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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