[4:27] ..." Abbott would. You asked about that last week in the U product Neal Cotts those that a defense mechanism and it just as a reminder to keep focused and so would. I think you have to"...

[9:24] ..." a monopoly a couple guys here and there that made up threw Freddy Sanchez myself. You're going to have a couple guys here and there but we we didn't have too much going in those years"...

[10:50] ..." yes it's all about ten million pitcher's arsenal are we talking to Kevin Youkilis curator -- market to -- quote today. By a scout who said that. The biggest change he's seen in you. Is you"...

[16:37] ..." last year like three opted. I I it would signal it would Julian Tavarez you might mean when they say you haven't seen everything in baseball. You have as any vehicle into into mars retires you"...

[0:00]" Is the hottest hitter in Major League Baseball right now night when he won game hitting streak he -- nine consecutive multi hit games when dozen million that's supposed to talk about these cities. It was and then you know superstitions I mean you know going to -- Johnson after Cincinnati mental thing you can't be simplistic but honest they've -- got evidently that women in the club just don't know what those guys I could not -- and came on the liners like Iowa out of a throw another one not hasn't made an -- so it's like which way to go and I'm sorry I go all these things that are are. -- never going to India here this. For -- five wood to miss another I'm not responsible for what happens the guys who threw the first in the ninth inning game it's all yours. But put put the -- you you know we're talking about the last hour."

[0:53]" This doesn't seem like a fluke I mean you certainly. Seem to be getting better every single year and and any time that anybody thinks there's some type of law. In your swing or what you're doing your mechanics. You seem to find a way out of that you seemed hesitant to take take it to the next level. -- work has been involved openness and do you suddenly see things is the ball a lot bigger or is it a matter of you just picked up and learn so much. That your swing is now that you you can go to opposite field you can do different things against the pitcher"

[1:27]" I think confidence plays a Lawton everything in life no matter what you do baseball school job I think right now my confidence is going well. -- last year his big year for me at figures big in the fact that I I had the opportunity a lot of on a daily basis improve myself that I can be at this level down -- down the stretch kind of faded -- deficit managers play it will -- a part of that and I think this year that's why I'm having a little more success -- the gate because. You know every day for me last year was tough go with that foot FO was that the profession some of them has ever had ever heard of it and the writers writers you know J Stewart was out -- last year with the and it's tough it's tough thing -- you'd you'd you'd wear down by the end of the game. And for me I think I think that played a lot of it I felt uncomfortable running side some astronaut that a factor ran inside the park home run with. I said probably but after after I ran and came back out I've been hurt pretty bad."

[2:27]" What what's the thing you -- most pleased with the chargers season goes doesn't know we were just talking while you're strikeouts compared to last year down. You watch strikeout is a lot closer to being even. That it might have been last year. What what. Have you been happy this way. I think winning I think the biggest thing is we're winning we got hugely. You know I think the biggest thing is you know you can like every you know I'm Lauren and I know guys -- joke about you know the whole personal stats I think. Right now to me everything I do is is not as. The personal stuff is good but the whole fact there -- winning right now over to -- 1212 seconds -- 12 gained some back I mean. That's -- When you can go into June in 12 games up in this division. That's what makes a fund from the ballpark every day is is there any part of that that. That can make it harder to play his lead is so big you know I mean in in other words you know that if you make mistake there's no. Ramifications to at least in the short term or it -- can I mean if you get your font. If you if you think about it and it's on your mind that your losing. I think that's a problem. But I think this team I think you become a clubhouse you see this team I think. Guys every -- six it's almost that feel that 2004 guys are excited to be in the clubhouse again we have a good mix of guys. We allow Latin players nominated me you know -- Latin guys in -- now it's a minute corner where. And I got an -- Spanish all the time but it's it's fun it's fun -- from the clubhouse each day and I think that's what made the 2004 teams are specialist. -- my first year and it was exciting every day to come to the field when you came there in August and September it was exciting to come clubhouse and right now we have next time. But you know winning makes it won't get along and it's happy so we can keep winning several we have we feel that way on this --"

