Baseball Isn’t Boring

Marlins reliever Tyler Phillips is back on the podcast and better than ever. Coming off a breakout season in Miami, Phillips joins Bradfo and Courtney Finnicum to offer all kinds of entertainment, information and insight. The trio start with rating Courtney's shirt, and then pivot to Tyler's perception of the chaotic season-ending loss for Phillips' old team, the Phillies. There is a deep dive int...

New Rangers Manager Skip Schumaker and Rangers POBO Chris Young talk with the Texas media about their decision to hire Skip, Skip's year as an advisor in the organization, where they want to improve in 2026, and more

Bradfo catches up with former Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons to discuss what it's like managing Canada's team in an ALCS as he did in consecutive years in 2015 and 2016

Courtney Finnicum is back with another episode of 'Pitch and Moan', sitting down with White Sox Reliever & Friend Of The Program, Mike Vasil. There is the inside story of how he became known as The Batman, his thoughts on his season, the firing of Ethan Katz, his insider view of the AL MVP race, and the playoffs. It's a perfect way to get a peek behind the curtain through an entertaining, insi...

Phillies manager Rob Thomson met with the media following his team's season-ending, extra-inning loss to the Dodgers, explaining his pitching decisions and feelings after another year of coming up short of a World Series title.

With the Tigers and Mariners set to face off for a winner-take-all Game 5 game in Seattle, Detroit manager A.J. Hinch met with the media to offer a preview of what is to come and his perspective on his team heading into the big game.

Tigers' third baseman Zach McKinstry has landed as a key part of his team's postseason equation heading into Detroit's winner-take-all Game 5 in Seattle. It's been a unique journey for the former 33rd-round pick, living parts of his big league life with three different current MLB postseason contenders - the Dodgers, Cubs and Tigers. Bradfo caught up with McKinstry to reflect on what it was like t...

Bradfo is back on the radio, this time he joins 'Jones & Keefe' on WEEI. The crew is discussing the Red Sox potential pursuits of Pete Alonso and Joe Ryan, what the futures of Alex Bregman and Trevor Story are, and much more!

John Gibbons is one of the real ones in the world of baseball, a fact he proves every time he comes on the podcast. This time, Gibby is joining Bradfo after departing from his post as the bench coach of the Mets after the team's second-half collapse in 2025. Gibby opens up about what led to his decision, what went wrong with the Mets and how he sees things going forward. There is also some great t...

When Quinn Priester started his 2025 season, he was slated as a depth starter for the Red Sox after a less-than-inspiring spring training. But then came an April trade and all of a sudden he found himself as one of the more reliable starters in the National League. Priester explained his lot in life when meeting with the media before his NLDS Game 3 start.

Michael Kopech has returned to the podcast, this time offering up a perspective that will stick with you for a while. The Dodgers reliever joins Bradfo to reflect on valuable lessons learned over the last year, and during this latest physical challenge, giving listeners the kind of motivation and analysis that should be appreciated both inside and outside the ballparks. It's the kind of podcast th...

With the Phillies and Dodgers heading into Game 3 of the best-of-five Division Series, Bryce Harper and his manager, Rob Thomson, took to the podium in Los Angeles to offer their perspective on the Phils' 2-0 hole.

New Rays Owners Patrick Zalupski and Bill Cosgrove and CEO Ken Babby talk with the Tampa media about their decision to buy the Rays, what their plans are for GM Erik Neander and Manager Kevin Cash, the future of Tropicana Field and their new ballpark plans, and more

How is this for some mind-blowing numbers: Last year, eight pitchers eclipsed 200 innings (including postseason), totaling 1,654 2/3 innings. In 2025, that same group totaled more than 600 fewer total innings. Lessons to be learned? That's what we wanted to find out. Bradfo catches up with Red Sox VP of Sports Medicine Brad Pearson to talk about how teams are approaching starters to get them deep...

The Cubs are down 2-0. The Phillies are down 2-0. The Yankees are down 2-0. You know who isn't down 2-0 in their best-of-five Division Series? The Seattle Mariners. One of the postseason's most intriguing - and under-the-radar - teams and fan bases, the Mariners, need to be dissected, so that's exactly what Bradfo does with help from Brady Farkas. The host of the 'Refuse To Lose' podcast joins BIB...

It seems like a perfect time to resurface the conversation Bradfo had with Blue Jays rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage at Rogers Centre in the last week of the regular season. Yesavage, who has taken the postseason by storm, offers insight into his mindset heading into what became a historic playoff debut.

The Red Sox braintrust of CBO Craig Breslow, President Sam Kennedy, and Manager Alex Cora talk with the Boston media about their abrupt end to the season, takeaways from the season, where they aim to improve, and more

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. The man who is sharing the TBS booth with Jeff Francoeur for the big series between the Phillies and Dodgers reunites with Bradfo to talk about all the intricacies...

After losing a late lead in Game 1, ultimately dropping the NLDS opener to the Dodgers, Phillies manager Rob Thomson met with the media during his team's off day to reflect on some of the moves made Saturday and how he is viewing things heading into Game 2.

Trey Yesavage went 5 1/3 innings, didn't allow a hit, and struck out 11 in Game 2 of his Blue Jays' win over the Yankees. Pretty good. Historically good, in fact. The rookie absolutely dazzled and dominated in the start at Rogers Centre. After the game, both Blue Jays manager John Schneider and Yesavage were all smiles in taking to the podium to reflect on the performance.

Bradfo is back on WEEI Afternoons, this time giving the what's what when it comes to life after the 2025 season. How did this Red Sox run come to a crashing halt? Who's to blame? What could have been different? And how should we look at this team heading into 2026? The questions are asked and the answers are given. It's the official post-mortem for a team many believed could make a run to the Worl...

Of all the events that transpired in the first round of the Division Series, perhaps the most impactful for the long haul was the continued emergence of the Dodgers' bullpen. Fortunately, we at Baseball Isn't Boring know some people on the inside. Along with our CEO (Joe Kelly), they are some of our favorite guests. This time around, Bradfo sits down with Alex Vesia, who got perhaps the biggest ou...

Otto Kemp has had a ride, one that has taken him from playing for Division 2 Point Loma Nazarene University to the postseason with the Phillies. So, what is the biggest difference between playing in the D-2 National Championship Game and taking on the Dodgers in October? Otto joined Bradfo to offer an entertaining and surprising take on his new existence.

Friend of the podcast Tanner Banks is back at a perfect time, with his Phillies in the middle of a postseason push. Banks joins Bradfo to offer insight into how and why this version of the Phils is different from the one that got bumped from the playoffs a year ago. There is also some elite mustache talk about elite mustaches.

Last postseason, Walker Buehler seemingly set his career on the right path by getting the final out of the World Series. However, it has been a rollercoaster ride since, one that has landed him in a most unique spot - with the Phillies playing against his old team, the Dodgers, in the National League Division Series. Buehler sits down with Bradfo to reflect on what went wrong (Boston) and what has...