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Terry Francona, Red Sox Manager

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

Audio|Wed, 18 Nov 2009|More from Red Sox Baseball Coverage

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“…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 …”

Clubhouse Insider

Clubhouse Insider

WEEI.com's Rob Bradford and Alex Speier join Jon Rish on tonight's Clubhouse Insider.

Audio|Thu, 8 Oct 2009|More from Red Sox Baseball Coverage

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“…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 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

Audio|Wed, 7 Oct 2009|More from Red Sox Baseball Coverage

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“…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 …”

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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

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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

Terry Francona on D&H, 10/7

... 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

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Red Sox GM Theo Epstein - Part 2 (Video)

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)

Video|Fri, 22 Feb 2008|More from Dennis and Callahan

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“…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

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)

Video|Wed, 20 Feb 2008|More from Dennis and Callahan

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“…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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