Boston Red Sox, a competitive and tough season - What's next we ask John Vampatella

Author, John Vampatella visits to talk about what is happening
with the Boston Red Sox.
We take a close look at the players, trades and mindset of the
team & the fans.


Red Sox pitcher, Michael Wacha returns to the mound

Aaron Judge strikes out 3X between Wacha & Whitlock

What is Aaron Judge worth, would the Red Sox pick him up

How is Aunt Irene taking the Yankees losing streak?

Giancarlo Stanton, Matt Carpenter, and DJ LeMahieu what their
loss means to the Yankees

Baltimore Orioles are competing again – only 1.5 games out of
the MLB Wild Card

Rougned Odor fiery fellow with Pete Fairbanks

John sees parallel between how Astros & Orioles strategy
in building a strong team

Being bad can help you build an inexpensive team through the
draft

Chaim Bloom knows Boston needs to build a strong farm system
while still staying competitive

Please be patient Red Sox fans 

Christian Vasquez sent to Astros, Tommy Pham joins Boston

Pedro Martinez and headache criticism of the Red Sox and
their bullpen

Vasquez will be a Free Agent by the end of the year – long
term strategy may bring him back

Jackie Bradley Junior, one of the best defensive Center
Fielders in the game – but not a huge loss

Rafael Devers, 25 years old, will Red Sox back up the Brinks’
truck for him 

Juan Soto trade with Padres

Chris Sale bike fall unfortunate – take the rest of the year
off – low mileage on the arm

Red Sox have a chance to get back into the Wild Card
Race 

Paxton may be coming back and making a difference

Chaim asks who has the Chris Sale voodoo doll

Schadenfreude with the Yankees

Ring Worm kills 80 games for Fernando Tatis Jr  –
questionable meds – 80 game suspension 

Padres not compassionate to Tatis Jr's plight  

Wander Franco lost $650,000 in jewelry left in his car

Mentoring needed for younger players

Nature of some young players thinking they are invincible

Doc Gooden & Darryl Strawberry stories on young players
who face challenges & addictions

UConn Sports Ministry – Working with young athletes to
provide guidance on life’s challenges

Life of a student athlete can be like living in a pressure
cooker.

Teams should have a vested interest in keeping a player clean
and on track

New England Sports fans can look forward to Football Season

Will there be 4 AL teams in the MLB playoffs



Thanks again to Boston Red Sox fan & Author, John Vampatella
for visiting BaseballBiz and sharing his thoughts on the
team.

John Vampatella's book "The Forgotten Game: Game 5 2004 ALCS
Yankees at Red Sox" can be found on Amazon.com. John is on
Twitter @JohnVampatella


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