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We got a gas line but if they don't -- the first round at least he's not going to be here. AT&T hotline find out with possible with the nation's fastest mobile broadband network AT&T rethink possible a -- from the MLB network. Intentional talk Kevin -- my little it is Terry Francona is 52 birthday today. What are you wanna -- don't accept this audio and send it to it was a happy birthday wish from you.

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But at that that they what do you make of Josh Beckett last night -- great really great reformist three in a row but the 125. 25 pitches in April. I mean. I look at that you know take the training wheels off may be in August September also surprised you went that public -- as -- right now.

Right that's saying it's -- we I'll talk about this in the -- year mayors like oh god god spectators in the form always blocked it now he was injured. When you're injured have been Major League level and -- picking aesthetic 5% that's when the high five and high security happened when Josh Beckett is healthy. Either -- he's never not candidates. He pitches a lot of fighting to a lot of pressure he'd like we'd like to call and -- and now you're looking at a healthy Josh Beckett that is dominated again.

Healthy Josh Beckett and a guy Jason Varitek Kevin although might not be hit in 043. That he's caught some really good games for this pitching staff going forward -- outpost there at the MLB network. How do you view the catching situation Jason Varitek and Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

stick it to me he got here they -- look at for the offense period. And you have the captain who would think target low rough and obviously picture club -- Vera -- has been like after years that and against. Cared but that's just the fact. There's no one better -- in the league that knows how to handle a pick it up and Jason Varitek snapped what you pay import -- he. He -- but I think. That that that that -- he get this career now. He must catch. Certain guys I think Josh -- little guys.

74 knows no Victor Martinez back here now you're you say well we can expect it now come post season. It would -- a duty to protect an -- vick's bad how to take some of those bad out that's not the case she gets salty there. But in you know -- like idea of recent 43 when he starts in those feet move. Within that box and got to determine the swing report comes out the out of the pitchers and he runs and some proms this 43 right now. I know he gets we like to get low but more out of.

Right so I don't care about the number he had 223 bass department have been 120 who cares by now I'm not yet. Mean a number 43 a deliberate outscored orbit that -- be one for 111 for 121 for seventeen who care David Wright is what -- twenty. It would be -- hit double last night. Bet that that's sort of the bottom and number but what what would not discreet and the pod serve he handled Josh Beckett Beckett back yesterday that his job. -- and -- 4000010 million to go head hit point five homers he's now making a normal sorry and he's -- gonna catch twice a week. That's what you pay for all begins once 78 at 249 debt and -- three times and it's open and have nineteen it was bad does that bothered me.

That's what we were talking a rotation as it gets reckon I agree at the T -- and it looks like he's gonna be kitchen Daisuke I mean he's just a different animal. And I think that's at most far you can go to you don't want him breaking down either.

Right I mean that appeal and an and the flip side. Is that you know he then they now like he just said. That you want him healthy all year. He has -- physical beast though he's not your typical 39 year old catcher either partly out of -- Doug -- body. That I have Curt Schilling by this guy built like a race horse like -- so you just want tech to be helping you what -- contribute to make these pictures. Believe in pitched like a candidate that's Daisuke Beckett their -- don't know fine the problem is you know me Lester Buchholz and these guys probably don't like -- them also. What you have here there and you know you're getting hit and that's what they have report.

He's he's bad at the bottom of the Red Sox in terms of batting average Kevin you surprised that jet -- throw just over forty of max's. Hit around 400 scorched in the baseball right now.

We got -- that got this segment on him -- a few days ago called sticky hot these guys became a camp -- looked back it up Marcos zero. It on paper coming in the spring training. Anybody you can model seem -- a year ago and you know palette little what what happened we're just got now he's been a factor offensively that you can't stop. I -- so you have to find a place to place the good thing precarious that he played thirty place -- tournament second. So you can mix them and if guys you'll need it need -- break you -- was concerned last night boom he goes to third. Scooter -- you know you play a few days a week -- whatever it is short and you know on the hope we don't play in any -- at second base but. That's just the latest this kid's been unbelievable and you get final spot as an elaborate bat because -- the -- exactly torn the cover up the ball.

Diet aging Gonzales issues be in the MVP in America only got tight transition -- these ballparks at Fenway Park. An L right now baby's not himself but let's say what a good -- are you if you got to be in 286. And people say maybe not look like himself so far.

We now need it and it's easy recipe here at dictate. What what what's going on you know with him no he's not you know we were expecting. Force 79 right now it doesn't matter this guy just didn't feet wet. It's the beginning -- and there's no sweeter swinging baseball. To have the thirty home runs he's gonna have a -- RBIs that the fact. Period -- cycle -- doubtful the first to wait oh my god Albert does that -- does that become beginning at 130 dual front yes. Getting more third Q what to do it now he's over the last whatever it's got a typical 678 home -- in April the map. You know we get six months citizens and if -- just five homers a month or thirty right there but they think about you guys are professional hitters. They call an average for recent like that he's struggling at 286. I struggle at 112 would you look.

Struggle and I'll pick what -- the 300 you know -- report they don't. You hit 330 tomorrow.

You feel the same way about Carl Crawford Kevin that just a matter -- in this thing averages out -- will be where he's always been with Tampa bank.

I do have Carl Crawford to meet all personally nothing gets called great player tremendous player not a superstar player though so. Don't expect superstar numbers entering it also got a superstar number that. Called out hey -- and -- got starts in all these -- what we expect that 45.

I don't expect to be at point five can lead to thirteen to eighteen homer guy.

He's got drive and 7585. RBIs he's got killed fifteen to 75 basis -- and 298312. Pretty accurate clock operator you can expect call operatives can -- you got this huge contract commonality -- point five homers and hit third.

