Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox CF

The fact innocent Callahan broadcasting live from Red Sox spring training at Fort Myers, Florida -- You're the broadcasts under the center -- the Boston Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury -- a year ago I would have to say. Sharing the center field duties Jacoby Ellsbury was like come to get Nolan you're the man you're not a competition for the center field spot.

You know when the offseason. Obviously -- offseason with -- with me and just guy got after it got around to about three weeks off went to YA and they got Doug weight rooms are working out just train for this opportunity. You know appreciate them you know give me the opportunity did you find note that Coco have been through it and number. I think just Washington. To sources or senator does what sports and how to feel. You know it it. It didn't change anything in my mindset and things like that but it it was nice that sucks. Yet give -- opportunity that's hard that's.

Oh what what is the feeling like between two guys competing for jobs we talked about you know the two shared you'll go through that you'd be taking ground balls at third base and -- you'll look comfortable was that ever uncomfortable.

You know -- that I we have a great relationship. Right right when I was what are not try he except Nicklaus right away and even during the offseason talk to each other so. For us I guess it just a matter help the team in. You know. Each of us -- this is played or capabilities.

What do you have to do now known that nearly got here. Does it matter hidden lefties. You know tough lefties -- May be enough to face before. Just stamina endurance what is the key in and be in the full time got a with the biggest.

Biggest thing I learned this pastor play in my first season was. Being able to play every single day. Be rely relied upon to go off their feet every day play at a high level. And I today my training my offseason workouts. As far as. Stretch team lifting weights. Protect -- protection lakes and what I mean by that's you know -- dive for balls and -- just protect in you know those joints to play every day. With a good athletes institute how to how to the programs work out did you tell what you want to do specifically in the put a program together for you to go to basically first -- and -- you tell by your goals what you want to do you want to gain weight lose weight whose -- what your goals. Obama basically told them I want it is strongest possible. -- Baxter maintain my speed. -- you got faster. I think I definitely I think really capabilities and -- just. We're on the right right right muscles and and that sort of thing in -- still fifty it'll be easy -- which are faster right. If you know it's it's it's one of those things where I'm just going in I'd related cynical but I -- as far as a number. Might want to -- a a limit on it I think it -- you know 140 stolen bases last year I think. I'd want to want to slow up and you've -- that that so that's kind of -- you are taking carrier -- what did you learn lectured her first full full year in the majors about Major League Baseball. It's it's it's a grind. You know -- Radio every every night. But it's -- it's it's it's fun. For granted and it's got its I've been put in great effort to answer for the for the bought stocks and plan you know Tom is best is the grind. The mental grind tougher than physical -- which is which is tough. I think I think a little qualified on the -- same mental. The mental aspect of it there -- the time you're -- tired there will be times. You know he you have Knicks. Bumps and bruises and assists you know get past that mental block and go out there competing.

It is important for your teammates to know that you play hurt and you'll play you know maybe against the tough lefty the can't hit. It do you do you. Not just managers not just you know fans but the teammates see that.

Last year. Remembers earlier on the year we went to Minnesota hand outs mostly nothing him I think his third inning and I got -- right and the back mean. And it swelled up pretty then. We have a couple couple -- was down -- remember exactly when we're pretty limited on the positions in the outfield. And -- it was like hey we need you we needed to go and the guys on the team could see an end you know his swollen it it doesn't look very good but. It was just one of those things where I was like you know he sucked it up up their play. And after the -- the veteran guys hey you know. The -- all right there you know Friday for the that's up. I mean definitely guys. Guys appreciate that you know when you -- there plain plain hurts. Not a sense.

Does the center fielder have to know and understand the capabilities of the guy on his right in his left the reason I asked that is that is any different -- Manny as your left fielder versus Jason -- Now have.

Throughout the year definitely. No different team and players and J. D. Drew rice and bay is is totally different. -- communications. No one where they're going to be known that capabilities. You know what kind of balls and laughter so every off the -- for him. Obama Lernout -- his style in what he's going to do you know how how -- golf balls and and that's or did you have any idea what Manny was doing up there. It's his. Easter Christmas or -- freelancers you know what I mean yeah I just you know product on them it's but you know -- see where that to its position that sort of thing just that. You know my job -- he's -- place but for the most part you know he was rest. Huge numbers to back him up on everything. You know there even on the team played much just back everybody so I mean definitely that wall you know. That's a pretty damn good defensive outfield doesn't mean you get guys like drew could play center Baldelli. Who -- place and then you pay definitely is. Guys around him left and right fielder that can play you know take. Com takes pressure off me you know happened over everything but you know still going to go after everything just a matter guys and extra guys right now heads in the game with with this.

