The Pesky Report (Red Sox Podcast)

The Pesky Report (Red Sox Podcast) episodes:

• 05.30.2024

  Episode 361: Regression Is Here

  Matthew Crory, Doink and Keven Baver breakdown the series loss to the O’s. In this series the sox batted under .200 with RISP and can’t beat teams with winning records. They talk about Rafaela’s elite defense being a difference maker....

  
• 05.28.2024

  BONUS: Matthew Lugo Postgame

  Matthew Crory talks with Boston Red Sox prospect Matthew Lugo after Saturday's contest. Lugo, Sox Prospects' No. 50 in the system, has rebounded tremendously in 2024 after a perfect storm of injuries, top draft picks, etc. made him almost an...

  
• 05.28.2024

  Episode 360: Perales Promoted to Portland

  Derrik, Hunter and Jake are back with another week of Red Sox MiLB Talk. The big news of the week is around promotions for Luis Perales to Portland, Zach Penrod to Worcester and a few others. Why did Perales get...

  
• 05.27.2024

  Episode 359: Everybody Hates Bunting

  Jordan and Brian talk about a Red Sox weekend series with the Milwaukee Brewers that ended with tempers flaring over ... bunting? The two also talk David Hamilton's resurgence and the identity of the 2024 Red Sox roster. Later, they talk...

  
• 05.24.2024

  Episode 358: Duran Stole Home... Or Did He?

  Matthew Crory, Kevin Baver, Tim and Brad break down the series sweep and now 4 game winning streak against the Rays. They discuss how their preseason predictions are holding up. The crew has been impressed by Tanner’s start to the...

  
• 05.21.2024

  Episode 357: It’s Zach Penrod’s World

  The MiLB crew is back together after Derrik and Jake missed last week’s show. Hunter kicks things off by giving a full recap of the 5 Sea Dogs games he watched in Somerset last week. It was a huge week...

  
• 05.17.2024

  Episode 356: Allergic To Fenway

  Matthew Crory and Doink talk about the disappointing series loss to the Rays. Wasting a great Tanner Houck start because the offense couldn’t figure out how to score. Raffy hit a couple Homers, O’Neill had a big HR in game...

  
• 05.14.2024

  Episode 355: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

  The MiLB Talk has a different look this week as Hunter Noll is joined by Jordan Leandre and Matthew Crory. The trio discuss the potential of a Niko Kavadas call-up. Zach Penrod’s domination of Double-A continues, as they talk about...

  
• 05.13.2024

  Episode 354: Back on Track + MLB Talk

  Jordan, Brian and Sam get together to recap the Boston Red Sox series with the Washington Nationals. The trio talks Kenley Jansen's usage, Josh Winckowski getting optioned to AAA Worcester, as well as the team's ongoing issue with runners in...

  
• 05.10.2024

  Episode 353: Thank You, and Sorry

  Matthew Crory, Keven Baver and Jordan Leandre break down the disappointing series sweep at the hands of the Braves. Hitting with runners on base and the up and down offense in general has been an issue, so who is to...

  
• 05.07.2024

  Episode 352: One Month Down for Red Sox MiLB

  Derrik, Hunter and Jake are back to discuss the happening over the last week—and the first month overall, of the Boston Red Sox MiLB season. In Worcester, the guys go over the great start to Chase Meidroth’s season and his...

  
• 05.06.2024

  Episode 351: First Impressions

  Jordan and Brian recap the Red Sox weekend series with the Minnesota Twins, in which Boston rode a blowout Sunday victory to stave off a sweep. In the series, second baseman Vaughn Grissom made his team debut while Ceddanne Rafaela and...

  
• 05.03.2024

  Episode 350: Goodbye Sweet Prince Pablo

  Out with Pablo, Bobby D, and Valdez. In with Garret Cooper, Dom Smith, and Zack Short. Another week with more players going on the IL, this time its Masa. Matthew Crory, Kevin Baver and Doink break down this most recent...

  
• 04.30.2024

  Episode 349: Blaze on Fire

  Derrik, Hunter and Jake are back with another week of Red Sox MiLB talk and we start off in Portland where Blaze Jordan had a blazing hot week. The power was there, he doesn’t strike out, and he’s been playing...

  
• 04.29.2024

  Episode 348: He Lives!

  Like Masataka Yoshida, our MLB Show is back!!! Jordan, Brian and Sam recap the first two games of a three-game set between the Red Sox and Cubs before talking about the acquisition of Garrett Cooper. After that, they talk about Shohei Ohtani's...

  
• 04.26.2024

  Episode 347: Raffy Is So Back, Bello Is Not

  Matthew Crory, Doink and Kevin Baver break down the series against the Cleveland Guardians. The Injury Bug cannot be stopped right now, and somehow this team still has a winning record. Who is going to play 1B with Casas missing...

  
• 04.23.2024

  Episode 346: Niko Nukes, Coming to Fenway?

  The MiLB crew of Derrik, Hunter and Jake is back and they kick off with an in-depth discussion about Niko Kavadas, who had a big week for the WooSox and could possibly be seeing a promotion to the majors with...

