Play Tessie - A Red Sox Podcast

It was supposed to be an episode where Rob Bradford and Pat Light offer another round of buying or selling, this time digging into the upcoming World Series. But along the way the former Red Sox pitcher decided to officially announce his retirement. It's worth a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices...

Dayton Moore has been the general manager of the Kansas City Royals GM since 2006, having won the American League Championship Series in 2014 and the World Series in 2015. Moore originally came from a Braves organization that dominated when it came to evaluating players in trades. On the podcast the KC exec -- who almost came to Boston during Theo Epstein's 2005 hiatus -- explains how he approache...

It had been since 2013 since Daniel Bard walked off a major league mound, seemingly throwing his last pitch as a big leaguer while pitching in relief for the Red Sox. But seven years later Bard reemerged, turning a remarkable season with the Rockies. But the 2020 production -- which included six saves -- was just a small part of the story. The unbelievable path and persistence from the 35-year-old...

John Gibbons made his mark as the Blue Jay manager, so much so that he was one of very few candidates for the Red Sox managing job once the team moved on from Alex Cora last winter. Gibbons joins Rob Bradford to discuss his Massachusetts roots, what it was like interviewing with Chaim Bloom and Co., how managing major league players have changed and what it's like to have a day named after you in...

After opting out of the regular season, Rob Bradford returns, bringing Pat Light along for the ride. In a dizzying array of opinions of podcasting the duo let their feelings be known on: Are the Dodgers better than 2018 Red Sox; Is Manny Machado a jerk; Should Red Sox sign George Springer or Trevor Bauer; Which are more intimidating, bar fights or baseball fights; And how does Pat get all that swe...

Hour 2: Which was tougher to accept, turning 30,40 or 40? Stephen A. Smith says Steve Nash was hired because of 'white privilege'. The Bradfo Sho producer nothing nothing about anything.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.au...

Hour 1: Greg Dickerson is in with Rob Bradford and with the Raptors tying up the series, is it time for Celtics' fans to be worried? Did the Celtics extend Brad Stevens too early? See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc....

Rob Bradford is joined by former Red Sox first-rounder and current rising media superstar Pat Light to take a good look at the unknown that is the never-been-done-before 60-game 2020 Major League Baseball season. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practi...

Baseball is coming back which means two things: 1. The Bradfo Sho has cranked back up; 2. Joe Kelly is jumping back on the podcast express. Fresh off adding twins to his family, the former Red Sox pitcher joins to discuss the ins and outs of playing the upcoming abbreviated 2020 season. Among the topics are some of the unexpected changes the 60-game regular season will present, and how Kelly did c...

Former Red Sox Josh Beckett checks in from his quarantined life in Texas to catch up on old times with Rob Bradford. Beckett offers the inside stories on his 2007 postseason run, contract negotiations, dealing with the Boston media, the extent of his physical issues and the status of golf carts in his home state. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your a...

Josh Roenicke, nephew of Red Sox interim manager Ron Roenicke, joins Rob Bradford from Taiwan to discuss what it is currently like to actually be playing professional baseball. Roenicke, a pitcher who has appeared in 190 major league games, has just gotten out of the 14-day quarantine needed in order to join his Chinese Professional Baseball League, the Uni-President Lions. The former college foot...

With Ashley Kelly just a few days away from giving birth to twins, Joe Kelly joins Rob Bradford for the final installment of 'Quarantined with the Kellys' from his the former Red Sox pitcher's home in Arizona. This time Kelly revisits inadvertently throwing a ball through his window during a training session the previous day, while also offering up strong opinions on the misguided idea of having a...

Former Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell joined Rob Bradford to accept his title as the best Red Sox interviewee over the past 15 years. Lowell and Bradford reflect on why the Sox Hall of Famer was such a good quote while taking a deep dive into the ever-changing media/player dynamic. He also tells a really good story about Disney World. As always, Lowell doesn't disappoint. See omnystudio.com/pol...

