Jerry Remy

reporters brought you buy mode -- your hometown sporting goods stores -- got to go to motives and by Lexus of Watertown the only thing more impressive than Alexis is the customer satisfaction you receive it -- of Watertown. Good morning Jerry Remy you don't. Good morning. Jerry I understand you had more people that bureau that event last night that the Bruins game.

Yeah we had a nice that we had probably but I think somewhere between sport Byron of people that that -- of course the usual you know they. They get all excited when that limits to the right side -- used up and so. It was a good night we had a lot of fun as we always do in the you know -- it's amazing is made it to me out you know -- it all wrapped up in everything in you know to get that many people come on out. The watch an all star game in and have a good time it's it's pretty amazing.

You watch the game last night you saw pujols on the bench. Bottom of the 92 outs surprise you -- black.

We get us up I'm going to be Justin I didn't see much of the game.

Pregnant that it really popular -- for the public --

I was that was -- a lot of photographs taken pitches and I really couldn't -- much what happened and I game. But you know it's that surprising because read nothing by Leland has -- an -- said that. He thinks it should be the DH in -- all star game vote double switches in that the good point. Because wouldn't you -- that -- but would it actually stopped in -- banking go to our. And and you've got all the sudden you look at it whenever I just that you guys leftist political expanding -- you know it almost instrument to play. And maybe it was not that maybe there's something with almost maybe you know -- and I was in the opening contest of maybe put some recently it was and one of the game. So I I don't know I mean I doubt that. Once the whole game concealed broke down but that there was concern about extra innings in you know that that squad that won it was actually at the koala Damon. You know so it's it's kind of it's kind of a strange they may try to get everybody and by just can't do it sometimes.

Speaking of concerns you wake up this morning in. Splashed on the back page of the herald poppy -- through our surprise you -- in can.

Are you guys beat that is something is about a minute like I had no idea what you know we had to read earlier that is -- about that is cap was bothered him you know something at a lower body and -- now he apparently admit to something it -- nate know which makes cents you know and so I guess the MRI is scheduled -- job that is I mean. If it's if it's a college to air it's something that you know they've voiced about you know he's back pretty quickly especially David DH. -- or maybe they can wait in operative expect that they bigger -- because sometimes the less a lot sodom. -- those who have knee problems you know less so locks you can you know continue one but in the east billion -- percent healthy. So we'll say I don't know that's the first I've heard of that the only issue weathermen that's a little concerned.

How -- shaken down Jerry or poppy and Manny in the second half that how concerned should Red Sox nation be. About Manny is stunning lack of production.

Well I I you know I keep saying that be -- better -- have because of that because you know you would expect both those guys to do better. Along with Lugo along with -- on you know a lot of guys that didn't do. Anywhere close to what was expected of them in the first half. And that's why I think you know. You'll be your best Hugo's -- guys always tend to get back to where there are you know year after year that doesn't mean it's automatically going to be there. And cause some of these guys that big old but the bottom like Lugo. But you know I expect the offense to be better I think the biggest thing in the second half as is the pitching that felt if the pitching stays healthy. Even just proven like even in the first half you know they win -- LP -- I even if the offense been do as well as some thought so. For me on my quick review of the produced itself -- that the second -- just aren't the question has. Parent you know is it is that a team right now that's deep enough to go into the playoffs and win the World Series I think that's all things reevaluate right now -- eight you know maybe have to improve.

It Jarrett is a piece on a couple other web sites are talking about shelling in. Pre season not reporting it in in the past the misshapen and he admitted that he at some of it you think that he had to deal with. Could that I -- you know not a doctor read -- but do you think that could affect at all his shoulder problems now that he had to put more stress on getting getting in the shape we need to get into.

