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I was just speck out of joining. It but it would rise is now pitching in the bottom of the second isn't it something Mike Weir Adrian Gonzales it's a home run in his first at bat Josh Beckett gives up. A home run on the second pitch he throws is a dodger. And Colvin hit it in the second deck it was a moon shot. Well Beckett you know gives those up and -- you know it started when he first got here to I think his first year -- Red Sox he gave up like -- can't -- candidate did but throughout a home -- his at all -- was in Vernon -- -- his MO was you know kind of get -- up with the bases empty. But back product and too little bit well you know he's I don't think again retirement Josh -- here and understated he's stupid policies not the smartest. I ever you know when it comes to. Is pitching approach here. Pitching right now in the second inning and you started -- and it's the hit he allowed that home run he has elected it would struck out two to one. -- 2006. For shoes socks gives up 36 home runs yeah -- now I'm prior to that the most he'd ever given up the season was sixteen. So he just blew up and of course -- -- here it was five. BC since then this year so far only sixteen home runs given up. No bloodshed lately but then again he's leaving the third -- up Paul and Franklin next on the planet Mikey show with bloody mix and John. It gets -- at all. The retreat -- start and -- what a great trade it is and I'm not sure that I think -- go both ways that we give up something pretty. And then we get something in return and out of there and just you know a lot of money and owners' pockets. If you look at this team next year we've got three starting pitchers. A left handers and a lot -- -- -- Buchholz to everyone you know areas where everyone thought it was going to be. And you got to -- news coming off a surgery. Daisuke is going to be gone I think after this year probably. Uga should our catcher -- serviceable. You don't have a first baseman at all. You you're all set at second base you don't have a shortstop -- -- it and Marley soup -- great in now by chance he would. You know well I think -- shortstop for the -- Bogart's. And you got a third baseman who. He's a rookie rather's name you know are so I'll wait and wait and what went on you said all the bad stuff about everybody I can tell and just say don't take its collapse sealed well -- dollar and it apparently going to be talking and -- On the second for God's sake. You've got to third baseman who was a rookie was put up. Major League numbers in his first half a year is that why is there a bad point to bring up but you. You bring in public he's a bad point I I you disguise worried about the team going forward next year at the bottom line OK -- do -- -- center fielders he's good enough where. Great things he's going to be here right or what he thinks that -- -- on the money to sign him. There doesn't appear that they wanted to sign people so long term deals with a big money which. Alex Berry would force that's what is. And I'm not -- -- that you you have this doomsday attitude toward this entire team based on what I mean what what is your. Does his team ever show you that there are afraid to spend money or that now they have money -- that they're not gonna spend that you heard. The general manager today saying always going to be a high payroll team -- always going to be competitive. I don't know why you would think suddenly they're gonna go into this Minnesota Twins you wish they they wish they did make that right. What's apple. We are neighboring next here there's only so -- why Joseph wait NC. -- got some money. How do you know that knocked on the sign Ellsbury so you wish it did make the trade does that make available on really fine with both regards. And I don't disagree with the trade I wanna know what they're gonna do in your opinion you have known about it tonight. Can tell you this -- have one guy each position and you know they're they got a third baseman they have a second baseman. They have a center fielder they have a catcher they have three starters and I I think there -- other -- up for grabs but. That doesn't mean that there's not going to be someone adequately. You know filling that position. -- based on the Red Sox standards of the standards they've set let's face it they were a 19812 million dollars this year they're gonna have to be able creative through trade and ordered adds more power. This lineup but probably they'll. They'll go after a pitcher and they might got to get a pitcher there's got to get our quality pitcher that is gonna break the bank and they'll be okay in that area they might even go the route of you know like the Yankees do Hiroki Kuroda this year. You know five identified guy maybe -- since animal one what -- -- don't know the most important point is that you know if they're if they're inclined to be the kind of team wants to compete by spending money. That they're going to be able to -- -- do that whether some of piecemeal a year to year basis or down the road. Looking at -- fourteen free agents and executives in the minors -- did we think. They -- middle Brooks is going to be as good as he has our you know -- -- -- to -- -- Youkilis went into my -- -- that -- Brooks is on the scene is -- is better. Well -- these upside is. -- yeah I mean you know I DA's guidance and an -- and health situations aren't real horse I mean I wouldn't be very pessimistic Paul are you armed guards say this is an optimistic time Boris yeah -- -- it's too early you've got to -- -- you know we have to see what goes on and develops through this offseason. That would agree with that but when you listen to everyone talk about it's a great -- it's a great trait is this is not a great until a year or two from now. That's throw -- that's always the case went any trade you know the shame of it is it would have been a good trade September 1 last year when we had -- right. We had no idea well if they made that trade last year well there would have to be in August but if they made that deal last year a measure the people how upset they would be. Well well does that last year -- have enough you know every and you're going to September there is back it was was still finance was terrific now here's the thing about Beckett though it's his his stuff. His stuff is as good as he used to be Null and so that he'd take that mental attitude of his in the big head now that other stuff and yes time to move. Well let's say but let's say you know how we feel is went out to DH and back from nationally and I'm trying to -- them it's not a big ballparks you know. On the be better and I'm -- and this is now wonder would be no it's not us and tonight. His lifetime career Red Sox numbers from the for the record. 