Red Sox Depth Chart Woes

With the news of Triston Casas’ patellar tendon rupture and Romy González currently sitting out due to a collision at first base, the hole in the Red Sox’s depth chart at first base is starting to worry many people. While Casas doesn’t have the Gold Glove that his infield counterpart, Trevor Story, does the season-ending… read more

Sox Populi Podcast 191 — Checking in with Sharing Sox, our original podcast!

Continuing our 600th podcast celebration, Brett Ballantini had the Sharing Sox duo of Leigh and Will Allan on, for the very first time together, the mothership. We attempted to make zero references to the 2025 White Sox, but failed. Still, this is mostly contemporary White Sox-free.

Rockies swept in doubleheader, lose second game 11-1

The Colorado Rockies endured a tough day at Coors Field, dropping both games of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, May 8, 2025. After a 10-2 loss in the opener, the Rockies fell 11-1 in the second game. The Tigers’ offense erupted, and rookie pitcher Keider Montero delivered an impressive performance. Montero pitched… read more

Rockies drop Game 1 of doubleheader 10-2

In Game 1 of today’s doubleheader at Coors Field, the Detroit Tigers dominated the Colorado Rockies with a 10–2 victory, extending the Rockies’ losing streak to five games. The Tigers wasted no time, scoring nine runs in the first three innings. Andy Ibáñez’s RBI double and Spencer Torkelson’s RBI single in the first inning set… read more

Bats Come Alive for Red Sox to take Series Against Rangers

Oh, this felt good and was good to see. After a full week of the Red Sox blowing games and losing games they should’ve won, taking a series against the Rangers was huge. After losing the first game convincingly, the Red Sox rallied the final two games and were able to take the series. Plenty… read more

Eight Is Enough: Cleveland Guardians Demolish Washington Bullpen Again to Win Series

When you’re facing the worst bullpen in baseball, you always have a chance. The Cleveland Guardians scored eight times in the sixth inning to beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 on Wednesday. Cleveland had a tough time with Michael Siroka in the first five innings, who surrendered only two hits. But complete games are rare these… read more

Sox Populi Podcast 190 — 600 episodes!

To commemorate the 600th Sox Populi Podcast, we had podcasting mainstays Chrystal O’Keefe (Visiting Dugout, Soxy Chicks, Estrogen Power Hour, et. al), Joe Resis (Sox Pop on the Farm) and Melissa Sage-Bollenbach (Ladies’ Night) on to discuss the past four-five years of podcasting at Sox Populi and South Side Sox.

FLASHBACK: Kerry Wood Struck Out 20 Astros

Kerry Wood. This man is, without question, one of the most well-known pitchers in the history of the Chicago Cubs. He was a staple for this organization in the late ’90s, and throughout the 2000s; pitching alongside the likes of Mark Prior, Greg Maddux, and even Carlos Zambrano. He is “Cubs’ Royalty” of sorts, and… read more

McMahon comes shy of cycle as Rockies fall in extras 8-6 to Detroit

The Colorado Rockies suffered a tough 8–6 extra-inning loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night at Coors Field, despite strong offensive performances from Ryan McMahon and Michael Toglia. The game extended to 10 innings, with the Tigers breaking a 6–6 tie in the top of the 10th to secure the win. The Rockies started… read more

Should The Chicago Cubs Bring Up Cade Horton?

The city of Chicago has been waiting to hear the name “Cade Horton” in the majors for some time now, and after looking at the ‘rumor mill’ surrounding the stud righty…..it looks like that moment may be rapidly approaching. It looks like the 23-year old from Oklahoma could be making his debut sooner rather than… read more

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