  
• 04.19.2024

  Episode 345: What The Houck Do We Do Now?

  Matthew Crory and Kevin Baver breakdown a series loss to the Guardians. The Sox are now 10-10 but that record just feels wrong. The defense is out of control, and this team is playing such sloppy baseball. The guys go...

  
• 04.16.2024

  Episode 344: Marcelo Mayer Mashes

  Derrik, Hunter and Jake are back together this week to run down all the happenings in the Red Sox minor league system. We start with the Sea Dogs, where Hunter got the chance to take in the action in Reading....

  
• 04.15.2024

  Episode 343: Series Salvaged

  Jordan Leandre and Brian Pahlm talk Boston Red Sox and their salvaged series win against the Los Angeles Angels after dropping the first four games of the homestand. The two talk about the team's shaky defense, possible redemption in recent games,...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Episode 342: In-Defensible

  Matthew Crory and Kevin Baver break down a toss sweep to the Orioles. Defense is so important to our team’s success and without Trevor story for the entire year now, its even more obvious that something needs to change. The...

  
• 04.09.2024

  Episode 341: Full Minor League Season Starts + Ceddanne Rafaela Extension

  Derrik and Hunter go it alone this week. Deal with the wrestling references. We get an immediate reaction to Ceddanne Rafaela’s new long-term deal. Worcester and Portland fought the elements to give us some content. Greenville and Salem gave us...

  
• 04.04.2024

  Episode 340: Get Your Broomsticks Out

  Matthew Crory, Kevin, and Doink recap the first series sweep of the year vs the Oakland A’s. The pitching was fantastic, from the Bullpen (0.00 ERA in the series), Chris Martin now 23 scoreless appearances in a row, to Tanner...

  
• 04.02.2024

  Episode 339: WooSox Open + Greenville and Salem Previews

  The MiLB Talk Crew of Derrik, Hunter & Jake are joined this week by the one and only Tim to go over the season opening games for the WooSox, preview the Greenville and Salem seasons, and pick system breakout players....

  
• 03.29.2024

  Episode 338: This Lineup Is Beautiful (Season Predictions)

  Matthew Crory, Doink, Tim and Brad talk the freedom they found now that Monty has finally signed. The crew discusses the impacts to the D-Backs rotation, and how this will potentially effect Scott Boras and his clients in the future....

  
• 03.26.2024

  Episode 337: WooSox & Sea Dogs Team Previews

  MiLB Talk is back with 2024 season previews for your Worcester Red Sox (WooSox) and Portland Sea Dogs! Derrik, Hunter and Jake break down the projected rosters for the two high-minors Red Sox affiliates, which both have position players and...

  
• 03.25.2024

  Episode 336: MiLB Talk -- Enter Sandman (feat. David Sandlin)

  Boston Red Sox No. 13 prospect (SoxProspects) RHP David Sandlin joins Hunter, Matt and Jordan for this episode to talk about the Spring Breakout Experience and his transition from the Kansas City Royals organization to the Red Sox. Later the dialogue...

  
• 03.22.2024

  Episode 335: I Like Big Bets And I Cannot Lie

  The return of the Pod Father Brad! Matt, Kevin and Brad talk about the WILD scandal involving Shohei Ohtani’s translator Oppei. Does Lorenzen signing with the Rangers make Monty’s return to the A.L. East more or less likely? Snell signed...

  
• 03.19.2024

  Episode 334: Breaking Down Red Sox Spring Breakout

  The MiLB crew is back and this week Derrik, Hunter and Jake are going deep on the first-ever Spring Breakout game featuring all of the Red Sox top prospects. The guys talked about the game format, what they liked about...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Episode 333: I Have To Pitch In Clearwater

  Matthew Crory, Doink, and Kevin Baver discuss the Dylan Cease trade, and which team got the best return. They share the story of Josh Winkowski’s escape from Jury Duty. The crew updates on the Giolito timeline, and discuss the news...

  
• 03.13.2024

  Episode 332: Storylines

  Jordan, Tim and Sam recap the Red Sox series in the Dominican Republic and share why this should be a yearly event. Later, they talk about the injuries to Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito and Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole before touching...

  
• 03.09.2024

  Episode 331: The Mark of a New Era

  Jordan Leandre, Tim Watson and Kevin Baver react to the Boston Red Sox and right-hander Brayan Bello agreeing to a contract extension and how it perhaps symbolizes a new era of Red Sox player management. They also react to the injury...

  
• 03.07.2024

  Episode 330: Is He Selling The House??

  Matthew Crory, Doink, and Brian Pahlm break down what seemed a few days ago to be a slow week in Red Sox news, but it turned into a jam packed show! The gang talked the potential Bello extension, and who...

  
• 03.05.2024

  Episode 329: Red Sox MiLB Talk Returns!!!

  The Pesky Report MiLB Talk Crew is BACK for 2024 with our first new episode in months! Derrik Maguire, Hunter Noll and Jake T. O’Donnell are joined by a new member of the crew for 2024, RedSoxSam! The gang go...

