Tom Menino

In the headlines in each paper say at all. Celtics an astounding win and I mean they just absolutely demolished. Demolish the Los Angeles Lakers an exciting game and exciting -- VI a in you know what's going on in this city it's amazing when you think of it actually there are some many exciting sports and other moments as well that the guy who leads the city good friend and a good good -- good good guy. Has become really think I think accustomed to -- okay by the championship against get organized parade going to get the police did make sure that the clowns. And the fools don't make fools of themselves we gonna prevent them from being stupid. So with delighted to welcome back to work -- for a money at six AD WRKO with Wendy Murphy and of course myself Tom Finneran with delighted to welcome back column area. Tom Menino missed Avaya. Served mourning missed the mail and another sports championship at Boston the need to fellow mayors begin to resent you what you -- the nationalities that get jealous of that.

That's -- Beijing could tell us that they you know him they would -- children twenty years I think it's great thing we have Austin you know. Which in which a team on the order -- bill but also in. And I lifestyle and that's what's so ones such as much sports are. Education and other cultural things too much as well a great city and it just says to accept its of people make it happen not management people.

I think one of the great great things you do mister mayor is to get the teams the executives as well as the play is involved at some of those other things that you mentioned. Whether it's education whether it's after school programs or other things to give kids productive outlets and productive channels. You know I think they're -- people around the country you can and it's have what -- with the -- jock strap mentality. They're happy just to be next to the athletes you say hey you know what we can taken another step another step another step and all of a sudden they're engaged in engaged in the lives of these kids and it makes a difference.

Term interest thing about the Celtics NBA guys and -- while the suburbs of not schools audio out. And reading to kids talk and kids and allow publishing you know. Which is all of it is an Allen those guys are always going to schools work acute and that's. At present me don't want just the TV you know there there in their real achievement gains that nature the ownership equity ownership. They struggle was years and now they. They'll their ownership two. -- That's that's.

And don't and unanimous -- a couple of my kids have been sick in the past several years and there -- there are often at Children's Hospital -- in downtown hospitals to these guys really -- so -- other times I asked -- where were you last night where were you when. When that men and Gatorade got dumped.

I was watching a game. -- TV and that those district act.

You know while what do you want to demolition of the the Lakers that's a long flight back to Los Angeles for Colby and -- Kobe and company mister may you and I have talked before about the occasional cloud gets out of control. And you know they they do yes celebrating by going to break a window down on canal street or something silly it seems as if the police department was elk deer and force and a minimum number of issues. Last night is there anything we should be aware of and jams are really dum BA decliners BA --

I don't know bill Bombay is you know get fourteen -- that amendment should turn their people out there and a record or so there yet. About social crop which are out there the open Ocean City in the -- just about. Are -- records we have pinch of Obama's policies don't have real fans. -- other for the play option chambers of opt in has no knowledge or involvement sport and they want to write games many years after the between sports as -- as was in subsidies.

You know you don't notice that mr. mayor of the commentary that you get from players on other teams have come into Boston Wetherbee bigot and a baseball in particular in basketball. They talk about how knowledgeable the Boston -- sports fans and really in many ways the although week obviously -- for the hometown team. How graciously out so they see a great play. By -- Yankees or something like that the -- that the fans out of Fenway Park will -- that clap Virginia even though he's on the you know he's in the enemy camp and -- the same thing with the other player is you know all the sports but in particular I think it's really more pronounced them are obvious basketball as well as baseball Boston fans appreciate. Really the athletic ability in the contribution to a good game no matter where it comes from.

Tommy they really appreciate it sportsmanship out about it replaced them made in they did that and some against it did. -- the opposition image plays out and that's an abortion and probably real fans well not just -- what I teams a year round.

And mr. -- I I am glad that there were only fourteen arrests -- sounds like everybody thinks that's not such a bad thing. And certainly we all know about some of the worst crises we've had. In the aftermath of the big games in the past and it's you know kudos to you that we haven't seen that again you know what are the things I noticed last night in that regard is. A PSA toward the end of the game with some of the bigger players. -- pop peers and Kevin Garnett they were and then a couple of other guys were on a commercial roll right toward the and saying please. The respectful asked which is that now has that been done before is that hooking up -- that I had.

