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Adrian Gonzalez addressed a number of topics about the September collapse and Mut and Lou react.
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Colleges them play a baseball on me on think. You know people have -- whether it's chicken that are. You know stake so that did not bother you not on I don't think his you know -- they got to be ready for the next game I think. More than anything it was just a fact that would implicate plywood and -- baseball. You know. We in the wood and take a defense for pitchers we ended those timely hits that we needed to to to -- that I surround and you know we don't spend enough friends so. On -- as a team team team as a whole that that we failed and you know we look forward to two erasing that and came back in the last. Couple.
Guys got to eat a -- at the -- They got to eat to get ready for the next day all like it if that is what comes out of the -- fried chicken there to back it and company down there Fort Myers next week. Boy this as the goal this is not sitting well isn't.
It would nick wouldn't when they meet people have -- Every year you know -- report. And you have physical the next day. The next days the first day of work over the -- for the pitches the position players full team whatever it is. They'll have a gotomeeting. Bobby V announced coach staff and then they'll have a team meeting before that first workout will be along one gore a lot of things to the rules what do what's expected of you. He should have their PR department. Sit down with this team. In a meeting and that talk about how to discuss last year. -- it didn't come on and start talking about are probably been eaten chicken beef between game in the middle game because today I gotta eat. You know it's not you have to -- whether -- chicken are you know --
It's got to be -- evidence I've not seen the video this is the audio. Does every dry sense of humor. So maybe this is him just being funny he's going to be ESPN car wash -- on TB twice to put them on radio. They're put in -- thing apiece presented by somebody sponsored by I don't know. What on its face that's an awful answer major Gonzales that -- that guy's got.
The editor again that's what the spread is for you or your -- clubhouse. If you walk up there late in the game -- in the spread is already out there depending on some some clubhouse knows president middle of the biggest private room whatever. I feel guilty just like grabbing a French fry. It it it's even there or our ticket finger except that a piece of bread. You feel guilty this game still going on. -- games don't eat it that's when you meet get ready for the knicks game. Are there any game not fried chicken. Is that going to be the Monterey is maybe Bobby V is just said look however when you don't care. It's not a big deal because Beckett did this on intentional -- we just didn't play well the bad thing the worst thing with attic it got out that was Beckett. Two weeks ago intentional talk in -- just went on the ESPN a four letter. And broke down that old guys -- no big deal. That might be the right answer in their mind but I get the impression fans do not want that as an answer fans want we made a mistake -- look at solace. Is not early part of it. I like get a -- not receive up to much get a pretty good year last year we screwed up. He feels that he voters are as a bail them we -- different attitude this year we know we did wrong let down our fans. Let -- our manager. Let down the organization without ourselves. Just one person who is -- gonna be one person can come up with that. And just move on 'cause you'll be left alone immediate. He will be left alone -- As rewarding and of what states -- you know right there and okay. Well the accountability right next story. Who's got it's not who's the guy that's gonna run and hide who's that guy that's gonna say we just played bad baseball like you to face it. -- to -- its its gonna sit -- say we gave great effort we just couldn't win games no problem with guys the intricate during games. Who's gonna be that guy that's what I wanna go listen to because that's what the stories come from come out to say what you did. There's no story told with -- already wanna go down that road peerless and they've here behead a Fort Myers -- article. That's two for two terms of that record of it look at solace played pretty well. They -- you'll a couple of things there appeared to like this still held the be written about and the schedule stuff he's still got the face the music on that right. Late after the year when Gonzales and it is scheduled primetime games and everything else adding up those questions will be brought back up its April was the real problem the schedule. -- have been really -- witnesses. Is.
This what we're gonna be re out of a tough time -- here next week you know people have to eat. -- here. Get ready for the knicks game -- an. -- the games that market he had a had a crush pop I write that during a while a lot details for God's sakes -- there. An 88. -- nine -- that you guys three hours and 45 minutes but just wait. Have a little -- it a little game -- of applesauce. What they do whatever he gave us the power bars. Saved me over after analysts chink in her -- It kept its board gronkowski just project a power bar during the game that seemed to get him -- up. For the pats and ravens not gone to the FC title game. And policy that -- and hundreds if I was a longer period. With the guys saying get it did it.
And apart from the energy. I was under through gonzo. Go until after what happened when god given that it ends up right at the.
