Section 10 Podcast

The Red Sox just won 9 games in a row. Translation: They are good. Today we talk how stupid that siren was in Minnesota, how important Alex Verdugo will be to this team's success this season, what our updated Red Sox season win totals would be if we could do them over, Adam Ottavino needing to figure it out, why Driese's Pieces thrives in chaos, what we expect the Red Sox rotation to look like by August, if there's any way to sneak Tanner Houck into this rotation in a more full-time role, how ridiculous it is that the Yanks continue to be one of the top odds teams to win the World Series, why they wouldn't be anywhere near as favored if their team name was different and we wrap with a huge bet that has tons of wild implications! That and much more. Enjoy!

The Red Sox and JD Martinez are SO HOT RIGHT NOW, folks. Today we talk about how impressive it is that the Sox have started the season 6-0, how smart it was that JD decided to rip the IV's out of his arm in the hospital to get to Camden Yards in order to hit 3 homers in the series finale, whether JD has ever been hotter on the Sox than right now, how laughable that out call was on Franchy Cordero, if Hunter Renfroe has gone missing, a heated debate on the true meaning of a Bingo-Bango-Yahtzee, why Tunnel Time might actually be a bad thing, this Sox roster actually having stars unlike Cora alluded to, and close with one of the craziest murder mysteries in baseball history that you have NO CLUE about. All that and much more. Enjoy!

The 2021 Red Sox season is underway and they are completely undefeated after sweeping the reigning AL champion Rays! Today we talk how much swagger the Sox had in that opening series, loving the "feeling sexy at the plate" quote from Christian Vazquez, whether we actually like the new extra innings rule or not, how we didn't even notice the rule last year because the team was that bad, having a hard time remembering much of anything from last season at all the more we think about it, how impressive this rotation has been and if they can keep it up, a full breakdown of the Patriots' Day weekend jerseys with Pete Blackburn, some random Don Orsillo love, expectations for E-Rod's season debut and much more. Enjoy!.

The Red Sox just opened up the 2021 season by getting swept by the Baltimore Orioles. Wait, what? Today we talk the bizarre vibe at Fenway for Opening Day, Rafael Devers throwing the ball wherever the hell he pleases, Garrett Whitlock being the real deal, JD Martinez looking to shut up some haters this year, sifting through some eye-opening stats in a bad way after just three games, your 1-word answers for how this season is going out of the gates, one good and bad thing we saw this weekend, how Monday night is technically Opening Day and much more. Enjoy!.

Red Sox Opening Day is HERE! Today we do a lengthy 2021 season predictions episode talking over/under 82.5 wins, which starter will have the most wins on this staff, which Section 10 shirt the people want the most, over/under 38.5 homers this year for Bobby Dalbec, which Sox player will hit the longest home run, and bold predictions. We break down your responses to each of these from our season predictions poll. We also mix in some chatter on Kiké having the 9th-highest selling jersey in MLB, how truly silly the red seat is, why getting the ice cream in the helmet at Fenway has no age limit, and our overall expectations for this 2021 Red Sox club. That and much more. Enjoy!!.

We are ONE WEEK AWAY from Opening Day and yes, that has the Section 10 boys very excited. Today we talk where the concern level is with JD Martinez heading into the season, how quickly we'll be able to "throw out" that 2020 campaign, to expect a very high number of strikeouts and ding dongs from this club, predictions for the highest number of Ks against the Sox this year - and why that still won't hurt them, if we're hyping up Bobby Dalbec too much, who we expect to play the majority of games at 2B, how much 17-10 will become the motto of the fan base this April, who we want to be the full-time closer, the Mookie billboard from Dodgers fans being an absolute joke, how pathetic it is that the Yankees still need to shave their dumb faces, answer your phenomenal Down in the DM questions and much more. Enjoy!.

The 2021 Red Sox season is approaching, so we begin to break down what you can expect from this new-look club. Today we talk why the 2020 season actually didn't happen, what to make of LeBron James now being a part-owner of the Sox, give a full breakdown of what to expect from this rotation including if we think E-Rod will be his old self from 2019, still being frustrated that all these spring games aren't on TV, who we're most excited for in the infield, Michael Chavis continuing to be the odd man out, Aaron Judge actually being fat, which left side of the infield in Red Sox history comes anywhere close to what the team currently has now, and why 17-10 in April simply has to happen. That and much more. Enjoy!.

Today we are joined by former Red Sox reliever and the 2020 NL Comeback Player of the Year Daniel Bard! With Bard (10:50) we talk when he knew he was gonna have a chance at making a big league comeback, the process of returning to the majors after being more than 7 years removed from his last game, why he was a little surprised the D-Backs didn't let him pitch in Arizona since he was coaching for them at the time, how wild it was that he was actually having fun pitching again, how the COVID stoppage almost ended his comeback attempt, the role the Greenville Drive played in helping him during the stoppage, what actually happened between him and Bobby Valentine in terms of the decision to make him a starter in 2012, when he was at his absolute lowest during this process, how hard it was for him to ask for help from fellow teammates and pitchers like Jonathan Papelbon, the importance of mental health for athletes still being overlooked, how he takes pride in helping others who are going through struggles finding the strike zone, who would star as him in a Daniel Bard movie and more! After the Bard talk we give you the exact record the Red Sox need to have in April for them to have a chance at a postseason spot, Bobby Dalbec's pursuit of home run history, and how truly happy Jared is that Steve got his Twitter unsuspended. Enjoy!.

Jackie Bradley Jr. is heading to Milwaukee on a two-year deal, so we thank him for his time in Boston and recap his eight years with the Sox. We are also joined by the Red Sox newest addition from the Cubs reliever Zach Bryant (26:13) to talk how the trade went down, how much of a Sox fan he was growing up, if he was annoyed at the Kris Bryant jokes that were made when he got dealt, why he looked up to Craig Kimbrel so much, how much weight he trimmed off in college, how he expects his journey to the bigs to go and much more! After the interview we do some home run total predictions for Bobby Dalbec, roast how ESPN has mic'd up the players so far, break down our top spring training takeaways out of the gate and more. Enjoy!

The man who caught the last out of the 2004 World Series to end the Curse of the Bambino joins us today! With Doug Mientkiewicz we talk about his time on the 2000 Olympic baseball team, Tommy Lasorda stories from that experience, breakdown of his trade from the Twins to the Red Sox including his conversations with Nomar, an awkward exchange with Pedro and the overall weirdness of how everything went down. We then get into what it was like for him and Orlando Cabrera to "replace" Nomar, how much A-Rod cared too much about his image at all times, a closeup reaction from that A-Rod slap play that happened right in front of him in the 2004 ALCS, best behind-the-scenes stories from that insane comeback vs. the Yankees, how he continuously clowned Joe Torre afterwards for pitching to Papi, a lengthy story on what happened with the last out ball from the World Series (that's a juicy one), why he had endless respect for Curt Schilling's playoff performance in 2004 and how that team continued to always have the "Why not us?" mentality all the way through that World Series title run. After the Mientkiewicz interview we talk what that cryptic JBJ tweet actually meant and get y'all ready for the next Section 10 Goslings Roundtable which is March 3 at 8pm ET! All that and much more. Enjoy!.