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2008 03 04 Spring Training: Kevin Youkilis preps for season

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Play from 0:25[0:25] ..." a different but it -- when I was coming up the minor league system makes amazing level. As a minor league player loose it was not easy you -- you guys traded away -- you came up for -- stand back down so now"...

Play from 2:03[2:03] ..." he wasn't party back yeah. They use a part of the World Series in time you know just fortunate. So not mean I was like guys -- I was fortunate and one I guess that"...

Play from 2:53[2:53] ..." know than it was with the reds after the Red Sox -- Freddy Sanchez in the but we always joke around it wasn't a good team backhand and now it seems like there's a lot of"...

Play from 4:35[4:35] ..." these guys in here I think everyone here you gotta sort of World Series. You know we don't lose another team and we we have great team and -- I think -- when you lose players"...

Play from 6:47[6:47] ..." that it's huge and and that's why I think we want to World Series it's still hungry. I think all -- these guys we have a lot of guys here that are hungry guys are hungry"...

Play from 0:01[0:01]" I -- new owners haven't college pride did that come and hopefully you know okay education and yeah Butterworth chairmanship came in the event something -- mighty proud out."

Play from 0:14[0:14]" But definitely I think yeah you gotta be proud of the fact that -- series -- Ben yeah I think the hardest thing is. You know I think now it's. This that it's -- a different but it -- when I was coming up the minor league system makes amazing level. As a minor league player loose it was not easy you -- you guys traded away -- you came up for -- stand back down so now it's kind of it is kind of rising in its final -- guys now that are coming up and stand around you know that your play level one is this kind of cool to see that you have because in the few -- you know their future to come I think we have a lot more young players coming up an assistant."

Play from 0:55[0:55]" I got an added that hundred and didn't -- and them with our farm system about approximately how many will make your significant impact -- Want to let him do it Derosa yeah."

Play from 1:06[1:06]" Odd man I don't have a sense -- hope I spent on army. But still I'm sure I think I think there's going to be have a lot of guys have come up when it's time I don't know if -- hardest thing you know baseball is to stay -- in the majors level. The easy you know it's a lot easier it gets in Maine please and is stands management levels let's hear Boston's with all the pressure and a lot times you're filling in for an injury here and there there's contracts again as have that push -- aside because you know there's there's -- these big concert city can't get -- got a big contract and if there. No -- germane that they bring up some nice young talent that's usually guy comes up and then. The years after that maybe -- don't want contracts are over in -- you wouldn't mind news yeah. The Marlins in myself but. I -- we read essays I guess no more private -- starter. -- he wasn't party back yeah. They use a part of the World Series in time you know just fortunate. So not mean I was like guys -- I was fortunate and one I guess that you know him but it -- 2004 -- I don't -- and before I -- came -- and it was a great thing and it I want followed in the year after that to come up and you know there's going to be a lot of the that we did we see a lot of talent out here the minor leagues that. Yes and these guys are going to come up with some point how about this team win and it is it's good to see. Such depth you know when I came of them -- among us -- we were too good that it you know you talked now RJ about some decent -- it back today it was they -- pretty -- There's there's there's Cassell foreground don't go to Monterrey we consider the reds they know than it was with the reds after the Red Sox -- Freddy Sanchez in the but we always joke around it wasn't a good team backhand and now it seems like there's a lot of good -- talents good teams --"

Play from 3:05[3:05]" Morgan had valid tactic -- any indication that it can come about it curious and now I'm being. They wanted to keep -- that yeah who -- post -- team together."

Play from 3:16[3:16]" Did Jason. Is there's reason why as captain of the same he there's a lot about this team and I think his you know focus every day is team person and I. Himself second I think that's the greatest Jason possesses a comes prepared every day to field. He he knows that pitchers did an album. Behind he he does a great job being he calls a game humbly of long -- you know I think we get from hitting is an added bonus and I think -- that's the biggest thing when you have. Think you'll realize how humble little Jason has as a player and I think what he does behind that play in you know a lot of times he's talking at victory -- get ready go. If there's more -- kind of estimates are there are right before you something and distance ourselves. Jays is a huge part of semen and it's a huge reason I want to ulcers."

