Inside Pitch - Joe Maddon

Let bako gets the ball the series finale tonight this is the Herb Chambers shabby Buick Pontiac pre game show buckled centers that 33 with any area for 38 innings coming off his best start of the season. All in the Jays just a run on three hits while striking out nine over rate in the third. 24 year old lefthander David Price takes the ball for Tampa Bay is seven and six in the air raid just over four and a half. Last time -- helped the Tigers to a single run over seven in the third for the victory against Boston last month he limited the Red Sox to two runs over six for the win. Time now for the inside pitch which is brought to you by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to learn more about Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is at Harvard pilgrim not award. Here's Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon. With joke is stately old.

When -- these teams really grind out long gains in migrants Yankee teams and that tonight's certainly is very very big for both teams. They simply haven't 25 times last and in how many times has been this year. They're all the same and there's going to be longer is no words and were just talking a lot of potential pitching changes there's. Different strategy involved. Were pinch hitting for different guys maybe that we normally would not pinch it four in the past. Note to those on top of things we have a bunch of guys ready access to -- The expanded rosters certainly make for many more managerial moves you enjoy that. I do I do to a certain point I mean sometimes you get so many guys -- and about so many different things -- will be crazy. It's it's like spring training in matters it's almost like with the All-Star game action that was my biggest concern. During that game it's a nationally game and you got a winning all the Steelers keep involved so this this when you don't have to keep the players involved which you've got to win it. And so it's very interesting they do spend a lot of time part of the game trying to figure out all the potential. Things that may occur and just try to stay one step and you have charts to that effect that I do I mean I -- a lot of different things that are studying situation and sexson and the Red Sox did the same thing it's. Probably very similar in a lot of ways them. There's so many different things -- before the game and -- the best -- of the game progress. Sometimes you don't always get what you want which he tried it's like the -- X amounts can I was 21. That's -- you have little holes quoted today have a quote and he your lineup everyday that's actually -- to increase quality assurance coach he's in charge of all the -- and I haven't had a chance look at that and it was pretty. You know guys you look at Carlos Pena were so product of being in northeastern guy and that. Looking back I think game he will be the first home run champion from New England -- New England roots and Stoney can make the RO and what a story that's interesting and he's really taken out recently to an entry guys. Probably can tell the difference in the swingman and maybe from the last time. Here's -- it like it's the middle of August and the city's reinvents his swing and -- what he's doing right now. What's been batting practice it's relief from the one choice in the ball and teams and -- Beckett cut him last night. In the music three for 223 going to that game for suspect was placed heater in strikeouts. That was -- usual but then he gets the double in the latter part of the game. A lot of good work he's one of William and looked at the moment his personality reminds us that Sean Casey and that. He certainly. Is a light at the end of the tunnel on these effervescent. He's he's a pleasure to be an everyday. It would sadism but he. He's got a guy that's able to -- leader because he's able to give up of his time percent but deals on a daily basis it's not always about him. He always looks for the guy that may be -- little bit whether it's coming into the clubhouse. In the course of the games and isn't easy most check in with their pitchers. Just to keep him okay he does a great job with though that's so. He's able to give of himself place having here while we see. Evan Longoria for sports teams we can take it eight home runs 26 BIs against the Red -- do you explain. I don't know man and it's it's that we play each other so often and quite frankly it's easy you know to play against the Red Sox the Yankees etc. so. The Red Sox have built in disadvantage of being the rents -- those other teams want to play in the play -- well against them. I've been is young man obviously -- great year but believe me. He's going to keep getting better and better with detail disguise especially in his career highs David Price who shut down the Red Sox in game seven. Probably the biggest performance of the season. How is he handled coming back the issue going to the minors coming back in the big leagues pretty well came back east in the slow. -- on the start when he first came back. Lot of command issues with this fastballs and at least -- fastball for strikes much better. His sliders and hitters change has gotten better as composed -- gotten better and everything. Which is what you expected and he's wonderful Ian and he's very bright he's very focused he's area. Motivated so David's been looking pretty -- sports. You have the games last trip was the ring of fire and you thank you hear black cap for the Johnny Cash look in the if that's emissions when you going to decide that now about your trip the Boston doesn't get the you know that the players in the couple minutes -- want to put this -- I mean c'mon. I'm creative -- a manager be -- we went with the the -- trip early on in the season in Miami we've that are -- public to Denver and that we did the more recent -- ring -- to Detroit so. It's it's good stuff the guys cut -- usually better -- they take photographs of the entire every time we. And there are kind of fun and Hampshire down the road guys that it. I see your Lafayette Jersey number 29 you're going into the Lafayette College Hall of Fame for athletics and that's quite an honor and a we Patriot leaguers are few and far between he has had lower their standards to permit me in this thing it was very it's it's quite an honor wonderful title -- college. And 1972. Of his first use them and tree and great place. -- a bunch of alumni. Go to great and still stay in touch with. Was a great place to grow and learn these things don't wish you the best thanks for joining thanks but he -- pleasure.

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