Larry Lucchino, Red Sox CEO

Welcome back into the fourth and final hour Dennis and Callahan -- free form Friday joining us on the AT&T -- AT&T. A better three G experience -- the president and CEO the Boston Red Sox Larry Lucchino good morning Larry -- how are you. Since last we've talked to we've installed a text machine over here were people who are not driving their cars. -- text just -- fifty in a little thing that's on their mind just show proceeds. At the very top of the text machine right now Larry says I love Larry Lucchino comes on your radio station he intellectually destroys Gerry Callahan.

I -- I don't know Larry I. But that this someone out there is Tuesday. Supporter but it doesn't take into account. That. You know.

Your time as passed as we've seen here Scott Brown -- all.

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I promised myself I would assume that wanted to do so are. Notification. At such nations -- up the word used that's not engaged in that -- Adam it's. On this topic that is there -- not so provocative.

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Does he blows away. I want to come on -- deterrent. -- It's -- RO is that it anyway. Wednesday. All of the -- entire -- on sale yet out. We get credit. Zest -- to -- it's hard to party get itself taken such scarcity. And that is true later on -- the season but certainly not true. Tomorrow and the next few weeks ago where it is time to buy -- the story tomorrow and AM. People -- they wanna buy tickets go to Red Sox dot com. They can -- telephone 8888. XXX. Eight secrets exits and it's that count that it. 10 o'clock tomorrow on Monday they can go into the -- To block stuff so to answer are available through box office as well from -- Cite them Monday morning and -- or six days -- week. Settle you guys seventy gigantic idea. And the seem to be a great opportunity to to knows. It's -- The issue of accessibility of their tickets. Is not a problem. Next few weeks.

Larry Larry refresh my memory UBU -- carpetbaggers blue and it's on how many years ago took over 99 right.

It care yeah that that citizens are going -- I recently. Loosened up to deceive look at exactly first secondly.

And that's rumble on with this had -- taken our advice and built and done the right thing and build a new ballpark somewhere but say -- Think 151000 more seats 40000 may be 45000. Seats. Would the laws of supply and demand apply here that you would have people. You know all the way down lands downstream yawkey way and ended you know -- toward the that the hospitals lighting up for tickets for you guys.

Guys. Can be wrong and so when he -- Iran. -- we should have replaced simply part Alia noble total question doubled Waverly that I still believe that yeah yeah I know this hired George Mitchell help which for conservatism. Telecommuting as the itself which for conservatism. Outlets of radical change. Oh -- so we should've done that we are convinced more than ever that we did exactly the right thing. But preserving protecting it. -- improving -- expanding. That we parts and -- like to take a referendum the year. And base feel free.

Plus 30000 some seats though makes them imploded. Hair --

they're being built with the -- the capacity to we have we have 37337. Feet. That it. Sorry 337000. Threat 73 seats that the number of seats we certainly part -- and we had. Food. And that's sort very close to number that your talking about -- very close to that number. The capacity of the new ballparks that are being built to openness -- but notable part perceived smaller than it part. So that though we're -- about the right numbers really are just -- want to sit may ballpark it's. -- I'll oriented to it has considerable patches attempted.

And not many people on this in the ballpark behind a post with their news in their mouth but that's okay you're you're you don't fine I'm wondering is the election sights set. A good -- solaris. You got up early to get ready for Tuesday I go at it.

They wanted to make sure our brand new. And I'm not about exploit -- of course you exploit to several the other. People and incidences are in.

All right since you didn't take our advice and you are renovating and improving and an expanding Fenway Park is the annual exercise over there. Going on right now you know the hurry up and finish second traction because opening day is around the corner or isn't there that much going on in this offseason.

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Dotted throughout took it in its output we are still doing -- a lot we are doing so. Additional -- concession work -- people are very pleased with the additional troops were behind home plate. We've got. And a lot of -- goes on there's -- seeing improvement on on dollar less on it and now. Gary -- split open facility. At our ability for accidentally -- to open -- number. Changes. -- that it will be as. That'll be large visible and so we've done the past. Because of parties that the insurance agencies. But now we era. We go one more year that -- improvements. To do and now of police and completed. A ten year patiently. I think the ball -- people prop of the people joy and may not have law. The and -- institute guys -- but I don't think I think to get you to answer to which.

Yeah I asked about a -- last time we had you when you were just. In the middle of schooling me about his. Global warming -- this problem we have -- global. You pick up on a C announced what -- it.

Well I don't. Pretend to be a -- and expect and it is next expert on its climate change but I did defer to the overwhelming. Scientific evidence.

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I don't Dudek I have an analyst the the web sites sites I I I -- see where you get -- daylight does produce.

Got to get off the Huffington Post and expand your horizons a letter.

Yes and that that is what is it is thanks very that it vice chair.

Oh well Larry I got -- baseball question for you have you always been a big. Pitching and defense got like metre or or did you just recently come to that. School of thought that.

It remember war began and again with the Baltimore Orioles. On memorial. Award enormously successful pitching and defense pitching and defense at Marc Galanter. We call -- because it could hit the ball out of the infield. No -- has the ball past mart managers made an error half. Twelve years something like Seoul the era -- built a very successful -- is based on pitching and defense. And I am old enough to a grown up. To these developed by baseball philosophy with pitching in these that the that are. Also around on to -- company. Variations they had been to that so it looks a little like going back -- future it is true. I didn't like it because I know that. Our philosophy CEOs philosophy of Franco's velocity is not -- want to mention to imagine pitching defense I think we understand. But we're talking about it emphasis on pitching defense. But to be successful he. He balance balance -- have a little bit of everything he got to have so often Japan and power status speech he got -- he cannot win. Want to mention it to imagine but to emphasize on two -- to what you gonna do that. Pitching defense makes a lot of sense.

