Rico Petrocelli Hour 2

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" We're back here on Friday night it's -- beginning of the Memorial Day weekend we're talking some baseball -- Rico -- only one of the young most beloved Red Sox ex players in the history of the of the franchise. A guy who's suspected his life in New England after his playing career was over and we're glad to have Rico. -- And we have someone on the line to wants to say hello Rico's Jenna. In Arlington hygienic."

" I carry a good idea because this is I kind of strange inspected the general -- right now. -- Always come over here -- and I'm glad I'm glad I -- littlest thing might president Ali as a Sports Radio on -- in the house to go to the coast -- Florida Atlantic. I'm not pick it can't say I -- to reality you any and you know I hope he's barely."

" A lot everybody's fine yep thanks I let you call I gave up. -- elements that you probably get you probably of people come you know 4043 years I think we figured out to be since you joined the 4445 years that you were. Unknown household name in Red Sox organization. So over the course your lifetime you -- people comment you all the time I remember that piece Ewan right did on that moved. And then little baseball some -- kid that four year old yeah when over the South Shore. And here here's a four year old kid this is in the nineties talking about I guess who's knowledgeable enough to -- now read every batting average and Red Sox of -- and he could play a little bit too. And you combine that you want implying and he says to his dad you were like you weren't even looking and you just walking by -- look cute says was yet. Again look Rico practice indicates for you as a centerpiece I don't exactly neck you're at them."

" Not a fans have been great to me throughout knowingly because I've I've traveled throughout New England all these years and the work for the Jimmy Fund for three years with Mike can -- we have to do a lot of traveling sort to meet a lot of people some great people and a they have been really it's it's just fantastic -- I consider myself less than very fortunate to play for the Red Sox. And -- as a kid from Brooklyn Red Sox it should be considered -- fortunate needed an opening -- so happy believe me believe you and I you know and at that I was old Yankee Stadium 460 some feet the senator right was ridiculous so. Now it was I just think it was meant to be meant to be."

" Jimmy Somerville and it was a Jimmy. Mike I think you should spearhead the Rico so it up and away the -- Is more than a bathroom game and I'll take it back to the coaches get up like I expect -- gone that's right. You know I haven't they got this it's old now Huskies -- You know I thought they should be you know they should let you know the right field area witty bring guitar now yeah I think there's a name that have to -- league call it can't of the Sally -- I."

" just -- of -- a couple of things and maybe mister Petrocelli can chime in and I'd like to hear your cannot hit to Mike. Oh the Celtics game last night and does the success of the team -- the collective intelligence to the fans in attendance. I mean it it. They showed double trauma and you know have a check comes on at a cure on their go to -- on -- and that is. Everybody in the section that it was this guy who's this guy who's that guy it's just it's amazing that these people don't."

" No well you got to understand too Jimmy that there was a golden era of Celtics basketball which lasted a good few decades. And they had all those sixteen championships right at the 1986 and everybody was very tuned -- with the Celtics weren't with all the players were but. Put twenty years on any of those guys -- have a check is great as he looks is 65 hours you know seventy years old now -- he's. And it kind of I don't worry you don't necessarily these young kids are getting the Celtics basketball now if they -- if they're 25 years old and they were three the last time the Celtics 11."

" What like young birdied two and you know I just consider I mean I. I think the Boston fans of the best sports fans in the country and you know if you're really into a sports franchise like the Red Sox in the Celtic took. And I don't we Rico Petrocelli is I don't know these guys are committed your real and wouldn't you want to know the history."

" Well I always felt that way and I always was so big on knowing who the players were who came before -- my my particular heroes I started being a Red Sox fan right around 6364. You know when I was -- 910 year old kid. And I wanted to know about the guys in the fifties the -- rope -- in the Jackie Jensen of the world I wanted to know about those guys never -- play. Might not have recognize him if I walked up to on the street but I knew the name and what they've meant to Red Sox history but I was a little bit abnormal I was kind of Morant to baseball but even the normal -- approval."

" I can. It was effective as I write a testament to what homered Jimmy I went looked at baseball guys I mean I'm the only guy to work with it tied George Scott birthdays in March 1944 Greenville Mississippi I don't want to -- I would files that stuff wonders that you don't use later in life."

