Baseball Isn’t Boring

Mookie Betts is officially back in Boston for the first time in an opposing team's uniform, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Boston Media catches up with Mookie to discuss what is going through his mind as the game is merely hours away.

Tonight marks the night that Mookie Betts finally returns to Boston for the first time since being traded away to the Dodgers in 2020 and it is shaping up to be a very emotional night for Betts and Red Sox Nation. With this in mind, Bradfo sat down with Betts' Former Red Sox Teammate Brock Holt to discuss Brock's Top 5 Mookie Moments in a Red Sox uniform...

There are few people better equipped to analyze Mookie Betts' time in Boston, departure from Boston and return to Boston than Brock Holt. It's why Bradfo sits down with Betts' longtime teammate to discuss all things Mookie, as the former Red Sox star is returning to Fenway Park tonight for the first time since being traded to the Dodgers. Holt reflects on Mookie's mindset leading up to the trade,...

Wednesday night, Kendall Graveman pitched for the Houston Astros against the Boston Red Sox, the team Garrett Whitlock also took the mound for. They were the fiercest of competitors in an important late-August game between two postseason contenders. But outside those lines, Graveman and Whitlock have a great friendship that was forged well before the Sox pitcher became a big leaguer and continues...

Besides the news that Shohei Ohtani has a torn UCL, the biggest baseball news of the week came from Chicago where two of the three chief White Sox decision-makers - GM Rick Hahn and President Kenny Williams - were let go by owner Jerry Reinsdorf. So, when such huge White Sox news happens there is an obvious voice Baseball Isn't Boring will turn to - Courtney Finnicum. The lifelong Sox fan joins Br...

Bradfo and Shawn Spradling of WBC Central got together to discuss a pitcher who may be the most coveted hurler (not named Shohei Ohtani) in the upcoming free agent class - Yoshinobu Yamamoto. In this part of the podcast, the guys talk about which team might have the inside track when it comes to signing the 25-year-old. To listen to the entire Yamamoto podcast, click here.

While the upcoming free agent class will undoubtedly be dominated by talk of Shohei Ohtani, with pitchers such as Blake Snell, Lucas Giolito, Julio Urias and Aaron Nola also entering into the conversation, there is one name that may be mentioned with more teams than any other hurler: Yoshinobu Yamamoto. At just 25 years old, Yamamoto is slated to arrive in Major League Baseball next season, with n...

The conversation about how baseball has changed in 2023 has been constant, coming from players, managers, general managers, fans and reporters. Now we look at this new world through the eyes of a third base coach. Gary DiSarcina of the Nationals joins Bradfo to give his take on the good, bad and just different when it comes to this version of the game he played in the major leagues for 12 seasons.

It's Power Rankings Time! The BIB Power Rankings return and it's safe to say that Producer Evan and Skiff are buying into the hype surrounding the Seattle Mariners and seemingly unbeatable Los Angeles Dodgers, while also pouring one out for the Yankees, Marlins, Reds, and Padres as it looks like they might be slowly headed down the pretender road instead of the contender road.

Exactly 22 years ago, Bret Boone's Mariners team already had 92 wins. They were a juggernaut. But in the end there was no World Series title celebration for Seattle. It's why Boone - the host of 'The Bret Boone Podcast' - has a great perspective on how teams are feeling heading down the home stretch. Boone joins Bradfo to see if anything can be learned by history, while taking a deep-dive into wha...

With another round of negativity coming from owner John Angelos, Orioles fans need a pick-me-up. Eric Arditti of Barstool Sports supplies exactly that in his return to the podcast. Arditti paints the picture of positivity for a Baltimore team that should be feeling great as it heads toward October.

If you want a true example of baseball truly not being boring, watch a Little League game. Even better, go watch the Little League World Series. It's a pleasure that can be consumed this week thanks to the constant presence of ESPN in Williamsport. One of the voices who has been and will be delivering the awesomeness from the event is broadcaster Mike Monaco - also known as J. Michael 'Money' Mona...

