[0:07] ..." Joining us now on the AT&T hotline is the manager of the Boston Red Sox Terry Francona Terry is also brought to you by -- make insurance. Interest systems and doctor Robert Leonard at 1800 get -- good afternoon"...

[2:05] ..." to make a good impression on his new teammates. I'm not sure Jason Bay could do much more to make a good impression."...

[18:29] ..." bat third because of his OBP and higher batting average and have David Ortiz hit fourth because of more power. It seems like they would be on base for Ortiz to drive in more runs and"...

[19:40] ..." the next time you're an outside the lines mentioned Red Sox -- Terry Francona but I'm sure -- that."...

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[0:00]" Our number three dale and Holley Sports Radio WE I Michael is back and our studios in Brighton I am out here in Kansas City. Joining us now on the AT&T hotline is the manager of the Boston Red Sox Terry Francona Terry is also brought to you by -- make insurance. Interest systems and doctor Robert Leonard at 1800 get -- good afternoon Terry. Well good morning I guess how are we aren't. Here there are so are you guys in the same building but in different places is that the story I'm in a different building yeah. I -- you're at Entercom station and we're in the same city anyway you know we just turned the play by play cut from Dave O'Brien. You've been around the game a lot longer than I have have you ever seen a ball sit on the toppled the wall like that last night."

[0:43]" roll across like that. On the -- had to explain the media why wasn't about after the game which little frustrating. Believe I've never seen some apple like that of that event you know -- at Yankee Stadium. Really didn't get a good look at that saw replays obviously it was kind of -- something you think -- that -- yet. And then what happened last -- was able to -- there's crosses. Almost all the home run -- thought about I think Walt credit bubble -- need to get suspended have a good laugh as opposed to summary but it was spectacular catch."

[1:18]" Well -- no problem pleading ignorance. If yet explain it to them you gotta explain it to me why wasn't and and now."

[1:24]" How well in this I don't know I'm not. Gonna do stupid football -- the wall. I didn't think unity of the ball makes contact with the ball -- now. You play it off the green monster on the right yeah you'd ever -- I kept all monsters -- rule -- caught it. So it's about."

[1:43]" So simply just hitting the top of the what it was just the top."

[1:46]" All that's all -- Football anything. It's gotta be. -- frustrating that's easy. While. Could go that there was a follow up question of that falls well well --"

[2:02]" Like every guy who's ever been traded has probably wanted to make a good impression on his new teammates. I'm not sure Jason Bay could do much more to make a good impression."

[2:11]" Dollars -- would go to Auburn. What do up -- at all much it is I have become a prerequisite manager's speech reported but not try too hard but suddenly broader world they laughed peace and he was really. Seem pretty topped oldest did he say Artest all all played about like him and you know he was good as it it was it didn't seem like it was is obviously -- debate. And I think he's amid a real it was teammates always used just two of the best to camp and -- appreciate that."

[2:39]" You know TOM. And speaking of that you know I've I've noticed sometimes a car you Tito sometimes I -- you Terry in the same conversations that confusion can."

[2:47]" Use Romo were -- really demand or not -- I'm not I'm not. Not bad note it will -- it still don't it'd it'd just at the end of injury comic."

[3:02]" Exactly. Like well -- we talked with -- yesterday. And he said he came down to the last minute it was 3159. Before the Manny trade went through some with 359. There's a strong chance that this think of fall apart. Isn't it far apart -- had a meeting scheduled for that Friday the next day. What was your plan going to be at the meeting. If Manny had not -- trade."

[3:26]" All doubtful whole idea of the that's what again I spent the majority of the Spirit the ballpark. Not to be down in the in the trade discussions yard Gould gold on. The pretty good about communicate in. But no doubt in my office because -- felt like our team was wasn't pleased with the direction or people's goal probably spent three or four hours. On what I want to -- communicate to the ballclub. And you know that that included married actually -- soul and I didn't awards tried to. Again I'd take Spirit reversers. -- have very often and it was important to be -- struggle and with a heartfelt about some things don't want to -- right you'd want to have afforded by a bit -- say some things concisely. And mu lost soul it is taken me awhile and then obviously after the trade deadline. Kate -- we do we dead I'd tore up a couple of pages start over."