[4:21]" Kevin two years ago you -- obviously -- that you that's that's in the review them -- conine Abbott would. You asked about that last week in the U product Neal Cotts those that a defense mechanism and it just as a reminder to keep focused and so would. I think you have to I think -- You look at anything this game. Guys have great years in anxious -- here you know back the tuning in do other stuff so I think you have to take it on a daily basis and -- to have a lot of pride in every day that you know that you can't just. Just previously you have to grind you have to I'm I'm I'm I'm a player that's. Grind it out -- play every game play every now grounded out I'm I'm not satisfied with. You know one for four process by with all the ball hard there's -- tomorrow on I know I've been in that situation where there wasn't tomorrow. And I got sent down so. The more I think about it the more it driving is more action. Two to play every day appreciate where map but also know that. You know -- there's always you know another day in the active drivers will turn around blogs always felt that he spent too much time -- looking back. Do you feel that you would down him more than was necessary. Arm."

[5:43]" Yeah -- And yes I I thought. I you'll you'll definitely I remember actually that's a tour -- I thought I had a chance but I understand this is Boston. New York but these are winning -- means there's a lot of players we had a triple right now that can help not a major league team. And a lot of different places but it is. -- Boston is the you know New York the big market teams have the big market -- given that reality if you -- the choice to come up earlier play somewhere else would be in this market. And take a little one an opinion. -- grant we all want we only appeared which had five years in the big leagues right now and and was one it would appropriated. And will be great when you went inactive -- want to get tenure as a -- service time and you know you can only -- some years in your agent stuff like that but. Right now I couldn't be happier with -- I mean everything is. If people always say the cliches in there's always a reason for this down every little thing but for me it really it really has done well off for me or not five in my but the best thing for -- guys told me that hey you need to go play need to get at bats I believe on the lines. -- heart and said you know. It's at some bright words that question and I remember we were down there and ultimately if you -- you -- and you weren't real happy considerably. I mean if you if you're if you're satisfied. With just knowing that your your plan every day and the other some guys -- that it urges they go about their business in the mad in. But they're they're mad for the wrong reasons I was mad because it felt like I should be there. But now also was like I needed do something I mis step I -- to hit 350 needed 34 down there. I can go down to 50. And caricom. If you go down there and you give memories in the collier you gonna call if you if you go down there and yet -- floater to Haiti and chances that while you're right I think a lot. Guys -- channeled the wrong way it's basically which -- sand witnessed that the other thing we're talking literally regime defense and obviously you've had a little time to get acclimated to -- position and I'm sure that that has helped him given anyone that. Has made. That transition for you in in the big picture it easier and it's an influence on you plan to wave."

[8:01]" Played over there oh I just think coming up as the third baseman and -- and and I struggled you know come up -- third baseman and learn the position and I wasn't active I thought personally and -- that's not -- wasn't that great. And I always try to become a better third baseman for me. Beat trying to become a great third baseman and actually feeling more comfortable over their allow me to do wide and doing at first base and it's great minutes it is panel."

[8:28]" and there was a a time when this team outside and Nomar didn't have. Plays produced by its farm system. Now the issue. In this Pedroia Lester that's Apple line you read about Dale's theory there -- read about clay buchholz. Did you see spring training when you're up if you use do you see this this this plethora of young players are going to be knocking on the -- through this organization to see it."

[8:51]" Spring training. They're we have some we got some talent we actually I came up -- system that was terrible -- idea we we were -- it but if we were terrible I mean I went to Walmart for -- the we look awful -- anywhere second Palestinians as we were terrible may we were we were bad I mean we had some guys that I was like. Damn I was like you know I couldn't believe I mean it was humble you. I mean we signed guys for a thousand dollars and this -- and that that was the way you know and then in. It it worked in major league level but the minor league level to have him make a monopoly a couple guys here and there that made up threw Freddy Sanchez myself. You're going to have a couple guys here and there but we we didn't have too much going in those years in it's great it's great to see young guys that can play in it's great for the fact that when you go to that trade deadline you have guys you can trade. It's huge convention hitting real -- how is Dave -- in it was -- your approach this year as opposed to maybe pop -- from previous years. -- think Dave and I. Have a good relationship going I I think he lets his head and do our things and he obviously he's big on the yes stats this. The statistics parts of percentages of -- curve balls in sliders and changes that he shows us a really good appreciation of pitcher's counts and other great stuff that Papa Jack you know he was you know more old school type guy and it was more about swing."

