[0:00] ..." Back on the dale and Holley show it's Wednesday you know what that means it's Red Sox Wednesday and every Wednesday. We talk with the manager of the Boston Red Sox joining us now on the eighteenth -- hot line as the manager Terry Francona Terry has brought -- you by a -- insurance. An interest systems doctor Robert Leonard. 1800 getting here area I don't."...

[1:26] ..." you watch the game and you have a lot of respect for Doc Rivers mister -- title."...

[19:02] ..." Then you should be coming out very soon your -- right maybe Terry Francona night like Jerry Grammy night last night."...

[20:10] ..." It -- thanks a lot good luck tonight me all right Terry Francona has brought -- you by AT&T with more bars in more places. Switch to the wireless network with the bath global coverage"...

[0:00]" Back on the dale and Holley show it's Wednesday you know what that means it's Red Sox Wednesday and every Wednesday. We talk with the manager of the Boston Red Sox joining us now on the eighteenth -- hot line as the manager Terry Francona Terry has brought -- you by a -- insurance. An interest systems doctor Robert Leonard. 1800 getting here area I don't."

[0:22]" I'll probably do little utility -- a drop in Atlanta yeah. There."

[0:26]" I'd try to I'd just try to smooth that over next."

[0:30]" recorded the interview that way to parcel."

[0:33]" We don't don't don't worry about the other day the other day well it was a long time ago but still things mean my -- that uncle Michael are you bald. Just tired of barely in the same category but I think -- the difference between Terry. Except I'm still kind of hold onto I have a little bit here so maybe back to work this thing for a little bit."

[0:58]" Here -- just -- Theodore Lerner so I quickly but it'll what. But I aquavit."

[1:05]" Guess who you know jails are here today you'll see him at the ballpark. I think he's going to let the main Larry Bradley you know you're familiar with young and very --"

[1:14]" I don't. -- do you -- title I don't know --"

[1:17]" You know what you know before we talk baseball we talked you last Tuesday that night toward the day out of game six the Celtics obviously one championship. What are your thoughts and you watch the game and you have a lot of respect for Doc Rivers mister -- title."

[1:30]" Noise that we would bring it home and watch the game a -- dollar collective commitment. It if it was so much for a got a field that took a few isolated we backed the Celtics came on the road talks on them and document to the coach's room. As part of our fortunately for the game we're kind of rev it up to -- but. He came and he was talked into the coaches and to see him that relaxed you know -- would go visit him. He'd sit on the game and forty minutes and there's a difference and and see him that relaxed it was relief fund for I'd just sat there and it was -- stories are go to just -- about the -- and it was foreign. To watch him just -- what he deserved it I don't know a lot of people happy for forgiven for the Celtics Arnold ball right at the top littlest."

[2:18]" You know what an -- he has said that he said it before he even knew what he was talking about and and what -- what I mean by that much. When they want 24 games last year eighteen game losing streak he says I want to stick it out because. I think it's great to win in this city and he hadn't won in this. You have now he has. Can you even put into words what it's like to win in Boston."

[2:43]" I probably can't -- and I I don't I'm not private tried. There is no place like this city and that I'm -- not better for a while now Floyd no errors -- try to really tough. But they're great night's dirt can be no place better. And so when he cares much about baseball we do your goal is -- sport fanatics it is it's a tough place sometime disposal but he. But nobody cares more about -- sports and and you know it's not it's actually not just baseball until they go crazy about the Reggie Bush spoke. The Patriots but the assault which means it's a good sports cities and if you could have some success here detergent -- Austin pushed."

[3:26]" Military of course you solve the captain of the Celtics Paul peers throughout their what did you think you've seen a couple of -- go up there you've seen a doctor as well and and I KG and and Ray Allen what did you think of -- Paul Pierce all on the hump on the other night of throwing the tough part."

[3:42]" They -- a good thing you can spot upward direction because he's not a -- baseball courts. Blood -- in his second but it didn't hurt -- what they were just great they've obviously. Title let there of what we're let their guard down they had relaxed it was all over and you could just see -- they were so much pure enjoyment. Were to be it would still week it'll look good for them they deserve -- When they've made their little tour around Fenway to let everybody acknowledge what they didn't see the players acknowledged the fans back -- political."

