Play Tessie - A Red Sox Podcast

With Ken Laird and Chris Curtis filling in for Bradfo (via the 'Ken and Curtis Show'), the pair is joined for a radio conversation with both Red Sox manager Alex Cora and Chris Sale. The talk includes updates from Sale, and the state of the team from its manager. It's a good catch-up with two of the few remaining members of the 2018 World Series-winning team. To learn more about listener data and...

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): Nobody has done a better job with social media this offseason than the Pittsburgh Pirates, which is why host Rob 'Bradfo' Bradford sat down with a member of their social media team, Kaitlyn Kaufhold, to discuss exactly what is going on with social media and the world of baseball. The dynamic with how teams and players approach the likes of Instagram a...

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): It's not every day you get a chance to experience the mentoring of a 13-year major league veteran with an up-and-coming teammate. But that's exactly what this podcast delivered, with new Pirate Rich Hill meeting 23-year-old Mike Burrows, one of Pittsburgh's top pitching prospects, for the first time. What transpired was the kind of advice and guidance...

Bradfo jumps aboard the Rich Keefe Show to break down all the ins and outs that has come with the news that Trevor Story is going to miss a chunk of the 2023 season due to elbow surgery. Was this handled correctly? When did Story first become concerned with his elbow? What it means to the Red Sox now? All the questions are answered this latest Bradfo Sho on the Radio. To learn more about listener...

Appearing on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast with Bradfo, former closer Billy Wagner gave some open and honest views on his Hall of Fame candidacy while telling a flurry of great stories. Included in the reminiscing was Wagner recalling the somewhat awkward introduction to Jonathan Papelbon after the two teamed up with the Red Sox in the middle of the 2009 season. To listen to the entire Wagner...

Appearing on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast, new Pirate Rich Hill made the strong case for Justin Turner emerging as a leader in the Red Sox' clubhouse while identifying a few others who could also fill the leadership void ... including Connor Wong. To listen to the entire Hill interview with Bradfo, click here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.auda...

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): There is no baseball general manager who has had better fortune of late brokering contract extensions with players than Atlanta's chief decision-maker Alex Anthopoulos. The Braves GM joins host Rob 'Bradfo' Bradford to talk about how he is building his team and lessons learned from his stint with the Blue Jays. There is also a spirited debate over ket...

Bradfo joins Christian Arcand and Meghan Ottolini for instant reaction to Rafael Devers' new 11-year, $331 million contract extension with the Red Sox. How did this come about? Why were the Red Sox willing to go to these lengths? What it means in the big picture when it comes to the organization? The deal is done. Now comes the questions regarding what is next. To learn more about listener data an...

The Who Says No crew is back, with Bradfo and Coop joined by Gordo (@BossportsGordo), Pat Brown (@PatBrown954) and Sammy (@HebHammer94) to conjure up some great fake trades. This time around the guys have a very specific task - find a trade that fits between the Marlins the Red Sox. They came up with some good ones. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.aud...

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): It's that time of year, when for the first few weeks of January the baseball conversation is dominated by who will get voted into the Hall of Fame and who will miss out. The person who helps navigate the debate better than anyone is Ryan Thibodaux, who has constructed the go-to tracker when it comes to how the HOF voting shakes out. The man known as @...

Are we sleeping on Masa Yoshida? With news that that the new Red Sox outfielder will be playing for Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic, it got Bradfo thinking: Could this guy be the best free agent outfield acquisition not named Aaron Judge? Just to help the conversation our host talks to Red Sox exec Gus Quattlebaum, who helped spearhead the pursuit of the 29-year-old outfielder. It's a gre...

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): You aren't going to find a better way to ring in 2023 than by joining the Baseball Isn't Boring New Year's Bash with host Rob "Bradfo" Bradford, former Toronto manager John Gibbons and Courtney Finnicum. The trio celebrates with some great behind-the-scenes stories, a look at what we can hope for in the new year, and, of course, a great debate over wh...

