Play Tessie - A Red Sox Podcast

Bradfo sits down with Christian Vazquez after the catcher's first start as a member of the Houston Astros. Vazquez reflects on a bizarre few days, how he perceived the trade, what he wants to tell his good friend Xander Bogaerts, and how exactly the Astros struck out Rafael Devers three times. It's the last Christian Vazquez interview before he officially puts his old team in the rearview mirror. 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

With the trade deadline come and gone, Bradfo breaks down exactly what happened while talking with both Nathan Eovaldi and J.D. Martinez about still being members of the Red Sox. Within the interviews, the players reveal an interesting item when it comes to Chaim Bloom's approach in the days leading into the deadline, which should be a feather in the Chief Baseball Officer's cap. It is the first post-Deadline Bradfo Sho, and is worth a listen. 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

Rob records Xander's first reactions to losing his old teammate, Christian Vazquez. 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

Brian 'Metric Man' Barrett is fired up heading into the trade deadline with Chaim Bloom trading Christian Vazquez. Metric Man is not happy with some of the words passed on by Bloom when trying to explain his approach. 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

Bradfo is on the scene in Houston for Christian Vazquez's bizarre final moments in a Red Sox uniform. He sets the scene, while introducing interviews with J.D. Martinez, Nathan Eovaldi and Kevin Plawecki, who all offer their perspectives on the Vazquez situation. It was chaos ... with still one day to go before the trade deadline. 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

From the first half of our conversation with 2007 World Series Champ, Jonathon Papelbon, we talked to him about his relationship with cannabis now and while he was pitching in the big leagues. 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

Brian points out that despite the win Sunday, this weekend series against the Brewers showed some serious flaws in the Red Sox lineup and their ability to fill holes when guys' bats cool down. 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

Bradfo catches up with Red Sox pitcher Rich Hill to get great perspective on how much the players in the clubhouse - including the 42-year-old - want to keep the team together and not become sellers at the trade deadline. It's a great look into the mindset of those player on the Red Sox team who want to make one last run together. 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

In a wild Bradfo Sho episode, former Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon joins Bradfo and Coop to take a deep dive into why he is such a huge supporter of cannabis, how he used it while playing and where the industry might be going (including David Ortiz's company). Pap also grades walk-in music for closers, while giving the behind-the-scenes details of his own iconic entrance song. It is a completely honest and off-the-rails conversation, and a must-listen. 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

Has Nathan Eovaldi pitched his last game as a home player in a Red Sox uniform at Fenway Park? It is possible. With the trade deadline looming, Bradfo sits down with the Sox starter to discuss his feelings heading into Aug. 2 and how he is dealing with all the uncertainty. 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

Barrett sounds off after an embarrassing loss to the Guardians Wednesday night that then proceeded into a Yankees trade for a former Red Sox champion. Since Bloom came into the picture, the Red Sox have plummetted defensively in all metrics compared to the entire league. First base is the most glaring issue there and continues to not be handled. 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

Bradfo jumps on with Andy Gresh and Rich Keefe of the Gresh & Keefe Show to talk all things Red Sox, particularly when it comes to the team's approach toward the MLB Trade Deadline. It's entertaining. It's informative. It was on the radio. 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

Armed with passion, vitriol and plenty of numbers, Brian 'Metric Man' Barrett breaks down exactly why he was not happy when it came to what the Red Sox delivered on David Ortiz night. 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

Bradfo, Coop and Courtney FInnicum are joined for the latest Baseball Isn't Boring Bradfo Sho by newly-named Trade Deadline correspondent Nick Punto. Nick offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to be part of one of the biggest deadline deals ever, how a trade at the deadline impacts a clubhouse and gives us a few classic Dustin Pedroia stories. The former Red Sox also weighs in on Courtney's take on Punto's former manager Tony La Russa, and the art o score-checking at weddings. He also compares trips to Cooperstown with Coop. 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

Brian 'Metric Man' Barrett jumps aboard the Bradfo Sho bandwagon once again, this time to take a deep dive into Nick Pivetta's turnaround performance against Cleveland. If you like stats and facts and analysis, this is the place to digest the Red Sox latest win. 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

The Bradfo Sho is welcoming in Brian 'Metric Man' Barrett to offer his unique perspective - which usually involves a lot of anger and numbers - here as a new feature on the podcast 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

Bradfo brings you to Cooperstown, where David Ortiz was the center of attention for an entire weekend. We give you Ortiz's entire Hall of Fame speech and his reaction and emotion after the slugger's induction. It's all the sound you need from the place to be the past few days.; 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

The best way to forget a historically bad loss by the Red Sox is undoubtedly to listen to former Red Sox Sean Casey tell stories of the newest Hall of Fame inductee David Ortiz (and Manny Ramirez). That's exactly what Bradfo and Coop offer thanks to the presence of always-entertaining Casey on the podcast. 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