[4:15]" Now back to baseball I've mentioned earlier -- off the list to sound like a rap sheet. Some of the issues your team has had to deal with this year from guys going on the DL. To a guy getting hurt between innings on how warm up throw or just read -- a throw across the diamond from Michael old -- Kevin Youkilis have you ever seen anything like -- I'm talking especially that you -- injury."

[4:37]" Though you peculiar. Every time you think you should all you haven't I thought he got some dirt designed all the balls -- a thousand -- scooped up a result balls toward Gloucester part of your rants about. But come like cannot there looked like -- isn't -- Iraqi move. Peavy was she it was -- rural American. Nazis used used to be different stuff all time put. One good -- news is we have a roster were guys step and then pick over and help and it is. It's been tough at times as -- over the wall and Marty without the last couple nights he's very inexperienced. But not -- what it's sometimes those types of things help bring your ball put together."

[5:19]" Terry we haven't seen David Ortiz in the field -- at the plate for three weeks he's supposed to swing off the tee today. Is this a significant step for -- is this going to after watching him swing is. Is this going to. Factor into what goals -- what happens next or is this just something that you guys expect it to happen and it is no big deal."

[5:41]" Yeah loads of big deal I think the time. -- frames just the ball -- the doctors thought it would be actually went down last night private doctor Sloan opted to you to scuttle this coming easily but he did okay. They just want to see him before we -- on this road trip. And because once he gets on this road trip -- east -- it in BP at some points and they just want to just -- our -- before -- before he -- points. I think everything's gone pretty well armed. It is pretty much like they set toward. And that's good news there have been any bad surprises or anything -- a couple of -- progression and -- get it back."

[6:19]" It's Jersey Devils are heading to another National League ballpark starting on Friday going to Houston I believe. How how does that affect what you're going to be doing as far as what Manny with a hamstring and of course you clues are trying to come back from the how will you approach of this we --"

[6:33]" Well you can play at night so that shouldn't be an issue they'll spend -- the past we've had David because we try to get -- lot of credit suited lol you court David's so that's not really an issue -- to. We're we're going to where we go from there -- with everything else it's it's our last National League city don't good good. We give them not to do it barbaric what teams are easy to play but we get back into what our team was built for. Sold that that should help a little bit you know -- We've handled it for the most part well I think -- every American League team is a little bit of a disadvantage. But we've handled it and won't try to able for the extremes it's."

[7:17]" Well I was very disappointed to read from my favorite bloggers that. He probably is not going to pitch this season I didn't know this guy was the Major League Baseball player up or Curt Schilling was just a block of a totally different that. Let out what down does that affect you guys at all or did you come into the season thinking. It will be a bonus if we get Curt Schilling but we can't expect."

[7:41]" You know Michael I've had sold at least. My emotion took -- totally different. -- probably because she'll -- it would still have a good date you know he's talked in the next their budget hitter out it was hard not to have that gets contagious. Then it'll towards the end view that it really plateaued and we do that. And when he started to view what you doctor Morgan which we Drew and they could keep on deal which -- set up. So I guess we were kind of readied for this to happen because I think it shall mine he had brought it run its course. It was time to go have surgery and put just we are prepared for that. We've -- that we've done without him all year salt. All the sudden when this became an issue with everybody else we are pretty much prepare for what little we don't want to have around we don't Mitchell. But we haven't had a ball readers and we were pretty much prepared to do that the rest of the year it's."

[8:35]" You know since the since he's had the surgery. A lot of people had retrospect lose and our discussions discussions about Kurt is his share our Hall of Fame worthy. I don't want to go America's career is not over but I don't want you to comment on something that you said before about -- you said one. When -- Philadelphia and here you asked -- to be somewhere he's there. No matter what the situation. Until he said he ES an amazing ability to even if he's -- two weeks at three weeks. To come back and do that things that he did when he was healthy and and that's. Unusual -- did you talk about those two things one his reliability and his consistency in his his delivery."

