617 sports pod
by John
Three lifelong friends and Boston sports fans, these hosts grew up living and breathing everything New England - Sunday pats games, late night sox heartbreaks, a lot of banner seasons, and endless debates that never really end. Their podcast is built on decades of friendship, hot takes, real talk, and an unapologetic love for Boston sports. No filters, no bandwagon energy - just honest opinions from fans who have been there through the highs, the lows, and everything in between.
Episodes
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Patriots 2nd half leads to comeback
Despite the god awful ugly first half of football from the Patriots, they were able to make halftime adjustments and absolutely dominate the 2nd half. Drake Maye was almost flawless going 16-20 and 2 TDs and the nasty goal line fake on the option. The run defense was much much better and they...
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New Look Celtics off to 3-1 start
The Celtics despite the close games and consistently losing rebound battles start off 3-1. Tatum with a 40 point game and 36 against the reigning champion New York Knicks the offense is flowing very well. Paul George with 38 most in a Celtics debut and Pritch scoring almost 30 on only 22 minutes…
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Patriots fall against bears after 3 straight Ws
Well the Patriots fought but ended up falling to the Bears on thursday. Red Zone int obviously never ideal, the defense was swiss cheese this game 4 day turn around from Sunday to Thursday banged up DBs WRs and o line no run game and this is the result you will get, onto Miami next.
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Another W 3 in a row now
The Patriots beat AFC East rival New York Jets to improve to 4-2. Despite more offensive line injuries Drake Maye continues to be calm in the pocket and doesnt matter the WR core he goes out there and hits his open targets. This time it was Pop Douglas reeling in 7 for 87 and a TD considering…
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Pats secure a HUGE W
The Patriots absolutely dominated the Raiders at all aspects of the game. The defense allowed Brock Bowers to go off a bit but shutdown all other targets and it worked out quite well. The Patriots offense pours in 45 points in a turnover free game finally as they head into an easier part of the...
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Much need Win over Buffalo
Drake Maye and the Patriots get a much needed win over Buffalo and hand them their first loss in the new stadium. Drake Maye looked like 2025 Drake Maye and was comfortable in the pocket and making plays with his legs. Despite the defense missing Gonzo and Barmore they held their own and now its...
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Seasons Over
Welp the Red Sox lose in embarrassing fashion. Blown out of the water to the rival New York Yankees is never the way to go out, nevermind being lifeless at the plate and more then questionable managerial pitching decisions. Nonetheless the Red Sox made this a fun season to remember. From being…
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This was ugly
Well 3 weeks in and we are all wondering whats going on with Drake Maye. Now up to 6 INTs and only one passing touchdown and that one TD being in week 1 something is clearly off. However the run game isn't good the defense got lit up and some questionable play calls as usual, the whole team looks...
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PLAYOFFS ARE HERE
The wait is over the time has come. Red Sox vs Yankees playoff baseball best of 3. Its time to lock in now and go beat your biggest rival and send them home.
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Steelers Recap
The Patriots bounce back in the home opener. Despite not having AJB the offense still had 4 plays for explosive 30+ yard gains or more. The defense had Aaron Rodgers in hell all game long making him look like a rookie and Treveyon Henderson wasted no time making his mark in this backfield known...
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Sox Talk Episode 53
THE BOSTON RED SOX HAVE CLINCHED A PLAYOFF SPOT. After being 14 games under 500 horrendous offensive nights no signs of life at Fenway the Red Sox do a complete 180 on their season. From being deep in a hole it was looking close to over, the Red Sox some how manage to now clinch a playoff spot...
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Sox Talk Episode 52
The Red Sox drop the series vs the Rangers. The more important stories of this series is Willson Contreras getting beamed off the wrist and Chapman with a Lat strain keeping him out in game 3. At this point we need the guys healthy for the playoffs not end of September seemingly meaningless…
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Sox Talk Episode 51
The Red Sox get back in the win Column with their 2nd series win over the Royals this past weekend. The starting pitching in this series was absolutely dominant and oh yeah, Payton Tolle threw an immaculate inning! Stay tuned to the end for my 26 man playoff roster predictions.
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Offense has work to do
Well the NFL season is officially underway and the Patriots lost their season opener very miserably. Still cant stop the Seahawks blitzing, stagnant offense, 3 INTs, late game offensive line penalties, the Patriots have a lot of work to do before the Steelers game.
