Mike Greenwell

" You know who used to hit a lot of triples. It for a guy who wasn't exactly Rickey Henderson on the base paths but -- Red Sox future Red Sox hall of Famer. Are good now the Gator. Mike -- doll -- might -- Magglio and Mike Adams here how are you. Yeah it -- things going on here my first of all congratulations to other Red Sox all famous going to happen in November right yeah. -- that's not right. You here's a guy but not for the steroid era and Jose Canseco that rod would have been the MVP of 198088 right now. You have like a 325% drove -- a 120 runs or some crazy thing I was like that should be your trophy Mike. Well thought about going -- out of Miami. He give him -- He -- sold it already you know. This guy. An interesting incident happened yesterday or couple days ago Saturday that it used in the Red Sox clubhouse and I don't know if you caught wind began my. Manny and and Jack McCormick who's the Red Sox traveling secretary had a incident I guess came down this way at least this is -- was reported. Many went to him late and said you know I gotta get sixteen tickets for this game right here in Jackson at I don't think I can do that means too late. And Manny said yell at them just doing your job and they started yelling at each other and then at any rose Jack McCormick to the floor. And since then of course they've all apologize and everybody's all fine and all good with it. And they're -- back and Manny said don't worry about it we keep these things inside the clubhouse like a family. And you know Mike you know as well as I do that there was an incident would you -- on the got a whole lot of rat's a what tell you about these kind of incidents how they happened how big -- deal one."

" Well you know a lot of times he's been so much time together you really do start to feel like you Brothers. You know friends in. You know sometimes they get heated most of that. I would say ninety everybody at that -- in better friends in better people and better each other after so so. They happen I have seen a lot of over the years I was playing. That a ball that if you just kind of part of put. Hope budget and wonder."

" Will you agree though that it is a little different between a couple of guys who might be roughly the same age or athletes or you know right in there it together all the time than that somebody who's a traveling secretary really isn't. In that group although they do work closer together."

" Yeah it's a little different easily you know those guys. You know -- you don't deal with them as much. Sometimes players are both sports sound like any deals spoiled. It is way. Upset about it maybe in way it happened oh please apologize in takes jacked up."

" Pitted yet have worked out nicely for my arm we were just talked about Manny makes ball 400000 dollars a week he could just buy the tickets right."

" Exactly exactly if it does capital like I've got forget unique to the clubhouse. You know the F friends -- some -- committed -- just got to write it down it does happen but when you're playing for the Boston Red Sox. There's a lot of extra tickets so. You know sometimes it's. Some players that it would not in."

" Might be our clubhouse that was closed at the time this very leaked out with me -- in the comic a couple of things McCormick was there when you're there right. So maybe you could describe him a little bit and and number two. How many incidents happened to have a close of a 162 games. That don't even get leaked out which is what probably you know the team -- the plays one I mean I there. Things that you know talking back DO days. That happen and that reported in close until like everything Manny does is seems to get out but -- as well what about Jack and then what about incidents and a report."

" Well you -- You know that's the hardest job in baseball to to beyond what you're trying to please the players -- You know trying to police -- hotel light you know just so much. It's set up two. Billy -- I don't get enough respect sometimes. You know when you do it -- got a tough job good job that. You know as far as sitting -- reported that I would say about 5050 yeah there's a lot of things. Sometimes capital Bonser you know on the plane on the way back to the ballpark and -- and most of its very. -- I know back I don't remember exactly you're an -- one point. They actually got the reporters also the play. They file -- because it was just to make it was -- here where there were. They keep big deal that they really did. He'd be a big deal sort like a race car -- capital ocean Dallas peacock you know week deadline that I had violated contract and you know the red -- should at least -- and and I actually -- local artists and Lou I think there right at violate my contract at eight yarder at least. Set back up started cigar well in the street."

" That'd be laughed about it and immediate period and I still love that line and then let's let's go to lunch -- back. You know Alou is great we love. -- and and you -- three on lifetime 33 hitter Mike we know goes into the Red Sox Hall of Fame this November 7 along with my good -- my best man in my wedding the space man bill Lee might. It was me think that you think bill will be you know have -- the every drinks that night."

" Option very well it it's going to be very entertaining you know I'm tickled to death opponent attempt remote aren't. He's great characters in I think he's going to be a lot of five definitely a lot of fun I'm excited can't wait to eat there -- a lot of."

