Terry Francona, Red Sox Manager

" Back on the dale and Holley -- on here. Larry Ridley from channels seven sitting and doing a great job. Just after noon on Wednesday. That means. Joining us on eighteenth on the manager of the Boston Red Sox Terry Francona. Jerry Terry is brought to you by Rockies ace hardware stores. The sweet spot for your home on projects Rockies. Projects amplify it by Emeka insurance not to covered treated and OT. Terry Francona -- green -- choice."

" Has had a -- that I didn't want anyone applaud you have the earlier that -- get started."

" You know if you could just have to Olmsted are -- the -- he would wear Reebok shoes on -- A."

" We're we're we're under ballots were the -- has -- good. Rick and I ordered it to go. Say hello Larry Ridley known and."

" Larry I'd do I'd do you torment."

" Let's go to look at -- from about a."

" About missile mom fell out there what do Michael Malone got demolished today."

" After a lot. We can bring them back if you want to go back and you can talk to let you know what it it's funny yesterday you always that in the past. Never hold it against the guy for what he says. Coming out of football game right after a ball game. So that the good policy they have because I'm short Josh Beckett was dressing you down after he took the."

" No you don't want I -- ask after the game. Normally I'm pretty you ready for a what is digital -- little louder but not all I've ever I was shocked when somebody got through that. Tom couple things I don't. During -- game is because but but I didn't catch what everybody else did. That you lose I really don't even remember. Thinking or anything like that I'm not talking just the whole thing I think -- turned to load camera. He -- too long ago on I'd I'd be surprised supposedly."

" There's other -- he yells a lot during the game in general doesn't."

" Arguably Olympic. What somebody -- it just to get a little -- up in there that's part of his suspension. I actually don't want to get pointed out as long we're just going in the right direction. You know each tries to use it to help but it was long you don't I don't care you don't want. The date guys -- field that's not a time for conversation now conversational all the four days of the week governor or not. Along -- sometimes discussed -- the waited an approach."

" Today you talk about Jason Bay we talked about that a couple weeks ago how muscles and see him. I get out of his little mini slump last night in Chicago a couple of hits and home."

" You know it was great I -- it. So it up for anybody we haven't been swinging the bat for the whole. You all the last last little while and that happens the -- should know that it's going to happen mean you'd probably. Not if it's 400 it's a great hitter these kind of had. Had a tough time tilted back on the don't use it -- but it just that's just the way the game it is if you. If you panic king and do some things -- not supposed to that's -- consent to back which you have to try to do is win some games Warriors struggle on. Either -- it's the -- and struggle and get some hits or they didn't struggle on have -- pitchers picked them up. And then again it would -- won't get back of course particular goal on all cylinders they just it'll always do elect."

" I want to predict your take on what turned into a great Fenway event not a great night for your team but great night for Fenway. When Nomar Garciaparra came back in got a tremendous ovation from the fans just your take on that and maybe. You any interaction you have with Nomar in the last couple days."

" Hard just got to sit and wait to appears pretty busy. The only a lot of people pulled out of a population is wonderful but but -- little more -- little more reaction to a -- double emotional. -- back a lot farther football more than the Red Sox -- to -- in the fall totally what it was acute. It'll barely wondered pro ball. What I got to Boston you know it was a tough time for him he was injured. You know I I don't know whose efforts to right way to put but I think about it hospital Boston out there some. And it doesn't mean he's a bad kid really like their attitude is far from it I just think it was time for him to move on and again I. And be a manager when this happened -- I hope he -- Lowell -- but I don't think you those typing -- gratitude they just sometimes you gotta make changes."

" Did did you get a sense of that pretty early that he was as you but it all Boston out when you first yeah."

" Old old -- not at all coming. Oh got a spring training your visual problem. We're kind of fight that. And don't want he came back. You know again I didn't understand Boston how well. You know we we may completely rule it clear to the media that when he came back you can play -- debris and but it won't we did that it ought not to people really cutting it hit him pretty hard -- welfare. I don't have the audacity. Order on the road one at a total hockey game. I mean deal I was there are some things that don't work. It'll get pointed at him -- were grossly unfair. And again I think you just -- down on Duke maybe Peter a lot of years and again they're just he was frustrated."

" You -- as they young baseball player what was -- like enemy is an obvious that. He was going to be a star."

" It was so obvious as anybody it was it was also obvious that he had that extra little -- This selective at the last -- the fall league which was then back -- December 3 and deliver Christmas cards to every staff. -- what what what to forty year old kid does that. He you know he wasn't bowling ball that. But to elect a lot of young players you could see it common he just needed at bats and as he grew up in the legacy -- buildup about. Those singles and doubles in right field gap or did the whole bronze."

" You don't say the say you weren't surprised by the voice -- says Vedeno and about a -- as -- they don't go to New York. On the fans who treat them respect."

" I think that's a good thing I mean I think down people are bitch everybody's temperature for the road coach loved Johnny Damon. They just can't pure form when he -- opening Yankee uniform. This is. But the way that players are treated. -- on the Orlando Cabrera he got a I don't look like like Omar but. These people remember when Dave Roberts holds up the brought the first two -- Sean Casey coming at. They're they're they're good -- these fans of those don't play some -- what we call somebody up but they don't they or they know what they did and they know what to expect."

