3/8/09 Sports Huddle with Don Shoughnessy of Boston Globe

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" Friday. Abilities and -- is about well yesterday's. Hopefully in early in the week try to retire but I left well."

" You know what's funny is I was saying the rich media on the whole thing a basketball. Like used to say -- the patriots replaying -- particles front yard hedonistic in that -- I don't know the Celtics thing. A hall the hall at what is the NCAA basketball tournaments get underway. The appearance -- be announced next -- And then he'll be the next Thursday after that so I mean we get the number one team in college argue that eighteenth or nineteenth reboot the hockey east champion Boston University -- they won in Providence today three to nothing to. Overcome. My northeast of the northeastern Huskies to take Nikes and here we are this hockey hotbed. Right here we get the number one terriers we get the number four northeastern Huskies you know BC's always -- twentieth at UNH number eleven. UMass levels on the bubble to make the NCAA tournament and we're going to root for all these schools like Austin T in. All of these no name schools that you know we never hear of until March rules and I just don't get the whole March Madness. And this."

" I thought that's pulled you know across America a lot of that the American and -- the college hockey so it's it's just become you know to big deal like the Super Bowl the World Series that's big deal."

" Busiest boy days of the year in Las Vegas real and in the end yeah. As useful I know people who going out there. Just to immerse themselves that they wagering in the bowl the wager he inspected an aspect of their day to -- it's always fun to see this tiny little school take on them a mammoth but. You know you get 65 team that's ridiculous."

" I thought hey kid don't don't give -- negative on that thing it's it's America. You know its American holiday festival really festival now."

" No sheets and you don't do any she no I don't know I would you know I'll I'll I'll watch you know the final four and that's about it we get the women's final four hockey communion applause that's going to be this and I."

" recently attended but yeah there -- so forget that I."

" Hey Dan -- tell me about the Red Sox because there's so many great story lines you know you get Michael all recovering. You have Jason Varitek. You know kind of a tumultuous offseason for Jason Varitek and he had some personal problems last year. You know is Josh Beckett going to be helped the Tim Lester you know can he handle the load. A Jacoby. As for he's you know he's got center field to sell it does have to worry about Coco Crisp. You get the little competition other shortstop with Jed Lowrie. And now Julio Lugo. We get many senate for 45 million you never hear about Jason Barry is the right fielder drew her a lot of things going on."

" No question attic and you know it's the na its its requirements such you know problems or side by their standards. But the other good news is that going to be good they're going to compete and you know their right there and that's been the left by the last six years. And -- a tremendous division the best in baseball and it's going to be you know altered to keep their -- opposite to what you what you want to do because yankees. Brazen stocks are all well for the release one of them not going to make it."

" In a couple weeks ago in the A-Rod thing first broke. You wrote a column kind of saying they were all might be pile money rod too much and that was dead and now since -- plague of locusts has descended upon. Yeah I only really piled onto -- I mean first of all you know yes the pull out of the baseball -- so Dominican teammates still like him. And now he's hurt is in the -- should be of -- should the -- been seen earlier so I did actually goes with a golden days for a expect the."

" nauseated it's and one thing that's always been quite good news maker for them and now there's a lot of impact regarding you know what happens to them on the field and going to be about him -- to -- because of that arthroscopic surgery and as you reference was seen Mike we'll go through this and every every one of these is different and -- different jay -- is different from from -- but it's it's a big deal and you know again I. With one thing we shouldn't be doing is its root for guys being injured or get hurt you want to see him out there and and and the stocks are certainly on thin -- in this period it upon older players so I would -- Boston fans to be gloating about it -- deal because the talks. Got a lot of guys that could break down between now and and then --"

" I mean it's never fun when the Red Sox and yankees. Are trying to slice each other's throats are you will be at its banks. Let me ask you about Jon Lester Jon Lester he comes to Campion a great year last year but everybody's worried about the -- and you know it's funny. Will look I looked up will board -- grant to knuckleball to Teresa throws 384. Innings. Nolan Ryan always through 300 innings if these guys throw over 220 innings everybody's worried about their arms."

