Baseball Isn’t Boring

The Brewers are moving on to the World Series. But how did they flip the script on the Dodgers in that National League Championship Series? Bradfo took a deep dive in today's BIB Daily and uncovered some pretty powerful examples. Spoilers: Home runs and foul balls are really important.

Bradfo catches up with former Red Sox postseason legend, Kevin Plawecki to discuss his journey as a first year coach on a big league staff as the Padres catching coach, what he expected about the gig, what surprised him about the gig, and more!

Phillies POBO Dave Dombrowski met with the Philadelphia media to discuss his decision to hire Don Mattingly as the new full-time manager and Carlos Mendoza as their new third base coach, fire hitting coach Kevin Long, give updates on where Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, and Kyle Schwarber stand as we head into the offseason, and more.

Gordo and Sammy are back, this time to take a deep dive into the final four teams, the ramifications of three of them being small market teams, whether it's good or bad for MLB, how it could impact the impending lockout, and more!

Bradfo is back with another edition of BIB Daily, having a quick conversation about some of the biggest baseball topics of the day. This time around, he dives into the importance of Shohei Ohtani, who is hitting just .197 over his last 35 games and hasn't had a home run since Aug. 18. Typically, teams need alphas to make World Series runs. Ohtani is supposed to be that guy. He hasn't been. The Dod...

Former Minnesota Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey is back on the podcast, conducting his first interview since joining the Mets as a special advisor. Derek joins Bradfo to talk about his decision to leave the Twins and join the Mets, and how he views the world of Major League Baseball after sitting out an entire season. There is talk of trade deadlines, analytics and a memorable...

Guardians Manager Stephen Vogt was at the podium, this time reflecting on a huge Game 1 win for the Guardians. Others helping paint the picture following the victory were Nathaniel Lowe and Patrick Bailey.

With John Smoltz telling Jake Bauers that his 12-pitch at-bat against the Dodgers was the best postseason at-bat he has seen, we were inspired to ask: What is the best postseason at-bat you have seen? Bradfo chimes in, highlighting a one-pitch at-bat by David Ortiz exactly 13 years ago. As a bonus, we have the outfielder who just missed ruining that moment for Ortiz, Torii Hunter, give his side of...

Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy and his kids were back at the podium, this time reflecting on a huge Game 2 win for the Brewers. Others helping paint the picture following the victory were Christian Yelich, Jake Bauers and William Contreras.

The Dodgers find themselves in an unfamiliar hole after losing Game 2 to the Brewers, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto having the worst postseason outing of his career. The starter is joined by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts in meeting with the media following the defeat.

Stephen Vogt was anything but an obvious hire for the Cleveland Guardians as their manager, which is why Bradfo's sit-down with Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti is so important to listen to. The two reflected on the reasoning behind tabbing Vogt as Cleveland's skipper, a move that looks really, really good as the Guardians head into the American League Championship Series...

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy never disappoints when it comes to analysis and entertaining, and this time it's a perfect time, with his team just claiming a 1-0 series lead in the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers. Also answering questions after the win were Jacob Misiorowski, Brice Turang and Luis Lara. It was a great press conference after a great game.

The Rays. The Guardians. The Dodgers. The Brewers. They are the Final Four of Major League Baseball, and each has a unique blueprint for separating themselves from the rest of baseball. Rich Hill, who has played with three of the four teams, joins Bradfo to give a unique perspective regarding what makes these teams - and their managers - tick. It's insight you aren't going to get anywhere else.

Courtney Finnicum is boots on the ground in Cleveland immediately after the Guardians advanced to the American League Championship Series, catching up with both Travis Bazzana and Gavin Williams. It's a pair of conversations that really catch the spirit of the thing.

Longtime Cleveland broadcaster Tom Hamilton is the perfect person to talk to about calling a postseason game, which he got the chance to do once again thanks to the White Sox and Guardians epic division series. Courtney Finnicum catches up with Tom to talk all about it. Hamilton joins Courtney before Game 5 to talk about the Guardians' resilience, his greatest call in 37 years, his Cooperstown hon...

It's a rematch of last year's National League Championship Series, this time with the Dodgers traveling to Milwaukee for Game 1 of the best-of-seven series. Dave Roberts and Mookie Betts each answered questions before Los Angeles boarded its flight to take on the Brewers.

It's October, and that means the best of the best are emerging in the world of baseball. That includes the broadcast booth. Living life as a national baseball broadcaster in the playoffs is a unique experience. Just ask Brian Anderson. He reflect on Bradfo's conversation with one of TBS's go-to guys when it comes to playoff baseball.

With the Guardians coming back to win two games in Chicago, the White Sox now find themselves back in Cleveland where they will be playing a decisive Game 5 to determine who goes on to play the Rays in the American League Championship Series. White Sox manager Will Venable and starting pitcher Sean Burke took to the podium to preview what awaits.

Alonso Sarinana is back, joined this time by the girls from 'Talk Dodgers To Me' to discuss the upcoming Dodgers NLCS rematch with the Brewers, their journey to this point, chasing a historic 3-peat, their predictions for the series, and more!

The Yankees' season came to an abrupt halt as the Rays swept New York in three straight games. After the season-ender in the Bronx, Aaron Boone attempted to make sense of what transpired at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday and where things might have gone wrong for his team.

The Dodgers are moving on to the National League Championship Series, which is why Gordo and Bradfo are using this week's BIB Notes to take a look at how we should view this version of Los Angeles. Are they as good as last year? Are they better than the remaining postseason teams? How do they keep doing this? It's another great conversation between the guys, with this electric postseason serving a...

The Guardians managed to stay alive despite having entered Game 3 at Rate Field with a 2-0 series deficit, striking out the White Sox a historic 19 times while claiming a 9-3 win. Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt, pitcher Foster Griffin and third baseman Jose Rammirez took to the podium after the victory to explain how they beat the hosts.

Bradfo is back on WEEI's 'Rich, Ken and Ted Show', this time to reflect on Monday's season-ending press conference for the Red Sox, which featured manager Chad Tracy, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, and team president Sam Kennedy. There was a lot to pick through when it came to this hour-long meeting with the media, and our guy was there to soak it all in and spit it back out.

On what could be a historic day for the White Sox, there is no better way to respect the moment than to listen to Courtney Finnicum answer questions from social media (and Bradfo) regarding the big showdown at Rate Field ... and all the ins and outs that took place in Cleveland. It's the perfect opportunity to get prepared for what could be a clincher for the most likable team in baseball.

While there are happy baseball fans throughout the country, there is likely no more excited group than the White Sox fan base. It's why Bill Guide, owner of the famous Chicago sports bar "Cork and Kerry" right near Rate Field, is the perfect guy for Bradfo to catch up with. Wearing his "Mune Shot" Baseball Isn't Boring t-shirt (which you can only get at Cork and Kerry), the lifelong White Sox fan...