  
• 03.02.2024

  Episode 328: Cron Royal

  Jordan Leandre, Matthew Crory and Katelyn Blue talk about the Boston Red Sox signing veteran first baseman C.J. Cron to a minor league deal, as well as potential roster ramifications of that move. They also give their first impressions of...

  
• 02.24.2024

  Episode 327: Hot Ones, Red Sox Edition

  The theme is hot takes! The gang drops the first podcast of the official 2024 MLB season just one day after the Boston Red Sox open the Grapefruit League slate against the Huskies of Northeastern University. The quartet react to the...

  
• 02.19.2024

  Episode 326: 2 Balls, 1 Strike (feat. Tony Capobianco)

  For the first time in seven years, Jordan Leandre is reunited with Tony Capobianco, the photographer who took the brunt of an unfortunate first pitch at Fenway Park in 2017. Jordan and Matt interview Tony, as well as get some...

  
• 02.17.2024

  Episode 325: The Offseason Isn't Over

  Jordan Leandre and Matthew Crory drop the first episode of the official New Baseball Year as pitchers and catchers reported down to Fort Myers for the Boston Red Sox. The duo discusses the comments made by CBO Craig Breslow as...

  
• 02.09.2024

  Episode 324: All in this Together (feat. Tyler Milliken)

  Matthew Crory and Jordan Leandre are joined by Tyler Milliken (Name Redacted and 98.5 the Sports Hub) to discuss the recent reunion between Fenway Sports Group and former longtime Red Sox GM Theo Epstein. The group also gets Tyler’s reactions...

  
• 02.02.2024

  Episode 323: Directionless

  Matthew Crory, Jordan Leandre, and Kevin Baver remember Justin Turner’s time in Boston, Duvall potentially returning and other fits for a right-handed power bat. Is the market held up by owners or Scott Boras? Some ranting about ownership and live...

  
• 01.24.2024

  Episode 322: Winter Weekend Recap (feat. Sammy James)

  Matthew Crory, and RedSoxSam are joined by Play Tessie’s Sammy James (@HebHammer94) for a Winter Weekend recap episode of The Pesky Report. The group talks about their experiences in Springfield this past weekend, what it was like experiencing the Cinco...

  
• 01.19.2024

  Episode 321: Behind Enemy Lines (feat. Ryan Garcia)

  Jordan Leandre, Matthew Crory and Brian Pahlm are joined by Empire Sports Media’s and The Caught Looking Podcast’s Ryan Garcia for a ‘behind enemy lines’ episode of The Pesky Report. The group talks Alex Verdugo’s presser, as well as the...

  
• 01.12.2024

  Episode 320: Mattception (feat. Matt Couture)

  Matt Couture (Belly Up Sports) joins Jordan and Matt on this episode to recap the Chris Sale-for-Vaughn Grissom trade, as well as the Red Sox missing out on Teoscar Hernández and Shōta Imanaga and what that means for the current...

  
• 12.30.2023

  Episode 319: Craig Is Awake (feat. Joey Copponi)

  Joey Capponi (of the ITM Podcast) joins Matt and Jordan to talk about the Lucas Giolito signing fresh off the press. We breakdown what an ideal “bumper sticker” offseason could still look like from here on out, and who we...

  
• 12.15.2023

  Episode 318: Phillip Sikes Joins MiLB Talk!

  The Minors Talk crew is back and Derrik, Hunter and Jake are joined by Boston Red Sox prospect Phillip Sikes! The boys talk to Sikes about his offseason plans, how his season went in Portland, his favorite places to play...

  
• 12.14.2023

  Episode 317: ShoPay Ohtani (feat. Boston Sports Gordo)

  Sho’ Money Sho’ Problems. The biggest contract in sports history was signed in the last week, and we brought on a special guest to dive into the latest free agency news. @BOSSportsGordo recaps his experience at the winter meetings in...

  
• 12.07.2023

  Episode 316: VerduGone

  It’s been a little over a month since the crew recorded an episode and nothing really spicy happened in that time. Until now. The crew discusses the Verdugo trade to the Yankees. The Juan Soto talks have started heating up...

  
• 11.03.2023

  Episode 315: Our Nerd

  In this episode, Brad, Tim, Matt & Kevin talk about the Craig Breslow press conference. Craig started off by stating that he’s a nerd but with a ring who won in Boston. The crew discusses Henry and Werner not talking...

  
• 10.26.2023

  Episode 314: Craig Breslow hired as CBO

  On this episode, the Derrik and Brad are joined by Matt (@matthewcrory). The guys discuss the hiring of Craig Breslow and who they think could be the #2. Derrick brings up random Red Sox players that people haven’t heard of...

  
• 10.14.2023

  Episode 313: Offseason and Playoff talk

  The Red Sox season is over and the crew gets together to discuss rumors and speculations. New co-hosts, Kevin & Jordan, join Brad to discuss potential hires to be in charge of the Red Sox. There were a few players...