[9:20]" You know because because you'll again UConn -- in the bottom of the -- guilt other blogging and covenant opinion on a lot of things. There's little popular pick shot she'll particularly got to put him out help out their to open. -- shots. But he learned when he's at or -- ask at a guided do certain things he doesn't and I mean he does. -- I've been around a long time it was never late. You know if you ask a pitcher in the pitchers in June to go to the FDPP the first one out there. It'll there's a lot of things that -- has done for the betterment of teams. -- I can't help appreciate and respect and that's the part I guess I choose to look at. It was a -- opinion too sometimes to a New Hampshire handle that you know it's. He has been an unbelievable police reliable pitcher for a long time. And after after awhile it takes pole and that's what's happened here. Don't we tried dictate the conservative route this year and get him back because we've all -- our best chance to giving back kitchen. -- there was some differences of opinion for sure. It should be conservative route didn't work India and I still am glad we tried it because people are always change to get him back pitching this year. You know it had his surgery. Where it goes from there. Probably got pretty you don't because for him to come back. When you get to be this stage there's a tremendous amount of work it's involved. They've got a lot of other things going on so it's considerably some big assist for in the but I."

[10:59]" when you look at Jason very tech of course struggling coming into last night one for his last thirty. You know there was some talk or around baseball maybe should stay right -- that's where most of -- last night he delivered from the left side of the plate. I'm happy where -- tomorrow I'll finally get off that's not last month and helped last note huge --"

[11:18]" Usually talk around baseball -- right -- one who you talk about I've never heard that."

[11:23]" Jo -- from -- the little debates and some some talk out there you know people on the on not from baseball people -- just -- baseball that."

[11:38]" I've never heard that what -- I think maybe butcher referred to the right handed it's easier for tactic keep his swing -- Especially this ballpark with a left field where does she taught techniques disparities which didn't just. Are going to run into some issues which shouldn't especially as the catcher because you don't play quite every day you know kept I kept is a lot didn't want to a tough time it's. The good news from our standpoint is when he goes through a tough time. He always knows what the bottom line is that what games and when we win. You can't tell the difference in his demeanor and that's great news every hitter goes through tough times he's Q what brought this past week. And in the clutch and not get as the game went it looked like which I think it was huge for a pair of rose."

[12:25]" You reference that four run eighth inning last night. And we all look at that game winning hit from from Jason Varitek -- you replay that game and actually in your mind what do you think the key moment was of the inning."

[12:37]" I thought there was an at bat he actually -- to him so bad that the ball didn't have enough or didn't our dugout. -- bat shattered. And he stayed alive he destabilized. Drove that ball to right center. After -- future are obviously much doubles is huge -- you get to article war but we did some really good things to get ourselves in deposition produced JP. The ball down maligned coach Dixon just allow. It's going to be a tie game with him -- second also understood that they maybe -- almost no we just missed and then we organized to let that happen."

[13:12]" It's like sometimes and they -- guy I he has home run power it's three feet followed he comes back and you he strikes. It's a unit had that last and you you guys have had nineteen comeback victories I guess we could take two approaches here one we been down a lot."

[13:30]" Beyond that it goes to the incident that's one way to look at it."

[13:33]" You got there way is. We're resilient team against going to take that approach."

[13:37]" I think it's -- I think we think we have been down we've played from behind more often that we probably want to. But because of our bullpen and this is agreed to recommend it may like or the guys have been pigeon when you were down. Have given us a chance more often than not the christmas was vital to scoreless innings. It's given us a chance work if we do come back and scorched not well they've they've they've made it close don't go to whatever it was it was meaningful we want to game. Less what it was but great great win brought because most veritable lost Doug Davis. As time has -- and then all of a sudden. Period go to a couple of it's the best of stadiums sort rattle on. And maybe some doubt creeps into the other team at least we hope so and we come back with a great win."

[14:25]" last night in the bottom of the eighth White guy out of her take -- game winning -- orbit or hit winning hit right there. What was that conversation like with you Kevin nucleus and heavily -- he was in there as well descending."

[14:37]" Well we're trying to check on you to see. If he was -- available for defense boats and what I was trying to tell him was on not. You don't do whatever you want will I know that which is admirable a future should -- there. Any supply of some concern to bottom ball you'll come up -- rocketed to a two that's cut and dried as that he's been that. They were trying to find some protected classes they couldn't find one stage found that you can practice they'll find there's a critical soul. He's such a good because the first British and Indian Marty is finished personally got about other."

[15:13]" Guys have to do this and get him some Georgia Mike -- Some -- goggle."

[15:19]" There are actually trying to -- multiples home that vivid they're not first visit is digital paper just protective in case. You know some better ballclub and -- that I think they're supposed to compliment today."

[15:29]" Make you wear a mask where mass like a rip Hamilton."

[15:32]" To figure out -- go to repel outlook."

[15:34]" That big -- look now it's time. For Red Sox second guess you're sure there's."

[15:41]" Okay Red Sox second -- has brought -- Mohegan Sun. -- world that play now this is we have an aberration yet to this week one this is the only time you'll hear this. From Jerry in -- Jerry says. I don't have a second guess Terry's done a great job and all the not only had -- criticizes every move truly -- miserable basement dwellers thanks Kerry."

[16:03]" While the team would do remote campuses and that's. It's like it'll tell political news is I just don't -- it used to being here. I know down deep. I would miss not always looking guessing but there's so much interest here that and I agree I -- talked about this a million times we're going to remind myself of it. I I'll get addicted to just to develop an addictive just to be interest in the past deserved or not -- toward not like."

[16:35]" As if someone can use that day Terry great job c'mon. I got I made myself if."

[16:42]" is -- actually BO -- is but I just being how many people here they care about the team and and it's it's awesome -- again then you understand your job which I hope I do you gotta go hole what I had to make some nights it's just the way it is what. On my goodness it's it's all I can imagine being -- people don't care."

[17:03]" Well perfect Segway into Joe -- I think his last name is from but -- Joe says my question refers to Sunday's game against the Cardinals. In that game. In the bottom of the eighth after just -- in the lead why did you remove Manny Ramirez for a pinch runner Brandon -- Brandon Moss when the runner ahead of him. Was a potential insurance run yes it's always nice to have that extra insurance -- house on -- coming on. -- counting on top of on hold -- 11 run lead but why did you move me."

[17:33]" 'til it's actually good question and about three innings later I was told myself I think global in the thirteenth inning worn out scored we don't have many in their the reason we dude did it. It is and we actually waited till he got to second. And the reason being if somebody got a base -- he was going to have to score from second and that's the one thing I think we've we've -- and he probably was apprehensive about it. You we we very rarely take -- David spat out obligation I think we've shown that all along. But when he got in the position we called it would your first and there's a runner ahead if you were not going to run freedom I think it's kind of what is caller is saying. What are you got -- second and he's going to have to score. You know the person that hamstring we need to determine total it's not what we wanted to do it -- we -- we need to do."

[18:22]" For being selected Joe has won a mid week hotel stay at Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun a world plays sounds like if you got the lost that game which didn't. If you lost that game you would have been kicking yourself over that moment."

[18:33]" What -- might not all I just didn't all what can we needed to take him out but it was tough because he's such a good hitter and also recovered around two innings later. And you don't have his bat but not mean we I'm not -- we did because we need to do what. It is it is hard to take him out because such good."

[18:52]" Let's say that now you know this is your fifth season here right."

[18:56]" Yeah but I think they actually should do should come out of a."

[18:59]" Dribbles well that let it take a lot of dog here. Then you should be coming out very soon your -- right maybe Terry Francona night like Jerry Grammy night last night."

[19:07]" You know that's pretty cool they do some pretty good I don't know regular Britain's political -- runner and sometimes we get so caught up in the game. Good it's hard to watch things like that put in. I've been around -- for five years now he's hilarious and Billups and him and Donnie it's hard not to I try to play and I'd love looks to have them. I mean they've they've they're they -- don't want to adorned. It's hard not to like them. And then -- spent a lot of to a lot of people rendered shoot the players they brought back -- mean they've they haven't they have a Hall of -- Turkey about they're behind him. That was pretty cool event."

[19:44]" putted out or solo dress for the event and you --"

[19:48]" You know I I definitely don't hear what I told -- but I'd I'd done -- I loved it I'd I'd. Lol I don't think you diverted structure loses. Don't you believe he's in he's. I think you think it's 1960% of the crowd below them that I love I haven't what is -- an -- I think you know."

[20:10]" It -- thanks a lot good luck tonight me all right Terry Francona has brought -- you by AT&T with more bars in more places. Switch to the wireless network with the bath global coverage eighteen -- Your world delivered"