2008 7 18 Gil Santos Commentary

[0:38]..." their season Sunday afternoon and fox moral 1 o'clock game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The sting of the final second -- the Giants in Super Bowl 42 that marred the attempt at a perfect nineteen in those seasons still hurts I'm sure hurts the players the coaches the fans. But Bill Belichick a master at getting his team's focus on the present not looking back at the past. He's done that when his teams have won Super Bowls now we just to do and after losing one I have no doubt he'll be successful doing that. This Patriots team appears to be every bit as strong as last year's all the big weapons backdrop as did a terrific job retooling their defense getting younger and faster linebacker and the defensive backfield. The wind was pre season was and is meaningless I believe the Patriots will come out smoking on Sunday. As they begin the long and difficult task of try to get the Super Bowl 43. In Tampa in February. Barring a rash of serious injuries to key members of the team over the long haul I "...

[0:00]..." a show of hands how many members of Red Sox Nation miss Manny Ramirez's Wednesday. While while. Either of the -- under armed deodorant isn't working very well or the answer is virtually no one. -- Dustin Pedroia leading a cadre of clean up hitters for Terry Francona if you miss the most on motivated superstar new England sports history. Besides the fact that Pedroia is leading the American League in hitting and is hoping the old horse tied at 618 clip over the past eight games. He wants the plate he wants to be in the lineup every day. He wants to hustle and stretch a single into a double adding a little sleight of hand in the process to evade attack. And give me eight Dustin Pedroia is that my team beat your team. Nine times out of ten. Only two originally players have won the rookie of the year and then followed that up with the league's most valuable player in their second season cal Ripken and Ryan Howard don't be surprised if Dustin Pedroia. Makes -- three. I'm Walt Perkins WBZ sports. "...

[0:54]..." But we kept playing. And and force them enjoy you know where. Kotsay took a beautiful swing. Who won a game that it was -- noble and we'll take everywhere and we get. Problems. What. Yeah. I thought he sees our front court player it was very instinctual you've got -- Mean he's you can if you go back and look. You don't make don't play -- you're already making "...

[4:24]..." in order and a nine hole with a speed. Gives -- a switch hitter he gives you know a little bit different look. Hurts but. While I'm I think. You know what I think we feel "...

[5:42]..." But we don't feel the need to we only got three right hand hitters and we were going to -- to -- Roberts to go to -- I think got -- tell you what we think "...