Tom Werner

Talk -- and welcome back good to have you on. I so much to talk about love that love the fact that you're able to make some time another successful season for the Sox and actually don't of the game tonight hopefully keep a mythical. -- out hopefully. Widow I want -- that Todd and I have so many thanks talked about Daisuke Matsuzaka fabulous season. Second season with the Sox you folks made a major splash when he made that big investment. What you what you take on the dice -- season.

Well first of all we if you've told us last November when we were trying to pull off as -- and everybody else in baseball let. We are going to not only be able to untie David in his sophomore year he it's and -- eighteen games and -- only two games noticed that I got this -- the 51 million dollars we take it to Dick get the posting he would be cheap it was just such -- And I think it was a remarkable season is kind of under the radar you know -- even make the All-Star team -- areas of the end of the season when -- under three. And have took the -- blocked only two games and really not even be considered. He probably you know highly Antarctic the other at this he probably won't start a game very. So we've got. Remarkably starting rotation at the top with Beckett western Matsuzaka they'd all be number one starters and any team and they all.

LS disease and has been feathers I want to talked about -- so great great segue. He is not really he has not been as dominant as the pitcher we saw it'll last season's playoffs and yet you pointed out. The likelihood is he issue number one status as you enter the playoffs. Tell us how you know. CEO and Terry dug into the baseball people make dad type the decision. And -- you know what your own sense of Josh Beckett he rounding into form ours is is he going through a a challenge yet.

Well we all felt that there rested just. When -- on the disabled with a few weeks just. The perfect description of him being dominant in the playoffs and we've spent you know I think one of the things that -- in the organization have done is they really do balance the the need to win every night we of this and that you know we're going to be absolutely atop warmly plane act over and players are healthy. As you probably know lol maybe playing this weekend and cruised back and I think that where you know like I don't want to get too cocky that we're going to be a dangerous team in October.

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Do we we got beat up all season by the -- but its new game.

Isn't it's -- how the you know you depend on trends and and part of -- try to planned -- part of it's in the hands of the gods how things are going to be at the key moment.

Well that's for sure -- you know we we we have a terrific training staff and we have very very protective of our players speak of the rest when they need -- And you know I've seen a lot of team managers. -- Really yeah abuse some of their players during the season about it and they get to October they're done. So we're in we're in good shape physically in good shape metal.

Much better to abuse them in the fall. Copyright pop out there are going to talk more rhetoric has brought about Red Sox front office report which we do each and every Friday here inference foreman Todd Feinberg. My -- yet. Unbelievable dynamics with the yankees the yankees coming to town for season and a few months ago I status to drool when I looked at this and now of course the yankees not really relevant to the the final standings. Help all lawlessness understand Tom right now you two games back behind Tampa bay -- three games left to play. And the possibility of a washout of at least two of the three games. What what would sure brits vaccination be aware of yeah.

Well I think it's unlikely that we're going to we will have to have win on all pre game this weekend. And temple will have to lose all pre game threats not to play the angels so. I think that's unlikely and in event you know that there's a tie a tie breaking system -- all of that's the Tampa. Would become the it division camp and we would become the wild argument that we have a record. So you know we'll play against -- this week and let them and -- there won't be any games on Monday because Monday is earlier reserve -- is that. Would matter in the pennant chase so hopefully we'll get to -- and then and then. If we don't really focused on and playing Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday -- that falls and.

And you know what that west coast that time the angels that may actually can mean some goods mid to late afternoon baseball. For Red Sox Nation. You'll probably be able to hear from the by Arabs a bust and all the way out there on the coast.

I hope so that you know -- we we we yeah are focused on getting into the playoffs that's something that really is our goal every march and I was talking to Larry yesterday and that a long time since we were in Tokyo and if you look forward to. Being competitive it's not easy easy as -- to keep getting in the post season we. I thought we were playing the best team in the American League last the only -- the Indians and then. The American League Championship Series you're very lucky to win that area. They were just as good as we aren't -- we played in this week and they really had no the season and and it's kind of compounding and then they both have very yeah. Comes -- sport and then to have made in policies is something we don't -- for granite.

