[2:20] ..." Did on that mentality I think Jonathan Papelbon said numerous times -- his mentality clearly is one that needs to be a closer he thrives on that that is not"...

[8:00] ..." Player producer told me that not Jacoby -- very not Julio Lugo or Coco Crisp. But that you are the fastest player in the Red Sox organization I'm not talking velocity on your fastball straight speed is"...

[9:52] ..." went over there managers about it too big names there in. Betemit Justin Verlander just smart in. And -- years that was grown up there it there was much better player shortstop there's going in and"...

[0:00]" Joining us on the line right now is. The newest member of the Pawtucket Red Sox will make his AAA debut Monday at McCoy. Pitching for the Pawtucket Red Sox clay buchholz is on the line clay it's dale and David here in Boston how -- great thanks. You had a hectic a couple of weeks Sierra Portland got to San Francisco not a Pataki all over the place."

[0:24]" Yet -- that we've been they're really really weird. Change events in the past week or so it's dependent."

[0:33]" Did you you know a lot of talk here about. You know you know how Red Sox nation gets overly excited about guys have they did about -- very lot of talk about you possibly going into the bullpen in September. At different preparations to start you know getting your -- ready for something like that if you thought about it"

[0:49]" I mean the -- my last then fallible in -- it's it's definitely a bit of difference. Specter of the game really well in the first couple thousand problem but I didn't cultural just. I don't think there's anything it's going to change as far as. Is what I'm doing during the week which is you have the radio morbid -- to -- basis rather of there -- positions so -- It's more erratic sometimes but I mean if that's what they want me to do as a member of it."

[1:19]" Clay have have the Red Sox as an organization -- they tell you -- all of their minor league pitchers for that matter that you know they've got a certain number of innings that they want you to go through during the course of the season and an ecological -- that"

[1:31]" I mean it it's been that case so -- in the in the opera career they've. Let me down with 40 starting the first year and then I think 120 of Lester I think it's so wanted to vicious. Mr. rest a little bit by very wage -- goes by as though I mean that's that's what they told him I haven't gone over yet simple overeat and."

[1:53]" So therefore it. You would NASA you'd look forward to coming out of the -- you'd prefer to stay you want to stay starter long term -- so"

[2:01]" definitely that's to me that's what I've been doing forever this. Sort of have that mindset that's different completely different mindset amounts -- that it comes down to meet in the last couple innings of the season comes from within I mean I'd be glad to have our epic starting as well do."

[2:20]" Did on that mentality I think Jonathan Papelbon said numerous times -- his mentality clearly is one that needs to be a closer he thrives on that that is not you you'd rather spread it out"

[2:30]" you know like -- like border of the game -- certain hitters and actually go out there in in looking forward to pitching and the seven innings and I mean it's. Itself more at the got a good feeling going up there in the last going to game 7 lead in the trying to try to book flat fastball by everybody about it in the it's been a part of my game this year in the -- off speed stuff and and then -- its hard to do that community gamely."

[2:56]" What your expectations going into the season did you expect to be at the triple -- level at this point or did you just hope to be there"

[3:04]" I don't know I'm no Michael Gordon spring training was start on double play and then now whatever else happened there you know I would take it is that at least stating public for the whole season -- orchard what is next year. Potomac triple and it's definitely something I don't want to do what has been nowhere under the where it was going to happen."

[3:21]" Have the British guys in the system that that if can take you under their wing any guys you've been morning from more than others whether that be Schilling or whether that be Beckett -- guys you've had a lot of contact with"

[3:33]" I mean I'd I got to talk to those guys -- during a little bit but there was I mean there what a lot of what a lot of constant talking between they got to have that much at their pitching coach at Portland it was just. America would not player but he is a guy that went up -- was order wrong within our mechanics that are. They're mentally out -- element which generally had we a couple of good talks net seemed to clear -- real world."

