Larry Lucchino, Red Sox CEO

Larry Lucchino the presidency old Boston Red Sox brought to you by Fred C church insurance is not the policy. It's the people one time no talk Larry Lucchino how are you.

Good morning. Yeah. Pardon me files everything everything is looking a lot better after a -- late yesterday and that's template we did speak count Wednesday. There's days -- like feels a lot better except the atlas atlas range.

Yet not knowing you as we do I'm guessing you work. Real pleasant to be around after blow in the nine -- but my announced --

Actually it was so crash and I tried to force myself to. To rise above it does not good article screamed at the end wife or do anything and a like that idea. Just what to -- immediately did Hayward until next morning so. I get a cut back a couple of hours successful team. In the past we have to really dark all the story the courses -- indeed do. -- gave little perspective realize it is only what it. I gosh it was it was that demoralizing. To justice. Exhilarating it was just finished up. You guys there. Competitive and played. Sports enough to realize what a great and feeling it is and so one -- can now. To get started out red -- and does -- backstage it's it's ridiculous.

That's been a terrific. Three months similarities feel like you should have more than a two game lead. You rivals. In New York committed to in the loss column two and a half games. After all the games you want after all the things have gone right for you in these first three months.

Well not really sanitary record would take 78 games -- like that I -- quite half decent yet. And now we expected that started this season in the there will be three teams in numerically it east it would be battling. It would it would be very slight differences. Column op on the those three team that of course that seems to be that way it's. It's developing right now the Yankees of what they want seven straight and not going anywhere they zero. On policies that. Debate and attempt. -- division title to dissent. They're they're playing well so. Our view to start the season is Erica they're at least teams where they can't then they -- mid ninety's -- number of games one. And that the differences between them would be very -- I'm not. Entirely surprised that this is the way it is it is played out. We've won a lot of games over the last month as bad as the month of June was worth the price. Based oilfield. We yes. Very him very successful. Months so it's. You'd like to think that that kept up which you regular breathing room that we there will be much pretty. For the season --

A hypothetical question for you here learn and you love those if you -- an -- of a baseball team baseball team X into and out spent nearly half a billion dollars. On every free agent big shooting star you possibly could. And found herself trailing all season long not having a pitching staff seemed to be viable -- for portions of the of the of the season. Which we upset would you be angry would you Arabic it changes would you be demanding accountability from people who selected the use a free agents.

Com but yet now. Not yet to idea tactic that would look defeated the differential a couple of games can disappear. In a few days time and I would donate it to keep yourself while. Out of the race is the team. Detective utter disaster. Entrances. Morale and performance that would be a different matter but. In light of where have to sit team that fits that description of falls these days. We I would not addicted. Some kind of patients. And stability are are such a course at.

Larry more to the point is is the way the Red Sox are doing business versus the way the Yankees are doing business and and obviously the only effort mentioned wild free agent spending. Versus you know five million dollars on smoltz five million dollars on penny signing up the homegrown talent Pedroia and you close to long term contract. An endorsement of one way over the other is being. Far more successful.

Well I think there definitely tell it to different approaches there's no question about that we don't rule out. Significant free agent signed Exxon. Make no mistake about it we're out -- trying to decide Teixeira and we we we look at the best free -- to come on the market to it every year. It's just not our our primary course of action it's not the preferred way to operate the -- should ever and we do never. Close any options to that debate or make it better I do like the fact that very much that we have -- a different approach. The Yankees do seem to do things one way. We. Another they've built the wonders of the world Reza ballpark we have that. -- as a grand stadium -- edifice which is that the actual ballpark here. And that reflects the difference in some ways as well also the largest market world. --

If you were the owner of that hypothetical team Joe was talking about a limited budget would there be any reason at all that you wouldn't. Make a run and Jason Bay when he becomes a free agent.

well again. They have a track record of doing exactly that finding the best players who come on free agent market and -- As the kept track record to establish -- As one of the that are free agents on the market -- position player. So -- I think that if quite likely that entity. And making the media that as a general. But who knows who knows you know as well. I don't know outraged that are out there far system is -- coming outfielders. But that doesn't seem to deter than most years.

And when you hear a player is publicly players and their agents I was on the we're -- gonna -- we're gonna wait to the end of the year see what's out there. Do you take that as a know by general as a general rule would do you say. And -- just keep -- when and if it's in your best interest -- say listen we don't wanna wait we don't want you to wait let's see if we can find some common.

