Terry Francona

I'm told we have Terry Terry on Vieira on children's forum here Terry welcome. How are you I'm doing great thanks welcome to WRK go we hope you won't be a stranger during the course of what we hope is going to be a very very exciting idea. Thank you look -- talk and it's great congratulations to for being there -- group we get here at about 4:30 in the morning and Rubin has that I get that from rich teetered some of the guys on our sister station. That -- the first to arrive at the parking and you put in an awful lot of time did Terry way we we we love the attitude that you bring in the energy that you bring just before you came on the -- is predicted big things this year from Coco Crisp so I want to establish -- off I can't. After her observation I noticed you know just coming into camp on the -- but. You make it a great effort to talk to everybody what go what does that look like in the aftermath of last year's injuries and rule which you are what -- our expectations for Coca.

Well I I think -- in a nutshell I think -- morning yours community I think it's so easy for yet. -- what you don't see your player played out well communities are really good player. -- into -- a ticket to a vehicle -- it'll what we expected to guide. Good to show opens retrieval good good up and coming player that was getting better. You know it got several groups fell exporter and the and we saw that returning we saw the first within reason and he heard his finger. He came back any -- opposite shoulder to boot and we just never saw those same player hollered to his credit tried. We couldn't make any adjustments and frustrating for him. They have and again it just he couldn't get the fastball couldn't make adjustments on the -- and he paid the price -- And you know gamble -- struggled I think people forgot how good player he has I'm pretty call for these additional pressure also -- players going to be either or you don't want to boost for ball.

That is going to be great third to watch some of the I'm just a big fan I I I'd I described it is one of the he the energy the enthusiasm that he brings you could tell you can tell us a young guy who loves the game.

He's got an infectious smile and he's got that energy tunnel -- go to start run and I guess so envious when he runs it just looks so easy enough for looked in the -- got so much power Malaysian. Again it brings us of massive to argue that we haven't necessarily had you know from the school based threats. -- little gold called gold meal may be thinking of still 3030 postal bases and now just it was a and other weapons. That we haven't necessarily had too much of.

That really changes the dynamics of every pitch I don't have to tell you -- but they had to have a couple of you know good wheels on the base bouts is just fabulous thing to watch it creates all the tension you know on the other team the pitcher to catch it just it changes all dynamics great thing.

Totally does when we don't know -- Tampa -- Carl Crawford looked at -- to -- on the Dodgers -- changes that dynamic of agreement. A lot of times capitulate a bad mistake because a word about the -- and hopefully valid paperwork he's related to get what about.

Order to launch is an absolutely no question about let's start about J. D. Drew for a minute if we can't. -- it -- bring the same obvious passion is -- passionate -- brings -- I don't think he -- the -- up -- you see the smile on his -- see the -- the energy you know -- familiar with -- offseason talk a lot of head scratching -- he is saying -- J. D. Drew and LA -- a guy you know where it's. Laid back and half the I have to fans -- in the fifth the sixth inning they show up in the second inning they leave in the fifth the sixth this important. -- Martin -- hot hot hot topic yeah it's this out is a little intense you know are all into a row and therapy whether it's rather well we we probably.

All -- public think. First -- everybody's personality different area and that's just the reality of it's not just a relative Red -- looks like everybody's different. And CDs personality is certainly different than like we're just pocketbook locals. But and that's okay we don't need to 45 -- we need everybody to beat themselves and in JD and interest force. And and again what our biggest and I don't think its concerns are produced. -- we need to do -- keep my -- on the field you know we didn't play it under 40 or 50 games. And stay away from some of the entries that have derailed him in the past. He's a really good player again get behind David -- he's probably going to be a more productive work maybe even better in the past. So again it just gives us that popular or -- built for years and went trots production fell off. But those guys out there any opinion does he can play right field by the way in which is very huge. -- we saw a truck to a for years it's not a meet people it deployed injured you'll be really good out there.

You know Terry -- I think the biggest question that fans have right now is the closer and I know you know it it's it's too early to say who's the clothes on. But a lot of us are interested in. What's the process in how do you in -- the rest of the team. Go about choosing the close of winter and spring training it's probably had to give everybody -- will and an equal opportunity under. Identical are at least comparable situations wore what today what are UC -- little you know I'll -- for the next few weeks in terms of the process by which you'll connect the close.

