Toxic Positivity

12/27/22 • 47 min

Feedback from Episode one. Will the Red Sox swoop for Carlos Correa? Thoughts on the Aaron Judge press conference. Revisiting Doug Mirabelli’s return to the Red Sox. What exactly is Toxic Positivity? What can dissatisfied fans do about the state of the team? Watch me box up my Red Sox stuff: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRqnJxRv/. Listen to Carrabis go off on the iBloominatti: https://spoti.fi/3C1EoMu. Bastards of Boston Baseball Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3C6iSGr Joe Sheehan Baseball Newsletter: http://www.joesheehan.com This week’s beverage of the week: Anchor Christmas Ale https://bit.ly/3viEtrt

Previous Episode

Who needs a Shortstop? Mets have two!

While we hope that Trevor Story and his sore arm can play short, Uncle Steve jumps off the top rope and steals the Giants’ marquee signing Carlos Correa. That’s two all star shortstops for the Mets, and none for the Red Sox. We will look at why that is, and more critically how the offseason spending spree affects the Red Sox in the short and long term.

Next Episode

Old Pitcher Shuffle

Nate Eovaldi and Rich Hill OUT, Corey Kluber IN, is Chris Sale next on his way out? I break it all down. Also discussed is Jen McCaffery’s story in The Athletic about the Red Sox pursuit of Masataka Yoshida ($) https://bit.ly/3WqKKxc. I also joined former Red Sox RHP Pat Light’s Twitter Spaces on the business of the Red Sox. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3Gs4JG0. Also a quick review of Sean Murphy’s extension with Atlanta. Here is the scene from Unforgiven I quoted in Episode 2 https://youtu.be/Mjkt4UgcTmg. Beverage of the Day: Atomic Roasters Witch City https://atomicroastery.com/pages/witch-city. FENWAY ON FIRE VOICE MESSAGE LINK https://anchor.fm/fenwayonfire/message. Use the voice link to share your take, rant, or reply to me.