Finished it no one size fits all there's a simple rule -- NCH in this and so forceful the the explanation is it depends strongly. Our baseball operations people feel about a -- there. Player so there's no there's that wants to rule that that applies across the board.

just between the three of us what was the organization's inside opinion and plan going forward when David Ortiz struggled mightily beyond struggled mightily for the first two and a month of the season.

Patience. Patience. Patience don't know -- he had dessert eaten he deserved every. Second chance -- imaginable give us track record given the -- role he's played the Sistine. And give India. -- surprise. It is. A decline represented it was just a slight fall off it was a via a drop off -- significant proportions. I just. I heard no one and -- on meetings when it was discussion about. And doing something about David retreat there were pure. Francona had a number of discussions. And excess CO it was just coaches about. Where we're playing. -- Why apple did help him to drop to sixty and stuff like that but that was never an idea. India. Disaster plan now.

Larry there are certain cliches of the blood of baseball that are are undeniable you know it's a marathon not a sprint have you rethought. You can never have too much starting pitching.

I still believe you can have too much truth you'll have too much we can't do much right now. Yes escalate buckle who have too much.

Well I think it we're gonna have to come back -- the C and C what injuries we had been. July August September. It and it would roll buckled and its key interest this year most likely yes I. Just can't 78 games -- Because. In the cruel irony of of disposing -- as bitching and and finding out that you did you 88 -- as somewhat goes down unexpectedly. So my view each stock violent. And that doesn't mean you don't use it judiciously if there -- saying yet victory did -- better as a new rule of thumb. One. Deep depth -- are we protect the deep -- to say that once every time attacking against. But he gave yesterday was another example of deep depth yet Rocco Baldelli and Julio Lugo. Getting and to think he gets he candidates. Of mobile tent that form extraordinarily. After the meltdown before. You -- that contributions from wide variety of people and that's -- what you in these games. Sixty Tutsis Ginny felt. -- but thirty guys including if you detect.

Do you think there's any chance that you guys get Jason Bay signed to before it becomes a free agent Larry or do we you have to go. Head to head with the likes of the Yankees on this one.

Talent I don't think it is there's much. Utility in talking about. Not possible free agent signings. At this point it just don't see it. How it will help us they get are kept at buy dot. Over the radio I think today it's that matter it's and I left turn out to. Quiet officers. It's like it to be -- public discussion. -- a particular player right now.

Larry beside baseball games at Fenway Park this CO full slate of stuff going on this summer from the futures. Kate call all NRC game winning and I and started to. I can't picture above above the twenty bucks for the bubble that outlook. The real cost Sony five on -- hey you -- latency and at picnic in the -- as well.

Actually -- in the market this is this Sunday yes after the game Sunday we've raised money out of that particular area. Have out of grasp her. Per cent all the players and their because there wives are putting -- And they kept -- collection I. All of that that -- those who wanted to be. Baseball this month and -- deterrent tickets available and there are still Red Sox tickets available we can -- Have unprotected. On the -- each game so -- People should remember that the we've got to keep cut All-Star -- for the first time is thirty years to -- I'll start and appear to meet there July. And that kind of pitches thing because tickets for that are ten bucks anywhere in the ballpark and bucks that it did you get -- could sit down and -- yeah.

About your books can be signal blocks and X.

You can get out but. Actually. Note the this week control yeah I hit -- should sit on the correct myself and they virtually any seat in the ballpark. And it's of that Dutch chemical you come early you can sit. Second row the first wrote that matters -- on and then of course that the futures and -- which has. Democracy doubleheader at -- very popular with it was at least it is also -- to cheapest certified pilots. And those games that game is I think on his State's August ninth. Actually --

It is the -- I would go I would go to picnic. At the park and one condition if you stop plan that commercial with that TV with a potato salad Tim Wakefield.

I just want you to commercials he personal pitch perfect cure period stakes are just a one and eighty degrees wrong in the way most people look at the world that is one of the most popular commercials we have we get comments all the time. The plumber. I'm not surprised that you would look at -- different -- because you need to. Stay with politics. But unique year you're just inherently wrong one account to your view life.

Up the fight back the urge when John Henry went on his honeymoon to pull an Alexander Haig moment like -- It's hard now.

You know -- now we have a very comfortable let's. System are little. Trio. Guys we don't know our roles and it works. Pretty well. Although I I was kind of and is sort of a -- Japan South Africa it's very pleased to -- I can't -- he's watching has Blackberry -- every Eric every game.

It's the Blackberry. Support. I read in Boston magazine where he took his fiancee is free and on the rules of into the club this that and why does -- to take a friend Larry. It you went on the total supplier. Was.

