Brendan Donnelly

Nice to see your -- You know it I've my guess is even though you're an active there are a lot of people want to talk to you here analyze the few days and -- played for both teams -- both while pluses and there. Too many people's William Wallace won it turned out -- along with those guys experts here -- government more quickly expert now see you did your export analysis. Good does nasty Brennan did when when the Red Sox an overload their scouting for this series the base seek your opinion on stuff

not this time what happened in the first series we played in the first inning of a first year I took character couple hours said at a hotel room actually wrote down. You know what I thought about each hitter each pitcher each you know -- on in on both sides offensive and and and their pitchers also and I given time you know like give those notes to me of one of our advance scouts and that was pretty much. Well I had to do with that in you know from there you just you know you really go with our advance scouts and and our coaches staff and very attack. So how would how would you pitch to Guerrero and that's the most obvious question assessment I wouldn't I wouldn't it's -- had a double so -- try to walk a man unity in the development of that's and I. You know against Beckett who you know back it was on his game I mean everybody knows that and you know he he was used against the got a couple hits and it was after the -- that's -- it was. In hit good pitches that -- that he he has from the best -- ordination for big in the game -- him and he -- saying -- it is only natural -- Assert that it isn't -- Just outside the strike zone he's going to pocket. I've seen him hit a ball and his spring training game it was it was it was -- no joke two inches off the ground hitter of all or. We had to go back in the season actually -- that -- mean that they've got the guys in the players amazing you pitcher on about the audit of the dugout.

I mean when you're out in Anaheim in August Schilling threw a split or that wasn't more than three or four inches off in the gulf that up. Right I mean he's he's amazing he's the best bad ball hitter in the big.

These negative right now I. I mean -- wells on the -- if I had a choice I would you know I would pitch to him you know Garret Anderson even you know even -- him you know last six weeks of the season -- use of his hot as any other team you know and in the hitter in the league so. Pick your poison there I think just be real careful -- and then just attacked the next that.

We know that your very close with Troy Percival who came back this year and and pitch for the cardinals but what guys over there do you imagine -- bullpen guys but. What guys over there do you still have a close relationship with the.

There's several -- lackeys vacuum sealed it up there atop the list and yet when I don't know all the new guys -- in -- those guys they came and and you know Garret Anderson's one of the guys its you know still left -- to -- him. And obviously everybody -- to -- assume we we we have -- we -- we have we have a connection with a bonham and we're all still you know me and Adam Kennedy you know Spiezio next time Rolston -- you know it is something that I spent so much download area in the gone back in the minor leagues these guys in I have a you know almost eight years over there so you know it's it's it's -- considered an upset forced bittersweet you know being able to be a part of -- I just can't I just can't you know contribute which is you know obviously what I want to -- don't you know there's always next year but it's -- close of those guys like a set I want them to do well. Just must not now not to -- I want I want you know electricity or not of one of the you know that I was gonna bring about Lackey Beckett. Came down to don't want to let you lose one nothing you know for veterans better but you know as long as they lose I only care to their plan that's what illness. We're talking about this -- the difference the approach couldn't be more dramatically different these two teams in the hitters one is a very patient lineup. The other one is extremely aggressive. How different do you approach it as a pitcher your pitching against the Red Sox versus pitching against that lineup with the angels. I think with you know Pachulia and does the -- very aggressive there than -- football -- and make things -- you -- Location of the pitch over velocity it's the -- on the pitcher's pitch that is. Hitting -- it is -- Hardest things in Europe Europe there's going in and you and and you get -- you make good quality it's -- down. You're -- you know you're gonna get outs and and and starting pitcher -- and you know you're gonna get. Deeper into the game with that pitched two with a team like that that don't want you know one through nine there's progress swing and trying to make things happen. As opposed you know -- you know us Yankees and work take pitches take pitches get get a hitters pitch and makes him happy with the meaning you know -- home.

is it -- jump back to -- for a second and and obviously everybody says he can hit just about everything -- hits bad balls it's sort of become the standard. What -- caught up in the strike zone with him does he chase at all --

It's just interviewers had almost alone he -- of -- everything. -- but somehow I'm not I've seen imminent or real cinema ball at his and his neck almost where. He slings he thinks he pulled it and it's a double down the right field it's the other way I've seen pictures where he's looking the other way and the balls down around the -- on the wrong line he has to -- he has no idea he would you really have to. Yet to you can't set must mean -- don't want Daniel low in the zone -- maybe even bounce and then you know to him and then going to grown up it is -- mean there's his strike zone is you know twice the size of of of anybody ultimately. And he's able to handle a lot of pitchers so again be careful and we and you and when -- pitching around and you go to the extreme and mixers and couldn't close and you might still -- out.

