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Hello and welcome.

It's our number four, our number four of our radio program. you're going to go thumbs up or thumbs down on Chris Sales, Boston Red Sox being a legit contender.

Now, they have the top record in the American League.

You say, obviously they are, but not many people thinking of the Red Sox as that type

of team that they're playing above their skis. We take a look at the Red Sox as that type of team that they're playing above their skis.

We take a look at the Red Sox.

Do we believe them or not believe in them?

That and more.

It's coming your way right now, including the Coop Scoop on Entertainment and Balderdash here in our number four.

Smooth sailing, at least so far.

Welcome in the beginning of another hour, the Ben Mather Show.

We are in the air everywhere as we race through coast to coast, border to border, and beyond on the vast and powerful microphones of FSR emanating life from inside the theater.

The theater of the mind, the Fox Sports Radio Studios, Hope All is well.

We're back at it again this hour. Our lead coming from

baseball. And while the top surprise of 2021 is the San Francisco Giants, who were supposed to be a

middling team, and they have had one of the better records in baseball all season long. Not

far behind them are the Red Sox in the American League.

Boston was expected to be a team that was average, another middle of the pack type team.

But they are on pace for over 100 wins.

They've won seven straight, beat up on the Royals again.

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