Manny Delcarmen, Sox Reliever

Part of the Red Sox bullpen Manny Delcarmen joining us on the AT&T hotline at. Many it's Mike and Alex how are you.

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Hey Manny thanks for joining us I guess let's just start generally you know obviously getting back off what was a pretty rough road trip to start the second half. How good has it been just to get back to Fenway. Just to kind of get a little bit of rhythm back for that you know for the team and -- in to see some offensive sparks again last night.

booted you know you know won the first game after the break and and I got a little -- over the off -- a robot you know look at you know little things very. You know our -- you know do something to get it going again and I don't want Toro. And I and our but it below what kind of law and awkward you don't.

as a bullpen unit you guys have yet I believed to give up a run in the second half. I don't know -- that kind of answers the question but you know when you're in the middle of a streak like that. Do you also look up and say oh my goodness we are going through this obvious tremendous run is it are there you become any more superstitious as a group -- in the bullpen amidst a run like that or. Or is it just something that you continue to follow the same routine -- is on.

I imagine they would know horrible but I made everybody you know either the -- going to a bit better today than it. In the -- ten and you're not rhetoric have a rule I won't and then. I don't play Angela park before -- door before the great you know -- a little or kinda. You know massive but it irregular result you know all the little -- Or get the ball around in the no burden -- there not regret.

Many talked about routine and Alex mentioned routine year guy pitches in multiple spots out of that Red Sox bullpen come on with runners on -- no runners on beginning of an -- middle of an ending. How'd you get yourself prepared in terms come out of the ballpark every day knowing that you could be asked to pitch in multiple situations.

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How do you how does that the trading deadline impact you guys in the clubhouse I mean outside in the outside world there's constant chatter. What should the Red Sox acquire should they pursue a Roy Halladay should they go after you know I -- bat like a Victor Martinez or an Adrian Gonzalez or anyone like that. How much of that creeps into the clubhouse how much of that is a part of the conversation that you guys will have with one another. Into what do you do in order to maintain sanity during that kind of period.

Of it permitted hardly have been out there for the last four years Brazil around that Simon. Development here in -- and well -- a minute but the good you know and on the road do you want to let up like bad. You know department bought the refs aren't going to expect to learn you know they're going to be going to try to do very you know what are going to get somebody here. Are due or people who just you know -- going to click and make it happen. And I -- I -- we try try not to think about it nobody has been there a lot. And are in a much don't -- during -- guys out there and you know whatever happens you know about -- although we can't control. -- an example for me you know more carpet you know -- in -- You know often guy and you know it is you know men and it doesn't and you know we're down 12 games and you know -- very then you know the awkward you go -- and -- there's the problem their vote and could throw him. And I have Olerud or.

With you in particular as you say your name has popped up in trade rumors on a near annual basis. Obviously you are the local guy people who follow the team passionately at the same once he grew up with who have your cell phone number. What happens when your name is thrown into the rumor mill. Like does your cell -- just blow up you know in in a matter of five minutes with like you know -- billion messages and texts and all that stuff. What is it like to be a guy from Boston when you know who who. Does end up sometimes. By virtue of by you know by virtue of past performance in trade rumors.

Permit -- kind of political maverick read you know -- nobody's you know really big. In motorsports fans -- at the early and then the summary of that find out -- BI agent guard. And I you know up all blown up like him and other Beirut the open bird thing I Ramon but he called minimizing cauldron and I'm like all of -- happen. -- You know been here in my -- career and you know hopefully. I can't hear about it that it apparent is that significant program that would approve or.

Manny you mentioned playing here and now being a local guy Adam LaRoche comes in part of the Pittsburgh trade. That you referenced and immediately after the game. Talks about how jealousy was. -- viewing your teammates because you get to play in this playoff like atmosphere. Every day. What's it like coming of the ballpark knowing that you're going to have 30000 plus every single time you guys play here at Fenway versus some of the spots on the road where. You got half filled stadiums you got that teams out of contention. I gotta believe it gives -- a shot of adrenaline of playing a part of this type crowd.

And you know -- Born and raised there you know big time Spaniard all of active wear and you know Bill Bennett and I'm in political bands on my partner bought another. You know it did you vote third you know images load the -- are coming to him on the road I mean not debatable that red. Under this all everywhere and I you know -- negative side -- And -- you know not a you don't want to get -- is that the principle people and then. Open a little group that in the best I've been able.

Many you talked a little bit about the different roles that you face -- different times that you come to a game I'm -- is from a relievers mentality you know one of them. Major differences that you sometimes faces coming in with guys on base you know kind of into a dirty situation versus you know clean a clean situation bases empty. From a mentality standpoint from a pitch selection standpoint. How different is that is it more challenging coming in with guys on base or you know is it dot or does that lock UN. And you know and permit you know greater effectiveness.

That definitely you know you want to come over land it would have an -- You know you know -- that -- horrible record in -- you know have a lot of teammates and now we know beforehand like or -- into the game and our. You know personally like you know you know spectacles out there last third or -- and you know without their battle and then you know we -- game runners on. We definitely want to try to get that out and get him out of that -- you know all of that there are and then. You know promote what I'm at a crucial time in the game so you don't don't want to keep the game. Opener Merkel president ordered an you know we we have a special thing here in a lot of been. What hole we have in the bullpen but you know being if they ever got the good thing and you know hopefully we do you brought.

Manny last month for me talk about your bullpen mates the guy who is impressed a lot of Red Sox fans. Is the youngster Daniel Bard who is a seemingly come in. And immediately taken some big gotten some big outs the Red Sox back and that are you surprised that -- kid that young a couple years ago. They are North Carolina and now here 2009 able to step in and immediately. Be a big part of what you guys do back there.

Army unit coming I mean number yummy it was only just got more a couple of years older -- than I have to meet him you know bottom off season. You know -- a studio or third earned in order to meet him and bring -- them it would have been in the spring there's no day. I mean it yet see it like you've been there before like you. It investigate. And I you know to come and appear. And you know like that -- a great -- make their body and you know not overuse -- in the 200 and what you want the government and the right spot with the united react coming. And don't -- like -- well. You know vertical all of that it -- are not enough over that we -- not. You know -- advocate program -- when it under the -- ran out on the and you get a bit but it but the -- they're off banana in an object I don't think.

Okay Manny putting you on the spot with one last one between now on Friday to the Red Sox need to do anything in order to. You know in order to to position themselves. As contenders for the -- for the playoffs and and what do you see happening.

Much government I think Lola and senator and will we know was underway and happening you know. You know come you know the averted a little bit and be up there and run and amid a -- mean everybody and we are going to bat you know we get predicting David did you serve but he. Of all -- that are you know our pit and that what they were going to you know going to you know special these weren't then you know with a lot of baseball -- and little -- little world and I you know event to -- clicked together and you know going to verdict. I don't they would -- intended.

Well Manny Red Sox get excited for this one John Smoltz this afternoon now appreciate taking a few minutes and best luck to go forward. They're courier.