Mark Kotsay

Joining us live right now down in Tampa -- Red Sox outfielder. Mark Kotsay -- All right we're doing all right not -- the whole game for you guys last night we are you amazed at how many of these. Red Sox fans show up on the road.

Probably -- Coming here without knowing what read speculation about being. Threat but it had. I've looked new experience sure.

How good was some -- last night.

Spot is significant a lot of guys you know you know about it it's. Effectively -- then. He's and throughout and fortunately just pitched a great game one pitched. That was. Inaudible all our Pittsburgh native but it it's going on it and and then you know obviously we know what the last.

It cuts -- does is -- he had some you know out there and Oakland last year you know some injuries you go -- to Atlanta. He kind of fall into somewhat of a safety shift there as the year went on what's it like coming in the Boston. -- we talked little bit about it the excitement and in in what was the difference you walk right to a pennant race.

Well there's of course about expect created desperately. Step in the uniform -- Going into the pennant race you you know that if you're brought it to work which is. I'd get through times of injury. -- and people expect. Obviously finishing the season and being. Tried to like percent but it managers better than just there are -- report.

They cavs adopt what's going omelet. All right man a could you talk about you know and since you've been here all the injuries and what what influences deal have you onward -- calming influence and you know whoever gets in the isn't like -- again.

No question about it I mean you know it -- that is. Not just sort after being -- he reached. Under a lot of pressure. That. That does the manager as -- obviously. On. Yeah it's got a -- but he -- a little out of it at all is shoulders and not immediately got in the house and become distractions in the letters of credit to. About the arms. Did you guys are aware -- that you know this injury on that you know. He's it is that you get an opportunity a lot of attention to his success to chart ticketmaster.

They talk about the injuries are are you a little bit concerned and we're we're sitting here talking about it before we talked you know. Who's going to come back J. D. Drew who's going to be on the playoff roster are you concerned that seems like a tough decision that Francona is going to -- here. And try to put together this playoff roster you concerned maybe you'll be on it.

Well that is good you know not everybody does not concerned about that -- at this point. You know that we have accomplishment -- Or anybody in the western in China weren't division's first it's normal and expected. -- low level Arkansas well.

Scott Helio career at the Marlins Padres eighties you've been some of the small market teams you come here -- Boston you know big market team. As he used to play alongside some youngsters are you amazed that this big market ballclub with all the superstars that they have. But the influx of young talent that they also doing at the same time I'm -- We praise this organization it's brilliant comedy usually get a pretty good look at a good perspective.

I think they do a great job permanently obviously preparing it work but it's air. Those situations that they're going to be offensive. Obviously I looked at. Salaries. Is that he's been -- prejudiced. Help obviously. Our tradition as a unit in. In the the United Spirit in the playoffs and obviously. You know the success that he's had this season's. -- this up so well and that sort of insider has been long enough to really you know get a good grip on our everyone. In the bullpen. Obviously I think they expect you know. -- and again guys on the ground as well well yeah and you know it is surprising but I think they -- very good job realizing that they need to. Developing guys and leave them you know purpose certain I definitely. -- air as well.

And the interest in it you're two cents. On Dustin Pedroia your impressions of him. When you're not here playing in the National League as opposed to what your impressions are now that you watched him play with them every single day.

I gotta be around to doing internationally you -- it's much distance bigger and it unless you know it becomes intimacy and your -- it's great teams. In the World Series so. As far as where it goes like that player against Derek briefly in exactly the sixties and disarmament. What you're used up that year and and -- I figured in music press that. Skills but definitely there the competitiveness of fires there day in day out. In baseball being around for the last three weeks it's been a great outlet to is he someone. Go up everyday players aren't it has a -- the greatness as well.

of the diocese is wind down you guys won back in the race right now. Any talked at all and obviously you want to win this division -- talk about what the Anaheim Angels the central on the guys and they don't look too far ahead but. You know we stuck W guys going down to the wire trying to take this division and -- talking all about the match just possibly the post season look at look at had.

You looked I mean score or -- St. tariffs stick in the game at Minnesota they -- a couple aspect has been around and power and walks in Damon and are they were. Picked -- out and but it and yet it didn't mention it and you know pick. -- and -- still should be more comfortable in short series against an -- certificates to our house as well. In six we were excited that we got dark -- administer Oden short series that we had a better shot at beating Minnesota that we did Detroit. And that it came down. Very last out of dispute -- dictating which team really did their part and obviously. We. The Yankees have a better -- beating Detroit and we were all that horse cigarette in Detroit which -- based -- we got beat -- sport and there's rosters to against. And you know so that their -- and it those are appropriate or not sure.