[10:16]" What when you see statue mean it really is which is what he. What he's trying campus has used to swing at the right pitch in the right count as a which again matter know what pitchers are thrown in what counts although often so to understand what can -- if he's ahead yet he's behind. The only these pitchers that he's going to throw more often. Day is if if it's to water something we'll get right there shows like 41% chance middleweight. He might not you might be looking more. That -- that's well with. And so on more preparation and understanding in what -- nationalism situations yes it's all about ten million pitcher's arsenal are we talking to Kevin Youkilis curator -- market to -- quote today. By a scout who said that. The biggest change he's seen in you. Is you made adjustments that you were very predictable early on that their book on you was that you always took that first pitch. And so they knew they could throw that fast."

[11:15]" All right I'm so glad when luckily broke up. I a couple of players that there's a guy we're that you don't keep yourself in any I don't look in the -- many teachers taller. Andy any green in green -- up now thanks for showing up thanks thanks a lot Uranus is this is what would you would this everyday for a supplies car. Yeah this."

[11:41]" Yeah."

[11:44]" This that was basically saying that what you do now is that you don't fall any spite. All set routine and therefore it's much difficult for them to get a book and you have to play it is that by design. I don't give away my secrets but I'm in Arabic secrets a lot of a lot of those accurate do you think totally rich"

[12:07]" yeah would take first -- now I think effort vision and the kind of -- in Texas and got them there are generally -- Excellent effort it's about not be as well investigate he has that's the only that's our report says yeah yeah -- a treatment once -- and the next day that -- Padilla in my second span -- fast right there in line drive double nonaligned because. You know for me I'm trying to look better and and have a great at bat but I'm awesome up there. Knowing them target pitched in it well against -- unit -- what moment that -- somebody asked you she yeah. -- I want you know well you know it'd take this show into our locker room and ask questions and get on a daily basis. The -- and then there is asked about the need to get the camera on the reporters that are there that are you know beat writers that here this. It's it's amazed that you can question you get that response sometimes that is I honestly. I don't know what you know only Italy we hit the ball on the regular righted that all fall and you know it's been my home run and -- what did you get the pack when they give them back it is is that you can -- when it it upon the night before it and he realizes bullpen to know yet. And he was like -- might look at them might notice a look I -- that was literally I think she's basically. It's like you can you get these questions sometimes and everyone knows. That has a microphone in their hand and whatever just like our pride -- my don't answer as you know that you should be an answer. You know because it waste their time it was that last time and you gotta do but it I mean it's -- view that mr. avenue a camera behind the player."

[14:01]" Reality at record -- reality show the restaurant that's good reality -- dilemma oh Israel that would result because it was so to -- people. Beauty -- no comment on the island of absolutely fueled well would you hit the inside the park it is what went off the bat you -- camp for. I didn't I didn't go to at that wall. I'm I hit the ball that I felt like you know YQ but you never know here -- some balls blown right fielder and they get caught in so for me I hit the ball on not that pretty good but. Yeah victories size and there's this guy might. Do you know cartwheels over top of that you know offense catching me last and I them believe me he's unbelievable I mean for -- not catch my -- I'm still shocked dating catch him but I think that scared a little bit that wall so. He when he when -- going to have like a 60 yard dash you know -- charitable articles and it's my side to see that I said that yesterday I says that along with a Major League Baseball you get your -- mountain know and a I actually thought I call my thing and I'll interests did you get Schilling to write about -- I'm trying to stay away from that's let's say -- call and you know right in and then and then it's BC mind you all -- my ideas to Tom about the week -- them -- I think it's believed belonged to. If player rant and it's for it's for measly players' union but I'm MLB -- you know MLB dot com and that's what's and I said it. You know if if we if we can raise some money. To do some fun like that like Charles Barkley thing I mean. Little things like that the 60 year old having anticipated this Casilla just for fun -- now I mean I got to believe in all line not in this these you know I gotta believe you would mean win that race has his strides keeping very long -- gotten into it we shouldn't have run against one a short guys now he finds it watch out astronaut. We we train together and we were trying to work on former Stephanie got to watch him run it's it's pretty for him to get draft in the second round. We it was totally easy to play the there there is no other thing about you can flavors -- we love the guys -- we -- divorce over here two weeks ago and I can understand why like players really like committees really interest thing in and and funny guy what was your reaction. When he rolled the ball over the first place you please catch this ball Jim Francona that you were Franco himself about that laurel they're going to miss it. I the -- out of alarm Ivan last and so arteries and mussina before from the arms you do last year he spiked the ball on the ground the -- first. It last year like three opted. I I it would signal it would Julian Tavarez you might mean when they say you haven't seen everything in baseball. You have as any vehicle into into mars retires you might in my good. But out they let you know which -- I'll take that guy on the mound any day he is the best teammate to have in this world. You know you're getting. A 100% each day you know you're gonna get some is going to battle it might be injured he and the he will pitch to anything the guys. I mean he is baseball player at all senses of the word based I mean he's he's -- as a guy you pull forward we sort of a I'll talk to music does that you really -- and that's why got in trouble last year ride back to mountain. I guess again and throw with everyone on the front -- was in my locker the next day. What he does he's a Romero as the power and if he'll either the first one in my locker of course in the sports world he's an -- you -- the day before when -- the commented -- huge -- in my -- the next -- wasn't -- I cannot -- about that -- it. The book but above but he he said it was a big joke but it he was actually right accurately both you individually have a differences with your gloves after you -- little."

