Caleb Wilson Fever, 2020 NBA Redraftables, and the ‘Odyssey’ MVP Rankings With Joe House, J. Kyle Mann, and Jason Concepcion

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I have no Red Sox on this episode because they won 15 straight. As I'm taping this intro, it's afternoon, Wednesday, they had a double header today, they won one. This is one of the craziest Red Sox experiences in the history of the franchise. The team is dead. The day I had my colonoscopy, the day Jalen Brown got traded, the Red Sox lost that day. They're 37 and 48 It was my least favorite Red Sox season we've ever, probably ever had in my lifetime. There was not a single thing to like. Guy's getting hurt. Roman Anthony was supposed to be the next Ted Williams. He's out. Crochet got hurt. Trevor Story, I think, was the most expensive of the team. He's hurt.
Things just flipped over the last three weeks. It's been incredible to watch. I think I'll do something in the last segment on Sunday about it with my dad or my friend Hanch or somebody, but it's been so much fun to watch. My favorite guy, Wilson Contreras, comes in and is carrying himself. He's the new guy, comes in in April, and has this intensity in him, and it doesn't fit in with the rest of the team. They have a bunch. The team's a mess. We can't hit lefties, Roman Anthony, and Marcella Meyer. They're supposed to be the young guys that come up, and they're doing nothing.
He has this intensity, and he's around, and it almost seemed like he was on the wrong team for two months. Then they sweep the Yankees. There's this stuff that happens with the Nationals, where he gets kicked out of two games in a row, and something flipped, and he's at the center of all of it.
He's my favorite Red Sox player probably since they traded Mookie, because he's just a maniac. Needless to say, the Boston fans love him. He's like, somebody hits a big home run, he's out of the dugout, he's the first guy, he's doing these. I really feel like he's transformed the team watching them. So anyway, that's been great, and I'm glad the Red Sox are good, because there's no sports coming on. That's why for this podcast, you know it's July 22nd, we're doing a redraft of the 2020 NBA draft with Kyle Mann and Joe House, after we talk a little Summer League. I haven't done a redraft in a while, but we're going to do that. Then Jason Concepcion came on. I have a big thing about The Odyssey. I'm going to unleash my MVP ballot for The Odyssey because I've now seen it twice. So if you haven't seen it yet, no problem if you want to listen to the redraft and then pop out. If you have seen The Odyssey, I would highly encourage you to listen to that part with me and Jason. So that is the podcast. We're going to take a break. Pearl Jam and then Joe House and Kyle Mann. This episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast is presented by PayPal. You know a clutch move and you see one, a no look pass, a buzzer beater, a big steal. Well, imagine if your wallet could pull off moves like that. That, my friends, is PayPal. Right now you can find offers from hundreds of brands like Sony, Allbirds and Viator. And save offers before you check out. Earn unlimited rewards. Plus you can add those rewards on top of credit card points. Now that is clutch. Download the PayPal app today. Save those offers. Start scoring rewards. Terms and exclusions apply. See paypal.com/rewardsterms, credit card points subject to issuers, terms and conditions.