Manager's Show

Welcome to Fenway Park and welcome to the Herb Chambers -- sudden break pre game show my name is John Rich. The Red Sox are set to begin their final homestand of the regular season but the first of three against the Blue Jays Boston's magic number to clinch the wildcard sits at 20. Josh Beckett however has been scratched with mild back spasms all Michael -- start in his place opposite Scott Richmond. Now let's get the latest from the manager Terry Francona is brought do you buy Bigelow tea Terry Francona screen -- of choice here's Dave O'Brien.

John thank you very much -- Sox are back home with the news right away not that great is yet to scratched Josh Beckett. Yet and again this isn't something that isn't the need for all arm. Likes to go -- thing. He is an upper left side of his back he he was -- In playing mostly can have some spasms like like we all do. I think he's not a hot shower today it would take care of that and you go about his business when it didn't he call me -- city only -- as -- ongoing here's what field. And I immediately said okay you're -- and I think. I think yeah I don't think I knows the right thing to do. Bring him in get treatment will start Michael Bolton. -- war world you know again he won't build -- that deep in the game of his two days ago I want to piece it together but the last thing we want to attempt Josh Beckett -- on the night when he. When he doesn't mean I mean now would be horrible mistake so we're trying to use some common sense. You know Red Sox Nation of I has -- as -- as anybody. Mean in this issue Lester having gotten -- the other day in new York and in Beckett right on top some people are gonna start to panic while they -- and again that's part of being a loyal Red Sox went. Lester threw a sixty pitch bullpen today and did terrific that's great he's going to be just -- And back it's going to be fine too if this was a game and while -- pitch but. We're not gonna do something that it is. -- hinder our chances for success it is just we can't do. As the club made a move officially today we don't have an official move yet we organize -- Dustin Richardson or bullpen. How that gets done the only guys in the process of doing that there will be an announcement for the game. Michael in New York when he ran across first base on a play look like he was real slow to recover and I know that's been an ongoing thing all season long. It Mikey get another shot and Mikey had an injection today and everything well well. It was is probably the last chance. To do that work he can have a couple days down. And come back and play gets -- bats and keep himself yet again and once once -- you're going to ball traveled everything. And we we were on the road last year were -- ruling -- ramps off right -- we don't wanna do that we're trying to. Balance. Everything. And make good decisions and again through communication talking in my Hughes was again the right thing to do. Makes sense with all the travel that could be coming because he could be really significant cross country trips it happens and once -- start results -- about. And your you know we've all we've been through before -- do it again. But it's not an easy road and again with what we're dealing with we just need to deal with and and be aware be cognizant and make good decisions. And that's -- or try to do. To backtrack on -- you city had a good session. Any lingering doubt that he's gonna be able to make -- Knicks -- is he a 100% or close to know he's -- he's sore on me got whacked. But we would not let him pitch I think it's obvious name and back it. Ellis who was okay there's nothing scary you always start. Tito maybe you had time at all to think that -- going on today. That tonight the Red Sox can clinch a playoff spot maybe the wee hours of the morning but tonight could be -- no actually -- been a busy day. You know -- just wait times first game series the staff have -- work to do and we -- around and try to make you know with with health and contact of people are doing -- it's been a busy day actually haven't thought about it. And finally I mean the New York Yankee series it did not win a game there but. What were the positives you took out of that would first and foremost be Lester came on LT and Daisuke threw the ball really well those two things from the and birdie actually for Israel to. We we just didn't play well enough to win which is always disappointing. You know -- the season the Yankees had closing us out was inevitable. Their hundred wins -- play -- accomplishment in the regular season now we need take care of our business get our house in order. And then maybe will be fortunate enough to play them again they'll be quite a test Tito thanks good luck tonight -- David Terry Francona lets us -- back to generation.

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