8/23/09: Sports Huddle with guest: Nick Cafardo

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" It's great in the NBA. And it was billions in extra -- boards. And and want to take my. Expert on travel helped the Red Sox win tonight. That would be put it went Friday night. In --"

" the last time in my life I left the -- game literally. In the five innings I was so discuss that as a curmudgeon ness bike I cannot stand that but it's uncomfortable. And aggravated over the next -- prices and I don't wanna be 2211. Well what was a school when you left fifteenth to look at a who blocked the extra point on the last yeah last touchdown. That was my but it barely practiced. Anyway. The the best thing that happened to me this weekend was a nickel finals. Baseball notes call -- small lots of good stuff. And -- on the full right now pretty neat nick."

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" Well I ten I felt -- over the Red Sox win yesterday you know how childish is -- from the to feel good that the let's -- the -- to the like I shouldn't -- that was treated to a fifth at just. This knowing how many in New York interrupting and just ahead of them to --"

" Oh yeah you know I hear is -- from a lot of -- Yesterday to -- emails -- nasty nasty emails. You know Leo -- get -- from the New Yorkers but. But today there's still good team. I have achievement -- about the one game but. You know it's still an uphill battle for the Red Sox but I really think -- it's not gonna make a wild -- now I really do."

" I hope so -- that couple things three things happen in baseball today. First of all had an unassisted triple play that ended the game. That hasn't happened in like eighty years from a guy I would like alluded to players who plays that inning."

" Yeah exactly the area -- not the greatest fielder. Mr. Bartlett but boy that was tailor made line drives ideal does on the back to the force and tag the runner. Come and ended and it took quite signal thyme you know -- it took it took almost less time than it. That'd be a one out you know that bigotry out it was amazing how quickly Quicken -- and one away in the game play."

" Right now John -- pitched five scoreless cities like adults. Crackdown I think eight -- nine didn't let them allow a walk. Maybe the Red Sox moved too soon as the National League -- yet."

" Well you know they played the Tripoli partners and and they -- the Grand Canyon so. You know but common actionable. You know led to a good in open in all it did did is they didn't do with a Red Sox and the government pointed this -- and the other day. Is he would block certain that's what's fingered pitch with a right to actually had lead malignancy it. And today we sorry you know he got that back so apparently in those two weeks that he -- He must've really worked on that and that he's always had a devastating portrait -- and I think we are again today."

" Now also. -- friend Pedro. You know it looks like he you know he doesn't notably in fast quality mourn fill it up there it really hit. Pedro won another game today and I saw him on the interview afterwards is much like affable when he -- Disney."

" Sign -- yeah. But you know -- he's given them -- you know I think we all thought he would give them five. By six innings accuse him in the game and like you said that that Philadelphia that's gonna score a lot of runs so. He's gonna he's gonna win this year games they think he's exactly what they needed and where he's given them -- that the performances -- would --"

" You know and it's interesting. The capitals are really pulling away and I know you've been a big fan of Tony La Russa his idea. But now I gotta give them a lot of credit they've really have a good chance that the World Series now so."

" I like them a lot here I mean day. The -- your top three of four pitchers in their rotation. Can match up against anybody. -- one thing and now they get Matt Holliday eagle on the tools. And holidays that are ours to your baseball -- the -- or break. The respectable player and we go to a slow start in Oakland. But he -- to -- start to come on toward the end there in Oakland that is just carries it through what the cardinals very very very good. And and like that -- because. La Russa you know don't get those directory to play every day no excuses. No nonsense. They played they played baseball and -- you know. I think he's perfect -- for John Smoltz he knows kind of reinvent couriers and he's the only it would technically -- a -- guys over the years and it -- to -- what he's doing it was smoltz now."

" And what about Maddux we've talked last week about Washington what he's done with taxes. I'm actually dad pitching staff and -- I felt I was watching that game today Scott Feldman you know knows how to -- he might be a lot. Pretty low -- Never had the blazing fastball but delighted at the -- and change the."

" Yeah -- you -- he's thirteen and four you know I mean you know it's amazing what he's done. Com but he actually older than they struck out with the Milwaukee's now. And you know he's got. -- Single and on we lived there just knowing how to pitch. The only wasn't -- picture himself like. -- decent reliever illiterates are actual while. Button but he he knows how to treat picturing but he also in the middle attack in there and we know you've talked about a lot idiots. He's really a big factor in changing the culture -- from the team that it's legal proceeding to a team now the secrets pitching it's almost like. Kind of what the Red Sox went through. When they first got Clemens in the media utility. Up until then they were always you know bashing scene and then equipment came along the country's whole culture that you know these -- emphasizing -- And now that two -- as delusional --"

" Now the big one of course this is the twentieth anniversary. Of Pete Rose being banned from baseball. -- you know one of the great and humans. The Hall of -- my -- that's what's really -- And that twenty years has gone by. Anxiety gambled on baseball and what do we do it."

