Terry Francona, Red Sox Manager

" Joining us on the AT&T hotline is the manager of the Boston Red Sox Terry Francona. Terry has brought to you by Rockies ace hardware stores the sweet spot. For all your home paint and lawn care projects Rockies your project simplify -- and Miami insurance. It's not just tiger covered in tiger treat it and of course by Bigelow tea Terry Francona is green -- of choice. Terry -- like to thank you for continuing to give us Tuesday night -- for Wednesday discussion I just think -- little overboard last night."

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" Michael decaf today at all. Sit at Tito uses to the list of of what your team has done on Tuesday night's throughout the season now at least to walk. You won last night. Maybe you can take this out of the baseball around makes some investments on a Tuesday knowledge and I'd the next Bill Gates."

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" That they are honest about it yeah exactly."

" Hot let's start with the the biggest story of the night last night -- Kevin Youkilis charges the mound he gets thrown out reports -- got thrown out. All of us are wondering what it was Jim Leland was saying -- after all."

" it took -- not obviously go back aways. Maybe it was. Homered and QB Evansville manager back in 1980. Well played its support for Denver and -- young manager and a guide to all the young guys kind of gravitated towards because you could just tell he had -- And and then some of his coaches don't got to be -- over the years in. I have a lot of respect for -- I'd be probably. More than they give a lot. And nothing that the -- last -- diminish that aren't competitive -- I don't feel comfortable talking about. Something that you know we talk about. But I can tell you right now there was not committees have -- ever remotely. Diminished respect dire for."

" And I know you are different relationships with different people what you said before that. Do you and Buddy Bell used to go latter basically had to have -- be on the on the verge of a fight then come back the next day it's not a big deal. Yet kind of -- kind of relationship with Jim -- where he can say anything to you and you can say anything to him and then. It's fine the next day."

" I think that's hard pressed to beat I don't notice most cases with managers. The goal regardless of how we don't want our relationship is anybody's relationships. -- all -- respect -- about him maybe more than anybody there's a lot of fire within him and you know our job -- to schalken won every game we can't and sometime delegates seated sometimes he gets emotional sometimes they go over the edge a little bit. But. -- that it will we do for a living. -- Shoes they're little problems there."

" From where use that last night how did you do what what was your take on what happen I mean there's Kevin Youkilis at the plate if Marcelo on the mound. A ball goes in the Youkilis is back from -- from your perspective. What happened in what should've happened question about."

" Why don't all the you can't say what sort of capital shouldn't happen but it's not a game that is played on paper and you don't have the ability sometimes to think it through. Being you've got whacked it you don't like you know I thought he actually explained it pretty good he was our ability. Those affected -- Roenick got a pretty good and -- again he wanted amount that you regret that Tom. You know what he did it now we're going to have to be open to the consequences. You cannot don't it's I think it's a little easier to -- got a microphone a bright -- a paper but it could actually pick up world balls they were. And you don't want it pretty good and again there's emotion involved and sometimes do things in. If it happens old now we have to deal with a."

" I -- we actually said yesterday before we knew any of the stuff was going to happen that sometimes. The punishment handed out by Bob Watson confuse us. You know Matt Garza admits he hits a guy and doesn't get suspended Josh Beckett throws that a guy but doesn't hit him and get suspended. Are you fearful of what is the punishment."

" They had another club the confusion all. Sometimes I hired the other dugout a lot of conversations -- Bob over the past six years that a bloody -- might -- needles that you don't like you'll always about politics booted out of school. But again I also understand there's going to be repercussions. From last Neitzel -- it tightly to whether or."

" When do you think you're going to hear."

" I don't know or not predicted that and that's it to them. Just a --"

" Do you think Purcell was trying to hit Victor Martinez and missed. Then came back in his."

" I'm Michael I don't know I don't know -- that's for you guys to debate and they're not sure he'll come up. Interesting -- doing that I don't have any interest in doing that that's just doesn't help it doesn't matter. You know it is just not just don't double figures don't."

" There are a lot of parts to your job that quite frankly I would not want to have to do when one of them is to try to keep 25 guys. In some semblance of contentment as best you can. Have the lineup decisions that you had to make lately and and certain guys who maybe don't want to be satan made that a difficult thing to continue to keep everybody happy."

