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ALDS Game 1 Recap and Get off My Lawn Guy of the Week
Yawkey Talkey - October 06, 2018 18:43 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChris Sale is back and so is Yawkey Talkey for a quick game 1 recap, including a call to a special friend of the program for his opinion from Fenway Park. Also included is the first ever “Get Off My Lawn Guy of the Week” award and some talk about lineups and pitching matchups for... Read More
It’s Happening (feat. Tim Wroblewski)
Yawkey Talkey - October 04, 2018 18:55 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingKill me fam. It’s happening. Tim “T-Stacks” Wroblewski joins the podcast to talk about the upcoming ALDS matchup with his Yankees and some other postseason baseball. Also included is an update on Eric’s intramural volleyball team and some weekend music suggestions. Subscribe to hear Eric get irra...
Playoff Preview with Grant Haffenden
Yawkey Talkey - September 30, 2018 22:49 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn today’s episode, Grant and Eric preview the Red Sox upcoming playoff run. Topics discussed include who in the heck will be in the bullpen come Friday afternoon and a discussion of if Steve Pearce is more valuable than Mookie Betts. Subscribe for more content as the playoffs drag on!
Is John Farrell The Right Manager For The Stretch Run?
TSS:Without A Curse - July 27, 2016 09:46 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWith the second half of the season now fully underway, it seems as if the Red Sox have their team for the stretch run: Drew Pomeranz will likely be their biggest acquisition and John Farrell will almost certainly remain as manager. Are they good enough? The Pomeranz trade is exactly the kind of ...
ave Dombrowski Is The Key To The Second Half
TSS:Without A Curse - July 14, 2016 23:32 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAlex recaps the first half of the season, which ended on a high note. The Red Sox won seven of nine games on their most recent home stand, positioning themselves to make a strong playoff push in the second half. Given where this team was over the last two seasons, a first half in which they fini...
The Red Sox Are Unraveling
TSS:Without A Curse - June 30, 2016 04:29 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAt the start of this month, the Red Sox had the best record in the American League and a two-game lead in the division. But thanks to a 9-15 June, they've dropped six and a half games in the standings since then and are holding on to an evaporating half-game lead in the wild card. Alex attempts ...
Jose Fernandez Should Be On The Red Sox's Radar
TSS:Without A Curse - June 24, 2016 04:17 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe Red Sox are 7-10 to start the month of June, but Alex says it isn't time to panic –– yet. The Sox built themselves a cushion in May and can afford to fall off a little bit. Barring a September 2011-esque collapse, Boston will be in the division race until the very end. But given the struggle...
Xander Bogaerts Is Now One Of The Best Players In Baseball
TSS:Without A Curse - June 15, 2016 04:27 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe Red Sox have firmly implanted themselves in the thick of the AL East for the rest of the season. Now the question is whether they'll be able to finish the job. Up until this point, the Red Sox have largely beat up on weaker competition. But the rest of June, which includes series against the...
David Ortiz Is Hitting Like Babe Ruth In His Prime
TSS:Without A Curse - May 25, 2016 02:36 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe Red Sox aren't just in a position to contend for the playoffs; they may be the best team in the American League. That's more of a commentary on the overall weakness of the AL than the strength of the Red Sox, but there's little doubt they have the best offense in the league. With an elite l...
Red Sox Are In Great Position For A Playoff Run
TSS:Without A Curse - May 17, 2016 22:51 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIt's impossible to ignore the numbers: if the Red Sox only play .500 baseball the rest of the season, they'd finish with 86 wins, which was enough to qualify for the playoffs last year. This scorching hot stretch –– in which the Red Sox have won 17 of their last 23 games against the dregs of the ...
It's Time To Be Worried About David Price
TSS:Without A Curse - May 10, 2016 00:59 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDavid Price is in the midst of the worst stretch of his career, but Dustin Pedroia may have found the solution. Pedroia says he was watching videotape of Price from three years ago and noticed a flaw in his current delivery. That's all well and good, but it's a bit concerning that Price, or the s...
Can David Ortiz Postpone His Retirement Now?
TSS:Without A Curse - May 03, 2016 19:32 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsEntering Sunday night's game against the Yankees, the Red Sox had won seven of nine games and catapulted themselves to second place in the division. Alex discusses whether this run is indicative of who the Red Sox really are, or if it's just the result of playing weak competition (Astros, Braves ...
John Farrell Is An Incompetent Manager
TSS:Without A Curse - April 25, 2016 00:26 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAfter dealing solely with extremes over the last four years, the Red Sox have been the definition of mediocre through the first two weeks of the 2015 season. The team is in the midst of another stretch of inconsistent play, highlighted by more incomprehensible decisions from John Farrell and ho...
The Red Sox Still Don't Have A Plan––For Anything
TSS:Without A Curse - April 18, 2016 17:03 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe Red Sox won their second consecutive series against the Blue Jays over the weekend, but the troubling signs with the team still outweigh the wins on the field. Pablo Sandoval's mysterious shoulder injury seems to be legitimate –– why else would he visit Dr. James Andrews? –– but it's sad whe...
Red Sox Early Success Should Be Taken Lightly
TSS:Without A Curse - April 11, 2016 20:03 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsRed Sox fans have a lot to be pleased about through the first week of the season, but Alex says it's wise to proceed with caution. Outside of David Price and Steven Wright –– yes, Steven Wright –– the starting pitching has been abysmal. Clay Buchholz, Joe Kelly and Rick Porcello have a combined ...