" Well I guess I'm a little abnormal too and I guess that's the way I am but you know the other thing too is. You know that the dropped in the drop the F bomb and I saw a couple of times throwing the bird that you know the guy hematoma dropped on the -- with a guy can't onslaught of comment it was particularly you know an older couple they had to be in their fifties -- sixties and you know put into the and the guys are drop in the F bomb punch and kick in the chairs Elena I mean we."

" Can't speak to the whole culture of American society we talk about what fans are about now but I can tell you that there for everyone of those fans that are. Idiots are not versed in what's going on history wise visible it's 1010 on them know what's gone there's there -- I -- what are -- You could be re sign -- yeah put thank you guys I appreciate it created you know I sat behind Rob Lowe at the last game I went to and you know. -- famous actor you know I'm like okay when he's a basketball fan and when you're in an -- arena you'll have that in common. As to what's going out on the field mean there are some people who are well known in various walks of life who when they get into a baseball game they're either keep score watch and every move."

" the baseball gods but you know the kids including the athletes in the well Ted why say of today in. I don't know last twenty years even more 25 years did not in awe of anything any longer -- oh that's from TB from whatever. The way the human -- I don't mean a bad way that they know if they've had things. Internet -- able to excrete -- he Lotta things around all of us so so they're not on anymore you used to get I mean. Same thing I was that the club brits are clubhouse for the first time or some -- and at some of the players. The former players like him in -- you know respect -- the word I want to hear them about things that went on in the rear. But now it's now it's different it's you know lot of the kids out of the young people. Guys especially play. Fantasy leagues in the concerned about what teams do so certainly they can do that in just the championship they go along with -- lives. As the first major leaguer you're government. Gil Hodges is -- yards Brooklyn Dodgers was at a a banquet you know -- league this call amateur league banquet he was the first guy. He he looked like I was eleven years old and he looked like he -- Hundred feet tall huge hands strong guy who saw I was the MVP so I like all called up and he hands me the trophy. And he and -- back while the bat was bigger than me Tanya it's unbelievable what a whole lot cut down a tree fort. But and he was a great player very well loved guy tremendous fielding first base on great and a great clutch hitter from the -- guy -- he had problems one World Series with the curve ball he had I guess the whole account of last season vote New York. Praying for him as -- of fuel rods they say it's safe and it really is."

" As -- that that's the power of prayer you know it really is that's good markets in is in Hampton -- you're on Sports Radio Rico."

" I thought I'd -- at 43 going at at a much lower numbers don't ever forget it. It was you yeah has fit in any short -- office acre farms. And I might culture -- it but I was at that tenured all. -- and it started the other -- I'll never forget that date on you know. Just just just ever forget it in you wouldn't -- forever just stuff like there."

" I appreciate that Lawton and and that's why. One of the things I think the Red Sox ownership has done with this team over since -- that is it. They and they tell the players and they try to get them -- sign autographs and you it's it is unbelievable when you finished playing. And you hear stories about to its own soul. Sign an autograph from the years ago they love them I mean when they went to a little kid sure eight years old now they let's say thirty. And that same thing with the opposite on the opposite happens somebody fuses did all I saw a man alive but I know it is very emotional and so it is important for the guys that."

" You know it was funny that you say that too because there was that time there -- unit couldn't imagine someone not signing an autograph -- because those kind of well maybe you couldn't find a player. Where they didn't have time did to sign for anybody. Well that's the other thing about it too is that there these paid appearances where they get thousands and thousands dollars to sign. You know and they won't sign this they won't sign bats and they won't -- you know they they they're very particular but what they do now. That's part of the changing tide of of all athletics and all professional athletes. Is that there agents are involved and it's the money yeah exactly it's the money that's involved in it and that changes everything and it it's. It's almost like. The autograph is should be sacrosanct it's almost a religious experience if you have a hero places sport. It should be Natalie the honor that you do you receive from having the signature but it should be a little my little piece of honor for that player to be able to be asked for his -- right because in some -- going to stop asking if -- right heavier somebody enough that they really want your autograph. But you gotta feel at least a little bit of pride in that."