" You know Mo Vaughn you know you played with him for for quite a few years and he was a tank this guy it was bill who is -- a plate of armor when he you know -- today tickets are up mark were very heavy -- still want. This is a big strong man and I remember the George bell incident. Because you know -- watch and Tampa bay play the Red Sox -- got some bad blood going on you'd probably saw the Coco Crisp they use this is Tampa -- thing. Has been going up for awhile but when George bell. Came -- I think it was after Bruce key -- and -- knocked the monies that split all argument that game yeah. It was an unbelievable show of us support coming over from first base and that in that instant when when this thing -- with -- he runs out the amount. And it took awhile for the guys to get out there I'm not sure they expected it. But a couple of the Tampa bay players were down there on the ground Jonny Gomes and Carl Crawford I -- really sucker punch and it did you see that tape."

" Yeah it actually see it actual disappointed in my OT -- you know little more support of air but -- at some issues and but still still you teammate still the heat of the battle it. Was actually the first sought out like well -- shocked -- such a late getting out there."

" Mike what got you involved on that day."

" Uphold it just got to the big leagues in you know I'd been in the big leagues got what eight years nine years at that point he in my group that. I guess sit. He -- thinking yeah I would seat on it eight to comment that they must not -- two count pop. We only get fifteen minutes it on the road. Disposed to take tense wait and after thirteen actually -- it is but out -- he. He walked -- bigger face and itself it has an MRI and I am not sure what happened that we laughed about it mean you don't want those things where. You know I is that actually come out -- a few months later so -- actually -- me because. People realized that got arguably the big leagues at some respect that it had been -- respect what they've done. And and it all great -- still great friends states and just what most think that happens then but I lacked at the first."

" His dad was our superintendent of schools are some nice man -- don't walk out. Yeah and and okay you know what was a good guy they'll think about Bob Mo is noted that my ingredient be -- this guy's huge sort of you know you do crazy again -- back."

" Well the rumor has it dead I was a little Korey back in the day yeah I you know it just -- those things where you know I was I'd give respect that I have -- deserve respect back and -- figure went to face the right in come around in down the Grambling when it. -- I did get want him anyway."

" Hey at least you can take on how to -- pound second baseman utility player I mean you into the right right it allowed them."

" Yeah you know up there -- I'd get a little more respect for going for the biggest one."

" And is that. -- agree respect yes and baseball should talk about triples and on the -- him up I'm perceived as a many basher although I think I'm just a fair critic of Manny and always in the hall going to going to with a Hall of Fame he's a great right handed hitter one of the greatest you've ever -- But I I don't take offense sometimes -- did you know and lefty who doesn't give a 100% or -- leads the batter's box sometimes does seem to run so we this'll study. On triples as maybe an indicator of how fast somebody gets out -- batter's box now you're at 1400. Major League hits exactly and you had 38 triples and we're looking at the guys like Manny who's got married he's got a thousand extra base hits but he's only got eighteen triples and might be fair or unfair when I say that many is very slow to leave the batter's box."

" Well I think it you know he's he's got a big flanks so anytime we take deck appetite you. You can be more ballots so you know defending a little bit if -- can get out of boxes well. Could you stress if you those out sherbet you know reality of it is. Play in the way -- played you know again and again -- and -- in the first base and running catchers over management of the walls. It takes it toll on the body -- I probably shorten my career because of that I had no idea that led an operation like any. --"

" Sure but it will leave me a 140 I know that era might be a little bit gone by but the fact is in the triple to be. As sort of an inside the park home run is the most exciting play in baseball right and I love watching triples and you don't like dusty to stop its second all the time well."

" I think do it and I used to ice ice it really frustrated sometimes with box you know. Wait wait tend to hold -- it's second base and it would even beyond first base in. And it albeit captain -- would hold up its second base in. Take that extra base I was felt like was taken RBI -- means take runaway you know also some got got to play that way got to play. You know just wide open parties can't stay in the game there's other guys like any -- You know this can't throw the bat out there and is going to be."

" Right and he gently you know winds up and second gently in RBI situations he figures he's not in his run -- I'm on second base and and that's in the and you live with that because of you know again -- talk about a Hall of Fame guy. -- have more triples -- Willie Mays on the -- Meanwhile would have a hundred part of if you play in the polo grounds out to center field off ironically Willie could flat on the bases being I would have a hundred triples -- in the --"

" SS and everybody you know I don't know about that but it did have a couple inside the park homer -- one -- what the Grand Slam yeah. That's not who not I I tell that story -- on the people it is to hit an inside the park Grand Slam in. You know disciple and -- It would get. The want to get so we get one against the Yankees have both doubled off of cabaret. Left and it it went with Oakland with the -- you got both the same guy that they've got but two different."

" That's Manny must've had nightmares about you thought so fast that's what did it. You know got a bag of home plate again I I -- in Dallas lefty against lefty to -- Greg Federer it was great veterans."