[17:53]" I mean was it it. As you funniest thing -- do you sit there are going to like what. Hill was -- like what and it didn't like Pepperdine and Ali does not purpose not on purpose in and I mean I -- in super critical when I mean like well it's actually. If you think about it he's a genius. If the smartest pitcher around because comedies pitcher the Detroit Tigers. They lost the world's because -- the offer a suggestion for this guy's got a right he'd eclipse that rolled over that puts the blame somebody else I'd been. I don't -- I'm like well -- like that put the -- else I think I can't go to ground ball for a base you know huge sports people exactly what you would you be fearful all the other team would look at it and say the traditionalists up -- that's that that would have brought people I -- I I I didn't want to laugh too hard because that -- I -- and I. Me I went to use one if I'm rundown there I'm not I mean I try to hold it looked at the way it is. I didn't Ottawa shall do -- team I mean you feel like you you don't want to lap because that guy does it eat -- might be shown in my up. But I mean beckham might -- the -- got -- start laughing at he's got a good sense of humor remains during game. On the last brightness dispute my bat but we never would -- that by a tiger like that chance and want to mention."

[19:15]" Aside mention numerous times that I'm involved in this good sport's fourth annual legends of the ball Lenny Clarke is coming into town to do it my buddy Michael Mali's coming into town to do it. And -- David Ortiz is going to receive an award at this as David has done tremendous work for good sport. -- the steel coalition as soon as well on that -- one of the best auction items of the night involves you can you actually play their football is it."

[19:42]" Well I'm from Ohio I think you know you Hewitt Hewitt to the state of Massachusetts down Ohio -- it's going to be a blonde -- Massachusetts and all but. You come to Ohio it's that's football haven't. I mean we are football nuts and we play like we play football you're around in the back when that's things there's a so so think about this how those guys from Massachusetts this is an auction item now. That you and your friends get the bully backyard nerve like football game and -- you know -- duke is epic -- you have to -- ankles church or something like as a can be pointed out you short stature of pat Arctic open today it's nice. You know talking -- football so there's probably -- full family friendly tailgate provided. You gonna feel like you read the stadium your kids will be the only -- and tell us in the world champion played football in your backyard. It's priceless item must be within 30 miles. Of Boston almost it's Ohio and take place in the fall after the end of the season what it'll be one of the items each morning at the Roxy. It all begins at 6 O'Clock tomorrow night it's convenient to refer to replace them. Legends of Tikrit for that's terrific I mean that's that's my big -- once based policies numbers full football forming."

