In The Dugout Podcast

The Red Sox have a bunch of new random players who do in fact play for their team. We break down the new additions as we recap the Giants series and Twins series. We highlight how great the Sox have been at filling gaps and love to go .500 between episodes. We also bring up Tony Renda's whereabouts and what Triston Casas does when he's bored. Enjoy!

Making errors and mistakes one day, then winning 17-0 the next... That's the Red Sox man. We discuss the Guardians series and Cubs series, including how huge it is to have O'Neill and Devers back, how good Tanner Houck has been, what happened to Masataka Yoshida, and more. We also break down the new additions (Grissom and Cooper) and the subtractions (Rodriguez and Reyes). Enjoy!

Sox are giving us weird vibes. Swept the Pirates but with a AAA lineup and everyone is hurt... We toss out some super fun facts, talk about THE Bobby Dalbec, recap the Guardians and Pirates series, shoutout Houck and Kutter for being dominate, also give love to Wilyer Abreu and Rob Refsynder for carrying the team, and discover Bobby Dalbec's middle name. It's a good one, enjoy!

The Red Sox miiiiiight not be a good baseball team. We recap and discuss getting swept by the Orioles, winning 2/3 from the Angels, and the game against Cleveland today. We break down the defensive problems, what needs to change, elements of the roster construction, and more. We also talk about how bad David Hamilton is, how Kenley Jansen bothers us, make our case for Rafaela to be the SS, and ask where is Yu Chang?? It's a loaded episode, enjoy!

The Sox coasted on the West Coast, going 7-3 on the road trip! We talk all about it, recapping the A's and Angels series. We discuss the great pitching, poor defense, and hit on Trevor Story's injury and Kenley Jansen's shakiness. We also preview the Orioles series at Fenway. Enjoy!

The Red Sox split the series against a very good Mariners team and we are fired up to talk about real baseball! We recap the series, get heated about Joely and Kenley, praise guys like O'Neill and Rafaela, talk about how great the rotation has been and the value of Andrew Bailey, and touch on every part of the first 4 games. Then we preview the A's series, flip flopping our predictions but settling on the same outcome. We also get some weekly Bob Talk in. It's a classic, enjoy!

PREDICTIONS EPISODE! We give our predictions for the 2024 Red Sox season, including some BOLD ones. We also do a series preview for the opening series in Seattle, and get in some weekly Bobby Dalbec talk. Enjoy, go Sox!

We started off this episode very optimistic, talking about the Brayan Bello extension, highlighting the guys going off in Spring Training, and how good the offense looks. But then we realized we have no pitching depth and fell back into negativity as we broke down the weak rotation, discussed if Kenley even wants to play baseball anymore, and more. Fear not, we also got some classic Bobby Dalbec talk in as well. Great episode, enjoy!

Fenway Park has real ketchup again! That's hands down the biggest news of the offseason. Other than that, we breakdown the state of the Red Sox in Spring Training right now including the status of Jordan Montgomery's free agency outlook. We also run through a roster prediction, discuss the outfield alignment and bench roster crunch, and talk about the Liam Hendriks signing and its impact on Kenley. Full breakdown on everything coming out of Sox camp and the team heading deeper into spring, enjoy!

This Red Sox team is like unseasoned meatloaf. We discuss the comments coming out of Spring Training camp and how bad the vibes are. We also talk about the idea of signing Trevor Bauer, the wonderful Michael Fulmer signing, and why we want Tommy Pham. Then we touch on the Red Sox Netflix special that was announced and Theo Epstein joining Fenway Sports Group. And Joey makes a BOLD prediction to end the show. Great episode, enjoy!

We're in a downhill spiral as Red Sox ownership froze payroll and called us all liars. Being a Red Sox fan is not fun right now, so we rant about the state of our broken franchise. We discuss Justin Turner signing with the Blue Jays, the comments made by ownership at Winter Weekend, the logical errors in betting on the future of our young core, the possibility of Adam Duvall coming back, and much more. A fantastic therapy episode for frustrated Sox fans, enjoy!