And my -- like possibly you know structurally there's nothing wrong with a shoulder quite everything I've read it read. -- which is a good time and and maybe it was just fatigue you know they got to him and that one outing you know I -- was in Atlanta. And I know what things he's in better shape right now address some of the play the other side the work that hard you know they've got a lot of programs that the shoulder -- as I'd always been working under you know we get a little better shape open and they -- to be this isn't the worst thing I've said this before I -- You know at least it would Pedro like you know I'd -- wanted to say ballistic comeback you'd be better. And I think in maybe the same case for for shelling you know maybe it is -- he wants to pitch in did you ever start because that that is -- The fact is that sometimes it would take that back but he gets back he'll be -- Curt Schilling and -- going in the last three months of the season. So maybe it's I'm muffled -- good and it's something of -- you know little bit of wake -- call to -- like Abiola the exact. The -- you have to -- you know let the guys realize that but sometimes is that he's been rebuilt.

Jeter comes on the paper today and says there's no way the Yankees are out of that and I -- time of the wild -- he's talking about catch in the Sox in the division your thoughts

surprising -- faced them like that I mean you know the Yankees that I at a player's bat the second half I don't think they did in the first. And I think -- make another run they made one what about three -- four weeks ago they -- games and then they went back the other way and you know I I didn't expect them to make another run before it's open now whether they can make a run of ten games against Boston I doubt it because of what magic. Mum but again like as an accident before it -- he'd had a 14 game lead the all star break and it ends up at a playoff games so anything is possible but I'm not sure. I'm not sure that the guys that the team they have their right now is is you know there's no run gave me there you know so I don't I don't I don't. -- capable of making that kind of run it was a total collapse by the Red Sox like a year ago when all the sudden. You know everybody got a right now in the season was over -- for the Yankees series with a so swept -- games. And the last 66 weeks with the vast assortment but like that happens let you know it's I I just gives you make of the the bad games although I know first candidate can be done. But that's what that's always concerned me.

area every reached the point. With sports in general unless specifically speaker baseball with a commercialization. In the money spent to the salaries in the TV rights in the radio rights -- that. You know the station has to get their money back temerity you have you you can't get through an inning at bat went out 15 reads. Is it almost a point of being over saturated.

Well Ed how do you feel that way but yet you know we do games and sometimes I feel like here especially with -- gave up a professional promo arena. Acknowledge it but you know I -- that. That's the business and -- you know what I don't I don't understand read much except that I know they want as much when is big and but I made evident sponsored evident dozens you know like these fences aren't citizens it's it's amazing you know on. In election did it really doesn't hit to a much you got a really bad game which yet but a lot of a lot of bad games. Is that that is what you read you read all promos about something before you can talk any about baseball. But they you know -- that's the -- that the business admitted that the -- is about making money from every point of view from a player's point -- you know television rights from everything. And so they could be a probable I read it -- by the does that summit brought up.

How many takes -- you happen to prevent banks spot with which which is very affected by the way.

That was that took about seven hours -- that sentence now. But seven ballot thing that was have a big production holes to go a long time well you know it's blue I don't have that. He is like lighting is that right exactly -- if you want to the wrong spot you know and I forgot it was -- it was kind of funny because he had this. Way of walking out to me with his hands in his pocket as head down at what he did that I would -- right. They did that it would probably that we got to throw it an advocate I haven't seen a lot of them because they might during the game out of it is -- commercials but I guess picked up a lot of time medical journal I it was -- but you don't make -- clothing and yet they had they had they probably had. I say eight depends who they -- the same thank everyone one wants to I don't I don't get it but you know I just what is that.

Jerry your first half MVP for the Red Sox is just as simple as Hideki Okajima hands down.

No -- it as a -- fact they give it to you Kalus but that you Kalus all the Red Sox regulars was probably the most consistent. It was a got to go bounced around more than anybody at all different positions but never affected him played hairless ball at first base I've but. In my opinion at but he was the reds back -- that MVP now we talk about pitches of course Beckett in Okajima and Apple are that's a whole different you know category right. And he Okajima think it was a total surprise to all of isn't a matter fact I'm still surprised by -- And but without him you know god knows what would happen late late innings because they had some injuries down there with that timlin the united DL and -- like that so. You know they've I think by law they really -- a guy to -- and be as good as good as anybody in baseball better than anybody in baseball that spot so it was terrific opinions you know -- I would expect it would because he's you know about -- little split of -- you know people have a tough time with so. Yeah I got David duke -- I might have a choice is pitching with Beckett in the Okajima adequate stop but.

