1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,040 Speaker 1: What's up Mets fans? 2 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:01,680 Speaker 2: James here. 3 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: Our big weekly episode is coming soon. 4 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 2: We recap, breakdown, and react all the big moves the 5 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 2: Mets have made over the past week. But first, a 6 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 2: very special treat for you guys, I sit down with 7 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 2: Brandon Nemo for an exclusive interview about what it means 8 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 2: to be a Met, why he signed back with us, 9 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 2: what is excited about for next season, and as a bonus, 10 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 2: how he started running down to first base after walks. 11 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: So enjoy. Get up, Get up, Get up? What's up, 12 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: Mets fans? This is James in the Metstub podcast, and 13 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: we are so happy and so proud to be sitting 14 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: here today with Brandon Nemo. Fresh office press conference, Fresh office, 15 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: wonderful eight year contract. First of all, Brandon, congratulations. It 16 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: must be just such a privilege and honor to have 17 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: this opportunity to possibly be a Met for your entire career. 18 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 1: You just spoke so profusely about that in the press conference. 19 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: What does it mean to you to have the opportunity 20 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: spend your entire career with an organization? 21 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, not many players get that opportunity, and 22 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 3: so we're really blessed to be to get to start 23 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 3: my career here. I was drafted by the Mets in 24 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 3: twenty eleven, came up to the big leagues in twenty sixteen, 25 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 3: and now we get to sign this eight year contract 26 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 3: and be with the Mets for the next eight years. 27 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 3: It's something that you just don't see in today's game 28 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 3: as much, and something that we're really, really, really really 29 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 3: proud of because you know, it's something that we get 30 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 3: We've already set some roots here and so you always 31 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 3: have to do that a little bit cautiously in baseball 32 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 3: because there's always a chance that you get up rooted 33 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 3: you go somewhere else. And now we get to really 34 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 3: set our roots down. We get to invest in this team, 35 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 3: in this community, not just on the field, but off 36 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 3: the field as well, and Chelsea and I are really 37 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 3: excited for that opportunity. 38 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: That's amazing. Well are some of the things that really 39 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: made you want to come back to the Mets? 40 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 3: Well, you know, first and foremost, when you're a free agent, 41 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 3: you get to decide, you know, where do I want 42 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 3: to go and what is important to me? So first 43 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 3: and foremost to me was trying to win a World Series, 44 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 3: and the Mets have made that very clear all the 45 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 3: way from the top from with Steve and Alex Cohen, 46 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,959 Speaker 3: they have said we want to win, and we want 47 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 3: to win now and and and that is really important 48 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 3: in the free agent process. And then the other side 49 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 3: of it was we're really comfortable here. We've made some 50 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 3: great relationships here, Like I said, we've set down some 51 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 3: roots and uh. And there was a sense of being 52 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 3: comfortable in this organization and already having the fan base 53 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 3: and everybody know what they're getting from me, you know, 54 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 3: and they're gonna get somebody that's that's gonna go out 55 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 3: and give it there all every single day. And then 56 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 3: from the relationship standpoint with Buck as well. My relationship 57 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 3: with Buck last year was amazing. His attention to detail, 58 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 3: the fact that we're very similar in personalities, on trying 59 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 3: to overturn every every stone to find, you know, exactly 60 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 3: the answer to whatever problem we're trying to solve, you know, 61 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 3: and and to be honest, we left the field together 62 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 3: many a time. You know, he's a guy that stays late. 63 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 3: I'm a guy that stays late, and and and so 64 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 3: developing that relationship with him really did you know, go 65 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 3: into coming back here. He's such a great guy first 66 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 3: and foremost, but his attention to detail and the fact 67 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 3: that you know, when we go into a game, we 68 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 3: know that we're going to be prepared for it. You know, 69 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 3: take for example, that slide play last year. I didn't 70 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 3: even know that that existed until spring training of last year. 71 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 3: It like twice, yep, twice, And he said, this might 72 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 3: happen once a year, but I want you guys to 73 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 3: be prepared for it. And so we're gonna go through 74 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 3: this play and we went through a few different things 75 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 3: and those are just like the little things that I've 76 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 3: pointed out that help you win one game in the 77 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 3: major leagues and that one game ends up getting you 78 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 3: into the playoffs or you know whatever it may be. 79 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 3: Small things make the difference in in baseball and in 80 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 3: the major leagues, and Buck is all about that, and 81 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 3: so am I. And so it really was a big 82 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 3: factor from coming back. 83 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: Speaking from the fans perspective, we love watching you play. 84 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,839 Speaker 1: You've definitely become a fan favorite in the city. Now, 85 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: Like you said, setting groups down, I think a lot 86 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: more people are gonna be more comfortable buying your jerseys, 87 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: which could be something cool to see around the park 88 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: this year and you just talked about your heart, your determination. 