Inside Pitch - Rick Reed

Paul Byrd will take the ball for Boston this evening this is their Herb Chambers -- pregame show birdies one and one so far this season. Allowing a total of nine runs over thirteen in the third and -- in three outings last time out. He allowed two runs and five that was a no decision against the Orioles. Lefthander Joe Saunders starts for the Angels. Saunders sits at thirteen and seven with -- ERA just under five last time out he held the White Sox to a run over seven innings for the victory. And since returning from the disabled list in late August. Saunders has gone -- while pitching to any area of 185. I'm now the inside pitch which is brought to you by Harvard pilgrim healthcare. To learn more about a Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is at Harvard pilgrim dot org here's home plate umpire Rick Reed with joke is vaguely known.

Correct this is -- 28 year umpire in Major League Baseball and probably the most remarkable because you're coming off not one but two strokes suffered in that may have only February 09 in. Here you are back out on the field. Looking as good as ever. Thank you.

I hope it -- my mind coming back. And it inspires other people who've gone through similar. Maladies that they in. Matthew and their dreams and and their hopes and still have a passion for baseball. That's one back. -- convince Major League Baseball that you can't handle is physically yes I did. Physically and mentally in the travel and in being away from. Home in and some. I've been well medicated and the travel is. She knows this we don't have the home games so it's. Everything's on the road and you think you know forest and chances here medications and her team in the proper times and and I monitor my helpful better than I did before. Now. What did you do outside of the realm of the normal stroke victim in the rehab but in terms of getting radio umpire again. Well I right tended to 25 for thirty. College teams. Folk college in. They're division one school back -- world -- and just trying it. Some speed. Get the piece that -- story it -- to like and in middle kind of go through some exercises. That -- futures season. What about physically. Fiscally. I've been one constant rehab session dozens. Me able -- in. I think. Except for I broke my foot in in me. And one of the every instance and -- the -- curtailed mine so my conditioning. But. Back to were. I can perform age level. Rick you actually ran on the field when his first feature -- Denver. I actually had symptoms before into the perk and and I actually -- part two baseball teams after suffering a stroke he has. And one -- hopefully. What did you tell catchers. To pitchers that it was the feel well and that -- to help me a whole bit and people incorporated in we got through the team in. And -- for a gain conceit is rumored that if the Mets have lost that game. Willie Randolph was right -- be fired and sort news big team. I want to step do well temples dues worker for a they've probably in. That's which attempted to do -- now we got through it. Will -- intellectually. So. And then you had the you're -- out last year and then he had his stroke in February that affected your speech yes and that was. It was just playing her house calling for. The -- was Oden. -- to call for Byrd after getting up the morning in in and he came home mobile than in -- time. She understood that I was -- and motor. I realized that I -- you know maybe suffered something else there and my neurologist and meet regularly to emergency in who -- prices over again about going through strokes than. And that was. I've learned a lot and I'm happy -- sitting here at Fenway Park. Back to mine. My passion alone the team in. And have it is. -- the players and managers. Though this are they aware. I don't think so. There was local story done in Detroit play. Richard -- her world did an article on mean trait in it he gets from coverage throw the -- the country -- firm line that it did make the New York Times. But I don't think it. Most guys write about also home park and Mac but. Has and then. -- broadcasted. In Middle East country did you Putin and wraps. After they've been supportive. Yes -- and it will government work and and reach -- my crew in. Great group of guys that work with than. Early. Enjoyed the month in Mack and hopefully finish applies through weeks hear him and due to injury in -- when did you know you were all the way back. Well we hid. My first team. My first place team that's what you really -- be judged more on the issue more decisions make and you threw it pretty good. -- yelling on and it's pressing my timing was pretty -- means strokes -- further. I don't -- how can -- slowed anymore he has he has my crew. It's. In it's a process or anything else it's gaining confidence in what you do because he is store. Come back to me actually -- In all of the -- steroid -- the bad. It take it's taken a while lance. I served. An eighteen partnership in the minor leagues. In training -- comic timing. And feel for the team in now work here. Word and it races and nobody wants to hear whether. You know his rules. From serious.

Already we want to wish you the best it's a tremendous inspiration and we hope that -- people are wheelchair euthanized where the balls and strikes at Fenway Park congratulations. They show him appreciate -- Back. Thank you. Rick -- are against. The home plate umpire tonight John back to you.

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