" Joining us now on the AT&T hotline. Is the manager of the Boston Red Sox Terry Francona Terry has also brought to you by a -- insurance. Interest systems and doctor Robert Leonard at 1800 get a hair. Terry joins us right now -- Terry at -- on rob Bradford how far. It. It's another beautiful day in Baltimore as it always seems debate the park is always filled with Red Sox fans and the Red Sox usually play well here."
" Well you're right on all -- and you're right the first two would you say you didn't walk into the ballpark is. You know -- bill like this is beautiful together are a lot of Red Sox manager -- my hallway let my attitude toward. They have -- point open why don't we put good good about it."
" It's very Giambi could you just give us rather timeline -- Josh back a little bit in terms of he said he had this -- thing before but not to this extent. Patted had a cropped up but any start that maybe you had affected him a little bit."
" And we I think it's that is if you look at the past. Again and we walked our way -- little but yesterday it was slept on it we've all kind of done that. But again when you have 1213. Pitches the next day. You know if if if it was bothered his steal obviously not a velocity. We we want to evaluate next couple days and that -- was rapidly going away with were pleased with. We also don't want to do everybody's all kind of deprive -- cycle real good that they built their workdays. And about slowly pushed back to Tuesday I think we're making a good decision. You're part of a little bit on a I dig down deep he probably knows it only -- we have expressed interest in art and at the Portland right there."
" Now you referenced you referenced that time between starts tonight and correct me if I'm wrong but I would say that Josh takes up more serious than almost any pitcher on the staff. How important is that to have that sort of routine for him. That you say he fought a little bit on it why is that a pretty important for days in between there."
" Yeah yeah really use and it and he'd put it to good use and we I have reference reference a lot. He understands the process and it's you don't just slide through four days and open pretty well he's got something to do what they want on there too. He goes about it to the best -- the ability and athletic -- was a lot of fun for him because he's ready to the pits he doesn't have the -- We don't always work and I want to know what can do."
" Let's talk about last night's starting pitcher a little bit because. And I know you can't do this but if you if you can set walks aside from moment. Every other department of dice k.'s game is an improvement over last year. But walked sign Nomar are the part you can't take out is a -- tight rope watched it for you watching him pitch out there as well."
" Well last night and there's been a few nights like that -- good good uses look like there's been on -- he's not been given up a whole lot. Because it -- gotta gotta -- the situation the few times where if you give up a single hit you've got a full flood route in the above. So that's good -- fifty into. Though there were some times luckily we parole board people word that -- for and indeed came right back on the mound and make great it is so hard to figure surprised but again. We want the game it's not always pretty as you want the people that we've set up one than we did."
" Terry when where the walks are concerned. Is -- a situation where he's trying to be so fine or is it that he just the times loses the strike zone completely."
" It's there but there's probably a little bit old until there's I think there's been times where he picked out guys lineup doesn't want -- What type deal that that's a lot of pitchers like that inevitably lose -- expect him. It's a little bit popular among first two hitters don't know how to -- a -- and Mexican League up bases loaded or the start of the inning with a walk good you know we've got to get out of habit. It's been a lot of different formulas to boo -- as easily get the last guy out."
" Do you sense turn that I often put -- right away but he's more receptive to the suggestions that he's getting this year haven't seen. What it takes to succeed in this league last year is I mean have -- has he been able to kind of of."
" I think so I think he's. I think he understands what he's going through a -- the best way to to -- that is Lester described you know he was -- where they'll this year he's getting stronger. His stuff has power behind it. These kind of doubt his side days drastically made some adjustments. I think he's done a good job to give -- look the strength of his pitches in the RBI their past all that's chosen as the open."
" Clay Buchholz says has had an interest in season disabling east and I know you guys are all very anxious to see how he performs. How has his between starts work gone with John Farrell. "
" They've done a great job and it's just really try and you know if he knows everybody's looking at it. The media you know it doesn't want to let his teammates down and it's an awkward position for young kids you'll forms of he's still lives off really well. Obviously that was the best thing that would could happen to plot device only giving it more confidence and just pitch. You know right now it's easy to say it will have problems it was going to be a reason we need to give him just to have some good things happened to a because this kid campus to but the rewards for us. The old who's just now we're gonna we're going to see him at some point is that we all would be so."
" I referenced see him in John Farrell go through some video the other day -- and then clay basically said he was talking about staying back in his delivery. How much is -- if it does that affect the young pitcher like that you've been just knowing that there might BLY at the end of the tunnel in terms of having some sort of -- something you hang your hat on that okay if I correct this things will get better."
" Why again I think would prefer to probably Baltimore. That's just because we have -- you'll let it out in the open guys do that every day and they -- you and everybody they do it every day it's a routine. But. You know it's nice when the -- to speed up or starting to speed up if you had your checkpoint shorter rough from the reference to. Rather than just let that they've become unraveled. You know it is I think it has a chance of slowing the -- repeat disposal is what to do. Bill debate but -- is that you Richard goes like plays up that it that it pulled."
" Confidence can be fleeting even for veteran players so you certainly understand how it can be fleeting for a young guy a kid like Jacoby Ellsbury. Look different to me last night when I saw I'm running on the first -- chapter is is late single like but there's a kid who knew they can't throwing out."