There is no story in recent memory that shows how important it is to get hot at the right time than that of the 2021 Atlanta Braves. From a club that was three games under .500 to winning the World Series, the Braves offered the blueprint of making an out-of-nowhere run. An outfielder on that club - current Red Sox Adam Duvall - sat down with Bradfo to reflect and reveal when it came to the dynami...

One of best Draft Day stories of all-time belongs to Joe Kelly, who lost out on over $100K due to his 21st birthday/Draft party. The player who was the big winner from Kelly's turn: Patrick Corbin. Bradfo catches up with Corbin to talk about his perspective of that fateful day in 2009.

Very few players have been part of a huge blockbuster trade, nevermind two of them. Well, Nationals All-Star pitcher Josiah Gray has lived that life twice. And, as Gray points out in his conversation with Bradfo, there are usually some memorable stories that go with such deals. Two memorable trades. Two memorable stories.

 Nolan Schanuel. He is becoming a big leaguer just about a month after being taken with the 11th overall pick in the MLB Draft. The former Florida Atlantic star hasn't even got 100 minor league plate appearances, yet now he will be playing alongside the likes of Shohei Ohtani. The last player to make such a jump? Chris Sale. Bradfo caught up with Sale about the Draft dynamic - at that point focusi...

All teams are trying to catch lightning in a bottle at just the perfect time, especially with just 1 1/2 months left in the regular season. The Dodgers are living that life so far this August, as are the Rangers. But the two best recent examples of coming out of nowhere to go on a World Series run are the 2019 Nationals and 2021 Braves. It's why Bradfo sits down with two people who lived that life...

Alex Cora holds court with the Boston Media to address the concerning and cryptic Instagram story posted by Jarren Duran referencing mental health struggles

On May 12th, the Red Sox executed what was thought to be a minor move, purchasing infielder Pablo Reyes from the A's. Reyes wasn't even in the majors, having spent all of 2023 to that point in Triple-A. But seemingly out of nowhere, Reyes has become a very important piece of the Red Sox' puzzle. In his sit-down with Chaim Bloom, Bradfo gets the story behind the story when it comes to the Reyes dea...

With just more than 40 games left in the regular season for most teams, and the Trade Deadline in the rearview mirror, it's time to check in on what life is like for the chief decision-makers from around Major League Baseball. Bradfo sits down with Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom to discuss the dynamic with the Sox joining a bucket of other clubs jockeying for position heading into the...

Josh Winckowski has become one of the best relievers in baseball this season, currently having thrown the second-most innings of any relief pitcher while managing a 2.81 ERA. He also just threw the hardest pitch of his life. So, how is this happening? There are a few reasons, including one brought to light by teammate Chris Murphy - cereal. We get to the bottom of it with this BIB on the Go.

The story of Jordan Weems is one that every baseball player should listen to. The former third-round pick - taken one round before Mookie Betts by the Red Sox in 2011 - hadn't pitched since Little League and was asked to live life on the mound because of his troubles as a position player. Seven years later, Weems lands as one of the best relief pitchers in the game, blowing hitters away with a 99...

The courting of Shohei Ohtani - ultimately won by the Angels - has been well-documented. But how about when he was entertaining the idea of leaving Japan after graduating high school? In the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast with Dodgers Pacific Rim Scouting Director Jon Deeble, Bradfo and Shawn Spradling talk to the longtime scout to reflect on what might have been ... and what was. To listen to Deeb...

It was a trade few paid attention to, with the Dodgers sending minor leaguers Aldrin Bautista and Maximo Martinez to the White Sox for $1 million in exchange for international bonus pool space. It was with that money that Los Angeles signed one of the most intriguing pitchers ever to come out of South Korea, high school hurler Hyun-Suk Jang. Jon Deeble, the Dodgers' Director of Pacific Rim Scoutin...

When you're a high school shortstop drafted in the first round, the expectations are going to be enormous. It's a life Corey Seager came to understand after being taken by the Dodgers in 2014, and now Red Sox minor-leaguer Marcelo Mayer is getting a taste of the ups and downs in Double A. Bradfo talks to both Seager and Mayer about the sometimes difficult (and bizarre) dynamic.