Mike Dee

" Good morning to you our number for a parents for a what Tom Finneran and Iraq they PSA and my co host. Great -- author of a great great book eight in the box had great. -- put it down kind of re I loved that book too graphic -- enough about it and I am happy I was happy to see it posted so prominently at the Barnes & Noble last night when it's about one book part three don't tell my life. But the yup what was right the -- so I'm I'm happy for you on that. He you know every Friday at this time we do that Red Sox front office report this is something that I actions that the look forward to. Right at the beginning of the week it can and that kind of builds up builds up so this is fabulous. Today's Red Sox front office report is brought to by the -- every conference and have the dairy conferencing delivers the next generation. At HD video conferencing audio visual and network solution they -- great outfit the -- conference -- really yeah tremendous outfit -- you know what's so it's great strategist it's -- front office report you get to meet -- and speak with knowledgeable guys like Mike D hey Mike welcome back to parents for a what Tom -- how we do. Doin' fine Mike. It's rev Raphael they might as you heard me say this might call her at eight good he's a Bostonians and a baseball -- kinda redundant I know you know that's going to repetitive the F but hey let's get right to baseball if we -- Roughly in -- of this morning just before we started the show. Tampa bay. We're going to tell you might have been expected them to to fade and I thought just before the all stock -- have been 678 game losing streak as an okay here it is it's a young teen. There's a lot of pressure -- a lot of scrutiny and there's just begin to crumble because they don't have that veteran resiliency and yet. He we had now almost the end of August. Tampa bay is still on the stage."

" It's incredible in cigarette type the second best record in baseball in 611 based all right now. 48 games are it has just -- And -- bit I don't want to -- it was without some. You know are they spoke about it earlier in the year. They spot a spot that they were -- seemed to be reckoned with is that spring training in the international. It parity unions -- mortgage -- and that'll pick it up and shot the 100 games worked up now -- the pace there are setting that. You know you're giving credit overcoming injuries and injuries across the orient in there in -- just gotten great pitching. Apparently -- got to give a lot of credit to. To have two that is great. Student you know I think -- really devastating force -- keep that in you know through the the dog days of August as we."

" Yeah as much as I don't want to admitted or conceded. I don't think they're going away mean hopefully you can catch them. And as opposed to you know trying to snatch a wildcats spot hopefully catch the -- you go witnessed the champs of the the AL east but he -- We should say not you we. You know Red Sox Nation we're gonna -- that we're -- after -- on the on the playing field it's not going to be given to us by these guys they had just in my opinion they're not going to fall on."

" And then I mean they -- look thrilled that they're. They have a lot of homegrown talent right."

" Well they do you know because they had preformed. Low level for so long you know they drafted ethnic. I think the number one seven of eight years. Through both the late nineties in the early part of this. But present decade and in -- draft well and you put the effort and player development make sure that you indeed take care there's kids that need it. You know well the one exception to do what they're the first route -- who had a you know graduate at the thirteenth but look what he's doing in the page -- just double badges. If you direct statement in the Tampa based system that was on on that tip of the late today when you know. Nobody shut down the stretch they -- we have six teams you know into division yeah at least in the NL central sixteens to compete for three playoff spots and you know it's going to be a great -- last marketing year 35 games left and you know I think this is the time you're actually it. You resilient with with injuries in deep into the schedule. And you know what -- experience and and the fact that we're -- while you're we have much to what -- guys and deal with the pressure and you know estimated to be what's the first -- based on September baseball entirely different. They're for a month and April. And -- the world the term the court here for home and I think -- better play consistently cope with it so organized. Who have been in a little bit too -- oh I'll."

