Theo Epstein

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1,523 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 17 Jul

Theo Epstein’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 1 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 1.

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Why do we think that was a good idea?

We're ready to talk about it.

Kyle is going for it here.

You fully improvised not just words, but a song, a melody.

We needed a leader on the pitching staff.

We needed someone who'd won before.

We needed some grit and some toughness.

He brought the resume.

And you bring in Lester and Lackey, and now your young guys are going to get toughened up.

You're going to get toughened up in a hurry.

These days, there's not as much of the veteran toughness, toughening up the young players and the babies.

But back then,

the veteran players weren't afraid to like tell the young guys, yes, be yourself.

But like, this is the standard we're holding you to.

And like, this is how you win.

And you guys, you know, the guys who we brought in who'd won like Lester and Lackey and you, like they, they weren't shy.

And that really helped take the culture.

He signed at Buff City.

And you just kept drinking your beer going two for five.

It answered the question of how many beers I need to have to give David Ross a multi-year contract.

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