You know I think we'll hear a whole lot from the fans from the media over the next couple weeks risk reward. How much do you put out to win the division verses being in the wild card -- you still going to be in. And of course the people here know that they've won a world championship before. The World Series as wild card team what goes into the the the mental approach every day of a player on the team is it -- what. What drives you. To go for the division.

Our way it is important there's parts about great open and -- Anyway. Cricket grit our advantage -- vote vote on the road are out of our as a Lockhart. A St. but I'm supposed decisions and left sort of -- of this ballclub was -- general manager and manager. At this point which prized players just competitiveness and competitive nature of merit a spot where it is yet to sit and it's too excited. There's no doubt in. You know and surmised that -- isn't as important present problems.

They cats if you've been able to catch your breath yet I'll see you jump in this. The Yankees Red Sox series there and you had a lot of battles of the rays and Sox here but you know and you talk to breath got settling in Boston owners are going to be some that the -- year you look back and say. You know -- last few months ago.

Lot of it is so it back -- Mark Burnett out of the rest. You know anything about your privacy exciting if I'm Eric secretary it was great. Start unfortunately last week it happens I've struggled as. You know whatever it is practical here on the right now but. I don't take that lightly I do -- Where -- pretty good at 1 o'clock and I -- should be. You know I think -- manner tonight and do something well. When a walk.

Cuts you ever think you'd see 32033000. People in Tampa I mean have you ever played there when it's ever been more than twelfth.

You know -- is the first night we lucked out on. It was built for batting practice and -- are more private batting practice than -- you don't get a reply. There's no question about it was a really drastic -- spirited. So there is locked in into the visiting hotel and not being you know to go you know. Down and have a beer and utley coming over it pretty ought to -- that hasn't happened really in the last eleven years of being -- as a baseball player either so. And I definitely not a Thursday. Different. Environment around as.

I was and always there how's it playing there and that goofy stadium with all the catwalk rules and everything else not just human abilities and even as a hitter. Knowing that a big time game could be decided on some some crazy ground rule.

Well I'll walk that you cannot match targeted. -- If you're president of all the great it -- that -- admit that -- the glass windows aren't talking to go out and struck out walk. So you know I don't think that they mr. excitement play. Much I mean -- but lightning is an issue and it is still whether it's been -- That ethnic. Some low like -- right that's built what. You know you go to Minnesota and -- well here but you know more problems into RB created in Minnesota. Anytime you're inside you're going to rent those issues.

Cuts you Tampa bay you know -- you get 32000 in there I'm sure it's different -- you know I don't know if I've ever seen like that either but. Obviously played in Minnesota in that playoff atmosphere that places an absolute zoo I mean it's loud it's crazy. Was anything at all like Minnesota did you see it be like Minnesota in the playoffs.

You know base so this -- a little bit smaller -- a 66 recipient Al. Out and that that was an experience or lack there's there's no environment I've ever been louder than that stadium in 2000 this aspect and it's a ground. Could it yourself if you. Really talk to the guys standing at your I don't think -- increase it that near Tampa. I think we don't want the other things is that like like that obviously were not. A lot of cigarettes are -- here. You know make -- better make an inordinate if there -- Celso. Even though there was you know -- over well being. Have -- support last night at -- more than a source and I. When you go to Minnesota it would be difficult because. You know Minnesota love their baseball team and I don't think that. Red -- anxious to go and take over that's it actually speakers really rocked -- hasn't been opened by. --

You guys may remember this ever few years ago it down Tampa where they were drawn nothing 567000. That -- that would media announced. That would -- want us who would be sitting there in. Wayne Dalton all that hard -- just like you could hear every word he was saying you don't.

And these spilling beer. And you're out -- out. You pick out ward played one player and -- see that you would wear and it was -- eat regular old and that you know last night. For. I you'd you'd have earned our boys being you know. Out and actually go over anybody.

It seeded team has been throughout my everywhere -- and -- that.

One night this year we -- out. --

I've liked us or joining us in India big show in continued their success the team the rest of the way we'd really appreciate. It. When knocks out about. Mile mark it down here in the Tampa for joining us against himself you know brand new.

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