" You know you talk about September -- buy tickets I get a ten -- one of the great joys of always had been at Fenway Park but it becomes. It I've become obsessive about it at this type -- Tammy yeah late August and and getting into the close about the September. Watching the school board and watching what the heck -- is going on usually it's what's happening on the field. In front of the -- and I'll and I'll sneak a peek from time -- the schoolboy. But now I'm back and forth 50% of the time I want to know what the hell's going on -- the era you know what's don't know what the White -- what's going on with the twins your take on those two teams Mike Dee. You know the those at two of the teams that are in the hunt in the mix and whose success may or may not become an at the expense of the Red Sox and you know policies of."

" Yeah in other post solid team as we saw -- knowledge cock soak up we can -- and in Minnesota -- spring training and it's quite often. In the month of march and it's gonna give both astute credit at a towards a particular crew were -- password written not for debt this year where -- started because of -- penetrated. And you know here they are 7354. And and that he without for the lock our right now you know they're going to have to hurt it a point 3 of their next morning ninety names are wrote. So they're have -- road warriors gears your expertise they and that's statements that takes away from the but over --"

" They're like yeah. I'm done the you know that just as a fan watch in the Red Sox I feel like. They need they need to Spock they need that spark that's going to discount it and we got at last year. When the when the kids came up you know these these kids you know when. -- came up and he was just he was red hot and yet this kid that was just lighten it up and and get things don't do you see anyone this year that's going to be able -- you know. They they I think they need something especially going to the stretch run especially for going to catch. Camp you know is that when you see -- to provide that spark to get them don't yet."

" You know I think there's a lot of guys that sparks come a different way -- you know in in gulf war we certainly data with with the addition you know Cabrera and -- last year you -- with the kids have to educate them on the floor of -- of a particular game you know -- you come back in the game and a walk off we have in the public side and -- remember all the game."

" Yeah terror attack -- attacks confrontation with. -- I think that was that they expire that yes --"

" But but you know -- if you if you you know those are clearly what will we Cosworth Turbo boosters for about a but most often those those moments there -- those players are accompanied by -- pitching solid -- And all those factors that combined -- for consistency to what to look for this -- so. I think we expect for guys playing exceptionally well desperately -- in Detroit. Pace all year that it. You know potentially exceeded expectations. And you know which etiquette that the -- tore it -- but I -- consistently. And -- top to bottom -- ethnic and in addition to this point. You know it to oversee that Baltimore. To its consistency. I guess you know what you look at anything you know hopeful that has been in the discussed throughout the years being part of the club that has performed. Not a -- two it's I think we have shut the if those guys to step basically cuts in and guys out there. You know oh baht is -- these consultant which is -- the that's 67 innings of games to you know they commit these cities to. Step up and you know hold Easter keep games close. -- in ketchup. These teams are all in -- very evenly. If you look at the yankees who gave its twelve. Three just in Japan all of them thirty. Interpreters stick a fork in the yankees about one of those people."

" my DM and on the -- mating I would never a stick a fork and an accent until you know sometime in the mid November mid October if it's if it's over it's all but until then. I'm a -- guy had you know ain't over until -- sovereign -- don't count them out it's just a town with a lineup that can get hot anytime I've got to -- these -- you know in response to wrap his question about a spot got you know little Turbo -- I im thrilled with the acquisition of bird I think that is a good good move that's a steady. Veteran guy who's not going to have rookie jitters as you get into you know every game becomes crucial and you know I think it's as I think it's a good addition he's I think he's slated to go tonight is any."

" He isn't it out tonight is that your point you know like to pick juries Trotta Liz sat quietly crept back into the thing. You know on April 30 they were eleven -- seventy since that time they're 56 and forty watt or 5642. So. You know they played quality baseball playoff caliber -- since they first and and we got a ten times here the last of six weeks we currencies and you'd have been -- ladies -- certainly feel good being able Archie got burned out there he -- external the experience you know you're you're likely to always start."

" It's you know that the whole thing against the Bruges is going to be fast and -- I recall I don't have a schedule -- me to do -- we finish up the season at home against the yanks."

" We -- dispute about albeit yankees correctly it's evident home port at Cleveland street at Yankee."