[4:26]" and I -- you got a big team meeting guy in the first place. What what did you see that that led you to call a team meaning in the first place."

[4:33]" I just bought again you know I would've liked to have won a few days before the deadline because local -- or capital to field field just. Basically not paying attention would be doping but you know look. He'll spend your energy on on things that you could control things like that in a nutshell. But also knew that we had a deadline come about and again -- sometimes you just need to try to fight through it and then because what we've met the next day there was a clear. Past we have taken and it's a lot easier to talk to a team after that. As opposed to look cloud still hanging over regardless wife supported that like there was still going to be a cloud hanging over ballclub would need to get through that we did. And then we can move on and and try to be the best -- we can be."

[5:23]" Terry if you go back to the 2004 trading deadline and the move that Theo made. Most people would say the best player in that deal was Nomar Garciaparra. You. The best player in the deal left your team and your team got that can that happen again this year."

[5:39]" Well there's always fixed -- circumstances army. I think bit. He goes somewhere along the way you. People seem to for two things that happen or. In all of somebody's writing a story or sampler remembers ultimately in the bar when Nomar came back you will be up and and not terribly happy you know about the movement of the ways of Austin. Think everybody bought it might be in his best interest to move on. I picked himself included. Now what actually happened that's probably a little bit of the shock. I'm number talked in the field that day when we were in Minnesota which is can be used where to talk to somebody in. He was tell me about this total treasury -- triple off for public don't know it it probably -- later as a better team not realizing at the time to brand but also long enough. You know how people react to things sometimes. But he oval bigger of things poet makes it easier now I think it'll different it'll feel about it together. Five years of it appeals want to pull the trigger of respect -- sport a competent in what -- This should be we don't put the boulder for a while we've done a better place without success. It doesn't make decisions may be easier but I think we we understand. Good against the or should talk to steal but I -- pretzels and employees as little more air problems."

[7:01]" Tito coming into this job I'm sure you have reports. On all the players on this team and how to handle the shall we say high maintenance ones. Do you think you handled Manny as well as you could in. Would you have done anything differently."

[7:15]" While -- all the that's fair to say you wouldn't believe it differently because. You know when things happen. I mean if they happen bad. It is desirable -- different but I don't have that right that we we special every day and I try to do what I -- it right every day. And I'd that'll never change and I don't like I've never not done that soul I guess it was lower but tried hard to do the right thing. Not just for players but for the organization for the ball club and sometimes those two gold always mixed role well -- got a dog continued due to bust wicket."

[7:53]" Not the answer to this is is probably self evident but I got to ask it anyway. Many times this organization has been called. NA blurs. You were called spineless. Not you personally but the organization was calls violence for not standing up to Manny for not calling Manny out. Why why did you specifically not a -- an organization just you. Why do you choose to handle things the way you do by keeping them in house and not. Take calling that guy out publicly."

[8:26]" I think it's the best way for a still to do or were go the minute always feel that way. Did you I think there's a misconception of things don't get handled. And that's okay that's diligent at its. It's media and fans reactions. You'll all bets are guys are fighting guy -- don't want. Maybe we do field -- we do behind closed doors Bible probable player. I think it's my responsibility that -- tool and exploiting tool our field and try to make a better. By hanging a guy out to drive publicly that doesn't make it a better team that embarrasses people. Maybe make a segment of fans in the media happy but that doesn't help us win games about -- worker for. And I think I understand that there and then again I choose to do with the way I I do so -- duel between I don't care."

[9:17]" Terry how much do you think chemistry helps you win those games that you just talked about."

[9:23]" Chemistry is not bad the other -- score runs and you have to stop the other team score runs I would rather have a big team and -- each other. That's a bad -- get along. Good that he'll get. I know I do think that. It's not just chemistry it's but it it's guys understanding how to win it'll we we want to period here where. Our energy was -- go one towards. Always use your old. What it needed to be we -- get frustrated. And I understand it out it frustrated it was a difficult to to waste our ball called him. And we needed to get it even and we -- well fulltime even had great teams. This season long and have a lot of brushed recently available frustrations of multiple public too -- going to be."

