WEBVTT - 8/22 Around the Park with Dave Flemming ft. Will Flemming 

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<v Speaker 1>It's Around the Park with Dave Fleming. We're here at

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<v Speaker 1>Fenway Park. Our guest is my brother, he's the voice

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<v Speaker 1>of the Red Sox, Will Fleming. We're going to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the series. Usually we do this on day one.

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<v Speaker 1>We're doing it day two because we heard from Rafi yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll hear from Will right after this. It's Around the

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<v Speaker 1>Park with Dave Fleming. The Giants are in Fenway. We're

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<v Speaker 1>in Boston for the start of a three game series

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<v Speaker 1>the Giants and the Red Sox. And most Giants fans

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<v Speaker 1>probably know by now that my brother Will is the

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<v Speaker 1>radio voice of the Red Sox and has been for

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<v Speaker 1>many years and we've had lots of fun times when

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<v Speaker 1>the Giants and the Red Sox play each other. And

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<v Speaker 1>Uncle Will, as my kids call him, is our guest

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<v Speaker 1>today on the Around the Park show, just to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about this series and this Red Sox team. Will. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I obviously follow the team through you. You and I

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<v Speaker 1>talk a lot about what's going on, but an amazing,

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<v Speaker 1>amazing turnaround mid season for this Sox team. It has

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<v Speaker 1>been great to see if David, I don't know who

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<v Speaker 1>else calls you that other than your wife and me

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<v Speaker 1>and your mother, but always great to have you, Fenway.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been the roller coaster ride of all time in

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<v Speaker 1>Red Sox history. I mean, they were really on the

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<v Speaker 1>brink of being one of the worst teams in franchise history,

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<v Speaker 1>on pace to lose one hundred games, and then they

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<v Speaker 1>went thirty two and four and got themselves not just

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<v Speaker 1>back in the playoff picture, but comfortably so. And the

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<v Speaker 1>magical run in the span of three weeks, they had

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<v Speaker 1>separate winning streaks of fifteen games and nine games and

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<v Speaker 1>just had that magic going. And as you know, when

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<v Speaker 1>that happens, especially here, there are very few better places

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<v Speaker 1>to be in all of baseball. So it's been a

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<v Speaker 1>really fun ride. Yeah, the whole town seems to be

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<v Speaker 1>talking thinking about the Red Sox and chugging towards the

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs now, which is obviously a huge change from not

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<v Speaker 1>that long ago. The big story of the weekend, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>probably from a Giants fan perspective, but definitely from a

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<v Speaker 1>Red Sox writer and follower perspective, is that Raffie Devers

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<v Speaker 1>is back here. He talked to the media before the

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<v Speaker 1>game today, we just were down on the field watching

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<v Speaker 1>him take batting practice. Do you think it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be like for Raffie back here. That's a hard question

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<v Speaker 1>to answer. I think it's going to be mixed, which

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<v Speaker 1>makes me sad because seeing him here, I really have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of things that come back into my mind

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<v Speaker 1>in my heart. You know, I was there in Triple

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<v Speaker 1>A when Raffi came to Patucket for the first time,

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<v Speaker 1>and I translated his press conference to like twenty writers

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<v Speaker 1>who were dreaming about the promise of what Devers could be,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he announces himself immediately. He's a huge part

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<v Speaker 1>of the eighteen championship. I mean, what's funny is you know,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe his signature introduction to Red Sox fans was a

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<v Speaker 1>home run that tied the game at Yankee Stadium off

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<v Speaker 1>of a roll As Chapman on one hundred and two

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<v Speaker 1>mile in hour fastball. I think that was the moment

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<v Speaker 1>where everybody said, wait a minute, we might have our

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<v Speaker 1>next huge superstar, and they did. I mean, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>thing about it. It ended really poorly. I think there

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<v Speaker 1>was blame on both sides communication wise, maybe a little stubbornness,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's just the way this game works. I you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought I thought I was going to be calling

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<v Speaker 1>Dev's home runs for fifteen years, and it's funny to

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<v Speaker 1>see him back here because it really ended poorly and

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<v Speaker 1>it was not handled well. I think it's fair to

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<v Speaker 1>say by either side, but to see his smile again,

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<v Speaker 1>to see him out here on this field, it's for

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<v Speaker 1>me a guy who I loved when he was here

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<v Speaker 1>in Boston. And there will be some booze because people

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<v Speaker 1>have their opinions and this town can be a little

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<v Speaker 1>cranky with people who they perceive to not be all

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<v Speaker 1>in on Boston sports. But I really hope, like first

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<v Speaker 1>of all, I know there will be a remarkable tribute

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<v Speaker 1>video put up for him, and hopefully that can remind

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<v Speaker 1>people of all the big swings, the big moments, the boat,

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<v Speaker 1>the duck boat parade, Iana Rafi did so much more

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<v Speaker 1>that was great than bad here, and I hope that

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<v Speaker 1>the fans can appreciate that. Okay, so good answer. We're

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<v Speaker 1>running out of time. We have maybe thirty seconds left.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the key for the Socks to not only get

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<v Speaker 1>to the playoffs but maybe really make some big noise

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<v Speaker 1>once they get there. Well, I mean, it's always been

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<v Speaker 1>clutch hitting for them, but I think right now the

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<v Speaker 1>ANSWER's health, because they got Roman Anthony Ree having done

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<v Speaker 1>in the minor leagues. He had a four hundred fifty

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<v Speaker 1>foot home run in his debut. Garrett Crochet probably not

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<v Speaker 1>going to come back and start, but what a bullpen

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<v Speaker 1>weapon he could be. The starting pitching has been the

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<v Speaker 1>anchor of this team. You'll see it with Sonny Gray.

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<v Speaker 1>They are as deep as any team, but that depth

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<v Speaker 1>has been thinned a little bit with some of these injuries.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think if the starting pitching is healthy, they

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<v Speaker 1>will go very deep in the playoffs. Okay, I'm done

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<v Speaker 1>talking to you. I'm going to go talk to Bailey

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<v Speaker 1>and Charlie, my nephews, your boys, and then we'll keep

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<v Speaker 1>going with our pregame show right after this