1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:05,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, and there he is the manager of the Houston Astros. 2 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: Joe Aspata. Always great to see you, Joe. We appreciate 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: you taking the time to be with us. Happy off season, 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: although it never seems like you guys are really off. First, 5 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: before we get into it, give us an update on 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 1: Jose Altuve. Just had surgery to relieve that right foot 7 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: discomfort discomfort. How's your boy? 8 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 2: He is doing. He's doing well. You know, this is 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: something that's been has been humpering for a little bit 10 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 2: for a couple of weeks, and obviously he fantishy sees 11 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 2: him playing through it. And we actually went in there 12 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 2: yesterday and we got a little bit of work done 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 2: trying to clean the area. But he's doing well. He 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: should be back moving around and continue he's his off 15 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 2: season workouts here in the next in the next week 16 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: or two. 17 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 3: Joe. First of all, I want to say thank you 18 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 3: for reaching out, because you know, I don't like asking 19 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 3: for people's phone numbers, especially managers, because then people, you know, 20 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 3: sometimes people are like, oh, you want a job. No 21 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 3: I don't want a job, but. 22 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: No, you don't. You and I, You and I we 23 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: talked about it. Doing a season, you know, and you 24 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 2: invite me to the show, and I'm like, you know what, 25 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 2: doing the off season, we could do it. And you know, 26 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 2: I think this is a really great show. They you know, 27 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 2: the dynamic between you and and your and and everyone 28 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 2: in the show is great. So you know, it's an 29 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 2: opportunity for me to come out, come here and talk 30 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 2: about talk about our club. 31 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 3: Well, I appreciate it. Like I said, that's why I 32 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 3: was thanking you for reaching out and coming on being 33 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 3: a man of your word. So I appreciate that. Yes, 34 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 3: L two V will be fine. He's gonna hit three hundred. 35 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 3: He's gonna get in one hundred and eighty. That's two 36 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 3: hundred hits next year. He's fine. I don't worry about him. 37 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 3: But you have new coaches, right, You brought in some 38 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 3: new coaches. Can you tell us about your staff and 39 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 3: how do you go about hiring new coaches, especially from 40 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 3: guys that you've had around for a long time. You've 41 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 3: been around for a while and then they're gone and 42 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 3: you have new faces. 43 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 2: And that's a good question. And you know, for me 44 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: is try to bring back try to you know, our 45 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 2: identity back on who we are as a club. You know, 46 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: I've been here for eight years, and our offense is 47 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: great when we when we control the pace of the 48 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: game and we're all working together and we're trying to 49 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: win every bat, every pitch, we're trying to win first base. 50 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 2: And and and I thought that, you know, we just 51 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: needed a new voice when he came to on that 52 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 2: aspect of of the of our offense. And I can't 53 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 2: you know, Alexe Tron and Troy Snicker tremendous hitting coaches. 54 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,399 Speaker 2: We we've been part of an incredible run here and 55 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:34,519 Speaker 2: they deserve a lot of credit to what we have accomplished. 56 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 2: But I thought, and this this time, that it was 57 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: important for us just to bring a set of voice, 58 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 2: you know, two set of voices that can get our 59 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 2: guys going again. And you know, our group is changing 60 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 2: a little bit. We've got some younger players coming, we 61 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 2: got some veteran players that I thought bringing, bringing a 62 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 2: different way of doing things can can get us back 63 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: and and and and you know, getting our offense back 64 00:02:58,520 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 2: and scoring a ton of runs. 65 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 4: Is this something that you saw possibly needing to change 66 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 4: during the season or was it sometimes when changes need 67 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 4: to be had. It kind of happened a year or 68 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 4: two before and you're like, hey, you know what, we 69 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 4: we kind of we stayed the course, we still had 70 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 4: success or was it something that kind of changed this 71 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 4: year when you lose a guy like your Don Alvarez, 72 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 4: when you trade a guy like Tucker. 