Baseball Isn’t Boring

Bradfo is joined by the Power Ranking experts - Producer Evan and Liam 'Skiff' Skiffington - to define who is the best of the best when it comes to the Major League Baseball elite. The Phillies are surging. The Cubs? Who knows. And then you have the battle for the top spot. It's a spicy conversation with even some good MVP - and dinner-paying - debate.

Kendall Graveman was one of the flurry of players sent away from the floundering White Sox, landing back with his former team the Astros. Bradfo caught up with Graveman to talk about a variety of subjects, including the behind-the-scenes difference when playing for Houston, what happened with the White Sox, Joe Kelly's book promotion skills, and, of course, the art of paying for dinner.

Bradfo sits down with Tanner Houck to discuss the story behind how Houck got his hands on the 3D mold of his fractured face, which he know wears on a chain as badge of honor

There was a lot to pick through in David Ortiz's conversation with Bradfo, which is why we want to help pick through it for you. One of the subjects was Ortiz's thoughts on the new rules and how he would have fared. Spoiler: He likes them and he said he would have dominated if playing with them. There you go. To listen to the entire Ortiz conversation, click here.

There have been so many great examples this season of players changing teams and suddenly changing their results. Many of them have appeared on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast. Bradfo meets up with a couple of the higher-profile examples from the Trade Deadline - Justin Verlander and Lance Lynn - to dissect exactly how different things are when going from one organization to another and how that...

You dream your whole life about getting to the big leagues and then ... boom! ... You're there! Bradfo sits down with Dodgers rookie outfielder James Outman to reflect on what that feeling is like, with all the surprises that come along with it. We then give you the instant reaction from the latest player to be introduced to the big leagues, Red Sox top prospect Ceddanne Rafaela. There are smiles....

Once agian, David Ortiz delivered. Sitting down with Bradfo, the Hall of Famer talked about a variety of subjects such as new rules, clutch hitting, life after baseball gameplan and, of course, Mookie Betts. In this part of the podcast, Ortiz offers a passionate take on his former teammate, explaining why he should have never not been a Red Sox. To listen to Ortiz's entire conversation on Baseball...

Evan Phillips is a great story without becoming the Dodgers' closer. This is a pitcher who was taken in the 17th round by the Braves, has been let go by the Orioles while still in the minors, spent just a few days in Tampa Bay before being cut loose, and finally ended up in Los Angeles as another reliever hoping to stick with the team. Now he is the game-ender for one of the best teams in baseball...

Ryan Brasier's most recent outing just happened to come against the team that let him go, the Red Sox, with the Dodgers' reliever pitching a perfect inning while striking out two. The appearance put his ERA in 27 appearances with LA at 0.99. He has become one of the best relievers in baseball over the past two months. Brasier explained to Bradfo how this all came about.

It's always a good time when you can catch up with Hall of Famer David Ortiz, which is exactly what Bradfo did. But this time around the moment was made even more special thanks to the main subject of the discussion - Mookie Betts. Not only did Ortiz offer behind-the-scene insight when it came to all things Betts, but to top things off Mookie swung by the podcast to catch up with his old teammate...

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.