" I don't know whether it's a great question I that wanted but here's the commissioner you know he's not gonna be reinstated. I I just get the appeal and I said this before that. I think people it's gonna be one of those things that yet so overturned or reversed. After he passed away. You know because I think it is going to be a lot of time -- outs and like I think you know they'll be more sympathy toward him. At that point but I just don't see anything changing. Here within the next. You know ten to fifteen years."

" Steve -- that is keep them -- and keep them out. Why he says that because he's looking for a second chance now he's already had a second chance in the third and a fourth and fifth in every single time be denied. Betting on baseball. And had the opportunity to admit the -- did and move on he passed on it -- wasn't just a mistake he needed first. -- having mechanical issue it's compounding it by flying every single time afterwards you've had all your chances. Stay away it's totally."

" I say let admit I mean with all the correct and it's going on and be you know be pleased to what you're gonna tell he's gonna have all the Fabian have the guy with the most hits of all time he's not in the -- of the greatest pitcher of all time is done in the the guy that the most home run let's."

" Gonna get real lesson to young people want it's all in one -- you know I think the question is. In 1919. Betting on baseball we had never heard of drugs. It was a whole different time a whole different College Baseball was a national game there was no National Football League the with the National Hockey League there was no NBA. It was basically boxing. There was horse racing and there was based. And so it was a crime beyond anything you could match. You know to be a Joe Jackson has never got into all things. Along with Steve's -- That he was convicted in my opinion totally wrong I am talking Ted Williams about this. And he felt Joe Jackson might have been the greatest all around player who will play he said he was Willie Mays. And but. You know lobster was literate he signed the X at the throughout the guy you know than it was alone has probably want but that's never been adjudicated frontman Steve Adams and actually made like sort of this life's work to get -- Into the Hall of Fame but I kind of think that there's nothing wrong with putting him in and having. Out on on a plaque that he went to prison for tax invasion. He admitted to betting on baseball. But he still played the game the right way he really did the initial Korea he played the game the right way. And I thought that it to have the person with the most hits. You know should be recognize his name is name his name is in the record books it and that's that's good enough evidence let's see if I believe generations -- going to be going to. The hall of fame and the -- it's not tool -- distant future originally generational way. When everyone will be betting on baseball and sports but the Delaware is adding -- and now other states to study to look at. So is -- still with us."

" I'm yeah religion goes this -- You set the scene has done it's an item and I'm not expecting -- and don't we Tom about the the session you know we will get him one that we just. Preview the matches that up for a little bit tonight -- and -- it."

" You you know I think it's great matchup and then that people -- very excited you know as a lot of action on the field and a lot of activity a lot of people around so he it's the editor course and so. Whenever they -- you know it's always important and I think -- I think people. I'm really happy that is the lots game I think actually you know because it's just that it's just a tiring series you know it just. You know there's so much that happens in these silly games in the series. Yeah -- they're really long and incredibly law so. Well certainly is gonna happy there this is the end -- there think is gonna be a nice -- well pitched game and it probably won't be."

" Nicky -- you've got to you've got an 8 PM start he -- whatever he and you've got Red Sox yankees. You've got ESPN doing the game I -- you put on your -- and his two deadlines to died."

" A couple of keys. Yeah I mean economy can't use these these two teams play you do that -- the hope that you have a good early story that that'll hold up. Until the later this."

" Well I'm gonna give Israel we are you gonna give you good early start. What are your they've evidently added the sales tax to while the concessions from the guys who don't want them around. You know -- 510 for a yeah I scream at -- the now. Four dollars and twenty cents for diabetes stick -- a candy. And and I think like we Palestinian trying to people who really. Yeah I mean really --"

" Yet bugler on the ball like -- you can check any of the concessions it put -- people were all the prices. And -- you did the just passed a sales tax on now to the custom without key you know but it's that the dental sixty infants and around the ball by. Today it was four dollars -- finals is by fifteen after the and I don't blame the Red -- because this is obviously Aaron. What are brought the profit margins mustn't have been a forum."

" There anyway -- just got my -- so you might wanna mention. We assert a secular it's hard to make money and a nine deal a target because. Of the current -- right here in the."

" While it neither they make the nine dollars but when you take a company like KM it's a local company makes a very good hot dog. And the Red Sox Paramount can only they bleed to death and don't let him make a hell of a lot of money. I I was Sacramento and and honest people and ultimately into the Boston got. They do what you know because. Yeah -- good exclude exposure. And and their and the Red Sox realize that."

" You know you talked about the early estimates of up prices and now they're crazy and value with one drop water and keep its gonna. You know I remember the -- were historic security patriots games senior high school. And the prices were outraged then. You talk about the profit margin I think the big the NFL game day program. Was and it was a dollar at the time and the person selling them -- two cents per program. So news."

" patriots -- that I -- so much of a coast to charity. So they have a very small payroll and all the concessions. -- you you also mentioned a bonus and this goes what are on this is talking 1970s. The seventy foresees compounding the situation down the puck in on this concert last week and not only charge for people fifty to host apart eighty dollars and people 1 o'clock but then the call on the show us that this is now the show didn't start until eight. But -- four clocked the the police went around and to everybody out of the parking lot and made them go into. The stadium why well because boom -- as I get again you concession pioneered new food and."

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