Hey everybody. Welcome back to the 12th 6 podcast. I am your host, Colin McHugh, and I have to say, first of all, I am blown away by your amazing feedback so far.

Thank you guys for all of your encouragement and your

positive reviews. Special shout out to Rai High 65 who said, great show. As an Astros fan,

it's great to listen to some of the players that I love. But as a baseball fan, it's fantastic to

get to know MLB players on a more personal level. Keep up the great work, looking forward to

new episodes, and we hope to get an appearance from Evan Gattis.

Well, Rai, I also hope to get an appearance from Ev.

Please keep the reviews coming, guys.

I love everyone and I read everyone.

My goal is to make this a great listening experience for you all,

and I can't do that without hearing how you feel.

So subscribe to the show page,

follow us on Instagram and Twitter at 12, the number six podcast, and let me know your thoughts about each episode and any suggestions you have for future ones. I have a few more

interviews in the tank before we get to spring training, and once we get down there, I'm hoping to

sit down with some of your favorite baseball people in lovely, warm West Palm Beach in the next month or so. Today's show is a conversation I had

with Astros pitcher, Garrett Cole. We recorded back in August at his home in Southern California,

so keep that in mind when we talk about the prospective 2018 playoff landscape. But Garrett is one

of the more thoughtful teammates I've ever had, and his perspective on today's game is fascinating to me.

We talk about nicknames,

the mechanics of getting traded,

French wine, and much, much more.

So without further ado,

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