The Pesky Pole Podcast

• We recap the horrible weekend for the Red Sox. 
• Explain why the pandemic season could benefit Alex Verdugo.
• Mookie or Nomar? We compare the two former Red Sox legends and share stats and stories from Nomar's historic 2000 season.
• Is JBJ primed for a big season? One person thinks so and even compared him to Mo Vaughn...what?

Jeff Frye played in the major leagues for almost ten years and hit .290.  He was acquired by the Red Sox in June of the 1996 season and helped lead the Red Sox to a remarkable turnaround where they almost made the playoffs. He would end up playing four seasons with the Red Sox.

In our interview Jeff goes into detail about how he ended up in Boston and how his beef with Dan Duquette led to his departure from Boston. Jeff shares stories about being drafted, his first MLB game and facing guys like Roger Clemens.

Nick Francona is more than just the grandson of Tito and the son of Terry. He calls in to talk about his life growing up in a family where baseball was the family business. We talk about Gabe Kapler and Alex Verdugo and what Theo Epstein said to him when the Red Sox drafted him in the summer of 2004.

We re-launch The Pesky Pole Podcast with stories of when, how and why Red Sox fans became Red Sox fans. We also have an announcement on a future guest. We even give a shout out to a Yankee podcaster.