Former Red Sox Dustin Pedroia jumps on with Bradfo and Coop to talk all things David Ortiz before Hall of Fame weekend. Pedroia dives into the origins of their relationship, how it evolved and at least one good hot tub story. Pedroia also discusses his lot in life, thoughts on Xander Bogaerts' future and how much he appreciates Coop's fandom. It's all the perfect way to get ready for a trip to Cooperstown. 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

When it came to the media availability at the MLB All-Star Game, both Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez knew what was coming - questions about their futures. Sure enough, Bradfo is on scene to take deep dive with both when it comes to how the upcoming trade deadline might be shaping their situation. 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

Bradfo and Coop join all the fun and festivities the All-Star Game has to offer, taking the Sho on the road to Los Angeles. The guys break down all the sights and sounds, including messages relayed by the likes of Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, and J.D. Martinez. The podcast finishes things off with another sit-down with Bogaerts. 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

Brock Holt joins this All-Star weekend edition of Baseball Isn't Boring with Coop and Courtney. Brock talks about the All-Star Game from a player's perspective and what aspects of the entire Mid-Summer's classics stuck with him most. Does fan voting negatively affect the All-Star Game or does it provide the best product to market the sport? The three dive into this question and maybe how voting could change in the future to put the best talent and not just product on the field. 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

Bradfo and Coop are joined by Red Sox assistant general manager to talk about the hottest prospect in the Sox' farm system, outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Bradfo also catches up with the man himself, chopping it up with Rafaela while up in Portland. It's a name you're going to want to start remembering, so this would be a good place to start. 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

The Red Sox lost. They still haven't won a series against an American League East team. There were two key injuries. But, as Bradfo points out, we can't be hypocrites. Chris Sale's dominant performance was the biggest news from Tuesday night. Bradfo discusses Sale's outing, along with some interesting information he picked up in a boots on the ground trip to Portland. 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

The Red Sox are still atop the Wild Card standings but also have a bunch of expiring contracts belonging to key players. It's why Bradfo went to one of those players - J.D. Martinez - to discuss what the mindset is of the team heading into the trade deadline. 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

Bradfo recaps the Red Sox series-ending win over the Yankees and what it meant to the vibes of Alex Cora's clubs. He also also looks toward the big week that lies ahead, which includes Fork-In-The-Road-Tuesday with Chris Sale taking the mound. There is also some news regarding Brayan Bello's fan base for Monday's game. 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

Bradfo has instant reaction to what has to be considered one of the best wins of the Red Sox' season, a 6-5 extra-inning victory over the Yankees. Along with breaking down all the particulars of the win, we are also joined by the hero of the night, Alex Verdugo, who claimed the walk-off hit. 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

It's another Friday serving of "Baseball Isn't Boring" on the Bradfo Sho. Rich Hill joins Rob, Coop, and Courtney to chat about what makes certain parks special or in the wise words of Josh Winckowski, "stock standard". Rich dives into some of his favorite parks to play in, why pitching in Fenway and Wrigley are unmatched, and yes, the impact of Winck's words. We wrap up with some current events on the topic of... restructuring stadiums as a form of stress relief. Mr. Mountain has his fair share of letting some frustration out on inanimate objects, just as his teammate Chris Sale did down in Worcester, so tune in to hear how a Fenway bathroom mirror wound up needing to be replaced! 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

Bradfo sits down with Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta to talk about one of the more unique pitches on the Sox' pitching staff, his big curveball. As it turns out, the origins of the pitch start with a former Red Sox pitching coach, who taught Pivetta the offering. Considering how good Pivetta has been, it's worth a listen. 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

Bradfo and Brian Barrett take to the air waves to talk about where the Red Sox have fallen short when it comes to team building, what they need to trade for and what they don't, and the magical quote that was Josh Winckowski calling Wrigley Field "stock standard." 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

With Bradfo at Wrigley Field and Coop back at the Bradfo Sho studios, the guys react to a 4 1/2-hour baseball game which the Red Sox won and included Xander Bogaerts needing seven stitches after being cleated. We bring you Xander's reaction, along with Connor Seabold's explanation of why he was better in his second go-round as a starter this season. Coop also gets ready for his next Chris Sale assignment. 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

This week's Bradfo Sho Baseball Isn't Boring episode is dominated by the good, bad and ugly of brawls in baseball. Bradfo, Coop and Courtney Finnicum are joined by an expert on the subject, former Red Sox Jonny Gomes. Gomes goes into great detail about how brawls are viewed inside the clubhouses and what exactly protocol is once the teams empty the benches. The Bradfo Sho crew also touch on the awesomeness of a brawl-related pizza delivery, the unbridled joy that comes with running around some dirt and other reminders why baseball is so awesome. 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

Bogaerts is back! Xander Bogaerts makes his return to the Bradfo Sho, catching up with Bradfo to talk about the MVP candidacy of his teammate Rafael Devers. Bradfo also checks in with reliever Austin Davis to get a pitcher's perspective of Devers. It's another opportunity to here what's what when it comes to Devers. 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

Boots on the Ground Bradfo hits the Red Sox clubhouse after a huge extra-inning win over the Blue Jays in which Nick Pivetta played the role of ace, Alex Verdugo rubbed salt in Toronto's wounds and the benches actually cleared. Bradfo gets reaction from Pivetta and Verdugo, while finishing things up with Alex Cora's full postgame interview. 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