73 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, Kurt, it's a good question. And I think, 74 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 2: you know, if we would have had those guys healthy 75 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 2: the entire year, I think the outcome of our season 76 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 2: would have been would have been different, you know, for 77 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 2: for me as a manager, and I'm in this position 78 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: where I got to evaluate our staff. You know, we 79 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: as an organization, we evaluate the rich that we want 80 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: to go this next way for players that are coming, right, 81 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: do we have the right uh the right people in 82 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: place to help us into the future. So this is 83 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 2: something that you know, we we've been this, we discussed 84 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 2: for for a while and we end up, you know, 85 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 2: this decision was not easy to make. Yeah. Sorry, I 86 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 2: my phone hasn't stopped ringing, guys. We still you know, 87 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 2: we're trying to get prepared, you know now that we 88 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 2: are hiring processes over now. We actually started to talk 89 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 2: about you know, the you know, players and putting our 90 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 2: team together, which excites me right now. Looking forward to 91 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 2: our twenty twenty sixth season. 92 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: Let me ask you this. When I think of the 93 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: Houston Astros, Joe, I think it is synonymous with postseason play. 94 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: And this season was the first time since twenty sixteen, 95 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: you guys haven't been in it. I don't, I can't. 96 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't even remember twenty sixteen. It feels 97 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: like that long ago since you guys were not in 98 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: the postseason. What was that like, because you were still 99 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: in it at the end, what was that like for 100 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: you as a manager? Because you take it, folks take 101 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: it for granted that you're just always going to be there. 102 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 2: Right, and it was very difficult. Trust me, it was 103 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 2: not easy seating at the house, you know, watching post 104 00:04:55,160 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 2: season from the couch. You know, our players obviously it's 105 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,799 Speaker 2: something that we're now used to. This is going to create, 106 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 2: you know, it's going to put a ship on our shoulders. 107 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 2: We want to get back. We know that we are 108 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: a postseason team, and but it was not fun at all. 109 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 2: We knew, we know exactly the things that we need 110 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 2: to get on, starting to getting healthy, trying to keep 111 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:24,359 Speaker 2: our players on the field, you know, building building a 112 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,799 Speaker 2: team that could sustain one sixty two hopefully one eighty 113 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 2: one hundred and eighty games, So that's our focus. But 114 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 2: it was not easy. You know, I've been here now, 115 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 2: this is my eighth season, and all we've known is 116 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: postseason baseball and on our fantasy serves. That organization deserves 117 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: that and most importantly, our players deserve that. 118 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 3: Okay, I got a first of all, I've done the 119 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 3: Houston Astros my entire postseason career, so this is the 120 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 3: first year where normally my plane just takes off and 121 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 3: just goes whatever plane I'm on, it just goes to Houston, right, 122 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 3: But this year I was even this year, I was 123 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 3: going to Seattle and they were like, we might have 124 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 3: to make a landing to drop somebody off in Houston. 125 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 3: I was like, wait, what, I'm not going to Houston. 126 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 3: So I don't know if it was my fall Joe 127 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 3: or what, but I apologize that you guys didn't make 128 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 3: the playoffs because I've stayed enough at that four seasons 129 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 3: right there that I have frequent flyer. I don't know 130 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 3: if you have, although four seasons doesn't really do that, 131 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 3: so that's that's not your problem. So I apologize that 132 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 3: my plane tried to make an emergency landing so that 133 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 3: you guys didn't make it. I apologize, But what I 134 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 3: want to know is. 135 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 2: J I won't hold that. I will hold that against you. 136 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 2: You know, we there's a lot of things that happened 137 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 2: throughout the season, and we learned from those things. And 138 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 2: trust me, our focus right now is trying to make 139 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 2: those things better, getting our players ready to play, and 140 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 2: I can't wait to get the screen training. 141 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 3: Dude, you're one of the most positive people I've ever 142 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 3: been around in my life. Okay, but you brought something 143 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 3: up just a second ago and I got to ask you. 144 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 3: You said, we're focused on getting players, all right, So 145 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 3: give us the inside scoop. Dana Brown's not gonna tell 146 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 3: us so Joe Spatta is Verlander coming back? Are you 147 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 3: guys bringing Kyle Tucker back? Are you guys going again? 148 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 2: Boba? 149 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 3: Shitit to play? I don't know where, No play somewhere right? 150 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 3: Who are you to tell us? Now? 151 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 2: You know what? I want to keep those I want 152 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 2: to keep those names to to to myself. But one 153 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 2: thing I do tell you is that we are always 154 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 2: data in the front office. We're always looking for ways 155 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 2: to improve our our club. Uh, you know, we have 156 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 2: a very strong core of players that that we're very 157 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 2: excited about. We've got some younger players that we are 158 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 2: going to give opportunities for them to develop at the 159 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 2: major league level and they're going to help us win games. 