7-30-08 Dennis and Callahan

Well don't think. Well can't we all agree -- get this straight in no particular order. John Lackey has reverses them reports and he has the Red Sox bats have done a Whitey Bulger. Manny throws his -- pedigree yet and yet again with another dog effort. And yes the team is spanking the Boston Red Sox in two embarrassment but I -- The Red Sox might have to go through. In the unlikely that they make the playoffs improved itself dramatically. By adding a big bat. And I'm like well that well.

The Yankees prove themselves. As well forget that -- three best teams are currently. Two album. Really upgrade. And Agassi a week ago where we sit here. That in Red Sox don't have to do anything and I think it was consensus the routes to have to do it could stand that. League glaring needs. First there after after the Yankees. -- today Canadian after the the Angels at the best. Offensive player available -- okay -- your move. I don't know if that's I don't know if it takes. Discipline -- dusty discipline I don't know that affects the -- does -- look at this and say. Again. -- and I gotta make that move that I have.

On the -- I hope I don't doctors look at they'll lethargic team in say yes I need to make -- the problem the reason why the team's two games out. I know but -- at this is it bad and use that word trend. Certainly there are a visceral reaction because those two teams while they were improve themselves simultaneously bitch slapping the Red Sox yeah that's true -- up.

But assuming -- would like suits him just hypothetical trade. Murphy and Gabbard -- if might mean beat it to stress he said they'll look hard you know you gotta make a move right -- I'd say they should addresses. The -- just the fact that they they can't hit right now but the problem now Agassi thank him. Teixeira -- shares available best available back. We're just. Do I don't know one -- Oh. Elena might -- this fantasy league yeah and I and I love -- you that you would be the worst general managers have to -- in baseball history it would it would be you know one worse. You would be like -- mom and I yeah after you know but that doesn't cocktails. How how. -- I would agree that -- the cup meeting you're supposed to be baseball there is host the league baseball you can't think that way honestly. You sound ridiculous they lost almost -- hit.

Don't stop then. They are not that Jerry it's it's it's the bad situation that they about a stolen ago.

Just get into this question do what what like stimulant to. I would think about pride -- about the pitching I'm worried about the hitting right now the pitching not -- I just said do what and his answer was gee I don't know things that the issue. -- Lineup is going -- yet. I'll get via a bill yeah I think it makes any sense and god knows I would not of traded. You Kalus. Youkilis for Teixeira that wasn't the deal but they should make I'm not even sure they should make a deal. I don't think did you -- this knee jerk reaction that John Lackey the gas -- from dumb and -- and almost no -- these guys that makes any sense is if you decide to go forward without many this year some of complicated I'm outsmarted figured out three way deal prospects for any new trend of prospects and you get a a map quality for a long term thing. I I think.

That's one absolutely a possibility that doesn't improve view in the short term that doesn't improve your chances all -- would. He's better than Manny. I regret now -- ground ball trying to break up a no hitter the -- and commitment is a better hitter than holidays the better it is than. And then and our Elizabeth Ibanez he's about it -- when you bring in -- I'm not saying you don't do fact I would do it because I think he will lay down on you in the playoffs.

And I think -- it I think he is one of the problems. With this club despite what his teammates say they are button their lips and saying yeah you need him he's -- hitter. But that they in this dog doesn't care as much as I do that's the way they look at the these guys. They'd -- lived and breathed -- bullied for the chance to go to the post season and win and -- this is life is that they they take great pride in what they do. And that distinguished -- distinguishes them from the highest paid guy and the team. The cleanup hitter who takes no pride in what he does who has no pride who has no integrity who has no shame. That can't you cannot tell me you keep the -- and it doesn't bother. -- his teammates course asked if if you do if you were like many of him touch was of me it was dale I mean I it would make me sick they were. Just -- mainland it and and an Indian beach and about everything in view is if everything was about. Them I mean it's. What it is when Manny and it took. Who that's what it is -- interview and could play those cuts if you're in business and play Youkilis and Pedroia Youkilis is to this line is that something has to be mean this guy is so intense. We gave Miami promise and I would go to a go to battle with the with anybody but would Brandon Moss and take our chances rather in this.

Dustin Pedroia broke up the no hitter and after the game Dustin Pedroia said we are not. We got to start playing hard in winning games we've gotten beat in every aspect of this game you name it they want it we have to start playing hard. It was referring to Austin. -- pretty -- destined to let us now do you prefer to Mike Lowell who Nike -- you -- referring to playing hard and are playing hard Dustin Pedroia saying that would be -- are playing hard. Pretty clear pretty -- read between those lines.

