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The Plesac/Clevinger Saga, a Truly Terrible Red Sox Team, and the Debut of METSCON

Plus, The Boston Globe’s Julian McWilliams talks about how the Red Sox went from being average to one of the worst teams in baseball

By Baseball BBQ
Cleveland Indians v Chicago White Sox Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images


This week, we break down the latest news around the internal strife between Zach Plesac, Mike Clevinger, and the rest of the Cleveland roster after they broke COVID protocols last week (2:05). Then, we bring in The Boston Globe’s Red Sox beat reporter, Julian McWilliams, to gauge how the heck the Red Sox went from being average to one of the worst teams in baseball so quickly (25:30). Finally, we close with Sorry for Your Mentions; the debut of METSCON—how high-alert are Mets fans this week?; and Why Haven’t You Doubled Yet? (42:50)

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