" again I I think it's there's a little confusion there on top. We're not here did just keep people happy. I do agree that a good good clubhouse makes for a I do have picked a better team. Our most most instances. What's really important is how they play the game. Again -- of having a clubhouse that. -- was more important is having guys put the ballclub first. And regardless of how they feel it again trying to get past their own personal. Gold around resumes which is not always the easiest thing to do I recognize that. I don't I don't haven't seen any problems out there I. If I -- much more like -- today I don't expect Mikey Lowell to commit here and -- down as a quality current manager to play every three days Whitaker forty or whatever -- exploited every day. I liked the fact that you -- played every day for four years now he's been grind in. And -- we respect that so now when things maybe change a little bit. I I need to make good decisions but also need to recognize that and I do."

" As far as guys being told things that they that they don't want to hear what with your team is at one conversation where you told guys. --"

" Well we viewed and reviewed I think guys have somewhat of an idea just because we try to stay consistent. But at the same time. Every night after game -- people. It'll won't commit in total -- actually before the court to the media if possible. Because guys -- out here on different times candles. So we want them to know before they go home if they're playing or not point I think we all think it helps. They may not get the news they want to hear but I think it's better for them to prepare them away. And I think Vick related to it is makes their job a little bit easier -- whatever the job you were after them to do."

" do you still as we sit here now at 1210. On the next day. Do you still understand exactly why you got thrown out last night because I don't."

" Yeah I'd know I'd do. I want out and then was arguing. A lot of what happened in the first inning on I thought there was obstruction play when he's put in the second. And."

" On the on the double play. --"

" I mean rules -- you gotta make an attempt to slide at second and there was little attempt and but he did get. Night I know our Felix and -- and -- explanation I didn't think it was very good and I will look at for a reason to go back out -- that. And I an idea why do -- going to give rejected are just like I just thought it was. I I got to a point up or -- you can throw me out okay cool hang around -- Startling even if you've been comfortable that -- little confused their demise I'd do."

" You know -- solo was thrown out maybe we didn't see it on TV it it seemed like if Kevin Youkilis had charged the mound they were going to throw about yet they -- about you know line."

" Not not -- that conversation nor MI probably exposed to beat them."

" But it is your agenda and a little -- going to throw the -- out from out but -- some."

" Michael Michael you're asking me stuff on don't you all know I want. Privy to that conversation -- you proper cable and had -- for a second we'll do a wonderful. And they were out their talk it would probably all about taught adult. You better served out of them."

" Obviously last night's game is that the the the front of our mind but a lot of stuff has happened since last week spoke here. And I want to go back to Saturday and and the 1230 press conference that David Ortiz had. You were the only as far as I know the only member of the organization who attended the press conference. And I think that shows a lot about UN the respect you after the player that you were there. How hard is this whole process been for you personally."

" It's it's been tough. Tough pearl on David and part the only reasonable stuff on me because I was privy to some of what not all the but I understood the process at least. And I understood how on farewell to David Ellis also things -- being so the bottom. And I came out right away that day instead. I think actually Wetzel was blocked and have answers in the next ten minutes. I understood and how disappointing it took that long a little longer to look. The more he David mistaken. You just -- his hands were unbelievably tied. And I did see that thought and then all what do you like talk helped but I was told to just -- it and the process would take care of itself a soul. You have the kind of -- wouldn't listen. We actually were going to go down as a team. To -- thing -- talked -- on and everybody in favor that we had a fifteen innings fiasco. And we moved the -- was back in New York. And needed to respect ended up called -- 10:30 in the morning and I Hewlett-Packard did just. Stay on the bosses should all put it -- down and represent our guys in. If anybody had a question I'll explain it to a lot of times the perception is almost more portable really happens. And I didn't want to be perceived that there wasn't any. Do people ward will be in support of David."

" Tito has this been a distraction either for Ortiz or more generally for your team."

" What I think it's been really hard on David and again his times divided you don't get on your routine and obviously -- emotional. And he's. Being up in the morning having meetings and on phone calls trying to understand probation and -- out -- was exhausted. I I think I went when people ask if there's distractions. I think when things become a distraction that's more fault. If we allow things to become a distraction. There's a pretty good chance we've lost games I mean that's that's the way it goes so I don't I don't ballclub believing that I think. -- we went thirty commenting about score runs -- because of David. One released personal knowledge about it walks fields and it didn't hit. I don't I don't pick up -- notified to shame on me and staff we ignored Jarvis."

