Fenway on Fire: Boston Red Sox Podcast

The show starts with some quick thoughtss on the passing of Tim Wakefield. Wake deserves his own episode. I have an idea in mind that will take a bit of time to put toghter, but keep an eye out. Hats off to NESN for the job they did honoring Wake while live on the air. I also lose my mind over a particular social media interaction... Then I give a full report card on the 2023 Red Sox, grading ever...

Another year, another year with a losing record, another year in last place. An awful day for Red Sox fans on the field, and off the field with Curt Schilling sharing (with or without permission) that Tim Wakefield is battling brain cancer, while Tim's wife Stacy has been battling pancreatic cancer.... Also discussed is where the Red Sox GM search is at and if it will be much of a search at al...

The day we weren’t sure would ever come has arrived. As critical as I’ve been of the job Chaim Bloom has done as CBO of the Red Sox, this doesn’t feel like a day to celebrate. It really is another organizational failure. I break down the Bloom tenure, where he went wrong, and where ownership left him out to dry. Following that is a conversation with Cousin Adam. Off the Pike Chaim Bloom is out Kil...

The 2023 Red Sox have finally died. It might have taken longer than I thought, but it happened… For the first time we have a guest on the show! My cousin Adam joins Fenway on Fire to discuss going to Mookie’s return game to Fenway, the 2023 season and the direction of the team.

The midway point was a couple weeks ago to be pedantic. Anyway, the all star break is a great time to asses the first half and look ahead. I also break down Red Sox All Star snubs and the improvement of the Red Sox system. Beverage of the Week: Four Roses Bourbon

No, they like really do. As much as I enjoyed that sweep over the Yankees, that series was as much about them as it was the Red Sox. For the Sox the story is their young rotation coming together. With Houck suffering that facial fracture, they need to wrap the other four guys in bubble wrap… This week’s Beverage of the Week is Sierra Nevada Summerfest.

Back from sabbatical! A month ago this team was flying! Now, not so much. I take a micro-view of the club and talk about the June 8 game against Cleveland where Matt Dermody started and Corey Kluber was left to die. Then I take a macro view of the club. Hint, it’s not good.

The Sox are hot! I feel like I should be happier about it. I explain why. I also take a look at how the Red Sox have gone on this heater, who the key contributors have been, and will it continue. More critically, does this run vailidate the moves and the vision of Chaim Bloom? Listen to find out! Beverage of the week: Beukenhorst Classic “Tito: The Terry Francona Story” on MLB Network

After last week's debacle against the Rays, the Red Sox rode their luck to go 5-2 in games against the Angels and Twins. After not having a starter so much as throw a pitch in the 6th inning, the Red Sox had not one, not two, but three starters complete six innings and allow under three earned runs! That is a quality start kids. Hell, two of them even finished seven innings! I talk about Casas...

The Rays started the season 13 in a row as the Red Sox lose their 13th in a row at Tropicana Field. Just a complete debacle. The product really has been disgraceful. I saw through the sweep of the Tigers last weekend, and the past four games this team was exposed. Fenway on Fire blog : Duvall injury a killer With few exceptions, Red Sox a collection of spare parts and aging veterans, and it has sh...

After starting this podcast in the offseason, I didn't realize until the season started that I had put no thought into how I wanted to format the show during the season. I do a very high-level recap of the first six games, share my take aways, look at the MLB landscape and look ahead. This week's beverage of the week is Beach Hair from Naukabout Brewery

After recording 1:20 of audio on Monday that turned out to be inaudible, the season preview pod is here just in time for Opening Day! I start with an overview of the last few spots on the Red Sox roster, and review an excellent piece from Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer: The Forgotten History of MLB’s Pitch Clock... Then I go team-by-team, division-by-division previewing the upcoming season. Stay to t...

After a thrilling World Baseball Classic, I talk about the tournament as a while, break down the Japanese players I can't wait to see in MLB, break down Team USA and what I want them to do in 2026. I also talk about what changes I would make for 2026. Masataka Yoshida had a great tournament and arguably should have been MVP... Nike robbed us of green jerseys on St Patrick's Day because Nik...

