Baseball Isn’t Boring

Bradfo caught up with Phillies GM and Red Sox GM/POBO candidate Sam Fuld during the Phillies celebration last night to discuss building a winning culture, watching the games as an executive as compared to a player, and what he has learned working under Dave Dombrowski

The Phillies are certainly a unique group, perhaps representing the hottest team in baseball heading into the second round of baseball. Bradfo caught up with President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski, owner John Middleton and GM Sam Fuld in the midst of the Phillies' celebration to discuss the building of this collection of players. Also included is Jake Cave proclaiming that the Phillies c...

It's another offseason which means Rich Hill is back on Baseball Isn't Boring and this time he has some news to reveal regarding his future. After breaking out his plans for 2024, Hill goes on to offer some insight into what happened in his two months with the Padres. Also in the conversation with Bradfo, the lefty offers his take on team-building and where managers are going right and wrong when...

Bradfo is joined by Phillies Ace and Wild Card Game 1 Starter Zack Wheeler to discuss what it's like to pitch in the postseason, how Phillies fans and the Citizens Bank Park playoff environment compares to other places he's pitched, and most importantly, a Phillies 2022 playoff moment that made him go "WOW!"

With Zach Eflin trying to save the Rays' season, it is timely to listen to Bradfo's conversations with Tampa Bay pitching coach Kyle Snyder and Eflin about the idea of the starter serving as a postseason ace. Snyder goes deep into the reasons why he believes Eflin is the right guy at the right time, while Eflin offers insight into lessons he learned in the playoffs with the Phillies as a reliever...

The celebration of the postseason after Day 1 easily went to Phillies' Nick Castellanos, who sprung up from his double to flash his own dugout his ring finger. It was organic and symbolic. After the Phils' win Bradfo caught up with Brandon Marsh to get the what's what when it came to the moment, while dissecting the entire scene at Citizens Bank Park in Game 1 of Philly's series against the Marlin...

There is nobody better to bring on the podcast after the first wave of postseason games than former major league Nick Punto, who went to the playoffs with both the Twins and Cardinals. Punto explains why it took Minnesota 19 years to crack the code in the postseason, while pointing to his time in St. Louis as the proper path to success. The familiarity for Punto didn't stop with Minnesota's involv...

Phillies Slugger Kyle Schwarber joins Bradfo to talk about the incomparable environment that comes with the postseason crowds he experienced in Philly, Boston, and Chicago that bring out such a euphoric feeling for him and his teammates on the big stage

Just more than two months ago, Jake Burger was playing for a floundering White Sox team with no hope of making the postseason. Today he is a key member of one of the most exciting teams in the playoffs, the Miami Marlins. Burger returns to the podcast to talk with Bradfo about his trade, what it means for his family to play for Marlins' GM Kim Ng, and one of the best fake-paying strategies we have...

It's time for the postseason, and there is no better way to kick off the second season than with one of the podcast MVPs of the regular season, Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm. The lefty joins Bradfo once again, this time from the site of Philadelphia's Wild Card round matchup against the Marlins, Citizens Bank Park. Strahm talks Phillies' team dinners, MLB rules and the nonsensical Bryce Harper fine...

Mets Owner Steve Cohen and New Mets President Of Baseball Operations David Stearns meet with the New York and National Media to discuss his hiring, why they chose to move on from Buck Showalter, their plans for this offseason, Pete Alonso's future with the Mets, and much much more

The postseason is finally upon us which means things are going to be taken up a notch. That's why Bradfo, Producer Evan and Liam 'Skiff' Skiffington are ready to rank the Least Boring Postseason Teams ... all 12 of them. And as a special bonus, Baltimore pitcher Cole Irvin and Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen stop by to give their takes. (Spoiler: Irvin's pick might be a bit biased.) Its' a great way...

Just moments after the Red Sox announced the passing of former pitcher/broadcaster Tim Wakefield at the age of 57, Bradfo is joined by MLB.com's Ian Brown to reflect on Wakefield, the person, the player and the iconic ambassador. Both Bradfo and Browne covered the knuckleballer throughout his career, while witnessing first-hand all the good Wakefield did well after throwing his last pitch.

With the Red Sox' season coming to a close, outfielder Alex Verdugo met with the media prior to Game 162 to answer questions about his 2023 campaign. It was one that started with some much promise, but tailed off with Verdugo experiencing a couple of benchings, various injuries, and life as rumored trade piece. Verdugo - who is entering a contract year - also talked about having to deal with some...

After watching Kutter Crawford pitch six scoreless innings, giving up just one hit, against the Orioles, Red Sox manager Alex Cora explained what he is seeing and what we will be seeing when it comes to the intriguing righty.

Of the many takeaways from Kenley Jansen's most recent sit-down with Bradfo, one of them was how motivated he is heading into next season. As the closer turns 36 years old, the portion of the conversation serves as a glimpse into Jansen's mindset as the 2023 season comes to a close.

Orioles GM Mike Elias announces Orioles Closer Felix Bautista will not return for the playoffs and will instead undergo Tommy John Surgery

Bradfo catches up with Orioles First Baseman Ryan Mountcastle to discuss his experiences with celebrations and hangovers which are all too familiar after their celebration of winning the AL East

With the dismissal of Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom, the Red Sox front office has been thrust into a mode it experienced four years ago when Dave Dombrowski was let go. All hands on deck. Assistant general manager Eddie Romero - a candidate for the vacant chief decision-maker role with the Sox - sits down with Bradfo to offer some insight into how things are being done heading into the offsea...

With Cleveland manager Terry Francona spending his final couple of days in the dugout, one of his favorite players, Dustin Pedroia, talked with Bradfo about the pair's relationship and why Tito is so special to him. There are also some classic Pedroia/Francona stories along the way.

Alex Cora addresses Nick Pivetta's late season surge, important stats when approaching the postseason, and what has surprised him about the pitch clock

There have been few seasons in baseball history with as many rule changes/adjustments as 2023, so it only makes sense to ask an MLB manager with experience managing under the old rules and new rules in Gabe Kapler to give his perspective on just how much different it truly was this year

There are only a few people on this planet who know the feeling of being on the mound for the final out of a major league season. Daniel Hudson is one of them, having secured the world championship for the 2019 Washington Nationals. Bradfo not only talks to Hudson about the experience, but also current Dodgers late-inning reliever Evan Phillips and Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen about their drive an...

The craziest weekend of the regular season deserves to be broken down and analyzed by the Betting Isn't Boring guru, former Red Sox, Phillies and Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon. Pap joins Bradfo to take a deep dive into who they think will be coming out of the next few days as postseason participants, while putting their picks out there regarding the initial wave of postseason series. It's a F...

In the 2022 Playoffs, no team made a more surprising and impactful run than the Philadelphia Phillies, which was due in large part to the contributions out of the bullpen from Zach Eflin, now, a year later, as we approach the beginning of the 2023 Playoffs, Zach Eflin hopes to make just as big of an impact, except with a new team, the Tampa Bay Rays, and a new role, the ace of the starting rotatio...