Gordon Edes

It's October over talk a baseball the -- facts -- read -- so how good how good does -- get this about as good as it gets and it gets even better when did you get good needs on the air on -- its foreign. Hey good -- good needs. Take time I guess that this time yeah everybody's doing sports I -- Can you imagine not yeah. You've given effect with a -- of nation we give ourselves the latitude to do any big we want to include a Red Sox to what he was evident we -- Jews.

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Our auto with a -- speaking of -- with a view that I get a whole the whole day go on with a great radical about Josh Beckett who of course will be thrown for the hometown team tonight. Loved the -- loved the -- great history I want to get right to let this kid sounds like a kid who's very yak. Confident now almost to the point of cocky at least as a young kid coming on high school oh is it still there is the day is the -- is still the Gordon.

you know meaning. He's obviously had. Evolving here economy's point seven years all night he's not the same guy who in his very first -- press conference conference call -- get drafted that. Was saying that that he hoped to do the same things that no writer Roger Clemens didn't and expected to be in the outside Damon in in two years. I was a funny story as I -- now are below the scouting director of the Marlins. Who was talking about the introductory press conference -- hand. That's just it's just these pilots as -- I'm with the Marlins and handed -- up and said Beckett looked at the cap and so that you get it's almost I mean I don't miss it says you know this it was not lacking. -- self confidence that in fact camp that you're the first pick in the draft in the end of that taken -- out the outfielder Josh Hamilton the kid who's been a great story -- coming back from from years of drug problems et cetera but there's this story goes that when when packet that visited the Devil -- they were thinking about trapping him that he turned them off a little bit by referring to the owner of the team -- them only as -- so. -- I think Jardine confidently you know what I mean I mean you're seeing it with all the great -- to -- Was Pedro hockey absolutely Roger Clements absolutely and impact it has that that tremendous confidence that they. When he goes out on the mound nobody's going to beat him in and he's got a tremendous track record in the postseason that we all remember in 2003. When he was with the Marlins he comes in as the 23 year old. Kidding and -- is that the deciding game of the World Series in Yankee stadium all Yankees the three hits. He's saying he's going to be tremendous weapon in this policies.

You know -- tell me a little bit about the the angels is -- what we've seen the Sox have these rock Colorado little offensive -- when they'll go to these fairly brief but nonetheless noticeable offensive -- just not producing any runs. The the did the angels pitching is the angels pitching. Capable of igniting that type of school you know killing the Red Sox bats are is -- pretty good. Pitching lineup for rats to be get then had to be digging into the box on.

Well I think I think the yet that this starting pitching for both clubs matches up pretty well it's noticeable that -- and look how good pitching -- That they -- their -- John -- is -- against -- today has pitched terribly. Inept Fenway Park in the last time he was here you could say I'm -- you're watching the game announcement. You could see him describe out Fenway Park with a -- Smith.

He was just so I don't I don't apply pop -- I did I I did catch that is the bad affected take me back down memory lane and I said ooh that's an unprintable

exactly I'm. I mean he's got he's got a pretty good -- postseason pedigree himself you know he was a rookie and -- it came back on short rest. And picture deciding game of the World Series -- the -- against the giants in 19 game winner -- all but the Red Sox have sort of mini in court case in particular have worn him out so you know he's he's got to make sure he keeps those first couple of guys are based. Because of Ortiz and Ramirez come up in this no place to put them. They're going to do some damage the rest of -- that. Escobar's into guided had to shut down for a couple of weeks because and so it was so are -- pitching and it last -- which is Saturday after taking two weeks off he went six innings he did okay but. He's gotta be considered a question Mark gains in Jered Weaver areas in this second year. With the ballclub any any solid but you know I think the Red Sox like that chilling we've gramatica.

Yeah ain't gonna stay with pitching a little bit Tim Wakefield in the news obviously some back issues. Tell us what's going on there and you know how how what's the effective that on the club as they look at you know hopefully a couple of series back to back.

