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The full edition of The Christian Arcand Show for Thursday, August 14th, 2025.

The energy might be different this year, but after a 2-4 road trip the Red Sox are awakening some demons that lead to disappointment at the end of the year. What do the Sox have to do to prove things are different? Then, the Patriots had lots of struggles during their joint practice with the Vikings and the Celtics are officially sold to Bill Chisholm in tonight's 6:30 Headlines. And, Devin McCourty is fair to say the Pats can finish second in the AFC East, but stretching when he says they can challenge the Bills.

For how good the Red Sox are with roman Anthony on their roster, you can't help but look back at how the season would be if he was on the major league roster at the beginning. Why Craig Breslow will be the central figure until the struggles from seasons' past are gone? Then, Sean McAdam of MassLive joins the show and tells fans to be annoyed at a 2-4 road trip for the Sox, but not to fully panic about it. And, Alex Cora's argument for why he was ejected last night doesn't quite line up with what the footage shows.

Patriots were not looking good against the Vikings in their joint practices in Minnesota specifically with the offensive line, but Mike Vrabel's plan to mold Drake Maye into a leader should excite fans. What are the big takeaways from Minnesota so far? Then, an update on Braintree in the Little League World Series and a Tennessee man using fake money to steal jewelry in the New England Nightly News. And, add Denzel Washington to the list of those who aren't fans of Arcand and those like him in the sports media scene.

The final hour kicks off with Arcand Fire talking about the new popular thing in sports in making schedule release videos and the unfortunate error during Michael Penix Jr.'s press conference. Also, producer Joe Braverman has a message for everyone on the Red Sox if the team misses the playoffs again. Then, The Dong Report that brings in a total that is happening far too often. And, a deep dive into Charlie Sheen's wild crash out via Netflix documentary during tonight's Clickbait.

All the big flies from the night in Major League Baseball for The Dong Report which ends up with a total that seems to occur more than it should.

Tonight in the Arcand Fire: the NBA gets involved in making schedule release videos, Christian goes through what movies and TV shows are on his radar, and producer Joe Braverman makes a bold claim about the Red Sox if they don't make the playoffs.

A man from Tennessee bought tons of money in a jewelry store, but used fake cash to acquire them and now he's arrested for it in the New England Nightly News.

What we've seen so far from joint practices between the Patriots and the Vikings shows that once again, the Pats won't find success until they correct their offensive line.

Red Sox writer for MassLive Sean McAdam joins the show to talk about not freaking out over a 2-4 road trip, how Roman Anthony has ascended into superstardom, and why other teams in the MLB are taking exception to the Sox legal ways of stealing signs.

Things may turn around again for the Red Sox, but every time they struggle the conversation goes back to Craig Breslow and his lack of urgency at the trade deadline on top of leaving Roman Anthony in Worcester to start the season.

Lots of struggles for the Patriots in their joint practice in Minnesota with the Vikings and the NBA approving the record sale of the Celtics to Bill Chisholm in tonight's 6:30 Headlines.

While everyone was boldly claiming the Red Sox this year are different from the teams of the past that struggled in the second half, this recent road trip should instill some nervousness about not quite being different just yet.

It's a Christian Arcand Power Hour as we kick things off asking if there's any cause for concerns when it comes to Garret Crochet? The Red Sox look to tie up the series as they're back in Houston tonight to take on the Astros; Wyc Grousbeck is out as lead governor for the Celtics, so what will be his role going forward?

It's a power hour of the Christian Arcand Show as Arcand calls this past weekend a "wake up call" for the Red Sox. The Sox will be in Houston tonight and look to turn things around against the Astros; Drake Maye was on with WEEI Afternoons earlier today and we break down some of Drake's comments regarding Mike Vrabel and feeling pressure from Tom Brady

HR3 - Arcand switches gears back to the Sox in the final hour of today's show. Christian discusses why he worries that Roman Anthony may become more disgruntled with his extension as the years wear on. Callers weigh in on the extension with takes ranging from the Sox shouldn't have signed the deal to Anthony is dumb for accepting the extension. Finally, Christian reads some listener emails he received this week

HR2 - Arcand turns his attention to the Patriots preseason opener: After TreVeon Henderson's great debut Christian wonders how long it will take for the rookie back to take over Rhamondre Stevenson's role as RB1. Arcand discusses Drake Maye's brief and up and down appearance in the preseason opener.

HR1 - Arcand reacts to the Red Sox first two games in San Diego. Detailing why he thinks this series shows the stark differences between the "aggressiveness" that the two teams acted with at this year's deadline.

Comparing the Red Sox and the Padres. Reacting to Patriots and Commanders LIVE

Tom King joins live from Gillette Stadium ahead of Patriots & Commanders. Name that bar with Brian Ferzoco

Live reaction to the Tom Brady statue unveiling. Celtics extend head coach Joe Mazzulla. Will Bill Belichick get his own statue?