[3:59]" We've had a chance to see a little bit of villa on TV here in Boston not a lot not as much as we'd like to say. When I -- at a 116 strikeouts in 86 and two thirds innings. I'm -- blazing fastball but that's not the only thing you've got gone for you as a."

[4:15]" Not mean that there are especially this year Almonte. They're -- go out silica at least three pitches to work with that have been up okra will grow under in the game in. I -- when you have that it's it's. Being sort of dig into what you want to 30 kids in it's like that it worked really well minister reflect -- role."

[4:35]" Most organizations you can come up through the ranks and there's no attention on you you don't hear about guys you don't know anything about them until all of a sudden they arrive when they have -- been able to handle the of the attention the requests I assume you go around the country in Red Sox fans already know you are -- that the difficult for a."

[4:51]" I'm not at all mean you that's what you that's what you grow or in the do and play baseball for his. -- actually go out and show everybody -- draw Bowden. And go out -- keep your team whether you're a public simpler big -- people in the game -- couple wins games in the titans great which you go to. I don't know what your goal is your gold because there and then actually performed well major league level that's what that's we're trying to deterrent."

[5:16]" What do you expect to be the biggest difference working at the AAA level is supposed to Portland when you were working at the double -- level what do you think will be your biggest adjustment"

[5:25]" but I -- hitters this is going to what you told step up step everywhere egos that. Single you got a lot of a lot of great talent out there but there there's still there's still trying to our -- in the game in the public gets better and then. This metropolis it's almost. You're pitching has major league caliber hitters in the probably make their adjustments so much more quickly."

[5:46]" Some of sickly that you actually tend to get better as the game goes on it is that something that you found in your career is that -- that's something I've read out there about two do you do you feel that way and why so"

[5:57]" actually I really in -- but generally have a the direct answer afforded that's not my mindset going out there -- in the same thing throughout the game from the first inning minister extending its. There's just something I think Nichols lowered. In knowing what I did to the hitter in the previous baton and try to do something mr. her attack the -- to think part of strike zone just. There might be my body gets little bit more loosened. The vote comes out better and -- stay here so."

[6:29]" I'm I'm from Maine I I love Portland and I and I love that ball park up there but I notice that at home you were -- into an on the road you were five NL. I know can be a little -- play in early in the season up in Maine how did you find playing up there"

[6:42]" I mean like that first couple weeks there was. By the most brutal thing I have ever had to endure after the -- never never seeing weather like that come from. From southeast Texas it was. It was a big change they've but I mean what you up there and start moving around even when I was 40 point five degrees but after the first couple innings that. The blood starts flowing in felt all right it is actually getting out there and and I didn't stretched their thing in -- ago that that. Sort of stumbled over first -- start."

[7:13]" What was it like when you have that that start against Roger Clemens in his rehab stint"

[7:19]" I can't even have anywhere is that this revenue. It was brought something that I'll never know Larry to do against because of who we didn't or is that his career and -- third it was. Well really to note to thank in. In other end and actually -- the feather river and then now and dole Roger Clemens got it admired growing up in. And watched so a lot of his games but he says there was just something that I'll cherish forever."

[7:48]" Did you get a chance to talk to at all"

[7:50]" not after that started but I did get to talk thing last year in -- and was playing against that's. After parties in order against a couple of important movement."

[8:00]" Player producer told me that not Jacoby -- very not Julio Lugo or Coco Crisp. But that you are the fastest player in the Red Sox organization I'm not talking velocity on your fastball straight speed is is there any truth to that"

[8:13]" I mean I grew up front and right contract went along very -- but I have never. For me to sit here and and there are -- built very would be not I would be lying -- mean I don't know obviously is very thing he's. -- bjorkman is that an ambassador zambrano. I know Brent bask in the past I haven't -- been go to put any speedy used in the last couple years of well well from."

[8:39]" But -- 40 times"

[8:41]" well. Back in college in ice water and -- for you before you."

