Talking Rivals: Recent Episodes
Talking Rivals
We review the first BOS/NYY series of the year and what it’ll take to renew the rivalry. Lot of injuries news and notes plus some trivia and a look back at the career of Wade Boggs.
With both NYY and BOS gearing up for their first regular season series of the year, we take stock of the past week. Injuries threaten to derail both teams. Plus a preview of Verdugo’s reunion at Fenway.
We discuss the Yankees hot start, the Red Sox lack of identity, and a preview of the trade deadline plans. Plus a look at Lou Gehrig’s Day.
With the regular season now a third of the way complete we review where BOS and NYY are, what moves they might make before the deadline, and some injury and roster updates. Plus a bunch of trivia and on this day in history with a couple of HOF’ers birthdays.
Yankees keep their hot streak going as the Red Sox inconsistent play continues. Soto makes the case for a blank check while Devers sets a franchise home run record. Plus a look around the league at who should be sellers and a bit of trivia plus a look back on the career of David Wells.
We discuss the latest week of action for Boston and New York and preview what’s ahead for both teams. Injury updates, who’s hot and who’s not, plus a Yogi Berra tribute on his birthday.
We talk Gleyber Torres struggles, the Sox pitching success, start to the trade season, and happy birthday to Willie Mays.
The Yankees offense gets right in Milwaukee while the Red Sox continue to battle despite the mounting injuries. A bunch of history, plus a look around the league.
The Yankees offensive struggles continue as the Red Sox injuries keep piling up. A look around the league at some early season surprises and disappointments, plus some history and trivia.
The Yankees stay hot and continue their solid play while the Red Sox defensive struggles and inconsistencies continue as injuries mount. A celebration of Jackie Robinson Day as well as a look at our team’s all time home run leader lists.
NYY and BOS off to hot starts despite some injuries. Will it last? We discuss the excellence of Hank Aaron with an on this day in history.
With our teams out west to begin the regular season, we break down the start to the year with our biggest surprises and disappointments, plus some history and trivia.
With Opening Day just three days away, we discuss the latest developments from the Ohtani betting scandal, unsigned free agents, and roster battles for BOS and NYY.
A couple weeks into Spring Training and we update our thoughts on NYY and BOS roster battles, plus some last minute free agent signings, trivia, and history.
Spring Training has finally begun! With Opening Day fast approaching we keep it positive and discuss the latest signings and rumors for both our teams, plus some history.
With Spring Training set to start this week, we analyze question marks for BOS and NYY rosters, as well as remaining moves. Plus some history and trivia.
With less than ten days until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training we detail what remaining moves Boston and NYY have to make. Big week for Baltimore, lot of free agents still out there, plus some history on this day.
Hall of Fame class of 2024, Yankees and Red Sox remaining moves, and a look at the rest of the unsigned free agents. Plus trivia and some history.
What’s next for the Yankees after the Stroman signing? How will the Red Sox improve their pitching? Where do the remaining free agents sign? Plus some baseball television discussion.
A preview of the Hall of Fame class with special guest, Thomas Brice, head of Sportzwire Radio, plus some trivia, and other offseason news, as well as a special announcement.
The Red Sox make a pair of big moves with a trade and a free agent signing. We preview their next moves and what the Yankees do now as well? Plus a bit of trivia and some mock proposed trades.
With Yamamoto going to the Dodgers what’s next for the Yankees and Red Sox? A look at the remaining free agents and potential fits.
We play some “what if” games while waiting for Yamamoto to sign with a team, which team will win his services, who will be next in line for those who don’t sign him, and more from the rumor mill.
Yankees and Red Sox make a rare trade, the Yankees also get Soto, and Ohtani goes to the Dodgers in a flurry of big news. Plus some trivia and a preview of what’s ahead in free agency.
We discuss the latest offseason rumors and news, including possible trades, Ohtani landing spot in free agency, best fit for Yamamoto, and Hall of Fame conversation.
The free agent hot stove is starting to heat up with some signings. Will the upcoming winter meetings next week bring about more moves? We preview what the Yankees and Red Sox will do, plus some history and trivia.
From the non tender deadline to the free agent signings and trades, we have all your offseason coverage. Plus some Hall of Fane debate.
With offseason underway, we talk about the latest Yankees and Red Sox news and rumors, plus a look around the league. Where does Ohtani go? On this date and trivia as well.
We preview the upcoming free agent class, find fits for both our teams, plus some trivia and news updates.
We continue our analysis of the World Series, preview the offseason both our teams, and take a look back at on this day in MLB history.
With just two teams left, we preview the World Series as the Rangers and Diamondbacks set to face off. We also discuss whether the playoffs are a crap shoot, is Houston a dynasty, where the Yankees go from here with a new hitting coach, and the Red Sox have a new man in their front office, plus some playoff history.
