" Tuesday eighteen to of this round of vacation time for that Dennis and Callahan Show. Back for another morning news though Robin -- Gary ten ways back Amanda star of WEEI dot com Michael Felger. -- him from -- the dial. I mean from the Boston metro our good buddy Joe Hagerty. Meters back counting the days until coach jags leads the Eagles on the field he's got your flat. 710 yard ride. Lot -- plus softball wool batting your calls on the Sox bats in the Olympics -- expect -- with -- Hagerty. Who -- head. Fly ball that fifth. Fox Sports Radio we did. We'll get the I don't get the party guy. I have high -- So -- because they flail about like -- the dinosaur. How bad of what you've that is that the Mike Felger so pop culture challenges you know Dino from the flint."
" I'd still know I do put the dog. But -- really learned how are right -- the bat let out. But the effect. I know who created that you're right I did and yet this out together with the character thank -- border that's good -- estate obviously. Hello that I had had a -- I think it's funny I enjoyed meter now we've we've we've done not often on the ship really yes you listen to this show that in the listen to the maestro Steve judge you know -- wasn't a fair amount -- but you are always on the open at the top the -- Both were running high if you don't break up and that we have to Rosenthal is now it's a me problem. Good morning everybody doesn't Callahan off again Mike Felder Joe Hagerty Boston metro -- new hi -- what's up Mike you -- a long time no see with the -- six very last night when we were killing each other about Beckett absolutely look at back to that we got a lot to get to -- today it's all about star power on the program already -- Brady conversation from yesterday we are only got him. As they only as he gave great phone but we got him at 940. Real late in the program so those of you who have the earlier -- may not apart it. It's really good so we're going to regret that at the end of this -- either Tom Brady from yesterday you're international. Student at that those sound -- replaying in -- well you know what honestly meter. Kazakhstan. Thank god. I was here to -- that it have you honestly. -- have you had -- if you had Burton here or in all I think John Jerry plywood on the right things but to other contrary if villains. -- would ask -- an impact Adam's yeah it's funny -- until they have asked him to racked questions directed newsworthy questions about his foot. -- that they would have yes but I but it didn't -- given benefited Don -- one -- I don't know -- so he was obviously -- in the may have missed it and -- it literally does he was so it is just simple fact -- questions about the condition of the -- You know what's funny though it took all this time all the time he was that the other station that nobody listened to we never got on sports and -- never had a big moment where you could hear his voice on sports and -- sudden. Yesterday in this morning Mike Felger and I had -- asking the hard hitting quilted it -- don't act. You're doing Tom Brady on GI don't know the date after he doesn't play with -- injury. What's the first question of the -- What's that did that -- that they'll leave but we dug deep their meter we got in they're not the same foot as the Super -- Diego's pretty dog -- your credit to Billy Barrett well listen. There's -- many times rudderless and interviews and I don't have a -- with the beat reporters mentality still so what what is it is that the same injury when did you do it and you can't. There's a built what -- real Patriots not so straightforward because about a lot -- really so. I ought to listen here's a lot and I most screaming at the radio for the guy asked about the plot which I thought when you're it. I'd -- we have the mentality would be reporter with a great imagination and I would -- that an attempt against foreseen is that a big deal -- about. Esquire profile -- getting to that have you read that I had yes and it's lousy it's and it's lousy ball mind -- there's nothing in there. The course I was going to ask and I thought you know what -- want to wait till the next time. Is as a -- father pretty simple against her for question but you know what an -- though it has been. But it and it did to his credit he kind of alluded to that. I he had without having das right you alluded to that throughout the -- why we -- not here in the offseason I want to be in California got different things going on in my life pretty obvious which we reported that the score. What he's talking about are pretty obvious what he's talking about but anyway also about a statement. Thank god I was here yesterday Curt Schilling. And I hit town but I'll look -- good -- it could block we all say about LaBelle burden but I haven't had a -- I haven't usually. 38 pitches -- out as bookmark meter I usually go to first or second in the morning haven't had chance. Today but he's already hinting at hang -- among our word. You buy -- Now."
" I think he's he might feel like you know setting it up -- or awkward terrible CME not. I'd like to take him at his word that he's you know getting used to I heard even weeks ago him saying that. He's more comfortable like giving him -- you being with his family he was feeling you know experiencing things -- never had before. It was a whole different thing for him that he saw the other side to not being a player anymore -- freedom that kind of entail. But at the end of the day out I really don't think so I did the challenge for him to come back and play pitch at some point next year I think that's going to -- at some point. Whether it's spring training or or beyond there's going to be a grab for him. How can you miss how can you not miss that."