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Sox Talk Episode 50
Well this on was an ugly loss but just gotta scrap it and move on to the next series. When the IL list consists of Ceddane Willson Contreras Eli White and Rutchsman not playing two games behind bad starting pitching this will be the result every time. Just gotta get the guys healthy and move onto...
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Sox Talk Episode 49
Anothaaaaa series sweep! Ya ya its the bottom of the Barrel Orioles but a series win is a series win and how about that rookie Payton Tolle? He is now 2nd is Red Sox history for K's in a rookie year behind Daisuke.
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Sox Talk Episode 48
The Red Sox drop the series vs the Mariners. Jedixson Paez gets absolutely lit up for 8 runs in 3 innings, same from Bello but Roman and TS10 look as good as possible and some of the big pieces are getting much needed rest.
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Sox Talk Episode 47
Well that was not the weekend we needed at all. 2 out of 4 against the Yankees but you couldnt even get that done, base running errors and soft offensive games and this will be the result every time. Just have to put it in the past and realize our playoff odds werent really affected at all.
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Sox Talk Episode 46
The Red Sox win another series vs the Marlins. Jarren Duran came up huge late in extras in game 2 with a Grand Slam to finish the job. Mickey Gasper does it again. The talk is all about the upcoming potential seed deciding 4 game series against the New York Yankees.
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Boutte is out
Well it was a potential scenario all summer it just took a while to click. Back in April Kayshon Boutte requested a trade from the team. Seeking his best interests in a contract year in his eyes the best option was elsewhere and in return Patriots receive a 2nd year Jaylen Reed to get some safety...
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Sox Talk Episode 45
The Red Sox spoil Rafael Devers return. a Clean sweep of the Giants and a lot of the role players stepping up this series lead to late game comebacks and getting this team over .500 on the year at Fenway.
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Sox Talk Episode 44
The Red Sox get back into the series win column over the Diamondbacks. Mickey Gasper Nick Sogard and Adley Rutchsman carried a lot of the offensive workload over the series in some much needed offensive sparks for this team.
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Sox Talk Episode 43
Well thats now the 3rd straight series loss and after sleeping on it me personally I am not deeply concerned. Take a look at where we are in the WC standings and we still sit above Baltimore Toronto the Rangers and Tigers as well, just need to start playing some better baseball sooner rather than...
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Sox Talk Episode 42
Well The Red Sox lost 5 straight but got out of the slump in game 4. Not the most ideal series but not the end of the world we weren't going to keep playing like super humans forever.
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Sox Talk Episode 41
Well the Red Sox lost their first series since the end of June, even though it was against the A's and it's not realistic these things happen and we just have to bounce back. We look to get things back on track against Toronto and Pittsburgh.
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Sox Talk Episode 41
The Red Sox lose a series for the first time since the Nationals series at the end of June. While it isnt ideal to lose a Series to the As these things happen and we just have to focus on the Blue Jays and Pirates next who both sit at the4 bottom of the divisions.
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Sox Talk Episode 40
Another series in the books another Red Sox series win make that 9 straight series wins for the first time since 1912. The Red Sox remain the hottest team in baseball and taking them to 13 innings wasn't going to be enough to take this team down in the series finale.
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Sox Talk Episode 39
Trade deadline is over and the Red Sox were a lot more aggresive then we personally expected. Marcelo Mayer gets shipped out for what should be another Great BP Arm in Erik Miller and the Red Sox also land Adley Rutchsman.
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Sox Talk Episode 38
7 STRAIGHT SERIES WINS. The Red Sox start the west coast trip off winning 3 out of 4 games in the Athletics minor league ball park. A great way to start the road trip before taking on Mookie and the Dodgers, and oh yeah we got another Jarren Duran moment.
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Boutte stealing the thunder?
Training camp is here and the WR showing up and putting in the best results is not who you would expect after the first few days of camp. Despite the additions of Romeo Doubs and AJ Brown it has been Kayshon Boutte getting the most attention in the early days of Patriots training camp.
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Sox Talk Episode 37
ANOTHER SERIES WIN MAKE IT 6 STRAIGHT THE RED SOX CONTINUE TO WIN SERIES! The Red Sox now look to move back out west to take on the severely struggling Athletics and the Dodgers.
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Connelly Early TRADED
Late night saturday we had ourselves the Red Sox first trade before the dead line. Connelly Early was shipped out for INF Curtis Mead who has slugged 17 home runs for a .852 OPS.
