Section 10 Podcast

This is a BIG ONE, folks. We are joined by Jumbo Dong himself, JD Martinez, from the Red Sox dugout. We begin the interview talking the longest offseason of all time and how miserable it was when we briefly thought the Sox weren't gonna land JD, him getting noticed a lot more as he started to dominate this season, how much he can lift (bro), a story of how he met Manny Ramirez and learned a unique hitting tip from him, being raised to respect the game and not get too cocky but how he still loves guys like Javy Baez who leave it all out there, talks a funny story of almost getting concussed trying to catch A-Rod's 3,000th hit, Yankee Stadium dimensions being ridiculous, how he wanted to face the Yankees in the ALDS, his expectations for the madness of this series, funny breakdown of how he got his walk-up song, Mookie Betts even pops in at the end. All that and much more! After the interview we reminisce on an amazing regular season, do a full preview of the ALDS with bold predictions, look ahead to our Live Show at Cask 'n Flagon this Saturday, and prepare you for the war that is starting at Fenway Park on Friday night. LET'S GO!

It finally happened. Big Papi is in the BUILDING! Very excited for today's interview with the most clutch hitter in Red Sox history. In our sit-down with David Ortiz we talk about the 2004 ALCS and how much he specifically remembers from each game, the time he almost killed Tanyon Sturtze in a brawl with the Yankees, how brawls in baseball today have changed, whether he ever considered coming out of retirement, what he told this Red Sox team after they set the record for most wins in franchise history and more! After the interview we talk our immediate feeling for this Sox team in the postseason after Sunday's game ended, how wild it is that we barely talked about Andrew Benintendi this year, a little Wild Card Game debate, and compare JD's stats to that of Manny Ramirez in 2004. Enjoy!

Here we are. The 1st Annual Section 10 Award Show. We asked and you guys delivered with 10 awards to give out after a memorable regular season for this podcast and the Boston Red Sox. The awards are as follows: Favorite Guest of the Year, Favorite Section 10 Twitter Trend, Most Surprising Performance in a Good Way, Best Section 10/Red Sox Related Barstool Shirt, Biggest Waste of Space (Put Him in the Bathroom Award), Red Sox Beat Reporter Guest That Sucks the Least, Most Memorable Red Sox Moment, Best at Hit, Most Trust-Worthy Reliever, and Most Valuable Player. We sprinkle in some surprises throughout this Award Show and close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!

The 2018 Boston Red Sox have now won more games in a season than any Sox team ever...and that's something to celebrate. We open talking the latest on a possible Section 10 Live Show before Game 1 of the ALDS next Friday, recap how the Sox celebrated clinching the AL East title in New York last week, the phrase Boom Sauce gets thrown around frequently, whether we'd rather play the Yankees or the A's in the ALDS, the latest on Didi Gregooski's status, thank Alex Cora for putting Drew Pomeranz into a game that we didn't want to watch anymore, a twist that we may throw into a future interview with a Red Sox star, the Yankees acting like they won the World Series after clinching a spot in the play-in game, an updated list of Red Sox relievers that we trust, and close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!

Red Sox Hall of Famer and fan favorite Tim Wakefield joins us today to talk his very first memory of playing in Boston, the wildness of pitching to Jason Varitek in the 2004 ALCS, not loving the stigma that comes along with being a knuckleball pitcher, a behind-the-scenes look at Doug Mirabelli's police escort to Fenway, the best hitters he's made look silly, a hilarious Jose Canseco story, giving up a homer to Barry Bonds and the gesture he gave him right afterwards, a special moment he had after winning the ALCS in New York, his current relationship with Aaroon Boone following Game 7 in 2003, the atmosphere starting Game 1 of the World Series, his top memories from the parade, why Josh Beckett deserves more credit for his time in Boston, his favorite Terry Francona stories, when he knew it was time to hang 'em up, a funny story involving Steve from 2007, and whether or not he expects to get his number retired by the Red Sox. After the Wake interview we talk the disappointment of this Yankees series so far, what we expect the Sox to do to the Yankees road clubhouse if they clinch tonight, how bizarre that story of those two Somerville goofs picking up the AL East champs banner was, and close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!

Mitchy Two Bags himself joins the podcast today to talk his top memories from playing with the Rangers - including his relationship with Ian Kinsler and favorite Josh Hamilton moments, his pitching career and how it was almost his full-time decision before hitting got in the way, when he first heard the nickname Mitchy Two Bags and his reaction to it today, where he got his toughness from with a special shoutout to a Red Sox alum, the steak and potatoes sound bite and how he was shocked it blew up, what All-Star week meant to him, an emotional call with his dad, biggest difference between last year's club and this one and much more. After the Mitchy interview we talk the exact scenario in which we want the Sox to clinch the AL East in New York, why day postseason games suck, odds of Chris Sale winning the Cy Young at this very moment, why the Sox and Mets need to play each other every year, and close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!

This is a wild episode, folks. To celebrate the Red Sox reaching the 100-win mark for the first time since 1946, we have 100 guests on to give their Red Sox hot takes. Well not quite 100, but here is today's guest list: Dave Portnoy, Evan Drellich, Gary Striewski, Scott Zolak, Rob Bradford, Steve Buckley, Chris Cotillo, Mike Mutnansky and Jimmy Stewart. We fly through Jared's contacts and get hot takes from each one of these studs. Strap in, because this is a rowdy one. Enjoy!