" up but then again I think there's been more made out of his running then -- you know is it is it's realistic every last night. Cabrera pitched in these run of the amiga given applause on base so old are you going to run and for good reason of there's a lot of pitches -- that know how to handle the running game. Or at least know how to beat crooked off the plate where they can stop a runner -- may not be -- be able to execute pitch which is happening which is good. But let my it was a night where I don't think we felt like are under normal circumstances they were going to -- about and -- good."
" Q talk a little bit from your perspective about Dustin Pedroia arrive in last night in. I guess my other question is -- how long will it take before you can start kidding around about about them."
" feel particularly good news on TV. You've been around good enough. You know it is doubly when he lost his patience -- that -- part of no other reason right or not we can't do an act of guarding me or substitutions. And I figured it would take pity about two seconds to realize what he did and you beat. Miserable and that's exactly what. He did he do. I think Florida donkeys and upset top of the board that happened you could just -- people on the crawl it is he's that type double up it."
" I was I was just referencing your relationship with them in Howard's. You guys have a pretty good dynamic going is that rare. That. I Aussie guys your age for a guy in your position can joke around so much and be -- about how well have the trust that you can joke around with a Dustin Pedroia can in his twenties. Knowing that. No matter what you say dome at the end of the day he's going to approach the game the right way."
" Well that's probably why we are able of that relationship because. He's going to play the game and I guarantee he wakes up the first thing you'd think is has beaten a team and appoint an element I'm not not a veteran. And even rarer. That we have a lot of good professionals there's a rare -- here we're fortunate to have no. And I know that. And beat act like I'm not crazy about it will be crazy develop a lot of -- How crazy about this too there's a lot of guys like that was -- that's part of what made it's far and it's part of try to exploit people won't put up. I survived because. Like we have people -- they care about winning their base but what topic."
" A guy -- happening heck of a year for use Kevin Youkilis he had another bomb here last night that they set went 425. Feet. What is there about the power game this year for Youkilis now is a 24 -- is he trying to hit the ball more out of the ball Parker's just happening."
" Well I think you'd have to ask him of that exact answer I think he's smarter you know it's been a very intelligent hitter is always want to strike. You know the past he's worn down a little bit. It is but you don't get it appears though he was so beat up to parachute deployed. Explain -- outfield -- suck it up -- you know again we'll let you know as a manager you respect that it didn't help the statistical whole lot. But he's just say it was a good hitter -- he gets the ball in his own. And he hit another ballpark if you -- did in his -- Yeah I -- appointed vehicles sold out is that at this. There's still a drug all right field foul ball ever -- loyalty got the break and only spot on the proper --"
" in this short time that you've been around Jason day. Is there anything that is kind of stood out about oh okay well he's better at this -- I thought he was or he's different in this respect that I thought he was."
" We had a pretty good scouting report on -- again I I didn't think he could quite get going on is that you know -- know -- installed base potential. Good base -- smart base runner. Yeah but he could -- a little bit quicker to my body could. It is that they wanted -- but -- like to play people the first -- ballpark I think he's excited about being a pennant race. The golf -- are you don't run a club was brought to bettered these guys -- evident beard he's. He's going to -- in a hurry I told about what happened. But it it's been terrific."
" I I've been a little surprised you talked about you know didn't go on more than than you expected. Miami Stanford -- stolen bases this year he gets from first to third quicker than I expected he does run better and I think even my body --"
" I'm agree with that that's one thing I did that surprise medium that we nobody's bat speed. It would -- is -- to play the outfield but don't you take those those talents. -- guided the technical side Peter these. He's playing at the top of his game because he's been kind of being in this situation Republican. And now he's going to want the event of."
" Terry have you talked to JD today and -- do you expect him to be in the lineup."
" Not popular bet today my -- anticipate he will not be in line up. Yes they've been done anything baseball related for 34 days doubtful. And the -- would be -- about that maybe have to compete peace go react of that. Maybe plays later tonight maybe not but we have a belt part that we do get back on the weekend."
" Jason Varitek has -- left handed home runs in back to back games I read some comments from him in the paper today where he said sometimes he's his own worst enemy. Complicates things he's just got to keep things simple. Have you started to see indications that he was break and out of this even before the last couple games where he's getting the results."
" Well hit the ball. The last game at home a line drive base that the approach to left field -- real -- but we're belt went smoothly apart pay attention. -- He has been on two fast balls the last two days and I mean he has driven a long way that's that's a good sign Russ beat him. Again we can win without him hit it but that's -- it it. You understand his obligations are running the game catching -- he does not that it wherever they put a piece that started some home runs. We're a different team it -- with -- hit the ball ballpark you know very penal first place we are completely different people don't get around."
" With with Tim Wakefield out of your rotation here for a little bit. How are you working Kevin Cash and about catching rotation."
