05-16-08 Mike Lowell

See sometimes in baseball. And you go on road trips at the worst possible time you know like eagle on a ten game road trip. When a book about two gets released and you can have -- party and release party and all that good at baseball games to play you gotta wait to come home while. This Sunday Mike Bloomberg the -- will celebrate the release of deep drive witches via the book. About Michael all written by rob Bradford -- body takes place Sunday may eighteenth at 8 PM they will turn this into a fund raiser for the Michael foundation which is a very nice thing to do. And Boston Red Sox third baseman our iron man as you just heard joins us hello Mike it's -- Michael how aria. Com north part of your dorm. -- great and all right. I'll help you want to read about yourself and in book form like yes.

You know it's kind of weird to be opposite you I think goes a little bit and it's not -- to China. Q the response that people would get to you'd put your current life and in front of everyone in. I'm not really the most public guy but honestly. There's been a lot of positive feedback and I think a lot of people who have been touched by cancer one way or the other that's that's what I've gotten the most responsible of the it's good that someone -- out there so people see that happens and long and out. I picked -- mean if you could also it is up at your -- do anything. But it's kind of weird the its own people your story you're you're not really sure -- a ticket but it could very so far so.

And Mike this might be the most literary club house the most literate clubhouse in baseball you think about the guys on your team who had books written about them were written books David Ortiz. Johnny pesky Terry Francona view what made you -- want to join the ranks of the literate.

Well I think these -- those 31 of the Marlins beat writers on the nationwide book because. I've had here that the topic and come back also served great in the three year. We normally when the World Series and I'll play you know how are -- the time you know talking get a you know I -- capture the excitement of Nomar is as -- in the World Series so. When I got traded to possibly in 6. I was actually personally you know putrid -- about our negotiations but when they hit so well I don't know maybe -- I'll do -- in 7. At the beginning restart played well except he really should write a book throughout the radical don't do refusal. During the playoffs Super -- until we beat Cleveland we come back after the World Series he goes we write a book and you know what if I'm back -- the Red Sox will do it. But sure enough we do -- him and he actually do a great job I think well I like about what he did what does. He really took my words you know and put it in. A readable form you know I -- and I think it with a lot of people have told me -- it is public you talking I think that's -- because to put his and I think sometimes some offers way to put things in paper that the kind of like the person -- talk about it that the first person I don't want to telling would be neat talking so I think that turned out good but think of -- we personalities on the team is great particularly duty more and more to talk about it -- in the -- about. Manny and -- impact and show Beckett milk a lot of guys that though we've come too low here Boston.

In other times when when people write books about themselves -- about their lives where I'll read some than it and I'll actually say out loud and I don't know by what he shared that. Did you have an I don't know if I should share that moment your book.

Not would -- I wasn't sure took -- shared. -- well Mike Redmond back contractual commitment sort of -- in the book and I called -- seduced by a particular talks about. How are superstitious guys -- guys partner in the losing streak -- decide to take his cage work batting practice make it. In spite of the applicable on the east street should probably -- it inside is the girl. Until we lost so called -- Patterson ready -- I kind of put the support and input by you argue or would you be upset if I actually took control flips and fewer victories like all got -- republic -- part -- then maybe you wouldn't like that what he's he's together when we go through direct that you go to shows you a different treatment who have gone through. Completely that the you don't draw well will be no matter what.

Pretty dangerous does that sit back and take it.

yeah. -- backfired on the -- turned out pretty good.

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note that he worked and Lucas oh it is Pedersen gone but though it was not a excitement you really want to. Adam -- and you have an if you made just have that but we want. For the next brutal reducing it to -- I didn't argue general who is on the we didn't do -- part of the world.

You're on the disabled list for a while another two back of how long did it take you to start feeling like yourself again at the plate or maybe ambient presumptuous have you have you reached that point yet.

