Ben Cherington

Dennis & Callahan talk with Red Sox GM Ben Cherington

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:35:52 GMT

Source: link.brightcove.com --- Friday, May 10, 2013
Dennis and Callahan discuss David Ortiz, Dan Shaughnessy, and the Red Sox with General Manager Ben Cherington. ...

Red Sox GM Ben Cherington on the Red Sox start

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:19:00 GMT

Source: audio.weei.com --- Thursday, May 09, 2013
Ben Cherington joined the program to discuss the Sox start to the season. Ben told the guys that he has been happy with the performance thus far and that there is [0:00:00] ... the AT&T hotline AT&T forgy LT -- the general manager of the Boston Red Sox spent Sharpton good morning about how -- That morning they were well when you're out we watch the game and you're paying ... [0:02:28] ... staff the training staff or may be a little more concerned about Joel Hanrahan in that he is seeking a second opinion as opposed to well Bailey and his return. Yeah that's you know we knew ... [0:05:06] ... did get criticized for a lot in the off season was the David Ortiz signing band do you feel. Of vindicated at all do you surprised by his production so far and what did you think ... [0:14:02] ... correlation on the opposite side it is totally random to me. -- Red Sox general manager bench -- him Ben thanks for the time that's what we'll talk to down the road. Bench right -- -- ... ...

Ben Cherington on D&C: ‘Unfortunate and sad’ that David Ortiz faces questions about PEDs

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:12:22 GMT

Source: fullcount.weei.com --- Thursday, May 09, 2013
Ben Cherington Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington joined Dennis & Callahan on Thursday morning, after the Red Sox lost for the fifth time in six games with Wednesday night’s 15-8 setback vs. the Twins. “We hit a little bit of a bump. And obviously last night was not our best night,” Cherington said. “[We've] got to grind through those and get back to playing better baseball, more crisp baseball, and executing. That’s what we had done for most of April. Just got to minimize this little rough patch and get past it.” Asked to pinpoint the team’s main problem, Cherington pointed to the pitching staff. “It all really comes back to pitching,” Cherington said. “When we’re executing and pounding the strike zone and sort of taking it to the opposing lineup, we’re a much better team and gives ourselves a chance to control the game and keep our lineup in the dugout and keep the lineup rolling, etc. “We feel good about our team and where it is. We just hit a bit of a rough patch. We had to use a lot of our bullpen over the weekend in Texas and then certainly Monday [vs.] Minnesota. It was a bit of a scramble to get through the last two days. Hopefully as we move forward over the next few days we’ll get a chance to reset the bullpen, kind of get the pitching staff back on track from a workload standpoint and get going. So, it just goes back to pitching. But the same guys are there, and we’ve just got to get back to executing.” With some k ...