We preview the offseason ahead for both our teams and continue our coverage of all the playoff action, plus some history and trivia.
We talk the latest Yankees and Red Sox news as we preview their offseason plans. Then we dive into all the latest playoff results and look ahead to the rest of October baseball.
With the regular season over, we preview the playoffs and make all of our picks. On this date in history and some final thoughts on what went wrong for both our teams.
Our second to last episode of the 2023 regular season and we’re trying to remain positive as the Sox and Yanks play out the season.
We put a nail in the coffins of both our teams playoff chances and look around the league at the wild card races, preview our playoff picks, and look ahead to the final two weeks of the regular season.
The Sox and Yanks begin a final series in Fenway for 2023. With the playoffs all but out of sight, these games are for bragging rights. Plus a look around the league, some history, and trivia.
We talk about the Yankees recent youth movement and whether it’s too late for the Red Sox and the Yankees to make a last minute playoff push. Trivia and on this date history has everything from Mike Morgan to the 1998 Yankees.
We review the week for the Red Sox and Yankees and preview their upcoming games as well as a look around the league, including an Ohtani free agency prediction, plus some trivia.
We discuss the big weekend series between the Red Sox and Yankees in the Bronx and analyze the big week ahead for both teams. Plus some history and trivia.
We welcome special guest and “A Date in October with KTF” podcast host, Kelley Franco as we discuss the Sox-Yanks rivalry and then look around the rest of the league.
We discuss what could be the low points for both the Yankees and Red Sox seasons. A look around the league post trade deadline, plus some history and trivia.
We discuss the Yankees and Red Sox trade deadline moves and plans for the rest of the year.
We’re 100 games into the season and the Yankees and Red Sox are tied in the standings. With the trade deadline a week away we preview the moves to be made for our teams as well as league wide.
The second half of the season is underway with both the Red Sox and Yankees currently out of the playoffs. As both teams look to improve on their first half, we discuss the upcoming trade deadline, the recent All Star break festivities, and some history on this date.
With the All Star break here, we wrap up the first half of the season with a look back, a preview of what’s ahead, and more.
Red Sox and Yankees continue their inconsistent weeks. We preview the final full week before the All Star break with a look at the rosters, trivia, and some history.
With two weeks until the All Star break, we look at the Yankees and Red Sox first half performances, look ahead to the trade deadline, a look around the league, trivia and more!
We review the Red Sox weekend sweep of the Yankees in Fenway, look around the league, this day in history, and more.
We breakdown the series in the Bronx and preview the week ahead as the Yankees and Red Sox prepare to take on each other next weekend in Fenway. Plus some trivia and a preview of the trade deadline.
We celebrate our 100th episode with a recap of the previous week, look ahead to next weekend’s series in the Bronx, and our list of all time players.
We welcome Yankees super fan Jonna from Babe’s Babes Podcast to discuss all things Bronx Bombers, plus a little history and trivia!
The Yankees and Red Sox stay hot and have good weeks. As both teams get healthier, big roster decisions loom.
Yankees show some fight, while the Red Sox fall back into the basement of the division. We take a look around the league, this day in history, plus some trivia.
The Red Sox stay hot and the Yankees can’t wait to welcome Judge back from the injury list, plus a bit of history on this day and trivia.
With the Yankees and Red Sox both in last place in the division we discuss what went wrong and how to fix it.
Red Sox win two series in a row and the Yankees offensive struggles continue as the AL East remains super competitive.
We discuss the chaotic start to the Red Sox season, Gerrit Cole’s continued dominance, and how Stanton’s injury affects the Yankees.
We discuss the first full week of baseball action and update the latest Yankees and Red Sox injuries, plus a look around the league.
Baseball is back! Yankees and Red Sox both take two out of three in their home opening series. A look around the rest of league, trivia, and more.
Opening Day is less than a week away and we discuss all the latest roster moves for the Yankees and Red Sox, as well as around the rest of the league.
The latest Yankees and Red Sox injury updates and spring training roster battles, plus our preview of the NL Central and West divisions.
We welcome Mets Sportzwire Radio insider Rob Morosca to the show to help analyze and predict the 2023 NL East Division. We start off with some Red Sox and Yankees updates, plus trivia.
We continue our season preview with a look at the AL Central division. Plus playoff predictions and more.
Special weekend episode featuring guests Carl and Vic of Windy City Digits previewing both Chicago baseball clubs.
We discuss the latest Yankees and Red Sox as Spring Training is officially underway. We preview the AL West division, as well as our thoughts on the new rule changes.
