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Terry Francona, Red Sox Manager
Terry joined Dale Arnold and Michael Holley in the radio booth at Fenway Park and took your calls and texts for an hour to talk all things Red Sox
“…to build -- humid shortstop every day you know -- a switch hitter. . He can probably get a ton of doubles and occasional home run -- reliable. Build the one thing that hasn't been reliable …”
WEEI.com's Rob Bradford and Alex Speier join Jon Rish on tonight's Clubhouse Insider.
“…from a health standpoint. So they acquired a guy who has a switch hitter able to drop into the middle of the order. In the guy who is the quintessential run producer someone who is focused …”
Terry Francona, Red Sox Manager
Terry talked about watching last night's thrilling tiebreaker game between the Twins and Tigers, the possibility of going with a three man rotation in the ALDS, why Jon Lester is getting the nod in Game 1, the matchup against the Angels, and the process of finalizing the playoff roster
“…they're by a thought although it'll be a big ole miss -- switch hitter. . Well it will order thirty some home runs. He's given them one he's -- Obama on. They just they have balanced. They …”
Varitek exercises player option
... hit .209 with a .313 OBP and .390 slugging mark in 2009, and he ceded playing time to Victor Martinez after the switch-hitter was acquired from the Indians at the trade deadline. Sox GM Theo Epstein has made clear that the job of starting ...
WEEI.com | 11 Nov 2009
The Player Who Helped Save the Red Sox' Season
... the needs of what the Red Sox sought than Victor Martinez, aside, perhaps, from Joe Mauer. Martinez offered a switch-hitter who was almost impossible to remove from the lineup thanks to his willingness to split time between catcher and first ...
WEEI.com | 08 Oct 2009
How Victor Martinez Landed With the Red Sox
... series in Seattle — where the Sox scout had ventured for the purpose of checking out his former teammate — the switch-hitter managed just a .174 batting average. It was the kind of downturn that raised more than a few red flags. And that ...
WEEI.com | 08 Oct 2009
Terry Francona on Dale & Holley
... had a surgery. We love him as a player. We would love to be able to plug him in at shortstop everyday. He’s a switch-hitter. He could probably hit a ton of doubles and an occasional home run. He’s pretty reliable. The one thing that hasn’t been ...
Blog | 18 Nov 2009 | More from Full Count
Varitek Exercises Player Option for 2010
... he ceded playing time to Victor Martinez after the switch-hitter was acquired from the Indians at the trade deadline3 errors/896 total chances). At the plate, the switch-hitter batted .209 (76-for-364) with 14 home runs and ...
Blog | 11 Nov 2009 | More from Full Count
... going to be a big hole.” This kid [Morales], a switch-hitter, right in the middle of the order, 30-something home runsteam? A lot of things. Offensively, we got a switch-hitter right in the middle of the order, which is huge. He’s assumed ...
Blog | 07 Oct 2009 | More from Full Count
Red Sox GM Theo Epstein - Part 2 (Video)
Red Sox GM Theo Epstein joins DNC at the picnic table to talk about the offseason, the team, and the upcoming 08' season. - (Video)
“…perfect world I think -- could be a great fourth outfielder a switch hitter great defensive player. But when I played my question is this if when players demand a trade. Do you almost have to …”
Terry Francona Video Interview Part 1
Part 1 - The Red Sox skipper joins John and Gerry at the picnic table to preview the 2008 season (video)
“…Rolled in a perfect world local Christie's great outfielder a switch hitter of -- would include defense. All things being equal would that we're gonna have to Kobe did not play center and have …”
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The Hat Trick: Lucic Helped the Bruins Find Their Way For several weeks, while mending a broken finger, Milan Lucic was simply limited to [..] -
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11/20/09 01:36 am EST Five Things To Watch For Sunday [..]- 11/20/09 01:36 am EST
Five Things To Watch For Sunday Afternoon FOXBORO — By all accounts, Wednesday morning sucked for the Patriots. Coach Bill [..] -
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Patriots Continue To Count On Rookie Contributions FOXBORO — Not since 2003 — when Ty Warren, Asante Samuel, Eugene Wilson, Dan [..]
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Rondo helping Hudson improve defense WALTHAM – With the Celtics departing for New York in less than an hour, [..] -
11/21/09 02:38 pm EST More Turnovers In The Third- 11/21/09 02:38 pm EST
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11/21/09 02:33 pm EST Celtics assign Walker to NBDL- 11/21/09 02:33 pm EST
Celtics assign Walker to NBDL On Saturday the Boston Celtics assigned second-year forward Bill Walker to the [..] -
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The Three-Pointer: Celtics Struggles Keep On Coming There are times for analysis, times for insight and then there are times when one should [..] -
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The Three Pointer: Celtics Run Away From Speedy Warriors The start of the game looked familiar. The Celtics were outhustled on the boards. They [..] -
11/17/09 09:06 am EST Report Card: Not a Banner Day For [..]- 11/17/09 09:06 am EST
Report Card: Not a Banner Day For the Coaches WHAT THE %!&#@? That was the text message I received from at least 10 different friends [..] -
11/21/09 06:49 am EST The Hat Trick: Lucic Helped the [..]- 11/21/09 06:49 am EST
The Hat Trick: Lucic Helped the Bruins Find Their Way For several weeks, while mending a broken finger, Milan Lucic was simply limited to skating in [..]