160 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: But we are looking for ways to improve our club 161 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 2: either position player wise, and we you know, right now, 162 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 2: our main focus is on the pitching side of things. Obviously, 163 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 2: we we we you know, there's someone like front from 164 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 2: Balde who's going to be a free agent. 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Cam Smith, what does 199 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 4: he need to I'm not gonna say work on but 200 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 4: when you look at his numbers, you would say, okay, 201 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 4: it's a tale of like three seasons, a slow start, 202 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 4: hot middle, slow finish. What on the field do you 203 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 4: need to see from him to be that star? I 204 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 4: think your exact quote was he can be a star 205 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 4: one day. It's up to him or you know, once 206 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 4: he learns. I forget exactly what you said, But what 207 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 4: do you need to see from him on the field? 208 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 4: Obviously his work, everybody's talked about his makeup. Everything is 209 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 4: off the charts on the field though. 210 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 2: You know what for me Krasty, you guys playing the 211 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 2: big league for a long time, you and aj and 212 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 2: as a manager of UNI need to have two things 213 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 2: when he comes to young players. For me is you 214 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 2: need to have give him time and you need to 215 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 2: be patient. We cannot rush those two things, right. I 216 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 2: think if we put Cam in a position for him 217 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 2: to succeed and give him time, he has to work ethic. 218 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 2: He has the ability to do it, but we need 219 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 2: to give this process some time. This is just gonna 220 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 2: be his sophomore year in the big leagues, and I 221 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 2: think his freshman year was a solid season. You know, 222 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 2: is he is it more in there? Absolutely, But you know, 223 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 2: he barely played minor league baseball. He came into camp, 224 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 2: he won a spot. We believe in him, We believe 225 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 2: in his ability to be a right fueler for the future. 226 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 2: But we just need to let, you know, allow him 227 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 2: to learn the league. He came out so on the 228 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 2: bat really well and the league. What happens. The league's 229 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 2: going to adjust to you and he just needs to 230 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 2: figure out a way to adjust to the league and 231 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 2: what they're trying to do on the offensive side. And 232 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,200 Speaker 2: we you know he is going to be able to 233 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 2: do that. My job is to continue to provide an 234 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 2: environment where he could be himself, he can continue to 235 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 2: develop to the players that we know he can't be 236 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,599 Speaker 2: and and just be patient. Uh, this kid's going to 237 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 2: be a start and I'm just super excited about the future. 238 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 2: What what holds upon? 239 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: So you see Cam Smith as the future and right 240 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: field for the Houston Astros. Joe Dana Brown said that 241 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 1: you guys need to firm up the off season this winter. 242 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: What does that mean to you? 243 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 2: You know what? And I think that's one of the 244 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 2: one of the aspects, right. You know, obviously, Ken Smith 245 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 2: is one of those those guys that we want to 246 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 2: give them the opportunity to take over that right field 247 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 2: spot and run with it. And and again it's about 248 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 2: you know, being patient and allow him to do that. 249 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 2: And I think this offseason is very important for him 250 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 2: to take to grab right field and run and run 251 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 2: with it. I think this opportunity, you know, we want 252 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 2: to create opportunities for players like Zach Cole and Jacob Melton. 253 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 2: Their dynamic players that bring speed and they that brings 254 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 2: some power from the left side, something that we need 255 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 2: in our offense to be a little bit more dynamic 256 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 2: to you know, be able to take our game to 257 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 2: the next level on the base path, be that athletic 258 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 2: team that we've been in the past, and we have 259 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 2: the pieces to do that. Another name that come to 260 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 2: mind is somebody like Bryce Matthews, who came in and 261 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 2: pretty much want us a series in Arizona. You know, 262 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 2: having creating more opportunities for these players to develop, help 263 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 2: us win games. And at the same time, those players 264 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 2: will help me give our better players some time to 265 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 2: rest and recover in a long and a very long season. 266 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 4: All right, on this show, we've talked about it, and 267 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 4: it's a discussion I even had when I was playing. 