And -- in I and I would say. I -- my chances and maybe that's me I'm saying this would be a bold move by Theo and to unload his dog in and let someone else play out there and in his Norman dale moments in my team is on the field. I got a point to make a statement -- I would applaud it but if you just replace. One guy for another it doesn't necessarily give you a better chance to win the world's.

Also empowered to do battle that we talked about some couple two championships in four years has to lose a certain extent. Clinched a lot of people's burst including your organization and they would bile and declared to a man that's about the -- we want to -- every year -- the best team on about -- for all this sort of -- and that may be true. Theoretically an organizationally but by a large you know that 86 year old playing is over and they've won twice in the -- the Angels -- 11 in the -- to -- a -- for Bryant trade Kotchman but Teixeira that's going into -- finally did and -- leaders -- and I -- all we needed was the last at -- right now but my sense is that the -- and probably the baseball -- guys are looking at this in terms -- long term deal. It would be nice -- we won this year would be nice if if we somehow -- You know lightning in the bottle here and went crazy in September rolled right in October maybe that would still happen and may happen with or without Manny. But what I would like to do -- set this team up for the next five to six years to be where they are right now every single year after that that is that if that if that requires. Pulling out this abscess to them. Named Manny Ramirez from Mike Knuble -- The that's going to make us feel better even might not helpless and let's face it. We -- two things two weeks ago the Sox were the favorite -- and win it all anyway heavy favorite to in the American League pennant. He's enough anymore -- Teixeira. Note and as a Canadian and -- they know. Why because -- I've I've paid close attention in the last five games the Angels and there. -- superior team. Far -- seven games. It's demonstrate that have yourself a slap on our post versed in the post season he's different but that's -- different line what's what's different -- Torii -- them -- and the only debate about a year experience -- do you think do you think the Angels like when when September October the -- their pants and -- went Red Sox and -- and I'd I'd. Convinced they get a role in the Fenway it does -- Because they got Torii Hunter well. We don't happen cliche statement if these two teams meet -- the postseason everybody's basket as what happened does what happened back in July. With the Red Sox in the is that any bearing. On this playoff series everybody to an odd -- whatsoever to hold loosely about it does have a bearing they have established a baseline. -- I don't know how anybody to even look at him but the and I couldn't and I don't disappoint. And -- bark. In the yeah it always is -- in for another MRI now isn't getting -- is.

You can you can not give a damn -- contest not care the only by -- But you know the cameras on you in the crowd watching -- just like to agree to keep in and also totally false hustle go where's the false hustle Manny -- hopeful opts. But real hustle you dog is a false hustle. I think. Normally at this time a year on Tuesday Q we talk about the obligation the front office do they have to make a move. To send a message to the guys in the club house and god knows we've discussed this with Schilling many many times. It means -- matters I think it's one of the reasons that the Gagne deals. One of the reasons have done deals on virtually every deadline at least island weak in the Epstein years that suggests soup. I mean sometimes you do a deal would they deal sake he just do mean it might not. -- cup but it shows man that. This year is the year that there is a sense of urgency in the front office just like -- in the clubhouse. I think trade Manny would be one of those deals and I think the other guys in the clubhouse would say. Well they mean business and and maybe they'll be some long term ramifications we get a guy who signed for next year maybe not but I think. They've won without Ortiz in the lineup they have won without Manny in the past they have guys who can hit and drive in runs they have Lowell and Youkilis guys like -- Ortiz. I'm a -- comes in its cleanup plays left -- issues. But that would be a real resounding. Statement to the guys in the clubhouse and -- well we're not messing around anymore we -- removing this this this. Dog and we're going to go forward -- loose with the guys who really.

There are two messages that -- has an opportunity to choose between and that is to the best team. On the field or keep the best team on the field goal and forward to win. Games and get to the post season which means keeping Manny probably or what you said win baseball games or try to win baseball games the right -- with the right people. I -- Ortiz who is on the -- I heard Michael -- this whole thing is a very subtle. Discussed quote. About. -- Frankel was talking about the whole mess with with we have. Manny in the phone calls and wanted to you know the MRIs and all the sort of stuff. And he expressed concern about the young guys in this clubhouse the young people on this team. He's that we make sure. Their watch in the right thing in the following the right examples. And and without mentioning Manny in that statement -- it was very very clear that he thinks that Manny is setting horrible example. I'm sure behind the scenes. He's about his business as a matter talking to these young players and think this isn't the way we do it here this isn't the way to the this is not the Red Sox way it is for now we're stuck with this is outlets costly because it's the men anyway but it's up the other.