" And yeah league numbers they've got a no and it means. Mean it's an inside the park opened up you are going."

" Like my -- had a radio channel after. That's just unbelievable now we had a discussion on it too greedy and you know you again your lifetime 300 hitters a year -- had Walt when he act on this during. Jerry Remy night we got him over the ballpark a lot of phone with a studies been discussion about when your batting. Which hand is the power hand the bottom of the top hand and we actually I thought it's a no brainer it's gotta be the top hander provides the power but then already act said no -- most people are mistaken he thinks it's the bottom him what do you think."

" Well it really is the bottom hand because you know that's what holes at bat through. You know maybe it's at the top and is basically a guy. Took picture okay good when you -- the bat hitting instructor not too -- not too bad this. I'd say what brought it great I I've really had the battles of water over the years about disagree on being hit it over the bar on the ball. I tended to agree with the -- Ted Williams told me to do it that was stay on the baseball hall want to moral flaw and that is what do it but they what -- Corey he got it had he would walk -- for the game. It's say things like this guy can't stop it took it now all we can do is hope to contain the walk away. Heatley need to trying to you know start talk yourself he did a great job they can hitters better because."

" anointed madness -- the greatest hitters or is the best coaches -- instructors and that level you talk about Ted Williams and he managed the Washington senators and they were you know a bunch of guys who just couldn't hit. Period no matter who they had their manager and -- was a story I remembered in Sports Illustrated Ted Williams once and at the age of fifty something had hit five years. You watch these guys hit Mikey goes out grabs the bats is every at -- And after about five or 67 pitches thrown right by him he started lining shots all over the ballpark -- you know and that he's like he's trying to show them how to do that doesn't work you tell someone how to do it right."

" and you know a lot of -- you know great hitters. They they can wanted to show everybody the way they dated and a big believer in the middle side of hitting you know got it to the big leagues and they can. And I'm I'm big about convinced -- in the -- better than they are -- their head make them realize why they you know what doubt there. You know he -- big hitters don't change."

" Mike did you have any one and one instruction with Williams."

" Yeah I actually had hit it we're into. I can't really say army air yeah absolutely dead you know he's pretty brash but. I can clean up four and it was basically kid. Don't let nobody. Mess with your. That's -- that let you like this it's the first I ever saw the horse I ever watched me. Okay with the had to feel good how many sesame like that tells you that."

" It did not take like three years later I was fallible already active spring training and then we had a big argument in the in the batting cage and I walked out batting cage -- back in the batting cage to walk out Kate Simeon. In Reese became Jimmy is locked in the dugout few days later to had said eight to it did not say don't let nobody."

" Yeah sure so don't -- it. Yeah -- and that you know they had their battles obviously. But that react certainly helps and ably helped that do we haven't discourage you know box he'd like them hey Frank Thomas maniac left down. Left the Red Sox and wound up with the White Sox right now and when he finally retry it. And Frank Thomas was in the slop I know this for a fact Mike -- frankly used to fly him -- mechanic and say you know anywhere commandment Amanda -- Q right. So he would he was you know he helped a lot of people."

" They keep you happy I definitely think he helped out that he helped most hitters just in different ways and you know we -- we disagreed in in in in policy. But the mental side in. Negated it work at eight K -- is that just you know. -- actually building -- You know in real estate stuff over the years and and very very well -- games so the comments made back in the data that was. Dumb as a box of rocks tell those people that made -- outside the DU I and I thought proud of that and basically once a week I'd go up to winner David watched my son played politically Indians then. It join Matt. I'm -- like -- old son now might just aren't ninety yeah -- in the Gulf Coast sleek first year. Do well well very proud of me. Tough decision is go to University of Miami play her are silent yet. It was pretty epic is."

" It's hard to believe that July 18 Mike Green boat turned 45 years old our government to 86 for the Red Sox and World Series as justice sweet -- I thought. And it's it's it's great you're going to the Red Sox all save my it will all be there and we're happy and for you want that and I'm really happy had 38 triples and Manny only had eighteen -- time and and good for you."

" Yep thank you thank you excited then -- that there appreciate that in the in Egypt on any."

" We appreciate talking you might have a great night I think Mike Green well from Florida at tonight live on our telephone which is a high tech instrument we used sometimes for interviews when he's. Yeah he's he's always got -- he's he's a peaceful life you know Gator -- well and I mention India. The -- never struck out more than 46 times in the season for the Red Sox center -- that's pretty good bat on the ball. You know hand eye coordination lifetime 33 batting average. With 38. Triples in twelve seasons"