Rob Bradford

The breaking news and that's great exciting news is that we have arrived with Bradford the best baseball expert the Massachusetts writes for the eagles trip. And he's got colony of from spring training we're going to try to continue this segment for as much of -- spring training is we can't. In part because rob Brad Pitt has a legendary reputation for being about a week ahead of everyone else is here. He knows things he breaks things he sees things Bradford on base by realizes it's as good as the -- rob welcome with top Internet Ellen O'Brien.

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Well rich -- knows you pretty well from you work you know for other parts of the company here and all excited I can't tell you out. Everyone of -- that are excited just by the status spring training but in addition. He Iran on on tenants for -- to have you give your insights as to what is seen over these first couple of days always a topic even in the midst of Daisuke mania always a topic. What they -- going on with Manny housed many going to be what's what's new with --

Well you all I'd tell you that the I don't know yet just -- it gave -- point bombardment of the day that we find out that did not. Probably your report till march 1 because he according to Julian Tavarez surrogate could try to -- go to 70 years old. Well let's from yesterday -- that. He can get -- will report to -- first. This mother's respect of reported people are bill was what it was Andre Agassi had surgery audit. There over in western Florida which is on the other decided state. So maybe if there with until march 1 and all well the Red Sox people I birdied bag from the -- you know what you hear -- department is cute gold anyway itself. So that's that's he had left the big news right now besides the fact is -- 40 degrees. You could going to be here on march 1.

Manny -- shown up late before rob but never that late that far into the because that's that's two weeks hands this is -- they have a batting cage in the basement.

Well well you know it was it was a similar situation where. -- more contentious certainly beat it made yet a much bigger contract public contract disputes. And he's clearly want to become active military agreement with the -- like last year that. But it would be able to skip the first week of spring training and report about it -- time so duplicate reported he worked out broker -- pot would it was a -- trader. Obligated to do last year and in India there are two is that it was a billion could have been better shape haven't worked out here. Under this kind of guy that you will just -- take bags packed for buyers up or dealt for the most part the Red Sox are amenable to that are so. It was a similar situation at the bit last year by. Again noted that we don't you have to be very careful right argued. Deal with a relative stillness or anything like it should be noted though that that western is only an hour and a half drive away and and so to decouple its.

there's a there's definitely a pattern here and it is no I don't think it's any secret that many wants out of Boston that the company that club try to accommodate a -- during the winter. No you still -- yup -- commends to -- come as early Iraq. And it that you can area in an. -- LK -- was sadness say this this seems to fall into a little bit of a pattern with Manny in which there's always some but there's also no secret that he wanted out from the club in the club try to accommodate him during the winter could not get what they felt was fair price. In audio are good reports Bradford on baseball you've covered this in great great depth to have an awful lot of an awful lot of inside. Given this mode this episode that you're describing from you know from -- virus as the soloists who will is this likely to lead to play is resentment. Of Manny that. His rules or somehow or other different than everybody else's down there -- spring training.

Oh I think -- at all -- hear this maybe two or three years ago without a -- became public. It's it's almost because I expect there amongst the players it's important what players tell it where it went looking at all you can report -- first week -- April 1. Well it's it's it's really almost become a joke but. Last year I do they have similar situation and maybe -- work here in great shape good. For the fourth sport Martin -- there was really no problem with that there was no problems in -- outperforms the problems that you up and go -- so so I think right now we did get the benefit and and so -- I think they excuse the cliche but it may be many.

And speaking of keeping in shape how is -- scale looking as he looked -- does he look guide how to look up there.

You know I'd be completely Larry the typical.

Yeah I mean I parent looks like he's fighting -- the or my is that for us now on the right. Have a laggard overload it what is going on every woman wants to know they got it out and I point out that the way -- didn't.

Well oh the other big -- reported quiet corner like if you have -- throughout the -- maybe a little party but I I will say that's good that you didn't it's not may have notable those previous Soviet shots have been taken it and I can't get topic of the problem if they're entitled to -- he pitches well. Do we applaud them to suit besides there's been interviewed by domestic dive quite kind of stick if you look at the political problems took it and felt. I'll figure it deeply concerned tell you everybody else besides Daisuke I don't know if -- coveted parachute got to a afflict at he had allowed you to the condition think they've been great protect the draw closer again.

Good now that's great news how about how about Schilling on that front because you know I know he's a power pitcher so he has that build anywhere you know the very -- through the middle -- Clemens and Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver and all those. You know real hot throw is and the like is showing issuing and shape or is he moved into the David Wells model

big I think you're doing pretty good shape actually had a few years ago it took up the ankle surgery. He's doubtful you have a little overweight in a dispute the I'd be no different from loud in terms of the CPP and I don't we spent a lot of time devoted to his -- computer company green monster games to. And that's good to applaud times a year yacht the -- variable that you see them. -- appreciate good equipment you know Josh Beckett who you -- brought declared out here with -- this year and Walter I think that that's one of the most encouraging thing besides be it via. The occasional pitcher Daisuke to be perfectly -- everyone is good shape right now.

Hey -- wrote in Bradford on baseball that Terry if Terry Francona -- CEO John Farrell the pitching coach. It had one on one meetings with every single picture and that that's a new development tell you know share -- Allen an Ira RKO listening audience. What's what's what's the deal there what are they trying to get accomplished.

Well I picked up well we have to recognize what about -- Baker's giants held particular abolished in duplicate the idea that it estimate the war on logical difficult as -- apparently haven't opposite here what they thought a -- vehicle about it. And did that in it's you know you can what I want to have a group -- in the world -- it was oh victory over 65 years so. You look at people could be could be mass meetings so -- could take department right that the do you think the to the Olympic expectations. In particular in the book and I think that's important because they've identified poor guys right now -- probably doing the blah it's my privilege to -- oh musical about them grabbing the closest spot. If you -- get built -- that it was expected argued that a couple of because this spot as a creature of habit they want to know exactly what to expect.

You've been listening to rub breath and a author of Bradford on baseball and a writer for the ego trip rub people rub before -- ago was just. We've got to it looks like this question a question on a five man rotation it is rob still errors the cold snap to the cold snap in Florida causes to. -- no idea how -- skis away for July letting -- yeah -- Japanese -- out there trying to find out about that well when we get -- back -- you know might not -- today but the next and we have them on the show going to talked about the five -- six man rotation undoubtedly Ellen we'll have more news on the -- You know the media episode and how it's going to -- here feel -- KOI have a Red Sox at night I'm very excited -- I'm very excited trying to breathe a -- we have a 50000 watt signal here most powerful signal in the eastern Massachusetts they've become the broadcast the flagship station. For the Red Sox broadcast how can you not yeah. -- people listen to me on Saturdays and -- really excited about the size every electric advocate he stood this is generous for a will be back in a moment