Let's face it not a good reflection on the manager the manager -- they go on. These young guys this whole clubhouse is watching this guy walk all over me yeah. And I can do very little about it and we all agree that it's not -- fault it's the stay in the game's culture of baseball it's. -- manes contract situation that makes it impossible. For Francona to do much effect we applaud him for threatening to suspend him to a Francona was all for that decision does that help the team in the short term. Of course not but they were going to send a message that we're going to suspend him if we didn't play on Saturday. He played of those MRI -- came up in an according to Nick Faldo today many wanted to go on the DL unbelievable. He wanted to go on the D I don't know exactly how in his simple mind that please note that if it -- advantageous way for him that. He goes in the deal just before the trade it and I I don't understand it but some had to be some Manny logic behind it. They didn't put him on the deal obviously they called his -- they got the MRIs and they said you play or we suspend you Francona was probably the driving force by the -- to drive or maybe Lucchino was that I've been forced. Behind that and maybe that. So he wants the young players to know that we're not messing around even know we have this primadonna even we we know we have the selfish. This selfless veteran in here. You know we're still with team here and still have guys with some most guys in here a pride not bad guy and the cleanup -- who -- guys do.

Now now many as seven to six state this as a as a baseline pleased to start that his knees. It's sore his knee is sore correct nick a far right is -- just alluded to Ramirez according to a team source. Asked the Red Sox to place him on the disabled list last weekend feeling the need needed the rest. How would switch over to Boston Herald reap we read Michael supplements notes column where he says. Before last night's game Matt was icing his left shin ball in the just below an eight. Repairs was icing the same spot on his right leg in Seattle before he asked to be rested because of soreness. Out of the -- possible that many forgot which leg he was saying was sort of possible.

Someone asked Francona after the game he was little snippy. With some did you think its the no hitter on how to answer that question he. He -- is getting a little separate Jimy Williams says. Not quite but he he said do you think he was favoring one view the other as he ran down throws in the -- yeah on the baseline. And and there's cities he looks like that -- in like I mean a lot. Veteran athletes in every speed dogs a lot of trying to say clearly. Honestly Manny knows who wants Watson. And he knows no hitter he knows most Major League players beat that you know beat that ball he knows of repeats -- he -- a hit it. It's still he doesn't feel compelled to run.

Now the lap of the morning two paragraphs later so -- were actually writes. Ramirez may be battling a case of tendinitis in one or -- the disease. But he's got out the discomfort and staying in the lineup. I. Got eight. I'll and my today. Michael. And that's that on him and Jeff going to call but I think he's amassed stats. And in. You can you can write that were -- and and -- fairness in the Sampson yet now that sent -- and further into the trees we we find out what we're doing with the rest of the way a source close to man. Said the slugger is content for now. With -- unsettled contract situation and that he would not shut it down for the remainder of the season. Well you got that -- imports this match and Dustin Pedroia earlier saying we start playing harder my guesses Dustin Pedroia who plays harder than. As hard or harder than anybody in the ball wasn't talking about and -- it. Dustin Pedroia or Michael -- Kevin Youkilis or Jacoby Ellsbury fill in the blank. Pressure top five. Priorities as a baseball player here -- some. -- Thursday. Solid productive at bats winning some games. Get into the postseason and winning a World Series. They would be on the -- 456 things would be right in the top of the list of past Manning and -- here what are your priorities -- the first would be these are reset it. A four year hundred million dollar contract that would -- them. At the -- drugs probably an ice -- eyes -- exactly which sprinkles would get winning baseball games get into the post season and at bats playing hard in the game. With respect and awareness top analyst and now I mean -- has so so here's my appointment wrap up this is why. His teammates are Fed up with is at this point they're Fed up.

I mean he eats when he says sometime in the academy does he think that teammates are immune from the of course -- off of these. -- these meaningless comments you know we we need him but they can't be. Comfortable with the way the spectators and so and and considerate is that what he did last night no hitter. Your team down everyone's watching hell probably tuning in from around the country -- Lackey new ground ball behind third. We can meted you have -- Way behind win and I thought well I don't advocate I sort figgins was taken and not thrown like. And I can't give him. Figgins throws arraigned bowl loops -- first and think well you know -- oh. And it turns manages didn't run hard down person and he run hard he breaks up the no hitter he gets hit. The crowd booed as loud and as long as I've ever heard the -- man. And it's a good thing I've plot that I don't want to throw things at him or anything like that -- have to. Let your feelings be known the situation you have to let this guy and Bolivia's -- if let him know that yours everyone's tired of.

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