" Come back maybe midway through the year in and you know find a team that is going to Canada I'm -- I -- Curt -- perhaps -- season if he had anything left in the -- he was motivated absolutely so we'll hear from -- at 9 -- we got -- deep -- by -- Which I always love and -- We got to deep water rights itself I felt -- coming up as well til number ten for Iggy with the Hannah storm who is anchoring the AM lives -- serves on ESPN is. Smoking hot according to eighty -- that's far too strong -- lot let me let me second that motion. Tennessee off hot canister on the red ass -- smoking -- noticing -- smoking this smoking I do have made that that that adjective -- You know what we have that we have a term for -- you assess as a -- she she's she's press box high. She's you know although that's a whole different category altogether in my eyes aren't that the media that there's nothing wrong with that but in the regular world when you're walking down the street like -- in California and there's models and hot chicks everywhere you wouldn't say who and the storm look at her she's Boston -- she's. Now now -- what I walked the -- some turns it on the Milwaukee I don't I don't you hate you hit people so you don't just walk down Newbury Street for the helmet sometimes you don't Selig the talent that's walking around out there but if you actually enjoyed being outside among the people might failure you would see the talent that's walking around in -- 300 it would easily be in 94 because I think -- hadn't. You don't -- You personified -- shelf -- after a very good Newbury Street and buy some bigger shirts or lose some -- I don't know I haven't this year we have very -- golf -- today I -- but but but what -- I don't know what you're -- literally hundreds -- the paint a picture. When -- of Mike Felger is. The bed head right now trying to obviously you produced no way to look at -- that -- dutrow -- you have absolutely you just. Hop out of bed in the news. I should start the car I should head right towards the window once you looked in the mirror and said if you Mike -- you know what today's again had then that's what I did -- I -- to put all our does that put on -- brewers had to go with your little. Brewers -- off right there put a need to impress my -- most people in the building the rat's ass. I think you -- I don't think I was asleep when he got why -- need to present people well -- and -- New -- as they know employee as someone who's you know rip -- up on WPI dot com I gotta go on American impression got to college sure about that there was a -- hot target contract on Comcast sports -- the F to have the perfect Ron Burgundy hair at all times to be an -- and I got the wrong guy that --"
" Did it deep thought from fellow -- Huge game. For Jon Lester last night in the right -- space you -- to knock on you know it cut time. What does a Red Sox in this division until early be saying that as our very -- and he's the guy. That's steps up for you. -- Sox have lost a couple over the weekend to Toronto got smoked in both games you're relay -- couldn't get it done yesterday. Tampa Bay's winning again and oh by the way -- wears his collapse everyone keeps telling me. Is coming not happen you're tied in the loss column for the wild card Baltimore's playing well you go on the -- where you haven't played well. -- every night -- you'd look at had a big game but especially given all the circumstances. From the weekend. And muster does exactly what you need he's the stopper he's the guy they get that done and it was just. Huge performance for him and the team last night Mike."
" Five and one with a one point 41 ERA following a loss this year. And his last six starts following a -- five a -- with a one point 1 ERA for Jon Lester mean you can point to several times along that. Wrote of putting up those numbers after losses where there's been some real times of turmoil for the Red Sox. And Lester has been able that it could go and stemmed the momentum intern in the other direction I mean the easiest one to point out besides they yesterday. Last night was three game series and in Tampa bay they get smoked for the bullpen collapses. The sky is falling everybody's Bennett king and then they're going to Yankee Stadium for for another series right after that he goes in. And throws a shut out one historic shut out at Yankee Stadium against that team. Comes up huge she's done that so many times this year and you say he's not they're true ace. I I'll ask how many more times does Jon Lester have to do something like that before you start throwing it around and saying you know what. He's turning into their race series he's making a strong I think I think he is -- would you I think you know that -- playoff start tomorrow. I'm much more confident with Jon Lester Daisuke versus Josh Beckett. Well it's my three the only thing -- that that would sway you the other way is just back it's a you know a big game credentials and what he's done in the past in Leicester pitched a big game no doubt about it. In closing out the Rockies in the World Series but that's it aside from that yeah I agree with you you go with him in in the game one -- game --"