" Here you know this is -- time schedule is going to be it's not always -- always plays really well in subscribe to."

" But the great pitching in what Larry Bird an ethnic aptitude and I great pitcher so they ordered it. Their work -- split -- hey that's that your grind it out -- your -- out and and it's exciting you know it'll stand. You know there's been talk all year you know that some you know -- it's coming off 2007 but it will that is excessive and over well you know that we. And what the World Series and -- that now I sense that there's excitement around the pattern races and into the playoffs and you know fifteen minutes -- albeit at a terrible at a capable -- and wrote schedules so that you're going to see a lot of of that ability ports of what the great October."

" Yeah in all of professional sports my opinion there is nothing like a -- there's there's just absolutely nothing. Like it's on it's it it has that it is great rabbit to oversee the illiterate that the -- would. It's -- busted -- throughout the -- victory in the you know like that pageantry of the Olympics -- what -- question of pitching I got the last one on the what's what you might plan for the offseason with we got to the ballpark itself but pitching. Daisuke a year ago at this time you know people saying geez that's a lot of money and we haven't seen anything he -- had. Quite a season has an."

" You know it's amazing -- and and you know experts two weeks you know on the -- what you know -- older shoulder you know -- in and despite that if if if you win and the area under three and it's just amazing communities you know if you hear that the -- You know that's in the sport at least -- the -- of course -- You know K rather had a great year. But if -- got a nice day in the -- at that means that K now what you're currently. You know eighteen when he did that and you're at three. Hopefully you know all I suppose these people think it's a consideration change. And you know without -- the top of the rotations as it rotation almost as stepped up in big games and pitched well. You're right I don't think anybody's questioning at this point what with the Austin and it's a world we --"

" Yeah yeah okay offseason ball by the other guy in a kind of them the the I'll call you the business guru the business mastermind and a big big out of the -- the success they have been some of the great great improvements you made in around the park Mike what is planned for the off season. In and around Fenway Park."

" Well thanks very much as those works were -- the team is working hard. As we get as we speak straight to finalize the plans and you know we've got about three years left here before we celebrate that that was -- that the the ten year goal of of the proving that way reach new levels but that's the results beat a suspect will be another brisk -- You know there's going to be some things that it needs that need to be and that there are not a sexy little at a waterproof. People in that something that needs -- and preserve the integrity of structure. Of the unfortunately that's something that we get excited about. In other some other tricks up first when he talked about the right field. Critical and important but -- right to ask where this we stop now. And interest and you know -- try to bring more creature comforts one of the things that. Arctic great dissatisfaction. Here and infinitely more comfortable so in an additional remorse -- Monster seats are open to people we were that. People that are sitting anywhere -- have been consistent and 97. Years. Say that they might get up out of your seat Cordoba because of course it's easier to use the restrooms it's easier to move over now which -- the ballpark and I think those are all things it will. It. That's built upon that built on yours we finished -- woman --"

" since the perfect example of everything -- just anything that makes gives him a creature comfort anything that gets him closer to the Budweiser sign he's happy Skype and the my parents and believe it really is at some bullets and you've been unbelievable really have been -- time we'd love to do this Red Sox front office report with you -- the and then you give us. Give us a sense of the challenge that's ahead in the fact that the -- ready to do and you know the September grounded and another playoff place for -- that we can all celebrate so we will let you go Mike the best for the whole front office as well as the players and a stay in touch via touch let us know how we can help here at WRKO."

" Thank you make -- appreciate it."

" Okay Mike Dee. From the front opposite that is the Red Sox front office report we loved to do that each and every Friday in rehab at today's front office report. Has been brought to you by the -- conferencing delivering the next generation of HD video conferencing audio visual and network solutions do you go to the -- dairy conferencing by everyone of those needs -- gonna be one happy -- a handy tempers short break we'll be back in a minute on AM succeeding WRKO."