8-12-08 Ken Rosenthal, Fox Sports

Because of you know real world work conflicts we've had a move our interview with Ken Rosenthal up by an hour joining us now on the eighteenth tee hotline from fox sports is our baseball insider Ken Rosenthal make and I you don't. Doing great thanks we we're sitting here wondering. Whether the Tampa bay rays. Can overcome the loss of both Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria and a 48 hour span.

Well. It hurt all. Alford. -- Gloria there's. Three weeks. Oh where there's. And there's Yankees. At eight. Will be. Wire so yeah happy. Well Justin yeah. The outfielder. In -- out probably or third it's not a good situation.

Kenny give us your best I guess how did the Red Sox come to be so interested in Brian Giles and what happened. With the trade that never happened.

Okay and a couple of that are on the -- well she first one or. First period and want to believe is that the primary and walk. Rate it. That would -- it. Raise of course at. There. Opt out in hitter went. Obviously. At ordered him. Well people are all. People. There that the war. And the way it would work is that child. In right field with true. Insert. It. As the match -- But what a lot of very -- That -- would. Oh prop. -- In the of this year. That are out. It. What little bit skeptical that would that your. Open and it worked out at the trade off. Though there well at them that it might act without.

Do we know -- Tampa bay made a run at Adam Dunn.

It run it -- war. Yet reversers there. Which ones Thursday. -- I would out -- about it. It is. The sort that out. About. It.

do you think the acquisition of Adam Dunn for Arizona was a response. To the Dodgers picking up Manny Ramirez.

Michael party line in these eight. Better. However it's gotten. You'd I would've been a lot. You know. You know what's really interesting here other. There is.

Justin -- right -- on the other right now. The it.

Right now you know which the stretch occurred. So one -- him back it interesting. Last comic I -- Chad Tracy -- Mark Reynolds Beckett. Not great. So it hit a bat the bat at me.

You think you know speaking of Manny get off to a great start there in Los Angeles their record is this pretty meddling. And nothing too impressive do you think he's enough. To get them AL west now. Given that Adam Dunn isn't Arizona as many going to put him over the top.

Like that it is that we but it report. Record with. As great and played it. So well and.

doctors they got better doctors.

Yeah I -- I don't know their. Starters. It where are. Better. I will be one. We're okay relatively. Wrote in the air. Not quite good. Bullpen. Right now I don't also. Well. So. The interest in just. -- Again. -- opted out back. What. -- in the -- I hear it played very well.

Java Chamberlain will reportedly begin a throwing program tomorrow. How confident are you in Chamberlain's ability to overcome a shoulder problem and be effective for the Yankees the rest of the way.

Any kind of picture as any kind of more trouble. With Doug Richards. Did you -- got great rent. Not just this season but before.

Every option. At first week -- So.

Have you heard any stories and I'm talking about tangible stories of how. The Red Sox now are different lighter. A better clubhouse now that Manny Ramirez is out in Los Angeles.

Well -- Let -- drop them out total and.

Like you know speak out here. They are. More -- Distraction. No question. Or. -- And -- it might be more cohesive group now. What they are. They'll get Iraq I'm not saying that they should -- kept. I don't know it was possible. Situation. But think your your. Sports as well they play. Numbers and sure there -- here. It is different. Also situation. So. I don't hit -- I figured.

No tennis at the dale tongue in -- that the Red Sox and are my new underdogs forget about Tampa now that the Red Sox have have traded Manny Ramirez no one really expects him to win a World Series now let's play a game for second with talk radio we can go. Far ahead of ourselves here. If the Red Sox win the World Series this year. I'm -- somebody. Is going to give credit in 2008 who didn't get credit before whether that Theo Epstein and Terry Francona. Michael lol who would get the credit in your opinion maybe David Ortiz who would get the credited the Red Sox were able to. Sneak a third championship in five years.

And I know that the cup out of it and there --

That's alright I'm in the speculation game.

Shane is a series. And then you'd agree that the trade.

Credit along. Is on the video from eight. Under.

A lot more now -- if it happened but I haven't. --

Break hollow course get credit. He's. -- somehow have this all -- at. Any. Buy out this that and -- the players play in it 1 well.

Over the weekend Barry Bonds appeared in San Francisco. As the Giants honored the the former Giants outfielders he made it very clear. He's not retired he wants to play again. I'll we've had Houston Astros GM in the last 24 hours or so say. Not only -- going to be interested in bringing a guy like bonds on board. I guess Tampa bay could theoretically be in the market but is -- looking more and more like there isn't going to be anybody interest in acquiring bonds.

Yeah they'll be. At this point. I asked if should go well but luge. Each. Individual. Guys -- for whatever reason whether the fact that night. Whether that -- action. War whether it's just the idea that you know one -- in the -- Or Europe or some combination. All of that it will work. -- factored out eight into play at all I don't Barrett. You know. Individual. -- But how much you actually. It right away and it aren't -- Much -- America. Is BA is -- OK. I don't. It. Horry I'd -- Horry each. What bravado is great -- for which you know what.

I still can't believe you actually do other shows. And do other shows besides this one.

Well that would like would.

I had only your employer but cheating on us -- she. Let me ask you does -- now we're talking about this morning during a conference call. I'm not seeing on the biggest Kenny Lofton fan but when I last Som other than. -- happened in game seven of the American League Championship Series. Looked like a pretty productive player to me I can't believe no one has signed Kenny Lofton he doesn't have the issues that Barry Bonds has. Are you surprised him.

It used in. -- And at what point eight. In. Baseball what it. Or in our. And so I thought about it at an all. We check in. But. In. Public. Uh oh. That was right certainly. -- And it and -- a -- that well. But his price is.

We're not supposed to know this stuff but if you we're guessing. How many players have cleared waivers around Major League Baseball.

The other numbers. --

About. -- And -- And that -- I had no knowledge yeah.

What about the target through certain 1. Sure which city and I. In front of the we will -- we -- So.

we've seen in my opinion.

I think. I didn't expect out -- or at. We've thought it was going -- so. Note if you others but. In most players we have person or higher salary. In that situation very younger players. Written when he -- Arizona history to players in the country. Injury to players now -- work there on the four. Oh.

Note is pretty clear what I read so that shows you why I want. Where you this weekend.

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At Cleveland's been a big disappointment but the Angels have been our horse I mean the Angels. Have you seen it the team in either league that looks better than that Angels this year.

No especially right now we share. It here one spot in the last week. -- That's a lot of that goes. -- count. All walk those wrap it. Well he kind of let. -- Going in a huge difference you know -- wire in the whole. Way you approach --

It. -- He seemed to have it all seem to have a very good about. Manager over the net and it's -- that club out.

Great job. Going in Paris probably underrated. Paper here. Play all. -- But really good already -- in such. And all that well. Shoot.

Can we always appreciate the time we'll talk to next week. Take care thanks -- Ken Rosenthal brought to you by eighteen -- with more bars in more places switch to the wireless network with the best global coverage. -- NC. Or world delivered.