" What did you think of the press conference itself specifically how Ortiz handled himself."

" I thought David -- He handled himself with a lot a lot of class and quarries. Think if you think that I got to look at it from a real. Unique stamp went out behind him off in the quarter -- got to see him in the rule. And David looked there was Michael blow. And we are waiter wider world what -- and and there was a lot of movement in the room the result -- going off there were cameras clicking it won't point one got about two feet in front of him. These -- doing it in a second language. I've -- a lot of things. You don't if you put. Yourself in the old shoes. I thought he handled himself on -- and again probably shouldn't be surprised on David. I thought he spoke his heart and I thought he did a good job -- Michael Weiner also did a good job. And I told him that -- not Michael. But. Sometimes when people representing the players. You know they can come across that a little bit one sided. I thought for guys there was there's obviously -- a lot of intelligence. I thought he explained it. Very well and to maybe people like beat made understandable."

" They think it's over at as far as baseball is concerned we've talked about the list from 2003 -- and this is the first time I thought. Somebody from the players' association came out and countered. A lot of the I commentary that is not their do you think we are we ready to move onto another stage in and move on from the 2003."

" Well Michael on it all depends of football's most lawyers. Who wherever that may be different they'd determined that they want to. Illegally. And it morally leaked out more names in his pocket go. But in no -- we can't stop that. I -- think Michael weir has and the -- association have to mom explained this before just maybe not on. It also on the on the public podium as they did with David I think Michael actually explain his reasons that shall not short completely agree that."

" You said that you didn't think going thirty innings 31 innings without Iran had anything to do with the David Ortiz distraction. What the heck was going on down there."

" Well we ran into. Doubles -- the first very Burnett. Sees the and then we just get old bait we got -- kinda blows all week. Yeah we had they had obviously talented pitchers and we wore in one of those folks. And it got to a point ward got crazy unit -- schools that was frustrating it was difficult. You know that we finally get a lead -- last game we keep -- for about thirty seconds. -- just it was almost fiasco that happens. It is not a lot of fun to live -- Do believe and our team -- always going to have that I I didn't goal and always will and I think -- don't make it through this I don't think it's always going to be easy. But I think we're gonna find a way to -- throat."

" As painful as it can be sometimes is is what Daniel Bard went through in New York the other night. Part of the growing process of the young pitcher."

" It's you're gonna put him in those situations yes but -- if you want to continue. To protect them maybe not but I think he's earned the right which I think everybody agrees to pitch in a lot of -- situations. And our team better. -- what you're born -- thirty or forty you're going to stumble at times when the guys younger everybody Israel looked to auld couldn't handle this. But again you don't given given. More responsibilities. But imported -- bounced back blessed by which -- it happens it."

" Last week -- got a lot of phone calls. Over pitching to Evan Longoria in the thirteenth inning and we talked about that Tom Caron. This week I think that the -- the phone calls. Have been over Daniel Bard in the eighth inning in New York. And and not many phone calls -- asked about bunting as well let's start with with the -- part. We pointed out. He got eight. Yet two outs on eight pitches in New York was there ever any thought in your mind of well maybe I'll go to somebody else for Johnny Damon or you're gonna go with him the entire way to get those three outs in the eighth inning."

" Not the entire way I don't poll voters that. I don't think it after he pitches in two consecutive about it makes sense that. Took if we go to pap in that situation again look to Clausen nobody on -- analog boy. Well or. -- When you're going Johnny a little bit afraid of most of the fingers please remember to happen there and Johnny gets on he -- still second. It was hard we've got Alex Rodriguez on deck -- so that's part of the reason you stay with smokey. We were capital -- ready for most ought to at least three hitters away. From their personal reasons again. Opening expected doable -- Those types of things. -- after his old -- you can always say we should go on the other guys that that's baseball understand that. -- most agree with the biggest party. You sometimes guys devote all -- that is you know the first two hitters. Yeah getting Jeter you know he threw a ninety mile an hour fastball we've checked swing and got one back to the to the mound. Hard to say boy that looked like -- people out we'll give him out again."

" Not as far as bunting and am looking for the the box score here. There's so I can help you we can help each other out."