" It's a -- at this -- budget once again what to expect great."

" Not thank you thanks for calling thanks you know like I -- a weight on my -- for two autographs want to was. Cold facts warrant was Ted Williams Ted had hurt his back playing golf and was in the hospital Boston with -- slipped disk. I think was 64 maybe 63. So I wrote this whole long letter you know dad says -- the -- I didn't intercepted plate but I knew all about. So I wrote on this thing and so are you hurt your back pop up spotted took me hours to write this -- thing. Could you please send me an autograph. Well a few days later again and -- addressed the envelope and I remember thinking how cool that was quilts black and White pictures I'm Ted Williams. And I was the coolest thing in Monica's return you know get mail -- right yeah I guess this in this you know ethnic any hand wrote diablo brought the school showed that sent away for -- faxes. I got this printed big from the Dodgers no kid that wasn't he didn't sign anything I. As they print it out if they get so many requests that they get that kind of sucks it up Cabrera why did he sided himself. -- just goes to Sharia I I never lost respect for him his party's greatest pitcher I was prepared to. Required whoever it is Sophia spring training and training out but yeah this spring training when her -- really get ready for the season now. Boy today he had the curve ball that that whistle and you can hear it is no doubt yeah and just dropped -- just drop nasty law and nasty then. In the fast ball 9596 miles now that you Bulls Billy -- you'd make it look silly if you waited on either pitch he'd make him. You know I talked and talked -- about noted off completely inept -- Doug ultimately. Call one of his no hitters back I met him down the -- Anthony seven Douglas there. And I said you want to call faxes no hitters and Doug says. Nazis used going diverted all of it was thrown out of water to -- need to the oh at Georgia -- caught. A no hitter wrote book of -- in the notre Nolan Ryan's but just the other day. Barrett tech became the only catcher to catch for -- yeah that that's something what does that say about his ability to call a game."

" Great -- we said that I think he's the harder team. I mean big happy in the all important but he's the guy in the you never know notice this how important -- When he's go bad at the plate he has never and I mean I've never seen him be affected behind the -- calling -- no lock and balls. And that has sold -- effort certainly catcher but for any you know by the players it's out the fans what you start could you lose a step -- thinking about that at -- the out right now that's right -- under on your -- yep really is in this guy just that -- glad he's hit the ball well -- race to watch you in between pitches -- shorter at third base. And you did a constant grounds keeping ASU were league rumor out there anfield. It was it was not a nervous thing it was just something you always used to dollars -- out every will not be surprised the ball hits. It's spike mark or little indentation there and it Lugo who changed directions -- it's all guys -- I should have one of those things that you -- couple of real. On the side -- because you're always moment out there yeah do defeat around in and make in the dirt the way you like let's go to John in Boston hello John."

" now is that the one we're Rico's hold the ball in his hand like he's looked like he's going to throw it to somebody -- that baseball card. I have a question -- we -- now that the it -- all. We -- it. So bought me pretty -- at the why would you -- if you don't like."

" He was meet Tuesday really was when he got on the mound to -- tells us that Tim played here for a little while on the he told us a number of stories about. About Gibson and Gibson yes one in particular -- and laugh out to a player was happy about it. Was a rookie coming in the league. And Doug Gibson's out the year and the kid gets in these -- right handed hitter."

