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Spring Training: Jacoby Ellsbury on new season

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Play from 0:21[0:21] ..." know dream come true for any based off clerics play in the World Series and get a cost. The September and I you know in the playoffs and I it was a memorable season. You break"...

Play from 1:02[1:02] ..." Jacoby challenge he called up in September and you get World Series win the World Series in the offseason and incomes -- a -- and trade -- mean few short months. Penalty extremes of -- is that."...

Play from 3:14[3:14] ..." pretty neat you know every kid to -- to win a World Series is based off every never. Johjima having a parade that was pretty that's for special. But yeah just different appearances I'm coming"...

Play from 5:19[5:19] ..." You know as as a team tends to -- back to the World Series you know I think you know it's pretty unanimous with with everybody just. With but everybody back pretty much. I'm I'm excited"...

Play from 6:28[6:28] ..." enough my -- is although the very well on just with -- offseason workouts. How prepared to two under that seasons you know looking forward Andy on how many words that going into what do you"...

Play from 9:36[9:36] ..." it is. Leadoff is my natural a person in my actual position term financial well."...

Play from 10:33[10:33] ..." here I think when he played for the Boston Red Sox and get that and this -- it's been fun you know and having a good time with. You know when it comes"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" Physical reaction I was -- you know he's it was this is pretty fast like had a lot going on and -- is excellent work hard and ready for you know it's Cintron. How much you ma'am member bro it's been US -- Good to see him and then there was series tell memorable event. It was it was exciting you know dream come true for any based off clerics play in the World Series and get a cost. The September and I you know in the playoffs and I it was a memorable season. You break catching dream for you. Do you remember like. Other 1000 left there. The ball was hit on -- and you know doesn't do anything to catch it you know run to the wall or whatever it was in you know happy it doesn't stay in the ballpark. Can tell about -- win EM free tacos for America and had Buchanan reaction. It was no that's you know at every sir remembers that Sosa is pretty neat the Thomasville based thing you know. You know you know we're taking it let and then have --"

Play from 1:02[1:02]" Jacoby challenge he called up in September and you get World Series win the World Series in the offseason and incomes -- a -- and trade -- mean few short months. Penalty extremes of -- is that."

Play from 1:16[1:16]" All of the trade talks it was you know something you know want to stay at the Red Sox -- the same time just with me being busy working out and you know I didn't try to think about it too much so. I had no control over the situation -- just basically worked out and you know -- are ready for next season with whoever's team -- be. But you know definitely happy you know consultant -- beautiful -- come between you I think is good for both books you know it's gonna get pushed mean on the how much harder in the off season and -- shirt and it took -- well. You know we have a good relationship and I you know we'll woman -- the situation. Your coat quote we would do any offseason how to unless you -- could go over to him. -- basically six days -- week -- some sort of you know workouts are -- are related activities on. So you know -- sort vacation on four days and then I was going on -- charger in pro for -- very few things and right -- prove. Home basically I'm an entire game I worked on my speed my defense my strains. He pretty much every aspect you know the game he could look at -- try to touch up -- touch on in this can continue to prove. As a baseball are in it in every area. You know."

Play from 2:44[2:44]" It's all. This offseason posted its. Australians have changed you would you all the phones I'll. This it it."

Play from 3:01[3:01]" You know for the for some life I had to have a kind of a calendar you know no format and had different activities that he. So definitely had a parade was about to madness which was which is pretty neat you know every kid to -- to win a World Series is based off every never. Johjima having a parade that was pretty that's for special. But yeah just different appearances I'm coming back east in you know talking to some some kids and it was a it was a definitely. -- packed off season. Yeah -- car just a lot of lot of them matters small town there's people from all this is -- you know just I was happy community back in. American commanders were marvelous -- don't want -- I think it was a little people in those who moved from -- the area it is well smoothness arms."

