Okay John thank you very much gorgeous day at Fenway Park and Bobby as a dying from Connecticut you got a lot of memories about this ballpark what are your your most. Important memories of Fenway and the Fenway experience as a young man. We you know a lot.
Those. Memories are being established now that I have to experience it and had the opportunity experience answers stand so these are going to be. That things Tony years that I look back on yesterday was phenomenal day of 54000 people coming to see the park. Because it is so special now might childhood memories that are. My uncle John tell me about the day that he got to see Ted Williams play and he and you know coming up as it -- me. 223. Year old and playing playing left field here one of the first times ever came with all my friends and family. In the stands and just marveling at at the size of the monsters the beauty of the park and the the closeness and awareness of the fans.
Fans look at it one way when they come up on. The concourses there watched through the tunnels they see them monster it's there really hits in the face was at the same way as a player did you think. All of this is how I need to play this wall offensively and defensively.
Yeah I'd really thought is going to be easy to hit it over the wall you know aside is one of those fell in the trap when I first came -- And try to pull everything. Because from home plate he can feel like you just reach out touch it it's. You know -- it's -- a little closer than most home run -- and so vague but it. Yeah there's a lot to getting used to -- in practice every day and never get every making cranny. Off of it which makes it -- and in which adds to the folklore.
I know Derek Holland the outstanding young starter for Texas was very complimentary Fenway Park for -- came -- he said it's been a dream of mine to pitch here. Is I feel like when I walked through the tunnel. The Ted Williams and Babe Ruth or walking with me was that same experience that you had do you remember that being the case those those thoughts creeping in you mind.
Yeah I thought a little more frank Mel's own -- princess LE and and Tony can -- aero because of my Italian heritage that my uncle John always. We talked about the great Italian players that the read sad --
Tony can legally -- obviously tragic story 1967. Gets beamed. Right here at Fenway Park but probably would have been a great all time home run hitter would you agree had that not happen.
Yes he had the body from the right side did and Ted had from the left side he had the the perfect swing for Fenway Park you to -- outside pitch he didn't lost the low pitch and it it was a tragedy.
You have been speaking I think. For hours now with members of the New York media. Because they have all kind of converged on you it's the first Red Sox yankees series for you is the manager what are your thoughts --
Loyalists. It's amazing day you know it is have so many of the Red Sox alumni here. And to know that once again we have a sellout to -- the blues guys in the great weather and they had the Yankees here for the first time I think is all. A little much too too absorbed in and really comment on I'm just gonna try to experience it the best that I can make this one of my lifetime memories.
And Bobby your Mercedes-Benz question of the day looking -- of today. You put Ryan Sweeney up there into the number two spot he's obviously swing and good bat for your thoughts on why he made demo.
Well he seems he's too. This had established himself as a very patient hitter and you know -- the -- the top of the order has been getting on base and an extending some of his at bats but you know he likes to be an aggressive hitter. And I think this allows Dustin Pedroia is -- now behind. Brian Sweeney the end might dealers to just be his own man and now worry it might does swings at the first -- said he might have to take a pitcher. Order do anything but just relax and be himself.
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