What a time to be a Red Sox fan! Especially now that our favorite pitcher, Chris Sale, has paid tribute to Luis Tiant.

...what? He doesn't play for...? Wait, yes he does. He doesn't? Then what? When? For WHO? VAUGHN GRISSOM? This is the worst timeline.

First, a fit check in the name of baseball. A wool-ish fit and a St Patrick's Day fit with famous Irish baseball player, David O'Tiz. (If you haven't seen the episode graphic, check the episode graphic.) We are actually hoping that when you are listening to this episode the new City Connect jerseys have dropped.

PROSPECTS PROSPECTS PROSPECTS. THEY. ARE. READDDYYYY. (They will be more ready, but in a pinch, they are ready.) For example, Roman Anthony's homerun hasn't come back down yet.

I hate to say it guys, but it's time to get excited. Baseball season is around the corner, and the Red Sox are BACK.

THE ORIOLES ARE A 92 WIN TEAM. Or so they say.

The AL East is undoubtedly the most competitive division in baseball. So we have our frienemies on; budding rivals @JoshSroka, @RW_Harris, @AlexMurphyJour, and @Lizzzzzzzzzzzy of Section 336, Yankee Files, Rays the Roof, and Jay Bird Watching, respectively.

Many are saying the Red Sox. MANY. I mean, what are your other options? The limping Yankees? The homeless Rays? The poverty Orioles? The immigrant Blue Jays? Sources are saying that Alex Bregman clears.

Join us for some good old fashioned being mean to each other.

Spoiler Alert: We are going to start this episode with a lot of hating.

As for the Boston Red Sox? Mostly good, mostly good.

We don't know what we loved more, Alex Bregman's home run, or... No, it was Alex Bregman's home run.

The fight for the Red Sox 2B of the future is on. David Hamilton is showing off, so is Campbell, Mayer, that's right - even me. The bullpen is going hard, too. Hendriks is back showing signs of life. Slaten, Whitlock, and, that's right, you guessed it - even me. It really is all of our wildest dreams come true.

How many years have Boston Red Sox fans been waiting to be so truly back? Tell it to me like you love baseball.

Has spring indeed sprung? It seems, indeed, that spring sprang sprung. Ian does this episode from the train.

Baseball is back in session and Chris Henrique of Beyond the Monster is helping us get eyes on the notable freshmen. We're talking Roman Anthony, we're talking Carlos Narvaez, we're talking Kristian Campbell, we're talking Quinn Priester. I think I speak for all of us when I say "Fuuuuttuuurreee".

The Grapefruit League starts back up this weekend - it's officially time for baseball. Garrett Crochet will start on the bump and we might even see Chris's famous wiffle ball (it's a joke from the episode).

There’s drama at third base and there are new kids in camp. With the new Alex Bregman signing, is there enough room at third base for Rafael Devers?

With all the new kids in Red Sox camp it's no wonder that competition has been on the rise. Let's not forget that some in-house competition is a good problem.

What else are we expecting from the new guys? We play a little over/under on some potential numbers. Some of the predictions are probably free money. The others might surprise you! Probably not. Go Sox!

Alex Bregman. Alex Bregman? Alex Bregman.

Alex Bregman, Alex Bregman. Alex Bregman Alex Bregman, Alex Bregman Alex Bregman Alex Bregman.

John Henry, Craig Breslow, Alex Bregman. Baseball MLB Alex Bregman Alex Bregman.

Alex - and I can not stress this enough - Bregman.

Pumpsie Green was the first black baseball player to play for the Red Sox and the last black baseball player to overcome the color barrier in the MLB. The Red Sox were notably the last baseball team to add a black player to their major league roster.

Featured guest and NESN reporter Jahmai Webster, interviewed Pumpsie Green a few years back. Pumpsie Green hated being a legacy, but he loved being a baseball player.

Jack and Jahmai echo the same sentiment; especially in Boston, the fans care more about winning than the color of a player's skin.

Man, I love this episode.

It's the turn of a new leaf. A new season. A new truck.

Today is the day the Boston Red Sox load up the truck with all the players and hot dogs that they will need for the next 2 months.

We mostly talk about hot dogs in this episode, along with the very unfortunate municipality of Worcester Massachusetts. Did you guys see the truck, by the way?

We are excited. The tradition of loading the truck spans back to 2003 when we started winning world series'. It spawns a new dawn on the baseball season.

The first Fenway Frank of the season gonna hit different.

Can you smell this episode from where you're standing? Where you're sitting? YIKES look at these teams. Sam Kennedy couldn't have picked a better team.

You no longer have to wonder if the Red Sox have had six teams worth of garbage in the 21st century. They did. We expose them. You knew them, and we exposed them.

There is no need for these player introductions. This is a villain episode. They all make appearances. Consider them all a slider in the dirt.

Visiting guests: JustinMLB from Pod By The River, Timmahwatt and Jordan Leandre from The Pesky Report, and Rob Anglin from The Pesky Pod

Anyone know if the Boston Red Sox alarm went off? They're going to be late for the big game! Quick, hurry! Baseball, baseball, baseball!

As for shortstop backup plan, we have no shortstop backup plan. As for right-handed bat? We have no right-handed bat.

The aces are the aces. We couldn't control their hearts desires. Only money could. Where were we ever supposed to get something like that? In this economy? Please.

Anyway, somebody go wake Breslow. Scott is off the market. Who's next, Santander? *touches earpiece* oh what the fu--

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