No immediate effect on the club. Isn't this profound Tom in in this spy game series as it would be if they if they were already in the in the seven seven game series because when it wasn't expected to start in this series it against NATO's with the extra base and -- Terry Francona can basically get by with three starters and that's the planned Beckett Matsuzaka going in the first two games in the and you can bring those guys back. On regular rest important I've you've got to -- increase -- would've gone into the bullpen now. The -- is it's that's -- he had a cortisone shot in the back. That he'll recovered sufficiently that you'll be available for the Sox if they advance into that took the league championship series because I would. I expected that Wakefield would be absolutely and as a number force starter in the interim. Jon Lester make that the club Rossiter they -- use Ximian relief via over the weekend against the twins. -- the atomic case. But beyond -- say say show opposing worsening or something and you need at an emergency starter.

Yup so it showed what do we anticipate then the possibility if the cortisone shot where chip -- is ready to go in and in a subsequent series. -- Lester gets dropped from the roster and and and and Wakefield is added on.

Yeah I I would I would expect that that's the way don't go all because they really don't need three left these in the bullpen if it waking -- beyond that postseason roster.

You know Gordon an Iraqi radical today about Josh -- get back to that because you know will it doesn't really relate to Wakefield fatigue out strength -- we see people struggle with it. Yeah the idea and you make reference in the at two a pitches worked out I don't give any of the specifics but. Apparently friends I young phenom mr. buchholz. Is has is been chided has been reprimanded by some of the vets including Beckett. And -- himself I think worked on strength tell me what you know I know you -- you know I know -- the team position that's let's Larry -- and the other guys the good guys out there. Tell me what you know about a pitches work now what did they do in the offseason to build up that abstract so this long season doesn't kill.

Well I mean. First of outcome we should neglect and the importance said that pitcher's leg sat on his performance. So obviously there's there's there's a lot of running there's a lot of working with medicine ball all of that. And as -- alluded to it's not they'd you know obviously there's a weightlifting program. Here as well but it's not -- that decade. Let's how much he -- that's sets him apart I think buckles referred to him as if the workout maniac it's -- intensity with which he attacked his work out and there was a lot of let them lifting there's a lot of flexibility exercises there's a lot of exercise designed by Mike Ryan won't be the assistant trainer. Of the club who's who's really icky guy. In the Red Sox organization he's a guy who designed in it's supervised Jonathan Papelbon shoulder strengthening exercises. When he recovered from his injury from last year and and and look at the results that's really keep he's now in charge of our cost. Are there are a lot of specific exercises designed to a straight in the rotator cup which is that it would -- which the muscles that group of muscles -- in the capsule that so -- I can't be Armstrong to make sure that I mean he didn't run they think attached papelbon. To a shoulder strengthening not a joke strengthening it's strength measuring. Ide device every day in measure the strength of his shoulder and make sure that back up -- the labor insulting. And when when they're they're reading start our our. Not what they -- They'll they'll keep him from pitching on a certain day and and that's basically what happened with -- he complained to -- about a little discomfort they took their measurements they said hey we can't do this.

Was shot numbed out while let's -- have a Canada money ball computer driven data or analysis to to the end and -- agree but -- may -- the only way you can protect an asset with some intelligence as opposed the baseball got in baseball instinct.

Why would you do that I would you've got a 165 million dollar payroll why wouldn't you rely on on on the most sophisticated medical announces you certainly can afford it.

Now that's for sure you know I think we all recognize that Tom Brady's weight work out for example is going to be different on the line -- in both work out to different than a baseball guys that's -- I wanted to ask just a little insight for the IKO audience because they know. I you know you focus on this stuff to carry kind of an encyclopedic memory on this give me a quick -- data -- Gordon on the the other series let's go with the Yankees and the Indians for -- before I ask you to switch over to the to the national league.

Well I think the one thing I would I would caution people this is don't get carried away with the fact that the Yankees swept the Indians and six games during the regular season they never -- C. C. Sabathia the -- of the indians' staff. In that. They're going to have to face them twice two on the in in the short period if it goes the distance the other big component where Netscape of course is A-Rod. Is he going to get this. -- monkey off his back of not performing well in the post -- I mean it is the last two postseason I believe it it's a combined three for 29 and he's he's been a lightning rod for the criticism both I mean I don't think anybody's forgotten forgotten their territory dropped into the -- at all in the lineup in the in that series against the tigers. Last year.