268 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 4: My opinion, there's usually eight to ten aces true aces 269 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 4: in the game of baseball depends. It fluctuates every years, 270 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 4: Hunter Brown and ace and if not absolutely an ace 271 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 4: in the game. 272 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 2: Yes, I believe so, you know, and I'm going to 273 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 2: take away the performance like you do need to perform, right, 274 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 2: I think performance goes with that description that you just 275 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 2: that you just said, right, you have to perform. But 276 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 2: there's also an element that as bring to a team 277 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 2: is which is every day he steps on the baseball field, 278 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 2: that dynamic, the environment, the clubhous just changes. You know, 279 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 2: we all feel like we're going to win that game. Right, 280 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 2: you go through stretches of games where you're not playing well, 281 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 2: you can't wait for that age to get on the mount. 282 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,559 Speaker 2: So if you change the course of the series or 283 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 2: the week, right, that's the description of an ACE. That's 284 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 2: number one. Number two. You know he brings he brings 285 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 2: this element of of like humility arrogance to him where 286 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 2: it's contagious to everyone. Right, he's got an edge to him. 287 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 2: JV had that edge, Garrett Cole has that EDG that 288 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 2: has that edge, that level of confidence where he knows 289 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 2: that today we have to win this game. Today, I'm 290 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 2: going to give you know, our club six seven innings 291 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 2: because our bullpend needs and our team needs it. And 292 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 2: Hunter Brown has developed into that a's mentality and from 293 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 2: you know, moving on on now he's got to continue 294 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 2: that consistency in his preparation and discipline. It's what it's 295 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 2: going to you know, make you know, keep them in 296 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 2: that level where when we talk about the A's the 297 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 2: schools of the world, that's this. Those guys are on 298 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 2: a different level because of how consistent they are, not 299 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 2: only are the performance, but in their preparation. 300 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 4: All Right, I got to ask about a guy who 301 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 4: was your number one for a few years, got into 302 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 4: a sticky situation, the Framburgh cross up no cross up 303 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 4: on the show as catchers, I had some heated words 304 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 4: about it. How did you handle that as a manager? 305 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 4: How did you handle that when you saw it? Did 306 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 4: you have the same feeling when you went back and 307 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 4: saw it on video? 308 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 2: You know, Chrissie, I you know, as the manager of 309 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 2: the team, I want to hear from both sides, right, 310 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 2: I know the type of competitor that Franberg Balde is 311 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 2: uh no one for for for a very long time. Uh, 312 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 2: this guy cares about winning. He's a competitor where he's 313 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 2: on the mount. So instead of me reaching conclusions without 314 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 2: talking to both Sally and Valdez, that's the way I 315 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 2: diffused the situation. Obviously, Salas I was not happy about it, 316 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 2: and and and I brought both guys in my office, 317 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 2: and I wanted to hear from both sides. I wanted 318 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 2: to you know, what happened. Was it a cross up? 319 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 2: And both guys said, Joe, yes, there was a miscommunication, 320 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 2: and you know, he threw that he threw the wrong pitch. 321 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 2: I wanted to hear from both. I wanted to, you know, 322 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 2: bring the fire down because I know how heated the 323 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 2: hole entest situation. It was also we're playing the Yankees 324 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 2: at the time, right, so when I call me my 325 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 2: office after the game, it was a tough loss. You know, 326 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 2: I knew what social media was saying, right I you know, 327 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 2: I said down with my PR department, and I knew 328 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 2: I was going to be asked about this. So before 329 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 2: I spoke to the media and I spoke to to 330 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 2: the rest of some of my players, I wanted to 331 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 2: hear from both of them and that's that's who went down. 332 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 2: I think both players handled it well. Listen, we we 333 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 2: are a family and and doing this season. Stuff is 334 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 2: going to happen, and there's fights between brothers and and 335 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 2: and and this is this is what happens when you 336 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 2: want to win so bad. But we were able to 337 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 2: turn the corner right around the next day. We came 338 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 2: back and we beat you know, we beat the Yankees, 339 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 2: and and we continue to move on and and you know, 340 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 2: because we know how important it is to have everyone 341 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 2: working together. So uh, you know, the whole entire scene 342 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 2: did not look great, and I understand, but but I 343 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: think once I spoke with both players and both players 344 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 2: got on the same page and we were able to 345 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 2: move on. 346 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: Joe along those same lines you know, from are better 347 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: than anybody. We're not in the dugout, We're not in 348 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: the clubhouse. Outside of the Houston Astros organization. There's a 349 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: bit of a reputation that he's not a great teammate. 