" Don't -- the treatment of players and and that kind of -- isn't it. What allowed to talk about how I was very surprised you here's some of the baseball stories men both Dan Shaughnessy and Steve Buckley wrote about if they some of the things that. Baseball players have missed. Because the game is that important or some some manager determined that the game -- that important. You made a decision to tell Dustin Pedroia when his wife was in the hospital to get away from the team what what --"

" What would -- well Michael actually you know actually wasn't that easy you know as much as our morale he thought I know him. He's got that. That party and a wall like you'll probably need to off days. I -- per hour -- And then keep -- won't let me tell it was just got that part of him that. He's going to do everything he's told. And do about -- ability. And -- morals watched him a Dutch clock killer committed an evolution of course -- doctor and I'd actually spoken -- pretty good afternoon. And people were third and and he came back in the -- want something in what is and isn't this isn't good but he I didn't think you listen to me. So actually -- want to talk. And -- bad illnesses to -- caught being the other veteran group presents an empty walked down -- what to do need to get out of your right down into Asia so. Again it was a little bit of a roundabout way but I didn't think he would do -- by older."

" Why not what -- that you."

" Still the anomaly a lot of responsibility -- our team and it is crazy that's I mean -- crazy but but -- until fairly comes first. We've all -- situations and it it's harder it I don't the government building have a good explanation. Com may not had. Kids graduate. And fortunately I've made it to their graduation bummer from my first year when nick was graduating from high school. You don't not wanting to mister Damon trying to find a way right to get back. Am just we feel we feel the need to be year. It agility and it's it's kind of crazy I hope we don't have our priorities mixed up but I just think we care much about the game. That sometimes we you'll confuse."

" I -- but do you think are there any regrets do you think double double come in I mean is there something that you miss. Not important then you look back five years three years you think what the hell was that."

" Golf course. I mean I didn't see my daughter looks of people or. Now I don't know I didn't have a choice. But if he should he gave me my my druthers I would have liked to. A meeting. If you give a long time go James -- lonely village prime -- my dad never got -- lead for a while laughter that is just. It did didn't make it right but again that you know you're just the cultures -- and I think certainly for the better."

" All of the basket until what what made you change with the just you know society or wanted to turn."

" You don't -- I really don't know -- somebody definitely yesterday's civil move made an impact on new I don't remember either I -- I do remember Gordon minor leagues with a manager. And try to get a wake -- call because all the sudden you're not just the manager reader pulpit could move into our picture hopefully by -- par. Some things like that so maybe it was just go back and -- development and maybe learning. Kind of on the job it is more than just put -- hadn't brought on its cared about these kids and their families."

" I saw that Pete Rose with Mexico for some openness. And there's there's a joke in there somewhere about gambling Cabrera -- But I but I believe that would allow."

" Hope it has to repeat that we -- basement and -- senate. You know it wasn't ready in anger he -- he -- Jack keeper welcome I've played with him and it's he's been able get out Marshall Bill Carrick and -- like it was map -- Golf W as he rolls on the IP to talk to Toronto -- ought to ought to get another shot."

" I -- noted on the back to that your team here. Do you do you feel like you have. -- you're comfortable comfortable at the top of the lineup to me JD was there for awhile now Ellsbury. -- back there yardage said that Tito of that you know that Pedroia didn't feel. Particularly comfortable that not once but you don't like it's going to be -- barrier or you still kind of opened that."

" Well I'm actually really happy with what Judy leadoff his home base percentages it is salt. The only problem we've been having lately not to -- but so will probably become willing to line -- consistency is we've been beat up. And when you start couldn't beat up. If you if like get stubborn and I want to keep some guys in the open spot when they bent. That all the sudden would make it easier on the opponent to work line it up our lefties are. You know it's just we've got to shuffle some guys around little bit. I've actually been real pleased majority leadoff spot you know based. If they want to do some of the bottom of the order get around the top we got a guy can hit the ball adapt or hit a home run. It's a lot either drop back and that two -- or he's more comfortable. Nomar actually I like a lot."

" What about -- Ortiz in the fourth spot do you like those are you comfortable with that."

" Well we've gone back and forth between him and by a lefty righty in the -- at some of that is just because we don't want a lineup or lefties. You know it did if we have PD you can base second third and fourth all the sudden. -- might fuel up play or -- he got kotsay Ellsbury like elected like that terrorists Ellsberg. It's too many lefties and roll they're making it to be the only opponent open."

" You guys gonna get American history lessons from the newest American citizen. Jason day."

" Topic so I think -- reprise. We're we're deep into paerson told you go to the ordered. You know what is the -- I think I think it'll probably said he told me some questions and I -- a lot of -- felt okay I would the but doesn't think ultimately got --"

" surprises of the questions about the for some of the women speaker of the house and everything right. --"

" Out of bewilderment and look at title but I don't know New Orleans."