It -- the differential in Gordon if if in fact he's suffers again another post seasons won't play -- phone. The differential it because he's been put maps such numbers I mean that the performance that he had this year is literally off the job.

I mean he's the slam dunk. I've American league MVP he played it big in big games during the regular season. He's got to show that translates October the other question of course revolving around the Yankees as Roger -- whether he'll be able to to make the third start start game three I should say he's got some injury issues that he's dealing with. And that he can't go they'll go with the kids though accuse I think that's series is going to go the distance but I do think the Yankees -- gonna win.

Yankees -- it has metsu is metsu is injuries going to lay stay with him if in fact he you know they do win they continue way ahead. Maybe against the Sox saw whatever else lies ahead will Matsu we've BL a limited role I read in the paper the other day that right now may be DH but not much more than that.

Yeah I in the end you know he's he's been having problems all season long -- need to know I Tom and I would expect that. That that's going to be the case. During this series and maybe going forward but you know what they've got a pretty good fallback let the other guy by the name of Johnny Damon. I was played a lot of left field this year after playing exclusively in. And so -- of course for the for the majority of the square.

He's got a pretty good Damon's -- pretty good post season comfort level he's not going to be intimidated by the by the atmospherics of the post season.

And well I I wouldn't egg cells started just that you know I think it was noted Canadian programming.

I absolutely stark white mr. October but this is this can't be it has been his timing yet. Don't tell us quickly about the the cubs and the Diamondbacks and then I'll get you to the Phillies and that the Iraqis an analogy go Gordon.

Well I predicted great things about the Diamondbacks. It's no wonder whether it be invoked statistics these spaces for something called run differential the difference between the number of run European scored his post in the number you've given up. And the Diamondbacks until well I'll give you an example the Red Sox. Run differential is that it's isolating it's like to 40 ad in the paper this morning the highest since the mariners at a plus 300 in 2001 when they 116 games. The Diamondbacks have a negative run differential which normally. Translates to a -- that is playing golf and not.

I was just gonna pick that would normally translate to good -- I'm not one but no baseball.

Let's put you know they've they've. That rock Serb. Assembled by John burns said we use to beat the other seats right in May end here in Austin it's -- look great young talent. Then in the difference maker in that series for them could be Brandon Webb the single borrower who looked and he's going to go to made him. in May be the best pitching matchup the first round. -- against that Carlos Zambrano the cubs whose whose something have they yet while I today in a lot of ways pretty borrow personality but also a tremendous picture oh -- grand. I have 42 scoreless innings cop in a -- this season longest streak since all franchiser. He could have be good size -- type. The fact on the -- that the 88 Dodgers. That -- to pitch for the purpose -- team. Our paper certainly -- being compared come anywhere close to the nets in the and all went and they swept through the --

They blew right through -- her shies it was a what a fabulous performance that was Gordon what talking to Gordon needs baseball writer for the Boston Globe fabulous talk today about Josh Beckett. How last -- the Phillies that kind of a magical team this year -- the magic continue Gordon.

Well it's you know continue to destiny and how wonderful belies an Iraqi Iraqis run in the table I was working out of the last 15 in in really an epic game the one game up play -- against the Padres Monday night that 13 inning game in which. Maybe -- are they scored the winning run maybe. Maybe yeah it looked like any inevitably get their home plate but I like the Phillies they think Jimmy Rollins and and Ryan Howard -- are an unbeatable combination I think I think this Cinderella story for the Iraqis sent this round and Tom got 11 slipped in after all let -- great idea that the back I don't think the top gonna win that series I think the consequent until they're going to be planned November 1 maybe at Fenway Park.

What what a baseball Suri that would be Sox against the cubs. Almost makes you wish the 2004 World Series they didn't happen so you can have this clash of the never. That that the had never of one anything teams but this is going to this is this fabulous footage is give us some much insight the and has so much time appreciate very very much probably see at the ballpark tonight certainly will lobby read -- stories about the game tomorrow tomorrow's globe Gordon needs baseball correspondent great right after the Boston Globe on the socks and upcoming baseball he an October