" I -- mean that those for the data or man rotations and complete games and a three editing yeah Pollard and a million times uttered it it. It was expected then they get -- roll roll them. Time machine back out to the financial we Kennedy days you know classical -- and -- you know so. Well most -- dollars the inside the whole different animal now. You get a guy 34 starts and it gets in just 6 my goodness seventh inning start. It feel like you're doing great and Lester -- a guy. They really can -- be careful economies electronic garbage huge arm pennies he's had other you know unrelated medical issues obviously in -- up at all in the midnight he's now shall lefthander with controllers is really. Tremendous value and come up to sixteen win season. Upside is tremendous he's still very young with a lot of dignity experience they locked him up today at the Tripoli is depending. And the idea I would be careful -- what about it and pitched two particular candidate because he got to make sure that there's this commodity is still there a couple of years three years now."

" Francona. I'll look physically did he decided not to have the surgery. Obviously. -- not being -- takes up -- the weight of the world off from I mean they don't have. The stresses that -- you know he's going into the season that you knew we was gonna cause foreign. Easy a little bit more lighthearted perhaps physically. Ready to go a 162 games do you think he's going to -- through -- All seasons."

" Everybody's more like ours from years spring training kind of conducive to that -- on -- much less stressed out you know I think there's there's a lot of are not -- any you know hopefully will be -- up blood September copy years ago and and he is have a lot of issues a relatively young -- countries cracked fifty yet but he's not a species have a lot of stop -- a lot of serious doubt another. -- Now -- but I all the time which a lot of people do it but that's that's a departure not -- It will be I think you know obviously he had it turned out not that would Larry Lucchino last year couldn't maintain it so I think balance. I'm not confident I haven't checked draft him this year and last year he was unable to. Just stated it would with a lot of dull and align it and it's part of the culture baseball fortune is not not not a good guys."

" Let me ask you this I get sick and tired or listen we won a couple of World Series of Manny Ramirez now. You know he looks -- liner he you know you you say oh geez you know come -- now in LA. You know is better than playing somewhere for eight years they really didn't want yet but it was. You know what's -- million dollars -- to -- live in the -- at the same time for -- 500 -- tell the funny little story -- and went over to -- place -- you're on the -- went upstairs and -- had the Franklin plastic Derek -- I was I was. You know I just you know but classic but listen you know advertisement you know the stress that Manny Ramirez -- put on Terry Francona but. You know there was also the stress last year where they need one more RBI and they didn't have it in many -- provided."

" Yeah have been at the -- that culture of India and they want to -- there's -- in the you know. Great Hall of Fame numbers but it was just it was just intolerable I mean you know we all -- the people that it becomes intolerable and -- couldn't depend on his company's mysterious injuries and according it's the only thing it was not okay everything else was all funny particularly in the law I'll cuddly stuff I'd five bands and you know -- but that the quitting in the not -- to rely on -- and Italian tennis before the lineup goes up but he can't play against Joba Chamberlain and you know he's got to send an -- straight to prove that does not and there are just. If you just couldn't do that and that's that's the unfortunate part the shape away which left which lead to potential patent."

" You know -- it was it was very disappointing to me and I'm wondering. Frank McCourt. We -- is he and other nausea is you fool for -- many 45 million by our over ten years when nobody else apparently wanted to."

" That many thought it was going to get a million for four years and you know that. That market never happened and -- I could negotiate this contract for -- that it needs taught a course to go yet. You know -- but relatively small raised that he would have made you know you have made 49 -- for the -- to be hadn't -- So basically -- keeps saying he won I mean he did not he's going to have to go out and do it again and and I think it is nonsense it's going to hurt him the nonsense really aren't in the economy. -- the nonsense. Took away the big market committee so it wasn't their -- and because people. Nobody wants that he'd take on a guided -- civic you know try hard for you or or honor his contract this -- to honor his contract at the end. That's hard to make it you know go -- there. But it folks who supports skate how to -- this but he believes he did the right thing injury in game two years and dance club and also get two good years out of."

" 6178221969. Pound 96 and a free call. From Verizon Wireless want to send an email at sports settle at 969 WTKK. Duck congress talk a little bit about well what's going to happen out at shortstop you get the nine million dollar man Julio Lugo got hurt last year and had via. The emerging them young start -- hurt the wrist but he's only making what 450000. Dollars a year. Who starts opening day out of sorts."