The full edition of The Christian Arcand Show for Thursday, August 7th, 2025.

Things for the Red Sox can settle down on an off-day, but the joy of Roman Anthony signing his extension should be celebrated. Anthony got lifetime money and John Henry got to save some money with the deal the two sides agree to. Then, Mike Vrabel was wearing the wounds of war while ESPN just became a super network with their NFL acquisition in the 6:30m Headlines. And, with word going around that players are going to have to bring in their own smelling salts, the league just put themselves back into an awkward situation.

Sam Kennedy said extending Roman Anthony was what the fans wanted and they got it, but are times now changing from the Red Sox front office? Then, Christopher Smith of MassLive joins to talk the Sox mindset regarding the front office and why Roman Anthony's extension won't haunt the Sox at all. And, a celebration segment enjoying the recent struggles from the Yankees.

The preseason is now less than 24 hours away from getting started and there's some upside to discuss following this week's joint practices with the Commanders. How real should everyone take a seemingly better performance from the Patriots than a team that was in the NFC Championship one season ago? Then, a rat czar for the city of Boston is again proposed while the city gets an odd awakening from fireworks in the New England Nightly News. And, paying tribute to Howard Stern after announcing he will not be running his show on SiriusXM anymore.

The final hour begins with Arcand Fire that includes the WNBA's problem with sex toys then producer Joe Braverman gives his thoughts on the Patriots' season. Will fans get to be entertained even if there's a bad record? Then, even with four games on the schedule, The Dong Report carries on. And, a PSA about taking vapes on a plane in tonight's Clickbait.

Even though there were only four games played today, that doesn't mean The Dong Report is any less impactful.

Tonight in the Arcand Fire, injuries and contract holdouts from some notable NFL players, an epidemic with sex toys in the WNBA, nd producer Joe Braverman gives his early thoughts on what the upcoming Patriots' season could look like.

Boston's rat problem brings up an old idea that was shot down and the reason for those big booms in the Boston area uncovered in the New England Nightly News.

Despite some early skepticism and after seeing how the Patriots looked against the Commanders in joint practices, Christian now has more confidence in the Pats' offense looking good under Josh McDaniels.

Red Sox writer for MassLive Christopher Smith joins the show from San Diego ahead of the Sox upcoming series with the Padres to talk about how the team ignores what the front office does, how Roman Anthony will be worth the investment, and more.

Sam Kennedy echoed a lot of Craig Breslow's comments about the trade deadline and emphasized making moves that the fans want. Does this signify the front office and ownership turning over a new leaf or is there still reason to be skeptical?

Tonight in the 6:30 Headlines, Mike Vrabel got a cut getting in the middle of a scuffle during joint practices and the NFL Network is now predominantly controlled by ESPN.

Everyone can be happy about roman Anthony being extended by the Red Sox, but reports of how the deal got done shows owner John Henry finding another way to take the cheap route.

The full edition of The Christian Arcand Show reacting to the trade deadline on Thursday, July 31st, 2025.

Even thought Craig Breslow and others said it would be an aggressive trade deadline, the Red Sox only have Steven Matz and Dustin May to show for their additions. How frustrating is it to see another lackluster deadline effort from an organization with a team fully ready to compete and win? Then, another reminder to take everything the Sox front office says with a grain of salt. And, Joe Ryan would've been great and was real for about a minute.

Hear from Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow on acquiring a reliever and a low-level starter and what Breslow couldn't acquire. Why was there a sense of defeat from Breslow for not fulfilling his promise? Then, Pat Brown from "Play Tessie" joins the show and gives his reasons for why the Sox are not a playoff team after today's deadline. And, Rob Bradford joins in studio and points out how a team in Tampa that was selling had a better deadline than the Sox.

Bradfo continues to speak with Arcand on another lack to pull the trigger for a team that has earned upgrades. Seeing prices for Merrill Kelly and other starters should make fans angrier they couldn't (or wouldn't) match it. Then, a look around the rest of majors and figuring out if there were any teams that had a worse deadline than the Sox. And, the pain of this trade deadline has to be in part of the expectations that were given from the Sox front office.

It'll have to be a short memory for the Red Sox and Alex Cora who may have been sending a message with his lineup construction pre-deadline. Is there a chance we see an angrier Cora than in year's prior? Then, for the first time ever, The Dong Report features dongs that are a day old. And, looking for more players who wore tonight's dong total.

Since there were only three games on the slate and after sharing some bad feelings about the Red Sox trade deadline, we give you day old dongs on The Dong Report

This makes four straight years of an underwhelming trade deadline for the Red Sox, but because Craig Breslow talked a big game, this deadline arguably feels the worst.

Arcand and Bradfo goes through all the big buyers at today's trade deadline and pick every team that did better than the Red Sox (spoiler: its a lot of them).