Bradfo, Coop and Gordo execute another 'Who Says No?' in an attempt to spice up the Red Sox roster. Gordo comes out with a couple of doozies, both of which Chaim Bloom should take a hard look at. The trio goes down the rabbit hole of what Red Sox Twitter has become over the past couple of months. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-p...

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): Host Rob 'Bradfo' Bradford and producer Coop Leonard use the final podcast before Christmas to spread good baseball cheer in the form of presents to every single Major League Baseball fan base. The gifts range everywhere from gift cards to domes. It's a good time to reflect on the gift that keeps on giving: baseball. To learn more about listener data...

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): Baseball isn't boring, and neither is betting. Our very special prognosticator extraordinaire Jonathan Papelbon guides listeners to the best bets when it comes to picking next season's World Series winner. Host Rob 'Bradfo' Bradford and Pap even surface a pretty good prop bet involving Santa Claus. It's the first of what figures to be many opportuniti...

The Red Sox did make a trade this offseason, and it was for a pitcher who just became part of the Bradfo Sho family, Wyatt Mills. The sidewinder gives us insight into his evolution and those two hours he once spent walking up and down Newbury St. Mills allows the Bradfo Sho community to mold his new existence with the Red Sox, asking for both walk-in music and a nickname. Get to know the man we wi...

While Red Sox fans try and figure out what their team is doing this offseason, we give you a feel-good interview for the holiday season: Bradfo catching up with Brock Holt at the David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic. The former Red Sox fan favorite talks training for the Boston Marathon, life of a retiree and how baseball has changed. What happened? What will happen? What is happening? It's always g...

Bradfo offered Red Sox fans the best gift of all: The chance to rant about their team on the radio. Jeff in Watertown. Allison in Cambridge. All the gang. The loyal listeners and callers didn't waste the opportunity, coming with some the most pointed declarations of frustration we have heard from Red Sox followers in some time. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: htt...

When the Red Sox signed outfielder Masataka Yoshida to a five-year, $90 million contract, it was the culmination of a long road. Gus Quattlebaum, the Sox' Vice President of Scouting Development and Integration, joined Bradfo to talk about the journey that led his club to its new left fielder. It's the story behind the story. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https:...

Bradfo and Coop are joined once again by some of the best 'Who Says No?' guys in the business - Nat (@BosSportsGordo) Gordon and Sammy (@hebhammer94) James for another round of fake trades. This time the guys try and pry the likes of Wily Adames, Max Fried and a Padres shortstop away from their respective teams. It's the kind of conversation that will make your day, making you think along the way....

Arizona Diamondbacks manager, and former Red Sox coach, Torey Lovullo raised his heart-rate by joining to Bradfo for a look at how he is going to take on financial juggernauts San Diego and the Dodgers. Along with a preview of the motivational speeches Lovullo is planning to deliver his team, the former NL Manager of the Year explains how he has adjusted over recent years. He also tells a great St...

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): When it comes to front office decision-makers who needed to be interviewed after the week at the Winter Meetings, Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom is at the top of the list. Sure enough, that's who Bradfo sits down with in a lengthy 'Baseball Isn't Boring' conversation. Bloom goes into detail about what happened with the Xander Bogaerts nego...

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): It's another Players Only podcast, with Rich Hill returning to give the "what's what" when it comes to the realities of playing in different Major League Baseball markets. Hill and host Rob "Bradfo" Bradford jump into the differences Xander Bogaerts will face as he transitions from Boston to San Diego. Hill offers a unique perspective on the topic tha...

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): Host Rob "Bradfo" Bradford sits down with MLB.com's Mark Bowman - a longtime Braves beat writer - to dissect closer Kenley Jansen and shortstop Dansby Swanson. Not too long after the news regarding Aaron Judge came word that Jansen had agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with the Red Sox. What should we make of Jansen at this point in his career? A...

Red Sox ownership has once again left another fan favorite, and likely Hall of Famer, out to dry. Xander Bogaerts will now join Lester and Mookie as Red Sox legends that could have been instead of should have been after he signed with the San Diego Padres for a cool $280 million at the closing of the MLB Winter Meetings. Chaim Bloom and ownership cemented that signing the league-leading shortstop...