" Well I think that's backed out -- goes up that job and you came back in much better shape and that you know I think we're a little orange and to its. He's had some issues and and but it is not as bad that there has been about to be spending agenda. -- played okay in making errors and he was just solid hitter. But he had a lot of problems to the left side and it was nothing really dynamic about the way he gamers -- just look like a really terrific kid and a solid player and and good upside I'm just not sure that he's the future -- there's uncertainty about -- the future at that position is solid guy like Nomar coming in our. It would just like a real keeper was a starter today. The big -- and then the books to a lot of chip better and I think right now they're going to go -- Lugo -- two years at large -- And he's in better shape than it is going to get missed shot out of the game."

" Polo he still paying off and so are we still and for Edgar Renteria and."

" You know like. They've welded -- was Schilling gave me eight million last year which he still could not pitching you know so that that off the books. And then it's off the books. And I take it to. I don't know about those Sutherland tank I mean it sure there's some bust out so long relievers and such that they were there -- comment based apple."

" On my million dollars this could be the first year there's no dead money on the books."

" Death is usually something that I haven't exploded --"

" Are we get Steve from Roxbury on allies what's the talk about Manny Steve say hello. The Dan Shaughnessy and 969 WTKK."

" I could you -- a lawyer. Jack and I admit you -- in the World Series copier broke favourite and you -- talk premier media. Prepare -- A year ago for a moment. Say hello I am I appreciate it felt like thank you realize and appreciate seeing that thank you. -- they we get what we have are brought before victor green Lebanon. No -- do any of the drama about a spectacular. Three. Current temperature is. The commitments and meaning in his cohorts that nasty letters saying oh -- again what people."

" There was -- very brief it was a very brief inquiry is nothing new -- are hoping to prove that they. No unlike the way that went down and then they did there were calls made asking around at the end but nothing ever came of it."

" Don and beauty institute what -- here and do you and Leo here. I heard rumored Google or something god book alternate Bob detail out of Bud -- opposite so there expanded yeah. Quebec Quebec. And IBM are ridiculous."

" for the phone call the phone number is 6178221969. Pound 969 a free call. From Verizon Wireless let me ask you this in and I know he's a -- friendly with the -- fond of them. And Bud Selig. It's I'm from budget just kind of you know take it easy and you know go back out to the lake house and bring somebody else and to take overs commissioner."

" I can -- nearly eighteen -- is going to walk away."

" I was at the -- go open up a couple more car dealership somewhere."

" You know the owners they aren't a lot of guys that are you know global good old boys but the good old boy they'll play ball together the game has. Despite the steroids scandal extension that the game has thrived and again because economically negate the -- for the role until. And it's MLB network uses a really good development everybody -- down to the -- MLB so long. I think if they're going to the other legacy it's going to be that big game you know flourished under his stupid chip except for the steroids scandal which I still blame the players association but. -- in. It everybody would allow testing except on appear back in the day and that's why you didn't have a so in my view it more blame lies there was certainly about accountable as well."

" The -- a question on revenue sharing and luxury tax. Not sexy issues but. We send Red Sox fans and millions of dollars to Kansas City and Tampa Bay Yankee fans and millions dolls to keep the prices low. In Tampa Bay and Kansas City et cetera. In -- day turnaround in its not Tampa Bay specially but Kansas City in the a Miami Florida. They don't spend and spend any money on players and instead walked away with 1520 million Al Tampa Bay when they were losing a hundred games he was the most profitable franchise. In the major leagues for a few years and -- Harry Clark and right on the money while I mean what they can do -- we we send an -- luxury tax money our revenue sharing money they keep their prices down low. Prices stay high and I just wonder -- you think they'll be some tinkering at some point in terms of making these teams spend at least. I know this certain guidelines on what they have to spend but. I mean the business model isn't to beat the Red Sox and yankees the business model was to be Kansas City all -- Florida Marlins and pay no sure thing."