Play from 4:06[4:06]" I think helps me any -- wrist after won't give him a new contract other than hill posted -- how's -- the ball out. Well it's always an opposite I was. Sorry I'm not you know -- that's a -- front office and Jason you know I don't got to get it that's up contracts and suffered -- still my -- contracts like he would be you don't want guys who were once you. Well I I don't they would want to lose any of these guys in here I think everyone here you gotta sort of World Series. You know we don't lose another team and we we have great team and -- I think -- when you lose players you don't realize. Until you lose of -- home humbly they are so I think go want to keep these guys around quite similar to expect them guys -- yeah. Even better and better and better things to address."

Play from 4:55[4:55]" Was nauseated -- you know had a great year last year anything to prove around looking ahead of friend it's one game winner this that is you can improve on. What you last year that's huge I think. Yeah you know you you know two people one guy says you would be perfect and I think the biggest thing is that state come out and end. To better himself this year in the years to come and that's that's that's positive -- way to go about it and I'm happy where you lose it. Like balloons. Yeah Michael is huge he's he's he's well as team leaders say he's got that. Understands the game well and he loves. Because my ball must -- the ball on us then there's the kind of guys you need around guys that wanna. Be a part of something great and he and he talks drug greatness you know has been around it you know my -- great teammate great players and you know taken him out a lot of we've been here would -- for us."

Play from 5:51[5:51]" giants have hands that he had had to and you'll when you have had -- me. How do you judge Todd and his giants and how important I'd go to duke had its."

Play from 6:02[6:02]" Our desire I think is the biggest thing that drives a -- he's -- a lot of a lot of the guys on this team there. Bodies guys got there every day in you know people say how money this in my happen you see some guys on this team to make a lot of mind that -- money size they got them play like there's on the mileage trying to make the major leagues and has the biggest thing we have is. You know that people always say we have overpriced players in this and that now these guys these guys but there's money's worth it in every day and a lot of fans will see what they do before they step on the field a lot of guys coming early to prepare themselves and do a lot of stuff in the cage. Our guys you know bullpen work weightlifting. And we have a lot of guys have put a lot of hard work and a lot of dedication this game and -- know that it's huge and and that's why I think we want to World Series it's still hungry. I think all -- these guys we have a lot of guys here that are hungry guys are hungry every day to get better. The separates the duties -- billions into the bottom of you know of the divisions every year you are the guys that are hungry to get better hungry to win and -- we have you know we have a winning attitude in here every day we know we're not going to 160 games but. We're trying to -- games and there's -- Sunday's -- falls short the best thing about -- our butts -- one -- the next day and looks like we want to -- the day before because none of us here and we know we can't you know catches faster come in and her work hard and try to prepare yourself for that day images"

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[0:39]..." mean I -- of them in the want to try my goodness golf tournament comes mindless that. And occupants -- stern courses that -- All. Note that you. Good and I felt great. I felt like "...

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[0:03]..." coming into Frasor a harder way to throw him -- tough situation. I just try to assume what Rivera from what I was blessed with the afternoon my sacred game. You know back to maxi careers and you know got in -- enough -- him roll over nation to turn it and they were so many. -- became integrated job and it. Papelbon close it out Okajima Kaman -- to a -- exposed to it. So and Wakefield gives five strong innings so I mean I know anyone that you his more but I don't think you can ask for anything more than it. Justin do you relish that role in terrible. Frazier had to monitor covers better crisis situation. You look forward to that challenge yeah I think every pitcher you through it looks forward to an opportunity and that's where you play the game to get out -- and tough situation and so keep the game online I mean. Him when management visited gem set you up to be in good position for "...

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