89586605. Winning percentage is not bad. Good at a four point 17. Earned run average in his use of the Red Sox. But as as we've discussed many times and it's absolutely true he was in every other year nightmare. Well it's what easy doing right now and at this point 32 would back controller issues. I mean -- -- final which isn't you know ancient by the way but that's just just something that that. On a year off year on year on a few with that Beckett and I put a lot of stock -- that I mean it's just it's secure got a incidents -- now it's just that's all that it's like clockwork though. It goes all the way back I know grow what do you do about it. Well nothing now. I didn't think we should ever talk about it again. When that that is an I mean we know we've all that happened right but you wanna break them up with that too bad years in -- maybe that's part of the reason Dodgers took me don't lecture to be okay that's right -- consistent pressure that way I think that might be part of it. Escorted the hinting his -- -- like -- ousting review. Aimed at finding. It. And usually it's an act very clearly you are everything about the great no problem. I usually agree we -- about most everything except my BB. I agreed to keep it can't control. Over the coaches his knowledge. I agree that you have controlled the injury but he can't control forcing. It ticketed for not wearing a belt restraint that is. Thinking here's really can't swear and at ninety get into no -- to play it. Communicating with the public which I think he'd get a better import job back and it in -- so -- -- what -- they really get -- job at all. -- did well with the bullpen. He did very well with the bullpen and aren't as far as so I -- as far as a line up. Bored didn't he play that is -- -- plate. I peacock -- -- -- scrambled well I haven't sold at its strength play short played together. -- he had and let's not forget there were a bunch of gaps starting right away from the beginning of the season he had a gap with Ellsbury that changes everything because he's not there. Yeah had a gap because he wasn't there we had Pedroia have been out of injury -- for the last month we've been without David Ortiz. Kevin Youkilis was hurt and everybody on this team was heard at one time or another so. You say about picket line if you -- pick them with the players you have left right. I great. OK so quiet Seattle -- it seemed at times useful -- summer strengthen. Would I think we're doing very -- jury and -- it would actually -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Again he'd he'd try to everybody first road might mentioned the names that he just didn't have a round okay. But again hold who would you rather have played when you say didn't play is you know to his friend right only you -- do bad bad. That's -- -- seventh of that visit for new what are your three is thinking about you know you name oh yeah they lawless that is you name all the status that he used the line -- and that and the guys are on the bench. You know and it was shot -- and it was -- and his players who are out there they didn't perform well Obama and -- The bottom lied to -- the top three I mean buckles has turned it around of late but. He was awful for a while -- at the beginning of this yes so may fifth -- and then this terrible even further maybe up until about June but. Then -- had Lester and Beckett we keep talking about that but you look at their combined record and what they did a. -- have. Evidence that yes. You is at a local things girl hunt. Yeah I hear you're like -- can't play. I don't know anything about it Regina that someone has to abuse it's different things Borough of you ever been home visit a strip about a lady that's literally need a way they would I really. It after I get that straight did we DMM not wearing anything yet. After the so to speak. Josh in the car next on the planet Mikey showed Josh a territorial and I need to adjust. Well thanks the personnel I would. Originate on the boat trying to play the geography game and what you guys in the that's like adapted some of those questions that it in the college it. Adapting give them. You know the -- bulletin major. Internet. Tunis yeah what's let me ask you this. What's the we ask -- when American enterprise or judgment shall receive your just full of crap or not -- the stuff okay printer what's the third largest state. The third smallest state in the entire fifty states. No sorry. -- There -- 41 we're gonna Tamara Connecticut. Connecticut or. Rhode Island Delaware Wilmington an island Hawaii and think that. The reason I I called my colleague got -- earlier before the baseball season started out trying to make the case that the red option do everything in their power. The try to -- because the -- Berry Jon Lester prospects in the manner that circular and -- and you preclude me. Think I'm Mikey was more than you could be idea betrayed. Of a trying to bring in a guy that I hurt -- Q and made the call at a bottle fighting. An hour before the seat in the. Was that straightforward and the components. -- -- -- The way -- -- for it it when I called earlier in the baseball season. What it was Jon Lester. Jacoby yelled area packages and prospect it's certainly -- -- that we -- -- to try to get and that my argument went that. Part and -- with a bottle fighting it'll be over 200. -- nuggets you know listen -- probably why we