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Beyond the Monster

Presented by Beyond the Monster and ranked the #1 baseball podcast in the Bahamas by Chartible.
A truly epic Red Sox podcast!
Starring
Ed Hand
Ryan Brady
Justin Gonzalez
Micah "Ballpark Buzz" Storms
Owen Brown

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Yesterday · 33 min
Jake Bauers
The Red Sox have signed Jake Bauers to a 4 year 58 million dollar contract. Justin and Buzz react and discuss what might be next, as the lockout looms.
November 5 · 1 hr 17 min
Episode 220: Filling Holes
Justin and Buzz discuss: Free agency as a whole for baseball Landscape of an impending lockout What the Red Sox biggest holes are and how they should address them Randy Arozarena? Seiya Suzuki? Kris Bryant? Who would be on the Red Sox radar to replace Sonny Gray Any interest in the NPB players?
October 27 · 59 min
Episode 219: Looking Ahead (And Behind)
Justin and Buzz are back for a debriefing of the 2026 season! How the Red Sox would have actually lined up vs these Postseason teams Retaining players and their postseason stats Acuna? Elly? Sox need a big swing, but is it too unrealistic? End of season presser quotes Retaining staff (except for Epperson) Is Breslow ready to navigate his toughest offseason yet? Listen now!!
October 13 · 1 hr 9 min
Episode 218: Alien Autopsy
Brady and Ed perform an autopsy on the 2026 Boston Red Sox and begin a long season of offseason of speculation.
October 2 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 217: Embarrassment
The 2026 Red Sox season is officially over as Buzz and Justin break down the horrid Wild Card series vs the Yankees. -Tale of 2 offenses -Team construction -Willson, Sonny quotes -Roman's injury and early exit -The pursuit of bat speed, and it's negatives -The Cubs also sucked lol
September 28 · 1 hr 12 min
Episode 216: Wild Card Special
Buzz and Justin talk about the upcoming Wild Card series vs the New York Yankees Keys to winning the series Health status of Willson, Houck, Crochet, others Comparing rosters Projecting lineups Tolle game 1? Health statuses of Judge, Stanton
September 23 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 215: Fall Training
Justin and Buzz discuss September turning into fall's version of Spring Training. They also discuss: Chad Tracy and Craig Breslow extensions Celebrating postseason berths Crochet, Houck and Oviedo competing for a postseason spot Worried about a bad September?
September 22 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 213: Playoff Bound
The Red Sox clinch a wild card birth and a rematch of last year's postseason duel against the Yankees. Brady and Ed discuss!
September 15 · 58 min
Episode 212: Sizing Up the Opposition
Ed and Brady are already looking at what will likely be the second straight year with a wild card series between the Red Sox and Yankees. They also sing Chad Tracy's praises.
September 10 · 1 hr 20 min
Episode 212: Moving On To KC
Justin and Buzz discuss the differences between how the Red Sox looked vs the Orioles and how they looked vs the Angels. Reid Detmers is nasty, Roman Anthony looks great. How concerned they are for Jake Bennett and Eli White? Why these September games mean less than a lot of fans think they should. Kristian Campbell hits the IL and most likely ends his minor league season. They also preview the upcoming Royals series.
September 3 · 1 hr 24 min
Episode 211: The Big Rest
Justin and Buzz discuss this tough stretch of baseball between the Yankees and Mariners series'. They give differing takes on the Will Flemming commentary from the Yankees series. The Red Sox pitching depth is extremely shallow, and how concerned they are in regards to one more month of meaningful baseball. Roman/Story are back, how they've been able to contribute instantly. Current injury updates with Slaten, Willson, Guerrero and Adley. Lastly, they look ahead to an important Orioles series that may have major implications in the Wild Card standings.
August 28 · 1 hr 21 min
Episode 210: The Biggest Series of Their Lives (NYY)
Buzz and Justin talk about the impending return of Roman Anthony, Trevor Story, and IKF; who goes down in their place, and if one of them is even worthy of coming up yet? Gasper has a monster series vs the Miami Marlins as the Sox take 2 of 3 from the Fish. Whitlock returning and what it means to have your setup man back in the fold. Concern levels for Yoshida, Adley's injuries. They thought about Eugenio Suarez for a couple seconds. The episode ends discussing the Yankees 4 game series and how it's going to be the biggest series of the 2026 season.
August 26 · 1 hr 32 min
Episode 209: Ball Talk
Just an hour and a half of ball talk between Ed and Brady. What's not to love?
August 21 · 1 hr 26 min
Episode 208: Gasper Apology Session
Justin and Buzz review the series win vs the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the birth of a legend (Mickey Gasper). The absence of Garrett Whitlock and Justin Slaten was definitely felt in game 3. They discuss the bullpen situation going forward. Justin Gonzales getting promoted to AA at 19 years old and how he can be one of the best right handed hitters the Red Sox have ever developed. They also talk about Roman's return to baseball, Willson Contreras and a fan in the stands, and the emergence of Adley Rutschman.
August 14 · 1 hr 30 min
Episode 207: Happy Flight
Buzz and Justin discuss the Blue Jays series, injury updates on Whitlock, Roman and Crochet, and roster moves for when they come back. We also talk about Franklin Arias and how he would fit on this team and when we think he comes up. We talk about the doomers coming back out from under their rock after a 5 game skid but why it’s not time to freak out yet. We finish with talking about Adley and the series preview vs the Pirates
August 10 · 1 hr 38 min
Episode 206: How John Henry Got His Groove Back
Brady and Ed don't get too down about a series loss to the A's, instead talking about the state of the team overall.
August 7 · 47 min
Episode 205: Tim Healey
Ed talks with Globe reporter Tim Healey about his background within the journalism industry, what started the Boston Red Sox amazing run over the past six weeks, the trade deadline, the potential upcoming lockout, and much, much more!
August 3 · 1 hr 40 min
Episode 204: 24 Hours to the Trade Deadline
Brady and Ed go over the 40-man roster and try to pinpoint exactly where the team should target.
July 27 · 1 hr 31 min
Episode 202: The Tracy Turnaround
SORRY FOR THE DELAY ON THIS ONE, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES Buzz and Justin go over the 15-game winning streak that was, the series against the Orioles, and what comes next.
July 20 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 201: Thirteen Straight
Brady returns from Hawaii and immediately goes into the historic streak the 2026 Red Sox are on with a temporally cycloptic Ed.

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