Matt McCarthy and Tyler Milliken break down the ALCS and the Red Sox chances to win the pennant. Did Alex Cora mismanage Game 1? What will Chris Sale's availability be for the rest of this series? Do the Red Sox have the pitching advantage over the Astros? Plus, McCarthy and Milliken take a look at the NLCS and examine if the Braves have a chance to upset the Dodgers.

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Hardcore Baseball: Red Sox push for the pennant

Tyler Milliken, filling in for Matt McCarthy, breaks down the first two games of Red Sox-Rays and previews the rest of the series.

Hardcore Baseball: The Milliken Takeover / Red Sox-Rays ALDS

Matt McCarthy previews the American League Wild Card game in a mini-episode of Hardcore Baseball. He looks at pitching matchup and discusses what the J.D. Martinez injury means for the Red Sox.

Hardcore Baseball: Red Sox-Yankees Wild Card Preview

Matt McCarthy and Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald preview the final week of the baseball season. They discuss how the schedule positions the Red Sox to make the Wild Card game, what the consequences should be if they fail to get a spot, and whether the Yankees or the Blue Jays would be a better matchup in the one-game playoff. 

Hardcore Baseball: Red Sox playoff fate hangs in the balance

Tyler Milliken returns to Hardcore Baseball to discuss the American League wild card race, the impact of Bobby Dalbec and Kyle Schwarber, and the tough decisions Alex Cora would face in a one-game playoff. 

Hardcore Baseball: Red Sox push for Wild Card spot

Amid a COVID outbreak and following a tough August, the Red Sox have opened September on a winning streak. Bill Koch of the Providence Journal joins Matt McCarthy to discuss this mini-turnaround, the impact of Kyle Schwarber and Chris Sale, whether the Red Sox will hold on for one of the wild card spots, and what a wild card game in Yankee Stadium would look like.

Hardcore Baseball: Have the Red Sox turned it around?

Tim McKone returns to Hardcore Baseball to discuss the Red Sox struggles since the deadline. Are they done? Plus, examining ownership's role in the collapse, Chaim Bloom's ability to build rosters, and how Kyle Schwarber's inability to play the field is hurting the Red Sox. 

Hardcore Baseball: Are the Red Sox done?

Matt McCarthy is joined by Tom McCarthy, better known as Tom in Quincy, to break down the Red Sox struggles after the trading deadline. 

Hardcore Baseball: Sox struggle after the deadline

The trading deadline has come and gone, and the Red Sox were nowhere near as aggressive as the other contenders in the American League. Tyler Milliken joins Matt McCarthy to explain why even he is critical of Chaim Bloom's approach (2:30). McCarthy and Milliken also discuss the role the luxury tax played in the Red Sox thought process (5:10), the Kyle Schwarber addition (15:00), Jarren Duran's struggles (18:25), how Red Sox players might feel about the front office (24:40), Aldo Ramirez (30:30), Anthony Rizzo (33:50), and takeaways from a busy deadline around the league (39:00)    

Hardcore Baseball: Red Sox disappoint at deadline

Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald and the Locked On Red Sox podcast joins Matt McCarthy to preview the MLB trade deadline. Will the Red Sox be aggressive and what is their biggest need? McCarthy and Mastrodonato discuss Anthony Rizzo, Max Scherzer, Whit Merrifield, Jose Berrios, Trea Turner, and more. Are the Nationals about to sell everything off? Are the Rays done? And should the Yankees really be buyers at the deadline? 

Hardcore Baseball: Trade deadline preview

Matt McCarthy and Tyler Milliken break down the 2021 MLB Draft and what it all means for the Red Sox with the 4th overall pick. Will Jack Leiter fall to the Sox? Plus: Projecting the picks ahead of the Red Sox (12:00) Marcelo Meyer and Jordan Lawlar (17:00) Henry Davis (21:00) Kumar Rocker (30:00) Will the Sox go underslot at 4? (33:50) Predictions (37:50)

Hardcore Baseball: MLB Draft Preview

Alex Barth of 98.5TheSportsHub.com joins Matt McCarthy to react to the last week of Red Sox baseball and what is to come for the Sox with the trading deadline and the MLB Draft. They also reflect on Dustin Pedroia’s career and discuss whether Pedroia should have his number retired or should be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hardcore Baseball: Sox bounce back against Yankees, Deadline and Draft preview,

Bob Socci, the voice of the New England Patriots, returns to Hardcore Baseball to discuss baseball's adhesives scandal, the spectacular Jacob deGrom, and his time broadcasting for the Pawtucket Red Sox.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hardcore Baseball: Bob Socci talks adhesives and Jacob deGrom

Ian Cundall of SoxProspects.com joins Matt McCarthy to break down the final three prospects the Red Sox received to complete the Andrew Benintendi trade (2:45). Ian  also previews next month's MLB Draft (20:25) and gives an update on Triston Casas, Jarren Duran, and Jeter Downs (29:35) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hardcore Baseball: Benintendi trade completed, MLB Draft preview, Casas/Duran update

On this week's episode of Hardcore Baseball, Matt McCarthy welcomes Nick Karski of ESPN Radio Ithaca to find out what's wrong with the Yankees (3:10). McCarthy and Karski also react to the Sports Illustrated story detailing the widespread use of illegal substances by pitchers and how that has led to historically bad offense in baseball (22:25). They discuss what the sport needs to do to address the problem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hardcore Baseball: Red Sox-Yankees, SI story blows cover off baseball doctoring schemes

Hosted by The Sports Hub's Matt McCarthy, Hardcore Baseball is an in-depth, informative look into the Red Sox and the wider sport of baseball.

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