Tom Werner

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" Where did did have pretty good dad good job and you know what I want -- off fund -- what I call the future side of the ledger as opposed to the past side of the ledger. Tell us what we should know about Jason Bay what excites you Tom Werner. As you think of Jason Bay comin' up playing left field following of course. Manny Ramirez Jim rise got to spread ski some great great ball plays over the years Jason Bay now takes his place and that Austin."

" Why don't want to do with too much pressure and -- in the is that pretty as a pretty big shoes to help that. Jason is clearly want to the only players and 82. Time all our. -- nationally -- year. -- this year actually hear quite comparable. He's at 22 ran this year. When he. Take that demanding batting average and we we have been company. Eight -- following. And one of the things that the real plus in this in the steal -- that we now have the left field apartments here. We we Gatt agreements the -- he played the last month and the next here. Given all of its demands and so we really now have very very. There is excited to be here I think. And again I don't too much pressure and excited about it."

" Does he need to be picked up at the airport will be up and they'll get about."

" I'm happy like to -- legitimate and that night well."

" De -- did you go former speaker of the house and talk show host now be happy to do it Jason I'll make of I'll get my state has to her in the -- right about that yeah -- over their anyways to mention that -- get -- appointments and not. -- You know obviously has been kind of the goings on and an end and all the difficulty I read in the paper."

" One of the newspaper accounts on this Tom that. You know that when I say you folks the ownership the management. Have really taken a very quiet. Informal poll of the clubhouse players -- you know what what's this doing on the inside. To the club to the rest of the team 25 guys as you know and Terry Francona trying to trying to lead them to a victory each and every night. I'm curious when that type of delicate assignment is made to go onto an informal poll who odious sense."

" Well. I don't want to -- to -- An internal matter that I will in the I think it's pretty scared everybody off field piling up and then. That that in focus. -- These distractions. You know I'm -- very bittersweet about it I think most. Of -- note and -- who is indispensable to a two World Series and let. Things were I think you know at a level where I think that the and it was important do make it change from -- and and then. I think it. You know won't eat you make a trade that it is it's a trip like this in mind. Decision and trading -- try to do with that. You know you talk to the players summit in I think -- wake up this morning feeling like it's going to be easier if it's --"

" Let's let's start about the atmospherics of of playing in Boston and what Jason Bay faces and and I want to maybe stat if I can't Tom with. We he's been in Pittsburgh you mentioned that is numbers particularly this season compared pretty damn close -- there must have perfect alignment with nannies numbers thus far this season so. It looks if they -- at least on paper looks even at least for the season 2008. MIA the type of optimists. That says -- He's doing putting up those numbers in a lineup that doesn't really have the type of is that it is not is going to line -- As what he's going to be playing -- at his numbers in our opinion at least possible that they blossom even more when you have guys like peas and lol and you could so many others in the lineup who can add to what he's been doing pretty much on his own for the pirates."

" You know I think that hopefully you'll have a conversation a couple of months you'll be right. It's it's. Complicated because he's coming to. In new environment. My my guess is having -- somebody senior in baseball yesterday at. It they think that however well that if you do even better next year. That -- in some ways you're ready doesn't have the pressure on them in terms you know it's going to. Support. The rest lineup of at a government behind him out he's -- of that fourth. And then he's in the prime of -- currently -- sentiment -- and we talked battle lot is that. You know as as great as many years. You know it happens to all players in many is -- that is. But last years -- we've got a player right now who was in the -- prime courier. And we expect big things from."

" Toms is -- things grateful I think is a great move and I said from the Dominican at this morning and and just looking at his numbers and his his rookie season. When he was rookie of the year he had. Yet to 82 -- it now and 126 home runs. And he's already got 22 home runs this year and he you know he might hit close to the number -- you at 35 I think -- 6. So he might get close to those numbers this year and I mean. And you gotta accuse you -- left field for next year and also ways I think it looks it looks great and I'm sure this guy's going to be excited to clean them."

