Starkville | Red Sox CBO Chaim Bloom on Boston's great start, bringing back Alex Cora and majoring in Latin Classics

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). Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Subscribe to The Athletic for just $1 per month at theathletic.com/baseballshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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