WEBVTT - Yankees Manager Aaron Boone joins

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<v Speaker 1>Yankees manager Aaron Boone joining us right now on FT.

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<v Speaker 1>It's great to see you, Boonie, and yeah, how you doing, man,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a minute.

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<v Speaker 2>You good, I'm good, I'm good. We're all kipnesses today.

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<v Speaker 3>I seem good to see you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'll lay that.

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<v Speaker 3>I was just trying to show him thanks. Some of

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<v Speaker 3>it still works.

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<v Speaker 4>Some of the time, I miss that. I missed that.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Boonie, I like your outfit right now, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>wondering if there will eventually be some alternate outfit that

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<v Speaker 1>you get to wear. I saw that little news trickle

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<v Speaker 1>in this morning, and it's fun to talk uniforms.

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<v Speaker 4>So do you have anything for us?

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<v Speaker 5>No? I mean that's just one of those things we've

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<v Speaker 5>talked about loosely over the years of you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>do do we consider it on some level?

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<v Speaker 2>So you never know someday yes or no. Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I don't.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't have any expectation really one way or the other.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, I love our our our New York Blue jerseys,

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<v Speaker 5>but whether that comes one day or not remains to

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<v Speaker 5>be seen.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, I mean, so it's not like the beards, because

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<v Speaker 6>I like the Yankees unis like there's there's nothing more

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<v Speaker 6>iconic and classic, and that's okay if we don't connect

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<v Speaker 6>with a city. But that's my opinion. But is this

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<v Speaker 6>discussion kind of like the same discussion you had with

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<v Speaker 6>the Beards or was that a different level of discussion.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>That was probably obviously became more intense and more focused

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<v Speaker 5>and got a lot of people involved. This is just

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<v Speaker 5>something that's kind of been talked about over the years,

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<v Speaker 5>Like you know, different people have brought it up, and

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<v Speaker 5>so I think the fact that it's a story is

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<v Speaker 5>just one of those things that it happened to be

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<v Speaker 5>a story now, but it's it's one of those things

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<v Speaker 5>we've again loosely talked about over the years, so you

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<v Speaker 5>never know.

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<v Speaker 3>Talking about some of the guys who wear those jerseys.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's get off to one of those guys who are

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<v Speaker 3>in a very hot start, ben Rice. What can you

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<v Speaker 3>tell us about him? Because he looks pretty good early

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<v Speaker 3>on so far.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, he's he's just he's I shouldn't say turning into

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<v Speaker 5>because we I feel like he was starting to turn

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<v Speaker 5>into this last year. But you know, and I think

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<v Speaker 5>he's one of the really outstanding hitters in Major League Baseball,

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<v Speaker 5>Like he's you know, it's real good power, really good

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<v Speaker 5>play discipline. You know, he's he's really dove into first

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<v Speaker 5>base after coming up as a catcher, and I feel like,

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<v Speaker 5>continue to make strides over there.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's been awesome.

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<v Speaker 5>He is, he is, Uh, you know, we think, we

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<v Speaker 5>think gonna be one of the outstanding you know, middle

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<v Speaker 5>of the order hitters in this league.

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<v Speaker 2>Now for a while, did.

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<v Speaker 6>You know he's gonna take that next step? When he

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<v Speaker 6>showed up the spring training quite a bit larger, Like

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<v Speaker 6>especially like when an adult puts on that much weight,

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<v Speaker 6>You're like, wait, wow, how did he do that? And

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<v Speaker 6>because he already had the good hitting skill, then that

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<v Speaker 6>extra weight really elevated, you know, the power part of

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<v Speaker 6>his game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>So in twenty four he gets called up for US

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<v Speaker 5>and had some success but also had some failures too,

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<v Speaker 5>but he was hitting the ball hard and showing all

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<v Speaker 5>the signs of being a promising hitter. And then you know,

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<v Speaker 5>like you said, fast forward to twenty five spring training,

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<v Speaker 5>and it was noticeable, like his whatever fifteen pounds he

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<v Speaker 5>put on, it was noticeable.

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<v Speaker 2>It was just rugged.

