Law, who lives in the Boston area, said that "Grady Little League" is about the only new local nickname he could say on the air, and that both Little and Aaron Boone have picked up an "F." as their middle initial. Keith won't criticize other teams, but he likes Jack McKeon, whose managerial style he called "unorthodox," before pointing out that it probably hasn't changed much in 30 years.

A question about possible changes for next year led to a discussion of Kelvim Escobar's future. "We've had conversations with Escobar's agents, and we're still a little bit apart," said Keith, who did a great job of explaining that if the winter market for free agents is higher than the Jays expect, they would be better off signing him soon. On the other hand, by not accepting the club's offer, Kelvim risks losing a lot of income if the market is lower than anticipated.

Among the free agent pitchers the Jays are considering, Law suggested they would sign "names you've heard of, but not the biggest stars," in the rotation and possibly the bullpen. "Just average, consistent pitching would be enough to improve our record," he admitted, without singling out any of the below-average, inconsistent 2003 culprits.

Thanks for the heads up coach I listened as well. Sounds like they'll try to resign Cattlatano/Myers as Law put an emphasis on continuing with a great offence.He also essentially ruled out trading a blue -chip outfielder prospect for an established top of the rotation guy.

Yeah, he "ruled it out," but not in the sense that the Jays would turn it down. It was more like he was explaining that as much as they like Rios, Gross and Griffin, no unproven outfielder would be enough to net that kind of pitcher.

Last winter, the Jays were still patching holes. They needed all those minor-league free agents to stock the Syracuse club, and hoped that one or two would come through as big leaguers, which Clark and Towers eventually did. This time around, there aren't as many needs, and there's considerably more depth. I expect fewer transactions, but J.P. might be more interested in trading, if he can find the right partners.

Do they archive the interview?

Not that I know of, Pistol. On the station's main page, there are links to a few interviews, but they rarely keep baseball stuff.

Keith speculated about what kind of bullpen construction the Yankees would go with because of the lack of lefthanded batters on the Marlins.

Well, the Yankees have 3 lefthanders in the pen White, Heredia and Hammond. They have 11 pitchers in all and I'm not sure what position player might have been a better idea. I wonder what Keith thinks of that.

Law, who lives in the Boston area, said that "Grady Little League" is about the only new local nickname he could say on the air, and that both Little and Aaron Boone have picked up an "F." as their middle initial. Keith won't criticize other teams, but he likes Jack McKeon, whose managerial style he called "unorthodox," before pointing out that it probably hasn't changed much in 30 years.


Saw the post game interviews after game 2, and I really like McKeon's interview style. He's a very direct, intelligent guy.