That's who we hit. It has been.

Week we put out into the technical all night Nadal who cares they stadium they've got regular forty million art -- you gotta take it. Now that the meteor to hit thirty homers next year you're gonna it will hit twelve Robert drive at 52 to get into.

I -- twelve my career may be -- give me go with too much credit but he -- caller look at in nineteen Norman is up it was he's developing powers its old wolf. The drop all site and apparently aren't all that is amazed I always going to be more like fifteen maybe even not that I.

Whatever it did that matter but that that was his career high nineteen with -- from 194538. PPQ now.

It's going -- two hitter with flies great athlete played its stellar defense let him be him.

But we get so caught up in the whole contract case or public our national been subject to worst ball. You know whether the money in Nashville or Washington so -- all networked together and I went to his second -- know.

Now that I actually did you ever driven in a hybrid.

What I've got drive and a 150 because they they they paid Obama. That's the same thing with feces go to you'll be fine you be worried that he might hit 274 this year he might get real -- might -- too -- you know. I think we get so caught up in salary equal numbers. That the organization's problem to worry about. But that the player you -- WR.

They'll want to ask you volume without so much but the American League east and in and all the line -- some. Great hitters over there -- is the best pitcher in is that in a west.

Okay right now it looks it looks that way now that that you get younger and over there and in Oakland got obviously Harold Weaver we're looking at who's the best one to come on the big league right now it has to beat him. My central summer bird once second and -- burger king and well. Okay Manger -- and backyard trying to get close to but yet back to -- science. And you look at what the Rangers are doing I got three kids but wait five and under out there right -- looked okay to just become popular people. And you've got Hairston and Holland and the boys and in in Texas -- left side bring in 95. Okay. Yes C. J. Wilson is that the more -- that left out there is definitely turned into the beat.

You know it looks -- McCain in Seattle. Let's stay out west how the -- Major League Baseball gonna fix the ownership fueled the Dodgers haven't.

Well. From the O'Malley. The old school dodger organization the owners that just that I grew -- understand Vince Scully in the O'Malley -- team and that goes to fox and Murdoch. You're like okay -- corporation. But that the player. You love to shake it -- handle that this guy owns the team. You know -- okay -- the one thing about the Yankees Steinbrenner come up in new deal on the team George Steinbrenner. And when you start now it's what -- from a O'Malley who was a human being -- corporation -- Murdoch and Fox -- it was kind of -- court -- Now it's like wow MLB don't strange. Might be good news down the road you saw what happened the Expos. You know they got sold to a wonderful owner over there with a lot of money and get some big contract and Tibet and -- start making a splash but. British prime the end if you're -- here. Who sign of him. You know Bob eubanks from MLB and are well.

Well look at Texas last year -- him and potential role for brutal beats you and and they don't trade for Cliff Lee depends heavily into. Rockwell and hope it was still run it ain't.

Rather team they don't already got a bunch of money in my beyond contract you kind of thing you know got to go bankrupt who's gonna pay they limit it it's a we have seen that I don't have a whole lot knowledge but I know what it's unfortunate -- the top 45 organizations. In all of baseball Montreal within. You interrogate that whole scene was kind of like okay we'll get a giggle here but -- the Dodgers lost Angeles Dodgers. What's going on.

Now want to ask you to what's going on down a Cincinnati will what is going on Mike Leake and he would. What is he thinking steel and let it be nine dollars eighty.

Scott Rolen -- met practice got rolled two nights ago and it's got to -- the church. And the church I mean you bet your money -- last five years I'm mr.

US -- 2.3 to buy Arizona thank.

And what you're lasted just got was in an estate -- we swept up by and the church got. So yeah I don't know that's the crazy scene ever heard. I have no idea hopefully this -- this camera see him walking in with the fighters that he just was replacing to get the right size or whatever but it not. What an embarrassing scene for a Major League ballplayers did. Hot shoplifting. Or secure for five or sixty Bob Hope we have but the case probably have been over real story yet to get away.

Let's get back to babysit Kevin after this Ryan -- signs the multi year deal five years -- five million dollars season that vaunted twenty million dollars or per year. Range that's a rarefied air in Major League Baseball is that a guy that. Can live up to a contract of that magnitude there Milwaukee.

Yes. Yes if it if they're gonna start doing that extension thing when you had years on your contracts like it it would do went to a Tulowitzki in Colorado. And now you look at bronze signed through 2014. Also was extended reporting. What the nature of the guy Joomla. I don't know the new bad at doing that now I thought -- about -- play out your contract demand. It's yet were underpaid and sign a contract but now I guess just like hey man you have a problem -- all of us financially is up fifty. And in the complain about it contract to do these -- like we see but. Ryan -- stud -- on the outlook Bockwoldt gap power. Came up at third base and struggle because we went out -- left field turned himself into a pretty darn good left fielder. You know saying he's ballplayer he debate -- California cubic you know plays every day -- And but now. What each candidate they have in Milwaukee could now what about -- say okay buddy we're gonna find brought to -- you open up -- ego you know.

Lot of motivates you guys.

Yeah I mean you don't purchase was you know there with the trash back Paula get a legal debate but you eat. -- they can now not in the Milwaukee but we can't you know I can answer that question maybe have a money tree like the national did.

Intentional talk again about that I kept. What are -- I think quit now -- older but operate our way here. 5 o'clock MLB network get back to babysit Kevin appreciate. I dad apartment Campbell are always joins us here. This is color one on Fridays on -- alone the interview with Campbell Hogue brought you by network capital funding corporation. To find out the lowest mortgage rates available text rates. 85850. That's right eight -- 850 courtesy of network capital funding corporation.