" just pitching the best but who has the most talent. Man who's the guy Beckett as the most of talent -- you talk doesn't mean I mean we consume about a lot of pitchers but -- doesn't matter how the most Al who has convert right on that tell in his career it's not like he's this untapped guy. He's a guy who's got the stuff and his pitch like -- all. Ideally he's the guy that his pitching that I did you just quote contact and who isn't worried look -- I mean -- less -- the best stuff -- spots more than anything -- this stuff thing I don't think holds water Beckett continues to pitch the way he has this year which has been very inconsistent he shown flashes like we saw Chicago and his last start before. This Toronto debacle. Where he looked like he was writing the -- so -- not a choice -- it's not a -- I think he -- we talked about this before I think he's suffering -- after effects from how deep we pitch into the year how many innings he -- that is not a choice nobody is not a -- pitcher that's part of being an -- is getting over that hurdle and being able to -- that but once -- saying that he he can't do -- this year but a but I think that's -- and after effect of last year and that's not saying -- not going to be able to do both he still pretty young guy. I just think this self continue to we're talking about. He throws 230 innings last year we talked about it but the play -- thirty including the oil loading the playoffs and then I think it talking of baseball people people I talked to you. They will say you've you've got to count. The the playoff innings as a little bit more strain on the arm that's why not just saying thirty innings selected tell if you're saying to me that if Josh Beckett pitches into the World Series -- one given year there's going to be a piece of garbage in the second year following the all content you that he's not an elite pitcher that the elite guys. Pitched 230 innings which in the -- team about it baseball history isn't all that much. The elite guys. Pitched real World Series and won your comeback next year and are still the same guy if he can't be the same guy. You gotta look at it definitely and that and that may be the case he may not new -- guy but they also have to have a not."
" way to do it once and then may be suffer the consequences and then go forward after that I think that's what we're seeing here. And potentially could go forward and continue to be that guy after the semi might we see now with all kinda young pitchers. Where they have to go through that progression year by year of raising their innings thirty to 35 innings. You go more than that you start to see problems and after effects and I think we might be seeing now attempt. And you can't really I at least I don't feel good about counting on him is being you know 2007 Josh Beckett with the waste pitch this -- ERA is a full run higher. He's allowing more hits than innings pitched for the first time in his career he's a lot as many home runs this year as he did all of last year. He's he's that did the numbers are pretty startling when you look across an -- there's some things that tell you that he's having a harder time dominate in your."
" Phillips who's on the something even though his analysis was prove prove by many. His command of the bottom of the strikes -- John Farrell said -- definitely that's way way off for Cabrera was last year went back it's affected his make him chase that curve ball down in the zone. It's biting its sharpest sliders -- off. It's not happen in the sugar in him and everything's hanging up in the zone -- what's why is more -- what's."
" One thing you see if you see a pitcher with a tired arm I was pitch into a little bit of something. Not necessarily the velocity isn't the first thing it's affected it's the command it's been able to work down in the zone and having that christmas and all your pitches. And I think that's what we've seen with him a lot more this year as he's having a harder time commanding his pitches than he did last year. And you can make the argument that it's because of fatigue in some way could --"
" Okay well if you're stepping up again. Spot I think that's a a bad excuse or speaks poorly they have that just because he pitches deep into the playoffs one year he's going to be fatigue the next that's. Bad you've got to be able to get through that Joe I hear your point. Still got his mid twenties maybe the next time around they pitches deep in the -- I would just redneck is going to be an every other year -- them into -- just once -- terrible remember Bret Saberhagen threw his career he was always that -- and use the good year bad year guy you can market and kind of innings and he'd suffered through the next Hewitt -- stronger that's now you're -- is a little bit less than I held then. A great all time pitcher and and that's the reason why it's one thing that may be. Hold Beckett back der Billy's going to think throughout his career I mean in Florida he could never get through a year without abortions or blisters or. It also met maybe it's all part of the maturation thing Joe what though the goal Lester. Bluster emerging to me is what. I love about this Red Sox team right now why I think it's their time why I think they are the reigning dynasty is I think they just have so many options of guys. Who can emerge and be impact guys and and I sort of set us on their station all the time I said I I believe in the Red Sox have all the young players. And don't ask me specifically which young players I think you're going to be great because we usually get it wrong I think most of us felt. Buchholz had a better stuff. Buchholz was had more plus pitches was the better young pitching prospect he was going to be this -- Lester we were less sure about. Because he could get deep in the games he didn't attack hitters and it turns out. That we were wrong that bluster was the guy and Buchholz wasn't but the thing is. If you got to it through those young guys going at it and you're Taliban waiters are good. You gonna hit on a percentage of them we all thought Jacoby Ellsbury was going to be the bomb this year rookie of the year are the way -- looked at the end of last year and what not all of us this year. Well a lot of that that that was a consensus opinion Red Sox Nation. Turns out he wasn't so much but Jeb Lowrie is much better than a lot of people thought he's going to be your shortstop going into the playoffs most likely. If you got good talent battle that evaluated his and you throw enough good young players out there some of what we're going to emerge and that's -- the Red Sox are right now -- up buckled its luster besides Ellsbury it's Lowery go down the line which is why you."