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<v Speaker 5>And last spring in twenty five, like from the first

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<v Speaker 5>spring training game on through the season, like he was

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<v Speaker 5>killing the ball. I mean just repeatedly hitting the ball

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<v Speaker 5>hard time and time again. And last year I think famously,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, hit into a lot of tough luck, like

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<v Speaker 5>he you know, hit hit the ball hard all year

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<v Speaker 5>into some tough luck, but still had over eight hundred

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<v Speaker 5>ops and hit whatever mid twenties homer, He got five

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<v Speaker 5>hundred and thirty played appearances, really established himself as a

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<v Speaker 5>really good hitter. And now I think with his experience

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<v Speaker 5>and with his knowledge and with that hitting skill, like

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<v Speaker 5>he's just continuing to get better and better all the time.

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<v Speaker 5>It's exciting.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 6>One, I have a two part question, but the ones

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<v Speaker 6>really quick. I think you'll answer pretty quick. Can Ben

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<v Speaker 6>still catch at a big league level? And can you

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<v Speaker 6>play him one hundred and sixty two games? Because sometimes

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<v Speaker 6>you get a lot of not sometimes you always get

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<v Speaker 6>a lot of flak when you have him on the bench,

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<v Speaker 6>and as one hundred and sixty two games even like

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<v Speaker 6>a realistic goal because this guy could be an MVP

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<v Speaker 6>type of player if he continues hitting like he is.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, one hundred and sixty two, what's the I think?

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<v Speaker 5>I think he's played in every game but one so far,

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<v Speaker 5>so I have him down today against Suarez, but he

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<v Speaker 5>might be in the fourth inning, so he's he's he

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<v Speaker 5>hits lefties, you know. I think that sweet spot for

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<v Speaker 5>games played is always in that one fifty one fifty five.

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<v Speaker 5>But he can certainly handle it. And then as far

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<v Speaker 5>as the catching, I definitely think he can still catch.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 5>One of the reasons I haven't yet to this point

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<v Speaker 5>is because, you know, we ask so much of him,

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<v Speaker 5>and he's such a he's such a worker that in

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<v Speaker 5>spring he just wanted to continue to dive into first

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<v Speaker 5>base while also doing some of his catching stuff. So

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<v Speaker 5>he was catching bullpens, doing all his catching work. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>he shows up with the catchers here and does all

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<v Speaker 5>the game prep like that with the catchers. But but

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<v Speaker 5>I felt like he was also kind of getting overworked

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<v Speaker 5>a little bit and and taxing him a little bit physically.

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<v Speaker 5>And because he's such a you know, such an important

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<v Speaker 5>hitter for us, and because he's continuing to experience and

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<v Speaker 5>learned first base, we wanted him to kind of slow

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<v Speaker 5>down a little bit on the catching and spring and

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<v Speaker 5>really focus on first base. So I got him into

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<v Speaker 5>a game late in spring behind the plate for a

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<v Speaker 5>couple of innings, I would not hesitate. Like if we,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, to make a move late in the game

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<v Speaker 5>and it ended up with him being behind the plate

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<v Speaker 5>for a couple innings, I would not hesitate to do that.

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<v Speaker 5>But I've been a little hesitant as of now, especially

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<v Speaker 5>as we get our sea legs into the season, to

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<v Speaker 5>put them back there in like a starting role. But

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<v Speaker 5>last year we kind of gradually built him up and

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<v Speaker 5>he had some success back there in the second half

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<v Speaker 5>of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll see, we'll see as we continue to go.

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<v Speaker 5>But first and foremost, I want his bat in there

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<v Speaker 5>in the middle of the lineup all right.

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<v Speaker 6>So that people don't think, yeah, that's that's good.

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<v Speaker 4>That's good.

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<v Speaker 6>So people don't think you think he's perfect. He's really

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<v Speaker 6>not done that well in ABS. Have you given him

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<v Speaker 6>a hard time for that? And why the heck is

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<v Speaker 6>Judge not challenged more? I thought this. I thought a

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<v Speaker 6>BS was like the Otani rule, which we'll get to later.

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<v Speaker 6>I thought ABS was made for Aaron Judge because they

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<v Speaker 6>used to crush him on the bottom part of his

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<v Speaker 6>own So first, Ben Rice, do you give him a

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<v Speaker 6>hard time, and do you tell Judge, hey, start using

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<v Speaker 6>it a little more, big guy.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, so so as I treat every player different and Benny,

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<v Speaker 5>if I crushed him on, that would be crushed. So

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<v Speaker 5>I don't want him to lose his nerve to challenge,

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<v Speaker 5>even though he's had a couple of rough ones, like

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<v Speaker 5>I still need him to because he does control his

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<v Speaker 5>own so well. I want him to, you know, not

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<v Speaker 5>be too crushed by that Judge. Judge challenged last night,

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<v Speaker 5>and so yeah, I think there's some more spots there

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<v Speaker 5>where where Judge he could because because obviously because they

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<v Speaker 5>pitched so careful to him, so they're you know a

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<v Speaker 5>lot of times, you know, throwing them balls on purpose

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<v Speaker 5>and sometimes those get called So but he'll he'll be

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<v Speaker 5>good with it over time.