[10:10]" We get tons of phone calls we have in the last few days since the Manny trade. And the Manny we call them Manny apologist I used to be one for about fifteen years. The Manny apologist today. How is this different. It happen every year well question for you. Why was this different than previous years -- when Manny had his episodes and when did you get the sense how long ago did you get the sense that out something's going on here we we may have to make a change because this is not going to get better on --"

[10:44]" Yeah a lot of -- Bob may get a change -- against some of us apart because they're there is certainly gave very. Logical question. But there's just some things that I just don't local -- answer. You know we we justified in. Field -- boy answered a couple of weeks ago. I I don't know -- boy answer it now just because the guys out of town I just don't think that's right almost threw just just it was the outside line. Didn't -- built -- are clear. I -- little frustrated. I have been concerned about our team for a while not does that mean I thought we did make a -- not necessarily that doesn't. -- frustrations right all the time. But again sometimes things happen. With our team and we really try to do the right thing with -- our team. It is pretty obvious when there's a trade made that we were trying to be better by -- different way. Didn't feel like talk a lot demand the players in the organizational. Communications not want to look they -- lacking here and Taylor but we we did the best we could it. I was actually proud organization were trying to be better and think I think we're going to accomplish that."

[12:02]" Is -- situation in all those conversations you have with with Theo is there ever. A situation where management says steal -- Terry you're sitting down player acts and we're paying him X million dollars a year."

[12:15]" At all. No other you know we were toward trying to win. We've we've talked enough about things where that we're -- on the same page we don't same page. Oh I think field those like Gator but to have thirty -- reporting in. It'll just there's always going to be disagreement -- to a baseball reduced the awaited initial open. And it'll bought in the fifth inning or could run -- giving it and everything worked out perfect but everybody's entitled their opinion -- it was canceled special. We communicate pretty good -- we've been together for five years now and in a place that could terror part. Relationships -- you'll have a record up pretty strong and we've got a pretty good job."

[12:57]" we were talking yesterday about when when Drew Bledsoe got hurt and Tom Brady replaced him. And I trotted out the old cliche way back then that you know player can't lose his job due to injury. Is that a cliche that doesn't exist."

[13:11]" I don't know I'm not really an idol I'm not very good -- and Drew Bledsoe. Medal yeah. I think Tom Brady's pretty good. Soul. I. -- battle -- You know -- I -- our responsibility is to win as many games we care. If a course a long season sometimes you need to be patient sometimes. If you think it'll we get so we don't -- we replaced peaceful -- culprit skull with. -- happen. -- with veteran players you're. You're going to make sure that you know if somebody's replacing Miller right guy don't -- but it would complain three years later the apples the right guy. Did you just try to make sure you don't turtle when directed when you make a change."

[13:57]" While even make it more specific if a guy like jet Lowrie keeps playing like he's playing and is it going to be hard taken out of the lineup."

[14:04]" Well if you want to drive in -- pesos 140 runs a year. Yeah now again I if you -- the one thing that the media does better than -- anybody's going to edit ourselves. You know there's no reason for me to make a line up about a month at a time just doesn't. Make any sense. To -- Beckett Boston trying to -- squad. And he's actually build a pretty good job and in the meantime while he's doing a great job so that's kind of where --"

[14:33]" We get -- right we get ahead of ourselves pretty well we also go back pretty well to have the -- to this yesterday I passed the -- what his philosophy is on soliciting opinions from players as being as being the general manager. I laughed get a little differently the year because you have different dynamic being the manager and being closer to the players. Literally -- to the players that Theo is a say how do you balance. What you see in how you feel versus soliciting slash. Listening to the opinions of your team leaders."