" I think I don't -- on in the sixth inning apiece did. Not not been allowed just because of enough for nothing game. TDs hidden. And and yet -- it's easy to go back and -- they have scored around thirty getting it we're all -- one album just ecstatic that first game. And I wasn't comfortable. Player for one run. In that ballpark with the Yankees I don't tackles on the mound he was throwing quarry my feeling was if we play for one Ron. -- we'll have a lot of opportunities here. To score multiple fronts and one in my mind Portland to correct way to do it. Not -- tell you when we were in the fifth inning fifteenth inning took -- 00 game I was call muscle mass I thought I'd still. Didn't I think you understand my point I don't think it was the right thing to do especially the way he'll peaceful -- that knocked the ball the ball park. The night before any you'd already taken -- before I didn't think player for one was the right thing to do."

" is always probably put in a position hunt Friday night to make as -- of Major League debut is you can make. How did you think he rebounded with his performance last night."

" I thought and I use some pretty I think. Some attitudes last night -- were pretty glowing opium I think you deserved it in the first inning. -- mustard you know get a potentially get six outs and we don't turn don't play we agree you have a tough time on Miller -- ball. Any held this boy is he left want pitch over the plate two in the city rifled into left field. Fortunately he didn't get under it was a single hit harder for only one run scored. And then you know all the extracurricular things that are going on he held it together. And ended last -- spectacular. -- what this exciting -- I don't called. Mean I don't -- been that comfortable. With state guy on the mound in -- in that situation ever I mean this -- got a together these so he's a sharp -- And it was a different culture and everything else nothing throws this -- distance -- an exciting young man to watch."

" Well and with kind of a fluid situation with your rotation with Wakefield not -- down for rehab start. Has -- bought himself another start for."

" Why don't -- that he he was doing he's he's already scheduled to pitch in Texas. I don't all the doubles he needed to -- Deal belt wasn't start to -- understand -- completely awake -- ready but we have him penciled in in Texas already."

" Before we get that real tough question from our our listener. We always we -- phone calls a lot about we pitch counts your phone calls a lot. About bunting and playing small ball as some people say you. Is your philosophy that you know most of the time the bunt is not the the best option for you or is it just. Do you look at this situation -- situation where you just not a fan of bunt."

" I'm not a -- fan of punting as much is maybe. People horror of thirty years ago and my hero and -- regular liberal. And I think that. Yeah it's probably need you think for managers do to keep people off his back I don't think it's the right thing to always do to win the game. I'm not there are times as the Detroit but I think there's a lot of things -- to play. And it's not just okay -- second open up -- it was who's hitting most pitching who's running. Who's pitching for us can we hold them down should -- for one run is basically what you want you're telling the other bigger player for one run. And that's not -- to -- if if if we need one run desperately it will -- sometimes. But -- you know again. Playing for more than one run. News is I think the better waited too little Lotta times and the other thing is if you let a guy swung away. There's a lot of good things that can happen now. -- brutal play it looks terrible and that's the worst thing that can happen but there's only good things that can happen where -- can lead to more than."

" today's Mohegan -- lunch with Tito question comes from Ashley tourney from oak dale Connecticut and she's gone back to something we discussed the little earlier today I."

" Harry thank -- for taking my question in light of recent trade acquisitions can you speak about how much emotions and feelings can affect player per. Performance -- roster changes are made. And how emotional the emotional side come into play is set the roster each day and --"

" Could known almost instrument player on my part we're looking at the line up. We certainly have -- that's that's going to -- and we don't bet that would never took the way they even talked a team popular there was every. Timer on the trading deadline there's always an unsettling feeling around here because here all the names. And then we -- organ duel we don't commissioner we got some good players and then things normally settle down. What happens we after the deadline made -- moves and then all of sudden all hell broke loose you know we didn't score we didn't hit. We have pitching injuries we've got roster movement and so they'll be unsettling feeling in the though the revolving door kept going to about another ten days and we actually had talked about that in your little bit about okay. -- we recognize that -- pay attention don't remember who we are over here before and fight through this and so again we did talk about it but put the emotional. Side. Never enters into what we do make a lineup."

" And if it does get emotionally does this -- Bigelow green -- Show yourself but I just."

" All. Not only -- Reebok shoes and I have my but -- that. You want to plug. I don't think on regular company let me go well around that -- a lot about that always appreciate the time to you know we'll talk to guys who."

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