Fri, 11 Dec 2009|
Peter Gammons joins the Big Show to discuss the MLB winter meetings, the Mike Lowell trade and his new career change.
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Well it's obviously were reverse offers is gonna be great for people in this market who's gonna see far more -- not that we haven't seen a lot of years -- A network TV but you be talking specifically I think. About our team here and you know how parochial weakened we contend the -- here in this in this market so welcome back home.
Thank you write it. It these are very well. Which is a lot here and it is -- I grew up here and there are covered that team for a long time and the market. You know people get so emotional net and three shots I was actually lap. There's this there's so that you won't work. And there are. Absolutely right. Over in well I mean now. We're lucky that Red Sox fans -- should get it. I mean. Are you could be in some markets were people who struggle. Who cares and notebook. You're meant to make themselves that way hourly and -- running around announcing and making offers Jason -- Not so sure there are that's it probably for help make you believe -- And about the outlook you've won here.
Peters and that reaction by Red Sox fans have to do with the Yankees when -- took.
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Now is that am. -- Iraq I don't understand that and you think that you're gonna -- specially. That we we you'll get Mariano Rivera I mean. Look at the position. See how many guys have lasted three years at the top of their game as a closer and this guy's been doing it forever. And and mostly -- one pitch it to me that may be one of the most remarkable things we've seen here in the last fifteen years is Mariano Rivera.
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In the enemies and how many -- he's broken over and how often do you. How Clinton rent retirement or for good color would sit when you see him out there -- amount of broken. Amazing. Peter what's your take a mole trade.
I think it has decided that. In the for a -- has assembled an economic change at third base and -- very happy about. That side okay well that the act. And move on now I realize. All defensive back for excellent -- worst years. -- like ten years or whatever but. That you know this has. About five months to me. Or last. January oh here's can be -- training. Well. But they well it has cited China on he's not gonna be happy and but it. -- dictating. Where it all. It is also. Oh well chicken console.
As a good site for some reason I think Michael and I think you get on a Peter he's now had more time to heal that -- I I fear that he's gonna come out. Never real Goodyear says that fears as -- and I think he's going to be here and I think. And I know he's probably not happy with. The traffic yet but it all brings us back to Jason -- Schilling was here yesterday. He said he thinks -- is gone the reason he thinks he's gone he thinks another team is willing to give the five years. And it's the Red Sox reluctance to goal for the fifth year. Will prevent -- from resigning here do you buy that.
I think there are. Not sure here. -- that your outlook change and I'll answer. -- Away. The hearts. It was a missed. It in such issues -- July. There. Gains. Or the notion that okay. For another year words. Much. Trial. -- I'm not sure -- know. Resigning John -- there actually peace efforts escrow for the Mets Red Sox. For a -- not tracked it alternates although. Polls all. -- in the ballpark in New York writes.
Whoa -- one team that you left I was Seattle and I assume you don't think that Seattle's player for bay by. -- some people they think that the Beltre thing with a Adrian Beltre isn't cut and dried in terms of him this walking to the Red Sox no questions asked. The Seattle actual show a lot of contrast to may have some money to spend you agree that.
Well I've I've heard that number of people out short. How to do. Except maybe like in its second base. -- Seeing that. -- no trees. For more like let's -- example. Actually. All now. It. Won't work this is Scott --
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Go look up his numbers at Fenway Park their horrendous and I think I think he's like he's batting like a -- eleven. -- six something like that in Fenway Park -- one good year while its first year CLE at a Goodyear Fenway Park since then. He is -- horrendous at Fenway one in and out.
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if they lose day. And the holiday thing seems to be. For two out of there they're price range right now must that that changes what do they do and what field you're.
they really know. And -- took too short term. For get my camera -- they'll play Ellsbury in left field and signing Xavier Nady. I think that's a possible. I they have about four viable alternatives stressed you know maybe will go a lot more defense. And -- because they get up this network defense and baseball last year maybe they would. Yeah maybe they can cut that same picture wobble back. Even -- and -- great respect him Ortiz when he was -- got to get more power it. Home runs this year and in 20071. Walters is global runs. Out. Sessions. Probable but. That now. I don't know what. --
What what do you think happens in regards to the their acquisitions of pitchers that we've heard a lot of of this. By low -- the guys obviously returns off the market now and the show some interest in this year so where they go or do they try to get in on one of the top level guys Lackey of the holiday -- the world.
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Yeah a lot of the it hurt the Braves based or wait for Lackey situation get resolved to see whoever doesn't get him. Then you know they they make a hard push for low. He is DDC all of this affecting their -- it because if they do end up getting even a guy like low Oregon like Lackey. You see them saying the Beckett hey you know we got we -- got our -- top of the rotation we're paying we're committing this amount of money this money years. We really can't have that too many of those at the top of the rotation and so you're gonna have to move on after next year.
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Does it hockey -- but I I love it when I when I see you're gonna -- criticisms of athletes and things that they do today mild compared to appease the I couldn't tell you all the stories -- Democrats tell when he was doing the show. Our during the breaks not too bad we were like on some cable axis we could of gotten away with -- you know. Because during the break she told stories that if anybody heard them they would think that today's athletes were angels you know compared to. Would guys did in his -- just I'm Leo and you got to continue to do the national stuff now for MLB's I was back on war.
Yes well that's -- I'll be in. We're gonna have a studio pictures he occasionally and I can do some from Boston so it's gonna work out very well.
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Well good targeting and welcome back home thanks Peter you -- Peter Gammons. Leo ESPN and now NASA. And measles are gonna do some stuff with the MLB network and take a break welcome back we'll get the ball calls coming up next the six or 7779. Zero at that deregulation.
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