Baseball Isn’t Boring

Red Sox farm director Brian Abraham is once again back on the Baseball Isn't Boring Radio Show, this time offering updates and analysis on some of his organization's top prospects. Included in the conversation is how the club views the development of Marcelo Mayer, the shortstop whose season was recently derailed by a back injury. There is also reflection to when bullpen catchers couldn't sit on t...

Emma Tiedemann and Rylee Pay join Bradfo to reflect on their history-making broadcast, which elicited kudos from around the world. The pair became the first MLB all-women broadcast team for last Monday's Red Sox game against the Blue Jays at Fenway Park. They offer a behind-the-scenes look at the before, during and after the experience, with some outstanding stories and lessons dished out along th...

As part of Bradfo's lengthy sitdown with Arizona ace Zac Gallen, the two breakdown the topic of taking your wardrobe to another level. Gallen - who was identified by friend of the podcast, Sarah Tiana, as MLB's best dressed - goes into detail about how he views his fashion, while also identifying others in baseball who do it right. There is also some good sweatsuit talk.

A great way to punctuate August is to sit down with two of the more notable top prospects in all of baseball, outfielder Roman Anthony and infielder/outfielder Kristian Campbell. When it is all said done, Anthony could be perceived as the top overall prospect in baseball this season, while his Triple-A teammate Campbell is line to be identified with having the best overall season of any minor leag...

It's MLB Power Rankings time with Producer Evan and he has some spicy takes. The Guardians and Padres slide down the rankings and the Phillies, DBacks, and Royals move their way up the rankings as we roll into the final month of the season

With the end of baseball in Oakland coming in just a few weeks there is no better person to talk about the greatness that was playing in that city that the great Dennis Eckersley. Bradfo is joined by Eck once again, this time to reflect on the memories built at the Oakland Coliseum and how this news has hit the Hall of Famer at his core. You aren't going to find a more real and raw conversation th...

Boston Red Sox reliever Chris Martin is having another very good season, which is one of the reasons the 38-year-old has every intention of continuing his major league journey beyond 2024. Martin, who will be free agent eligible this offseason, sits down with Bradfo to talk about his plans (which don't include retirement) and how he views the upcoming uncertain offseason. It's a really good convo...

It doesn't matter if it is a football field or baseball diamond, Rob Gronkowski is the party-starter. That's why it was natural for Bradfo to catch up with Gronk to talk the great game of baseball. The former tight end reveals the behind-the-scenes story from chasing Tom Brady all over the Fenway Park field, to how he tried to bunt with the Lombardi Trophy, and why his batting average plummeted hi...

Fifteen years before Rich Hill's journey from Little League coach to major league pitcher took place, Paul Byrd set the standard. The 14-year MLB veteran pitcher took the path Hill is currently on, coaching his son's 12-year-old team for the majority of the 2009 season before being signed for the last month of a pennant race. Byrd joins Bradfo to reflect on his incredible final hurrah in MLB - whi...

Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story, who has been out of action since the first week of the season due to a significant shoulder injury, is somewhat remarkably on the verge of starting a rehab assignment. Bradfo catches up with Story to talk about potentially returning to the diamond next week with Triple-A Worcester and where his confidence level stands. Story also weighs on the challenges facing top...

Justin Slaten has had quite a wild ride with the Red Sox this season, starting with making the team as a Rule 5 pick and then seeing his successful season get somewhat derailed with an arm injury. But now he's back and crediting Garrett Whitlock for helping him navigate the journey. Bradfo catches up with Slaten and Whitlock to talk about the advice and execution that was on display throughout the...

He has gotten compliments from Morgan Freeman. He has recently acted alongside Colin Farrell. And he loves the Atlanta Braves and baseball. Actor Michael Kelly - recognized by some as Doug Stamper in the Netflix series 'House of Cards' - joins Bradfo for the ultimate conversation when it comes to two world colliding - acting and baseball. There are stories from both worlds. There is perspective fr...

Rich Hill speaks with Boston Media after being promoted from Worcester to Boston about his perceived role on this 2024 Red Sox team, his crazy journey this season, and much more

Blue Jays Starter Kevin Gausman joins Bradfo to discuss making the needed adjustments to find his full potential and why he believes pitchers are getting injured at a record rate

Sometimes it takes some time to get where you want to go. Just ask Torey Lovullo and Kevin Gausman. The Diamondbacks' manager and Blue Jays pitcher each join Bradfo to explain their journeys to finding the kind of excellence all teams and players aspire to. For Lovullo, it was getting his Arizona club to believe they were one of the best teams in baseball, even after making it to the World Series....

Red Sox Catcher Danny Jansen discusses making MLB history by playing for both teams in the same game with his appearance for both the Blue Jays and Red Sox in a suspended game from earlier this season

Zac Gallen is back and better than ever ... both on the mound and on the podcast. The Arizona ace joins Bradfo to sit down for an extension conversation on fashion, the art of getting through a World Series run, why the Diamondbacks are so good, and his elite note-taking skills. We also stumble upon one of the best cologne names in the history of men's fragrance. It's simply an outstanding way to...

While Shohei Ohtani continues to be the clear-cut favorite for National League MVP, his only competition has emerged. That would be Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor. Bradfo catches up with Lindor's former double play partner Luis Guillorme - not playing for the Diamondbacks - to hear a pretty compelling case for Lindor to win NL MVP.

Red Sox reliever Justin Slaten has had a wild ride this season, going from Rule 5 pick to key bullpen piece to injured pitcher and now someone on the verge of returning for the stretch drive. Slaten joined Bradfo to talk about his crazy last year, while also updating his current lot in life and revealing the best advice he has gotten throughout this whole process. (Spoiler: It came from teammate G...

Major League Baseball released some news regarding the 2026 World Baseball Classic this past week. We know the pools. We know the dates. And now we have the buzz. Shawn Spradling - host of 'WBC Central' - returns to the podcast to relay some of the excitement and anticipation when it comes to the tournament. Shawn and Bradfo look back at how the last WBC has allowed for this sort of excitement, ev...

Less than 24 hours after making his 2024 professional baseball debut, Rich Hill calls into the Baseball Isn't Boring Radio Show to offer his take on the performance and progression. It's a BIB exclusive.

Few has seen as much of the Braves as Nick Green this season. It's why everybody should be paying attention to the Bally's broadcaster when he teams up once again with Bradfo to talk about Atlanta's World Series chances. There is also some quality deep-diving into how the former MLB infielder views broadcasting, both for himself and other players entering into the fray.

As part of a long conversation with Rich Hill, the 44-year-old tells Bradfo what his plan is heading into his first start of the season. Is it a race against time? Where is his confidence level at? It's all in this latest get-together with Bradfo.

Last year, the Diamondbacks came out of the trade deadline and immediately lost nine straight. This year they have flipped the script, owning the best record in baseball since the deadline. Arizona president of baseball operations Mike Hazen joined Bradfo to reflect on what went wrong a year ago and how he approached building his team this time around. To listen to the entire Hazen interview, clic...

With baseball in Oakland coming to a sad end, it is perfect timing that Julian McWilliams' guest on the latest edition of 'The Eye Test' is one of the players who lived the life of growing up in the area on the way to big league greatness - current Astros third base coach Gary Pettis. You aren't going to find a better scene-setter in terms of what it meant to be raised on baseball in the Bay Area...