89 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: Buck and Billy just talked so much about why that 90 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: was such a reason that they wanted you a part 91 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: of this organization for the long haul. Where does that 92 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: drive come from? Where does the effort to hustle? Where'd 93 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: that begin? And how does that become like a skill 94 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: you've almost developed here? 95 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:34,239 Speaker 3: Yeah, Well, you know, early on when I was playing sports, 96 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,799 Speaker 3: my dad would always he would always tell me before 97 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 3: the games to go play like my hair was on fire, 98 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 3: and so I kind of took it literally and just like, 99 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 3: all right, well then I'm gonna go, you know, and 100 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 3: go play hard and go have fun with it. And 101 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 3: so through that process it really started to evolve into 102 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 3: To be quite honest, I'm not sure when the first 103 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 3: time that I sprinted to first base on a walk was, 104 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 3: but I just my dad was always telling me like, hey, 105 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 3: when you when you grow up and you're younger, you 106 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 3: never know if that catcher is always going to catch it, 107 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 3: and so if you sprint down to first base, maybe 108 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 3: you can get to second too, because you're fast. And 109 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 3: and so I just started to do it and it 110 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 3: became a habit. And then as I got into high school, 111 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 3: Uh My, my coach was just really big on on 112 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 3: playing the game hard and that you know, he could 113 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 3: deal with some physical mistakes as long as you were 114 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 3: playing the game hard and you know, to always be 115 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 3: mentally prepared for it and being in the game. And 116 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 3: so I think it comes from comes from my upbringing, 117 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 3: from you know, my mom and my and my dad, 118 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 3: who you know, I'll always be thankful for, and the 119 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 3: you know, people in my life that really influenced how 120 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 3: I play the game, and not just baseball. But I 121 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 3: learned a lot from playing football. I learned a lot 122 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 3: from playing basketball, a lot from track, and so playing 123 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 3: these different sports gave me perspective going into baseball on 124 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 3: on how to play. And uh then you know, when 125 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 3: I got into pro ball, people would always just comment on, 126 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 3: you know, don't ever lose that, you know, like keep 127 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 3: playing the game hard. And so I took pride in it, 128 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 3: and I took pride in trying to leave it all 129 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 3: out on the field every single day. And you know, 130 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 3: I always thought of it from the fans perspective as well. 131 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 3: If I was going and I was going to go 132 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 3: watch somebody play, you know, and pay a ticket to 133 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,280 Speaker 3: watch it play, I would want them to be giving 134 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 3: it their best effort, you know, while they're out there, 135 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 3: and so you know, I've always kind of thought of 136 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 3: it as a duty as well, and in order to, 137 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 3: you know, go and give it my best effort every 138 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 3: single day for the fans that are coming to watch, 139 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 3: because without them, you know, I wouldn't get to play this. 140 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 3: This great game is my job. So so looking at 141 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 3: it from those perspectives, it helps me to to do 142 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 3: what you guys see each and every day and just 143 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 3: go out there and give it everything I have and 144 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,679 Speaker 3: play the game, play a game with my hair on fire. 145 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: It's funny hear you talk about effort and see you 146 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:56,239 Speaker 1: wearing a clean jersey. 147 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, you never. 148 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 2: You're never wearing a clean. 149 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: Jersey the first standing up every game. It's just there's 150 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: been so many like fun instances of the home games 151 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: where you make a sliding play and center and you 152 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: come up to bat in the first inning and you're dirty. Yep, 153 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: there's no one like that. 154 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 3: I love it, you know, and I take a lot 155 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 3: of pride in that, you know, I take a lot 156 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 3: of pride and honestly, if I come away in a 157 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 3: game with without with a clean jersey. Then I'm pretty 158 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 3: upset with myself because I'm like, oh, well, there had 159 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 3: to be somewhere in there where I could have gotten 160 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 3: it dirty. I know the clubhouse guys probably don't appreciate 161 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 3: me very much for that, but they've come to love it. 162 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 3: And you know, I definitely take a lot of pride 163 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 3: in having that dirty jersey and showing that, you know, 164 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 3: I'm out there, I'm giving it an effort each and 165 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 3: every day and trying to trying to help the team win. 166 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: However, I can one major reason you never have a 167 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: clean jersey because you're always on base. Yes, did you 168 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: know that only six players in the entire league have 169 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: a better on base percentage than you over the last 170 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: four seasons? 171 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 3: Really? And and you know what, I think. I think 172 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 3: I did get to see that list. I thought there 173 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 3: was some pretty good names at the top. 174 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's Trout, Harper, Freeman, Judge and there's one more. 175 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: I haven't written that, and so though, yeah, it's can 176 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: you imagine being in that company? 