Sat, 30 Jan 2010|
Dustin makes his weekly appearance with Mut on the Laser Show. Dustin talks about getting ready to re-join his teammates in Spring Training and continuing his off-season conditioning program. Dustin also talks about returning to his hometown to speak to a group of students, and what his advice is for young ballplayers.
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Our number two months and Bradford Sports Radio WEEI. We'll talk to Dustin Pedroia here just the second the laser show. Saturdays on WEEI Dustin take your phone call us at six once.
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I'll go great what a blessing it is to not have brought on the showed today are.
You know I'm not a lot to say that but you're saying and I can agree with that and a lot of people texting in. Followed guessing where rob is a lot of people think he's seeing avatar for the seventh time.
You know you're probably right it is you know -- probably. Finally watching it greedy probably saw the first six not treaty that the best part about that are gonna watch 3-D.
So you -- obviously. I air it Lotta things is it over hyped or is it worth the the price admission.
You know what it's like three hours long merit and not I was up over the good movies so -- what were the three hours you know army. -- what -- did a great job on the planet for four years so. You better be good product outlaw.
Well we certainly. Are excited -- talked to you and for what the second time in three weeks you're getting yourself prepared to do. A big speaking engagement -- this one means a lot -- back called woodland California. -- it's it's an event that's gonna help bar you can explain it better than I camp and an event that's gonna help but a field -- in your hometown and this has been all along kind of making Dustin talk about you know getting ready to. I do this -- tonight in your hometown a place where you know you've been thinking about going back into an event like this for a long time.
Yeah I'm -- you know the first the first few years. You know of of in the big victory on top -- and stuff like after one or period you know we had a lot -- director Trevor and and after away ought to kind of a kind of hectic time you know I want -- EPO or a lot -- and have a chance come back off. You know so I'll hop -- about Purdue on donor accredit pepper from icicle field it the city run that it. I kind of got involved in it and what we're doing a lot of things renovating it and and you know it it's kind of a it's an older fields so you know that there are a lot of things through a way to a rock era -- that. And you know make up for the music about what -- so. There's 550 people covered tonight. I just I just saw -- indicated that not matter I clip or that talk here right now. Bobbled it and not going to be -- comic side beer and not. Should be a -- everybody.
How important is it dust and for you to have this event sort of put behind you you know some of the things or take out of context -- could finally. I guess officially after tonight puts some of that stuff way way way way in the rear -- mere.
Yeah yeah that that recipe that may have I'd love the people here that people with the Greg grew up a -- god you know my attitude about work out there everything you know. I I definitely got my track talking prepared that -- And I saw. I saw like it is more again and not think they were shot -- around it -- let her pocket and open Koppen and -- a joke around you know an excellent personality and -- a guy I am and not exactly people people forget you know they did they realize they've seen on -- pick -- which ain't got up that but. Are out on the same guy that bet that they are grow up and notably -- it's Eric that it would -- buddy and your body that. I haven't seen it in in that I'm -- state so a lot.
Well -- we -- over Christmas at Fenway a couple weeks back for the show and there are showing a video and a loop that had you playing. Your video game against some pork kid and you're talking smack to the kids I mean not here you'll talk smack -- age doesn't that doesn't matter with the.
You know why not try to react you know we're we're trying to we're trying to build -- you know competent well about the bump and get a break down before you go back up. Well you know our trash talking -- to start the start that a young gate technique even started reporters old and that opened our way up the more you contrast the better you -- about it.
I got couple quick baseball things that we a full full locked people want talk you -- it we know you gotta get out and do this event here so. Will keep you short Dustin I was looking at the schedule and and ESPN came out there Sunday night schedule. You guys are gonna open on -- Sunday night this year gonna play the Yankees at Fenway. For opening day usually opening days 2 o'clock in the afternoon a lot of pomp and circumstance. -- opening night you -- gonna open the baseball season. Is that a good thing for you does that is that or is it take anything away that you're going to be -- opening day during a night game on ESPN.