We begin our 2023 season preview with the American League East Division. Joined by our special guest and Baltimore Orioles fan, Matt, we take a look at the most competitive division in baseball. Plus a tough trivia!
We take a look at the Yankees and Red Sox farm systems and highlight some top prospects, as well as a look around the league, plus some trivia.
We discuss the Hall of Fame, break down the latest Red Sox trades, and Yankees news as well.
We discuss the recent injuries for both the Ted Sox and Yankees, plus some new free agent moves, possible trades, and trivia.
We discuss the Devers deal to stay in Boston, the Soto trade to Philadelphia, why Correa’s deal to the Mets isn’t final yet, and much more.
As the hot stove cools down, we discuss the latest moves and look back at what the Yankees and Red Sox have done and discuss what they should do moving forward.
Judge named captain, Correa signing with Mets still in question, and a lack of identity for the Red Sox are all discussed.
We analyze the Rodon signing with the Yankees and discuss the Red Sox offseason strategy, as well as go around the league for all the latest news.
Yankees bring back Judge and the Red Sox let Bogaerts walk away. Plus some other news as the hot stove continues to boil.
The free agency frenzy has begun. We break down all the moves so far as the Winter Meetings have started.
We each tackle the successful plan for our opponent’s offseason and preview the Winter Meetings, plus a quick roundup of the minor signings made so far.
As the offseason continues, we discuss the latest free agent rumors, review the season awards, and take a look at the Hall of Fame.
With the hot stove still cold, we run through the league and assess where each team needs to improve this offseason.
With the 2022 season over, we look ahead to the offseason as the Yankees and Red Sox have several moves to make.
We break down the League Championship Series, as the Astros and Phillies advance to the World Series. We break down what went wrong with the Yankees. Plus a trip down memory lane with an on this date in baseball history.
We review the Yankees defeat of Cleveland and preview their matchup with Houston in ALCS. Plus we break down the National League action.
We recap the thrilling Wild Card round of games, preview the Division Series matchups, and tackle some postseason trivia.
Will Judge get 62? Have the Red Sox given up on the year? Who will make the Yankees postseason roster? Plus we give out our awards and preview the playoffs.
Judge watch continues as we break down the four game sweep by the Yankees of the Red Sox in the Bronx, plus a look ahead to the end of the regular season, and trivia.
We talk about the Red Sox playing spoiler, Yankees getting healthy, Judge chasing 61 and beyond, plus some trivia.
We discuss the Yankees latest injuries and continued push to the playoffs, the Red Sox playing spoiler and building for the future, and answer some trivia and talk on this day in baseball history.
The Yankees struggles continue and the Red Sox show a spark of life. We discuss the inconsistent play of both teams, take a look around the league, and answer some trivia.
We discuss the ongoing recent struggles for both the Red Sox and Yankees and how to fix things plus a look at the week ahead as well as some trivia.
We dig into the continued inconsistent play of both the Yankees and Red Sox, take a look around the league, and tackle some trivia.
We breakdown the recent weekend series in Fenway, detail the Yankees recent struggles, and talk some history.
We talk about the Yankees and Red Sox recent struggles and look ahead to what will surely be a busy offseason for both teams. We analyze the early post deadline returns and tackle a little trivia.
Trade deadline frenzy is here. Yankees add some help while the Red Sox look to the future. Plus we discuss the Derek Jeter documentary and some trivia.
We discuss the first week back from the All-Star break as the Yankees tread water and the Red Sox implode. Trade deadline preview, plus some Hall of Fame talk, and more.
We review the final series of the first half with the Red Sox struggling in the Bronx against the Yankees and discuss the All Star week festivities, including the draft, home run derby, and more.
We celebrate our one year anniversary with a wide ranging discussion about where the Yankees and Red Sox currently stand. Recap of the past week, preview the days ahead, talk All Star game, and trade deadline. Plus some trivia.
We celebrate the 4th of July as the Yankees and Red Sox are in first and second place, respectively, in the AL East. We give our thoughts on the All Star starters and preview the week ahead.
Red Sox stay hot in Cleveland and the Yankees battle it out against Houston. We preview the week ahead and dive into some Red Ruffin trivia.
We are joined by Micah of BallPark Buzz and breakdown the Red Sox, discuss the Yankees continued winning ways, and answer a little trivia.
The Yankees continue their winning ways and the Red Sox heat up. We talk about the White Sox struggles, answer some trivia, and preview the week ahead.
The Yankees and Red Sox start off the month of June hot as both are in the midst of the playoff race. We discuss the Angels recent collapse, preview the week ahead, and answer some trivia.
We review the Yankees and Red Sox past week, detail what’s working and what’s not, answer some trivia, and more.
We discuss the scuffle between the White Sox and Yankees, the Red Sox recent surge, and some trivia.