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<v Speaker 6>So I got to get to are you do you

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<v Speaker 6>think more? First of all your opinion of it? Second

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<v Speaker 6>of all, where do you think the majority of managers

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<v Speaker 6>not named Dave Roberts stand on the Otani rule?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's okay.

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<v Speaker 5>Look, he's you know, he's a new unique player obviously,

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<v Speaker 5>and and I think I think I haven't sunk my

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<v Speaker 5>teeth into it that much, honestly, Like I saw Craig's

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<v Speaker 5>Craig's comments, but I'm I think I'm okay with it.

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<v Speaker 5>I think it's you know, ultimately probably been a good

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<v Speaker 5>thing for our game.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Hey, let's swing it back to the Yanks. A

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<v Speaker 1>couple guys that should be back somewhat soon. We'll start

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<v Speaker 1>with Volpi since he just homered. You know, what do

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<v Speaker 1>you expect from him? When do you expect him? And

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<v Speaker 1>is there any concern about a player who is coming

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<v Speaker 1>off of the shoulder surgery and how they're going to perform.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that can get tricky for really any position.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, I'm expecting. If anything, it's better. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's dealing.

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<v Speaker 5>He's healthy and and we've given this the right amount

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<v Speaker 5>of time and he has had zero issues with the

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<v Speaker 5>shoulder now for you know, really the last couple of

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<v Speaker 5>months as he's built up, he's checked every box and.

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<v Speaker 2>Recovered really well. Every day.

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<v Speaker 5>If anything, he's been wanting more and faster. So uh,

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<v Speaker 5>he's done a great job and kind of crushed the

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<v Speaker 5>rehab process in his build up now, I would say,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, he started with triple A this week. He

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<v Speaker 5>was in double A last week where he got three

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<v Speaker 5>or four games. He'll play back to back again. I

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<v Speaker 5>think he's getting five games in this week, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>like that five to seven innings. Maybe by the end

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<v Speaker 5>of the week he'll pop a seven to nine inning games.

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<v Speaker 5>So kind of like spring training and then we'll see

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<v Speaker 5>where we're at the following week. As far as getting

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<v Speaker 5>getting a little more, the one thing he's done is

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<v Speaker 5>even leading into his rehab, he got a ton of

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<v Speaker 5>at bats down and down at Florida, live at bats

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<v Speaker 5>where you know, he had over fifty at bats before

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<v Speaker 5>he even set foot on the in a rehab game.

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<v Speaker 5>So that's been good. So he's gotten a lot of work.

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<v Speaker 5>But probably, you know, realistically still you know, ten days,

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<v Speaker 5>two weeks away, I would think.

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<v Speaker 6>Is it something that when he comes back he's full go,

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<v Speaker 6>or is it when you bring pitchers back it's like, okay,

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<v Speaker 6>eight through seventy in his last outing, it's time to

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<v Speaker 6>bring him in. And because at shortstop you want his

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<v Speaker 6>gold glove defense there. But then if you're mixing in

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<v Speaker 6>other guys four out of seven days, how does that

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<v Speaker 6>work for you guys? And do you just bang that

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<v Speaker 6>all out in the minor leagues and say when he's ready,

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<v Speaker 6>he's ready and he's the guy to go.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, like when we when we bring him, I want

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<v Speaker 5>him to be ready to pretty much go every day.

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<v Speaker 5>That doesn't you know? Now, I treat April a little

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<v Speaker 5>bit different with some of our guys. You know, you're

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<v Speaker 5>still building up that kind of five five in a row,

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<v Speaker 5>eight in a row, thirteen in a row that you

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<v Speaker 5>inevitably have. That's that's still a little unique. So I

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<v Speaker 5>try to be mindful of that with some of our

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<v Speaker 5>guys in April. So you know I probably treated like

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<v Speaker 5>that a little bit. And we got a guy named

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<v Speaker 5>Cabbyerro on our team that's really good by the way,

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<v Speaker 5>that I have no problem throwing out there. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>so when he when he's ready to come to us,

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<v Speaker 5>he'll be built up and pretty much ready to go.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know.