Well again and it's not necessarily competition because I think I've heard that mentioned what we're going to try to do is situated our bullpen. Where we'd best feel we can succeed. You know good teams they the ability to shorten games and by that I mean you know -- went after six or seven you don't have to -- and you know nine times out of ten you gotta win and that's that's important so we're going to try to situation our bullpen war we feel like that but before we can do that. You know we need to get to know these -- open and I'd just met Joe opener for the first time the other day. Brendan Donnelly you know I don't even know won't talk to give them bowl before you even get to know that their personality their purchased it just wouldn't make sense. Critical time it'll let them. First of all built -- strengthened sort sort strikes and that won't -- toward the bullpen where -- best suits our ballclub and we communicated at the Pritchard. And we will continue to do that and then what we makes decisions and again having a role is important. But the way it you can give rolled his bike -- do their job wouldn't. When they're not brought strike it makes it harder to define roles soul. We kind of explain that to warm and in the general community wouldn't daily and look at this figured out but -- get out of here.

The ball going to perform obviously otherwise dark and a -- no question about it. -- have Julio Lugo comin' in replacing gonzo and I gotta tell dad loves to touch God's other guy. That guy is a magician by the baseball glove -- an absolute magician I've just never seen anybody like him in the field what what -- just thinking again from this spring at at at this time. What what is Julio brand that he's gonzo did not have what the dimensions that we should be looking for a --

agreed watching gonzo last year I think we saw a phenomenal beef -- supplier telephone -- year. Communist I was you know hoping he could do defensively. -- just having Gallagher and Michael pulled his return Leicester goes to Italy goes you know -- to which are going to see some everyday nursing before. They have group that he has his body control lawyers' ability to make plays off balance in the finished play it was incredible. Now saying that. No because Dustin Pedroia it was start second -- Fischer -- ninth. All the sudden you know we would've had a need nine. You know -- potentially not a lot of offense you know work we're going to get a lot of offer the shortstop position. Which is to trust people we want from a guy it was the ninth to about going to lead off. So automatically it's going to do it was a huge boost we're looking at what we've got a score between -- 10020 runs other shortstop position. Sort of medieval outlook Pedroia -- ninth and can hopefully not only not have a drop off an offense but pick up an offense because. You have to have a picked up because of public dole told the conflict.

It -- with with three get this offensive production -- you bring me back a lot like time Tony Kubiak feel shorts up out of the Yankees they got a lot of production out of him. And I'm not making a comparison between the two but you know to the extent that you can and as you just described. He had an offensive contribution consistent than impressive offensive contribution of the -- step you do go along way to. Two offsetting the the gonzo gonzo show it was the most unbelievable show of -- you can do.

It was fun to watch and I don't think -- again and -- decides to do it again Richardson's Vatican he just you know he just it that he's so special defensively. Well offensively there were some times when he was loosely -- well it was a quick outs and again that that that makes it the Portugal little bite.

on the defensive side he certainly was a human highlight -- always the perennial question manic what fabulous production and -- at the same time. You and I don't have a much. Hit -- Terry -- not a lot of -- today they're out anyway all the -- can -- what's the latest with him his mom -- newspapers are obviously filled with. The says the story that he's not going to be reporting to camp anytime soon.

you don't want I haven't seen a story -- after a few questions last couple days I have a feeling like. Like hey it happens a lot that probably doesn't think he had written already did. People probably don't necessarily sure about what the talking about. So until I'm sure most postal mail us when we actually didn't I think apart popular iron again to like --

I'd -- does -- a lot of that's all what everybody else no need to push on that hey this for a final one I know you have to go on a minute or so. Final one on Jon Lester what a great story how does how does this young man looked -- Terry given all that he's going to gone through not just his age but obviously you know the medical challenge and the like what's what do you what do you CNN's parent for John.

Well it's so exciting they'll -- talking about baseball which ought. The old dispute over the water it was almost disrespectful people talk about baseball because what you go through. And -- him and he threw the ball great Saturday I mean he really did this cadets warped views we're -- And beauty you'll Delgado probably cited today he's on the same program with anybody else we have told him I think I've not seen them. That we are going to watch him with a microscope that we feel we need to back Jamal for going to do it just because we care about it. We don't want to consult because he's a tough guy hard worker. But I'm not sure that's going to capitol rescued just phenomenal and it's exciting images and we you know we we talked to miller about. And -- India not here you have everything he's gone through it looks like he's got a lot of fun would feel what. I could use a lot of work probably excited commitment -- all of them because he's just such a phenomenal --

You know it's going to be an interesting challenge for you -- for you Terry election go right after this justice court comment for the young kid to a so he gets so excited to be the F keep the brakes on the a little bit so they don't go full speed ahead like in an almost become a bull in the China shop between that with a young kids since you know the the veterans who sometimes have a different approach with thinking of you appear we love love having on the show hope to get it back to what what to get out onto the playing fields down there. Thanks so much I enjoyed talking do you hope that it -- we do we do do we do to Terri thanks a million that's Terry Francona