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FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports
What began as a podcast about the Red Sox and Yankees has become so much more. Whether it's focused on the legendary Sox-Yanks rivalry, Sabermetrics or sobriety, Brian Shactman and John Senecal elevate the conversation. These two SuperFans -- one Boston, one New York -- have been in the stands or press box for some of sports' greatest moments, and their perspective will give you plenty to think and talk about. Facebook: @FANBASEpodcastTwitter: @PodcastFanbase
Episodes
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#22: Our Favorite & Least Favorite Part One: YANKEES
With so much history, tradition & championships it's hard to pick just 3 favorite players. So we picked our 3 favorite and least favorite Yankees of all time…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports# 21: New Year. New Look. New Sound...
We've made it thru 2020 and MLB is poised to play a full season in 2021. Yankees fans are high on DJ but more work needs to be done. We talk playing games at…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#20: Year in the Rearview
Let's be honest 2020 is a year that basically everyone would like to forget. In Episode 20 we look back at this past year, how we started and some memorable…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#19: Happier Holidays
It's the most wonderful time of the year! There is new hope with the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccines, but will it be in time to save the start of the 2021…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#18: Thanksgiving
No matter what team you root for we can all agree on one thing...Turkey on Thanksgiving. What we are thankful for this year and some talking baseball in the…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#17: The 2020 OFF Season
A shortened regular season gives way to an interesting OFF Season. The Red Sox have already made waves bringing back Cora and they could use a marquee free…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#16: World Series Throw Back
We revisit the stories that made the World Series memorable to us over the years. A private jet to Game 6 of the 2013 WS. A roommate just burned what in 1996?…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#15: Rico Brogna: Part Two
Sometimes, a choice in life can determine so much. For Rico Brogna, ever the ideal teammate, one choice brought him from a low point to, perhaps, a career high…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#14: Rico Brogna: Part One
What's it like to be a first round pick? How about being a rookie backing up Cecil Fielder? That was Rico Brogna. A high school legend, he passed up being a…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#13: THE BOMBERS ARE BACK!
The Yankees are back in business and the Sox still stink. The rivalry may be flat this year, but baseball never disappoints. Why the MLB strike zone has…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#12: NOT THE NEW NORMAL?!
After the trade deadline, we KNOW the Red Sox have given up, but why didn't the Yankees do anything? And why was JBJ untouchable? It goes beyond baseball. That…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#11: The Rain Delay...
It's the final game of a 4 game series between the Yankees & Red Sox and the rain starts to fall. What do you do with an 1 hour & 23 minute rain delay? You…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#10: IF YOU'RE NOT FIRST, YOU'RE LAST
Red Sox-Yankees are up for a 4 game set, and it's first place against last. The TBD Sox pitchers will square off against the Bombers (and Not Very Scary Gary…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#9: The Gerry Brooks File
Millennials? Gen X? If you want to know what Red Sox-Yankees REALLY means, you need to go back. Way back. We sit down with Connecticut broadcasting legend…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#8: Going Down In Flames
The Yankees & AAA caliber Red Sox are scheduled for their first series of the season, but COVID-19 is tossing a wrench in the works. The Marlins are in the…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports# 7: The Rest
Everyone just assumes the Sox closed out the 2004 ALCS with ease after Game 4. They remember a Game 7 romp. But Games 5 and 6 would be considered pretty…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#4: The Dickerson File Part Two
As a coach, Bobby Dickerson has been on the field at Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium many times. His thoughts on the rivalry, being on the field for Derek…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#3: The Dickerson File Part One
San Diego Padres Bench Coach Bobby Dickerson has been in pro ball for more than 30 years -- many of them in the Yankees system. Even though he never made the…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#1.5: THE BASEBALL EMERGENCY
The best way to save baseball might be to cancel the season? Yes-if done the right way. Brian Shactman and John Senecal break down the embarrassment of Major…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#6: What Just Happened?
How much had Red Sox Nation given up hope going into Game 4 of the ALCS down 3-0? They couldn't even fill Fenway Park to capacity. Think about it. Even if…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#5: The Pain Continues
After the devastation of 2003 and yet another second-place finish to New York, losing the first three games of the 2004 ALCS truly left fans (with select…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#2: Aaron Bleepin' Boone
Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series solidified the sense that Red Sox Nation was destined to lose and certainly destined to remain in the…
FANBASE: A Deep Dive Into the Greatest Rivalry in Sports#1: How It All Began
The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry was odd. They had almost no playoff history together. Just the history of Babe Ruth and decades of Boston looking up at the Yankees…