Baseball still needs the Closer (feat. Jonathan Papelbon)

Fresh off his stint as the host of the Cinco Ocho show, Red Sox Hall of Famer joins Play Tessie. The guys pick Pap's brain on where the season is heading, win totals, how Casas can elevate his game to legendary status, and countless stories that'll cheer up your Red Sox soul after a tough winter. Chapters 0:08:15 - start (0:09:15) - cinco ocho show (0:10:30) - today’s players relationships outside the clubhouse  (0:11:22) - red sox may still have something up there selves & season preview (0:13:00) - Casas homerun total and Ortiz comp (0:14:30) - mindset of taking on a new role at the Bigs & telling Theo he’s the closer (0:21:00) - closer role in modern baseball (0:22:00) - Rendon needs to sit on his thoughts  (0:27:50) - Terry Francona was a psychiatrist before he was a manager (0:32:00) - Pedroia’s HOF campaign  (0:38:10) - Nuf Ced To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices