[2:19] ..." done speaks strongly so it just doesn't command respect and that unnamed Philadelphia Phillies players -- greatest portable by the way they found out rule wise who was on there -- guys got errors that I"...

[9:32] ..." Well it's a good question because he says he's going to Buick Julio Franco and wait till he fit the whatever but the reality is is that he looks at it as. That's cost certainty because"...

[11:28] ..." priority is which is pitching is no doubt about it. You know CC sabathia is a world yeah absolutely unique you need pitching but if you put number two I agree with the eight to share"...

[19:37] ..." you know in hindsight with the -- mears Jayson -- thing -- Jason Bay did all he. Needed to do to convince me that was fine no problem Jason Bay clip showed his worth there's no question about it. But the problem is is that what happens when you take some of"...

[0:00]" So he doesn't go potentially. I decided against that at the end of the day. Good choice welcome into the dale -- program Mike Felger filling in. And my boss rob Bradford joining me in studio go to Dunkin' Donuts at the break. Dale holly off for the for the best of reasons and a and the -- reasons to to -- funeral they Jimmy Fund. Former Jimmy Fund patient platinum -- they -- at his funeral today so it Bradford and the order today. Lotta stuff to get two different things that we could talk don't you you asked me what what if I was the editor of the same website -- what I lead with what what would be the lead story right. K so I I give my opinions all of which we can talk about. So forth and so on a lot of -- surprise is one thing it wasn't a surprise when I woke up this morning and read the local. The bearer of news. Which is John Daly passed outside -- Passed out inside the -- the -- I thought they were on his way inside and I'll buy that actually speak about him passed out outside the batter's -- passed out in the letters he would at least that couldn't get them out at a at a there's certain things that you can count on -- Felix growing up up thank. John but John Daly traffic outside who's to think Bud Selig at the end of the -- really screwed that up. I think there was elements of his yes the price conducting he's going to start the game it should not have started again -- and you blame. Is the weatherman or the person who hired the weather you know listen to -- they have emails from the of people say don't start the day that was a two day weather system that was you know he's that we were at anticipating the minutes of rain between now. Garbage yet that was a nor'easter -- It's no use to that that part of it was stupid I mean you. I don't know about you but there's certain elements of me feel bad for bud Felix sometimes it does seem like in this case. In this part of his job he so overmatched I'm sure he's really good at other parts of the job but in terms of making the snap decisions in relating them to the public bat well."

[2:05]" It's the way he carries himself no one respects that and it he plays that because he's just select beat. Sort of uncapped not tight you know -- he -- an appointment hair's messed up he's got the rule book and and he's done speaks strongly so it just doesn't command respect and that unnamed Philadelphia Phillies players -- greatest portable by the way they found out rule wise who was on there -- guys got errors that I would Adams provides like crap how to pitches the way people feel Monica so that really works against them. But federal everything that he did wrong other -- allow them to play the game but anyway. World Series on the table -- Manny Ramirez news out of New York Celtics still on the table on the other night he has her Doc Rivers on DNC and inducements and things talked about there. And a very instinct made his game coming up. This weekend at Indy. That's also on the table full -- will be open all day four is 61777985888525. -- that is toll free number Ray Allen may join us. At some point. And that's pretty much -- just pocketed DNC boys about the looting and rioting and and mass murder and -- that's gotta be going up or those drivers can't. --"

[3:19]" Well I know what I wrote some of the grow ironically we were in Philadelphia for the with a Red Sox when the Celtics won the championship that night. And those people were so upset and so bitter. I mean it was clearly you -- hear but the employees at the stadium this saying all look at these Boston people they get another championship that must be so there were so both know better. It was unbelievable the guys are not the television outside the club welfare way to get there and just to -- us because we are from Boston the thing about the."

[3:49]" Philip -- that but there is the thing about the -- and it's it's just little. Hint of violence underneath the surface that there's there's there's always this prospect. Of physical harm and anyone who was in Jacksonville via delta. Those neanderthals. -- weekend were brutal -- anyone who has -- knows what I'm talking about and that's the Philly fan. So it's kind of like the edge -- NFL beef that the players on president I'm -- nice guys. But I really against right on the edge there I think on the evolutionary scale lucas' that the posting you know of the you know evolutionary men. It's Jets fans and Mets fans are that the guys who were crouching on the ground -- and in the next guy up -- the Philly fans it would knuckles dragging on the ground."

[4:32]" I don't that I youth that he acted that's account and I know we've got to get the political stuff on the -- for the day probably but I do you want to say event. The Obama think that it reached my top 500 -- while time. It did -- cracked this gym while Marshall. I'm sorry. About. And if you like what the eve gala at the top five it -- I don't know I I'd challenge you stated that they would practice when he emailed us about him while and I deleted -- committed -- up Norton you -- see this year and one out from -- classic. By whoever I'm sure you watch it from Parcells at 3 o'clock in the morning I watched the one last night as well the week off -- also will so that was that matter than say like how to use the how to use the -- matter I've used comparable via -- switch over to the World Series now -- I think that. A lot of -- like. That was a compelling night habit that was going to be OI don't open up the numbers yet but. That should have been the highest rated game this yeah -- It's like I'm sure nick call from people's day. Basically -- baseball before -- I think -- three and a half hours I mean honestly that was what can ever freshening thing knowing that okay I don't have to invest myself in in this fourth three hours. It in in why it was it was compelling television and Estes to the Red Sox beat the Phillies that make it to the World Series. I think there were so beat up they had a hard time I agree with yeah I mean I think that yet to give the Phillies a lot of credit in terms of just as. Tampa approached the Red Sox and how they kind of picked them apart. I mean Phillies did the same thing of the campers you look at the numbers Longoria one hit. You know so I think that the Phillies were much healthier team and."

[6:14]" They were a little bit more raw -- people know they do. This the Phillies and Colorado Rockies not -- that line up from. Rollins and utley and now Howard to Cole Hamels the best pitcher left in you know pitching right now in the post season. Different team in the Colorado Rockies a legit team and I I agree I don't think the Red Sox they would have had their problems I'll treat this like. The Patriots a couple of years ago when they lose Indian you've got Chicago sitting there in the Super Bowl you know it would one. That game -- chance at a championship I decide sort of had just much trouble the Phillies as they had the race."

[6:47]" You know I think Pete Joe Madden has clearly made a name for himself throughout this postseason but -- through time -- Jimmy burger it's like. You know okay the price to start the game for me that's the move quick what's -- person. Mike and in one. You. Is it you US coming in school him right now now we did not let someone actually. And I read Horry went to college at the -- because. Because Springfield College is going to take down at the weekend no chance of -- this up so what are you I'd be so earth and nobody on the planet and you cares about the players. I don't -- this blog you know when you look at what happened at the Sox bow out due to that -- you know we could add that one as you do with the Patriots and -- 2 yeah there's no huddle. This I think the Sox have made it through. They had problems with Philly just like habitat while I mean you can even look back at 2003 when the reds basketball on the Yankees and say okay how the matchup with the Marlins. I think the consensus was the Red Sox would have -- the Marlins -- Lola that well I don't I agree I mean a lot of people sit well Josh Beckett -- on the same thing about them as you did the Yankees so. But I agree it was I think would've been a good series but. At the end of the day the things that concern me about the red size two in the World Series -- not only Beckett said he would have pitched in the World Series but with a lot more help from chemistry right and and Jonathan Papelbon fact that he really wasn't available for game seven. I mean going to the World Series. Not only have a you you have been riding masters and how parker ego out of market Okajima goes though. It would it would have been top softball but here's the thing about baseball they barely let you catcher brad. Both political right into the free agency season and the -- in the meeting Wednesday meeting do you look GM meetings are next week next week. The GM meetings now and then a month later other winter meetings. And I remember you know covered for The Herald last year we go -- World Series money off thank god it's over and everything. But then. That almost that week. Curt Schilling stuff comes up right and then you go from Curt Schilling the Michael and they go from Michael the winner meeting of the Johan Santana stuff. Yeah it's relentless."

[8:56]" It starts immediately yeah it feels like it starts at odds and it so all the baseball guys that cover it in the Manny Ramirez stories that are percolating Al only Dodgers say two years two years and sixteen yet K thirty are. Well below two years I think. Makes sense for the Dodgers I don't think that's a bad deal whatsoever. On Manny wants four years Canadian that's interesting why. You would take ten million dollars a year just to get those two extra years. You know don't have confidence in himself after two years go out. Yet another fifteen million dollar a year contract and in a year contract I don't see why he would look at."

[9:32]" Well it's a good question because he says he's going to Buick Julio Franco and wait till he fit the whatever but the reality is is that he looks at it as. That's cost certainty because I am getting old. And it's human you talk about it looks like a good deal from the dodger perspective. You can understand it from both sides you can understand why the Dodgers offered activist in my mirror Bears return down. But like like I told you earlier. You know went nice news story in the what was that in new York new news. Argue or your posts saying okay Yankees. The signs are pointing to the Yankees are going to medical card run after -- That's all I need to hear mirror Bears is going to end up with the Yankees I'm sorry that's that's one thing that's right thank. You mirror merits in conversation that I had at said that his dream while at that when he was saying things still at time. Okay the Red Sox to my first priority I want to resigning won the extension -- blocked. Always a dream to play for the Yankees my dream has always been the play for the Yankees. So. There's a three dollar -- the Yankee fifth pick coming apart after."

