I said something about five minutes ago.

I said, I think he's the greatest manager of our generation.

I guarantee there are a lot of people who don't agree with that. And the reason they don't agree with that is because who cares about San Francisco, who cares about Texas, and who cares about San Diego. You want to put yourself on another level? Come in here. But if you're in the argument as the best manager of this generation, does it even matter what somebody else thinks about? It probably shouldn't matter.

Exactly.

On a healthy level, it shouldn't.

I don't think it does. But I think he's that good. And I guess I would say I defy anybody to come up with a reason why you wouldn't want to hire him. Can you come up with one? You got one, Tommy, Shorty, anything? Well, you hit on it. Other than he's old.

Yeah, but that's not a good excuse.

It's only 70. It's not a good excuse.

In 70's not old. Exactly. I don't want to hear that because it's like, what does that mean? Does that mean he's not good at his job? Does it mean he's only going to be here for three or four years? Because if your argument is well, Ev, it's only going to be a few years.

Who cares?

Go in a championship.

The Yankees just had three managers that were here from. If your argument is well, Ev, it's only going to be a few years. Who cares?

Go with a championship.

The Yankees just had three managers that were here for a million years. Like, it doesn't matter if he's only going to be here for a couple years. You had something, Tommy? Yeah, you kind of hit on it. I'm sure we can come up with an example of somebody that was like this. He's a West Coast guy. He might not be able to, you know, it's a different atmosphere out there.

But that's, see, think about this.

So I say, defy you to come up know, it's a different atmosphere out there.

But that's, see, think about this.

So I say, defy you to come up with a reason why you wouldn't hire him.

It's just a question. It's not a knowledge. We don't know if Bruce can't handle the East Coast. And I wasn't saying it was. He was just saying, I wonder about it. He handled Texas. Yeah, it's different.

Don't act like Texas is easy.

No, you're right.

It's a question, but it's not a reason.

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