Section 10 Podcast

On the most recent Section 10 Roundtable (every Wednesday at 9pm ET on Twitter/Periscope presented by Goslings Rum) we were joined by our good friend Brock Holt. This is the entire Brock interview including talk on how he is disguised as Jim Buchanan, what the transition to the Brewers has been like, how he was ready to just show up to Fort Myers and play for the Sox, how difficult his upcoming pursuit of Barry Bonds' single-season home run record will be and we wrap with Griff showing off his knowledge of dinosaurs. This was a great one, enjoy!.

Today we are joined by our old friend Pete Blackburn as we all take part in an all-time Red Sox fantasy draft. Literally every Red Sox player ever is available to be selected. Who took Ted Williams? Who took Nomah? Tune in to debate who has the best overall team!.

We finally got legendary Red Sox second baseman Lou Merloni to join the show! Today we talk with Lou about the memorable 1999 season for the Sox and Pedro Martinez, how he grew a close friendship with Nomar Garciaparra and some of his favorite Nomar stories, what the rougher days were like being on the Sox in the 90s, figuring out the one guy he hit two homers off of in his entire career, a full breakdown of why the results of the Red Sox investigation are still bogus, recap of the vibe in the dugout during Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS against the Yankees and what happened in the clubhouse after the disappointing loss, his transition into being a media personality and when he knew he could hold his own in that field, the percentage chance that Alex Cora returns as the Red Sox manager, if he has recovered yet from losing to Steve and Guerin in that WEEI bracket and much more! After the interview we discuss why we're all about the specifics of the latest MLB proposal to have baseball back this year and close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!.

The Red Sox investigation results have been announced and Alex Cora is INNOCENT! Today we talk why the 2018 World Series title has been proven to be as clean as possible, the odds that Cora will return as the Sox manager in 2021, recap a phenomenal Section 10 Roundtable Part II and give further results from the Sox investigation to prove they didn't do a damn thing. We then have an interview with 2013 World Series champion Daniel Nava! With Nava we discuss his grand slam on the first pitch he ever saw in the majors, his first "welcome to the big leagues" moment, how terribly awful that 2012 team was, his favorite moment from that magical 2013 season, the impact the marathon tragedy had on the club, his full breakdown of the clutch homer he hit in Sox first game back since the bombing, what it was like playing in the World Series and being near that Papi speech in the dugout in St. Louis and what it meant to win it all at Fenway for the first time in 95 years. Enjoy!.

Today we are joined by the team photographer of the Boston Red Sox Billie Weiss to talk about how he got to where he is today after starting as an intern for the Sox in 2012, what it was like being around that 2013 title team and how they were easily the closest bunch he has seen in Boston, the approach to the Marathon attack and how he ended up at the finish line after the bombings, how he feels similar pressure that the players feel when heading into a big game, his favorite moments being around Big Papi for five seasons, his best approach when there are dozens of photographers around him trying to get the best shot, how the Win Wall in Alex Cora's office came to be in 2018, his vantage point for the Joe Kelly-Yankees brawl and how to best approach a brawl as a photographer and much more! Outside of the interview we talk Steve Pearce's retirement and how he should be remembered by Red Sox fans, why Dodgers fans feel like they are so attached to Mookie when he likely won't play a single game for their team and we give a HUGE shoutout to the listeners that checked out our first Round Table chat with Dark n Stormy's by Goslings! Those will be going down every Wednesday at 9pm ET so get involved and enjoy the show!.

We are joined by Red Sox starter and former part-time Section 10 producer Brian Johnson this week! With BJ we talk his call-up to the bigs story and how the whole team embraced him from the jump, how truly terrible that 2015 Sox team was, the biggest difference between John Farrell and Alex Cora, when he knew that 2018 team was going to be special, top difference between the World Series team and last year's club, a full breakdown of the latest Sox-Yankees brawl, recap of his shutout in 2017 in his Fenway debut, parade talk and how the end of that day got very blurry, reaction to the news of Alex Cora's firing and we wrap with a WILD story of how he was carjacked with a gun pointed at his face in 2014. After the interview we explain why that proposal to play a season of games in Arizona has basically no chance of happening and reveal an important member of Red Sox Nation that had absolutely no clue what rock-paper-scissors was. That and much more. Enjoy!.

Today we are joined by former Red Sox 1st-round pick Casey Kelly. This guy's story is awesome and it's an interview you won't want to miss. With Casey we talk what it was like to be taken by the Sox in 2008, his progression in the farm system over the following years, a full breakdown of how the trade went down that sent him to San Diego for Adrian Gonzalez, what it's like playing in Korea now and the biggest difference between baseball there and here, some of the funny interactions he's had with players on the team through their translator, an all-time prank he pulled on Anthony Rizzo at his bachelor party, when he decided to not pursue a potential spot as the Tennessee starting QB and much more! Outside of the interview we talk our favorite Opening Day memories, how one of us would never go in a hot air balloon and close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!.

Today we are joined by one of the top prospects in the Red Sox organization in Bobby Dalbec! With Bobby we talk what he's doing to stay busy during the quarantine including how he's learning to play the guitar and tanning in his driveway in Fort Myers, how the female Sox fans are gonna love him a little more when the gets to Fenway, what it's like being around Raffy Big Scoops a lot with them both playing 3B, the importance of having a social media presence for players coming up in the bigs now, how he used to be a pitcher and if he could end up pitching for the Sox one day, which players he's closest with on this club, his first big purchase after getting his big signing bonus, which walk-up song he'll use when baseball is back, and we wrap the interview with Dalbec answering your submitted questions! We also talk about how continuously obnoxious it is that the Red Sox investigation results haven't been announced yet even though the investigation itself is "done." That and much more. Enjoy!.

Welp, Chris Sale is getting Tommy John surgery and consider us not surprised. We talk the timeline of how confusing getting to this whole Sale surgery process was, how 2020 is even more of a wash now and why that may be a good thing for Sox fans, the possibility of Mookie Betts returning to the Sox without playing a single game in LA, what it's like to be a dad from Coley, the Yankees' season potentially being ruined, Jesus being the first-ever podcaster, the biggest things we're going to miss about 2020 now that coronavirus has taken over the country and we close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!.

We are so done with this Red Sox investigation and MLB should be too. Today we talk how the league should honestly just call off this whole thing after blaming coronavirus for yet another delay on the results, why coronavirus is such a dick, what Collin McHugh's wife was thinking when her first move in Boston was going after Jared, how Nathan Eovaldi is obviously going to win the Cy Young based off his hot spring training, answer your phenomenal Down in the DM questions and much more!.