[10:37]" The two will meet if you're the Yankees you've got a chance for Teixeira or many rumors and you go for Manny. What are you thinking that now what are you doing and you have legitimate holes at each position to not like your it's amazing to jurist. There's no question and it is not about what my points that you're not that's not -- sides and he plays that position you'd desperately et cetera I mean there's not even. That's not even a debate why would do that. If for no other reason. Then again to try and he in the pool in Boston which it is a set up right. Brian Cashman that the direct quote from him by -- in my as well I've for the -- is that it is a -- take a -- in the little pull."

[11:19]" The but yeah I mean I'll think you can argue that if you had the say okay when he -- the Yankees priorities beat. It's their first priority is what they're saying the first priority is which is pitching is no doubt about it. You know CC sabathia is a world yeah absolutely unique you need pitching but if you put number two I agree with the eight to share as the guy but I also this."

[11:40]" it's not a bad fallback here's the thing though on this is disappointing is the one case. With a Red Sox can't make those forty plays for a guy just -- that the product that no one globally and it's having any one in the Red Sox are going to be linked to a report right it will be linked to sabathia they've already battling the -- they'll be linked at Teixeira yeah. Barnett all the way down the line yeah that's a smart business that tries that the price on the Yankees. Manny is the one yeah Dick billable by."

[12:07]" But you don't want at least at least got Boris as the Yankees -- at least the as the Yankees and that's going to go along way in and like instead I mean I think it's more than jest. If that's true if this story New York Post is accurate and there is in traffic in the -- this is more than just driving the price I mean I honestly believe it that this could be a partnership here. And remember also remember -- Brian Cashman is operate in the past with Johnny Damon it's basically he'd let the market settle. And then he came in -- Here's a proper meet the guys as executed some free agents -- it pretty well. Johan Santana wasn't one of them because dad Hank Steinbrenner makes everything else and it clear it was a free agents on."

[12:46]" It's fascinating how the Yankees. Are going to go about this. And how it's going to play out in my mean by that is as I think the era of baseball has changed where back in -- not testing era and the steroid era. The systems became less important and it really was just about keeping your guys and guys did -- into their thirties and I think teams want -- different weight in the winning now and how the winning now is systems and young player -- organizations. And not just slugging but guys that you know I've -- despite the guys that the Red Sox bring up well rounded ballplayers from. Pedroia and Youkilis and -- lot these guys are. All around ballplayers not to sluggers right so that's I think what's going to be the model going forward -- yet here are the Yankees sitting with the new stadium all these new revenues. In up in a place they haven't been and how long having missed the playoffs. Are all these free agent available perfect storm it's the perfect storm -- yeah okay self I don't think it would be she's shocked if they do if they do Teixeira Manny."

[13:44]" At that. High you don't have all that might as I I certainly wouldn't be shocked if they and I don't think I don't think that I think it's still -- you don't win is exactly what Tampa. And I and I give the reds are a lot of credit for what they've done they've done a great job of set himself up to be competitive as well but Tampa. Not only have they hit on their top optics and been able develop guys like you mentioned. By via the second part of that is incredible to me. Have them coming in in citing these guys like yeah like -- contract it most ridiculous odd fact they'll bite out there where the guy is going to be paid. It through 2013. Years seventeen yeah. -- options I believe it it's it's unbelievable and so that's that's how you build a winner by by. Number one drafting well magnitude. Developing the players number three sighing at opposite because the Red Sox have done it to weather with Beckett with -- Ortiz. It means they've delegate to now can they do with Coke I mean Q did you view -- in the duel with Pedroia in the duel with -- last year."

[14:51]" That's a question that shouldn't be a question -- You should -- money should never be a question with this team ever if they ever -- and we can't afford player acts forget about it. Now I think it's not good business from a win -- loss stamp points this sign a lot of guys after that big contract. But it's not for the money to -- sank."