If you ever made a diving catch on. On purpose that you knew you could make it may be at the knees -- the ankles sent this much more fun year and I haven't slide in the grass and maybe they'll make sport center top ten.

On high schooler right the pride that allowed time for a that cannot really you know that they'll be times where it might be easier to dive for a ball right you know saved savior they've seen your knees and that sort of thing save your body a little bit by. You know there's a lot ties were. You don't take that risk you know he's one -- the is it is that Satterfield triangle -- juts out is that daunting. With the -- is the in this bullpen shutting up right there yet refs that are yeah that's. I think it was one of the toughest of all ours is because of the dimensions. You know is straight it's nice -- and everything's a bit different and take a lot of Ball State a lot of balls especially. I'm out there see where that was in the lands viewers can bounce were you incentive when Manny went into the wall for a pitch we there was it was a Coco. Which was when Manny went into the wall he missed the pitch yeah. You don't remember that I know everyone all speculated that he was had to go bathrooms and and one in the wall uh oh yeah he walked -- the -- there out of gas that. I am sure I was there for a couple do you ever look do you have -- I have been that happen and what's in there what are you doing there. Well I I think it's part of history back there -- got a lot of autograph lot of guys that played in the past. You know ever wrote an Angel -- so it's you know p.'s history pay.

You're you're pretty young only a few years ago your high school Hui who -- you looking up to -- want to be often compared to. To Grady Sizemore and Johnny Damon because your left your center fielder but is there somebody you emulated when you're in high school.

Here did you hear. Grown up and organs and the Mariners closest team had Albertine -- play in Safeco. He was he was he was relative to where he would you rather win. Which -- a stolen base title or gold glove.

All I guess they got the hell -- yes and that's next on the list with a batting title or gold glove. I'll take day gold -- right now really. Is there any real is anyone in sports or even in life actor that you that you look at and say that looks like fun because. Everyone looks at the center fielder the Boston Red Sox lead in the off young guy good in and they say man what real life what do life. Yeah I do would you trade -- then I'm. You know -- I don't I don't think so. A lot of baseball players want to be basketball players you know that they'll look at the NB ANC.

Why did I did I am I played I played -- one high school so I I enjoy I enjoy playing at the very sports grown up. And yeah it's fun of me see some of the guys sports and the values you know donkey in he lost the -- wants to see -- it's 6 not out looks or were you better basketball player or. Football player and -- I would say. Basketball guard us well guard yeah. Yeah at football would play when I'm running back at the thing in high school sports I think it's easier to dominate a -- football game that is a baseball game so that's why I looked at it Graham. Probably most you'll say he's probably about a foot bomb possible and -- where I -- really that he could -- in possibly take over games football. They want -- ball -- play you can get the ball in the place where you're running back wide receiver. Wide receiver -- pursuit did you ever consider pursue going through football career into the baseball. I would of loved to. The risk wasn't that they were the reward. And and was in Oregon organs they we would you have gone through and play football. I'm worse -- exciting game it starts to play around if -- would have been vital. Organ have a base a baseball team the time. Maybe while -- it was in the northwest maybe Washington Wednesday or your best forty time. You know I had. All unofficial in the in the 424 perjury and official hand and -- it's not it's not a moment. Later. The win that you -- or something that's that's us that's like. That steal I cannot I don't -- member to be honest the anybody the squabbles between the progress. There's one person that claims to have but that we've actually never raised four. I guess they're racers Clay Buchholz. He said that he's dead beat me on on radio before. But that's -- We've never just race right now fields open didn't in recent not told that -- if that if a.

Every two men moved Daschle your teammates they say you guys are pretty much screwed them Manny you know what we're going to do without Manny I do you feel.

I'd I like what we have -- that we have. When changes so. Like the lineup like the line yeah so all start to Duke like like the lineup like the defense we have -- pin like start pitching like like the team. Jacoby thanks for the time our continued success Jacoby Ellsbury with us and tell him.