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<v Speaker 5>A little bit of that final build up still exists

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<v Speaker 5>that first month of the season.

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<v Speaker 3>How about your starting rotation, I know you'd be excited

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<v Speaker 3>to get some of those guys back to What can

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<v Speaker 3>you tell us about Garrett, Cole and Rodin? How far

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<v Speaker 3>aware are they?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 5>So Garrett, Garrett's throwing today or no, tomorrow, I'm sorry tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 5>He threw his he threw his first rehab start for

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<v Speaker 5>Double A last week and then and he's slated to

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<v Speaker 5>go tomorrow against in Hudson Valley our IA team and

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<v Speaker 5>then Rodin will be on Friday for Hudson Valley our

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<v Speaker 5>High A team. Carlos is probably a little head of Garrett,

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<v Speaker 5>So you know, Garrett's still you know, a little slower,

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<v Speaker 5>more disciplined with his build up. Carlos is a little

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<v Speaker 5>higher pitch threshold right now. So you know, probably a

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<v Speaker 5>few weeks a couple few weeks for Carlos and probably

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<v Speaker 5>a little bit more than that for for Garrett. We'll see,

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<v Speaker 5>but you know, we're not gonna certainly rush anything, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>especially with Garrett. You know, we want to give it

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<v Speaker 5>that full time.

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<v Speaker 3>Sure. Sure, But if someone who has been holding down

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<v Speaker 3>the four for your starting rotations so far has been

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<v Speaker 3>Cam Schlitler has been unbelievable so far, how would you say,

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<v Speaker 3>I know, he's been dealing with the social media stuff,

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<v Speaker 3>with that whole Boston thing and all that, a how

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<v Speaker 3>would you have been dealing with it back in the

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<v Speaker 3>day off social media was around when you guys are playing,

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<v Speaker 3>and what do you what do you tell him? Then,

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<v Speaker 3>basically you're just like, hey, the best way to silence

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<v Speaker 3>them is just go out and pitch well, or what

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<v Speaker 3>do you What are the conbos like with him about it?

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<v Speaker 8>The comos are like, let's let's let's let's get get off.

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<v Speaker 8>Let's you know, let's let's lay low a little bit,

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<v Speaker 8>all right, Cam as far as he handles it great,

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, it doesn't affect it.

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<v Speaker 2>He does like, if anything, it fuels him a little bit.

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<v Speaker 5>But yeah, he's he's a very talented, obviously very good

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<v Speaker 5>and skilled picture. But he's also very confident and a

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<v Speaker 5>very competitive kid. So he handles it all really well.

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<v Speaker 5>And but that being said, we hey, let's slow it

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<v Speaker 5>down a little bit, all right, buddy.

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<v Speaker 6>That's that's not your that's not your area. You don't

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<v Speaker 6>need to take care of the social media for them.

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<v Speaker 6>They can they can handle it. Let them let him be.

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<v Speaker 6>That's the new rivalry. That's the new Yankees Red Sox rivalry.

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<v Speaker 6>Which is my question, is it the same as you

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<v Speaker 6>played because you're in it right now. You're in the

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<v Speaker 6>city of Boston. You guys rolled in. It's still look

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<v Speaker 6>cold do you feel like that rivalry is the Sale Bowl. Hold, Okay,

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<v Speaker 6>it's freaking freezing, I get it. But John Carlo made

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<v Speaker 6>it a little bit hotter last night. But my thing is,

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<v Speaker 6>isn't this the new place that the rivalry kind of

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<v Speaker 6>plays out a little bit?

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe? Maybe?

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, I always feel like it's big when we come, Like,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, I've known Boston's on that schedule, like in

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<v Speaker 5>my in my world, my job, like you're so consumed

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<v Speaker 5>with the day, but you also know, hey, we're going

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<v Speaker 5>to Boston, We're going to Fenway next week.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, so it's always on your radar.