A couple of minutes ago Tommy would mentioned the -- the possible return of Michael of the lineup because this week ended J. D. Drew obviously played the other night although I don't think he played last night. Give issue a sense of each of those folks as you do come into -- or crucial week probably against the angels. And obviously we hope for more more baseball going forward of those guys. You know fully healthy are they you know 75%. 80% what should take -- help.

Although only they know that that they are veterans and their gamers and that we need them in the lineup to win. No obviously they were both very critical to our success last year and and I expect that they'll be playing.

What are the long term issues you have in the back your mind I assume you gotta split personality on on where your parents concerned about today we are also look at it.

actually I guess what I want to know because there's no game we want to watch the debate that. Well our plans night.

I I don't know I think we're rained out on the debate but -- you know at the last minute they could say game on.

Well I guess a -- do you have a long term issues stresses just to remain competitive. We know that the we know that we had a good season we've got. Very strong nucleus going forward I think that. Some of the changes that we made during the season because of injuries were very encouraging. You know a year ago when we were debating whether or not to go where the only incident and a one of that one of the things that that we knew that the the other teams are asking us Tibetans this one pitcher named Masterson. In this one infielder named Larry and they weren't on anybody's radar everybody thought. And you know they penetrate then held very but the fact is we held under these two players and they are very important for a we we we are very you know pleased with the depth that we have in this system -- you'll see new players next year.

You know two X excellent points they write really cannot envision such a successful -- to the season without master sent in -- is contributions becoming very yeah we have the unanticipated injuries have fatigue all the other things that you've talked about.

Masterson has been a wonderful bridges you know between. The middle innings and apple on and them. Larry -- in beautifully from --

Quick question about Terry Francona you know Terry's previous students in the major leagues as a manager had been but the Phillies if I recall correctly. And not you know I'm not particularly impressive. You know and pot that is the product you know that the -- the quality of the team and others might question. In managerial skills would just sense of Terry Francona a couple of years into your tenure along with John Henry and Larry Lucchino on the rest of the team.

Well first I think it is that leadership it. Opted out of course a little late there's always the tone in the example that said at the top band.

Right you know if he we we tell an opponent whether it's. Beyond that I think they're really at the culture here. I think it is great collaboration. There's great mutual respect. You know we we. We know with Terry as well. You know he's part of very very thoughtful baseball operations that. Very good at scouting during the development and and Terry one of the things that -- is he's really been very. Communicated manager people don't really. See that part of that he's he's very well respected among players is well respected by the island and Larry itself and then. We really do have a very healthy. Relationship and and again you know having having seen other organizations were sometimes as early partly and -- communications manager. And very. And where.

You're saying their a lot of managers are good managers and they don't know how to have everybody understanding what their goals aren't and and what they're happy about an upset about.

Well I I I know some teens where where there's hardly any communication between the manager in the general level on the manager and in what the needs are the organizations.

Whole huge war zone management. Well it's very get asylum management.

that -- do and it's who do are not recall that the Milwaukee is an would that thick and while -- just just fight its manager within the past couple weeks.

they fired at you know Tibet its seven game Allen and our own health -- is the the new manager.

That's hey I I want to stay with Terry permitted because you mentioned his communication skills to play as you know he's really respectful of the players and there's a mutual the mutuality to that. He had to be in a very tough position given the Manny Ramirez dynamics and pantex over the past couple of seasons in particular this season. What what you sense of the aftermath of the Manny trade in the club policy not just to Terry Francona but to those players themselves who were I his -- working a somewhat final line.

I'm in I have a lot of they've been Manning is probably better for people to sit in a felt -- Let you know I I think that let me just say this when the Red Sox traded Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers -- really not. Is that it you know we actually. Picking up as salary for the rest the -- and volumes about. While we thought it was important to. Two. It in our clubhouse and it's it's -- in it's it's just set thing because site and in many challenges is all the things for sure. But. I think that we needed to would do what was best for the Red Sox and you know fortunately Jason Bay did everything that that we hoped he would -- came in. In a very tough situation you know at 300 I think he's at 37 RBI. And he's really -- the role beautifully in and great to teammates. I think the first the most enjoyable time I have this week all week is when I was able to congratulate -- in the clubhouse when we. It's supposed. On an island over there and you could just see how. Honored and thrilled to be part of this that they. But that's the greatest ever have a and then he was so pleased to finally is something that all players and so it really worked out well for a.