It appears that Major League Baseball has fallen in love with -- Barry Bonds again everybody's you know revved up about him breaking a racquet. What is your stand on that we'll watch it what do you think the commissioner should do.

Yeah I'll watch it you know and in right now I've always said bonds might have been as one of the greatest players ever play I remember him you know as a five tool complete total player you know he's never been suspended it was at a time in in the league where if you like to encourage this they wanted to offence we've sort of the localized -- thing. They can read the book -- pretty clear that he was jealous that you wanted to be better than that and I will watch it you know not what people that I think about it that's going to be -- opinion. And you're gonna have to live with it.

Every day it as a former player though you're not -- anything you did did you start well.

Could you know what players have always is quality play this game have some outside of by the edge. And he -- happen to become a number he has steroids and you know.

What was it before that. -- really set him and it.

It that's so has been on the I've I've always said that that was no more rampant problem baseball and -- steroid that most people use that you know. So and probably got a guys suspended bit that you Perez. -- have -- means soybean that the it's probably good one guys suspended forward to like get -- that. So anyway but you know you have to and I think series what an -- doesn't know what to do. Now they follow the -- again why I think because yelled again was out there and they saw him. In his hometown you know where people still do love right but I don't think he gets the same respect well I think it's respect but at -- lot bodies everywhere else.

Other thing if he was voted in.

Yeah -- it is sometimes a question I have voting so because if you noticed the last couple years all of a sudden somebody makes restrict who belonged here by the way. Like Magglio Ordonez you know and he should have been a starter this year and ended up going at the last week he was not leading voting anyway it's. And all of a sudden he slipped by an out and that's -- been happy with bonds that.

So you're willing then to just say what it you know eat -- was an error in baseball that. People were doing it to find an edge they can't prove anything in the let's just move on

you have I think they have moved on and you know what they have responded testing now now it is illegal and they -- it illegal you know what the law but in baseball was -- And Ed I don't know what you can do -- I've thought about the allied and I -- what what does he never respect that you're never been suspended. So how can hear it you know how it is it and say okay gotta put it actually is that this is there have been spread of the game because it. So I I blame everybody and I played baseball for close their -- looked as well prolonged period of time and believe me as a former player. You you may take every educator and you know to win and to be competitive with the will be played against in the end it just happened the united it was a steroid era. And I don't the steroid era as a overeat. Because you know -- GH speaking at the back right out hope you know I mean guys stroke for a wild guys all of a sudden I get back.

Just a good numbers Jerry at home runs -- down I think 14% now -- is that just to direct result because a lot's been made of this young pitching its dominant again it's better as well. But I think -- got to read between the lines there -- those numbers plummet.

Sure it has something to do that yeah an and that and that and so pitching has got a little about a -- Alaska is really good young pitchers which I think baseball but you know what got them into it has that something to do that intelligence -- incredible -- was two years ago. I mean there were guys that they would finish -- you know they look like bubble for people again.

Giambi was a perfect example.

Yeah and he got very sick you know to get that for a while so you know it would really bad for awhile all of -- it's -- against so you know I I I don't know what's going a lot of stuff but I do right by -- thing bothers me alot because. It's a you know I don't know what -- myself you know and I I just though that you know he's ever been that have been suspended for a and -- and I do know that this guy is one of the top players the play of the game I mean he's it's unbelievable the things that he could be a lot of baseball field in an effort you know. He's been run in a row gold glove outfielder steal -- based on peaceful based guidance systems -- would -- And it's it's -- it's crazy you know the numbers in this in a lot of that was before he you know he went on the Jews in the in the you know. Wilson was it will be well represented you know obvious in the west coast in in the its emphasis Oakland upping it seven got a cast your excitement. Of the quiet those have been around the country because of what's going on and you think about what it. It down -- ago when he was go home that it was awful what he went like you know ideas stories and you know the -- he'd gotten in.

