Clay Buchholtz, Red Sox RHP

Right now we talked about. A guy. It was pretty good last year I think so you know pretty good threw a no hitter and September against the Baltimore Orioles we get the CM in the post season. I know we wanted to see him but he probably want to be there even more than we wanted to see him clay Buchholz joins us escalated -- Michael and Phil -- what's going on there.

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Pretty -- Look like we haven't talked to you since last season now the Red Sox said they had to shut you down. With shoulder fatigue or what I think they've put some type of euphemism on what was actually the real deal in September and October for you last year.

It would never fit really well -- but that was tired and whenever I want up Stromile the last hole and that group was like out what happened -- try to grow hard but it -- in the Balkan undermine and with with it blocked the amount. Not never felt that of course -- want to harp on our own little bit tired not -- whenever they. It took that action and it can not -- broke her weaker we can -- so I'm. We are not our hourly -- when the post it -- came about they pull me in there to you don't call them. Or they didn't they -- angrily your patents that are going to -- it was. It was low low heartache from gave -- right arm it will mean I can't go up there and I practiced art it would like so it wasn't --

I know for a veteran pitcher. It if they tell that to Curt Schilling are -- to Josh Beckett those guys going to be gone back and forth -- management trying to sway them the other way for you just try to make your way in the big leagues. Were you tempted to say come on guys understand a -- but I can pitch in the postseason do you have any kind of response.

You know I mean not I didn't think it was my plate betrayed that or through it would Omaha let us well there's been. Being removed in the big leagues earlier month or so and and they didn't play in the atmosphere like like and I had like oil and every game out there anyways yeah. I mean award to be apart others but I mean never never Google they were looking up from merely probably not respectful of that -- it would -- that waivers -- we're very important.

Also feeling going into the spring.

Are great and I -- Ready to go -- and still in the dirt under Leicester and restraining amount from a ball also are going their way to get a batter in the box and then the other ago.

So what did you think got clay when you heard about. Curt Schilling in his shoulder problems do you think maybe in not that you want Curt Schilling be hurt but maybe this is an opportunity for me. I opted to get more innings and I thought.

Yeah I mean it -- elevators anymore either going to -- Personally choose I -- I got either intellect in. And I and baseball and one of the probably the greatest pitcher in the in the -- history is about is just I mean it's particularly hard Ramirez thank our readers. There's a spot open right now and but that's what market orders of -- got work for the same spot on the I guess whoever goes up -- and -- pitch as well and not throw strikes you're out their ability to -- pectoral.

Class -- that you were doing work outs and was at Pensacola Florida in the off season. What was that like because I know you are you appear to be a slender guy in. And I think the reporter was Gordon needs -- said it's hard to see where buckled gain weight what was it like how much weight did you game.

It was it was different it was a lot of a lot of functional movement the extra work out there were bigger than just body weight and and go to different -- Well prayer Michael Barrett come out went 19 I cannot wait what -- warm and right now probably -- on the 188 Rangers turned -- and which is typical runner on -- analytical crowd brother I've actually held on there. So more worried about our woods is. -- restraint can and cannot wait when mediate 19 yeah and then two weeks it would be gone because -- right that's what they're but. I've been able to maintain maintain a lot more -- them -- large.

Likely gone back to Curt Schilling for just the moment -- that is hard for anybody to really fill his -- But do you feel now that he meal BL four while do you feel a lot of pressure because you may have to.

I mean I don't I don't think one thing. It's it's a game and -- Educate you pitch well -- a strike and make quality pitches are. Outcome I'll plaster up bought the games -- going to be so much different in and the hitters are better prepared by note that -- On -- if you if you make -- In they hitters don't -- don't technically it -- well there's the key barometer. It's parker apart for anybody to make -- on aggregate and get timing on on any year -- army it. -- like that will be harder for anybody who do do you think it like Curt Schilling the last couple years but I mean it. Am I going to have to look at the tape -- he's not going to be back for awhile coming up that are not. The role -- days that they spent that they want me to take them out alt or.

You know we've we've heard that before when guys come from triple -- or double into the big leagues they say hitters are better for you clay specifically. What was a big -- what how how does how was that point illustrated to you like you were you able to make a certain pitch. In the minors and you try to do the same thing in the big leagues and went the other way I mean how how did you realize that while this is a huge difference here.

Yeah I mean it's just that you've. You're throwing off speed connection and I'll beat count you don't making a -- quality that they a couple of ball around the and they they all really are -- whereas in the -- From there have been double play and -- replaced sometimes you throw that same pitch and it's. Either popped up -- semester I'll call from. This is that it's like they don't they don't -- whenever you make mistakes that's why they're so good because there are mistake hitters in the they know what district there's been early use whatever the only person on and and what if there they -- hit the ball really hard but I over the biggest changes it up had to make it. They're up and missed a potential ultimate balance where they can't do anything -- be a ball out of the home run or double or triple.

You know it gives me great pleasure to ask a guy that's the first time in my career. I've asked to major league pitcher as a major league pitcher question about a video game. But I'm excited I get to ask your question about admitted into the red article that Dick Gordon -- wrote about you. That you're trying to throw a no hitter at a video game and it just wasn't working for now.

Is it better as.

Now what what what did you -- this this video game pitcher what what did we have knuckle ball slider fastball everything --

You know -- had no -- is probably. I'm 110% spam and there's. Thirty to thirty start it and I'll open -- workaholic seem like there until very late at night in England somehow -- back at the end of gruden. I've been that your as the that are on the court now.

Chemical thing earlier that -- the Red Sox had a change you with his -- the real protective over you this year they they can be pushing you to on but a 180 innings this season are you ready for that make that a.

Yeah I'm not I do believe something that's what works for the policy on worked harder than around and apples or he. Early work arms shoulders they London it. Just because of the fact that want out our roster that I guess it was ready just to go through ever considered that inning army that's what worked on -- not. Went up to Boston probably opposite are just such -- check it out. Greater thing everything's going well right now like members of the yard return now.

Clay thanks to stop stop by and talk with -- we look forward to seeing you appear in Boston so. Look I didn't play. But the season that's clay Buchholz