Game 2 Inside Pitch - Kevin Kennedy

Watch Kevin at the man is the Red Sox and -- daily show with us separate two years in chosen Texas who value down and a great national career with fox game of the week Q with the Dodgers. And XM radio every day worldwide and now the rays TV out of the managing experience LP.

OC GO you let me into you know at. I think really. As a manager in the big leagues -- the representative of your club this folks and the club and a daily basis Mueller and had to deal. With the media and I always felt that I good report the media sometimes that maybe it was too honest. But I felt that that was so that people needed to know was was the truth about what was going on because to me says that Felix and times. We were politically correct in. But it you have to protect your club and it is also -- immediate needs to know what's going on behind the scenes though. From that standpoint I learned one thing when it first came he has piano and now slipped to. The fox the next and work with the raises tell him how on why and I never forgot that and that's pretty much what I try to do right now. You think that maybe worked against you once in awhile as a manager oh yeah I think so especially in taxes civic when you know I was really the young manager you really aggressive you're trying to prove your way. I had a high profile team in some times I learned working with Felipe Alou in Montreal he would do some things and ties to the media but Montreal it was a different market. Then the Texas Rangers let -- the Boston Red Sox and I think you have to be careful. So about some of the things you say because you put your players will take that the wrong way so I think generally learned in Boston. From my experience in Texas and their for the two years that I was here in 95 we won we had a great rapport with everybody and in 9596. As ugly as it was early we finished with the best record in baseball. And I felt I really -- never an issue with many of the players that are good reports in this day and still good friends move move on and so on balance and and and Roger Clemens in my agreeing on all these guys that play force in but which you do learn. The managers learn a second camera on the first times good experience but you better learn from men ticket. The second time around using a much better. Do you ever mismanaging are you happy with the career now I miss it now more so then. Maybe the last 56 years because I'm with the team now covering the race for a hundred games in them. I travel with them on the road sometimes not all the time and do most of my games. In the Florida but it's a blast being around the guys I love I love you know at the ball park every day. And we get to the ballpark he sees their group they can law mentioned both teams down there but I've got to be careful -- things because. You don't want to hurt feelings and I'll try to do in our games certainly I pull for the rays inside because I'm close to them now. But I have to be. You know objective in my in my analysis on both sides to try to give the fans what both managers are doing and why. Yeah I don't always agree with with both managers but that's not my job my job to present options why they're doing it. And let the fans decide what they liked Kevin what's your assessment is right sex club how far can go. Well I think the Red Sox truly are in the drivers seat and no disrespect to Texas they've done a phenomenal job Nolan Ryan is really lead that pitching staff with the his. Demeanor when he's asked those guys and all that organization to do in my matches and a great job but. I filled the moves that the Red Sox are able to make getting -- Gonzales Victor Martinez Billy Wagner now. I would be surprised the Red Sox don't finish off the wild card and it's going to be one heck of an area post season because I think the Angels will be there. Think the Red Sox will be either the Yankees you know are going to be there. And I think that tires efficient it's going to be great American League post season.

We see a lot of the Angels are they different they've lost to the Red Sox of course in the post season in -- for a seventh.

We you know what the Angels have this year Bobby Abreu has been an interest -- guys have talked to Mike Scioscia and some of the guys with the Angels about that not only Mickey Hatcher sell them work the count better. Bobby -- you have to as a sort of as a player. Like Torre hotter talking of Bobby Bruce's I see with Jimmy worked the count. They signed Bobby Abreu has specifically because you know against the Red Sox the last couple times. The starters go deep in the game Josh Beckett and Jon Lester and I really believe they were they don't want that where those guys go deep turn the ball over the seventh inning and at the games pretty much over. As a Red Sox to me of the best bullpen in baseball. So they've got they want guys who worked the count consequently this year they're different ballclub they're great to strike hitting team we know him run the bases well and all that. They're a tough team to put a way that they pack away activities graph they grind out at bats much better than a year ago. So if -- if they do match up against the Red Sox I would I think it's going to be different in the ballclub moments in the Red Sox can't beat them. Because they find a way to do it -- like the Angels find a way to beat the Yankees but they're much different offensive club in the past they worked the count they get on base.

We -- very close to the Dodgers and having done their pre and post game shows for so long no. Well they hang in there the Cardinals. A better club.

The Cardinals are very tough club right now Carpenter should win the Cy Young award -- right behind him. Tolerance has done a great job the Dodgers have a super club I think he'll win the division Colorado pushed him hard. I think they'll finish about it the only thing with the Dodgers they don't have that Carpenter at the top the rotation Billingsley is pitching as their number one. Crucial -- 21 years old he's going to be a superstar. In this game he's got phenomenal stuff. Great over anchor pitches in 95. Many they had no idea and Garland has some veteran guys around that rotation there boatmen's great line at the super. But at the top rotation it's too young guys and you know you gotta give -- the Cardinals in that regard but you know in the playoffs anything can happen -- lot of.

Success as a manager here and has certainly is doing so well. With the the national media platform that you have and that's great to see --

The best analysts say this so the Red Sox fans in this day and people -- call and my accent show and I see people around the ballpark their gracious to me they're great to me and I loved it here for two years and ended too soon and those reasons are long gone for now that. But the experience here really needed to be able to manage in Boston is probably the only reason I'm on the air right now as a broadcaster.

It's great to wish you the best continued success ratio. Kevin Kennedy are again expected job.