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Speaker 1: We have a very special guest here. We got Alex

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Speaker 1: Cora on the show. Alex, how you doing, my friend?

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Speaker 1: How's your off season going so far?

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Speaker 2: It's been it's been good, so far, so good. First

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Speaker 2: of all, happy in a year, a lot of good

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Speaker 2: things for you and your family this year and good

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Speaker 2: things for the Red Sox, right.

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Speaker 1: Yes, sir, Yeah, likewise, I hope you had a great Christmas,

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Speaker 1: great New year. But yeah, let's kind of just dive

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Speaker 1: you know, players, managers, you know, off seasons. We're always

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Speaker 1: what's an off season look like for you? Lots of

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Speaker 2: Yeah, trying trying to spend a lot of time with

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Speaker 2: besides obviously the holidays, we went to England and uh,

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Speaker 2: the the benefits of working for Fenway Sports Group, right,

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Speaker 2: you can get free flights to go over there, free tickets,

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Speaker 3: So it was a good experience.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, we were just saying before we started. Uh,

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Speaker 1: they joined together with Liverpool. You know, I'm a I

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Speaker 1: what were some positives that you took away from this

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Speaker 2: You know, there were there were a lot of good

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Speaker 2: Uh Jaron Duran, Uh you know, I mean, top three

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Speaker 2: The pitching staff, they they made some strides. Thirty starts

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Speaker 3: Right, and uh, they were in.

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Speaker 3: We play some miningful games in September, but we knew

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Speaker 2: But overall, with the expectations and being realistic of the

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, you've nailed a lot of that.

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Speaker 1: There are a lot of good steps forward in my opinion.

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Speaker 1: You know, I think honestly one of the best, one

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Speaker 3: You know what, it's been good, not only.

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Speaker 2: And it's not the names. It's about going out there

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Speaker 2: The phone is always on. But you have to trust

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Speaker 2: you know, Obviously I have an idea. I have ideas,

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Speaker 2: Preaching that we made some strides early on last year.

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Speaker 2: Pitching wise, we struggled halfway through it. Then we make

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Speaker 2: adjustments and we finished strong. Defensively, the outfield became one

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Speaker 2: the in the the big leagues. Obviously, we got to

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Speaker 2: be better in the infield and we actually challenge these guys,

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Speaker 2: you know, to do that. As far as like the offense,

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Speaker 2: I do believe that the last three years we run

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Speaker 3: And the struggle is.

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Speaker 2: Not one week or two weeks, is a month, and

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Speaker 2: we saw it last year. I think the numbers at

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Speaker 2: numbers for two months and then there's one month that

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Speaker 2: we we actually struggle and yeah, oh they're the top

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Speaker 2: four offensive club in the big leagues.

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Speaker 3: Yeah we were for a while, but not the whole season.

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Speaker 3: So we just got to put a full.

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Speaker 2: Season together, you know, one sixty two in every aspect

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Speaker 2: of the game. As far as the expectations, I think

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Speaker 2: thirty teams have one expectations to win.

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Speaker 3: The World Series, right, so why talk bought it?

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Speaker 2: You know, as far as like, yeah, we want to

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Speaker 2: win the World Series, but there has to be you know,

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Speaker 2: other goals, other stuff that we have to do prior

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Speaker 3: And I think it's being more consistent.

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Speaker 2: Just keep working the things that you know you have

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Speaker 2: to work to to to become an elite baseball team,

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Speaker 2: and you know, stay humble, keep your head down and

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Speaker 2: keep going, going going, and see where you take us.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and like you said, this offseason, you know, you

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Speaker 1: think it's going to be a more fun season this

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Speaker 1: coming year. Definitely has been some good strides this offseason.

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Speaker 1: I'm excited for it. But Alex, I want to thank

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Speaker 1: you so much for coming on here, you know, coming

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Speaker 1: being in the YouTube world. You know, you don't usually

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Speaker 1: see the managers of the major league team, you know,

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Speaker 1: come on the channels, So this is a huge I

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Speaker 1: really appreciate it. It's awesome. And one quick question before

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Speaker 1: I do get out of here, Fenway Fest, are you

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Speaker 1: going to be there?

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I'll be there. I'll be there.

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Speaker 2: You know, it's different, but it should be fun, fun

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Speaker 2: to be around staff and coach staff and players and

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Speaker 2: obviously you know the fans, you know.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Winter weekend.

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Speaker 2: It was great, you know, but I think a different pace,

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Speaker 2: you know, can benefit and just to do it, you know,

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Speaker 2: in Boston hopefully you know, people show up and you know,

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Speaker 2: go meet the players, meet the coaches, and you know,

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Speaker 2: set the temple.

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Speaker 3: For for for the rest of the year for sure.

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Speaker 1: And you know, one thing I've been seeing people say,

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Speaker 1: it could be quite chilly. Are you going to be

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Speaker 1: you know, making sure you got like two coats on

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Speaker 1: at that time?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, uh, you know, it's actually we had

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Speaker 2: a cold front here in Puerto Rico last week. It

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Speaker 2: was seventy five, so we had peoples wearing coats and

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Speaker 2: all that complaining about it.

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Speaker 3: But we'll be ready. We know how he works. So

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Speaker 3: one thing for sure, one thing for sure.

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Speaker 2: And tell the players, we always complain about the weather

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Speaker 2: early in the season in February and January, April, May,

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Speaker 2: but we never complain about the weather in October.

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Speaker 3: So let's not complain about the weather in October.

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Speaker 2: Let's let's play in thirty five degree with her.

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Speaker 3: That'll be fun.

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Speaker 1: That's always fun. But alex Man, thank you so much.

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Speaker 1: I really appreciate you coming on today. Go have a

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Speaker 1: good rest of your week. And good luck this coming season,

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Speaker 1: my friend.

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Speaker 3: Thank you appreciate it, Man. Good luck with everything.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, Man, thank you so much. We'll talk soon.

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Speaker 3: Bye bye always man, take care