[8:48]" Well there some truth. Yeah you can run pretty -- I'm your right I'm not cheer we're going to get the using -- that been jogging in the outfield it. Fenway Park but I I I like the speed. That tell me a little bit about the the futures game -- San Francisco. And what the experience was like four yet you got an opportunity depiction Jacoby got an opportunity to play what was it like four"

[9:11]" it was just. Just a great on the they're just being out there and and -- who there was all filled the big names in my -- baseball right now on. Ramon that -- actually in the big leagues it was a great experience for me in but I hectic particularly two bit. I think he actually got the play at Pimlico and so on the topic experience and lesser known. Being out there in Indian president many people out the biggest problem I've ever that the -- for an avenue it was a had a great --"

[9:40]" Was there any star struck moments any players and anything you sound."

[9:44]" I mean not we. Player I've got to meet Ernie banks is or as one of these sort of talk a little and and they went over there managers about it too big names there in. Betemit Justin Verlander just smart in. And -- years that was grown up there it there was much better player shortstop there's going in and I -- in. I've always looked up comparable -- he goes about his own building and -- thanks so I was about star struck out --"

[10:15]" Tell me what the organization is telling you about what you need to work on and and what do you think are the things that you've got to get better"

[10:24]" Throughout my professional career that's always been about consistency at -- fastball down in the zone for strike in. I mean it's it's not -- policy or throw 99 victory don't know lleyton and I get about people it. Deter other pitchers it hadn't been hit hard back Estes source army not Benedict built mean. Throughout the last couple years you know to throw a strike want to get ahead -- my off speed stuff for. Dismount in Maine out at this agree with them but I think it's an --"

[11:00]" there's an article -- we're about a month or two ago about some incidents you had. Growing up high school and we will delve into it but I mean how much of this process has been kind of learning how to handle your off the field responsibilities and and how much -- organization talked with you about those things"

[11:16]" actually I mean it was that they -- sort of area chapter after the bureau for the draft whenever there it's extra -- it was. It was a bad experience but there again it was a it was a learning experiences and learn from from your mistakes but still like that out. If I had to -- great they are not more than. In the it's been -- up bumpers four -- there's there's just. The mistake that I made an -- they're going to expect that I got my own little bit bigger than most people and upward from a enough trot. Try to handle handle it as as well about which and -- minutes don't -- or."

[11:54]" I always wonder in in some respects it's easier for the Red Sox organization to have all their minor league guys close by lol Portland Pawtucket. But I always wonder if it's harder for you guys Sammy in the Red Sox are on TV every day during your newspapers every day you can hear sports talk radio you know what's going on. I mean it it almost seems like it's it's the right they're so close that you can touch it but you can't beat there does that almost make it harder"

[12:20]" I mean. If you if you think about it that way am I guess success but I mean I'm almost always been the type person that. I'm trying to reach out of seven set my goals pretty in. I mean -- you don't such -- both -- and then you'll really have anything to work force army don't always see whenever all the computers for the start I don't know. But I'm not there yet -- both things to work on improving. -- my development goes whenever -- that -- that. The -- all open and a chipped up they're like."

[12:50]" And you expected a chance to compete for spot in the rotation next year I assume."

[12:54]" Well I mean this. They give me a chance a term artist to make it worthwhile."

[12:59]" Have you ever been to McCoy by the way"

[13:01]" I was here actually. The test policy for came on air quality heavy in. And that's smart draft spoke as people you know I have actually -- player out here -- I've been here."

[13:15]" It is it is the best minor league organization in baseball I -- the job that they do they're in Pataki it's the best in baseball. You're going to allow that and I think fans are gonna love watching you pitch Monday night there."

[13:25]" Well appreciated I hope -- hope everything goes well."

[13:29]" Clay we appreciate time thanks to let you take care thank you that is a clay buchholz of the Boston Red Sox now -- a member of the Pawtucket Red Sox he'll make is -- debut Monday at McCoy and I would think they'll probably have a pretty good gathering on him to watch that"