" a couple of I think tech won't kill him. If he's willing to back. But we can't -- tech every day he won't wait and we just got left the odd amount they put -- to play very particularly swung the bat well against lefties but boat captain. So at a -- buckled up there. I think this would predict especially would be to bring attacked him later but just don't think we can pick that's -- on the that --"
" Without putting too much pressure on actively Justin Masterson. -- he clearly it's become a pretty big part of this bullpen do you see any kind of some clarity is in terms of the fact he had on the open as Jonathan Papelbon. When he came up with a trade deadline you guys put him in the bullpen picked to DC mattress in. A evolving into that type -- guy."
" Masterson is terrific. One thing we do what happened it was not a necessity and you -- that we we put into the bullpen -- stardom a little bit and it was kind of -- out. It a couple of outings he started one game on early rest of the week we wrote we were trying to debate carpets and reached. It is part of that it was -- and we want to Masterson deal. We got into what were put the ball and keep him there because we figured golf was obviously. But rather than you know went nobody goes down. Think about may put him in the rotation it's been for privacy its government back in the open and that's not rule where this -- really impact -- I think sometimes you have to take out there -- your third period because the game doesn't speed up one of the good -- runner. He can you know last -- couple electorate that you don't find that very often in the way of those guys."
" What what was going to say in part of it I would imagine is if he's a pretty mature kid. And also -- Jon -- reference a couple times he's really receptive to belly taking the information but then implementing is that that a big part of the deal to have."
" Wanted to give you have to other stuff to do it but he has he understands. And has a way of digesting the information. And not. Letting it -- out when the teams -- important that it won't last that's that's you to -- for a young kid that doesn't have a lot of experience. That's great I mean obviously given the ball in the game we feel pretty comfortable and and he's still no reason to not feel like."
" Time -- for Red Sox second guess brought to buy Mohegan Sun a world that play. Today's question comes from at Bironas in Deerfield. And -- talked about pitching -- to naturally into this at writes Terry during a game when you have to visit the mound to talk to winning your starters. Are what are your pitchers what do you talk about is -- one way conversation. With your mind made up after talking with Brad Nelson John Farrell. And it's the conversation different with young pitchers versus veterans."
" What you Motorola up you can target to the mound that that's that tells the pitcher they're not coming out. That happened about placing your if it's a it's a tribute debate on their breaks -- And because of the -- pitching and I don't need to be -- the pitching would it. If there's something we're going to do defensively -- told -- before we go to mount. Until all the infielders didn't explain that tournament and you'll go and it was business with a pitcher's. Well like what about -- you're walking that this is coming out again. And they don't always difficult for a good out there. And it's just basically you know it would give the ball we can talk later that -- have a lot of emotions going on that time the game. The pitchers coming out but -- not too happy I'll probably not a happy you. Until we give it our guys understand they do the job with a gimme the ball they get out of there they want to order of these controls what and that's you know that's their choice we will -- that --"
" If you're had a pitcher talked out of it."
" Well you know back in Philadelphia what we had killed all those those. Your where he was thrown so many innings and we didn't really haven't played the bullpen actually what I if you can't let you know here's the situation. I don't even pitched like three and half hours. You know the game's on the line if you want me to take doubt I will. -- hope that he was tired but. Commitment now -- really didn't -- about but a bunt fairness and respect and easily check with him because if I'd been out there legacy of forever."
" Or is there one guy who's been the toughest tougher sell job on."
" That's why don't that's what the support among the dugout. There's smoke don't go up when they keep my -- that you do all they want thrown out."
" What OI guess I guess that was -- that one guy who who consistently gave UR's time."
" I don't steal my cursor Philadelphia but -- is to become a big deal I think with the media I -- permitted to meet you gotta pitchers don't want to on the game. That's that's awesome I miked up I loved that."
" Have wanted to ask you one quick question before -- ago but pitch counts and and and you know saving bullets in the gun and all all those phrases catch phrases that we use. Yet had a pitcher this you throw a 130 pitches but he was trying to complete a no hitter and everybody understood it. Is that generally something that that you guys just don't believe his right to have a pitcher out there for that many."
" I don't know about that I mean we got the situation the governor but we're still actually won a few more than Cleveland. Not look comfortable with it and I think we've if you look back there was one at bat lately didn't look at thirteen it's up bat. -- It obviously puppy it will be a difficult position. We we it is not just the pitches I -- I didn't think guys are capable of doing it sometimes a distinct. In this state agent salaries these guys are vacant. The amount of pitching that you cannot replace. It's just that's why we keep such an -- on the workload it's not just in the game. It's not just the pitch limit -- how many times and had to reach back for more public difficult innings they've had. What have they done -- dates and we want to work consistent as but the big war. And we try to keep that consistency from start to finish this season. And I think we don't like that's our best chance ever succeed. It hurt stay healthy and be productive and especially we know -- but it is going to certainly part of it is not beatable."
" Terry we always appreciate time thank you very much enjoy the game tonight your -- Guys to take care. That is Red Sox manager Terry Francona joining us. Up by the way for being selected for Red Sox second -- ever onus has won a 100 dollar dinner voucher. To Tuscany and two tickets to see a show in cabaret theater at Mohegan Sun world -- play. Terry Francona brought to buy AT&T with more bars in more places switched to the wireless network with a best global coverage AT&T. Your world delivered."
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