ITM Podcast: Boston Red Sox

With just over a week until Opening Day, the Red Sox are finalizing the roster, and  might have an open spot in the bullpen with an injury to Joely Rodriguez. Steve and Joey give their thoughts on the lineup, Justin Turner's return, Brayan Bello's spring debut, the latest WBC drama and much, much more!

100 Episodes. Can you believe it? Steve and Joey look back on the first 100 episodes of ITM and recount some of their favorite moments, compare their 10 all-time favorite Red Sox, AND react to your bold prediction voicemails. World Series Champion, and 2022 ITM Guest of the Year, Brock Holt joins the show to talk about life since his retirement, how he imagines the Red Sox' 2023 season will go, an...

The dog days of Spring are here, and Red Sox fans have been reminded of what it's like to lose to the Blue Jays. The lineup has seen some new faces, including top prospect Marcelo Mayer, but the focus has shifted to the World baseball Classic. Steve and Joey talk about the Red Sox' own Yu Chang being named the Pool A MVP in the WBC, Verdugo and Duran upsetting Team USA, the energy of the crowds ac...

The World Baseball Classic has officially started, and a handful of Sox have joined their nations' teams, but that hasn't stopped the Red Sox from remaining undefeated this Spring. Steve and Joey look forward to Opening Day, take a closer look at the Spring Training roster, compare the NESN and YES broadcasts, recap the first few games of the WBC, and answer your Slide in the DMs! That, and much m...

World Series Champion Joe Kelly joins the show to talk about his new book he co-wrote with Rob Bradford, A Damn Near perfect Game: Reclaiming America's Pastime. Joe recounts some of his favorite moments in Boston, including an unbelievable story from Yankee Stadium in 2018, and shares his thoughts on the new rule changes coming to MLB in 2023, and much more. Steve and Joey catch up on the biggest...

Chief Baseball Officer of the Boston Red Sox, Chaim Bloom, joins the show from Ft Myers to talk about a very eventful offseason. Steve and Joey ask Chaim about his regrets around the Xander negotiations, the new veterans in the clubhouse, his hopes for Masataka Yoshida, getting booed at Winter Weekend, and much more! Go to http://www. FlowBlend.com and use code "ITM" for 20% OFF!

Spring Training is officially underway as the Red Sox have played their first Grapefruit League games of 2023. Steve and Joey talk about all the biggest news from the week including the instantly infamous Clock-Off that ended a game on a pitch clock violation,  Casas' pregame routine ruffling some feathers, the first look at Masataka Yoshida in-game and much, much more! Go to http://www. FlowBlend...

The face of NESN, Tom Caron, comes on the show from Ft Myers, FL to talk about some of his favorite all-time memories from Spring Training, the vibes at the Fort this year, what it's been like at NESN since the passing of Jerry Remy, reminisces on his early days at the network, and gives his prediction for the Sox' 2023 season. Steve and Joey react to the news of Noah Song finally getting discharg...

Steve and Joey round up the latest news in the Red Sox world as Spring Training games are rapidly approaching. The guys recap some very odd answers John Henry gave reporters over email, highlight the best mic'd up moments from Ft Myers, talk about Verdugo's extension request, Justin Turner addressing the jersey humber controversy and much more! Go to http://www. FlowBlend.com and use code "IT...

Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy joins the show to talk about one of the most eventful offseasons in recent memory - from missing out on Xander, to extending Raffy, and a very vocal crowd at Winter Weekend. Pitchers and catchers have reported to Ft Myers, along with many other members of the team. Steve and Joey talk about the beginnings of Spring Training, some of the more notable quotes fro...

The Super Bowl has come and gone, and that means it is the unofficial start of baseball season! Pitchers and catchers have started to report to Spring Training, and more importantly- there are photos being taken of them. Steve and Joey break down the Red Sox stories of the week including a Super Bowl party they would have liked an invite to, Justin Turner's championship run in a cornhole tournamen...

Pitchers and catchers report in one week, the World Baseball Classic is a month away, and Opening Day is in 50 days. The Red Sox world has all but paused as we all wait for Spring Training to commence, and Steve and Joey give their Spring Training MVP (Sam Travis Award) predictions, give some realistic expectations for this season, order some Nomar flip books, reevaluate Justin Turner's stats, ans...

