Section 10 Podcast

We are ONE WEEK away from Red Sox baseball. Today we talk why we have mixed feelings heading into this new abbreviated season, how great this Sox offense can be, why fake crowd noise is necessary but has been handled incorrectly, Mookie clearly not being welcome in LA, catcher cam at Fenway needing some tweaks, the 2021 schedule providing some blah road trips for Section 10 folks, bold predictions for this season and we wrap with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!.

We obviously open today's show discussing the reaction to a reaction over calling former Red Sox player Pablo Sandoval fat when he is in fact.....fat. We also discuss the Sox schedule for this season, why we hate and also have no problem with them playing 7 games at Yankee Stadium, what to make of Mookie saying he doesn't regret the $300M offer from the Sox, reiterate how Chaim Bloom clearly knew the pandemic was coming, pick a grievance we want to file and hope the four Red Sox players that have the coronavirus make a quick recovery. That and much more. Enjoy!.

SOGO IS BACK! Before we are joined by Suns big man Aron Baynes, we talk being excited that the Sox are back at Fenway today, potential slogans for this team, a "Have you ever heard of this guy before?" game, a shoutout to the Disabled List, not loving the "summer camp" tag that's on these Sox workouts and much more. Then with our interview with Baynes we discuss how he couldn't be more ready for the NBA season to resume in Orlando, how to best keep up a beard, how much fun it is playing with the young core in Phoenix, his favorite times he had while in Boston on the C's, how he got into basketball growing up in Australia, his takeaway from Tommy Heinsohn's 'He looks like all of Australia' in the shower line, top reactions to the 'Last Dance' documentary, biggest takeaways from winning a NBA title with the Spurs a year after losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Heat, how the Suns could beat the 10,000-1 odds and make the playoffs and more! Enjoy..

Red Sox baseball is back...FINALLY. Today we talk when we'll actually be fully excited about the return of baseball, what the hell Mookie Betts is gonna do with this bizarre situation he now faces, what to expect from a trade deadline that's a month into the season, the universal DH being the best part about this abbreviated season, the top tweak each of us would make with these 60 games, a breakdown of the Red Sox potential schedule, what the vibe is gonna be like around Fenway on game days, the possibility of fans actually watching games inside Fenway this year, how important it was for the Sox to sign Blaze Jordan and we close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!.

Today we are joined by our favorite Fenway Park peanut guy and vendor Sean Kelly. With Sean we talk how to survive the blazing hot games, how often vendors get a girl's number while working, how they know who is gonna be selling what before each game, who the GOAT peanut guy is in Fenway Park history, how people get drilled by peanuts every single game, the top celebrities he's seen at the park while working, he grades our 'PEANUTS!' calls and then leaves us with an awesome behind-the-scenes story from the David Ortiz 'This is our fucking city' game. Outside of the interview we talk the latest updates on how baseball was so close to being back and now back to not being close to being back and wrap with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!.

Today we are joined by the man that made the final out to end the Red Sox 86-year World Series title drought: Keith Foulke. Before the Foulke interview we discuss the reports that the Yankees had a 'more serious sign-stealing scheme' in 2017 and potentially before that as well, why Yankee fans need to stop acting like their team is innocent, if Rob Manfred will take away the Yankees 2017 World Series banner and more. Then in our Keith Foulke interview we talk his dominant run in the 2004 ALCS, what that vibe was like heading into Game 7 and what the celebration was like in the Bronx after ending the Yankees' season, why he thinks he deserved at least co-MVP in the World Series that year, a full recap of him recording the final out of that series, why he almost didn't go to that much-anticipated parade, a funny story involving his World Series ring, recap of the classic 'Johnny from Burger King' quote, how much he was affected by injuries in the following years, his biggest regret in 2005, what it was like playing in the alumni game in 2018 and much more! After the interview we thank Coley for drafting Blaze Jordan and discuss how important it was for the Red Sox to release their statement confirming Torii Hunter's claims of racism at Fenway Park..

Today we talk about everything that is going on in our country right now and how we can make a difference and strive for equality moving forward. We also discuss a new proposal for a possible baseball season that a lot of people would love. Join us for a much-needed discussion on the current issues of racism in our nation and in the baseball world. . https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Today we are joined by Red Sox bullpen catcher Mike Brenly! With Mike we talk his background and going from the Portland Sea Dogs to his current position with the Sox, how much Dana LeVangie and Jason Varitek have helped him over the last five years, recapping what it was like to be around his dad Bob Brenly as he managed the D-Backs to a World Series title over the Yankees in 2001, a full breakdown of the 2018 season including what it was like warming up Eovaldi and Sale before their huge outings in LA, how much he got mixed up with Robby Ross Jr. by the fans when The Lawnmower was in Boston, what went into him dropping two home run balls in the bullpen in consecutive nights, how he supports the idea of the bullpens just fighting out there when a brawl is happening near the mound, what they have done over the years to pass the time in the bullpen and much more! Outside of the Brenly interview we discuss when the hell we can expect baseball back with all this madness going on right now including a sound bite from Jeff Passan during the Section 10 Roundtable detailing a specific date for MLB's return. That and much more, enjoy!.

Today we are joined by the one and only Ice Horse! With Red Sox infielder and mega-bomb hitter Michael Chavis we talk what his quarantine day-to-day is currently like in Fort Myers, whether he plays as himself in The Show, his reaction to the Ice Horse nickname and how much it meant to his feeling of inclusion in the bigs, which hitter he idolized growing up, why he's such a friendly guy to the general public, how he played against Jaylen Brown when he was in high school, why JD Martinez is way more than just a teacher when it comes to hitting, how much it meant to learn from Dustin Pedroia and we close with Chavis saying he'll auction off his Ice Horse cleats for charity! All that and much more. Enjoy!.

Today we are joined by 2004 World Series champ Johnny Damon! In our interview with Johnny we talk how he's now running the house with a huge family in Florida, everything he remembers from his amazing Game 7 performance in the 2004 ALCS, how there was nowhere he could go in Boston without getting swarmed by fans, feeling like he should have been invited to Disney World after they won it all in '04, still being upset with how things ended in Boston and how he has been treated by some Red Sox fans since he signed with the Yankees, how odd it was that Sox ownership quickly broke up that 2004 team, the full experience of returning to Fenway Park as a member of the Yankees, a full breakdown of Manny cutting off his cutoff throw and how he almost didn't even end up with the Red Sox in the first place. That and much more in a packed episode. Enjoy!.