Episodes

  • September swoon or surge
    Sep 2 2024

    This week, Addy, Drew, and Barry discuss the disappointing past week, having lost both series against teams below them in the wildcard standings. Additionally, they highlight the outstanding work by Emma Tiedemann and Rylee Pay behind the mic during Monday's second game.

    The conversation then shifts to free agency and the September expanded roster. Will Rich Hill make the cut for his 45th birthday and the 2025 season?

    Finally, the team wraps up with a quick chat about the Babe Ruth auction and then discusses what famous baseball merchandise they would like to own if they had a bottomless budget.


    Recorded Sunday night 1st September, after completing our series against the Tigers.

    As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts about the episode on social media (@ukredsoxfans on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)!

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    40 mins
  • Ask for a pony, settle for a hamster
    Aug 26 2024

    This week Addy, Drew and Sam are joined by first time guest James. They discuss the week that's been, including a surprising series win against the Astros and disappointing sweep against the Diamondbacks. They also discuss the exciting games lined up on Bank Holiday Monday.


    The team then move onto the topic of mental health in sports, and also in our own lives, specifically talking about Andy's Man's Club charity, which James supports.


    Finally, the team finish off with a quick chat about the Pfister hotel and it's rumoured hauntings, and then some other strange baseball superstitions.


    Recorded Sunday night 25th August, after completing our series against the Diamondbacks.

    As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts about the episode on social media (@ukredsoxfans on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)!

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    47 mins
  • F is for Flyout ...
    Aug 19 2024

    In this week’s episode Addy, Drew and Barry discuss the series against the Rangers and Orioles.

    We chat about the incident and suspension of Jaren Duran and the team’s opinions around the situation.

    We welcome Liam Hendriks back as he starts his rehab assignment in Worcester and we celebrate the return of the man, the myth, the legend … Rich Hill, on his 8th free agency signing with the Red Sox.

    And in our usual fun topic we chat about the Players Weekend and the creative aspects of the weekend.


    Recorded Sunday night 18th August, after completing our series against the Orioles.

    As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts about the episode on social media (@ukredsoxfans on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)!

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    28 mins
  • The only way is up?
    Aug 12 2024

    In this week’s episode the group discusses the recent series against the Royals and Astros, highlighting the pitching problems and how the bats have gone cold. The team's performance has been inconsistent, leading to concerns about their chances of making the playoffs.

    The role of managers in the team's success or failure was a hot topic in relation to the recent sacking of the White Sox manager. The group debates how much influence a manager has on the outcome of games and the reasoning behind sacking the manager at this stage in the season.

    To lighten the mood, the group shares their favourite baseball movies and TV shows. They reminisce about memorable scenes and discussed how these films and shows capture the essence of the sport.


    Recorded Sunday night 11th August, after completing our series against the Astros.

    As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts about the episode on social media (@ukredsoxfans on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)!

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    36 mins
  • Tricks of the trade!
    Aug 5 2024

    In this week's episode of Beantown Brits; Addy, Barry & Drew review the trade deadline and what it means for this Red Sox team.

    We discuss the series against the Mariners and Rangers and some of the talking points of those games.

    As we are looking at welcoming back a number of players from the IL, we talk about what impact these players can have on the chase for a wildcard spot and even the playoffs.

    Lastly we each come up with a former Red Sox player we would like to see return to the club as a coach.

    Recorded morning of 5th August, after completing our series against the Rangers.

    As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts about the episode on social media (@ukredsoxfans on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)!

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    37 mins
  • Rocky Road ...
    Jul 29 2024

    This week we finally have a full house as Addy, Sam, Drew & Barry discuss this week's series against the Rockies and Yankees and look ahead to the series against the Mariners and Rangers.

    We touch on the upcoming trade deadline, trades already made and the extension of Alex Cora.

    Our usual fun topic to end the episode this week has the team coming up with a name for a team, should their town/city get a professional baseball team.


    Recorded morning of 29th July, after completing our series against the Yankees.

    As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts about the episode on social media (@ukredsoxfans on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠)!

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    33 mins
  • Can you believe it?
    Jul 22 2024

    In this weeks episode of Beantown Brits, Addy has to take a break due to being unwell, so the boys are taking over as Sam, Drew and Barry discuss the All Star Game and the current series against the LA Dodgers.

    They discuss the upcoming second half of the season and the tough schedule the Red Sox have.

    We honour a Sox legend in the booth getting inducted in to the Hall of Fame and have a brief chat about the freshly released 2025 schedule.

    Finally we discuss on which person is synonymous with the Red Sox for us personally and why.


    Recorded evening of 21sr July, before completing our series against the Dodgers.

    As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts about the episode on social media (@ukredsoxfans on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠)!

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    35 mins
  • Objects in rear view are closer than they appear!
    Jul 15 2024

    As Drew takes the night off to watch England in the Euro 2024 final, Sam subs back in and together with Addy and Barry discusses the series against Oakland and KC. We look at the good and the bad in both series, the upcoming All Star Break and the All Star Game itself.

    We also have a chat about the Cora contract situation and how we feel about it.

    Pod favourite "would you rather" is brought back again by Addy after the fun we had with this section last time.

    Lastly we update our listeners on the upcoming meetup on the 28th of July, that due to ESPN changing the start time of the game, will still go ahead but no longer be a Red Sox v Yankees game to watch.


    Recorded evening of 14th July, after completing our series against the Royals at Fenway Park.

    As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts about the episode on social media (@ukredsoxfans on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠)!

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    36 mins