# Can Patriots Avoid Super Bowl Hangover? // Red Sox Lose Weekend Series To Braves // Has Marcelo Mayer Been a Disappointment?  - 5/18 (Hour 2)

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Podcast: [Zolak & Bertrand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/zolak-bertrand-742204)
Published: 2026-05-18T16:00:00+00:00
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(00:00) Zolak & Bertrand start the hour by analyzing the recent list of Super Bowl losers. Is there a Super Bowl Loser Hangover Curse? And more worst case scenarios for the Patriots. (14:29) The guys react to the Red Sox losing 2 of 3 to the Braves over the weekend. Beetle is done with the Trevor Story experiment. (20:56) Has Marcelo Mayer been a disappointment? The crew talk more baseball plus, the worst offensive lineups of recent memory. (31:13) Zo & Beetle break down the Red Sox lack of success since firing Alex Cora. The callers begin to weigh in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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