Sat, 1 Aug 2009|
Joe & Dave talk to the Sox outfielder, who got his 1st major league hit in tonight's game.
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Josh franc just got a shaving cream -- from. David Ortiz walked into the big -- young man thank you very much good to be here. Well you yesterday you were in Harrisburg with Portland. And then admired your life is changed down.
Very quickly you never know what's going to happen I mean I definitely expect -- this. My manager -- Baylor just pulled me aside and so would affect my thing that there and allowed going -- about things than just nicely in get rid of the Mohawk and outscored the town. Do you think you retreated yeah my first intention. This. Reluctant -- as you know they've made it is definitely factors -- in your head. And I got Travis -- definitely expect this you know all things expenditures. Pawtucket. On Tuesday news it's tough to get rid of them -- Someone I'll have about a week those kind of -- and it was more informative with obviously the bat really. -- is about getting rid of it coming up here but. This good show is superstition that everything in baseball we had two doubles you've proved you walk. Tell us about your approach at the right. Well when I came back off my oblique strain that the end of April and I was really aggressive and I was trying to to do too much. So we hadn't already available in this once again until things calm things down maybe take -- pitch every now and then. And I seem to be working out forming in in the hitters counts. And I just regularly pitches all of all things that they can have arm slot -- too focused on the pitches but just -- more than arms confidently of them life.
Guys can you describe for our listeners what it's like 22 years old still walk on the diamond. Tonight getting your first Major League start. At Camden yards almost beautiful ballparks around. And with teammates around like Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz and Josh Beckett on the -- all these guys all stars what is that feeling like.
It's -- them explain alarming news is that any any kid's dream come true we have played Major League Baseball game and just to be a part of the Boston Red Sox how crazy the Red Sox fans are -- the nation. And I just come and -- are all starter but got me. They're the elite players out here and just to be even mentioned with one of them in the mileage of them is an honor in this play in the same game with -- and -- just beyond that.
We wanted to Victor Martinez in his first game we shocked to hear their reaction of Red Sox Nation south here from the stands were you to hear all these Red Sox fans.
Well it's it's all new to me so it's it's any any time you get innovation is -- proudly but I mean yeah I just come and against the and they'll contender like that mean we're just playing them and 2007 and they you know titles though. Just goes to say -- these fans -- loyalty and no matter what happens there the be behind our backs.
But does -- funny how things work out because JD Drew is down right now the groin injury may or may not play tomorrow. Jason Bay had to come out because of a cramp and hamstring we don't know what his status is for the next couple of days to you may have an opportunity to rack up some serious advances.
Well I think if I have a than I'm -- notre take my advantage of it and just go day about day anyway I guy yesterday to thome that in Holland I was going to be here so I'm not gonna. In my mind set to stay here very long but the thing happened to have them was going to come iron play the game.
But Jack issuers -- round -- gay in 07 I mean you only have. Two plus years in the minor league you -- you are already the aged twenty to. That's some percentage everything it would happen like this.
Definitely I'm definitely -- and make it this year and maybe some even next year. Now I really can't explain that feeling -- It's an honor to have. If Theo and all those guys and my case you know. Those guys and they believe in me that come up here and compete with the regulators Lisa looked like you belong tonight judgment question a couple of big doubles one final question about. The baseball knowledge -- Paulus are the trainer marking up the ball you know putting the -- on and when you get in that moment who gets the baseball do you hang on. To that your first Major League hit wants and it just. Upload -- to have for now for the time being I'm up here and depending if I go back to Portland or Pawtucket. I'll probably ship them back home and have my mom and dad for him I think for me and tell nobody not a touch it review and home home -- in south Georgia. Mama's so -- about twenty minutes north of Savannah Georgia mechanical effort and beautiful area -- thanks so much for joining his Josh in the nineteen never forget this sort of thing you very much I just think you.
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