The World Baseball Classic has been such a great tournament, and I was so fired up about the final I had to record the first ever Fenway on Fire BONUS Episode! Can Team USA with it's prolific lineup carry whichever middling starting pitcher takes the ball? Will the Yu Darvish from the 2017 World Series show up for Japan, or will he defeat the US like in the 2009 WBC? I also gush just a little...

With apologies to John Henry, Fenway on Fire is back! This week we briefly get up to speed. I share my love of the World Baseball Classic and disdain for the soft American starting pitchers who don't want to pitch in it. I also catch up on the Red Sox injury situation and the state of the starting rotation; not great! With legal mobile betting in Massachusetts, I share some MLB and WBC picks.&nbsp...

I don't do blind optimism, but there are some reasons for Red Sox fans to be CAUTIOUSLY optimistic. The AAA arms we have seen so far in spring training at least have high floors to go with higher ceilings than what we saw last June. Maybe Jarren Duran and Bobby Dalbec can use the opposite field against big league starters; they are certainly strong enough... I also briefly touch on the shifting ec...

This week is all about John Henry's recent media tour. Well, Henry did a couple of email Q&As which for him is a media tour. I put his comments to Jen McCaffrey in The Athletic ($) and Sean McAdam in Boston Sports Journal ($) under the microscope. Lots of John Henry voice this week! I also touch on the passing of Tim McCarver... This week's beverage of the day is yesterday's leftover coffee made i...

Let's discuss how the World Series is superior to the Super Bowl in every way! The halftime show put me to sleep literally this year instead of figuratively like every other year. Is 2023 a bridge year? I talk about why a bridge year is the best we can hope for. I also revisit the original bridge year of 2010, and the prospects Theo Epstein was trying to bridge to . I also talk about why 2023 is a...

Happy belated Truck Day! Will the new, balanced schedule help the Red Sox make the playoffs? Here's a hint: no. Jayson Stark ($) with everything you need to know about the new schedule. Do the Red Sox have enough "Character Guys"? I also react to Keith Law ($) and Kiley McDaniel's ($) farm system rankings. Law himself says on his own website these rankings are just an opinion.  Then I take a...

Maybe hope springing eternal isn't a cliche. I'm sensing some members of the nation are starting to talk themselves into this team. This is mostly normal as opposed to toxic positivity. I share some social media banter from both sides, and some national voices who are far from bullish on this team. I also discuss the Matt Barnes DFA/trade for Richard Bleier, the Aldaberto Mondesi trade, and more i...

Boo! Boo these men!!! As far as town meetings go, the Red Sox town hall was particularly rowdy. I react to the unsettled masses venting their frustrations with Red Sox management, paying particular attention to Chaim Bloom's comments... Beverage of the Day: Bernie's Dunkel https://bit.ly/3wwq7Eh ... Sean MacAdam: Boston Sports Journal MLB Notebook: Winter Weekend fan reaction should be wake-up cal...

Chaim Bloom said at the Rafael Devers press conference where his new extension was announced, "It's going to be awesome". Most of us were left shaking our heads wondering what the "it" is that is going to be awesome and when does the awesomeness start. Steve Phillips on MLB Network doesn't think things are that awesome in Boston. I also discuss the impending signing of Adam Duvall, and signing of...

Carlos Correa signs with the Twins for only $200m guaranteed. Why couldn't the Red Sox make a similar deal? Especially now that Trevor Story is going to miss a significant portion of the 2023 season. Depending on where Kike Hernandez plays, this team has no middle infield to speak of. More than that, Story was going to be counted on to be a middle of the order bat in 2023. Without his power, this...

For the first time in years, the Red Sox put their money where their mouth is! Rafael Devers has been locked up to an 11 year extension. I break down the deal, what it means for the 2023 club, the Red Sox standing in Boston, and in the baseball world…I also briefly touched on Jean Segura signing with Miami, and additional details on Nathan Eovaldi’s negotiations with the Red Sox… Red Sox fans chir...

Nate Eovaldi and Rich Hill OUT, Corey Kluber IN, is Chris Sale next on his way out? I break it all down. Also discussed is Jen McCaffery’s story in The Athletic about the Red Sox pursuit of Masataka Yoshida ($) https://bit.ly/3WqKKxc. I also joined former Red Sox RHP Pat Light’s Twitter Spaces on the business of the Red Sox. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3Gs4JG0. Also a quick review of Sean Murphy’s...