Section 10 Podcast

The Red Sox just ended the Yankees year, again. The Balloons are dead. ENJOY THE OFFSEASON! Today we talk how accurate our bold predictions were for this do-or-die Wild Card game, Yankee fans being left speechless after their team once again did not make the World Series or even come close, Cora being miles better than Aaron Boone, how the Yankees don't scare anyone anymore and haven't for a long time, the idiocy of Aaron Judge bringing a boom box back to Fenway, how much motivation the Sox got by knowing the Yankees chose to face them over other teams in a potential tiebreaker scenario, a full breakdown of that perfect relay play by Kiké and Bogie to gun down Judge at the plate, if Eovaldi got pulled too fast, Gerrit Cole completely folding in another big moment, the laughable radio and TV calls of that Giancarlo Stanton single, a recap of the Barstool Sportsbook livestream of the game, Xander coming up big when they need him most, Steve's #RallyCups efforts at Fenway Park paying off, Verdugo's huge 2-RBI hit summing him up perfectly, a legit debate on who deserves the Klark's Ketchup MVP for this game, a series lookahead to this big ALDS matchup with the Rays and much more! Enjoy and Daaaaaaaaaaa Jankees Lose!

The Red Sox have clinched a postseason spot and will host the Yankees in a Wild Card game on Tuesday at Fenway Park. Can you believe it!? Today we talk how we kinda called this months ago, the stress of everything that went down during Sunday's game, if we're surprised the Blue Jays season is over, the unusual situation of pausing the game for farewell ovations to Nats players while the Sox were mounting a critical comeback, how insane it was that Juan Soto had zero hits the entire series, how much credit Ryan Brasier deserves for the Sox being in this position, some very questionable umpire calls this weekend, how well Alex Cora managed specifically this series with the NL rules in effect, reaction to JD hurting himself tripping over 2nd base while heading to the outfield, having no trust in Ottavino at this point, the importance of #RallyCups this weekend, if we have any issue with champagne celebrations for just getting into the Wild Card game, the Sox needing to put up more runs in the first half of games, a big lookahead to this do or die game coming up against the Yankees and much more. GO SOX!

The Red Sox just lost a series to the Baltimore Orioles. Not good. Today we talk our latest feelings on this team with just three games remaining in the regular season, every single potential scenario for a AL Wild Card game with or without the Sox involved, how quickly our ceiling for this team has fallen after this last week full of losses, the unique look the Sox had for their road trip to D.C., if we should have given the Mariners more respect all along, Xander deserving less criticism during this recent skid, the animal the Sox should have in their dugout to counter the Yankees rally turtle, our favorite Halloween costumes ever, a lookahead to this Nationals series and much more. Enjoy!

Biggest series of the season and the Sox get swept by the Yankees. That sucked. Today we talk our immediate reactions after another 8th inning collapse, which play in the 8th was the most to blame for the loss, Giancarlo Stanton deserving credit for dominating this weekend at Fenway, how weird it was that a bigger deal wasn't made of Christian Vazquez catching the Judge foul tip and then losing the ball in the transfer, why there's still reason to be optimistic this week, our updated expectations for what the Wild Card game will look like, a lookahead to this Orioles series and much more. Enjoy!

The Red Sox have won 7 games in a row and may not take the City Connect jerseys off ever again. Today we talk how the Sox really do need to keep wearing the yellow jerseys for as long as possible, what they're gonna do with the 2B situation considering Jose Iglesias has been incredible but wouldn't be eligible for the postseason roster, why this Sox streak could very well give them the momentum needed to contend for the AL title, the weirdness of the situation with Kevin Kiermaier taking the Blue Jays pitching card and then getting plunked in the series finale, why there weren't Players Weekend jerseys this year, our biggest takeaways from another sweep of the Mets, who we think the Red Sox would play if they do make it into the Wild Card game, a big debate on who deserves the Klark's Ketchup series MVP, Chaim deserving apologies from a lot of fans for his trade deadline moves, JD having a much better season than it may seem, a lookahead to this huge series with the Yankees and much more. Enjoy!

The Red Sox went into cruise control and swept the Orioles. Boom. Today we talk our latest thoughts on the Wild Card race, why that potential game being in Fenway matters for so many reasons, if it would be better to "eliminate" the Yankees this weekend or in a Wild Card game, what age cutoff you can say someone died too soon is, how it's hard to learn much about the Sox in these Orioles series' because they are just THAT bad, Chris Sale's wildly impressive non-home run numbers, how the Sox look and will look once they are past the COVID issues (for now), if the Yankees are already dead, why the Red Sox have a legit chance at competing for a World Series title this year, the potential Sox lineup for a Wild Card game, lookahead to this Mets series, our favorite Norm Macdonald moments and much more. Enjoy!

The Red Sox found a way to get out of Seattle with a series win for the first time since 2013. That was big. Today we talk that wild series for Kyle Schwarber that may or may not have earned him some ketchup, if the Mariners are actually good, an updated look at the Wild Card standings, the current odds the Red Sox have of winning the World Series, how wild it was to see an ump eject a grounds crew, if Ray Bourque bringing the Stanley Cup back to Boston was motivation for all the Boston sports titles this century, if Tanner Houck will actually get a win this season, a full recap of that 9-game stretch against good teams, revisiting our preseason win predictions and guessing which one of us is gonna nail it, a lookahead to this Orioles series and a big announcement from Steve. All that and much more. Enjoy!

The Red Sox have lost two series in a row but it's all about Wild Card survival at this point. Today we talk how tight this Wild Card race is and will continue to be, when the Sox will get more players back from the COVID IL, wasted opportunities becoming a consistent theme for this club, Travis Shaw doing his part through all of this, another look at Dalbec's impressive numbers over the last month, where Devers ranks among the best players in baseball, an updated look at the farm, recapping what happened in the baseball world after 9/11, if we'll ever know more background on Hunter Renfroe's COVID comments, live breakdown of that wild Yankees-Mets SNB game, a lookahead to this Mariners series and much more. Enjoy!

Hunter Renfroe literally won the series finale against the Rays by himself. That was awesome. Today we talk the current state of the Wild Card race, why the Blue Jays are getting scarier by the day, the importance of Hunter Renfroe to this team, most bullpens sucking, analytics getting out of hand, Yankee fans having no clue how to act because their team sucks, several takes on Renfroe's comments saying MLB told the Sox to stop testing players for COVID, who we'd prefer the Sox to start in a Wild Card game, look ahead to this White Sox series and much more. Enjoy!

The Red Sox lost their series opener with the Rays because of a big ball of fire in the sky. Today we talk the endless reasons of how frustrating that loss was to Tampa, this team being brutal defensively, when they can expect to get reinforcements back from COVID, why this loss was even worse considering they could have jumped the Yankees in the Wild Card standings, how insane it was that Chris Sale was initially charged with 5 earned runs, why players can't bunt anymore, recap the Indians series, look ahead to the last two games of this Rays series and much more. Enjoy!