Jayson and Doug are ready to throw out some unwritten rules and maybe some written ones too! They discuss Yermin Mercedes' 3-0 crush (2:00) and Doug's hatred for the first base line (1:10:40). Plus Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom visits Starkville to talk (12:07)...
-The Red Sox hot start and surprising starting pitching
-The challenging start to his tenure in Boston
-Bringing back Alex Cora this year
-Looking back on trading Mookie
-Majoring in Latin Classics
-Choosing Kevin Cash over Doug for Rays manager job
-Making up for the Red Sox organization's history of racism
That and more, plus listener trivia with @aspiegler11 (1:03:10).

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