" And he starts to dig a hole you know to get set yes digging and it seems like an -- to a three minutes and Gibson's look at Adam. In the carvers waiting. And he puts the the break Campbell he calls -- off fastball. Night right at his -- he was -- said that a kid don't ever don't have to dig in against me. Man that he would do that against veterans well off Tuesday it was great pitcher great athlete there were other guys like him to back in the you know let's face Rico and it's not unfair to talk about -- two totally different -- now. In the days when your -- sixty. -- got thrown at a lot. You already four and charged the mound you knew it was part of the game right yeah yeah you would dust yourself off the that was you know. It was understood that you're gonna go down -- if you're going to be a Major League hitter and stay in the major leagues. And you Estes ought to hit the ball -- your rookie year you'll August are going down you know they tried outside inside breaking pitches fitter than that work well the next thing is is he's moved out and yeah as a it was going to happen and so that he was the brush yourself -- get back in it'll say anything and if you could. You can either hit a home run or hit line drives somebody summit where in the field. And they knew you weren't intimidated right -- it and that he below and you Major League so right. Because yes got knocked down all time is costing he'd ever -- mean everything glared back -- the -- he cannot. He'd -- the third off date and again you know do do what you do. The times -- change in the DH is part of that affected the DH exists eliminates the need for pitchers to bat. While yeah that's actually when it's started it was a big concern that the back 73 in in the seventies. Was concerned that pitchers now they were they giving up so worried at some arm and no we no repercussion yeah and it happened a month ago the pitcher it's hurting guy. But pitchers do have to throw inside if they don't did not going to be successful even if they have 95 mile fastball right you know used to throwing try to get outside all the time you make a mistake out over the plate banged. So anyway John. John's got a body is Ian set us so -- still on the line and it's it's only one time. That -- you guys would get out of the he'd throw one insider whatever the guys would walk away and take low walk batters box to regain their composure he used to walk on the part of -- needs to go at it. Once you know -- Spirit -- but again that times -- different notes it's not like that anymore. No you young person and I know it was this way when I was young. Yet Justin and stuff like that you know to stories or reading about the you know other times in in in the sport and -- sports. And the kids of today did not want to be bothered you know maybe some of them but most in the want to bother with that we used to read about that stuff in books in a lot of this."

" Games recovering newspapers and and when you're writing about a sport than it you can have your time to reflect now you see an instant -- he replay on TV. You see the great plays of all the plays of the week rapid fire on ESPN ball ball ball it's almost too -- to absorb. And back in the sixties and seventies the games were televised you you'd have an occasional game televised but. Not every single game you couldn't go to your computer and just find the game you were looking for NC the highlight so you tended -- I think enjoy it more and savor each little thing you found out where there was -- and printer on the radio or what have you. Recall -- so he's here for one more segment and Debbie got full lines Korea and Rico try to get on these calls after we take quick break get a flat. So yeah."

" CC are there -- you know. Yeah what music you're playing ball in the sixties during your twenties or what kind of music do you like back in the sixties it was a great old rock and on the Beatles. Of The Beatles. And -- Rolling Stones the kings yeah all of those groups all of them and but I also like Jets you know I'm like bits and -- Dave Clark five. Well idea -- I'm not exactly what. Now analysis like any kid was in -- was Italian doo wop groups like -- to be huge in the -- months. Well yeah he made some good on I met him that Lawrence. Lol anyway. We're trying to change the name Lawrence to Larry Massachusetts you could have been friends there aren't that Garnett double."

" Until Larry is that you know at -- Lawrence it's just too formal army you know -- Rico Predators only Red Sox hall of -- And Tom and box for his next old Tom."

" They and it's a pleasure to talk to Rico do you Mikey and I don't have much on the phantom Jets do. Look look -- Dave Brubeck quartet all excited yeah are absolutely actually one of the grayish. Songs -- songs ever. But I I first off there's my son -- cheer camp outnumbered here goes open and Merrimack College yeah. I actually took my eight answering machine can you left a voicemail message -- it and I say a bit after a couple of good it's that they're. To -- I think yeah that's critical factors in the -- I was and the -- he had the best time and out to eat you come here not to do this year. You -- lord of the nicest kids and autographed by you and I watched problem -- eighteen years old all."

" See value while yelling at ten years ago -- camp for three or four years and and -- that very much like Anders had all my cat camp for 25 years great camp."

" Yeah well I I can only tell you that it was. He learned a lot from -- he went on the play a lot of baseball. You know he's gonna on the college now it -- he's not going to play they're but he'd played all your Braves -- and everything and -- I really credit a lot of that to the fact that you know he had such a positive experience."

" Thank you very much I enjoy that really really into that can happen news your son so thanks for calling. Thank you Tom Richardson while loudly Providence, Rhode Island and maybe the smallest state in the union Rico we have a lot of listeners to call an oil rich."