If that's the answer all next week that guy said he they were just hungry. I'll be fascinated by the response because I red -- there is a faction a Red Sox fans not just negative on this team heading in 2012. What are not out for blood and --
Hologic here's here's a good take okay kfar -- talked Clay Buchholz currently Bucs -- talk or will but these guys and uncles all of us to last season's revelations. That was last year I learned from you have to fess up your mistakes. And move on. Interest and mean to pick okay Jim can we just hear that can't fess up -- mistakes and move on we were just talking about this. A box looked at like your younger pitcher on that staff maybe the older guy should look at buck. And learn to handle some things that they right now it's got to cover that Dini so one guy that is approachable. Reasonable -- they'll talk to you. Walk around is pitching to have walked in it before he's -- pitcher comes out that ball was in and it'll score on. And it's almost taken back because he's talking your game day it's not don't talk to me on game day they -- gets -- others should look up to him maybe you guys to actually say it like that like a robot determine -- don't talked to me -- they give. Understand I understand everyone's different but you're young kid and the staff saying get a fair September stakes and move on. Well as part of that process fess up to an and we everybody was on.
He heard Ager Gonzales. Will get your thoughts in the Red Sox and spring training 6177790850. We'll talk to John Chicopee. I'll get to all your phone calls will continue with some baseball bought and we gotta talk about a real good store and that is the biggest story in the NBA one Jeremy -- he'll join the conversation next hour as well keeping people have to -- Let's Don our model -- not a 37 WEE Gallagher too well all your calls here. Get to -- the Red Sox spring training stuff the Ager Gonzales. Quote that. My initial reaction is gonna haunt him. Set on ESPN this morning. People gotta eat please asked about chicken a beer in the Red Sox clubhouse and as a back story look at Gonzales had a lot of great year. The Red Sox offense that last year I really like what brought to the team he's an excellent player. Late a year members on the quotes from Gonzales it was God's will what happened to us the schedule schedule was able have to angered those those primetime games and -- this morning Joseph leisure travel I won't talk over at this time. People have to -- journalists chicken are -- stake. Earlier than expect a Sox fans are not gonna wanna hear that crap. And whether Gonzales part of it or not you know they wanna hear what -- that today -- Tran they're in dire need of PR help for next week -- it you know what they don't dire need they don't need your help anymore look at what Clay Buchholz said. And mimic whatever gonna say off of that. What ever formal what you're gonna say to the media when you get down there before -- and they're all sit around they nobody's hands are all white from being up here and New England all winter and got shorts on their -- down their their bag and diapers story. Go that. -- the wall onto clay -- said here today have mistakes now all up to them and learn from them and move on that's they have to do the idea you're gonna say. Guys just hungry. No big deal. Out there that it's okay. Snacks. Some finger foods. All. You cannot go down that road -- good of a hitter is Ager Gonzales is again -- athletes. Watch among a few be entertained some times they don't say the smartest things would do the Smart thing to 6177790850. The phone number 888525. Zeroing fifteenth. Job as in Chicopee today he's on 9378 John.
They're not how worried -- you. That's thanks that the government bothered me since last. She didn't like it has been bothering you folks and then and there were sent I think. Trying to think of these threats that's also kind of formal apology that the team can sign on and not. Players like -- like Lou just said Victoria there's not well but maybe something the entire team. Signs are ordinary and that's. So many players have come true Bostian. And talked about oh my god is a wonderful atmosphere -- the chance we will play here every night playoff game. -- because the chance in the -- sacrifice. You know the price tickets. The price of soft drinks and upload and party some bullet struck out a couple of hours to get to the game are experiencing here. The fans did their part. And for the -- and say well it's one of those things real so that one time it's just not acceptable. They're -- should be something formal. And official that they all agreed. That this wasn't just one of those sitting what I don't think about the one -- it to somebody talk chart.
I -- I agree I mean I -- I don't listen this team distinctly bad baseball he obviously went 720. But like -- said bad baseball for that team. Should have then. Got at least twelve and thirteen twelve and fifteen rather for 27 games of -- in your play desperate to a three and and who knows try to figured out it was. From the guys they counted on just. There were there there were health think -- perform.
Well I'm gonna cut sorry they have to find out -- apologist but that -- liver dies it seemed an old team ought to be sign up and that we we we thought we let it out.