Play from 4:01[4:01]" Moment -- roster I know the gymnasium I think had more people in this town ourselves that comfort from what it was big thing and last year -- It I mean you can format at that level. You know -- how much confidence -- have don't know how much hard work you put into it. Until you do it until you've got there then you know you can understand sure but. You you know -- you -- Performing on this golf there and just put your capabilities -- these things. You know learned it's takes our hard work come and in seen a lot of veterans I've seen how much time they put into. To their routines before game it's it's nice to see you know the guys that are of that caliber and that that have work different. You know last year was it was my first time this -- for seven -- from trains on this you know trying to fill things out and turning in -- routine and this year you know kind of know what that routine isn't an artist Carl there not just performance get better on a daily basis to overlook the summary or at worst patients this year. You know as as a team tends to -- back to the World Series you know I think you know it's pretty unanimous with with everybody just. With but everybody back pretty much. I'm I'm excited for you know -- of his guys again and you know personal just. Continue to get better to build on to build on last year you know Marshall was it was a great season -- sometimes continue to development. -- young player and continued mattered not them. To be satisfied with where I'm at right now I don't know definitely one -- you. Let them. In particular is -- Omaha I think the biggest thing. But on a lot a lot of strain -- nothing that was one thing just it. Don't -- you know institute games he I decided last year but just as he just I think the big thing for me stay healthy. If you are on the field Nolan thought come and perform and former high level so just you stay healthy but the idea of -- do deal. You know something different you know I used to enough my -- is although the very well on just with -- offseason workouts. How prepared to two under that seasons you know looking forward Andy on how many words that going into what do you think he ends. It's so you know that's for them and may come. That's their decision I make that I you know I when it's off season and you know worked hard it is to -- some further but you know it's it's it's their decision and you know respected either way."

Play from 7:02[7:02]" It's -- training is usually about getting ready she's giving every team doing comparable. But yeah. Avoid putting given that there's competition here there's starting job. How do you put that out of your mind not -- worried about what you do against Minnesota backward point from what of them let it."

Play from 7:25[7:25]" You know less thing with with whatever level you're at your hours -- period dominance and high school as a freshman you know must find that's wonderful spot in in that gets me college. As a freshman trying to far for -- info spot and in pro ball in and now same thing itself. You know this this the best players in the world and you just have to. To to be ready for it you know like I keep my saints will only get better but I know you know both of us are. You don't want an -- was going into this -- spring training getting ready for the season and I'm sure both to get ready for the stars while. We wanted to see him go you know coming here focus. Knew it was definitely nice united have to answer all of -- phone calls from -- my friends and family you know what's going on in. On the inside scoop and everything so I I just. The -- Tom how are still wasn't. I was phone in how you know working -- in I knew was out of my control so I wasn't worried about it too much how much you try you usually. Feat few events do you consider that a big patio and on definitely big part of my game you know so obviously a lot of god given ability but have worked very hard at it and that's somethin' you know it's a weapon -- mind so I'm definitely going to use it whenever I can -- first -- in -- I mean just strength in the weight -- like intelligence with the weights have been -- and united some some some some way in the offseason are really wasn't a semi Golston. No gain forty pounds or fifteen pounds is mainly to get stronger now with estranged came on in the way you regularly."

Play from 9:11[9:11]" On -- off. Or might be better you -- you can do it getting old."

Play from 9:20[9:20]" You know I mean that's pretty much my natural that's where I hit. My whole life but. You know whatever is best for the team if you know in the lower little lower him into the us spots the best thing and then you know -- set -- tomorrow where where it is. Leadoff is my natural a person in my actual position term financial well."

Play from 9:40[9:40]" Wouldn't think -- pounds since you've -- that clearly looking for some. Movement is not part of the team that -- it not -- it."

Play from 9:54[9:54]" I think you know -- I think you did you know eventually -- powers in the comfort mean. You know I'm excited see with it's -- a strength up put on you know -- going to correlate. Two two in London doing some hidden in the cage but haven't being from Morgan Hundley hit you know outside -- being so cold weather. -- partial partial strong focus and I think -- lives on the line drives triple hitter you know if I get the ball in the -- you know it's. Think that's -- it's an -- ago."

Play from 10:24[10:24]" Things it just to have about thirty games big league experience. Left game started getting some talent."

Play from 10:33[10:33]" here I think when he played for the Boston Red Sox and get that and this -- it's been fun you know and having a good time with. You know when it comes down to -- performance you know every -- uniform and you know that's that's your goal going to -- an -- build on the offseason is to to be ready and to start there and and work in the offseason. To me. Do well there this season is it's we put in the offseason you know -- powerful very. Very very different since you know my conditioning much much strain. I'm just what I've been off since I expect you know good things and Susan it's"

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