I'd say it all stepped up point I feel like I'm more consistent especially this last week in this there's this road trip when I got pitched. We have played art directing you to power numbers doubled and after a couple -- I was driving in runs note I guess the proof is in the numbers there. -- but I think it was a big factor. Of the first week coming back what that would -- really good pictures you know mark after eighteen days I don't think descriptive biggest destroy all the people. So I have played him a gallon and AJ Burnett -- three days at all or nine before the ball will look like that brought a 194 of those persecuted look. -- I I feel like -- thrown in the fire there because if you can get some -- up poke at them then you'll be ready put. Arm I can't almost there I don't like to -- in form just because. Yeah back -- you feel so comfortable you have a number and you well. But I'd definitely picking -- all better and him and when I mean when I get my -- to swing I'm not -- at all at the beginning. That's housed in a little Britain into some some pitchers only -- one good pitch at bat if you follow up your troubles so you gotta take advantage when. And they make their respect.

Yes and had a great shot during the telecast Wednesday in Baltimore of -- and several of your teammates. Clustered around one of the TV cameras so you could look at the monitor and watch a replay. A lot of on the limb here and say you have never seen a teammate high five a fan in the middle of a double play before.

How yeah yeah that. We were run ins and outs and so have to return the applicable comparable in the game. And I how many jump up policy shall we didn't because you don't see many -- I that guy in public. If you really thought I -- so we got hammered I would Dario. Are you going to get a replacement -- that there's producers you'll it would be shorter -- wants to come back off the commercial break so we had a field and it was pretty confident. It's almost -- an utterly putrid like or completely oil out of Atlanta -- RBI. Does that turn around and I don't know I don't even though many do with a guy out first that almost will always have certainly -- a strike to Pedroia and dramatic it really Derosa worked -- purposes. I don't know I was single mom has said the development that like him.

Put them in Augusta rather. Up until. Mike we talked about this after what are your first games back in May have been your first game back against Toronto you made a stop you're a diving stop at third he got up. And I think core and a few other guys on the bench were get we're screaming out -- you giving -- a hard time do you remember that and what and what exactly where they fancy.

Well for a look at -- because I think where Kirk might come personal contact I would struggle or extension guys. And that it was just that cannot. I got them on second homer brought going to do what I don't not pleased. So when myself made the player that was good or look like your regular right -- well he put all on the perimeter. -- Yeah ducks they look good in the but I was feeling good you know built for a couple balls in Minnesota -- and I was just -- control ball and wouldn't pick up on so. So positive side but yet -- chosen in our our our teammates certainly cares about each other because that's a great quality that we have been not in the dugout and I'm sure the bullpen guys Hussein and computer we really like where. You know complete unit and we're trying to you know all. -- single so hopefully we get back on track this homestand and and get back to our winning late in the back atop the division in this league you'd be.

I gotta think it has I looked back at at the end of the season and the World Series and you've got the World Series MVP trophy in your headed home. You have to feel somewhere in the back your mind you or -- UConn.

That I would leave Austin yeah you I was curious to see. Armed and they weren't Google buy into the first from the Red -- going to be I think the first offer in years not money. What was -- hope their time whether they want to get back consul once became -- three years I told my agent basically we can -- wood into the -- anything we can do that but my heart and Boston -- one aspect -- I'll be totally honest to build a one year deal. One year -- an option two year deal. The justice securities -- passed up together -- locker after a career years in the sport books and as for everyone on the team. If they'll -- you know what you do or something they're player to -- on after that one year or so that's where. I would have to -- I don't want want to be somewhere well I'm not really want to but an initial offers three years. I felt like it was pretty comfortable for me are my fairly easily and -- in Boston so it's not a just. I get to decide where here they're selling IE you want to buy it wherever you you want -- go down you'll meet somewhere in the middle and that's what.