" Tom Moore and how about the the adjustment to between. Nationally in America -- gonna -- ask your comment again not now on both sides of ledger on both side. You think Manny went all the skills is there going to be any difficulty for him and adjusting to the national lake and -- vice versa will Jason day goes through maybe what a little bit what JD J. D. Drew did last year great ball -- but. Struggled a little bit and it might have been some personal family medical issues with his son. But also I think he was not the JD Drew that we expected seems to be close and that this season with a year under his belt."

" Well I'm so we we hope that we we certainly know that there's going to be a transition that some people you know reform. Well immediately in an element X in adjustment. All we've heard about this guy off the field is using great. And I think that that's important thing you want to play in Boston used he has spoken yesterday. The it couldn't have been more excited it's so so as as we all know bought -- particular place the -- and some. Player for a violent it is that the greatest thing and they all I'm I'm very excited about it. Time now but. But you know wanted to challenge of the nannies and -- in Los Angeles is he at a big left field the cover there. No. Is these sensitive. Is decent -- unit."

" He takes all ha ha ha -- very very diplomatically study. When it very diplomatically they put a minute I call kids. I don't know yeah. I --"

" At a lot more explicitly right at the top of the show I think he's stuck in the field he's got a lousy job allows the attitude he runs the bases while he's terrible on defense. This is not all positives for the LA -- but joke that's their Joe Torre's challenge now. Question why a lot of folks including myself. I think that. You know the presence of Scott Boras is relevant to and perhaps a positive factor in this whole. Drama that we've seen unfold -- man he's attitude and a all the like against the contract was great while it was a mean -- interest. And then the December stood at St. contract. Became somehow like a prison sentenced on how do you evaluate the you know the you know the the role of Scott Boris in this."

" Well first of well not courses a formidable. Person as well and you know and ever and -- underestimate him he's he's very bright and he does that work for clients. The facts of the facts and situations. And in demanding and said he wanted to represent him in the only way it's not good. -- money in the near future -- many. Figured -- ways to. In adams' is arrangement. And we don't know we have an option services next here. I don't know the conversation it's and that clearly want inclusion in this is that. In all likelihood you'll be free agent. In October November in compliment a lot of money."

" handicap forming the chances of the Sox. Signing him as a free agent."

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" Okay all right you've given us a clue they want to talk about the prospects to give up you know the E none of these things happen in a vacuum you have to give an order to get. And you folks gave up Craig Hansen that pitches that you know a lot of people think has a high upside. And Brandon -- your thoughts on. On the it is this time what the Red Sox in the future in baseball."

" I think both of these answer. Could and both of them are talent that. The best thing -- can say is that -- Jason today. We're on the market means. November. And we were looking for a left fielder these the asking -- would be probably higher than in it and dancing. And that would -- the thought process but then these -- players and then probably. We'll be. Won't live up to their potential. It certainly. Or worse and in that and that particular being traded."

" And you know graphic rap rap videos I was with few folks in this decision right from the get go for -- and ask -- welcome."

" Yeah -- TiVo when you look at like down. -- Hanley Ramirez you see him doing well and you say oh geez we we had a guy like that but we got something really good returns so. You know you gotta give the Gatt and I think. I really think to me and he was just I think curtain everybody in the user and and I'm not -- obviously I'm on the outside looking in but I can't imagine how. A guy doing what he was doing wouldn't hurt the other the other players in the clubhouse."

" we have to or months of baseball. Has not. Really been playing up to its potential last few weeks -- better."

" Certainly in the last week or so. And I think that the team focused -- get back to winning."

" He you know the reports say that today you folks the Red Sox agreed to -- you know pick up many salary for the rest of the year. And then as you also mentioned -- becomes a free agent at the end of this season. I'm I'm I'm kind of scratching my head as I look at the that the three sides in this arrangement. And I have to think that frank McCourt is -- has a big smile on his face this morning he's got a completely incentivize. Manny Ramirez for the next two months. He's at the Boston Red Sox pain. That salary. Is the essential thing is grand theft in -- in Major League Baseball can he be indicted for what happened yesterday."