And it's it. It it's so easy when -- account or somebody does it would dignity and class.

Yeah and the dignity class very very soft spoken but. -- enormous. Presence on the scene and he added as long now he's at some remarkably great -- it.

I think there was laziness and his single up the middle -- the other that the drought and right now it only -- signing knowing I had to honor and I'm my wife and I -- at the game.

You know let's not I do have a dream of the community it it's a long shot but it sure would be nice to have to face the Dodgers in the world.

England and -- and there'd be some great great. Base ball that justice on that -- and you know you get that just make images that they want to talked about the retired the number that retirement special number -- but speak to Jason -- can you imagine being in his circumstance he's got the right attitude is made the contributions as you mentioned. He's -- from Pittsburgh like you know in the you know in the in the pit of really Canada. The baseball dynamics and fortunately for the fans in Pittsburgh they're in last place in the NL central and now he is on the verge of you know hopefully one hopes at least the deep. Not play off run.

It's fairly planning for -- am so pleased he's going to be walking pneumonia but we should talk about Johnny think it yeah Johnny castle.

Tell us what's going on out that you folks do fabulous stuff morale all the members a Red Sox Nation parents as well as past.

Well I think that this was long overdue. This is then. You know he's had just a remarkable career rate went when we when we informed them. That that we wanted to do this again. Well I think in the -- you know I know I have a number in my head that he's been with the organization for 57 years. Well I didn't know it he actually signed with the -- actually 1940 that's when net and out came in and Johnny and whether it's not so. -- we are 68 years later you're not just the great ambassador upper. The -- expected to be an ambassador for baseball is still very vibrant and he was talking with a -- hitting and they're couple players that he was coaching the other day and so he's still contributing and and you know anybody that you know percent say if there -- few people I haven't run into many maybe that have been have been crafting of baptists but I figured anybody who's. You know that -- time 300 hitter and has been with the organization for 57 years they've basic chemical and now in RS special. All of and have been number retired.

Agreed in my mother -- agrees with it too tough tough tough -- let's that tub or any event great Todd Feinberg and I we could talk baseball with do you well. Forever and ever and ever. I guess as we look ahead and I know you talk about AG wouldn't it be great if in the end we end up facing the Dodgers but you do have to get through the angels before we let you go give issue our assessment of them really as. You know as a team -- been a formidable opponent for you know for the regular season. Well what does this strengths from your point of view and what. If any weaknesses do you --

Well I think if you're objective which -- that none of the three of the started have to say the angels are going to be slightly favored the playing at home. The plane with a lot of intensity they they have been embarrassed by the Red Sox last time we played them. On the other hand as we all know baseball. And they're very. Quirky and wincing at the post season and this is a five game series of the most that was short series. Are pitching -- up as well as anybody you know obviously they've got a great pitching staff and Rodriguez Frankie Rodriguez could be the -- let me just say one thing on that point. We have two players and art you know I haven't mentioned -- the -- who both deserve to be handy -- They probably won't because they have their vote split by people but if you've been watching -- quail season and has and that noise and so. You know we've got we've got strong pitching. Clutch hitting him and and my feeling is that then as I said going and we are dangerous.

Well my feeling Thomas any player you don't have to pay to go play somewhere else deserves to be an MVP. I. Know the Nicholas the Youkilis stories of fabulous story every time -- he -- everytime I watch or make a play in the field -- entered -- I continue to think the money ball and I just that book and that it in the part of it that focused on. The Red Sox pursuit of Kevin Youkilis was absolutely amazing and inside peek at how to do with it and do it well and you guys did it.

Thank that you played when when we've got a problem at first he slides in the third place cute yeah and just remarkable.

Absolutely no question about it it's a tribute to everybody over there and -- when he had been great we get time I've bested John Henry Larry Lucchino Theo -- the whole the whole operation keep up the good work and hopefully we're still talking baseball well into well into October.

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