No Mike I remember watching year 2003 team that was actually at the Steve Barton in game when you guys. Were able to beat the cubs and and make that a seven game series. But our member of thinking about -- that club house there in 2003 that was a fun group Jack -- as a manager obviously you've got Beckett got pudge Rodriguez got some guys -- that team -- a lot of fun. How do you compare that clubhouse -- all three to the one you have right now because this is a pretty loose group to.

Well I think we're similar is that. On -- Managers I think allowed the players to beat themselves and a couple of very important and I think that as police stripping guard -- comfortable -- feel like. They have to be governor told directing certain very. But -- one topic but I agree prepares another I don't I think we were loose in the sense that we like to watch. Dumb and dumber and slapped up before the game but guys want to watch a movie when they should be doing their -- works Arctic. We were loose and have a habit and they understand that incorrectly we were prepared in the sense of understanding Newport -- interrupting that was similar to work. But they're very electrical pulses in the sense of the Marlins clubhouse that year was basically who are these and you look -- now. And he just brought up that infield with politics Derrek Lee and -- to steal out 1000 Miguel Cabrera was. One years old -- Juan Pierre you apart after Brad Penny Dontrelle Willis. -- Josh Beckett -- mean these are guys that I think. Where are turning into stars terrific pitchers for that playoff stretch and actually the last three months and that's either. We played up to the capabilities of whatever -- thought we could. But people really didn't expect I don't know mark apostle the media the expectations were -- like well that's the kind of hot that there was some people wrong will keep it beat the giants will you they can beat the cubs. There also is totally different you know going into spring training that he that is expected to get the playoffs and do well on the playoffs open expectations where I sit. Both ends of the spectrum but I think you enjoy the result equally both for different reasons I think we proved everyone wrong and you'll underdogs the Marlins. And what people expect you to win and you win that's very satisfying as well like we could --

It might -- of that -- game game six how about voices that Lou coming out five years later say. You know what I could've caught the ball and left it.

The I I think you're finished amateur submitted passing through -- or learned more than -- Well I think he could receive arsenal have agreed to the sit at the next -- you know that would that poor guy. I think look at -- is. You've there was a big error on a double playboy after that we go to to get hit that -- struggling except that you will not dislike that clearly ruined everything although. -- seems like a major turning point so I actually feel bad for the do you think almost every fan who would at a street in that stadium and city where he was all the with a comparable as. Well they're want to -- successful to date or UC guys actually cheered these players just keep the ball I don't think most people would react it was different but you know -- labeled -- it really do turn and I guess the figure out of of that series.

I gotta give the Michael foundation some credit here because you know you're out there doing some great work supporting -- fighting cancer but which are also a little more creative than a lot of other organizations. Your dancing with the all stars fund -- at the screen and I mean I gotta admit. The bottom Dustin Pedroia -- copy shirt creep me out a little bit but the rest that was pretty cool.

You know to drag I don't know slow RPI that would have we recommend this all put up. -- we felt like it.

Telling people to -- to have an abortion dinner in April from auction items and blah blah blah blah lobby people been there done that you know I think -- we can make people laugh and have a good time. All people it's a little up about it you know and I think not only did it. Alex Cora myself and competing yet I think we've sort of let you're little that usually goes -- to do the do some different -- from great money. And we couldn't we couldn't have been happier -- him in three hours aren't we raised almost 200000 dollar production company you look at negative. So are I think hopefully we can cook something up next here maybe yeah maybe spiritual again with a trip to be.

While I mentioned that the the release party for deep drive is taking place this Sunday night at the estate. And this is also a fundraising venture for the Michael foundation so so fans are going to be able to buy tickets and join you for this event.

Absolutely I think there's you can -- who I think previously we have a lot of people -- the state Boston dot com they'll give details on ticket prices and I think everyone who by the -- will get a book. So kind of get a deal with to cover charge in the and the regular price the book. Disputed the difference will be newspaper you bought -- the people are going to operations editor Scott.

Mike we appreciates taken the time best of luck with a party this weekend and good luck with the book -- Thanks Mike might take care that is Boston Red Sox third baseman Michael