Brian recaps the Red Sox’s sweep of the O’s, Aroldis Chapman’s dominance, some late-inning dramatic wins, and some great starts from Brayan Bello and Lucas Giolito. He then makes his picks for the upcoming slate of college football games (0:45). Then, Brian chats with MassLive’s Chris Mason about the reasons to be hopeful and also worried about the upcoming Patriots season and whether they will be good enough to make the playoffs (41:30). Brian and Jamie end with some final thoughts on NCAA football (1:22:40).

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Host: Brian Barrett

Guest: Chris Mason

Producer: Jamie McClellan

Additional Production Supervision: Steve Ceruti

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