" Hello it Rico that should if it's not the guy who cracked me from wrong. Never barked at a third straight and would pick is that up in just walked up. Quietly back to the dugout."

" In spite the umpires despite the umpires until I became a manager in the minors. I made up for everything changes often lamented the death that's right."

" Yeah I want to talk about the Yankees and was you know I remember. Being a picture -- then picking up a big Yankees pitcher."

" Oh -- I don't bad -- 67 yes. Yeah that was the famous Rico when Joe -- own --"

" With with with the rivalry just as strong back then as it is today."

" I don't think so the sixties. Part of my career they won't did not have good teams early in my career than than in the seven the early seventies -- on -- build and so on get some pretty good players. Then I think I I think the rival restarted in the seventies with. Fisk and Munson and or at least restart again yeah if in the forties -- that's yeah yeah that's true but I mean. There was a lot of fighting going on almost every series. There was some sort of altercation close to it and starting in the seven Reggie Jackson -- and Allah. You know and then most guys in the -- we went at a pretty good."

" Speaking of fights between the Yankees Red Sox of one guy who knows a lot about that is a guy named bills lead this baseman than a good buddy Rico's here hello."

" there -- no I don't want. And watch in blustery carries to select from a no hitter. Really that's even a couple of days at -- they got me enough room. The signal doesn't get up there has picked up that it would you'd think at that noted it is cute when he."

" I don't know it's like all the owners they came down in the ninth inning like old fighters like they're going to kill --"

" One in the dugout the ninth inning and out over the plate yeah when you're on the property going there are doing what was closest you ever came to a no hitters basement. I think it was two out of first -- of the a and you must at a want to get through it and I don't but whatever I don't want to do better but they. I lost similarly tried to learn to -- the threat and you did you know what was your description of a perfect game."

" two Tennessee 27 it. Nine double plays that and perfect game you know I mean I left two men on every inning that I got a double play. You know you can actually put 27 hit shut out. Yeah that's in technically you can't sort what he's never hit shut outs runners you know like dried gap but -- got to have a big said. A base hit. A double play. You know in -- total base hit double play that a basic they sit out. Right and that you can do it that way as long as the guys run like we used to do you'll. God knows it looked like -- the because the guys that don't. Let -- do that no hitter you know we were playing and they golf period of it would Louie Tiant and I said that was on the course might set I -- 26 irons. And dropped the club it hurt so bad it says there's no way you can hit today."

" And it went hot weather being what it was -- one critic of the -- it's. Horse you know it was the first no hitter at Fenway or rather by Red Sox into it and and rescind some help -- hell did a left -- exactly -- sort out what protected by you know I think -- yeah. But he can get another when -- is the fifth. And I always going for yet sport but that's still record yeah the problems -- he broke the tie the record resumes three at the time in the ninth he's had and he said. We just talk a little bit on the year but that'll that would that would Rico here. How do you assess a catcher who had that many no hitters have been each caught we don't hear about Jeff scoreboard in the likes of him of these guys yogi Berra caught three. You know but what kind of -- signal caller is --"

" Well you gotta have guys like all facts in the big unit and that he got pitchers like that you're going to throw a lot of no hitters and you know I mean -- spin around and he's a great you know. I can see him feel it and he wants to curb volley wanted down he stepped in his glove on the ground he's really director and he's like gap. It was like a conductor and orchestra and he's doing really good job. And I see given now he hit the ball pretty good idea home runs so he gets the ball game I've seen him. You know when he doesn't get real well he kind of falls asleep by the played a little bit. And though we all do that you know we get down on ourselves you don't -- down but. He's I mean he's just working Lester like I'm watching right now he's up then he's going through right now throughout memorably told fastball up and away. In their bite jumped up and hugged him so."

" So when when you live in Vermont as I -- catch up when you baseballs and out of the north -- and watch it on TV and tell."

" I'm Kelly yeah I was up there and I medic I had a farm the other day out what to bite the manure from him because now they -- they came and they said. Get -- get rid of his manure pile. That'd been their first thirty years -- as manure is so good. We don't even grow and it broke don't even get above 400 pound."

