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Courtney Finnicum

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2246 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

We had, like, three starters.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

I mean, they were giving everything.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

Andrew Miller, when I would go home at night, Andrew Miller was still in the training room icing his elbow because he had pitched so much.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

I mean, they were – it was just a –

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

I mean, I was so honored to be able to go through with those guys.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And I don't think it's a coincidence.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

That was the one year we had Mike Napoli.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And I think when you have guys like that, they carry people in the right direction.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And I just remember it's just not a – and he's done that in other places too.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

I know you saw it in Boston.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

It's not a coincidence.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

Courtney, it's funny you say that because when we went to Chicago, we –

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

This was before you had to let the pitcher hit.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

So we had Carlos Santana, and I put him in left field one game.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And then the next game, I just wasn't comfortable with it, and I had to sit and nap.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And in fact, to this day, I think it's probably one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made because we relied on him so much.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

Um, but when he, I knew he was going to be mad.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And when he came in, I'm in the clubhouse, the old clubhouse there in Chicago, I was sitting at that little picnic table in the middle and he was sitting there, but he wouldn't talk to me.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

And I said, nap.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
Pitch and Moan: Terry Francona Is Back (And Better Than Ever)

I said, I'm not leaving here until you talk to me.