" I definitely think -- at a big smile on his face and and many will be. Great -- key additions. The doctors. And it may. Sure he's going to help them."

" Yeah and and would. With the Sox his middle I guess. I guess I'm trying to figure out what would've been a deal breaker for the Sox CA as I stepped back from -- Tom. It seems as if it had reached a point over there -- DR key on yawkey way. Where many had to go there was just no way to make it work given the behavior the attitude the on field antics the yard field antics. -- night in my overstating the case."

" Well I think it was a it was a very complicated decision and everybody -- At the end of the day I think that. We were facing an unpredictable two months. And I think it that we felt like. A focus have to be the most. Winning and we are. Excellence means we where it in his apartment -- We feel that. Weird weird weird not. Giving up in anyway in this he's trying to strengthen our team and we just felt it was it was time to make -- change that. You know we -- been I could open up today and been calling you and say look you know permanently and two. In there and we're gonna hope that. We can get the focus back. I think that this is it the best solution -- or the organization."

" Tom we had that we get so we talk about something earlier that and I I made the comment that. You know me and was. Trying to pull this -- whenever he was -- wanted to get himself you know out of the contract. So he could be a free agent and but. Do you think many would have been different today. The day after that the the deadline would would you think -- would have gone back to just aren't it's -- from going to play baseball but you think it might have been. You know he would continue with these antics."

" What will never know. You know my feeling listed the that my own personal feelings and then have -- we don't want to keep talking too much about it my own personal feeling was that the level. And it fixes view and use. And the work. Were of a different level this year and they had been previously and we won is it is hypothesized. That I think I hear it. The eight Atlanta would necessarily and and predictability."

" Yeah -- I agree and that's that's part of the reason I thought from you know the beginning that this that this was a great move to it -- to get rid of him and an attempt to get a great ballplayer and and and."

" In adjacent refugee day so heroic I mean you you can I think you can hear it and I voiced somewhere and you know -- genuinely excited about Jason -- want to make sure -- welcome -- and I will pick them up. And not as well am -- It's it's gonna rot -- every striving and all broken down what my ailment is the palace station wagon I don't know what what I don't know wary even found the -- that. One last question this a little bit. Yet that -- the baseball fans among us like to think we understand everything that we really don't and I don't understand. I can I read a couple of times that you folks depending on a certain set of circumstances the Sox would have been compensated. With a couple of draft choices relatively high draft choices. If certain things that happened in a certain way and that seems to gone by the bullets could you just explain to me in the listening audience. That. Possibility that was out -- if another pot had been followed."

" you know I I I hope like get this right in its news programs. You know that if you have a premium players coaches and parents and by the way. Jason they would be in players. To get -- premium player. Intently into this country acting and opera arbitration he doesn't take it -- services. You're entitled to -- up. Where they are in the first second and isn't always. Clear that you can -- ethics when you -- A pregnant up welcome back. One of the reasons that we institute to create 2000 -- trap which which. Yielded. Any of the players now want some. -- that we did lose the services and."

" OK so then you had additional compensation drafts in it in held in okay. And and then you can develop -- you found system about it -- and."

" I got a quick question I'm. And I don't know if you want to answer this or -- but today did any of the other players come forward and you know before and that's happened. And express hey you know keep them keep them you don't like I mean I think was pretty obvious that that poppy like them and and had a good relationship with -- more than any other players say. Hey you know this guy's this guy's a -- certain us."

" Well you know again I try to keep those things. Subtle but I -- I'm personally of the few players and I think that there are sent him back at work today it."

" That is great. But let's and he we're excited he's a former DH -- so it's always going to be aggressive on the question right now and that's why I on the other hand a mob mob all while not -- I gauge public diplomacy to Iowa widow."

" We gonna see aside. Tonight in the ballpark is back stay right."

" I'm not gonna. Could I don't know what I like that I accidentally like that paid to already have been great with his time you really have been."