98.5 The Sports Hub Red Sox Audio Podcast

(00:20) Tony Massarotti and Matt McCarthy kicked off the show discussing last night’s Boston Red Sox win over the Houston Astros and the infield fly controversy.

(13:39) Mazz and McCarthy got into the latest in MLB’s crackdown on doctoring the baseball.

(24:21) The guys also talked about the return of Chris Sale and his latest bullpen session.

(00:20) Tony Massarotti opened up the show discussing last night’s Boston Red Sox loss to the Houston Astros and MLB’s plans for penalizing players for doctoring the baseball.

(12:37) Mazz and Adam Jones also talked about Xander Bogaerts and his future with the Red Sox.

(23:16) The guys also recapped last night’s matchup between Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole and Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson.

(00:20) Tony Massarotti kicked off the show discussing MLB pitchers using foreign substances on the ball.

(13:49) Mazz also talked about how MLB will combat pitchers doctoring the ball.

(23:34) Mazz and Jones continued to discuss how MLB will penalize players that are cheating.

(00:20) Tony Massarotti opened up the show discussing the Boston Red Sox weekend sweep over the New York Yankees.

(13:16) Jared Carrabis, of Barstool Sports, joined the show to talk about the state of the Yankees, the Red Sox upcoming series with the Houston Astros, and the return of pitcher Chris Sale.

(25:41) Mazz continued to talk about the return of Chris Sale and his role upon his return.

On this week's episode of Hardcore Baseball, Matt McCarthy welcomes Nick Karski of ESPN Radio Ithaca to find out what's wrong with the Yankees (3:10). McCarthy and Karski also react to the Sports Illustrated story detailing the widespread use of illegal substances by pitchers and how that has led to historically bad offense in baseball (22:25). They discuss what the sport needs to do to address the problem.

(00:20) Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, of Sirius XM Radio, joined Tony Massarotti & Matt McCarthy to preview the weekend series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.

(14:01) Mazz and McCarthy continued to discuss this weekend’s Yankees-Red Sox series. This series is more important for which team?

(24:04) The guys talked about doctoring the baseball and the unwritten rules of the game.

(0:00) Mazz and Big Jim open the show discussing the Sox 5-1 win over Astros led by a great performance from Martin Perez.

(11:40) The Sox offense broke out of their slump a little against the Astros but do they still need to look to improve the lineup?

(21:30) Red Sox offense position by position breakdown

(30:30) Joel Sherman is reporting that MLB is taking action against pitchers using illegal substances what impact will this have on the game?

(00:20) Tony Massarotti opened up the show discussing his concerns with the Boston Red Sox after last night’s 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros.

(13:16) Mazz also talked about Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers and his struggles with fastballs.

(00:20) Tony Massarotti and Matt McCarthy kicked off the show discussing the Boston Red Sox series opening loss to the Houston Astros and their concerns with the Red Sox upcoming schedule.

(12:51) Jared Carrabis, of Barstool Sports, joined to guys to talk about pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, the Sox upcoming schedule and their offensive concerns.

(27:03) The guys also talked about the return of full-capacity crowds in Boston.

(0:00) Mazz and McCarthy open The Baseball Show discussing Chris Sale and if he could be returning from his injury this season. 

(17:12) A quick thought on Chaim Bloom. 

(26:59) Franchy Cordero being demoted to AAA and a look at the Andrew Benintendi trade that he was acquired in.  

(38:46) McCarthy gives us an update on Jarren Duran