Baseball Isn’t Boring

The Case For... Series hosted by BIB contributor Reece Green, allowing the biggest fan of every MLB team the chance to state their team's case for the 2024 season, continues with Red Sox Fanatic and co-host of the Play Tessie Podcast, Sammy (@HebHammer94), who shares cautious optimism that the Red Sox have a solid lineup and good enough defense that if everything goes right, they can compete in th...

Alex Cora meets with the Boston media during one of his last media sessions before Opening Day to announce his set-in-stone starting rotation

The Case For... Series hosted by BIB contributor Reece Green, allowing the biggest fan of every MLB team the chance to state their team's case for the 2024 season, continues with Rangers Fanatic, writer for Rangers Today, and co-host of the Rangers Today Baseball Podcast, John Moore (@reclinernerd), who shares great optimism that the Reigning Champion Rangers have the necessary rotation and lineup...

Brandon Marsh. Whit Merrifield. Bryson Stott. They all join Bradfo to talk about an important topic heading into the regular season: Why the Phillies might have the best clubhouse in all of baseball. Word is trickling throughout MLB after last year's postseason run that Philadelphia's clubhouse dynamic might be a difference-maker, which is what we get to the bottom of in conversations with three k...

While we try and sift through all the controversy swirling around Shohei Ohtani these days, Baseball Isn't Boring is asking you to pause and reflect on an unforgettable moment the Japanese star supplied us with one year ago - the big showdown between Ohtani and Mike Trout to close out a memorable World Baseball Classic. WBC Central's Shawn Spradling joins Bradfo to reflect on that final out and wh...

The Case For... Series hosted by BIB contributor Reece Green, allowing the biggest fan of every MLB team the chance to state their team's case for the 2024 season, continues with Dodgers Fanatic, writer for DodgersBeat.com, and co-host of the Bleed Los Podcast, Cody Snavely (@SnavelyCody6), who shares great optimism that the Dodgers have the necessary star power and depth in their rotation and lin...

When you start the season at 20-3, you probably did something right leading into everything. That was certainly the case with the 2023 Tampa Bay Rays. Bradfo is joined by Rays manager Kevin Cash to talk about lessons learned from his team's unbelievably hot start last season, and hints we should be looking for in spring training performance.

It's almost that time ... the end of spring training and the beginning of the (North American) regular season. Bradfo sits down with Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow to reflect on how he feels things have landed having gone through his first spring training as the guy in charge, offering insight into how he views his team, including a look inside how he handled Rafael Devers' late-Febr...

Bradfo is joined by WBC Central host and International Baseball Guru Shawn Spradling to get his instant reaction to the Shohei Ohtani/Ippei Mizuhara Gambling Controversy after the news broke earlier this evening

The Case For... Series hosted by BIB contributor Reece Green, allowing the biggest fan of every MLB team the chance to state their team's case for the 2024 season, continues with White Sox Fanatic and host of the Sox On 35th Podcast, Duke Coughlin (@ThatPodGuyDuke), who shares cautious optimism that the White Sox have a good enough rotation and a good enough lineup that if everything goes right, t...

Bradfo catches up with Red Sox First Baseman Triston Casas to get the absolute up-to-the-minute latest regarding extension talks between him and the Red Sox

While Nationals pitcher Josiah Gray has already been deemed the Breakout Pitcher Of The Year for Baseball Isn't Boring, we now have another option for the award: Tanner Houck. The Red Sox pitcher with one of the most unique pitches in the game joins Bradfo to talk tattoos and pitching, particularly how far the human body can be pushed. There is also some good, quality slider talk. Tanner is always...

The Case For... Series hosted by BIB contributor Reece Green, allowing the biggest fan of every MLB team the chance to state their team's case for the 2024 season, continues with Tigers Fanatic and co-host of the Motor City Metrics Podcast, Chris Brown (@ChrisBrown0914), who shares cautious optimism that the Tigers have a good enough rotation and a good enough lineup that if everything goes right,...

Red Sox manager Alex Cora has finally announced his Opening Day starter: Brayan Bello. Cora explains why he has chosen to pitch the 25-year-old on Day 1 and how Bello reacted to the news. The Sox skipper also offers updates on Chris Murphy's elbow, Kenley Jansen's back and the approach the team is taking heading into the final days of spring training.

As spring training winds down, there is nobody better to sit down and reflect on exactly where the great game of baseball is than Hall-of-Famer Jayson Stark of The Athletic. Bradfo and Jayson analyze and reflect on where the game has landed heading into the 2024 season, and what we should expect in the wild ride that is the upcoming seven months. It's a perfect way to get you ready for the real ga...

The Case For... Series hosted by BIB contributor Reece Green, allowing the biggest fan of every MLB team the chance to state their team's case for the 2024 season, continues with Cubs Fanatic and content creator, Caitlin Hendricks (@caitlinhendrix), who shares great optimism that the Cubs have the necessary depth, hitting and pitching to win the up for grabs NL Central and make a deep run in Octob...

In his daily get-together with the media, Alex Cora talked Monday morning about the team's roster moves, including the impression left by former first-rounder Nick Yorke. Cora explained that the organization will be introducing Yorke to left field, while also analyzing what some of the others who were sent to the minors did and didn't do. Cora also relayed the Red Sox plans at second base, along w...

What is it like to be a team's chief decision-maker heading into the final week before the regular season? Contract extensions. Roster determinations. Figuring out what was and wasn't a mirage when it came to spring training performances. Potential last last-minute trades. Bradfo is joined by Twins President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey to examine all of it as we head into the final days be...

Bradfo jumps on Hit & Run With Matt Spiegel of 670 The Score for another Baseball Isn't Boring on the Radio, this time to talk about former Red Sox prospect Michael Kopech's move to the bullpen and his favorite stories of Spring so far

Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran isn't shying away from his struggles with mental health, with his most recent message on Instagram serving as the latest example. Bradfo caught up with Duran to talk about how he is approaching the issue, the realities that he lives with each and every day, and how he is better equipped to deal with what he calls his "demons" than ever before. It's a powerful conver...

The Case For... Series hosted by BIB contributor Reece Green, allowing the biggest fan of every MLB team the chance to state their team's case for the 2024 season, continues off with Blue Jays Fanatic, comedian, and host of The Walk Off Podcast, Scott Belford (@Walkoffpodcast), who shares cautious optimism that the Blue Jays have a solid rotation and good enough defense that if everything goes rig...

The Case For... Series hosted by BIB contributor Reece Green, allowing the biggest fan of every MLB team the chance to state their team's case for the 2024 season, kicks off with Mets Fanatic and host of the Subway To Shea Podcast, Anthony Rivera (@AntRivera86), who shares cautious optimism that the Mets have a good enough rotation and a good enough lineup that if everything goes right, they can c...

The Case For... Series hosted by BIB contributor Reece Green, allowing the biggest fan of every MLB team the chance to state their team's case for the 2024 season, continues with Orioles Fanatic, writer for Barstool Sports, and host of the Exit 52 Podcast, Eric Arditti (@editti22), who shares great optimism that the Orioles have the necessary depth and lineup to win the loaded AL East and make a d...

With news that Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito is the latest pitcher to have Dr. Dugas perform the internal brace surgery on his throwing arm, we turned to the first pitcher to have undergone the procedure and still come back to pitch in the major leagues - Rich Hill. Rich joins Bradfo, along with Sammy and Pat from the Play Tessie crew to take a deep dive into what the procedure entails, what a rea...

Anthony Volpe sits down with Bradfo to talk about the lessons he learned during his rookie season, how those lessons improved his game, and why MLB is so great