I think it's great. You know -- open up this season but everybody against the world champs in. -- a -- at the Yankees Red Sox rivalry whatever. You know what we're we're plan. It would the first skater he's been playing it though the world champs and and you know we we want a -- team we haven't. You know we so great about our you know we're arriving at spring training yet so. On going to be exciting out on different look -- good enough for. That's a base circle on the counter they don't go to are not that they for Ortiz start your mission as a team and not. I think everyone excited and outlook report the talent.
You mentioned talking smack and and thus those people are brought around here is Red Sox fans know that. The your prone to do that there's a guy -- a young guy your team and and Daniel Bard who. And -- to talk a whole lot but boy he stepped right up and it's an amazing things are some stuff written this week about him helping out the bullpen and potentially work when Papelbon it set him up. Talk about what Bart was able to do last year. Stepping in and immediately. Filling a huge role the back and an apple open as a young kid get his first real shot the big league level.
You know that the effort knows about him with -- he came up a -- you know you're not electric stuff out -- arm -- our. You know his slider. That he can hit it to occur. In -- every pitch he passes about it. And you know you'd hear about all up and obviously -- but my biggest thing that I look at -- make up you know grab the ball to present the other amounted. You don't really see got a specific area of the young guys grab the ball and you fit writer -- compliments. -- help out you know. Probably he looked up there it's the ball -- And you don't you know get the ball -- and we got to Greg chappell went so. Not -- in mobile and it's it's definitely a force and not you know report workload.
Well Dawson and what the California great event here today but it's always he's very open talk go with the fans here. Across the win when it's 6177790850. Laser show mutt and Bradford Ron's not Webster mass he's talking to Dustin Pedroia Iraq.
They got them I don't. I don't god two -- questions and one comment. What you -- Coke pitched it hit. And what's your favorite ballpark to play -- besides and white.
On what the first one I figured it was the most difficult history at -- at -- your -- yeah. I inside fastball that the don't know what that commercial -- yet. You know undercover security -- and always. But now I'm not that's what they're considered the ball up and then you know I got -- are so. Are a lot of guys they need to get expanded to market for power by I I actual rock soak in a court or my body -- effort not -- ball mark. Off the market a ballpark. Our go to the -- lawyer client. -- about that -- played up every -- obviously a fair ballpark where Cutler. We we where we're spoiled by partner art so. It was -- about.
You like Seattle -- those gap shot doubles that keep rolling all the way to the wall.
that's that's probably one mile balked at Camp -- But I.
Let's talk through but Joe exhibit -- hey Joe your -- Dustin Pedroia.
I'm gonna let that keep it the draft we don't want. Eric RL right now we know that thought it all season. On the off season afford big names were they how they already ordered up in the National League and John Lackey. Went -- with the red -- We knew that question wave at the where -- Red Sox -- a lot of respect you know ignore my heart and league MVP went up. Are not did not -- all -- field with the Red Sox acquiring John Lackey. That would probably. Important ot the general manager UT Theo Epstein felt that would push the red plot. The playoff that would be booted yet before and beyond beyond where they need to get to get to the world here.
Yeah not obviously. You know. I figure like -- we go into a series. Whatever it will player that you look at Barrett the start literature facing our. And and and that gives you an idea of what to expect that series. Are unsure what opposing team -- in their face and Lackey Beckett Lester. Or indeed the ticket drop combination that I would with our. -- That's pretty tough out for critical thinking. And offensively they know that in order pick our pitchers were a walk we we got our belt our lineup we don't we get scored on. Thousand different ways so. Good pitching and defense went. And then an offense that that relentless and and -- find -- to score runs and it can be -- run homer can be cute you know bases. Well very or Ike Ike is still the bases wrote -- that we that we got a guy we could score runs in a thousand different ways so. -- it -- I would really love our club. They obviously did a great job in an insider and lack he has been getting. Getting guys you luck to fit our club our work -- that would go we have a great game we computed --
Dustin from the 50 wait and put covered this this offseason all what pitcher. Do you think has the best stuff the you face that your time the big league level.