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<v Speaker 5>It always feels big, it always feels exciting, all those

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<v Speaker 5>kind of things. It was certainly that way when I

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<v Speaker 5>played when I got here in two thousand and three

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<v Speaker 5>and my first when I came over at the trade

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<v Speaker 5>deadline in my first regular season games at Fenway Park

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<v Speaker 5>in August, and Tim Naring, who at the time who's

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<v Speaker 5>with us with the Yankees now at the time was

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<v Speaker 5>with Sinnattie told me, hey, it's a different animal that

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<v Speaker 5>Yankee Red Sox thing, especially now three was peaking right,

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<v Speaker 5>And he was right, it was. It was pretty pretty intense,

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<v Speaker 5>but I feel like that way now too.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, last one for me, and then I think KRATS

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<v Speaker 1>will finish with a fun one boonie. Have you had

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<v Speaker 1>conversations or just even like a positive text vibe to

0:16:28.040 --> 0:16:30.800
<v Speaker 1>Carlos Mendoza, your buddy going through it right now? Like

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<v Speaker 1>how much communication goes on besides just some words of

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<v Speaker 1>encouragement when you have good friends in the industry that

0:16:36.480 --> 0:16:39.720
<v Speaker 1>are going through the losing streaks that almost everyone's gone through.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's just it's early, it's grabbing attention, It's New

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<v Speaker 1>York high payroll team, the whole deal. So it is

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<v Speaker 1>like the sky is falling across town.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, Obviously, Mendy and I are very close, so we're

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<v Speaker 5>usually in contact. He's one of the there's probably you know,

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<v Speaker 5>four or five managers that I keep in kind of

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<v Speaker 5>regular touch with that check in on each other, Like

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<v Speaker 5>I have a.

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<v Speaker 2>Real reverence and respect for the fraternity. And then within

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<v Speaker 2>those you know that fraternity, there's a few guys that

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<v Speaker 2>are really close to me and close friends, and I

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<v Speaker 2>would put Carlos in that category. So typically we talk

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<v Speaker 2>every couple few weeks. I talked to him a few

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<v Speaker 2>days ago just to.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, obviously check in and uh, you know, talk,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, just be supportive and whatever. So obviously they're

0:17:29.520 --> 0:17:32.520
<v Speaker 5>going through it, you know, I can I understand that,

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<v Speaker 5>especially in New York. You know, he's it's a challenging

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<v Speaker 5>time for them. But I also know what a talented

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<v Speaker 5>guy he is, what a great guy is, and and

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<v Speaker 5>that he's also you know, cut out and equipped to

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<v Speaker 5>handle all of it. So yeah, it just kind of

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<v Speaker 5>offer a little support. And but he's uh, he's great

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<v Speaker 5>people and and and I think a great manager.

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<v Speaker 6>Putting a video surf and I want to go back

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<v Speaker 6>to the days when I played for you. You were

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<v Speaker 6>my manager. The only time you ever put me in

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<v Speaker 6>the game besides catching, was to pitch. Is there any chance?

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<v Speaker 6>Is there any chance who had a better chance to

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<v Speaker 6>play third? Aaron Judge who was taking ground balls there

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<v Speaker 6>for me?

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<v Speaker 5>Judge, I'm saying, gratzy, I might have thrown you over there.

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<v Speaker 5>I have a feeling Jedgie might have done it better

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<v Speaker 5>than you. But I would have thrown you out there

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<v Speaker 5>at third. I would have definitely thrown I would have

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<v Speaker 5>thrown you out there at third. Let's let's let it rip.

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<v Speaker 6>This keeps me, This keeps me going. But could Judge

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<v Speaker 6>play an entire game at third base with or without

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<v Speaker 6>you losing your job?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we're not gonna find out.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, okay, we're not gonna find that.

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<v Speaker 2>Out anytime soon.

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<v Speaker 5>So every now and then, Judge likes to, you know sometimes,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, in spring, I'll say, hey, go get a

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<v Speaker 5>first basement glove.

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<v Speaker 2>Throw it off. We got some media members over there watching.

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<v Speaker 5>Whatever, so obviously you know he takes a few grounders

0:19:06.960 --> 0:19:10.040
<v Speaker 5>with the fellows and yeah, that's gonna get some attention.

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<v Speaker 4>That's fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, exactly, get the headlines rolling. Kratz has a cannon,

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<v Speaker 1>so I believe in you Kratz. They just would have

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<v Speaker 1>to hit it right to you, but otherwise you'd be great, boonie.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to catch up, man, it's good to see you.

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<v Speaker 1>We appreciate it the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you bet, take care of guys. Good to see all. Yeah,