" Should take it is good news that the Red Sox went out and spent ten million dollars on their draft this year the 2008 draft and signed the first fifteen or sixteen draft picks out of that draft. They continue to replenish the system -- minor league prospects and really talented young guys including some guys they've either going to go to college and ended up staying. But in fairness to all of us that -- off three rob -- rest to start well they're trying to convince him he's not really shortstop in the doing a very good job that you should be pitching instead of Kitna but fifth 34 strike generally Yeltsin personally at bats down there at -- that's you know catering to a young kid who thinks he's the shortstop he's really supposed to be a pitcher but. Getting back -- going to say I think. Giving all of us you know Lester critics credit there are people that we're critical of his stuff for wondered whether he's actually going to make it. I think a lot of that comes down to not actually seeing Lester the true Lester the last couple years when he was coming back from cancer when he was sick. And didn't have all the strength back we never saw the picture that we're seeing right now I mean think about it think about. A Mike Felger of being out without some of his weapons being but I enabled us throw stuff against the wall and hope it sticks being unable to think up these. Unbelievable conspiracy theories not having all your tools -- your arsenal you struggle a little bit and try to figure out how to do your thing without being that guy I never struggled with that I think Jon Lester was like that I think he didn't have the full velocity his fastball. He didn't have the christmas to -- stuff because he wasn't at full strength. For a long period of time and we never saw what actual stuff he has because I think Mike we all under sold how good his stuff was because we never side I think well is. Up there among the best pitchers in the American League what we've seen this year it's -- ask that's the only way to describe what you see from him in the game and how good -- Andy -- stuff I think it's phenomenal when he was in his prime."
" Here's the deal led to a -- came up but with the billing of having a plus fastball having. Plus velocity plus Arab -- very good cutter however all that -- but the -- was he was a power throwing lefty that was a scouting report on him and Joe. He was that guy up until about the second month of the season his velocity is hire more consistently higher than it was for the previous two years. And you go back to the illness for that Olympic chemotherapy weren't yeah Al -- I think you're going to lose some power and that's what I think a lot of us -- but. In -- it wasn't like we were seeing something that would net his velocity was not there right and."
" That's what that's my point is we saw a pitcher who is used to pitching a certain way because he had a certain set of tools in his arsenal and also he's thrown out there trying to get Major League hitters out without everything that he's had -- his entire career. Because he was going through an illness and -- was gathering strength after the fact. We saw a pitcher that didn't have everything that he normally hasn't would get back as he has this year. And I think you the whole collection of stuff Mike it's not just the power fastball. It's the mixing of everything we saw it last night about they be effective lower in the zone he's done that there was -- he fell behind to annul any any drop in a curve ball to know completely catching it by surprise. Those the kinds of things you don't have the confidence and the wherewithal to do before it as a pitcher either he's riding high -- we are -- that they all -- all -- number one the -- of course is that things riding -- at nine before you get old very difficult. And -- against -- chews up right handed bats by pitching inside he does a fabulous -- have been -- you've -- all three pitches while that the cutter is nasty -- slider like action and he drops the curve ball and when he's going right as he has most this year. He's got all three of those were pitches working together very well deep thoughts by Joe how I'd be coming up at the end of this hour shelling at the nine. Meter right now."
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" Derek sacked Jets a darn what will happen next step Callahan votes for Obama do you know embraces rode solo. Saturday elected mayor of Newbury Street. -- shoulder jones' error. That's six Torre won big he writes a did the other get actually really there without chuckling. -- and -- the flip -- you -- at the comics darlings of judge made a Burrell everybody absolutely here's his one community it's sad to see Baltimore in this state they are in. There are certain teams you think we'll always have a few good years in a decade. Videos used to be one of those teams. Hey what ever happened to Gary gratitude. Look at -- the Papa John Lowenstein was one of my favorite players the multi -- I bet not a lot of although we all -- we can go -- and -- soon -- that the Lincecum outing company and we won't do that but my shepherded he'd beat thoughts. The intent on your deep thought number seven what Joe Madden has done over the last three years to get the Tampa bay rays a position to make -- amazing run has gone overlooked. He me die he made them tougher and hockey because he knew they were going to be good he looks brilliant right now do you think you really planned that out. -- really -- up -- what out well at the rays to me amid this is a Boston thing but the rays have always. I had pitching staffs that hit batters and got the flight terminated with loop and I'll remember all those brawls with. I'll -- open I don't during that era as well -- used to get drilled absolutely says out of a job -- bigger budget Sasaki baseball team and and ought to pitch thing."