[21:03]" Again in my -- in my girlfriend's not you know she's from Massachusetts in. You know she's got the big football loving. Fans like I am society's -- I don't you know it's tough regular Cincinnati United States and I -- at my brother brother he graduated from there I root for I'm a huge -- I'm Cincinnati bearcats I mean. I'm the biggest homers comes Cincinnati bearcats in everything you do -- but -- in Ohio State right that's and it yeah I was on the pretty much sports I mean your -- a fan her injured you know it's funny that stage really messed up you know when he got to the -- and colleges yet the blue what you what you -- Cincinnati got UK you know Alou and -- stage you know Saturdays is unbelievable it's all about Ohio State football but you know I'm a fan ever reform but I'm not like you. I don't dressed up in all I've -- stuff like that doesn't just look at the eagles put this thing together I mean he's you can juggernaut they're -- to -- all -- offseason stuff. Com open -- don't know what the hardest thing for the many titles that are into the dog but he doesn't know no we're now we're going to that part of good at. There's the other you don't have a dog fighting we just the -- and I -- week if we can honestly we might if we just put up hotel but -- stay in there have you know promoting its. Events so I guess I'm your 60 gambling -- I don't know week because Selig -- we got a chance this year I think you but we we still have a lot of question marks on defense and I just can't wait just the past is. You know it's it's that's my favorite time that we had that we got to beat the past this year if they win it -- the -- 15 want shouldn't article was no but I they had it 15 want to lose the angles make me happy but does that make it in a game even -- a -- thing you'd have to admit it. That that looks like -- to write an -- mean and that's -- are talking -- today and I -- you know that team all that stuff he has you know on paper with victories -- but. The bottom line in football is you gotta go play every day won't -- Besides he's been brainwashed by politics it's part of the body it's true so true and applause that you have to about the play -- NFL. You know it goes so quick I mean that game. Turnovers and things like that goes so quick and injuries communities things injuries."

[23:26]" You mentioned the standings a little while Agassi you knew you wake up you looking at such a big -- Has what's been going on with the Yankees at all surprised to have you found yourself at all look at the scoreboard and sand. Oh my gosh to lose it again like as any that happened false hope they I mean."

[23:43]" Do if you're not if -- fan baseball and stuff I'm now watch that's or whatever nine see all the teams and see what happens you know the the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the angles the other day a 14 to ten on the scoreboard through it and but you know for me it's just you know it's it's unreal but it's great every time we see you know for me I want to see you know Baltimore lose a game in Tampa beat Toronto in an avid. Every team at 14 happened 15 I want everyone everyone down to be 50 and a half across the scoreboard I mean I want everyone to be up on each other in the league. So it's great idea if processes about. You know plan our game and we win that's all matters I mean no -- catchers that we win no contest."

[24:23]" One final question before going to to get -- to the real job out here. You talked earlier about the players on this team effort that from every player is that the chemistry on this team. Is phenomenal how important is that you can ensure that our teams we've had very good chemistry impression teams that had some input. How much of a difference does that make when you're playing such a won't season. What team chemistry huge"

[24:45]" yet you mean. I I've always restored by the Oakland -- back in the past in. I was this betray interact but they won roasters and stuff like that but you can't united against the media and against the only owner. Yeah MC hammer. -- and now we're running close on his -- you know -- that are about Q is this puts us right oh man I hope not I hope that -- yeah I actually did he was my was my go to guy so I'm on the -- travel around at the price and got me -- aren't just for no reason. That I then I'll look like a -- than that I'm. Now -- you know it's. -- I mean it's."

[25:28]" It's it's it's unbelievable just all the stuff that's going on right now on the temperatures huge it's it's a big it's a big ordeal and you know as long as -- once had a good time and enjoy themselves and makes baseball easier baseball is the toughest sport to play. There's so much failure so much the play every day himself when you can have a lot of fun and do what you love to do one. It's good it's going well with it makes it so much easier from work."

[25:53]" Well right now we -- thanks about the make it attractive it and listen if you now's the time to answer that raised and your -- appropriate I got a chance that you mention. Joe pick a first Darman isn't able to him on the did you greenway got here if you want to think that was Illinois on any that's. I think about the coming out here cabinet thanks for the which it did for the -- yeah -- people -- they -- wonderful thing. Give kids the opportunity kids that there wouldn't. Normally at the opportunity to do what you've been able to deploy exports up there an opportunity to get the equipment and uniforms in points feels like yet thanks for an indefinite all the people out there help and weekends it's a great organization great costs and we really needed now more than ever with on the video games dollars about there. Kids need to be out -- playing sports who do keep not a trouble god thank you don't -- because of the --"