Yeah and to be job I understand what you're saying and appreciate the full call on and -- you get that -- finally. It's just the knowledge that something happened that shouldn't of happened. You -- not the idea of guys were hungry they had to -- Take it dollars isn't it common I said couple days ago last week that it wasn't. Drinking beer and eating chicken during the game the yet that action. They're caused in the -- that's what it represented then it's the effort and the focus and the respect. Or lack of I think it's what it represented. It will (%expletive) people off. You know he just weird those stories you just got to get and I beauty got -- inside. What was really going on. That maybe the focus was there the support wasn't there but it care -- or another it is you know. Dedication to their jobs they -- professional. -- represented the problem. Just the action that we we got a hold -- that's all. Audio out great eaten that just don't come out now oh and it's dated guys daddy and guys are hungry whenever the world knows deep before the game need after the game. You don't -- during the game. We had to be if you guys that -- starting pitcher what's awhile a big guy immediate Pedro Martinez but had a -- grab a burger real quick. Apparently be just sat there on the couch -- I've never saw. Just -- openly in front of everybody with like a yeah -- out sixteen ounce Coke you go -- sit there drink and cricket soft drinks in the hot dogs and nachos from the concourse area right in front of everybody. Printing may be going back program quick brick as younger income backed up. If -- piracy teammates doing that like that while the game was going on. We know -- Cokie we know there's beer involved so well and and that part of that I agree or as the oil can Boyd and -- talking about located boy he's either. With a -- the people but it's the jumping off. Point the idea and they paid coming on our show and and giving us some great insight into what he saw behind the scenes that seem. You know guys who were not as committed guys who may -- we're not as focused on their job down the stretch -- been in care as much what happened with thirteen. That's not bothered the crap out of fans and it should. The team was on the way the playoffs they should have coasted. Into the postseason. Left flight that lives in the final days and couldn't get done against Baltimore. You know it's such an unknown because there's talent there -- big old yesterday and across these little houses -- any better -- responses would do they have to be. You know as far as talent on Paper do they have to be the have to perform a lot better at to get their heads on right at the plate again in the right way. What what do they end up in here what are they actually have performance wise source staff goes. Did they don't want it to that do pretty well up colts was okay for your hurry sort of figured out for the Internet that. For the most part of the year that what it slot it is the third start of the force part of that his daughter and he -- probably over six. It's on the Williams are subject -- can't get a better performance that a back in the rotation. With the town that they still -- have. And still play at a high level that the league's gotten better oh that's that's the thing I would count our big goes -- with. Forget this team about the teams in the American League. Angels Rangers yankees rays. All seemingly have at least those 4 -- and and -- tigers can if fifth. Those teams on Paper look better than your team those teams to me have you were questioned the Boston Red Sox do so it's not a it's not as much about the reds suck it a lot of answers. For a lot of questions. But -- the Russell league is better the American League is going to be tough as nails this year. I looked at the shop like atom CS and any zone with his rankings. I keep popping up Toronto he's got Ronald six or segment by the right -- On his mind for the top seven teams the American League start the year going to be in that division and and mentally unbalanced schedule you -- a lot of gains against that division. And it's going to be tough forget the Red Sox look at teams around -- we've got better. At this team get better at the same it's going to be tougher road than it was last year and is not as many easy outs in the American League -- I don't think. Amy's in Connecticut. Up --
I I disagree with the last well I think it's almost too late for an apology like the song as. Instantly to hard -- what I want is. At different message I'm okay anyway. We didn't make a play. I'm OK with -- insert. In the aftermath of the collapse you don't you didn't really make even know what happened. You had a whole -- off to think about it and I think that Red Sox stand. You talk about how Smart Austin and are how baseball Smart. You know Red Sox in -- and that he deserves an Internet beyond the child here and there. We deserve an answer that -- diagnosis and sometimes people don't just make plays I think they're. Had not -- your professional athlete. I think that big deterrent we deserve an answer it's a little more technical out well -- college did not make the trees that you were making the rest of the season. So that we can have some confidence that you diagnose what the issue written on. That note I know this. Were gonna go to the chicken and collapse -- yeah exactly I I think that. I hope PR people are listening to conflicting message that they and needs to be. And it's ironic because I think the patriot for all their rap about you know they don't talk. Do a better job of talking about specifically technically what they didn't do well in the game. Think that it timeout then your professional -- pop out. What you has digested over the off season that you didn't think September that you're doing.
Any exactly. Or die I couldn't agree more. I don't wanna hear we played that gives you what that tells you that tells you that they don't get it. That they don't understand I want them to realize. Some of them not all of them some of them to realize what led to. It's not you know I just didn't have it for six starts in a row. You know I just can gather at third inning I could stop giving up five runs in four innings -- couldn't get deepening game. Bullpen was. Those guys that nothing left -- data pitch have to gain most attempt. In order to move forward and be better you have to be able to look at yourself and what you did wrong and correct it. And identify the issues because if you don't it's never gonna get better. So I agree 100%. Come up stand up. And look at yourself in the mirror and say you know did I give it to my best effort last year. Is that open those guys sit down as a talk about the collapse. Near the question is what did you give your best effort we fully focused to commit to the game yes do you really believe that. Looking back yes or -- now we problem.
We talk to the guys there around these players and the answer is no there were certain players on that roster who were not giving it that effort. And tough to pick out who they are people have their opinions on who those guys are and those players in particular starting pitchers Josh Beckett top the list. Their answers to these questions once they get down there for -- are going to be magnified a thousand times. We're gonna analyze these things over Robert starting today with -- Gonzales starting today with with his comments.
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