" Where is that with a couple years. I do what you want to do this. In the Mohegan Sun tough questions segment of the sure. Okay now -- this guy I guess we couldn't wake him up so he's not here that the questions that to read his question. -- Today's question comes from Tom Hopkins from Rochester. His question do you know that the Rochester that's just. A testament. He says I don't understand the logic of taking a pitch. On 30 count in the majors. Most of the time a pitcher will throw a fastball right over the heart of the plate. Hitters dream why do we not -- batters giving the green light in these situations. Is there an advantage over 31 count. --"

" Oh boy well. First ball. When a hitter has a green light -- That doesn't mean they have to swing. So there's a lot of times what regular probably have a great like displaying an adult swinger is because the ball's not right where they wanted so -- or certainly not going to put -- on. As you know in that situation. Typically the rule grosses if you can change the game. With one swing of the bat. We generally give the guys the green -- real filtered down -- And you can't try to gave up what he wants whining again generally lesser -- roller early in the game and a metallic court he's up over the middle. We make him take because we -- depth what we meet base runners more than we need a long ball. But if they can tie game up with one swing we generally little."

" And pretty much I mean what would you think is would you say it's the best that that are just recognizing. I game situations and usually making sound decisions and."

" I get a what we've been -- again that's part of the reason we do this is our guys do make good decisions. Aren't they understand we've we've talked to spring training we explain tool. How we feel. Because what you don't want to do was have a guy up their 30 and -- all I'd love hustling but Ottawa push good and and they get -- at least when a ball I don't want. When they have the green light they have the green light if they get a pitch in the old. We want to come unglued. But if not will pick the walker being your -- that the caller try to get a sense that. If you get a Major League hitter that -- fastballs common they can do a lot of damage and we try to take advantage."

" Don't know -- in the ground and you -- about your own team but of course the big news -- once talked about the Jays and in all publicly. And I guess you know putting. Holiday Roy Halladay out there are you surprised to hear his name that he possibly could between. We were talking about."

" Black line. Actually didn't hear me some people -- by the sporting a dealer. You know what -- what I think should happen to buy and I'd go to be pretty well I got a lot of respectful. I think there's a trade might think -- into the National League and I think pitcher's duel by next week. So that's that's my take on it."

" Iliescu politics. The going to answer. Ask you about the All-Star game and we'll start with Tim Wakefield what did it mean to you when you heard that he was going to be in Austin."

" You don't want want the -- brings up god to do here. If you give a lot of responsibilities are so mark to Florida and -- called the normal day -- Bryant -- routine or we got there is always Q it was pretty special even the guys the overall dollars. I think total little bit extra pride in the fact that we were able to awake but it was his first time. -- everybody knows wake in his background articles about the game and articles about the Red Sox and all those things. But now he's a quality -- do -- he's going to be proud and he should be and because of that battle we -- one minute of the game that I make sure settlements."

" Well -- it was it was great that one of the things he's that was in play that game and say by making them make it I don't know. He wanted to make it -- you've you've been there. Is it is a big deal do we overrated just give us a sense of what it means to stand -- interviews with Europe years."

" Well I don't bowl -- I think every player's different I don't think what. Fans probably don't understand and the only reason I understand it is to those fortunate not to be there as a manager. It is how. How conscientious. And how cooperative. These are the best or personal world. And used to about a -- you explain to -- going to try to do you see Olerud 31. Heads nodding and it's basically what can I do to help me not never the cooperation global able. And again you're talking about the biggest best players in the world it's an honor of these players -- like that and you get around them. Yeah it makes you feel even better about our game because you see how they feel about the game mom. I'm rolled like editor at all -- ability guess for obvious reasons but just -- like got a breather witnessed it is I think makes that make -- may be better."

" Any a lot of changes the night or working with the."

" I think we're going to try to get caught -- back in their. Talked from the sporting a want to give the chance to show open make sure he feels okay. Dole want to set him back like to get his bat in there against a right hander but if he's not ready. We'd go look it's one more night."

" You know we always appreciate the time good luck tonight we'll talk inexorably."

" State got a second forgo. My people are -- albeit Larry name -- are the next time -- roker order question. He may -- as you -- Notre Dame has gone. Talk about what you can sit on the radio obviously Zelda is is cars Colts no lights. Yeah idol I'm not sure want to know. She's. Gonna bet that attitude become predictable lot of question I guaranteed."

" Well it doesn't reason for it to white -- it's got white rim so it's like that white -- effect."

" Oh my goodness got a shot -- which is. A you guys."

" Aren't you don't think that I. Got people. People got people that's. Was that -- and we've got it we've got people. Okay. I don't know. -- we ever regular don't exist that Terry Francona was brought Hubert HR restores. The sweet spot for your home larger projects Rockies are projects amplified by -- insurance it's not just aren't covered -- it. -- by big LOT Terry Francona is green the a choice and I said his eyes that says that about Tom Harkin Tom Hopkins -- name. After being selected Tom. One an overnight stay at Mohegan Sun. Our ticket to -- with. July 18 at Mohegan Sun arena. Now entered to win. Embassies in grand prize lunch at Fenway with -- And the -- though the page on W dot com mr. questions. Terry let's with -- it was brought you Bible and -- world. At play but."