shout you down -- said that was bad because at the time this beginning of the season right. Jon Lester was the all time active Major League leader in winning percentage and Jacoby Ellsbury had just finished second in the MVP voting. Now you're telling me the beginning of the season. Putting those two guys on the table for one ace pitcher who was what opened ten last year and we're gonna raise great part about not committees are good pitcher were saying he's not. I'm saying -- you had a good pitcher on the table and and the second best player in all of the league according to the MVP voters and that's the -- you want to make. When asked us -- -- well that's prospects for that one guy and while that's when you're trading Gallic Ellsbury when stock is that I. You don't trade for one stars for a for one guy. You know today. That's something that kind of a player like Eric Hernandez back out of the picture. It didn't not very many of them and. OK now let's say -- Josh. Josh I know I know but let me ask you question do you think that -- Felix Hernandez would be just as impressive. If his home park was not the biggest park in the major leagues Seattle but when the smaller parks in the major not a -- -- January oh. Out here I know we can pitch anywhere in the we school and I'm saying is he the same you know you gotta say noted that. You say he's the exact same Pritchard fed waited beads yet. I'll be taking a really answer to that don't know but I usually greatly I would be willing to that can make a deal to find out put it that it. And -- a lot they wanted to make a comment on that them. By the way by the way just that trade changes drastically as of this moment when Ellsbury was -- he's got two home runs. And -- out an off his worst season so I agree radio our neighbor might not -- and Alex and his anytime soon these contracts of 2014. And at the moment. Anytime before that. The last one I want to make in reference should hit the first it. It's amazing that there -- such -- somehow able to get doctors to take that the other on the 263. Million dollars and now there is exactly what its immediate. And and I think more importantly what it might even. Highlighting it may be a bit of Larry that -- now. Pulling back in a lot in the general manager to beat a guy that tried to baseball -- that they're picking up about Al about Larry. You know -- did the Red Sox signed Crawford commitment that and you know that that happened the pitcher confirmed this great state of Texas. I think that the elect steamed at the rug pulled out from underneath them at the same thing that happened changed and I think it cheering and got a little bit of that power. Act from the from the Keeneland. Makers or whose whose -- you think Crawford and Gonzales and Larry routine -- no -- all the -- I think that are yet. In my hand and I I don't think that you would have mortgaged. Did the farm system that he works so hard to develop people guerrilla concentration on putting great prospects in the pipeline -- -- -- -- ages. And in them not to mention keep you Kelly making its first Major League start at the project up another name that we keep our -- I've metabolic. Josh thank you thanks for call Marty Greenfield -- I was looking at by the way -- Kansas splits might be surprised over the last three years -- -- Marty. -- Marty was just listening to an echo chamber graduate reason over the last three years not too drastic home as he areas two point 91. A way 2.5 seven. On the road 22 and AT and at home twenty foreign third team. Very similar statistics pretty much of the last right years. And the once lies you can throw out the window yet -- -- -- especially with a -- the EI raid tells the truth and in case of a friendly guy that's we look at more than and we associate tells the truth and a lot of -- I I don't know that what's what's this area federally. I have to look I'll look it up again because that's the that's the discussion we we haven't we'd be having not about his -- got a huge says I wrote ER race speaks to every park in the majors and fairways are little different now how he's had a lot of stuff that. Finally -- WDs has pitched this well my appear small sample and a Mercedes not great owners say it is at the already there's talk about that trade and so Lester was great to. And was one of the most valuable commodities. And certainly Ellsbury was -- was -- -- very highs in order to get Felix and it is still -- elect him so much in Seattle law would have to be something like that in order to do it from whatever team might be -- -- but this -- I was talking like we're -- not a -- idea what was different trade down than it is now just a -- yeah speaking there is no question about that -- -- It's like when you go from macros Leo its name Lou the pitcher for the -- for Cliff Lee Cliff Lee. You know he's been so open down as he's been totally dominant best pitcher in baseball and he sucked. He's got a -- that way he's been up and down and I'm yes he's got. I mean how many wins he's got no I think through -- -- -- now turning. Halladay is ironic. Now the home of the one and only Walter -- was -- Most of Connecticut most of Connecticut and that's where our next caller John is from -- up hello John. They Easter today it has some -- names of towns and. And -- I'm curious about the playing time and I in this in its pre season I understand. Belichick isn't showcase and I understand all that. But there is some work to be done in a curious what's gonna happen to what you guys think this or is Wednesday. You know how much time. We're gonna get what as far as the big guns. But you know I understand it's pre season you know we know this -- is gonna click we know but I don't think they have. And they need to be worked on the world would. Well I'm trying to recall. John last meant to me when I'm watching all while they're really clicking now I can't -- this area. An increase easy you don't see anything near well I think that you know active BC and tomorrow night is. Not to be seen a ton of news or players more and I hardly ever do in the fourth pre season game -- and and all year they've had a weird scheduled -- 33 games in nine days and -- and they broke it up. Accordingly but you know what it's not a it's not like you see in normal pre season's all -- -- and -- Quarter number three of game three they really came together writer by day job. John makes a good point because their offense through slow sluggish. And last time out and outside it's pretty ticked off about it do you do you didn't have to you know. Look to Friday did his has taken that. Com that there is some talk that he's he has to see a little more of them and game in John's I used the fourth game is you know you just. Thinking about guys are gonna -- who aren't gonna make it. You know they may he may play the you know first team offense a little more than. Any anomaly because it was so insistent that they really. You know that. