Rob Bradford, Red Sox Pregame

" And rob day game after a night game -- of the day game after a night game every difficult loss that wasn't a catastrophe like they had Tuesday night in Baltimore again. A difficult one to swallow last night against the Mariners the -- for us -- happy fourth to you and thank you Robert stated George Steinbrenner and Brendan Donnelly former Red -- by. You have fully eradicate the moon the clubhouse was was a tremendous amount of disappointment at their rated it go invade and it I think anytime you get a chance to bounce back like it just like they -- now horrific -- through. To Baltimore last week is probably the best thing for everybody involved then so I think that there was a lot of encouragement to come -- certainly. Was encouraging news and so I think -- They go at today pretty good shape in terms of the mindset as -- staring at the final week before the All-Star break you know the one thing I think that maybe. Was the most frustrating was that seem like they had an opportunity last night to kind of steal one against Felix Hernandez and you're not -- get those kinds of opportunities very often. He's as good as they come right now he had a you know why you go back to even a couple years ago or first brought you back to the moment I think use. When Theo is on hiatus saying basically someone asked him and a -- you put. Player would you start Major -- team with a new back dates of Felix Hernandez. The infield accident has come back -- years ago and as Dwight David Ortiz classified as one of the best performances he's ever seen. And then again -- nothing dropped off here you saw last night. It to jump on them like they did that was a huge huge feather in the cap there's no question about it in not to come away with -- that's the frustrating thing. But you know you -- life goes on. Tim Wakefield were all kind of waiting until the All-Star game rosters are announced tomorrow. He didn't do anything to enhances chances last night and that he necessarily did anything to seriously hurt them either. He's probably in the same spot today as he was at this time yesterday yeah if they could have squeezed out that win for him I think -- huge difference -- you did too much of -- I think you're right John the fact is is that. There's a lot of moving parts about what can happen and you look at. Okay -- is you could argue glisan Pedroia is gonna -- voted him. Because if they don't and they don't make the team that you could be looking at bull Bob Beckett and a Wakefield getting into. Now if you have. Those type of position players getting that you might not be able to get wolf Wakefield and -- on the team so. And you go back it's not lined up early in terms of his pitching in the schedule so could he pitch anyway it does that factor in. I think in the next couple days they you know the decision is basically made tonight. And then they announce it tomorrow. And there will be some alterations. It's there's a lot of moving parts going on right now look at the standings and you look at the American League east and I think. The way the Yankees are playing right now has a lot of Red Sox fans a little bit anxious little -- They'd like to get to the All-Star break in first place. I don't know that really matters but it's kind of a psychological thing first place for the All-Star break with just two games separation right now the it is gates says -- a month ago -- even two months ago you with the Yankees were going bad thing you have to think that this is going to be coming close down to the wire pretty much -- You would be surprised to see -- in the mix as well but the Yankees are just too talented team that go on any technique. Doldrums and in the Red Sox -- well specially way there's pitching is set up so I think that the biggest thing is we have into this last week here. Is to make sure the starting pitching of the red sites stays the course you good outing from John Smoltz -- good outings from Brad Penny. Bomb it and you know obviously you have though though Wakefield. Lester Beckett. Trio who've been so good throughout the first so I think that that's the most important thing to me just looking quickly at Seattle what are the Mariners I would have never predicted this would be 500 team at this point in the season. Last year they were such a huge disappointments -- anybody. Quite knew what to expect from them this year but an Activision that wide open in -- early two and a half he had to get very trusting -- throws a lot of guys throw hard. And also they went into this -- saying okay we're gonna prioritize defense go get a guy like Franklin Gutierrez. In this that you visit them they did of their team that looked at the metrics of the deep events. They would what -- into more intuitive a lot of teams I think it's paying off than you can say well okay -- line it's not even have what it takes this starting pitching does that well it takes after you Fernandez but you start with the -- and you have a decent -- widows and they'll take -- long way. I'm rob thanks it's always thought he says they've done."