Sam Kennedy
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Sep 23, 2026
Ken RosenthalHOST
"Sitting on the worst record in the AL.
Ken RosenthalHOST
CEO Sam Kennedy recently said during his weekly radio appearance on WEEI that the removal of Breslow was not on the table, but he also called the team's season embarrassing.
Ken RosenthalHOST
It's obvious where this is heading, particularly with an ownership that is forever in search of someone to blame." On June 25th, those words made sense because the Red Sox were a complete mess, but that day, that very day, was the day they began their 32 and five run, which of course spurred their postseason appearance and they did qualify.
Ken RosenthalHOST
You see it right there.
Tony MassarottiHOST
And so, you know, you need some guys that are studs in the lineup that can – I go back to that game in April.
Tony MassarottiHOST
You remember the game where Kyle Schwarber hit one into the seats and – William Abreu, late in that game, hit a ball to the warning track, and Sam Kennedy says, oh, late in the year, it'll be warmer, and that ball will carry out.
Tony MassarottiHOST
Well, Kyle Schwarber didn't matter in that situation.
Tony MassarottiHOST
He went over the bullpen either way.
Gabby MaljanianHOST
He knows how to relate to these guys, and he knows their strengths and weaknesses, and that's huge.
Gabby MaljanianHOST
And Sam Kennedy specifically talked about that when he announced the deal.
Gabby MaljanianHOST
He said that Tracy was thrown into a difficult situation with very little notice, but that the trust he commanded at the major league level came from years of work throughout the organization.
Gabby MaljanianHOST
And that word, trust, especially when you're replacing a manager as established and as popular with players as Alex Cora was.
9 MINS LATER
Gabby MaljanianHOST
That's not nothing.
Gabby MaljanianHOST
And let's remember, Craig Breslow made the call to fire Alex Cora.
Gabby MaljanianHOST
Sam Kennedy confirmed at the time that the decision started with Breslow.
Gabby MaljanianHOST
If this team stayed 14 games under .500 and finished 72-90, we're probably having a very different Craig Breslow conversation right now.
Tim ZhuGUEST
And for the first ten or twelve years of my, of my career, um, you know, I was really focused on using data to help make business decisions, uh, you know, make our business more efficient.
Tim ZhuGUEST
Um, I was-- When, when Sam Kennedy, the current president and CEO, took over for Larry Lucchino in the fall of 2015, he put me in charge of the finance department.
Tim ZhuGUEST
Um, and so that's when my role transitioned from, from sort of a more business analytics role to more finance.
Tim ZhuGUEST
Um, and I've been in charge of finance for the last, really, uh, four years, '16, '17, '18, '19.
Marc BertrandHOST
But there's more that came out of that press conference, more that they talked about that I'm interested in getting into.
Marc BertrandHOST
Sam Kennedy was the one speaking about Breslow.
Marc BertrandHOST
Breslow was the one speaking about Tracy.
Marc BertrandHOST
Kennedy, in fact, spoke about both of these guys.
7 MINS LATER
Marc BertrandHOST
He's awesome.
Marc BertrandHOST
I don't know that he's awesome.
Marc BertrandHOST
Sam Kennedy wants you to think he's awesome.
Marc BertrandHOST
That's for sure.
Chris CurtisPANELIST
How close do you think
Greg HillHOST
Breslow came to being fired? So go back to June 11th, I think, and Sam Kennedy on this very show suggesting that there might need to be a pivot very, very soon.
Greg HillHOST
And I got to believe that Craig Breslow came within days of being fired, perhaps.
Greg HillHOST
But...
2 HRS 49 MINS LATER
Greg HillHOST
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Greg HillHOST
Tomorrow on the show, Ray Bork for the first time this NHL season.
Greg HillHOST
And we'll also be joined tomorrow morning by Sam Kennedy.
Greg HillHOST
the president of the boston red so a lot to talk to sam about during the front office report tomorrow have a great day everybody jones and keith next in two minutes bye
Chris CurtisPANELIST
How close do you
Greg HillHOST
think Breslow came to being fired? So go back to June 11th, I think, and Sam Kennedy on this very show suggesting that there might need to be a pivot very, very soon.
Greg HillHOST
And I got to believe that Craig Breslow came within days of being fired, perhaps.
Greg HillHOST
But...
Chris CurtisPANELIST
How close do you
Greg HillHOST
think Breslow came to being fired? So go back to June 11th, I think, and Sam Kennedy on this very show suggesting that there might need to be a pivot very, very soon.
Greg HillHOST
And I got to believe that Craig Breslow came within days of being fired, perhaps.
Greg HillHOST
But...
Tony MassarottiHOST
I played some of the Breslow sound for you last night from Sunday when the Red Sox clinched a playoff spot, and Craig Breslow saying he never lost faith.
Tony MassarottiHOST
Even though on June 11th, Sam Kennedy... said that the Red Sox were preparing to pivot.
Tony MassarottiHOST
Or that we might have to pivot.
Tony MassarottiHOST
Which for Sam Kennedy, again, who was described as having, what was it? Toxic positivity? That's what it was.
Tony MassarottiHOST
Toxic positivity by June Lee.
Tony MassarottiHOST
Said people in the organization described Sam Kennedy as having toxic positivity.
Tony MassarottiHOST
Sam Kennedy admitting that they may have to pivot in the next couple of weeks was an acknowledgment that the season was going down the toilet.
Tony MassarottiHOST
And from what I gather, in the weeks right around that time, the Red Sox ownership was a little bit more visible at Fenway Park, and people were kind of running around the ballpark telling them that Breslau wasn't going to have a lot of power at the trade deadline, and they were going to basically oversee the whole thing.
Rich ShertenliebHOST
Your last home stretch before the season starts.
Rich ShertenliebHOST
Apparently, there was a moment in the press conference, Chad Tracy talked about it, where Sam Kennedy brought him into the locker room in front of all the guys and was like, gentlemen, you're new manager.
Rich ShertenliebHOST
And the place went crazy.
Rich ShertenliebHOST
And Chad Tracy got to kind of have that moment.
Rich ShertenliebHOST
Now, if you hit from the bullets, you don't.
Rich ShertenliebHOST
And that's what I was saying about some of the ownership, who during that whole thing just kind of disappeared, and then all of a sudden they're showing their face everywhere.
Rich ShertenliebHOST
I think guys like Sam Kennedy and guys like Craig Breslow are absolutely allowed to rub it into everyone's face if they want to.
Ken LairdHOST
Now, I wrote down one thing Breslau said today, and all these things seem like shots at Cora, but maybe I'm reading too much into it.
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