It was pretty cool that's very remarkable low placed the Galapagos and it's. The satellite view of its competitors from another time.

We have got the great debate question and we didn't know whether it was under water over water on the water yeah of the turtles likes women got there -- Flapping feet or they like normal -- rules that -- around -- rock stuff.

Well -- proposed -- earlier pointer Iran about turtles and tortoises.

We'll let them. And the incident.

The giant giant tortoises and they're on land but they do have some small. Is she going tortoises well. -- Maybe they would be -- turtles look for the most part the Galapagos has known for its gigantic I meet gigantic protect equipped force tries 600 pound tortoises.

And and you went from here to there on the your quarter. I don't know I don't know what -- it down well we we we cut out with the -- You blew it there and then got on the boat. Correct correct now. What do you.

Do in the Galapagos Islands don't have like hotels and restaurants to that you just have.

They actually -- this one little town that has some restaurants but trivia. We need all our meals. --

That when you go to that town is it full of like missing link kind of people.

I now know everything that's all they Oregon and.

it's more often it's lot of fun isn't -- you.

Well Callahan itself responds well don't say that they -- would scale and -- on the boat. You can't get out there -- as -- want to hear about. God -- Eight winter -- to -- they don't. That that that you know news is very comfortable and but it was what what was most -- And like make. He's sort of forced to think about a lot of issues that you would. Might not otherwise think about which expectant like evolution or. -- the go ahead and get things and how little. How long the Arco like has been and an entity that notion. Selective and mattress selection exit that he would otherwise they owed less but it's spread -- Did that.

And Coulter wrote a whole book about it she made the point that the Galapagos island proves. The and it doesn't prove revolution there is no and when's the last time species on the Galapagos Islands evolves.

They're all in right now. There you go into a slightly different. Type of species could not have any birds are being transformed and you up porpoises. If that's the way and yet but there are but they are continuing -- each region. It -- at various. It is noteworthy way society has turned back nationalist but I'm not spread to head cold to get their --

So when -- on the boat in the Galapagos in -- having all these erudite and as that -- spots that at any point when your that's they're gonna say and in California. Not bad for a -- from Pittsburgh.

Yes yes yes I did actually I did -- lessons rather important doesn't Galapagos are forty years and and our -- just evolved a very quickly so they can't believe how unfair. Places I've been auditing of three years he just we get what they decide to go. -- and so I did take about. The yeah the match and the journey in life.

Well look you know based on guitar and a bit thank you all right Happy Land line are.

One quick question do you which will be a bigger circus the Michael Jackson's funeral Tuesday of the return of Manny Ramirez to the LA Dodgers -- attempt to LA I assume different Charles Steinberg. He's gonna have like fireworks and circus analysts and everything planned for the return of many of the drug --

No carrier rocket and the return of many years in San Diego.

None at ten LA -- when I just cents a anywhere within its -- any credit I don't.

Well he won't be the evil -- back get a this weekend that it -- I'm not gonna cabinet -- on on year. Comment on Michael Jackson -- That's about yeah. Prefer not to count. But. And the idea. That matters will be -- The eyes of the baseball world will be on it. A he -- the Dodgers -- a tree can expect much point in some kind of level of support the American people are fairly forgiving. And the most -- pretend to expect to see some element of to get it now support. For.

You that you see here. Now they'll know. So he doesn't -- just stated that it is no evidence no indication that we had. Such. As part. More like admit that what they are my kids are saying it did.

Columbia law Oilers he passed every time you tested right -- Malia you have to tell us.

Sports that -- disappointed that there were no life. You you'd look at the circumstances he added eighteen years it could have been a ten year contract here the economic incentives. Sometimes motivates people two. Cross the line was. Not present time we saw. No indication director -- and.

traveling secretary. -- are stuck. It's supposed. That may be the sole example. Tickets site and that has to do with temperament and a lot of reasons for bizarre --

Through this awkwardly while these -- uniform now and all the highlights received medical department of drug use these weren't at dodger uniform not a Red Sox uniform. Your problem is that well.

Well that. That's true is that baseball's problem but it's not. About missed extra.

amazing Jason Bay for Manny Ramirez turned out to be a brilliant trade yes last month jets. At the time it seemed like it to pennies on the dollar now look at Hitler.

Well it didn't seem like that to us at the time yeah. We wanna -- a pretty badly and I -- and it's really gratified to see you know diets but recent -- just based ballplayers page.

Let's look at it sank CEO buster Reza thanks for a time before the July. Our conversational Larry brought to you by Fred C church insurance it's not the policy but it's the people these last depends. --