A while then there's there's a lot of guys you'd look. You can look on every game every year there's not just one guy and everyone has great stuff -- You know I think it is dependent if there on that day off -- locate their pitches and it's for things like that but. But in our division their their their -- up and now partners and not. Look it's CCA ticker that with the Yankees. The rays obviously have half you know cart this fuel and -- they got a pitching staff. On the Blue Jays for America great golf and there -- lot of young guys -- that effort stuff. Are so -- there -- guys open down apparently he's a great stuff from. I think it brought street -- you know talk about it Roy Holliday got him Utley getting older and actually we face him about six start the year. It was kind of -- he's he's he's -- about.
The NL least tacit deal with him now Chris is not in the car he's on what Dustin Pedroia.
Know Chris that means Joe in the car -- the laser show.
Eight. But don't act like -- Hello you're on the air jungle had really corrected that -- A couple questions. I would have to say probably not but in any Pro Bowl in the area are we can't hear you had yet there are proud. All look at that would realistically. Public hearing great shape these last few we keep it up and -- but it -- that that I probably -- go -- opening day would. -- tomorrow. Would -- twenty. Under runs scored. 85 runs batted down 18 point 850. On base -- 18 when he home run. Would that be a realistic god -- applied this year. And my second question is ball talk go by old guard over the -- can and Cameron born on our. In chairman Bill -- As the use stool argument and they get 37 I guess it is.
The first part dog and I it's bigger fantasy baseball right now. A lot of numbers dropping aircraft. But dog honestly. I'm my goal for the secret is I have to score on about my job -- Albert this Galarraga hit the proper lineup. Off last year -- Little League in runs scored so our public know don't adopt so on my biggest thing is to start off track and I know I know. I don't know I archer aren't sure I'll get opera opened by. You know we we -- we take pride in its starting offensive and being great at. As you know getting out of pitchers scanned it and it -- a little extra help workers were doing our job. On the -- the lineup it makes everyone else which obviously. Not that that that's basically what were trapped in the number saint. Are we elect note that the Alabi at 22 really good player so. You know we've -- brought Erik to our game plan and stick to our approach you know work the numbers that they're they're going to be were Barack. On the second part. You know -- left but he we've got -- we came up about seven play left field and he's exciting he could go get ball. And it and Mike Cameron that are in LA from what I -- I've I've never played against Mike but. What I hear he doesn't get it and you have an outfielder of the streak as we that would speed. Good dogs. He should pick where a lot of it's a lot of doubles. They look at the gap especially right there I ever stadium that's. That's up that this -- ball back gaps so we should be really really strong and alphabet and -- so. I'll work cited -- were really excited expert trying to work because --
speaking of the kids today the young minds of woodland California what's what's the key message for the Pedroia maniacs that you'll be talked into this afternoon.
Our descent I I just talked to a about quite like it that that would camp here recently and it's a big -- so -- mandate you're not -- and outside -- you know baseball fought. And -- public it you know at that age you know Arctic. He apparently too much pressure on the nuclear power output -- my biggest thing Albert Albert. He got out on and that's -- this skaters ought to feel if you picked it up the topic at 10128 years old. Aware you are other then you know he should techno or sport you know -- into it I'm still a friend. And you know just just that final black then -- a lot thought they were big it was feared the hanging Sox -- all the cute or not. I don't personally tactic they're. You know I I I would much rather wear the the traditional --
I'll say what Colorado let's finish the sentence you think their one.
Not I think could reflect our whole school cannot target on all. A young guy and everything but I like that don't be out there and not tradition not -- that's like a tiger out you know what. You know there are off so -- like could be out but the -- tiger manor where all the hate Sox they -- They get so -- You know hope not my biggest message it's not fun and enjoy it it don't look don't put too much pressure yourself and that's. You know. Dispute it you know your kid up or whatever you do.
Our ties and welcome rob speedy kids -- avatar for the seventh time right now that talk and sound -- I'm. Sure. Listen I'll while I'm all -- Dustin that the problem is that -- gonna hear how great this was say the callers were good the text good. He's got a lot of jump back in I'll say it if he doesn't want to know this the best laser show lever and and rob wasn't year. -- My people talk to your people will get it done Dustin thank you so much you got to speak to the kids that I congratulations on a triumphant return there will be in California. -- back next people talk these Saturday. Areas Dustin Pedroia the laser show here on Sports Radio WEEI.
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