[15:12]" I do being the -- how like how you argue allocating the money though that's my question you I agree with you Red Sox have more resources in almost any rights of the Yankees what -- it -- The reason that law the fact that they're built now around. Papelbon. And Lester and Youkilis and Pedroia and Ellsbury hopefully he keeps coming aunt and uncle to keep. Because these guys are playing that big contract -- Are. That enjoys playing for 700000 dollars or whatever it is and it helps the overall are all about board about John -- bottom line. I think you're gonna get more production from Pedroia these next five years going into the spring year's annual five years after -- so that leads me to that question is how do you allocate them money because you're saying what's driving these guys that -- that big contract well guess what. They're going to be offering to a certain degree that big contract this year. So that's what I'm saying is how do you allocate that you lo these guys away to the point of like stay within. You know skip arbitration years here you go here's -- Youkilis arbitration but the joy is not -- is not. But I mean they tried last year it is broached the subject with a mr. Papelbon arbitration now -- Youkilis -- arbitration mr. Lester isn't either. -- nobody but man and -- would throw but there's a reason why big go to these guys have gone these guys instead paid you want to do a lot just like the Longoria -- and Brian Brian Milwaukee's right here but the problem is is that it's a little bit different when you have the agents that these guys that. When when you have Pedroia and Papelbon have Levinson who -- already said. You know -- dig their heels and is going to be no. Two team options for these guys so they in Papelbon gone on record numerous times thing clearly he has no problem writing you know unless he gets blown away by deal that leads me back my question how do you allocate money. You do do you allocate it toward investing these guys thinking. They they're going to continue to be good and they don't need that motivation you talked about or do you you start spending appropriate."

[17:13]" You throw -- a fan of of team favorable deals -- bytes bytes and -- that whoever doesn't will see in arbitration and what's the big deal that Ryan Howard. Made ten million Robert ration last year right yeah yeah so those guys will get paid yet it's that's what you -- a classic problem -- if it's not. It's not bad but again as you are going along gets trickier and trickier and trickier the bigger quick to meet the -- with the Red Sox is this. I think the Jake Peavy stuff. Forget about it they're paying in the pool for the Yankees or whoever team wants to get involved there I think would be silly for the Red Sox -- the great pitchers -- it image reference. Be solid and give up on young guys dated to last two with Santana why would he do it this year with -- it's as -- a better pitcher. I believe their system might leave the organization those guys whether it's balk call to whether it's -- one of those guys going to hit would be a good pitcher just like masses -- was I think that's. What they're doing is good -- with their system no need to trade. But I do think there is one organizational need and that a lot of teams are starting to have that not testing era but it's still need about a particular young power young middle of the order power this team doesn't have it. If you if you're Tommy Lars Anderson as the guy off our right you know I don't know that but. You write me disco that's why if there's one guy above any other. I -- look at -- and I know that there's a little little logjam there with your guy at third base and you -- and you gotta think about where you put them but if there's a need and a guy available right he shares the one for me and I I think they should do understand that's what that's what it."

[18:46]" Well let's go back to -- go back to when they meet there will be no pain -- known me makes a lot of people's skin crawl. But it that wholly different not -- that's what but this is the thinking that you're talking about. Is that we you look in the organization and even then when he made the deal one where they lacking. It was the middle the order power with the young -- the order power you took a stab in the dark -- the guy didn't work out. But that's what -- thinking your abs absolutely right."

[19:11]" But here's a question to that they've got to think about on top of it I think they have out. How many teams are going to have that again -- that is the testing era the numbers already down and they're going down. Do you need to guys like Ortiz and Ramirez to slug their way in all -- I don't know if you deal I I think the way the game's played is changing a little bit and it indeed they've got to balance that is."

[19:30]" Well I think that the way they want their lineup is tough outs from top to bottom and now. I say well you know in hindsight with the -- mears Jayson -- thing -- Jason Bay did all he. Needed to do to convince me that was fine no problem Jason Bay clip showed his worth there's no question about it. But the problem is is that what happens when you take some of those elements out if you have a."

[19:53]" Merriman and guys next year ago 31 under. I would not be shocked if the Red Sox next year is currently constituted had 30. Homer 100 RBI guys. I think there is borderline penalty -- Youkilis at the ceiling this year my opinion. And I think Ortiz -- if you have three guys through 3100 it's not bad and you have a couple of guys who were in the one I don't think of any. Let's hear it fine but yet certainly of guys who potentially. One hit thirty home runs -- not a hundred RBIs you know it's -- there's no I don't think there's any -- 3100 -- honest and I think too Sherrie Rodney I think if Ortiz is healthy walk huge shipment -- been three years -- healthy right so. By you but good to go back to my point about how the lineup this I mean if they signed Jason Barrett that we talked about. -- strategy being tough from top the bottom or few foreign Jason Varitek the way one trending. That's that's what piece of the puzzle. -- give -- one prediction before the break I don't like it vary it up to do appear in the pool doesn't vet tech will be back next year. You'll be great but his numbers will try to back up level but and that's not saying anything but. I don't think that this is. I'll think that logic to go down I think yeah a lot of personal things this year that creeped and and we've seen a lot of players keep folk is the one that comes the mine's a lot of players deal that into one year in the next year it sort of get over it and you come back a different player and I think Barrett because the chance. To be that guy 61777985888525852. Bradford and Felder. Taken over for dale and -- on Sports Radio WEI."