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Sox Talk Episode 36
Well all good things must come to an end and the streak ends at 15 games. I am just happy they want on the streak when they did and was able to witness history now it is time to see how they bounce back as they look to get some key starting pitchers back in the lineup soon.
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Sox Talk Episode 35
The Red Sox just keep on rolling thru everyone make it 13 straight. Down behind multiple times in the series they still figure out how to get the job done. This is exactly the start we needed to start the 2nd half and keep winning ball games at home making it 9-2 in your last 11 games at Fenway.
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Tatums Team
In this episode we will be going over life after Jaylen Brown. What this means for everyone else's roles on the team. How Derrick White can get back to shooting closer to 40% from deep again and which Celtics young guy could potentially breakout.
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Improved offensive line
In this episode we will be breaking down how the offensive linemen are improved over last year. With the addition of AVT a 2nd year of Campbell and Wilson, another year of playing in the system for both as well as Wilson moving back to his natural college center position should be upgrades to...
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Sox Talk Episode 34
The Red Sox head into the All Star Break sweeping the Mets Angels and White Sox. While missing Wilson Contreras the best offensive bat they have they still managed to go 4-0 during his absence. Post all star break the Red Sox will be tested with 10 straight home games against 3 division rivals…
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Sox Talk Episode 33
The Red Sox win 6 straight and these wins couldn't come at more of a better time. They sweep a White Sox team who was 24-6 in their last 30 games at home and move on to the New York Mets to continue the Road Trip.
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Sox Talk Episode 32
The Red Sox sweep the Angels as they easily storm through LA with 20 runs across the 3 games. The Red Sox move on to Chicago to take on the White Sox as they may be playing some of these next 6 games without 2 of their best players.
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They Split up the Jays
The Rumors came true. The Jays time together in Boston has come to an end. This is absolutely devastating but Celtics basketball must go on and lets just cherish all the moments 7 has given us over the last decade. Time to focus on the future.
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Sox Talk Episode 31
The Red Sox go on a much need 5-2 homestand however, they find themselves right where they were in the standings before those 7 games. They have a season long 9 game road trip coming up and need to take advantage of these 9 games especially the Angels and Mets.
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Sox Talk Episode 30
The Red Sox show tremendous signs of life at Fenway. They pull off the 4-game sweep against the top of the league Yankees, and you almost get 2 no hitters from Sonny and Tolle the time is now or never for the 2026 Red Sox with the schedule we have coming up.
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Why the Patriots offense is better for AJB
In this episode will be a breakdown of multiple different factors coming into play that I think will better off AJ Brown. From comparing QB play, offensive coordinators and just straight up offensive stats comparing AJ Browns last year in Philly compared to Next year in New England.
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Organization doesn't believe in Mayer?
A quote came out today from Sean McAdam of MassLive of reports within the organization questioning Marcelo Mayer's mental and physical toughness.
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Sox Talk Episode 29
The Red Sox just lost 2 out of 3 games to the Rockies and they didn't just lose they embarrassed themselves defensively the bullpen was awful, and these poor starting pitchers put on a show for nothing.
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Celtics Miss out on Giannis
In this episode we will be breaking down the aftermath of Giannis getting traded to the Miami Heat and what it means for the Celtics heading into next season.
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Sox Talk Episode 28
The team continues to deliver and provide enough runs on the road and take 2 out of 3 in Seattle, further proving that this team is genuinely a Tale of Two teams.
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Sox Talk Episode 27
The 2026 Red Sox are just a non-competitive team, and they are on pace to win 27 games at home.
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Sox Talk Episode 26
After over 2 months in waiting the 2026 Red Sox have finally broken the ice and won a series at Fenway.
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Sox Talk Episode 25
This team has no direction and is the most confusing Red Sox team of my lifetime. The team has more talent than this I know they do we didn't lose enough pieces to have this bad of a drop off. The ownership within the Organization is a joke Henry Kennedy and Breslow have no idea what they are...
About this show
Three lifelong friends and Boston sports fans, these hosts grew up living and breathing everything New England - Sunday pats games, late night sox heartbreaks, a lot of banner seasons, and endless debates that never really end. Their podcast is built on decades of friendship, hot takes, real talk, and an unapologetic love for Boston sports. No filters, no bandwagon energy - just honest opinions from fans who have been there through the highs, the lows, and everything in between.
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