Of the many great stories so far during this Red Sox resurgence, Rob Refsnyder resides near the top of the list, with the veteran outfielder stepping up big-time with regulars such as Kiké Hernadez out. Refsnyder's story is one of perseverance, which he details while sitting down with Bradfo. The outfielder also explains how he feels the Red Sox are one of the best when it comes to getting their minor-leaguers ready to contribute. Considering Refsnyder was the hero in the Sox' latest win, it's the timeliest of podcasts. 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

As the red-hot Red Sox turn their attention to the lowly Tigers, Bradfo catches up with the pitcher who will kick off the series for Alex Cora's club, Josh Winckowski. The rookie explains that if he hadn't found his way in professional baseball a very real path might have been professional gaming, going into great detail about how he lives in that world of video game playing. 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

Hour 2. Bradfo & Barrett debate the truth behind what Mookie & Salty recently told Rob in interviews. 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

Hour 1. Bradfo is at the US Open, and Brian Barrett at Fenway Park. The guys react to a minor Chaim Bloom trade and look toward a trade deadline six weeks away 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

Bradfo and Coop are joined by Red Sox relief ace John Schreiber, who has emerged out of nowhere to become one of team's most reliable relievers. Schreiber talks about the pain he felt thanks to David Ortiz's historic home run against the Tigers, why he grew his beard, the struggles playing in his hometown of Detroit and how he turned everything around. Teammate Ryan Brasier jumps in to debate whether or not ghosts and aliens exist. It's a good one. 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

Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck hasn't been named the Red Sox closer, but he has certainly given off the image of such a pitcher in recent days. In another Bradfo Sho on the Go, this time after a Red Sox 6-1 win over the A's, Houck explains his thought on the role and his path to even be considered for such a thing. 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

Bradfo and Coop are joined by former Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who is trying his hand at coaching this summer with the Bourne Braves of the esteemed Cape Cod League. Salty offers some previously untold insight and stories from the world championship 2013 season, what really happened when he left the Red Sox and the time ghosts came to visit him in the team hotel. It's definitely worth a listen. 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

The Boston Red Sox won their seventh straight game, handing the Angels their 14th straight loss thanks to a 1-0 affair in Anaheim. The Sox still haven't lost in the month in the June, thanks in large part to some crazy pitching numbers. Bradfo breaks it all down, with Joe Castiglione and Will Flemming capping off the instant reaction with a postgame Bobby Dalbec interview 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

Former Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts has done pretty well for himself since leaving Boston. But that doesn't mean Betts still doesn't reflect on his time in Boston, how his departure went down and what it has meant to his current lot in life. Mookie sits down with Bradfo to explain exactly how he views the path that led him to Los Angeles, along with a message to the Red Sox fans who continue to follow his every move. After the interview, Bradfo and Coop break it all down, Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol weighing in along the way. 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

Michael Wacha continued to be one of the best free agent signings in the American League, lowering his ERA to 1.99 after a three-hit complete game shutout over the Angels. Bradfo reacts to the performance, while surfacing a conversation he had with the pitcher about his go-to pitch, what has become a lethal changeup. 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

WIth Rich Hill pitching once again in Oakland, it seemed fitting that Bradfo would catch up with the Red Sox pitcher to get the real stories when it came to his decision to sign with the A's and not the Red Sox, and how that launched his career. It's a perfect complement to watching Hill do his thing. 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

With Rob Bradford enjoying some well-earned mid-week family time, Coop steps in to provide some Sox talk as the team departs for a long west-coast swing. 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

Bradfo Sho Hall of Famer Daniel Bard jumped aboard the podcast once again, this time to reflect on his current lot in life as the Colorado Rockies' closer, while also remembering how close he was to serving the same role with the Red Sox after Jonathan Papelbon left. Bard also reflects on growing up in the same high school as Steph Curry and when the two got together at Curry's Fenway Park bachelor party. Bard always brings it. 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

While so many focus on the contracts of Xander Bogarts and Rafael Devers, the future of J.D. Martinez should be an important conversation for the Red Sox considering how good - and important - Martinez has been. Bradfo sits down with the current major league batting average leader. 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

When you're one of the hottest hitters in baseball you come on the Bradfo Sho. It's science. In this case, Trevor Story joins Bradfo and Coop for an open and honest conversation about his early-season challenges, what he has done to fix things and his hopes and dreams ... when it comes to sneakers. It's one you're going to want to listen to. 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

Former Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly makes his return to the Bradfo Sho podcast, this time doing as a member of the White Sox on remote at the Cask and Kerry in the shadow of Kelly's new home stadium. Kelly joins Bradfo, Coop and NESN's Jahmai Webster to have a no-holds-barred conversation about why baseball isn't boring and why players shouldn't be scared to act more like Kelly. Speaking of the Baseball Isn't Boring conversation, Kelly caps off the podcast with a big announcement ... It has to do with a book. 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