Stand on the air it is all now. That we at the hands that while players they ask him act which wants -- the ownership of these teams are really getting into. In reaction in activity in that they want to make sure it works so well because it's. Image for them also -- it is. To date from injury came you know right ticket march and -- and that's what the south what you want that's interest -- and threats are also.

Mister mayor I'm happy for you obviously this is just another kind of Britain it's another feather in the cap for the city of Boston and you are obviously it's lead -- I gotta tell them happy for Doc Rivers is well there's a guy who's coaching has been questioned. Awfully -- awful lot plot to frequently in my opinion. And when he was given the talent when Danny -- finally put it altogether and you remember how -- crestfallen we all -- rafter the the lottery in the -- bought the the ping pong ball drafts and all the rest of stuff but that he put together some -- the dark -- took it. To another level that's going to be a good thing when obviously it guys as classy as Doc Rivers succeed and go to -- to the top of the profession.

Darker class act he and there are in -- people -- him -- but is that that's in -- Where in coach Steve and Dave on the all those guys and they had an aunt and now -- focus on what fourteen victories last year. And they had that's when -- total.

You monasteries and a shoot 66 victories in the regular season.

That's part of what the ownership and that. Exposure in the organization -- a class act.

You know mr. may have been great when it's time one last question tell us about the parade -- keying -- what what the game plan is at this point. To contact you know different ways to do it depending on the season I suppose with a kids are in school around -- school. What so what's the rough game plan at the moment.

They gave as an Arab -- knowledge outlook clocked at one will be meeting with the Euro the Celtics. They look at -- wanted to other. While the -- in -- route because from Washington went what. Are -- grated orange and about him -- the town but I always -- asked. Act which.

Act class it's the city of Boston it's the city of America she did damage and you know what the other races great you know whether and when obviously those silly. Ends on celebrations in the pros look at each other -- act like you've done it before -- won championships before act like a pro B approach mr. mayor pro. Thank you so much for the time and when I appreciate it very very much and thank you very Matthew let us know how we can help purity of succeeding WRKO will let them -- ago and -- you obviously watched the game I was trying to keep my eyes open a second you wanna go yeah I mean they just started to pull away in the second quarter and I have to tell their theory you know ball might not I don't try to. Fake things on the air here. I did not last for the duration I was very comfortable that the cells were putting choosing to go to sleep and resided GM might -- it on the -- my hasn't stopped a close and I went off into slumber land well.

just -- you know I am not going to -- I have crazy but I'm not I'm not so much into sports though that some of these guys are so cute I just loved. Watching your happiness and and enjoyed the after game stuff my arms promptly began to it was -- boring with the staffing in the three pointers that was how. -- Way down yeah.

Ray Ray Allen.

How many always you're always going to -- but I but I. I know they have none. Jumping up and down it would like they're little kids -- little different little kid stuff came out and they were so gleeful. I -- Garnett when he was interviewed right away. He was speechless he couldn't even sentences and ABC add you know interviewer was saying how are you feeling is like.

I just sort of say. Others in my Q do boy -- got to -- to have Tuesday in my life right now.

He was he couldn't even put words together I just liked it actually watching the guys he's happy is he is such a great great basketball player and -- you know was with Minnesota -- longest period of time until we came here to Boston finally gets the opportunity to play with other performance -- really and in good with with good chemistry was routine how many in -- in team talent around him. You he'd not been a sports venue probably would not have seen. I think it was on ESPN discussion that he had with bill Russell the legendary Boston Celtics the legendary multiple time champion. Who was darkening -- at about the psychological approach and how important it is to commit oneself. To the -- your last night had and the guys CIO Leo Russell would have been very very proud particularly of god that I think in Antarctica and that about children in about championships in about really the kind of the common denominator is it was a great great. Conversation slash interview. And I'm sure that was in guy and it's mine last night with -- with Russell in attendance with the gotten going crazy with this his first we'll championship after so many. A disappointing years appear in Minnesota it all comes together and you know I think. In a Kevin Garnett has to be on top of the world you know I'm really happy for. -- Who was shooting lights out last night he's had one of his children a little medical situation early this week so you know what those distractions alike you and I having had children raise children. You know the midnight trips to the hospital oh my god what's going on with my daughter what's going on it's not completely distracts -- no matter and yet he maintained his focus the other thing is Ray Allen did not -- at these playoffs are very very impressively he was called against Atlanta. He was a little bit better against Cleveland status to light it up against Detroit. And then really came into a zone and so unhappy that Ray Allen. From the really you know -- I don't want to say the depths that almost makes it sound as if he made no contribution at all. But he was ice cold in the first couple playoffs and people writing we is Ray Allen and I can't possibly when a charity championship without Ray Allen. Playing his game well it got really got it together -- he entered and -- I don't I can corral it and.

