Inside Pitch - Player Reaction

John Smoltz starts for the Red Sox this is the Herb Chambers Lexus pre game show. This'll be start number seven of the season for smoltz is one and four with -- ERA over seven thus far smoltz pitched against the real Sunday at Fenway and allowed six runs on nine hits over five innings taking the loss. Against the Orioles last month in Baltimore he held the -- to a run on three hits over four innings before the rains game. The Orioles counter with righthander Jeremy Guthrie who was 79 Albany area 521. -- Got three loss to the Red Sox Saturday allowing five runs on eight hits over six and two thirds lifetime against Boston got -- one and three with a 434 earned run average that's in ten games none of them starts. Time now -- the inside pitch which is brought to you by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to learn more about Harvard pilgrim healthcare visit Harvard pilgrim battle ward. Just -- short time ago Joe talked with several players about today's deals. Including animal roach Ramon Ramirez Justin Masterson Jason Varitek and David Ortiz --

Thanks rob rosters hopping today with players going some coming later announcement being made there -- days with surrounded by the media and was asked about. What is the next staff. In his discussions about performance enhancing drugs.

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More about attitude is known I've kinda. We asked David about the Victor Martinez trade him what he knows about the Indians catcher who's coming -- great man. Great and the player. You know Luke is so. We. -- Jason Varitek whose playing time could be effective was asked about the addition -- Victor Martinez aren't -- here -- good thing for our team. He should be over help us a lot of passes. Yeah. I don't really know almost -- as is is time. Time dictates itself in I don't think with a cast of everything that's been they've had that opportunity to. To go through that but it. Either way. You know I think he's going to come comparable. Obviously. You know -- it tough out. From both sides of play and now obviously we've hatter. Some troubles at different Times Square and runs with -- you can hope we had a chance to sit down with Justin -- in about leaving the Red Sox -- how do you feel about -- the Cleveland.

You know after after you pass in missiles with a great. And it's and it's it's bittersweet opportunity they have you know years have had here and how great it was that but now. And move in the Cleveland and hopefully we can continue what we've done and then and of their career and and even did it did -- batters ago. We talked about the way you sort of to so many guys in the bullpen especially against some other countries and your wing and really created that fraternity there. That's S athletes to miss the most it is. -- again especially from -- come up with the opportunity. To view with these guys and have won my first you know with with everyone. But it's going to be. You know time optimal new relationships and you know any stance -- it will have a chance to impact lives in the positive way witches. Which is don't do whether -- on the you'll start there. No clue. You're -- hit and even though I go there and withdraw and I just. This thing announcer and make sure my wife is okay and and then moving on from there eagle on your home state. I am the view of the closer -- you know the Slava. Lot of positives as cute as you move here's just a tremendous organizations. Will be new speakers. How did you find out. -- just on -- don't mean to you and John Ferrero. When to make -- that respect was they were let me know what was going on in and Theo. Gave me phone call and and we each and he's he's human you know. He's done a great job --

Famous thanks for joining us offense just going to class is bullpen body Ramon Martinez certainly will miss him Ramon UN just we're so. Close how do you feel. A definitive aside there is three guys in this. Some news. I think in this -- and -- Escude then he can do another thing good thing. And UN he learned a lot from each other than she is in my TJT's Munich host you can only. And those in need to understand this is again this is now. Something can compromise.

And that perhaps the strangest both the Red Sox acquiring Casey Kotchman first baseman from the Atlanta Braves for Adam LaRoche who may acquire. Just over a week ago from the Pittsburgh Pirates roach had this reaction to betray.

This is. This is a first for me. A lot of personal lasts seven days. Disappointing. You know absolutely. It was pretty comfortable -- come. This team is unbelievable team not just on the field with the kind of guys in the class in this organization songs. You know looking forward to being part of that for a couple months. You know it didn't work it's. It's nice to be you don't -- more more -- than before -- comfortable are so I guess that's the the positive and.

Now the Red Sox await the arrival of Victor Martinez and Casey Kotchman tonight they may have to play shorthanded especially with J. D. Drew ailing now with a sore groin John.

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