Red Sox bullpen ace John Schreiber joins the podcast to talk about his dominant 2022 season, when he realized he was major league-ready, how much shaving his beard helped his ERA, who he's most excited to work with this upcoming season, and being a new dad. Steve and Joey talk about a new book on Alex Cora's role in the 2017 Astros' scandal that maybe didn't need to be written and how much it just...

Old friend Jared Carrabis joins the show for a little offseason Section 10 reunion. Steve and Jared try to recall the old intro before sharing their favorite memories and moments form the Section 10 days, recount their interactions with the team and players over the years, recap Jared's very eventful town hall at Winter Weekend, squash some lingering beef from June 28th, settle what exactly happen...

Today we talk with the real life Jon Dowd who is an EA Sports employee that Barry Bonds' video game stand-in was named after in the iconic MVP Baseball 2005. He discusses how exactly his name became immortalized in baseball video game history, how he feels about still getting notoriety from it 20 years later, and what it's like to be part of the greatest baseball game in history. In addition to ta...

The Sox trade Josh Taylor for Royals' shortstop Adalberto Mondesi, and DFA Matt Barnes to make room for Adam Duvall. Steve and Joey break down if this was a good trade, how much Mondesi will contribute to this team, discuss the decision to DFA Matty Backpacks and not a certain other right-handed reliever, and much more! Go to http://www. FlowBlend.com and use code "ITM" for 20% OFF!

The Winter Weekend festivities took place this weekend at MGM Springfield, and oh boy was it something. Steve, Joey, and Steve's dad break down the biggest quotes that came out of a very interesting panel with John Henry, Sam Kennedy, Chaim Bloom and Alex Cora, look ahead to Spring Training, and relive some of Mr Perrault's fondest Sox memories from years past. That, and much more! Go to http://ww...

Adam Duvall and Raimel Tapia have both joined the Red Sox organization, and there are certainly some mixed feelings about those two acquisitions on the show. Steve and Joey break down the signings, realize how awful is must be to wear a mascot costume (in a hypothetical world where it's just a guy in a costume), talk about the current state of the team if there were no more moves this offseason, t...

The Red Sox acquired catcher Jorge Alfaro, who might bring the most fun to the game of anybody. Steve and Joey talk trade rumors, roster construction, a potential dark horse for an all-star season, tons of Eduard Bazardo and much more! 

Today David Mellor joins the show, the Senior Director of Grounds at Fenway Park, to talk about what actually goes into the transition from baseball field to football field to ice rink, tell some amazing stories from his time alongside the Sox, and of course, share some of the best moments of his time with his late dog, Drago. That, and much more!

Trevor Story underwent elbow surgery that will have him out for (at least) a significant portion of the 2023 season. Steve and Joey talk about how the Sox can fix an already thin middle infield, how this situation could have been avoided, read your answers to what the Red Sox still need to do this off-season, and much more!

Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox have reached a deal worth $331 Million over 11 years. We did it, everybody. It actually happened. Steve and Joey breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate the upcoming season being worry-free in regards to Devers. Mike with the Nomar dog also joins the show to take some of the credit for getting Devers signed, turns out we should have been saying 'please'. That an...

Fenway Park was home the 2023 NHL Winter Classic, and the Bruins brought Fenway its first win of the new year. Steve and Joey talk about the things that stood out the most from the big game including the B's arriving decked out in vintage 1920's Red Sox uniforms, how much the history of the park was talked about, and Steve breaks down the in-person experience of hockey at America's most beloved ba...

Downtown Ian Browne joins the show to discuss how this Red Sox offseason is different than any other in his 21 years of covering the team. Steve and Joey break down the signing of Corey Kluber and talk about how awesome the top half of this rotation would've been 9 years ago, and try to figure out how to feel about this Red Sox team heading into 2023. That and much more!

Teams are apparently inquiring about about a possible Chris Sale trade. Steve and Joey break down the possibility of such a move, bid farewell to Rich Hill, talk about the general state of the team, speculate on the fate of Nathan Eovaldi, once again reiterate that Carlos Correa is not coming to Boston and much more!