I met the most important observation about what's that Paul Pierce is so cute hot hot hot -- just opt out. You are unbelievable what did we wish you mentioned Ray Allen you know he's cute too but we actually instead of seeing him is winning here we get some Ray Allen stuff CIA and he can you get to that.

There was that label or those TV newspaper and travel another city. We just we we did our best to someone downplay it because Big Three you know this -- big 15 PM. Fifteen death Christina contribute all year.

You know either one of the other things you have to like Ray Allen that observation the is so crucial that created the Big Three of course Kevin Garnett Paul PS Ray Allen. And that is intact the hot belongs with its core of the team however you want to describe it. But there are many many other contributors I was very worried one Kendrick Perkins went out the other night shoulder injury he did not play game five. Now -- a great great contributed by the way that interview. And you're with Ray Allen was an assistant station WEEI -- the ones who -- up all the stuff from green -- right that's why we get sound from them occasionally as they get green -- from Detroit it was allegedly overnight -- people could talk about the Celtics probably just at all these guys want to hang around the breakfast I had asked him what's -- on a cowboy -- McDermott and Cindy -- they're the best. But but ray Allen's observation about hey it's not just the Big Three that's that's a limited observation. And that there are others who make it -- a contribution goes beyond -- Americans and you just. Have so many people who played well how about Eddie House to shoot lights out last night it was just it really was they don't.

that the wrestling game the team didn't have any big headed. -- air again Imus show off -- like there was no Kobe Bryant. On the Celtics -- you know what I think helps you win the I think we have the agent experience of Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. He have the multi year disappointments of Paul -- and so that would be effect he also had a couple of other play is on this club who have won NBA championships on other teams so they know what it takes. In in terms of subordinate in the ego. Subordinate being you know one's own goal you know -- desire to be you know -- to lead the league in scoring -- lead the league in this. You can't be selfish we saw that over the last several seasons with the -- with the patriots. We saw that going back to you know Kevin -- on the crazy cowboy kind of concepts for the Red Sox when they won their first of won their first world championship he really has been an emphasis in this town on the professional teams. About teens and even -- the team comes first the team comes before.

Gosh -- just hit it I believe other cities don't try to have that velocity that the one thing that always. Comes when people talk about the Lakers is. Kobe Bryant king cocoa baking -- I was so happy to watch it he found out last night in at some point I somewhat remember I was asleep for the that's our I think I think he did and I said that's appropriate that could be. Should file now because he is so foul up get out I zillion out of -- I. I note that hides out yet. -- Great nice it was one two you know fall Boston tradition for Boston.

Tony was seven elegant mile and a half he's not on ESP one ESPN two data that I sports channel all the rest of the stuff. In in new your mind when he -- I've -- this an open question for our audience as well is this victory the Celtics victory. World championship which is 21. D what two years somebody help me 22 years I think since the last time the celebratory chip chip that's a long drought. Is this is this better than the patriots in 1 Red Sox last year World Series champs. Bruins well we're gonna go back along anyway we're not going to do ancient history of this is his habit he doesn't like it when you're in college and they say ought to have the take ancient civilization without about the broad sell it. Nova populate directs you this of those guys they were great and other great grandpa I'm curious with people put this where Allison has put this. In the -- better -- how would she does this one have any more significance to -- have been a meeting you.

