Sully Baseball

I have been a Red Sox fan my whole life. Could I ever drop the Sox? Well, probably not but there are a few scenarios where that could happen.

As a bunch of managerial opportunities will inevitably open up this off season, maybe teams will move away from the "previous experience not required" mentality we've seen over the last few years.

Santiago Casilla is NOT an automatic closer. STOP TREATING HIM LIKE HE IS ONE! This not a small sample size anymore!

SUNDAY REQUEST - @billdarner knows that I hate head hunting in baseball. But how does that apply to legendary Hall of Fame head hunters like Bob Gibson and Don Drysdale?

Evidently the Dodgers and Brewers were discussing a Ryan Braun for Yasiel Puig swap. Why didn't that happen? It would have been great for both sides!

Are the Yankees contenders? Are the Giants falling apart? It is September and this is the month where immortality and obscurity can be separated by a 3 game series.

Some teams that are in a playoff spot on September 1 fail to make the post season. Some teams that are on the outside of the playoff picture looking in on September 1 finish the season with a pennant or World Series title. Who will be those teams this year?

Watch carefully. Manny Machado and Jose Altuve (along with Mike Trout and Bryce Harper) have gotten headstarts on legendary careers.

We lost the great Gene Wilder and his career for some reason reminded me of Lou Gehrig.

The White Sox want to change the name of their park to Guaranteed Rate Field. My issue is not with the name but the stadium itself.

SUNDAY REQUEST - Listeners @MB9283 and @EWOKinLA think my method of picking Who Owns Baseball might be flawed. I explain the process and a little bit of my mindset

The Dodgers seem obsessed with getting EVERYONE from the 2008 Phillies... except Cole Hamels.

Giants pitcher Matt Moore almost threw a no hitter, and my dad and I watched the game together.

On a beautiful sunny day, I took my kids to an A's-Cubs game. And I am going to take you along too.

Believe it or not, the Angels have one of the oldest stadiums in baseball. And maybe they will find reason to leave Anaheim behind them.

For episode 1,400, superfan @cu8sfan (Cubs Fan With An 8) wonders what career that was cut short would be fun to see played out to its natural conclusion in an alternate reality. I oblige but warn of the perils of projecting.

I am beginning to appreciate the merits of the combined no hitter. And I wonder if there will be more with bullpen specializations.

It is the SUNDAY REQUEST. @Julie_Stone wants my take on Curt Schilling and his political ambitions. I hope they clash with Bill Lee's political dreams!

Tiny changes in people's lives could have altered the entire view of what we call reality. Naturally that concept reminded me of Pete Rose and Benedict Arnold.

Spaceman, the Bill Lee biopic starring Josh Duhamel (and, for one scene, your pal Sully)is opening today. I brought writer/director/producer Brett Rapkin onto the show to chat about it.