350 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: Is I don't believe that you think that's the case, 351 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: but I would rather hear it from you. What is 352 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: he like as a teammate? I mean, he's a free agent, 353 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,160 Speaker 1: so what can people expect from from er Valdez. If 354 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: he's part of their organization. 355 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what. If I'm a manager of the team, 356 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 2: I want him on my team. I'm going to start 357 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 2: with that. When he's when he is on the mound, 358 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 2: he's going to give you, He's going to post, he's 359 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 2: going to give you everything he's got right, you know, 360 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 2: for me, as the definition of his great teammate is 361 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 2: where people just have different definition this year, differently than 362 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 2: everyone you know from from about that is well respected 363 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 2: in our clubhouse. He's got a ton of friends. He's 364 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 2: work ethic, he's impeccable, he's he's strong as a bull. 365 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 2: He poses every day, he wants the ball. He's someone 366 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 2: who I want to go on to battlefield with. So 367 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 2: I understand the reputation because of one event, one thing 368 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 2: that happened, and people might each conclusion to that, but 369 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 2: I've beat around him for six seven years and if 370 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 2: I want to go into a duck fight, I want 371 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 2: this guy to be right there next to me. 372 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 3: Okay, So you just we talked earlier about your coaching staff, 373 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 3: having you had to hire all these new people. Victor 374 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 3: Rodriguez one of my favorite people. I had him in Boston. 375 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 3: He was our assistant. He and coach. He's awesome. So 376 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 3: that was a good hire. But did Brandon Hyde call you? 377 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,719 Speaker 3: Because I don't know, people know that you your wife 378 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 3: and his sister, or you're married to Brandon Hyde's sisters. Sisters. Yes, 379 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 3: your wife's sister, Brandon Heide's wife's sister, and your wife 380 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 3: our switners. Okay, both your wives or sisters. So did 381 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 3: he call you looking for a job. Did he say, hey, Joe, 382 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 3: you know, we got these family ties and if you 383 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 3: don't want to make Thanksgiving and Christmas awkward, you should 384 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:45,199 Speaker 3: hire me. 385 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 2: Listen, I did. I did talk to him while I 386 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 2: was inquiring through some of these to some of these coaches, 387 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 2: I did call Hyder. I you know, he's he's uh, 388 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 2: he's experienced and uh you know, he's his words of 389 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 2: encouragement and and he's advised. He's always something that I'm 390 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 2: always looking for. So we did talk. I did not 391 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 2: reach out for him for a job because he is managerial, 392 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 2: uh material, I don't know how good he could be 393 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 2: as a hitting coach, but but I did seek for 394 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:27,439 Speaker 2: advice and uh doing this process. Uh, and we still 395 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 2: we still talk, you know, I know he's still trying 396 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 2: to land a job and he wants to work, but uh, 397 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 2: you know, Brendan Hudis, it's uh, it's it's not only 398 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 2: my brother in law. I consider one of my closest friends. 399 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know the family dynamics. You don't want to 400 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 3: be in your bench coach, and then something happened and 401 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 3: then it'd be like, you know, hey, I want that, right, 402 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 3: I get a. 403 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 2: John watch are wise when they get together and started 404 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 2: talking about baseball. They're they're the biggest second guessers there 405 00:19:57,720 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 2: are in the game. 406 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:02,680 Speaker 3: I get. I can only imagine, all right, So. 407 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 2: Why not Bunning? Why why you bring this guy in 408 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 2: the game. So if you bring both of them together 409 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 2: and we are you know, forget it, we will not. 410 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 2: We will not. We will not be able to enjoy dinner. 411 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 3: Okay, that's fair. Now that we have we have the 412 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 3: WBC coming up, you clearly won't be able to manage 413 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 3: Team Puerto Rico this year. But that's fine. Key K's out, 414 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 3: so you know you don't want to manage that team 415 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 3: anymore anyways. But I do have a serious question about 416 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 3: one of the greatest Puerto Rican baseball players, Carlos Beetro. Now, yes, 417 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 3: I don't necessarily agree with this, but he's probably gonna 418 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 3: get into the Hall of Fame. But are you okay, 419 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 3: and this is Astros related with the whole trash can thing, 420 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 3: are you okay with the fact that he gets looked 421 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 3: down upon because his name has been brought up so 422 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 3: many times at the end of his career for that right, 423 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 3: Like to me, he had his career, he was a 424 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 3: great player. He probably should have been in the Hall 425 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 3: of Fame first or second ballot. But some people look 426 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 3: at that part of his Astro's career and say, Carlos 427 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 3: is a bad guy, or Carlos is this or that, 428 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 3: and they and they almost want to put him in 429 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 3: the steroid conversation, but not quite. 