The Red Sox continue to struggle and the Yankees stay hot. We look around the league, talk potential trades, and some trivia.
We try to decipher what’s wrong with the Red Sox, analyze the Yankees hot streak, and look around the league. Plus some World Series trivia.
We review the first month of baseball, preview the week ahead for the Yankees and Red Sox, as well as a little trivia.
We’re joined by special guest Chris Henrique to discuss the Red Sox slow start, the rest of the AL East race, and answer some trivia.
With the Yankees and Red Sox off to slow starts we search for answers, preview the week ahead, and try to answer some trivia.
With the season underway, we recap the opening series in the Bronx, discuss the looming contract talks of each team’s star players, preview the upcoming week’s games, and a dash of trivia.
We preview the 2022 season for the NL, give out awards, make playoff predictions, plus opening day trivia.
We preview the American League and predict our playoff teams, hand out awards, and answer some trivia.
We discuss the latest trades and signings as Spring Training games have officially begun. Plus some opening day trivia.
As the lockout ends we take a look at some of the biggest trades and signings heading into Spring Training.
We discuss the latest in the CBA negotiations, recent rule changes, notable BOS/NYY trades, plus trivia.
We discuss deadline day for the CBA negotiations, why Jeter left the Marlins front office, top prospects for the Yanks and Sox, plus trivia.
We discuss the latest offseason rumors, including lockout news, potential trades and free agents, a look ahead to the regular season, and trivia.
We discuss the latest news concerning the lockout and then finish our look at the all-time lineups for each team with a look at the NL West Division.
We discuss the latest rumors, lockout news, and continue our look at each team’s greatest lineup, this time in the National League Central Division.
We continue our dive into the all time starting lineup for each franchise with the NL East.
We dive into the AL West division teams and list our all time starting 9 for each franchise.
We rank the all time starting lineups for each team in the AL Central Division with special guest and Minnesota Twins expert John Swol.
We discuss all the latest baseball news without dwelling on the lockout. What ifs, favorite moments, Hall of Fame and more!
We talk all things NY Mets with a special ensemble of three knowledgeable guests. Plus a bonus trivia segment.
We wrap around the league and preview the offseason for all the teams, plus some trivia.
We preview what the Yankees and Red Sox will do heading into the offseason and review each position in our longest episode yet!
We recap the World Series, talk what went wrong for Boston and New York, and preview the upcoming offseason.
We review the league championship series and discuss what went wrong for the Red Sox and Dodgers and how the Astros and Braves advanced to the World Series.
We review the divisional series, preview the championship series, discuss possible upcoming managerial moves, and more.
We recap the wild card game in Fenway, review the first week of the playoffs, and preview the rest of October.
We review the final week of the regular season, give out awards, and preview the huge Wild Card game in Fenway.
We recap the eventful weekend in Fenway between the Yanks and Sox, preview the pivotal last week of the regular season, and tackle some trivia.
Reviewing the week that was and previewing the week ahead, including a huge final series of the year this weekend. We make our wild card picks as well.
We discuss the Yankees and Red Sox recent struggles and their remaining schedules as well as break down their playoff chances. Plus some trivia about 1978 and more.
We break down the last week for the Yankees and Red Sox and then talk all thing Hall of Fame in anticipation of Wednesday’s induction ceremonies, plus some trivia.
We talk about the Yankees winning streak coming to an end, the Red Sox pivotal upcoming series versus Tampa Bay, random relievers trivia, and more!
We recap the week that was as the Yankees hot streak continues and the Red Sox continue to maintain their tenuous grip on the final wild-card spot. We go around the league and talk about the Hall of Fame and CBA bargaining and some interesting, obscure, trivia, and more.
We recap the big series in the Bronx this week and try to answer pressing questions about each team. Did the Red Sox peaked too soon and is their collapse an inevitability? Have the Yankees finally clicked and will they continue their second-half resurgence?
We break down the past week, preview the upcoming series in the Bronx, take a quick look around the rest of the league, try to stump each other with trivia, and more!
With the Yankees surging and the Red Sox fading, we look ahead to the final playoff push. We debate if Boston did enough before the trade deadline, whether Luke Voit has a future in pinstripes, and provide a quick glimpse into the league. Plus trivia and more.
We review our respective team's weeks, including weekend sweeps in Florida, Yankees gaining momentum and the Red Sox sliding, a preview of the week ahead, some random trivia, and more.
Recap of the weekend series in Fenway, a preview of the upcoming trade deadline, trivia, and more.
Recap of the weekend series in the Bronx, a look ahead to the upcoming trade deadline, roster shakeups, trivia, and more.
Our inaugural episode featuring first-half review, second-half preview, way too early draft grades, trivia, and more!