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August 8, 2007
Sean McAdam joins us from Anaheim for today's edition of projo SoxTalk. Click here to listen to the full audio file. Today's topics: the Red Sox' second loss in as many games at Anaheim; why winning tonight would still mean a good start to this road trip; the fatigued Coco Crisp; J.D. Drew's coming audition in center field; the reaction to Barry Bonds in Anaheim; and whether baseball brawls actually can inspire a team to play better.
Here are some excerpts from Sean's comments:
On the bad start in Anaheim: "I think [the Red Sox] understood that the first six games of this nine-game road trip were going to be pretty difficult. They were playing two teams above .500 and two teams that play very well at home, and the Red Sox played well enough to get off to a good start -- two out of three in Seattle. And I think if they can manage a win tonight and avoid that sweep, I think a 3-3 record through the first six would not be terrible, even though they've obviously lost some games in the standings."
On Drew's center field debut with the Red Sox: "It may be that this is a sort of look at coming attractions here, because while Drew will not be playing a lot of center field, he likely will become the first option when Kielty gets here. If something happens to Crisp or they want to make a move during a game, it more likely will be shifting Drew from right to center and then having Kielty play right."
The reaction to Bonds in Anaheim: "They did show the home run [at the stadium] ... they got it up there pretty quickly. ... Immediately [after fans saw Bonds] some booing began, and then the at-bat was shown, and as the ball was heading out to center field, there were certainly more boos than cheers. I looked around -- I did see some people standing up and applauding, but certainly the boos far outweighed the cheers here. In terms of Henry Aaron's video tribute [in San Francisco], I was quite surprised. He had gone out of his way in the weeks and months leading up to this to just disassociate himself from the whole chase. ... It was pretty clear reading between the lines that he himself was doubting the legitimacy of Bonds' home-run accumulation. Then again, Henry Aaron, as anyone who has known him or followed his career [knows], is the epitome of a class individual, and I think in the end he decided that it was better to make some sort of statement and not remain silent when the record was shattered."
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Maurice Spivak | August 8, 2007 5:07 PM link
Thanks for theoppotunity.I am a eighty one year 0ld Red Sox fan down here in Virgnia Beach.Unfortuately I don' think the Sox are a good team.The bottom three hitters barely make the Mendozza line.Lugo is a poor fielde.Right field is very weak.Manny is a double play champion and big Papi is ailing and not too good.You can't win championships with this type pf team and they are fading.The Sox made a mistake in trading Gabbard they need starters more thanreleivers.Gabbard was better than Shilling.Lester is a big question.Thanks again.