Section 10 Podcast

Mookie Betts allegedly unfollowed the Red Sox on Twitter and Instagram so we have to get to the bottom of this right now. Today we discuss the potential significance of Mookie unfollowing the team on social media, talk about what we're thankful for, break down the WooSox logo and give alternatives for what it should have been, ask for your night before Thanksgiving drunk voicemails and close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

We have made it to 300 episodes and today's guests are two of our favorite people ever. We are joined by Brock and Griffey Holt from the Holt house. We begin today's show recapping how we got t0 300 episodes, thanking everyone that has helped us along the way, and looking forward to what we have in the future. Then for the main event. In the Brock interview he tells us how disappointing it was that he didn't set the AL home run record this past season, how this Sox team felt like a very close family, his current free-agent situation and the chances he comes back to Boston, his mom commenting a ton on social media posts, if the Sox should have another ring because of the Astros stealing signs, how funny it is watching JD in the outfield, why they decided to not win the division this year, how tough the London trip was, how great the parade was last year, how they say 'buttcheeks' in the clubhouse all the time now and even during the JD hug celebration, the biggest difference between Cora and Farrell, and wrap with a full Griffey Holt segment that is truly incredible. We then wrap up the 300th episode with a trip down memory lane. Enjoy!

Alex Cora's name is now coming up with MLB's investigation into the Astros' sign-stealing scandal and we simply won't stand for it. We open by calling Evan Drellich to talk about his report on this story that he broke at midnight but he couldn't talk because he was "eating breakfast," we then call Jeff Passan (Megaphone Balls) and get an unbiased take on whether Cora is innocent in this whole mess or not. We also discuss Chaim Bloom saying Pedroia has every intention of playing in 2020 and why this is totally fine and preview Winter Weekend with the dates officially being out now. Enjoy!

JD Martinez has chosen not to opt out of his contract with the Boston Red Sox: Let's GO! Today we talk what JD opting in means for the current Red Sox roster, exactly how we expect Boras and JD looked at the open market before making this decision, what impact this has on Mookie Betts potentially being traded - even though we strongly push for the Red Sox to not do this, tease our Sox player 300th episode guest coming up soon, break down the life of Rusney Castillo and how bizarrely unique it is including whether girls would want to date him or not and close with some Suns talk because they are the hottest team in the NBA and Suns Out Guns Out lives on forever. Enjoy!

Chaim Bloom has officially been named the Chief Baseball Officer of the Boston Red Sox and we are here for it, as the kids say. We open talking what we expect Bloom to do with this current Red Sox roster, Jared not being pleased with getting no source love on the Section 10 IG for 'breaking' the story, the Sox naming Dave Bush the new pitching coach of the team, BBWAA Writer of the Year Kate Upton going OFF during the World Series, Porcello being at Fenway recently and if we would want him back with this club in 2020, an Answer The Internet segment with the greatest card game ever and we close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!

Steven Wright has finally been released after such a strange career with the Red Sox. Today we talk how sad it is that this is the last podcast of the year that we can start off with "Defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox" in the intro, celebrate Rafael Devers turning 14 and what people get a 14-year-old for their birthday, debate the odds that Devers has ever played N64, hope that this is it for the Sox need to have a knuckleballer on their staff, recap the Suns super impressive 29-point win on Opening Night including predictions for this season, and close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!

The Yankees are one loss away from elimination and we just HATE to see it. Today we talk about clown Yankee fans on Twitter and their go-to responses when their team sucks, how great October is with every day being an anniversary of a recent huge Red Sox playoff win or moment, how terrible the Yankees have looked in the last few games, preparing everyone for injury excuses to come up from Yankee fans once they get eliminated, how Kate Upton is still one of the best BBWAA writers we have and how she will approach Gerrit Cole likely winning the Cy Young over Justin Verlannder, Grif Holt winning the offseason once again and why he can legitimately play in the bigs one day and we close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!

We are once again joined by Kirk Minihane for his record-setting 3rd appearance on the show. With Kirk we talk his least favorite media personality in Boston, how he ended up at Barstool and how it's been so far, how he hates that no one wants to come on his show to debate anymore, the potential of him joining Barstool Radio in some capacity, how he doesn't trust happy guys, the book he's currently working on, his beef with the Barstool Breakfast guys and we finally talk a little Sox at the end. After the Kirk interview we mention a Red Sox coach that may sadly lose their job soon and preview some upcoming content for the pod. Enjoy!