" It's not one of those. We call them those powered drill hole you have to pile driver to break it up."

" This guy like the way these Packers tight he's got -- CME's in the dark -- and reduce myself automatic like a truckload of minorities says here. This boy he's 35 years old he has never been off before."

" Maybe that's good for everybody now if -- that -- You know this is sort of an elaborate. But he couldn't bring made him to the civilized world hello look at -- yards -- left -- all murdered but it's unbelievable."

" wouldn't nicest guy in the world I've only had a yen up flannel shirt dog. That had to be 25 years old and it was duct tape to the bottom."

" Well bill listen to a two things that are really really papers though we're sitting here with Rico in the studio a member of the Red Sox Hall of Fame where you soon will be. Yeah that's really congratulations November you'll be inducted into the Red Sox hall of -- that's going to be good record like. That's what did you tell who's going to pretend you're the the clock was presenting it to. Is it really that's generally surprised no."

" This Monica really died I've seen those things up on the long -- I am in their Bernie Garbo and then there's no I saw the one with Jean yawkey NC scared me or."

" he's yet you when you want to -- in which he was alive whatever seeing glass was like but you know it's like holy cow and it. We don't know what it -- it that plaque catapult the guys that."

" If there was if the rumors are out of all the rumors are correct that the guy that's going to present you with the the Hall of Fame induction plaque. Is Don Zimmer have you heard anything about that I that I heard not."

" Like the I didn't know you can you know you could what is throw up those kind of plaque you know that he would never do that this is going up you know they -- shot he. Eat for any league in in my house for Davis E network and they -- a big thing. And I have never book in my house similar picture in my house autograph. You know in his humor would Dick gratitude to say about autographed photos on them easily doable for the -- that the that the we're going to go -- goes with that you know. Past Rico policy doctor's side and stuff so unplanned back from the sport from California of them at right up to us."

" I'd rather go to have a beer we will do that first eight big play too late in the game still too long you know. Only three never thousands and only then yeah you can't do that -- was a two hour twenty minute guy get merely allowed."

" You know what that's the thing to -- I was looking it up -- because they had a Red Sox had a quick game now days that's that's two and a half hours a real quick game to move very long. But it was a game I think it was enough was at the thirties and the 40s50s -- member -- the all time record. It was like 47 of 51 minutes are soft and now I get very active members."

" I pitched for the Boston Braves is from Hollywood California aim was buried I think it's -- gained 64 pitches. You know everybody at the first or second pitch and that was probably -- indeed."

" Last game of the season maybe I don't know how to go home somewhere to go I gotta be somewhere they all head dates."

" Exactly right you don't know what -- out in the seventh inning we don't have a stretch we have a picnic. -- going to listen my loved Diana I hope to see you soon Aaron billboards and you know here that he can bounce."

" Baseman bill only -- written lots of books -- late latest baseball eccentrics and it's what he has -- I think so he like as a -- people just -- you know chicken -- while that guy is he's not but you know when he first came up on the bus after a game he's reading. Disquiet -- then he never said anything down and started to start. Our bullpen that stuff became stars win. And now the stuff not that stock breasts and then the book so we say look at the book he got -- from -- Astro logical. Something rather -- calculus teacher you -- yet very diverse reading list for him. He had him on the show -- Jim -- those almost tell all book about. About what it was like being in the dugout and in most guys are all different -- you know very well those guys bit crazy. So sit here and talk about how bill was 125 against the Yankees lifetime. So pa says he knows. Mine numbers against the Red Sox spent half hour searching retro -- dot Award which has every box scores history. It turns out. Against the Red Sox he was twelve -- five the exact same won lost record on the reversed you know against threats we feel. -- my first couple years -- and have a good team though but you know. Nobody was pretty good pitcher early on -- he threw some and his hat came off every all the time and it. Well -- been great have Indian and we he really enjoys Saudi -- lot of calls we get to want to talk to about you know there's a limit to everything we hope we come back again -- love to come back Mike's always great being with the one and only recall -- the -- will be right back on the planet Mikey --"

" Listening to the planet Mikey -- with my dad sort of feeling confused -- person is. On the didn't guys Sports Radio network"