clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

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)

Subscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Stitcher

Next Up In MLB

The Latest

The Future of England and the Death of the “No. 10”

James Allcott and Joe Thomlinson sit down to discuss Cesc Fàbregas’s 2020 prediction that no. 10s in football are at the end of their time and why diminutive, creative players are being phased out of modern football

By James Lawrence Allcott

Conte Gone, Bellingham’s and Saka’s Importance and the WSL Title Race Is On

Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Musa Okwonga join to chat about Antonio Conte’s departure, the importance of Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka, and the Barclays WSL title race

By Ian Wright, Flo Lloyd-Hughes, and 1 more

Thoughts on Zach’s Final Choice and a ‘Love Is Blind’ Recap

Juliet and David Jacoby discuss the finale of ‘The Bachelor’ and the first five episodes of ‘Love Is Blind’

By Juliet Litman and David Jacoby

In the ‘Bachelor’ Finale, Zach Returned the Show to Its Formulaic, Cruel Origins

After multiple seasons of upheaval, producers finally found a lead who would do everything they said—including break a woman’s heart on national TV

By Lindsay Jones

The Arrest of Jonathan Majors and Yet Another School Shooting

Van and Rachel also discuss Judge Joe Brown’s denial of something he wasn’t accused of

By Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Premiership Top Four Heats Up and London Irish Captain Matt Rogerson Joins the Pod

The lads also look at Saracens and Quins playing in front of 55,000 people at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

By The Rugby Pod