The 2019 Red Sox season may be over but Guerin Austin is FINALLY on Section 10 so that's definitely something to celebrate. Before the Guerin interview we recap that disappointing season for the Sox, call out the idea that John Henry and co. propose of cutting down the payroll while also wanting to keep Mookie Betts in Boston, break down the not-so-positive comments made in the clubhouse by JD Martinez on his status with the team, why Brock Holt's time with the Sox may be over and more. In the Guerin interview we talk how the rivalry with Steve started, recap her last 5 years doing sideline reporting for NESN, break down every aspect of that 'Wouldn't wanna cuff ya!' commercial, recap her trip to Mexico, her experience on the duckboat during the parade, her favorite moment covering the team and how cool it is that she's a role model now. We close out the show talking where this team goes from here and answer several of your Down in the DM questions on this upcoming offseason. Enjoy!

While it was a disappointing season for the Sox, we are back for the 2nd Annual Section 10 Award Show! We polled the listeners on nthese awards and got thousands of votes so thanks for killing it there! We announce the winners for the following awards: Favorite Guest of the Year, Favorite Section 10 Nickname, Most Underwhelming Performance, Most Surprising Performance in a Good Way, Best New Section 10 Shirt, What You'll Remember This Season Most By, Best At Hit, and Most Valuable Player. After the Award Show we talk the odds of JD opting in this offseason, give Rick Porcello props for what he meant to this Sox team over the last 5 years, and tee up what looks like the last weekend at this version of Baseball Tavern. Enjoy!

The 2019 Red Sox have finally been eliminated from playoff contention as we are joined by a surprising guest considering the history of this show: Drew Pomeranmz. Before the Dwew interview we talk Jared's trip to Milwaukee and his worst Uber ride of all time, the Sox struggling to find a new GM, and take a trip down memory lane with all the negative things that have been said about Drew Pomeranz on this show. In the Pomeranz interview we talk how confusing it was when he was dealt to Boston, difference between playing in San Diego compared to Boston, the wild ways people would find to tell Drew he sucks, biggest differences between John Farrell and Alex Cora as managers, Jared reads a mean tweet he posted about Drew in the past and gets his reaction, the experience of being on the World Series roster but not pitching, what worked best for him in an impressive 2017 season, his preference between relieving and starting, and what he thinks went wrong with this Red Sox team. After the interview we move over to the KFC Radio studio to talk how weird it was to see the Sox get eliminated while Mitch Moreland hit a game-tying home run in the 9th, Yankees fans flipping out over an AL East title, highest point of the season for the team and the podcast, Brock staying the greatest with his IG comments on our posts, and close by teasing the Section 10 Awards Show coming up later this week. Enjoy!

The Red Sox elimination number stands at 1 but the Yastrzemski love at Fenway this week was just cool to see. Today we talk how we're already sounding like those old timers talking about the '03 and '04 Red Sox, give major props to Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers for their incredible seasons, discuss how we wish Nomar's love in Boston post-career was more like Pedro's, how this Red Sox Golden Ticket promotion is just another dumb thing in the list of random September crap they do when the team is out of it, how funny it was that the Yankees stuck around in the clubhouse hoping to clinch the AL East just to see the Rays come back to beat the Dodgers in LA and close discussing how weird the MLB divisions were just a handful of years ago. Enjoy!

It's a lost season for the Sox but at least they brought the Phillies down with them. Today we talk the huge difference between catching a foul ball clean and ending up with a foul ball, a full list of reasons to watch the last 2 weeks of the Red Sox season, Pablo Sandoval getting surgery to avoid a trip back to Fenway, a certain Sox player that is chasing a very historical number and we close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!

Today we are joined by head groundskeeper of Fenway Park David Mellor. For those who don't know, David's life story is a wild one so buckle up. In the Mellor interview we discuss how he wanted to be a major leaguer and had a legitimate chance of doing so before he was shockingly hit by a car outside a McDonanld's, how he hurt himself even further during physical therapy, how he was hit by a car AGAIN in a bizarre incident on the field in Milwaukee, how difficult the next handful of years were for him, how much his service dog Drago has helped him over the years, his transition to becoming the head groundskeeper at Fenway, his favorite experience during the 4 World Series titles he's seen since he's been in Boston, a hilarious Nomar story, how the field used to flood so much that fish started showing up in the dugout and much more! After the interview we talk where this Red Sox season went wrong and what positives we can take from such a disappointing year. Enjoy!

The Red Sox have fired their President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski and it's safe to say we have some takes. Today we talk every angle of this firing of Dombrowski, how much the upcoming decision on Mookie played a role in the Red Sox decision to let Davey go, breaking down all of Dombrowski's moves while in charge of the Sox roster, his beef with Barstool a few years back, the Alex Speier report that JD or Mookie likely won't be on the team next year, a full breakdown of JD accidentally grabbing a pair of titties during Saturday's game, and wrap by talking Big Papi throwing out the first pitch at Fenway.