The other night -- directors when he walks he doesn't look that athletic. And hit a ball the other night I swear he's a little ganguly hit used to. Just like -- you know he's got like a -- gotten -- too but yeah hit the other night I swear to god his knee could have been more than an inch and a half for two inches off the ground by the time he he fall to one that's way. I mean how does he do that is just great extension secret. Great athleticism.

It's eye hand coordination is is is the main thing the he used to play game in the Dominican it was there that they did show less serious manner HBO or somebody does so last year he they've they've played a game down the Dominican -- With the you know Bruce -- and with the balls whenever they get their hands on -- and a -- of whatever just to get do you know Justin play debate and playing a baseball even though they didn't have the tools. You know knows who's -- optimistic and -- bottle cap whatever it is and if you can -- that stuff. You know remains. You can -- into it and he does.

Brendan you you played on the year 2004 champion 2002 championship team in Anaheim and then on the 2005 team their ups and downs in both 5 they'd lose to the White Sox you've seen -- up and you've seen him when the team's struggles in the post season. What's he like probably this afternoon the team trailing the sea change does he do anything differently you know when when the team gets down what what what's going on in.

But most. I was also on the 42 in the -- to Boston dance I skipped over that that would in the forces -- narrow their loss for and I -- via via the social. Sosa he's -- Q you know he says take everything day by day. You know that he preaches that. And you know something happens one -- in Chicago -- ago turn the page as but he used the phrase you know phrase he uses turn the -- comeback you know get back after the next day. You know right now I think that he you know he's. He's feeling a little bit I would say I -- your opinion now you know you're down one game in a five game series I mean it's not going to change knowing how to play of the game is Rebecca and who has been doing all year in and and to and those guys do the same thing so. I knew what what sort of toned as he said when when maybe things aren't going oh my god I don't know if -- I don't want to touch that as far as Tommy until like -- there's no tone it's even kill me he's. He's going to go in there and and and try to actors -- as normalcy you know did 462 games I mean he's. He knows the game he knows he has got to play is just -- just going to pencil line up and and -- and tell me go get them.

You mentioned shields is being in. Pretty close to your good friend of yours and I knowing he had some difficulties having later in the season although it I'm innocent from an -- the very end they they work. Confident that he extreme some instincts now. What would you encourage hitters to do against shields --

I'll doctors to be honest what did you right now and in this ballpark he's scuffled this ballpark. Every year since I've known him and you know that happens to people you know -- plan in this ballpark. For whatever reason I mean -- I mean you guys seen I think -- shields I think that we need to be patient you know let him. -- make him prove that he can throw strikes right away and if you can be -- with him him because he has so much movement. On the ball Seles is so much of -- location got his moreover of the stuff Jack you know velocity and movement over. Where the pitcher actually is -- open you know leave him -- he thrives on hitters you know want to swing. And he has -- you know he's done real well known that that -- went when he didn't when he is able to locate along with everything else he's pretty tough. -- very -- I would say be patient early and and then and look for a pitch you know once he falls behind in the count. These guys have never seen Daisuke before you know what he throws what does he got to do to be successful time like -- before this line of attack attack the zone early with quality pitches you know get ahead with you know electric said location velocity get a head there. And then look to expand the zone he's got a -- most of you know there's a couple of guys that a little bit more patient than others but. Get ahead early and that's its pitching get ahead put away the old same old song and dance. With these guys you going to be able to get outs early if you just make a good quality pitch first pitch.

Prevalent when you talk about an aggressive team at the plate right now logic would suggest. Now with a club like that it goes up swinging you don't want to throw too many fastballs early in the count but. It looked like that's exactly what Beckett did the other night they get Beckett Beckett has

different fastball he's yeah he's -- if it's not -- fastball okay so I mean Beckett took exception to a lot of rules in your cy young this year. You know -- no question about things that. Fastballs you know yeah. Daisuke pitches backwards -- equipment as as Escobar when things -- you know tonight's matchup when things Putin you know you start seeing runners out there -- you -- split -- come out left or because you can located -- can throw that a secondary pitch for a strike prematurely wants -- to about eight starts everyone's saying so you know pitching backwards meaning an off speed stuff early to get ahead of them -- with fastballs as one -- is one way to attack them to protect against the early swings and -- to jump ship and you know get on base and then once they get on base the trajectory you know Beckett did awesome about letting them -- so we -- we we going to see that it running game. You know as -- can do the same thing we're going to font.

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