Baseball Isn’t Boring

Joe Kelly, one of the Dodgers big signings this offseason, joined Bradfo and Mike Kadlick on WEEI to discuss the story behind giving Shohei Ohtani his No. 17, how close he came to picking Yoshinobu Yamamoto's No. 18, how he knew Yamamoto was going to the Dodgers and the very pointed approach to putting up Christmas decorations.

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 8 being Big Papi, who sat down with Bradfo to reflect on Mookie Betts' time with the Red Sox and featured a cameo from the man himself which blew up on social media!

Reece Green - former pro baseball player in Australia and the Czech Republic and current standup comic - is joined this week by close friend and former international baseball sensation, Cam Russ. The boys get into the lifestyle of being a collegiate summer league ballplayer as well as what it's like to play baseball overseas. It's a wild ride talking about two former ballplayers' wild ride.

Pap joined The Bradfo and Kadlick Show on WEEI to address his tweet regarding Alex Verdugo's comments about Alex Cora in his Yankees Introductory Press Conference

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 9 being the MVP of the podcast, Kenley Jansen, who sat down with Bradfo following the 2023 season to talk about missing the postseason for the first time in a long time and what...

The long wait is over: Yoshinobu Yamamoto has picked his team. The Japanese pitcher is heading to the Dodgers, joining Shohei Ohtani ... along with Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Tyler Glasnow and, yes, The Godfather, Joe Kelly. Bradfo breaks down the historic deal, while also looking at where he leaves the rest of the free agent landscape.

All of the teams that courted Yoshinobu Yamamoto have unique cases, but it is Philadelphia which should stand out. That's the case being made by WIP's Jack Fritz - co-host of the 'High Hopes' podcast. Jack is joined by Bradfo to remind the baseball world - and Yamamoto - why the Phillies have become such an appealing team to root for and to play for. It's a great reminder why baseball fell in love...

When looking at the up and down tenure Alex Verdugo had in Boston, Red Sox manager Alex Cora offered his take on the outfielder's time with his team. Cora mentions the good, the bad and the lessons learned during their three seasons together. To listen to the entire Cora interview with Bradfo, click here.

The Yankees Newly Acquired Outfielder Alex Verdugo meets with the New York and National Media to discuss his trade to the Yankees, having to shave in advance to see how it looks/feels, playing for Aaron Boone, and what it was like to face Yamamoto in the WBC

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 10 being non-other than Former Blue Jays manager and current Mets Bench Coach John Gibbons talking about baseball brawls following the Tim Anderson, Jose Ramirez scuffle

The world of baseball is buzzing these days about what free agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is going to do. It's why listening to Red Sox manager Alex Cora talk about his team's pursuit of the 25-year-old is so important and interesting. Cora joined Bradfo to explain some of the dynamic when it comes to wooing Yamamoto, including whether visiting a ballpark is or isn't important. To listen to the...

Bradfo joins Rich Keefe and Nick 'Fitzy' Stevens on the 'Rich Keefe Show' to talk about the Red Sox' current lot in life, including how the team can get back to their former existence as a top-of-the-heap-type team. There is talk of of Yoshinobu Yamamoto and other potential additions to the Red Sox' pitching staff, along with analysis of Alex Cora's appearance on Baseball Isn't Boring.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora has returned to the podcast and he has a lot to say. The recruitment of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The state of his current contract situation. How this offseason has gone for him and the Sox. The art of recruiting free agents. The revitalization of the Red Sox brand. And how impactful the Joe Kelly fight in 2018 was to the organization. It's one that you won't want to miss.

It's not every season a set-up reliever gets a Cy Young vote, but that's exactly what happened with Chris Martin of the Red Sox. And for good reason. In his first season in Boston, Martin turned in an incredible campaign, leading Baseball Isn't Boring to name him our Reliever of the Year. Bradfo catches up with Martin to talk about his season, how it came about, the recruitment by the Red Sox, and...

While everyone is focused on free agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto because of his talent, track record and age, we can look back 17 years ago to another pitcher in a very similar situation. That was when Daisuke Matsuzaka came to Major League Baseball. Bradfo is joined by MLB.com's Ian Browne, who wrote the definitive book on Matsuzaka during the former pitcher's tenure with the Red Sox. There are...

SNY's Andy Martino joins Bradfo to discuss the keys to the Yankees sustainable success which made this year's 82-80 record look like a lot more of a failure than it was and more importantly, how the Yankees intense self-scouting ways have allowed them to win far more trades than they have lost

There is a lot going on in the world of New York baseball these days, with the pursuit of pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto by both the Mets and the Yankees topping the list of topics. There is nobody better to take a deep dive into what exactly is going on in this historic offseason battle between the two franchises that SNY's Andy Martino. Andy joins Bradfo to dissect the Yamamoto drama, while also tak...

Reece Green was a former Division 1 college baseball player. He then went on to pitch professionally in both Australia and the Czech Republic. He currently lives life as a Seattle-area standup comedian, while posing for a viral Randy Johnson-themed Halloween photo along the way. And now? Reece has joined the Baseball Isn't Boring crew for his own weekly episode: State of the Union. In his debut pr...

Bradfo returns to The Rich Keefe Show on WEEI to dive into reasons why the Red Sox haven't made the kind of big moves they had promised. The conversation includes a look at this pitching market and how this might be a 'musical chairs' type situation.

For the first time since 2018, John Gibbons will be back in a big league dugout, with the former Blue Jays manager being named the Mets' bench coach alongside new manager Carlos Mendoza. Gibbons joined Bradfo for his first interview since the appointment, explaining how the hiring came about, how he views this new challenge, and what what it was like being part of those mid-80's Mets teams. The al...

Financial whiz Jacob Turner - a former first round pick who played seven years in the big leagues - is called upon once again by Baseball Isn't Boring to educate, inform and entertain. This time the man who helps run 'Moment Private Wealth' helps take a deep dive into the complex Shohei Ohtani contract, joining Bradfo for an enlightening discussion about the $700 million contract that sent the bas...

Josiah Gray had a pretty good year with the Nationals, one which included making the National League All-Star team. But we at Baseball Isn't Boring believe he is going to be the breakout pitcher of 2024. It's a belief that Bradfo formalized when having Gray on the podcast, where the two reflected on the past year, what is in store for Josiah - including his birthday Travis Scott concert - and some...

There was a lot to catch up with Tyler O'Neill about, so it seemed like a good time for the outfielder to make his Baseball Isn't Boring debut with Bradfo. The guys talk about Tyler's reaction to being traded to the Red Sox, why he was happy it was the Red Sox, what changes he is making in preparing for 2024, what went wrong the past couple of seasons, if he reached full-muscle capacity and what h...

The Yankees Newly Acquired Star Juan Soto meets with the New York and National Media to discuss his trade to the Yankees, whether he will entertain a contract extension in New York, teaming up with Aaron Judge, and what it means to wear the pinstripes

Bradfo is joined by BIB Hall of Famer Rich Hill to discuss why he believes that his former teammate, Alex Verdugo, is set up for success during the 2024 season in the Bronx