What I -- don't -- because because this is my completely uninvolved in sports observation that when you're already dynasty. Even though this team wasn't in that. You know in the party joke wasn't wasn't -- a lot harder to get excited because it's it items like we should be humble. -- talking to the mayor about another feather in the cap our cap does get rail have now those -- feathers now. If the Bruins start winning next year describe focus fifty to cheer our that.

And the others just that area again -- little somewhere. Out of the out of the country is up to the Bruins are not going to win any time I actually do that we're unhappy and had some injuries the Bruins are -- relative. That's -- relatives that I am going better this year and how do you do that struggle.

You know what people out with the Celtics a few years ago people said the Celtics were on a whole lot of nowhere without the sonics ownership out. And it and went out got players that could bring -- children 110 bonus.

would cost -- could object and Jacobs is notorious notorious here's what I like about the point that you just made Wendy that you know a good. Instruction are good model to follow might be what what what -- we got from the mayor himself. In India about modest. Being modest about this being humble. Recognizing that in some it's sometimes I would say really 88 reasonably significant factor in all of these. Is gridlocked as well as great skill. Great dedication and discipline teamwork all the things we've already talked about good how many and ownership that'll be willing to make the investment a coach that will lead and keep the super stats from getting a big fat head sticking to a that the younger guys get a role to play and everybody understands that it is in effect teamwork. You know and good luck good fortune is an important part of this particularly I would say in football and baseball we injuries. Injuries can just devastate debit decimate would be about a -- about a term decimate. A a team's chances chances are you look at what the Yankees of putting up with this year in terms of the loss of pitching. It's a mother interest at that suffer with you look at the patriots great great first Super Bowl championship in which day. Really world group benefited by the fact and and quite fortunate in the NFL injuries -- just a natural part of the game they had very few significant injuries this season and that's been true. Pretty much consistently soaked -- and I.

I don't actually that I really made a difference for the Celtics know what I that I -- in they gonna say it's like leadership and they got some good guys and Doc Rivers. It's because he got cheerleaders -- and I and made all our top pop out loud well.

Yeah there are no he's not -- got a killing my argument not up for perverts like John Gonzales who might go to the game gonzo my cohost later in the week. You know he's he's -- tells me he gets up your binoculars at least that's the -- it's just panel like get out of an -- that the people who care advocates of the United -- look at for the underwear FFR. Spoon hot and I -- NI EM I confess to this I am very very old fashioned them put this put me in the tradition of I want to see a good basketball team I have good basketball team and good basketball game. I don't need cheerleaders bounce and no sign yet that most guys who go to any of these games they want to watch sports they want to get trunk and they want to watch women do cartwheels inherent in their under --

Turn back now -- I you know I'm a bit early to for the England patriots I promise you -- as talented as I wise as a dancer in his artist I worked I could've been doing jumping -- doesn't stand didn't care.

A partial or jingle Basil on camera parts -- you know what I you might want to become part of the rolling rally tomorrow. And we'll have kind of like -- you know platform trailer truck or something and you another scooby -- in the cut we will obviously it's my bags or -- and -- connect staff thought about it from extinction -- My EMI Donna Kelley was a -- so she can duties -- flips and noble book. Well I mean this stuff was just unbelievable to watch a really it was it was like poetry in motion yet -- bodies pretty Olivo polite issue as a career type that -- them right now she would not she would probably not attempt. Eight -- we'll split back flip which she did and and she shows up two my granddaughter -- when she's because she is a pregnant with twins. And do when I say any day I mean any day she's into the phone rings in the studio. That is Donna -- had to play quite a single Kelly's go to the labor you better get over amassed general Health Minister broadcast from the deliver cheap and I particularly want to please her awhile and and now with three centimeters dilated. That the -- a lot of information. Extra fat. Yeah absolutely hey we -- going to take a short break in Wendy Murphy and I will be back to talk to you about win this championship the Celtics championship last night. Falls in your mind. In great string of -- professional teams success rivet joint patriots like again when I won't say the pronounce his rich due to become. -- I will both be back to you -- your calls and -- a tyranny of 680 WRKO