Tom Werner

A welcome back Tom -- you while listening to veterans for a money and succeed WRKO broadcasting live from yawkey way right outside beautiful Fenway Park hey we bumped Steve side by a couple of minutes because we have a splendid opportunity to reconnect with an old friend it is a thrill and a pleasure. The welcome to the at WRKO ice sculpture festival here. The one and only Tom -- He is a joined by a couple of members of Red Sox staff who look at that literally they are frozen in place we are going to send the WRKO thought he'd thought about. Give them hugs and make sure that -- welcome -- Tom -- you are always welcome here on veterans for a thank you Tom. -- when it came out to -- sister and you double layers on is that with skiing up a little while dinner is -- we're gonna go out to -- Sun Valley is on them like that I'd -- I'd like to be at Sun Valley now right it's funny -- a couple of today's -- now doesn't it and it's been speaking a ringside I want to share with the listening audience really what's going on here on yawkey way in the dynamics and -- I want to -- you little confession if you don't mind Tom. I got here at about 5 this morning but did some reading to prep for the show decided to well with the kind cooperation of the team over there at the gate. I -- to use the restaurant and like any kid who grew up in Boston then went upstairs to sneak a peek at the field. And so at about 5:30 this morning I was taken a look at the field. And it looks great and is evenly you know where I was before the game and as a nice buzz about it. One of the great buzz the buses in town has about these rings and you just showed -- so what did you telly at WR Kelly audience. What the players will receive on the field pregame ceremonies today in recognition of their outstanding championship last year.

Poland we designed the year 2007 and we wanted to to look somewhat similar to the 2004 but obviously these distinctive. So instead of the P that was on the 2000 forward. You see and showing Thomas two Red Sox which -- the other prominent logo of the -- signs their group besides. There on embedded diamonds and underneath the bed of diamonds is staff fired and it says the world champions around it. And there is a ring of diamonds which -- David Ortiz asked work. And in the world champions what David asks David damage yet I'm on one side -- town which is nice as you see there's a a World Series trophy. For the eight players to participated in both championships they will get actually. Rings with two World Series trophy and one size and Davis and Annie and -- and Wakefield and chilling in the the pictures that. -- with us in 2000 and therefore they will get distinctive ring the other side you can see it's -- seventh world series championships which commemorates the seven World Series that the effects of one industry that is history.

Jewelry and Tom when is getting nervous because they just took it from his hand and it's now in my -- vote and here yeah and he's wondering yes that's right it could be a could be Vladimir blew up in a lookalike. And by the way this could be put raised on yawkey way asked that the newest sign that I find escape resolute as -- as sovereign matter panic and that is that. Hey -- I didn't notice the it came at the state police ask for a five DH Albanians and upstate please be kind. And we felt what the heck could possibly going that was actually that's what all the players will be getting them by the way in it is the -- said the games -- to to a five that. We'd like fans in the seats at one of these you've got a terrific opening ceremony that is great well I'm going to certainly be yet. Tell me you you were mentioning off the year before we went on that you would Larry Lucchino and John Henry. You get a special idea with three these range in terms of -- in the fund raising creating a fund raising opportunity for the Red Sox on punishment and tell Elizabeth a little bit more about them.

In 2005 to commemorate -- 2004 championship we have a raffle. And three fans received during is exactly the same is as our players and it. We raised two million dollars for worthy causes in Boston and we want to do the same thing so. We year we're selling a maximum 200000 tickets ten dollars a ticket and not only do you have a chance to win nine. One of nine World Series rings but Volvo. Is donating a -- 30000 dollar car so. We help you come out it's -- way give having some fun and and actually giving some money to some great.

Causes helping them great cause is right now you just returned from a Toronto day off yesterday and thank god I think everybody's breathing a small sigh of relief but. Long long flight to Tokyo a couple of baseball games over the -- back to the west coast and Toronto finally back home. Tom -- sense of this long long journey as we get as we meet here this morning.

Well I think that I saw on the herald today that what a columnist says that we shouldn't -- gone. I think if we won one of those gains in Toronto and come back for entry that we wouldn't be reading that article we we had a test series in Toronto -- Obviously we were three and one going in the Toronto. Our relief pitching will be better than it was in Toronto and we faced a tough team but we've had other road trips that we were three and four in. In in some if you look back on it it was a great experience for the players I think that they'll remember it. It was a good thing for Major League Baseball we expose the game to our fans and that. In Tokyo -- 50000 fans for both of our games and and they've recovered and there's a long season and I think it was good for baseball and as I said to you before we want to went on the air I think will be gracious in and declined next year's invitation that I'm happy we went.

Speaking about travel now we got back home last question because I know you are up against the clock as we -- seats and some other amenities and give -- quick outline of that and we let you go be great you've got a busy busy thank you sound very quickly we've had 875 seats in the Coca-Cola corner. And I think any fan who comes in today -- look it will see that it looks very much in keeping with the tradition in the history of this great ballpark. I think that. Park looks great as you said when he walked in at 530 -- you get goosebumps its opening day and I can't wait for the fans to be filling that ballpark in a few hours I can give -- my birds eye view in my prospective snuck out if it just take that -- and I looked around at what has been added it lands in is perfect. Architecturally from a construction point of view clean as a whistle well -- just. As everything that you John Henry -- first rate somewhere with thank you very have very thankful for the fans because -- this is for them and we're going to have a great opening ceremony and hopefully great win against the -- championship teams don't happen without championship bonus and it's great to have politics -- your grades -- and thanks to Tom -- in the Boston Red -- this fabulous team he who have helped put it together we'll let mr. -- we come back -- I ran around the -- gonna talk to him. About another expansion at Fenway packet what might be hit for those of you. Past present and future fans here revolve Boston red Sox baseball on AM 680 WRKO