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I mean never has historically meant anything. By wins and losses scored totals who gets the ball none of that matters like for you see how we -- pillow -- -- -- thanks for the call John I -- -- -- these these are worried days -- -- you know -- member last year the third -- -- -- was that for pre season game against Tampa Bay last year when the defense was amazing and Carter and -- and all those guys -- wildest defense is going to be terrific best they've played -- unfortunate didn't count. Yeah that's -- said Japanese and now alliance killed in the one game and a it's the but -- again it was just the fact that Brady at all on offense looks so bad the other night. And the coach didn't like -- that went down about a religious playing possum for the other teams you know video -- -- idea. I don't think -- -- possibly united but the but Felix Hernandez by the way Finley finally got a 466. Starts. Three and one with a 2.5 three year Nazi very consistent -- for a -- nine strikeout -- thirteen -- only that we -- -- -- -- that he probably last a couple of -- games there -- 32 because. The FER race and in its price that's. Six starts six three in one right through and what I got some runs he prize winner in five and one. Pretty much standard fare for him -- it's estimated he's terrific and and Verlander and price three best the American way you know problem is that trade Lester for him as of last year would have been you're given up your best starters for their funeral for another hundred starter -- -- -- your best player. I don't know of that works them you know -- it is today you make that trade yet you know if you today -- today he's been is that is well yesterday. Pitching is such a commodity. And and Felix's. It's a little is a cut above everybody else you're aliens yet he's only 26 and that's that's the biggest thing he's -- farmers have who have another big gigantic fat contract and Toronto or somebody maybe eight year deal again in 2014. Units up. Mora in Boston is next so -- Tiny I'm nineteen how are yet it so why can't you wild back and I -- that big prowler that it. I yes Karl -- fill out. Yeah exactly that's what I was gonna ask you how you feel that you're you're dying right in and week out I'm I'm not a bail they'll. -- Yeah I think he's had some really really ups and down moments this year he has been periods time we -- extremely impressive and dominant. You know accommodated striking out guys -- and get them 123 in between there though. Which tomorrow it's where he was you know great villains are always great -- -- would you say good or bad season like. -- he's never been a close before and work that we were supporting the situation where you know you can't say. That he had the maximize his save opportunities this ballclub. Certainly not with their below 500 winning percentage I remember you know. That he's that he has had an abundance of save opportunities he's blown a lot of loans and was blown -- -- -- in Iraq I don't remember that on. -- -- -- -- -- -- Don't -- -- -- -- I like Nash I like it now eight. Ear I like his style but it's his way he's not expensive plan they get their money's worth out of him but I think they've seen enough for his character. And the seven blown saves that he may not be back actually. -- probably not but I'm pretty I'm pretty happy with the -- trade very happy acted on. And I don't think for a handout there. Have pertinent a little island Al I think what was impressive was that an outlet and election there and they -- -- you'd guy whose hard. It did did did the roar was deafening you know when it came players so it's hard not to hear that. Well I know -- protecting their image as much as they were improving -- but what I always in people's say policy ownership swallow what you know the ownership jobs are what give it's the team the -- to spend money and good players in order to win they've never not done that. -- their first and foremost priority. They always took care now they make bad choices absolutely but that wasn't demanded the ownership. Or maybe some of the upper management people but you know you can't I could have predicted. You know the lack of performance by Carl Crawford who could have predicted that may well like pigs dead. Meanwhile going -- to the contrary -- time I was -- -- that player you think of I got a 300 speedster gold glove in the it's not like they were. Wrong to think that way it turns out it -- -- wrong guy for the wrong team wrong mark yet -- on pretty much died unanimously that it was too much money absolutely Crawford -- -- but a lot of more excited about it and I understand that gets dry and demanded that they don't pay somebody you don't get a player in the guide explains that in my socks and they that is the ownership. When those two guys came to Boston right all of a sudden it wasn't it's not my -- best team ever this is -- you know and we're we're we're gonna win -- have been playing games in a hundred eight I -- yeah and -- -- and it is here they're on pace. 400 I was 103 plastered 98 this year right yes -- -- yes but they were on pace for that. And then also in the world fell apart last year yeah yeah -- And it stayed apart and the other this year.