#MyManager is in the BUILDING! This has been in the works all season, and Alex Cora delivers. Before the interview with the best manager in baseball we talk about how long the journey has been to getting access to interviews like Cora in the Sox dugout, thank each listener for their continued dedication to the show, what JD Martinez meant when he said it's like death looking at statistics, a certain Jimmy B clip being amazing and then it's Cora Time. In our interview with #MyManager we talk what his actual speech was to the team after they were no-hit in Oakland, how this team has stayed motivated while having a big lead in the AL East, the approach for Chris Sale and if he expects him to win the Cy Young Award, what specific moment he knew he had something special with this club, how moronic those ESPN in-game interviews are, the challenges a 5-game ALDS provides and the pure madness of the Wild Card Game, his 'quality start' comment on Luis Severino and how he regrets saying it, and close with a funny hypothetical. After the interview we rip a certain group of individuals, give an updated list of bullpen guys that we trust, talk our biggest takeaways from the Astros series and how much a matchup with Houston would concern us in the postseason, the Sunday Night Baseball crew still being an odd mix, and Dallas Keuchel calling out MLB for some conspiracy BS. That and much more, enjoy!

Brandon Phillips is the greatest Red Sox player of all time to wear number 0. What. A. DEBUT. We open talking how amazing Dat Dude's performance was on Wednesday, how sad it is that the Yankees, Luis Severino, and Gary Sanchez legit suck, Drew Pomeranz still needing to GTFO, how enjoyable it is to cancel plans to stay in and watch the Sox, where Rick Porcello ranks among MLB's greatest hitters of all time, why bringing Pedroia back now makes no sense, give more much-needed live updates from the series finale of Sox-Braves, a Red Sox Lottery segment where the player we picked actually called in live to the show - this was awesome, and close with an update from the top DM last week involving Rachel and Dylan. Enjoy!

The Red Sox are likely on their way to a third straight AL East title but they sadly won't be joined by the one and only Dalton Furbush for the push for October. We open talking an upcoming live show for Section 10, give much-needed live updates from today's Sox game, debate our least favorite parks to watch the Sox play at, a key takeaway from the White Sox series, every Dalton Furbush take under the sun, what impact to expect from Brandon Phillips at the big league level, chances that Chris Sale can still win the Cy Young Award, reaction to Big Papi ripping that BS betting report, when it's time to pay close attention to the Magic Number, and close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!

The Sox swept the Marlins and now we can all calm TF down. We open talking the 11-run inning madness that happened Wednesday night, Kimbrel and the bullpen being VERY unreliable right now and who we can actually trust in this pen come October, break down expectations for the last month of the season, and then we're joined by Marty the Mush. This guy may be our biggest concern in October because he's got curse potential written all over him. We talk Marty's background (including a random appearance on House of Cards) and look ahead to his upcoming bets for the postseason. We then close the show with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions and more. Enjoy!

Yes, we have friend of the program and 3-time World Series champion Curt Schilling back on the show to celebrate our 200th episode. First off, this one goes out to you guys. YOU are the reason we do this show. A lot of work goes into this podcast and you constantly prove why it's all worth it. The shirts, yelling out the catchphrases, following along with us on Twitter for every game. Simply put, you guys are the real MVP. To the show! We start talking the wild ride we've taken to 200 episodes, the early days in Pete's basement all the way to recording in the studio in NYC and Coley joining the show this year. This leads us to the Schilling interview where we talk recent Red Sox struggles, Curt's concern about Chris Sale, the biggest challenges the 2004 and 2007 Red Sox faced in their World Series runs, if JD and Manny comps are legit, the importance of winning the Cy Young Award, and Curt closes it out with a jab at Dan Shaughnessy. We wrap up the show talking how the Sox need to either fix the nicknames or just straight up ban the Players' Weekend jerseys, how wild it was that they almost went a calendar year without getting swept, and laugh at Yankees fans that actually think they are back in the AL East hunt. Enjoy, and than you again for your loyal support!

This Sox-Indians series has a different kind of feel to it. An October feel to it to be exact. Today we talk which Red Sox pitchers we would actually trust in the postseason, FLIP on the 2019 Sox schedule which is maybe the worst schedule in the history of schedules, find it funny that Yankee fans actually think they still have a chance in the AL East, give Pedro a shoutout for roasting the Yanks and answer your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. That and much more, enjoy!

Chris Sale is heading back to the DL and we are sorta kinda not worried...sorta. We start with some breaking news involving Wally and Jared, implement a new Section 10 signal for everyone to use in public, how initial reactions made it sound like Chris Sale was dead and whether or not Manfred has actually secretly banned him, the Yankees being dickheads for not being able to catch up and make this a fun pennant race, the PawSox sad move to Worcester, updated requests for Section 10 shirt pics, David Price continuing to make Steve look dumb and rip reporters in the clubhouse, and close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!

1995 AL MVP, 3-time All-Star, and Red Sox Hall of Famer Mo Vaughn joins us on the show today. We talk his new clothing line, how the Red Sox winning it all in 2004 made life so much better for all the alumni that came before that team, Mo loving everything about playing in Boston, how he's not worried about getting credit for being the last wave that led to the title in '04, where his "Hit Dog" nickname ranks with some of the best in baseball in the 90s, what it meant to be the last Sox player to wear No. 42, the tough decision to leave Boston for Anaheim after the 1998 season, his much-enjoyed time playing in the Cape League, how much he follows this current Sox team, hating social media, and David Ortiz comps he's gotten over the years. After the great interview with Mo we talk a wild event that almost happened on the podcast, give Kirk Minihane a shoutout, continue to discuss the greatest Triple-A player ever, how Rick Porcello is the United States champion, and close with your phenomenal Down in the DM questions. Enjoy!