" Very good questions initiated it needs to be dealt with and if you're right I mean it's not good windows -- yeah actually. You know Palin -- money yeah yeah just being pocketed by other people are not reinvest seated in farm systems and developing -- so -- thought was designed for. And another issues with the team -- Pittsburgh and cities that are doing that spoke it is an issue at some it's gotta be addressed and it's a very good point."

" think the Red Sox are going to signed Jason Bay too long term deal is he just cast for milk toast on the left is a guy who's really down to guy did a nice job come -- and a premier Ramirez and we don't hear anything about."

" Yeah he's really quiet guy and you know very easy to Paris Amaechi yeah. Unremarkable so we look at those numbers they're pretty darn good and I think they're going to be good again this year in the center all the -- by the and so he's host quite work like guys what's up good numbers I do think. -- shows value is going to be a big ticket -- I think this -- had attempted to bring those guys speck he's not a Boras guy which is the key thing at this stage. And that that that increase the likelihood that they will retain and."

" We're Talking Heads to the two -- about J. D. Drew two in I know I role in deciding already proposed. You know can we get a half a season a full season out of a guy. Is he -- no -- this pain tolerance speak to the point where he can play most of the season without the you know it is the type of guy who. That will -- play. With the injuries that other guys when you close he's not exactly you closer Pedroia obviously I mean is different a sensibilities are very sensitive type guy. Can we get a full season two thirds of the season when he starting with with the shots now."

" Well you hope that you gonna get thirty and forty games out of me has shown it proposed is due north of that ever. And does that kind of you know made a pact without the that they are going to need somebody for 4050 -- positions so it's it's unusual given that the salary he makes. And it's a little bit of a drag on everybody's he's not an evil guys very lonely guy Greg polite. We don't know whether he's unlucky I don't know it's very hard it was fine print -- anybody's just. -- you gotta say nearly had. He's had he's been unlucky and it had more stuff than most people but. -- try to get the idea that we YouTube and it was just quitting when there was -- you know -- alternating between running hard and not running art you know that's different from a -- Who -- said he hasn't backed deal and then you know who's going to dispute that I."

" It is like -- had a bad loans and he was played design does anyone I mean he had a bad. A couple of hours and are you are Barbara -- that should. Audio that it."

" 6178221969. Pound 969 a free call from Verizon Wireless we've gotten this point we haven't even talked about big poppy. And all and pick pot Big Papi look like he had been on the puppet -- nosedive again this winter you know he's -- I I didn't that I thought he looked good did you would study looked decent."

" You look at vote will be exaggerated became MacBook and really fit them any ideas what it's just not. He's not a -- helped guide but no I don't think he's on his way to notorious BIG either I think."

" while Dan Shaughnessy you know a lot of music you drop but I don't wrapped up in. Our era and it jiggy with a hang in Chile -- that I hear in the news sports idol. Now big you know what I I hope some can they please get him a therapist who puts their -- on the listen you're known as this big Teddy -- throughout baseball and the umpires hate."

" Well he'd he'd just seat pitches too much everybody knows that he gets away with a lot and I it's just not a good thing and if you want to start maybe cost a lot more is what I mean it's. It's the nature means you whether -- pitcher -- you know you want that call everytime he gets a lot of really doesn't get these these qualities. -- he -- to a lot of behavior that's. You know it the subject like that the other very cocky a lot of veteran guys they just you know you know -- understand and everything all the time and he's certainly showed -- out there on playwright."

" Last month the year's collapse and -- so that they don't go by senior patent regularly."

" Senior year is a great book I I you know I'd like to re read it actually because I I enjoyed it about Sam Shaughnessy in the thing when you went through."

" When you're girls get all the you'll you'll be re read it though most coast -- going right."

" And -- tiresome than I was Jason my daughter on the growing demo today on the train you know after two and a half hours basically I have less money in the old Chelsea public school system program. The girls in middle school but. Sam shot as it's a great book in there has did -- there has to be another. Gambino it is you've done to them right."

" Well that book is cause they curse of ambulance was salt when they -- the World Series -- for the restore more issue there that want to world there is it dynamics changed since. They're forever different now by the greatest sports story ever told the 2004 playoffs."

" Amen while and by that book. The -- picked you for being here. Then it's."

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