Baseball is back.

He doesn't want a super spreader out there in the middle of the field.

The season is different.

On the field, in the socially distant clubhouse and the empty stands. You guys wanted to do it, but wanting to do it for a month. There's a lot to talk about. Who are you kidding? Don't give me all that bull crap. And this is the place to do it. This is the baseball reporters with Tony Mass. Brought to you by Big Wye. Safety Insurance.

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Woodbridge wines, Gravely, Budweiser, and Jackson Lumber. Boston's home for sports. 985, The Sports Hub. Yeah, from the Town Fair Tire Studio, it is the baseball reporters here on 985, the Sports Hub, normally hosted by Tony Mazerati, but no Maz today. Summer's not over yet, so I'm still a lot of vacation and going on. So you have me, Big Jim Murray, ready to facilitate like you, you wouldn't believe tonight. I'm not going to lie. I'm shocked you're here, man. Yeah, I can understand that, McCarthy, but I'm ready to facilitate to you because you're a guy who actually does still care about the Boston Red Sox in 2020. Matt McCarthy, of course, hosts the hardcore baseball podcast. It's back. You can check it out at 985 of Sports Hub.com and on the 985, the Sports Hub app. Yeah, yeah, no, they gave me the option. Jimmy Stewart, of course, producing this show along with Billy Land in the back. He came up as soon as I walked in today and said, you know, McCarthy can do the baseball reporters tonight.

I'm like, well, wait a minute. I'm scheduled too. He's like, well, no, I went to corporate Jim Louth, assistant program director and said, well, no, I'm McCarthy can do it by himself. If Marty wants to go. I was like, oh, no, no, I'm a team player. The hell of it. I know this is the toughest time to do this show.

A Friday, a Friday no, no, I'm a team player. The hell of it. I know this is the toughest time to do this show.

A Friday, a Friday with, you know, a game that people certainly can't go to, obviously.

What would the hell times are living in during code?

I was like, no.

No, McCarthy and I get along like gangbusters.

And I actually have some thoughts on this team, believe it or not.

I really do. As we head towards the August 31st trade deadline, that's Monday for those who don't want to look at the calendar. And if this team actually does ever want to win me back, Matt, they will need to obviously put a better product on the field. And how does that happen? Well, by blowing it all up and trading just about everyone away. Outside of Zander Bogartz, Alex Verdugo, who, while young and we haven't seen much,

do like the kids moxie for the games that I have watched. It does seem like there is something there can understand why they would want him in the return for mooky bets. But other than that, blow it all up. You've got to get some pitching. You've got to get some prospects. And how, I ask you, as I get ready to facilitate here, Matt McCarthy, how does that happen?

How do you win someone like me back? prospects. And how, I ask you, as I get ready to facilitate here, Matt McCarthy, how does

that happen? How do you win someone like me back when you hang on to a player like Jackie

Bradley Jr.? Who stinks? The Red Sox called off last night's game, understandably so,

in solidarity, in case you didn't know, with Jackie Bradley Jr. It was supposed to be with the

Toronto Blue Jays in Buffalo. I know tough to still wrap your head around that. But they call it off to protest the police violence in solidarity with many of the other teams. Throughout Major League Baseball, professional sports, we know what's going on in this crazy world. And that's great. But then I see from John Tomasti of NBC Sports Boston, who I like John, nice guy.

Sometimes I read some of his stuff. It makes me crazy. This was one of these columns, Matt. His column is, can the Red Sox really trade Jackie Bradley Jr. in this time of social injustice? I didn't want to have to open it because I knew what the answer is. Yes, yes, they can. Yes, yes, that's the answer. Would you agree with that, Matt? 1,000% yes. Thank you. Well, if you haven't read the column, the gist of it is, as you would imagine,

you can't trade Jackie Bradley Jr. because he's the only African-American

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