The Red Sox refuse to spend money and are passing on big name free agents. It's looking like they won't be competitive in 2024. There is a solution though and it's Bobby Dalbec! Give me Bob in the 4-hole! Anyways, we talk about how spineless ownership is with all their empty promises and cheap spending. We rant about the lack of direction or consistency with their moves, how they're wasting Devers' prime, and the reputation all of this is creating for them. We also breakdown the Lucas Giolito signing, discuss the Chris Sale trade, and a lot more. We are BACK with a new logo and consistent episode recording, let's roll!

Heart of the offseason... lots of opportunities... please don't blow it! After the first real domino falls for the Sox this offseason in the form of Alex Verdugo being traded to the Yankees, we dive into everything. We break down the Dugie trade and return, discuss the Sox losing prospect Shane Drohan in the Rule-5 draft, talk about Yoshinobu Yamamoto's odds of landing in Boston, discuss the state of the team, and a lot more. We also circle back to officially breakdown the Craig Breslow hire as well as Andrew Bailey. Loaded episode with lots of great baseball talk!

The season is over and we're talking all about it! But first, we discuss the tragic news of Tim Wakefield's passing. A great player, teammate, and person that will be missed greatly. We then get into our season awards, review our predictions, and talk about the state of this team heading into the offseason. We also answer a bunch of your questions, and we even get a rare Ruben Amaro Jr. reference! Big episode, jam packed!

EMERGENCY POD: Chaim Bloom was fired by the Red Sox! We dive deep into some baseball talk to break down this news. We discuss how Chaim did his job in Boston and now it's time to get back to being all-in on winning, who we think will replace him, and how we view the future of this organization. We also talk about Alex Cora's future and whether or not he could move to the front office. Red Sox fans finally have reasons to be excited and optimistic about our future. It's a beautiful thing!

It's been awhile since we recorded, but the exact same story to the season. It's been ups and downs while the Red Sox playoff hopes fade. We discuss what's gone wrong this season, including James Paxton's struggles, the lack of depth, and awful defense. Then we talk about how to fix it and how to get back to being legit playoff competitors next season. We also predict how the season will end. Enjoy!

Sox got swept in the crucial series against the Blue Jays and sit now 5 games back in the wild card race. We discuss the outlook for the rest of this season including if they can still make the playoffs. We also talk about the Verdugo drama, how bad the defense has been, whether Alex Cora is the right fit for this team or if Chaim Bloom. should be fired, and react to the Red Sox almost trading Justin Turner. Then we also propose ways to make Sox games more fun, like blowing up mascot heads in centerfield or shooting off fireworks mid-AB. It's a good one, enjoy!

We record from 5:30pm-6:30pm reacting live to the 6pm trade deadline. Live reactions, analysis, insight, and some yelling. Also Jason does this episode mostly blind. Enjoy!

This is an electric episode... Nick Pivetta made Sox history with 13 Ks, joining Red Sox LEGEND Smoky Joe Wood. We explore the iconic career of Smoky Joe including his heroics in game 8 (yes eight) of the 1912 World Series, and how he inspired Babe Ruth and Shohei Ohtani. We then actually recap the Cubs series, but then start talking about what Dave O'Brien does on vacation. Maybe crack open a ginger ale and play a mean game of scrabble? Next, we beg NESN to hire Jonny Gomes as a sideline reporter and imagine what would happen. And of course, we provide your weekly lesson in Japanese while talking about a travel chamber so Yoshida doesn't get jet lag. This episode is an ALL-TIMER, enjoy!

First half of the season is over, onto the second half! We break down the complex question of "should the Red Sox buy or sell?" after winning 8 of their last 9, three weeks out from the trade deadline. We also discuss what to do with Kiké, campaign for Duran to start every day, talk about 1st round draft pick Kyle Teel, and react to seeing Mookie and JD hanging out at the All-Star Game. Then we get into a fiery debate about whether the Sox should sign superstar Shohei Ohtani... you don't want to miss that. Enjoy this jam-packed episode!