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Yeah, Tommy's here. Aaron's here. Tommy's joining us by phone. We missed him yesterday because you attended the Steven Strasbourg press conference.

I like him, man. I don't know how people feel about him and what the media people feel about him, but I just, I love him as a player, and I just think that he is come into his own as sort

of a communicator. What did you think being there? Oh, I mean, I wrote in the Washington Times, if you can humanize a $245 million contract, he managed to do it yesterday.

I mean, the things he spoke about, you know, this is where he became a father, this is where he became a husband.

I've always liked Strasbourg, but I've

always had a good relationship with him. I guess I'm like one of the more familiar faces that he's

seen around here since he got here. So I've always had good conversations with him, and I knew

that he was a thoughtful guy, but it just needed to come out.

And this year, it just poured out.

You know, he's very thoughtful in his responses, and I thought he did a great job in the press conference,

talking about, you know, what it means to him to be here

in Washington. And I just hope he stays healthy because if he does, I think he is going to

continue to be a great picture. You know, he said something, too, during that press conference

that struck me as this is why, and I've said

this to you before over the years, they're young, we got to give it time, they're young. I mean,

21 years old, 20, whatever it is. And he said, looking back on 2009, it was a little nerve-wracking,

to be honest. I was a San Diego guy. I really didn't know what the

East Coast had to offer, but the nationals were there from the beginning. I became a father. I

became a husband as a national. I've grown with this organization, as you just said.

But, you know, he admitted to, you know, being young and him being nervous and probably even a

little bit homesick, you know, that he hadn't lived

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