It is the day that makes us stop to remind us how great the national pastime. It is the heart of the baseball season. It is the Fourth of July. Courtney Finnicum joins Bradfo to reflect on why the holiday is so special for baseball fans, and how we should go about celebrating it. Courtney also offers another excellent ballpark view, this one involving Angel Stadium. There is also talk of margarita popsicles. It's a great way to revel in baseball and our nation's birthday.

Kaylee Kowalksi is back with another episode of 'Baseball Fans Aren't Boring', this time catching up with Jess Roeger, who just completed the quest of visiting all 30 MLB ballparks. It's a journey that is a dream come true for most baseball fans, and now a reality for Jess thanks to this 14-year quest that was just punctuated.

Every major league pitcher has his own journey and story. It's why listening to veteran Nationals starters Zack LIttell and Miles Mikolas is so valuable. Bradfo sits down with both pitchers to discuss some important elements of their existences. Contracts. Big league perspective. This new life with ABS. And how Japan can change a career. It's all there. There's education, information, and, of course, plenty of entertainment.

This time of year, the rumors are coming fast and furious. And don't think the players aren't taking notice. It's why it is up to executives like Craig Breslow to have the pulse of what is happening in the clubhouse. The Red Sox's chief baseball officer joins Bradfo to explain his approach toward keeping players up to date regarding what is happening leading up to the trade deadline.

Bradfo is back on WEEI, this time joining Adam Jones and Justin Turpin to talk about the tenuous position the Red Sox find themselves in heading toward the All-Star break. But, perhaps most importantly, there is the big announcement that there is officially going to be a 'Baseball Isn't Boring Night' at Fenway Park on Sept. 2, with Joe Kelly and the crew all in attendance. To get your special ticket go to: redsox.com/bib

With the All-Star Game less than two weeks away, it was a perfect time for the Play Tessie guys (Pat, Gordo and Sammy) to use their latest BIB Notes episode to identify which players who still have the opportunity to start in the Midsummer Classic actually deserve to be tipping their cap during player introductions in Philadelphia.

Bradfo is back on the radio as he joins The Gashouse Gang on KMOX 104.1 FM to discuss what he made of the Willson Contreras/Cade Cavalli dustup, where the Red Sox and Cardinals find themselves right now, Joe Kelly's adventures and more!

Bradfo catches up with Nationals Manager Blake Butera, who goes into detail about the impact Dustin Pedroia has made on him and all the other smaller players in the Massachusetts area