Pod By the River

The 2026 Red Sox season is officially over as Buzz and Justin break down the horrid Wild Card series vs the Yankees.

-Tale of 2 offenses

-Team construction

-Willson, Sonny quotes

-Roman's injury and early exit

-The pursuit of bat speed, and it's negatives

-The Cubs also sucked lol

Buzz and Justin talk about the upcoming Wild Card series vs the New York Yankees

• Keys to winning the series
• Health status of Willson, Houck, Crochet, others
• Comparing rosters
• Projecting lineups
• Tolle game 1?
• Health statuses of Judge, Stanton

Justin and Buzz discuss September turning into fall's version of Spring Training. They also discuss:

• Chad Tracy and Craig Breslow extensions
• Celebrating postseason berths
• Crochet, Houck and Oviedo competing for a postseason spot
• Worried about a bad September?

The Red Sox clinch a wild card birth and a rematch of last year's postseason duel against the Yankees.

Brady and Ed discuss!

Ed and Brady are already looking at what will likely be the second straight year with a wild card series between the Red Sox and Yankees. They also sing Chad Tracy's praises.

Justin and Buzz discuss the differences between how the Red Sox looked vs the Orioles and how they looked vs the Angels. Reid Detmers is nasty, Roman Anthony looks great. How concerned they are for Jake Bennett and Eli White? Why these September games mean less than a lot of fans think they should. Kristian Campbell hits the IL and most likely ends his minor league season. They also preview the upcoming Royals series.

Justin and Buzz discuss this tough stretch of baseball between the Yankees and Mariners series'. They give differing takes on the Will Flemming commentary from the Yankees series. The Red Sox pitching depth is extremely shallow, and how concerned they are in regards to one more month of meaningful baseball. Roman/Story are back, how they've been able to contribute instantly. Current injury updates with Slaten, Willson, Guerrero and Adley. Lastly, they look ahead to an important Orioles series that may have major implications in the Wild Card standings.

Buzz and Justin talk about the impending return of Roman Anthony, Trevor Story, and IKF; who goes down in their place, and if one of them is even worthy of coming up yet? Gasper has a monster series vs the Miami Marlins as the Sox take 2 of 3 from the Fish. Whitlock returning and what it means to have your setup man back in the fold. Concern levels for Yoshida, Adley's injuries. They thought about Eugenio Suarez for a couple seconds. The episode ends discussing the Yankees 4 game series and how it's going to be the biggest series of the 2026 season.

Just an hour and a half of ball talk between Ed and Brady. What's not to love?

Justin and Buzz review the series win vs the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the birth of a legend (Mickey Gasper). The absence of Garrett Whitlock and Justin Slaten was definitely felt in game 3. They discuss the bullpen situation going forward. Justin Gonzales getting promoted to AA at 19 years old and how he can be one of the best right handed hitters the Red Sox have ever developed. They also talk about Roman's return to baseball, Willson Contreras and a fan in the stands, and the emergence of Adley Rutschman.