the biggest headlines from Spring Training beginning, the bullpen, Dustin Pedroia, contract extensions, and much more!
We are just five days away from pitchers and catchers reporting and baseball returning! We talk about the DL now being called the "Injured List", the potential MLB rule changes being discusses, we break down 2019 bold predictions, debate Fenway Franks vs sausages, answer your fan questions including our trade proposal for Vlad Jr. and the players we hate the most (Luke Voit), and more!
The first ever episode of the In The Dugout Podcast! We talk David Price's random number change, Jenrry Mejia, what to do with the bullpen and Craig Kimbrel, debate Pedroia's HOF chances, give our Super Bowl picks, answer your fan questions, and much much more! Step into the dugout!