430 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 2: You understand. 431 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 3: It's kind of like a weird thing for me. 432 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 2: But I'm not okay with it. I'm gonna be careful 433 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 2: how I answer this question. But when he comes to 434 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 2: Collas Beltron, he's he is a Hall of Fame player 435 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,640 Speaker 2: and he I think he will be in the Hall 436 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 2: of Fame. You know, I don't want to spend too 437 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 2: much time talking about you know, the track what happened 438 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:39,439 Speaker 2: in twenty seventeen and all that. That's that's in the past. 439 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:44,360 Speaker 2: But I don't think we should be holding him hostage 440 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 2: for for what happened. Right, Mistakes were made, and I think, 441 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 2: you know, the people who were part of that serve 442 00:21:55,680 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 2: their subsets a suspension and and that's that. You know, 443 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 2: that's the end of it. They've learned their lesson correct 444 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 2: But the fact that that continues to be an issue 445 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 2: with Beltron it bothers me because he's I don't know, 446 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 2: as a Puerto Rican, right, I could be a little 447 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,919 Speaker 2: biased in this, but he's also a really good friend. 448 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 2: But this is one of the best outfielders switch hitters 449 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 2: in the history of the game. You know, you can't 450 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 2: take that away from Carlos. And I think eventually he 451 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,679 Speaker 2: will end up in the Hall of Fame. But like 452 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,360 Speaker 2: the way the way you describe that, Jed, and you're right, 453 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 2: the way he's perceiving all that, I don't think he's 454 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 2: fair and I don't agree with it, But eventually he's 455 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:45,239 Speaker 2: going to end up in the Hall of Fame. All right. 456 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 4: Well, the last question I got is actually pertaining to 457 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 4: that twenty seventeen team. You and I were on the Yankees. 458 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 4: You were on the field way more than I was. 459 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 4: I only got two at bats, but I got to 460 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 4: go through that entire run. What I want to start 461 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 4: at trend is now that the Yankees have never still 462 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 4: never beaten the Astros in the postseason ever since Joe 463 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 4: Aspada left. So it's the curse of Joe Aspata. Are 464 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 4: you okay with that? And are you fine answering those 465 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 4: questions for the rest of the time until the Yankees play 466 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 4: the Astros in the postseason and beat them? 467 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:28,959 Speaker 2: Listen, I don't uh curtsy. I remember us being together 468 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 2: on that on that team, and I don't want this 469 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,880 Speaker 2: to be a Joe spot a Yankee course take Now, 470 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 2: you know we right, we we prepare ourselves to to play, 471 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 2: and I want the credit to go to our our 472 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 2: process and how we go about our business. Right the Yankees, 473 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 2: they're a tough team. It's not easy to beat the 474 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 2: Yankees in postseason, regular season. They're a really good team. 475 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,919 Speaker 2: So I want the attention to I want the attention 476 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 2: to go how were our players to play every single day? 477 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 2: When he comes to seventeen. You and I were on 478 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 2: that club when I joined with this scandal happened. Uh, 479 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 2: you know, I have conversation with the players. Obviously I 480 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 2: was in seventeen and I sat down with the players 481 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 2: now wearing an astros you on it from being a 482 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:22,160 Speaker 2: bench coach, and we we had had a conversation with 483 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 2: the players and the right things were set between me 484 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:32,439 Speaker 2: and the players where I was able to have be 485 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 2: able to move forward and and and understand that it 486 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 2: was the mistakes it was made. But now let's put 487 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 2: it behind us, because we are we are a team 488 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 2: that we're trying to get past this and just focus 489 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 2: in the future. Right But when he broke out, obviously 490 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,400 Speaker 2: I was you know, I was part of the whole 491 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 2: investigation and the whole thing, and it was it. It 492 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 2: was not easy. But again, as we that's in the 493 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 2: past and now we just prepare ourselves just to be 494 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,199 Speaker 2: the best team every single day we step on the 495 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 2: baseball field. 496 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: Joe, thank you so much. Appreciate you. Best to luck 497 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:13,879 Speaker 1: this offseason. Continue to do what you guys need to do. 498 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: We'll see you back in the postseason next year. 499 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,080 Speaker 2: All right, thank you guys, appreciate it.