[15:08]" You know what I I I hope that the communication with our team has always real good but I don't wanna. Be in the dark or Oriole oh of how guys feel bought things sometimes again you know. Our guys are pretty good on really good teams. The guys in the club whilst they're going to run that low pulse. And I think our guys to a really good job of that. There are times when I feel like I want the opinions. On these guys. And sometimes subtle as a cut back but I just wanted them to be able to voice their opinion. It's important if it's it's not that -- I don't think it's that the inmates run the asylum. But I think pit then what we're doing. Again would you believe in the old guys that I do and I think field those two. Oh letting them have a voice a respecting their opinion is very important."

[16:05]" Has the mood been -- around your team since Friday."

[16:08]" Yeah third noticeable and it's it is the energy. Or poorly these energy going toward -- big game. Has been outstanding and that they -- you gotta score runs you gotta win. I think the best case support their that we fell behind two got a real quick. We -- wasn't the frustration like okay let's go we come welcome back in what this game. Get like Kansas City -- or three but don't get we we took -- more right to the end Turkoglu was -- rocket -- 53 goal. After a trait but but it we play consistently. Good baseball I think we're all feel like -- gonna end up being okay. I love I loans are. Our energy right out again we have to continue that and some bases harder than others but would not I think we also pretty good --"

[16:56]" Tito as best as you can. Describe what that trading deadline with a deadline day was like four year."

[17:04]" You don't want it was again I spent the majority of my time working on this meeting because it was in Portugal wasn't culpable well our team was that. And and I don't get I think I think it is here in this game long have you realize that trades are long shots. And vote don't want to. Rather than make an excuse for what school older people want to help try to fix its -- but the proportionate very. Working on that. And then 14 Clark came. You know I know that -- maybe deadline can be expended but my daughter was landed at the airport -- wasn't going to be extended. You know you can't call United Airlines to -- did you struggle for ten minutes to what -- possibly -- I needed to detect rather go to my youngest one's -- old school element."

[17:54]" As you go -- plan and said that we don't let him."

[17:57]" Our big people funny faces. -- get -- the -- and we are laughed and and hug and tried to law. I could beat -- like my goodness. You just traded all favor your odor slap and able fourteen year old build got to want it again biggest of sideways glances."

[18:14]" It's time now for Red Sox second -- brought to you by Mohegan Sun a world of play. Today's question comes in from Peter J pats junior from Worcester Massachusetts in his question refers to the batting order since the trade deadline Peter asks. Wouldn't it work better to have bay bat third because of his OBP and higher batting average and have David Ortiz hit fourth because of more power. It seems like they would be on base for Ortiz to drive in more runs and also would maintain alternating left and right handed batters in the lineup."

[18:45]" Definitely it took it took it's certainly showed those small idea. That's basically what we've moved javy to a leadoff spot. We're trying to keep some separation of some battles and left and right in cities our best guy in our -- up good numbers I don't think it's something that were going to use the whole year. Right now it actually accomplishes that -- a little higher degree because Bombay's percentages is better than him by our team. The -- to be completely honest children Jason beta three oldest first anger -- didn't seem like the best thing to do. It was hard to replace Manny. You know what let's look will give it got a chance to -- to not. It'll have to hear the comparison sort your goal before the game it's not that the real it just against sometimes. -- May be would be even hotter and he has now put it's our responsibility trying to help guys --"

[19:38]" It's my response to lose it is the next time you're an outside the lines mentioned Red Sox -- Terry Francona but I'm sure -- that."

[19:47]" One final thought about it a little -- open up himself to questions about trying to get out -- running without. It was below one of the more interest forget if you look at oil. -- it was a bubbly."

[19:58]" Don't mark Schwartz and it was actually a good actually my great guy just. In all it was is not ever been asked the same questions separate for different ways."

[20:07]" Trying to get -- so what about what this topic with this subject when and we look forward to seeing it."

[20:12]" I didn't even ask them it was a body you don't trade Manny and all that but. I don't know when it's going to be shown I didn't NAFTA just got back when he was that I got -- down there."

[20:23]" Terry thanks we appreciate the time we'll talk to an. -- Darrell. Upper being selected Peter pap says want to midweek hotel stay at Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun world to play. Terry Francona has brought to you by eighteen tee with more bars in more places switched to the wireless network with the best global coverage eighteen NT. Your world delivered."