Joe Castiglione with Bobby Valentine before the last game of the Twins series

I -- certainly one of the toughest defeats this season last night that. It's probably good to have a day game I'll come right back quickly. Yeah I you know Joseph we've had some tough ones and you know that was a great effort. -- -- buckles the offense. Coming up with a two run lead. Seven skidding out of the eighth inning bases loaded no out situation and think given up only one run but then that was enough to get the win. I say -- as you said that a great job in the eighth giving up just the sac fly what was your thinking and bring him in in that spot with a bases loaded and nobody out. Well to limit the damage they have us here without giving up the league you know bases loaded no Nazis the the guy could get a strike out he's a guy who -- You know get a double play eating did either but it immediately. Limit the damage the element. And you had to feel good especially -- the second run in the last in the eighth inning. Did is save as mrs. boxer was a pitch selection. You know if he likes his fastball and you know Kelly was call and Simon -- change it was hit to center field a couple fastballs were hit. You know and he gave them a little credit too I guess they they you know they hit the pitches but at the you know Alfredo has good stuff and his sometimes it shines and sometimes it's a little them. Did you go back and look at the video of the 22 pitch that Mauer took -- which was so close. Yeah I -- a lot of game again in. And you know that -- is called but a few times last night but it wasn't necessarily. There's strike three calls. It could have been called but it wasn't it was an all on the plate. Was there any thought to Breslow in that spot over that was a save was his game to get stuff out of it. They'll lose some you know but it. You know two outs and you know. Alfredo out there and night to -- he'd be the guy obviously. I don't know reds would have gotten him out -- the only guy gives gives up right you want always think that something else would have been a better opportunity. Sure was and I without a whole lot of sleep that. Now I got I went home went sleep let's let's give Alou went to sleep and we're ready to go today. Idea unfortunately. It took a little bit away from the moment for four Pedro Syria are -- let them what a moment that was. In retrospect. Yeah you know he came up looking fastball got a fastball instead to overdone it apart to give us the give us the lead in. You know there is very emotional he's been a very very good player forests and as I said often. I'm glad he's on the team. We move line and it today yet Ellsbury back in center field he's okay. Yeah you know yesterday as a precaution because that is the big game. Hopefully he's he's going to be fine Hampshire is and you know Karros played in and -- a game an expert period hopefully you'll celebrate together. He's Ortiz -- any progress as a timetable yet. He looked great yesterday. So we'll see its progression but it I know there's been set. Back it's -- ago it looks like -- -- you know it's like the Wednesday day game. You know and he's outward you know right now -- If these any other report dole though after you're out. Franklin Morales did does so well his first time around as a starter. He's out there today he is there any limit on in my instance he hasn't started for awhile. No I don't I don't think in this -- we have in this city limit we'll just watch his pitches and what's his command of the pitches as the game goes on and I'd take it from there. And they go with the Nick Blackburn now this is a guy you -- right handed it this lineup they should have some success against if you look at his numbers at least. He had numbers don't tell host very you know last time out he had assured outing in. He'll be rearing to go you know we have to be selective and and hit that fastball and hit it hard. We wrap things up with a Mercedes-Benz question of the day Bobby last night that they spread are we Kelly Shoppach throw away hit the batter in the back a little dribble or out front he was clearly not within the restraining line. How is that called and is that sometimes automatic if the throw it's the run they do call it. Yeah I you know from. My vantage point it was hard to see it the way so it on TV after the game. You know he was outside of the line the entire time he should have been called out. For interference it's a very tough play you know the bases in your territory and you have to be in Vinatieri Terry hit the base and that's that the umpire. Told me that is going to use just about hitting the base. So you have to be in that position. But the you know that you have to also -- throwing lane to the catcher. That throw and it was difficult call and you know sorry when he. 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