Death threats and everything else.

That register just just just just terrible you know and I feel for him because as a data that obviously that is legitimately I was lucky enough to play against -- at the tail end of his career when he was not a good player anymore but -- evidence -- it was at that was was you know you don't forget something like that and what he had a book -- wrote to me. You know what I hear is ten times where it was bonds going through so that the guy epic about a lot you know -- I would want to broke just 'cause. -- the bat because it you know and we is.

Right Jerry if you're the opposing pitcher and -- about this opener tell -- day if you're the opposing pitcher and bonds is 11 home run away. You pitched --

yeah I let depends on the situation yeah. I have to I mean look

you know -- goal down in history as the guy it was.

you're not to look. They in my opinion you know that he's not he's not the player he obviously was Kenyon. And we -- of it that -- was not that impressive swing the bat you know he's we look at do want but it took home -- it has been that way for awhile is the we went to -- two years ago when I was really looking forward to a that was what do most disappointed things that eyesore because. They wasn't possibly couldn't get anything in the outfield. He looked like an old broken -- play up. Who was just a bidding hit home runs and you know in my view is I think they get him out you know we'd probably -- about near Boston when he was here. And you know I I collapse or less let the game was on line in you know his run was going to be the winning run blow it in and it also depend on the pitching match up so. As far as may give up the home run who -- a big deal.

So says secretary having said all that if you had a -- Hall of Fame votes. You -- to McGwire you humans and Sosa you mentioned bonds how would you vote on these guys.

article in. -- the question what about McGwire and Sosa I know that was evident they got McGwire but you gotta look at the numbers the home run numbers in you have to say yes solar you know.

So and wouldn't consider them the steroid situation.

You have to consider it I think you know and and believe me go to the right reason -- know much more about the stuff but as far as numbers go -- time and -- It would -- what those guys suspended. And -- admitted to a a lot of McGwire admitted Sandra yeah which is legal and -- set -- not talk about the -- so yeah.

I think I think based on the numbers you have to I mean I don't know -- but I there's no question when those guys come up. That that will be a major factor. And that they will not be first ballot has probably but I I can't even imagine -- not being the first ballot Hall of Fame right it didn't make it even you know and because he's one of the greatest players of Oakland.

Yeah he's going in given steroids version Wallach

yeah ideally getting. But agent that is cycle the left the --

one other thing when you lose it. On the broadcast all -- it is actually Miller's but when the camera's not on you and you can you sell his lap in the background but he stopped

I can't and the problem is they know this and what happens as the guys in the back keep egging me on. And it's like there at times like I have kids in my -- and I -- all let button down right. I can't read write it it's like it's ridiculous though but -- they know this in the truck if so what they do it dictated you know. The needle in aside ego and zambrano going I want stop -- that -- Russian Mike achieve those. Like an -- with a virus that -- with the great moment without a classic at all could draw the announcement and it and it looked it looked at face. It it was getting a little bit but it -- Jerry always a pleasure we appreciate look forward to much more in the second.

Yes just before I get noticed the fun time of the -- about the money cavity -- you know I'm looking forward to a certain eight hopefully they can maintain what they do that make things exciting around here and practical book. That's what it's all about but it's been a good first half it might have been in the you've been in division has been at a weak division but that doesn't matter you know your first place in. And hopefully keep the ball and then we'll have some -- October --

I think if anything new on their -- report

yelled -- all the website coming out and within probably a week. It is going to be totally done -- got -- really like Larry got to be oppressed for so for the first time yesterday and you really -- pay its its shots. It's really -- So that's going to be out about it.

Sounds good body. That's good no not usually saves sweat engineer Terry. I'd use the old ball to -- with a thanks Jerry -- The original article by a minute ago currently via the the -- report brought to buy -- your hometown sporting goods store you gotta go to Mozilla by Alexis of Watertown the only thing more impressive battle axes is the customer satisfaction to receive. At Lexus of Watertown