The Red Sox Are A Complete Disaster
TSS:Without A Curse - April 08, 2016 02:14 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsFor the second straight year, the Red Sox have spent a franchise-record amount of money on payroll. And once again, it will blow up in their face. Alex previews the 2016 Red Sox season inside this edition of Without a Curse, and he isn't optimistic. Despite all of the money the team shelled out ...
Travis Shaw Should Start Over Pablo Sandoval At Third Base
TSS:Without A Curse - March 30, 2016 06:24 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe most interesting battle to watch as Red Sox Spring Training winds down will be what happens at third base between Pablo Sandoval and Travis Shaw. Under usual circumstances, it wouldn't be a competition, given Sandoval's massive contract (not girth)! But it's imperative the Red Sox get off to ...
ohn Farrell And Jess Moran Affair Is Messy For All Involved
TSS:Without A Curse - March 07, 2016 06:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe biggest Red Sox story of the week broke Friday night, when the Boston Globe reported Comcast SportsNet New England Red Sox reporter Jess Moran has resigned from her position due to her personal relationship with manager John Farrell. Once again, a female Red Sox reporter got inappropriately i...
The Red Sox Have Lost Their Way
TSS:Without A Curse - March 07, 2016 05:07 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsJohn Henry, one of the leaders of baseball's analytical revolution, now says the Red Sox are stepping away from the numbers. But Dave Dombrowski, the team's president of baseball operations, says the Sox have actually expanded their analytics department. It's another contradiction from an organiz...
Pablo Sandoval Is Still Really Fat
TSS:Without A Curse - February 24, 2016 03:28 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsPablo Sandoval's first day at Red Sox camp couldn't have gone worse. For the second consecutive year, he arrived out of shape –– and had a defiant attitude this time around as well. Sandoval told the media he has "nothing to prove" this season, and then went on deny reports that the Red Sox told...
Despite Wild Offseason, Hanley Ramirez & Pablo Sandoval Stil
TSS:Without A Curse - January 26, 2016 03:16 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIt's been an offseason of change for the Red Sox: Signing David Price, trading for Craig Kimbrel, naming Dave Dombrowski president of baseball operations. But at the Winter Weekend festivities last week, the two busts from last season, Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval, dominated the conversation...
The Red Sox Have Started A Bullpen Arms Race In The AL East
TSS:Without A Curse - January 12, 2016 13:21 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsInside this edition of Without a Curse, Alex talks about the bullpen arms that's occurring across the American League East. The Red Sox, Yankees and Blue Jays have all dramatically upgraded their pens this offseason, which signals a new point of emphasis for Major League teams. Alex also discuss...
Dave Dombrowski Has Had One Hell Of An Offseason
TSS:Without A Curse - December 18, 2015 00:39 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsInside this edition of Without a Curse, Alex recaps the Winter Meetings and talks about the Wade Miley trade, which he feels is Dave Dombrowski's most impressive move to date. Sure, signing David Price and trading for Craig Kimbrel is flashy, but neither of those acquisitions took much imaginati...
David Price Will Defy The Odds And Dominate With The Red Sox
TSS:Without A Curse - December 09, 2015 14:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe Red Sox haven't signed a free agent as good as David Price since they inked Manny Ramirez to a seven-year contract in 2001, which is precisely why Alex thinks it will work out. There's no denying the risk attached to a free agent contract as massive as Price's seven-year, $217 million deal. ...
David Ortiz's Iconic Status Extends Beyond The Playing Field
TSS:Without A Curse - November 26, 2015 16:17 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsInside this edition of Without a Curse, Alex covers all angles of David Ortiz's surprise retirement announcement: the curious timing, how the Red Sox should move forward and how Ortiz will be remembered. Life without Ortiz would be a whole lot easier if, say, a pitcher like Jose Fernandez were o...
Craig Kimbrel Trade Was A Worthy Overpay
TSS:Without A Curse - November 26, 2015 16:13 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe Red Sox overpaid for Craig Kimbrel, but it was a trade they had to make. Inside this edition of Without a Curse, Alex breaks down the deal and says this offseason will largely be a makeup call for the mistakes the Red Sox made last winter. If they had re-signed Andrew Miller, for example, the...
The Red Sox And Royals Actually Aren't All That Far Apart
TSS:Without A Curse - November 07, 2015 00:03 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsInside this edition of Without a Curse, Alex compares the Red Sox with the World Series champion Kansas City Royals, and comes to the realization that the two clubs aren't actually all that far apart. In fact, the Red Sox scored more runs than the Royals this season, and their rotation only gave ...
Improving The Bullpen Should The Red Sox's Top Priority Thi
TSS:Without A Curse - October 22, 2015 05:29 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsInside this edition of Without a Curse, Alex takes a look at how the Red Sox can improve their bullpen for the upcoming season. Unlike the starting rotation, the bullpen's poor performance last season shouldn't have surprised anybody. There weren't enough quality arms back there to constitute an...
Chase Utley's Slide Was Dirty, But It Wasn't Against The Rul
TSS:Without A Curse - October 14, 2015 17:13 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsInside this edition of Without a Curse, Alex takes a look at what the Red Sox have to do to return the postseason, starting with filling in the gaping hole at the top of their starting rotation. Alex runs down the top free agent pitchers and hurlers who could be available on the trade market. Th...