177 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know, I know, it's it's pretty crazy. And 178 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 3: you know, I think unless you're a Mets fan, you 179 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 3: probably don't don't realize that. But I'm very very glad that, 180 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 3: you know, the Mets fans appreciate what I do, and 181 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 3: I try and do it to the highest level. And obviously, 182 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,119 Speaker 3: like like you said, with being in that group of people, 183 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 3: I think I think we can safely say, you know, 184 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: I do do it at the highest level, and so 185 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 3: I'm very very proud of of what I do. As 186 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 3: far as getting on base, I take a lot of 187 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 3: pride in that. I take a lot of pride in 188 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 3: setting the table and making things easier for the guys 189 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 3: behind me. I can score from first base, so I 190 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 3: know that if I just get on base here, we 191 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 3: have an opportunity to score, especially with the guys that 192 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 3: are hitting behind me in Marte, Francisco, Lindor Pete. You know, 193 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 3: we we definitely we have a good thing going there 194 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 3: and I'm very very glad to be continuing it. It's 195 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 3: something that, again I take a lot of pride in 196 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 3: is getting on base and setting the table for those 197 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 3: guys to be able to drive me in. 198 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: We're gonna take it back now for a second. This 199 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: is your second contract you signed with the mess first 200 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: one being after you were drafted in twenty eleven. I 201 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: believe you said yes it is the two part question. 202 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: One what is the first thing you bought when you 203 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: signed that contract? And two what is the first thing 204 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: you bought when you signed this contract? 205 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 3: Oh so the first thing that I bought when I 206 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 3: signed that contract was an iPad? 207 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, so study. 208 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I didn't. I didn't splurge too much. Thankful 209 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 3: for my dad for that. He kind of heat. My 210 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 3: dad's an accountant and and so he said, you know, let's, 211 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 3: you know, go ahead, let's go ahead and put that 212 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 3: to the side. And if you make it to the 213 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 3: big leagues, then you know, you could start to do 214 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 3: some other things. But he was like, you know, let's 215 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 3: try and pull back on the reins a little bit here. 216 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 3: So I think I wanted to buy like a you know, 217 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:04,959 Speaker 3: a nice new car or something like that. And I'm 218 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 3: very very thankful that I've had the people I've had 219 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 3: in my life to be able to, uh, to steer 220 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 3: me in the right direction and and was very fortunate 221 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 3: in that fact. But for this contract, I haven't. I 222 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 3: haven't bought anything yet. So well, well we'll see. I'm 223 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,679 Speaker 3: trying to get some yeah, trying to get some ideas, 224 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 3: you know, hear some things. Maybe maybe maybe some real estate. 225 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:30,719 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe we'll maybe. 226 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 3: We'll look around here. Uh, you know, eight years is 227 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 3: a long time, so maybe, like I said, this is 228 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 3: kind of like setting the roots down a little bit more. 229 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 3: This is one of those things that you get to 230 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,680 Speaker 3: do with that is kind of say, Okay, where would 231 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 3: I you know, where would I like to live during 232 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 3: the season, you know, And and so maybe maybe that'll 233 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 3: maybe that'll be the first purchase. I'm not sure yet, 234 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 3: but right now I'm just I'm really glad to be 235 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 3: back to focusing on being the very best baseball player 236 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 3: that I can be and however I can help when 237 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 3: this help this team win a World Series. That's I'm 238 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 3: so glad to be back to that. The business of baseball, 239 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 3: you know, it's great and it is what it is. 240 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:10,319 Speaker 3: But I love playing the game and I'm so excited 241 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 3: to be back doing that. 242 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: We're so excited to have you back here. You talk 243 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: about winning and your commitment and how much you love 244 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: being here in this team. Is such a beautiful, beautiful 245 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: thing to hear. You mentioned one thing about the car, though, 246 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: Does this mean that's gonna be the end of the 247 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:24,319 Speaker 1: famous Nissan Ultima? 248 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 3: You know, I don't think I can get rid of her. 249 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 3: I purely think it's sentimental at this point. Now, will 250 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 3: I get another one? Most likely? Most likely yes, But 251 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 3: you know I kind of am am deliberating on am 252 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 3: I you know, maybe every first like day of spring 253 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 3: training and maybe first day of the season, like drive 254 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 3: her in and just remember, like remember where you came from, 255 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 3: you know, stay humble, always remember you know, like, hey, 256 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 3: this is where I came from. This, you know, this 257 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 3: is the girl that got me here. And so yeah, 258 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 3: the Golden Goddess, She'll she'll always be around, no doubt. 259 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 3: I I just uh, I don't think I could get 260 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 3: rid of her. She's probably only worth like two thousand 261 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 3: dollars at this point, so you know what's what's the point. Uh, 262 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 3: She's worth more to me sentimentally, so uh so I 263 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 3: think I'll always keep her around and uh and as 264 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 3: a good reminder. But yeah, I think I think there 265 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 3: will be a slight upgrade, probably coming in the near future. 266 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: That's fans. This we get from Brandon Nemo. Yeah, staying humble, 267 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: hard work, loves to play the game. I do. Thank 268 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: you so much, thank you, thanks for shiving me.