" Now I think he -- talking more about the last year's leading up to this like building the team's confidence and ego up until this point I'm outside -- It in it you can tell us what you're going to write your actually got a death I mean he did a very good job of manipulating personalities if you and I are on the same page right ominous will be Craig. But that he did a very good job of of kind of that you know massaging egos of the of the team and raising their confident the last couple years he actually made a very concerted effort this year. To kind of downgraded a little bit because he felt like he didn't have to pump them up as much you -- in the past. He's very good. Just like at Terry Francona at managing personalities and pushing buttons in getting the best out of people he's brilliant that."
" Wow you know David -- that's an All-Star pro star recruit rob Bradford -- followed the driver on the bed yet. Since though there's still. She still looked like those video -- GEI dot com often running voters report product on there right now rob Bradford blogging from Baltimore with video updates the video. Is a little frightening it's very kind of little -- today than it looked like someone fresh out of how would describe it is just as straight from like up up up a pedophile house. -- That's good it's not getting its way -- Like he's a hostage eleven not and he's just gonna sneak out this video to the free world. Yeah it's it's that bad but go to Florida half that good at the same time -- you EI ducked out of absolutely so you report cards up yesterday -- well I've. While that last night I assume it's up there and -- and our website and it's a new day in his new book -- of the quarterbacks get there. But you know what I'll get to this later it's -- from Tom. But I don't -- Cassell apology was actually pretty good the other night yeah. You know I still love him as the number -- but you go back and watch the game and -- you don't have to people listen not ideal you don't have Duke but if you happen to look at it again. You -- the problem. He was not the probably was better. There we give -- credit of BMW's pop guerrilla convince you last night after the show saying well they don't need to look at the tape again Paul focused that way it was timing he came in right after I'd. Went and looked at the first half again and we felt the same way about hee hee -- won the issue. How about Jason day. Two home runs four RBIs sixteen in Europe with the stakes -- since the deal here that we weren't good 'cause I was truck putting Jason -- everything -- it's a load since the DL has always done since he's been here on this side he's making real authority yeah. -- this is how how much did you luggage get a little tingle we some go to right field that outside pitch and just say he's every -- national every day Jason Bennett. He rocketed bastion of consistency and so are you want solid all around player -- doesn't call attention to himself does the little thing you don't really notice of all of a sudden he's doing every -- stolen base -- pay attention don't I'll take off intake is a four and a half tool player -- is beautiful it is like the four and a half tools that we. -- Half. I was getting it to Brady's coming up here but we do we do have to give you the proverbial. Sox drove the -- by four and a half Tampa bay beat the Angels six before Eric Hinske. Nineteen home runs blows your mind at Tampa unbelievable -- an acquisition ever thought he was capable of that anymore that thought those days are long gone past them back posted though Isiah I'd stay away from the you -- going milk and cookies nothing but no nicotine and -- and creating. Karsten Charles sabathia. Five complete games of Milwaukee Brewers he's almost -- 200 aren't straight nanometer -- 195 what a third something wrong with looking him over there he looks like he just saw him stormed sort of sports -- gastric. Nine to three win over the -- what kind of fumes is he going to be -- if they make the players are going to pitch there that the Yankees can go out to CC sabathia the guy's arm is going to fall they are going to ride him to invade the brewers. -- he literally count walk his rotator cuff is going to be ground chuck by the time he gets the offseason the free agency market nine starts not start five complete games yet. Now I think he gets some cy young consideration he's they know with a one point Brandon Webb wins and but Carsten Charles is right there I'm Italian in the conversation and you don't want any did again last night. He hits. Now and they guy he goes to the opposite field heat hits he's already got one maybe two if you is that at least one hallmark. Already the guy hits and a -- that comes from his. He's played in the American League it's not like. He's getting steady at bats there the Hebrew -- though big rise Iran big concern back injury big concern -- huge issue very -- year from the likes -- issue that is a huge issue the MVP of the National League. I know on the data Mel Gibson's in -- on the Hebrew hammer goes down with a back injury. It upset at second for religious -- that I don't know -- should bring it inside track what do you -- column -- in Boston this town guests not an old Milwaukee but not -- today but if that's fun and interesting doesn't appear to Brookline synagogue. Oftentimes we use these pieces to tell you how. Wonderful and entertaining we are but now we're taking a different."
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