Gary Trask, Dom Loiacano, Neal Dempsey and Wayne Fox had made it to every Fenway Park Opening Day for the last 31 years. That streak, of course, hit a roadblock in 2020. Trask joins Rob Bradford to tell the tale of how a college poker game turned into an epic tradition. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

In the first installment of 'Quarantined with the Kellys' former Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly brings the listeners into his home during these times of seclusion to not only give a glimpse into his current existence -- with a 4-year-old son and wife who is due with twins any day now -- but also offer insight into such items as Mookie Betts' Dodgers speech, Brock Holt's stay at the Kelly household, how...

On the day that was supposed to be Opening Day, Rob Bradford talks with Blue Jays expect Ben Nicholson-Smith to reflect on what might have been at Rogers Centre. Put up some bunting in the basement and get all the chills and thrills that come talking about what should be Day 1 of the 2020 baseball season. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choice...

Yes, there is baseball being played ... in South Korea. Rob Bradford is joined by Sung Min Kim of the Lotte Giants to discuss the very important development that is a professional baseball league starting back up. The duo talk about how South Korea got to this point and what exactly we will be looking at when it comes to our new favorite league. The coronavirus can't stop us, and neither can havin...

Rob Bradford is joined by Red Sox play-by-play man Will Flemming to reflect on the night -- Wednesday, March 11 -- everything changed when it came to how we viewed baseball and the coronavirus. Flemming and Bradford take you behind the scenes for what would be the final Grapefruit League broadcast of the season, picking through what was one of the most surreal three-plus hours we've witnessed. Wha...

In their annual appearance at Twin Peaks in Fort Myers, Rob Bradford is joined by Red Sox pitcher Brian Johnson on the first day the media has been banned from clubhouses due to the coronavirus. The duo discuss the dynamics of the media's access to the player, with great perspective from both sides. Bradford and Johnson also dive into the pitcher's lot in life while getting his take on the controv...

Rob Bradford is joined by Lou Merloni and John Tomase to reflect on what the trio heard from Chris Sale, who spent 30 minutes giving his take on his elbow, cheating in baseball and the reality that is the Red Sox. The three agree Sale's proclamations were some of the more memorable on the JetBlue Park bench in some time. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more abou...

Rob Bradford is joined by former Red Sox Kevin Youkilis for a candid discussion on this day and age of hitting, the controversial trend of private hitting coaches, the big decision of signing an extension, how he thought he would be in Boston forever and the chaos of 2012. The owner of Loma Brewing Co. doesn't hold back. It's worth a listen. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy informa...

Rob Bradford is joined by Kerosene Ken Laird to pick through the Astros and Red Sox cheating scandal. How it impacts the Red Sox. Who did what, when and why? Where does everyone go from here? The duo touch on everything you need to know and contemplate as things unfold. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

With the report coming out from The Athletic that the Red Sox may have been illegally using their video room in order to steal signs it seemed like a good idea for Rob Bradford and John Tomase of NBC Sports Boston to pick through the allegations. What does it mean for the Red Sox? How is MLB is botching this whole thing? Exactly how did we get to this point? The pair touch on everything you need t...

Rob Bradford is joined by Lou Merloni for a special podcast at Lord Hobo Brewing Co., celebrating the life of Pete Frates. At the event the pair take a deep dive into exactly what might be going on with the Red Sox and their mysterious offseason. At the heart of the conversation is how both Bradford and Merloni view the Red Sox approach when it comes to David Price and Mookie Betts. See omnystudio...

Rob Bradford is joined by Ian Browne of MLB.com to reflect on how covering the Red Sox has changed over the last decade. The duo reflect on the parts of the job which have been dramatically altered, but looking at each Red Sox club throughout the last 10 years and how each and every one was different from a beat writer's point of view. Bradford and Browne also pick through the best Red Sox to inte...