Way to go ahead and hit it off topic here is I was reading news. -- of command here Larry just in to join us in the last 45 minutes news that we are out of touch with reality and your baseball public I'm I'm not going to edit an eighty's I'm going to read these in order. You briefly. Excuse me first voices must be at a moon bat wing nut Democrat that that's neither here -- there and that Larry get a new park. Larry a new park could hold more Yahoo! pink candidate well maybe we need a new part because the average fan doesn't weigh a 130 pounds anymore. Fenway Park lipstick on a pig Larry is wrong I love Fenway but it has to go it's time it's time has passed build a new park dammit. We want bigger seats in the blue seats are always made for people meters right off all the seats suck and are tiny with -- obstructed views all the people the size of meter can fit their legs in them Fenway Park might as well be Plymouth plantation I swear to god Larry I didn't I didn't leave -- any that were supportive of Fenway Park --

That make it says something but the demographic fatigue as tracked it the year that surprised me because I go out routinely. Regularly. And speak about it I've. Frequently as the certainly part. When we first got here I would want I would ask that question to whatever audience speaking to Toby do you look favored the air. They've ratification of Fenway Park. -- favorite replacement. Part. And that -- a question amongst the dozens. Time to different groups and went and the first year that we ringer did not want it doesn't do a lot it was a -- time. It's I don't know 5560%. In favor of the replacement and pork. And and 4040%. -- report. After we did it meet on the -- that I got the right to -- seats the big concourse -- wake in expansion. I I would go out I would see it changed. And now it is. It's 8090%. To figure. The decisions rhetoric that part -- replace. We feel very comfortable that we but it would do things are. From the back of house for our players able to do things our fans and approaches and putting. Yeah the markets. Has spoken and people's turn now and so all part night after night treat it. A remarkable electricity in that ballpark and and it -- such a bad facility I suspect we achieve that reflected in the attendance numbers.

Would you not admit that you are benefiting by a fan base that absolutely loves and adores your product not necessarily the location in which it's served them.

Well that's one possible interpretation -- their benefit from the fan base that loves our product and it allows the location. Which it is present.

And another choice some in the can't go to go to some of the ballpark if they love the Red Sox and they do that's that that's the chicken not the egg. That that they they love they they -- the baseball team there is an affinity for in a relationship with. I don't know.

Well all -- saying is that it. The sampling -- Present it is is different than what we hear what we. See it and we experience. These these days right old very few people. Fielded it was a mistake to. Did. There is substantial -- the private I think that we put -- to the -- purposes partly. Events are. Our our own ship our partnership group and and does not involved on. Replica polish -- to be pleased to.

As to what that's picking -- facilities and I should know this but I don't remember. Gets us up to date on the spring training site and what that's schedules all about our our -- we move in the picnic table going to be there this year we get down there.

Yes yeah as a protective we've got for unit of far right Dutch side of the net. Picnic area -- and -- it will be of it will be available keeps -- very musical changes this year as we remain in our current facility. But because the division between the -- spring training complex things in one place Fort Myers. A major -- in the ballpark in other places port. To get it stated the art to portray complex to consolidate to two. Now we're we are doing that and not and Fort Myers stated that it leaked out. Short distance from. Are currently it'll be on it stated our. Spring training conflict -- Leah. Bells and whistles come having. One play windows that opened. That well we hope where it's been designed right now in collaboration with city league officials and it's. Architects and and we are. Hoping for is a groundbreaking. They could take place as early as this August. Out could typically -- Britain but down that he is the schedule outpost -- artist and it's safe to say they'll probably be it property can least afford it this year. Andy scheduled calls for us to go that unify facility to.

Now my construction sources Larry -- only it's only a fraction of the size of John Henry's new house. The under construction here in Boston.

True. Right yeah they use this. -- now gases is under construction yes. That big cost him out of here. I think country club house. That Larson then you guys it is era habitat destruction well I was in the neighborhood on the fence that's all know it. There was Syria. That's -- courts. All a little -- I would correct right and -- and it's called for many many years to count you know.

You know I Larry Jason Bay said the do you guys want him to. -- surgery on something that didn't hurt didn't bother him as a condition of the contract. And and I was just wondering where is that routine does it mean you've been around a lot of your herds of something like that of a condition like that in the past.

I have you know I have I have one myself that -- retain doctors suggest the issue. That doesn't really hurt but he says it is. It is in didn't its shape and it's going to deteriorate get worse but. On. I'm not a professional athletes so I don't need to to act on -- immediately. So I do know what did the center of some personal knowledge -- You know Jason with a great contributor this year. And he's so well aware that there are some medical issues that -- during the course. Physical intimidation. It is time here that he said he again the that we -- a lot to respect a lot. Big contributions can be in here right around me and the -- departure. And so we wish him on nothing but. Good good luck but it's it it's not on commentary answered questions that there be some. -- mentioned B port conditions deteriorate and becomes.

And we let you come on and I think that nice job selling tickets. -- you break some news here which game will Scott Brown throw out the first pitch could be opening the home opener dole.

Well we're actually looking into that. We. Certainly think -- that piece of real baseball and if you heard him if -- last -- it that society itself except rotations. And the six starter. Which alacrity he is -- He's clarity. Hard core Red Sox. I think some kind of and the patient would be appropriate to be opening -- And with and his daughters and a few --

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