The Yankees open up tonight, the beginning of a brand new baseball season. And at the very beginning of the show, he could rewinded the Odyssey app. I feel like I was a broken record from last year. I thought the Yankees were the best team in the American League coming into last year. And it was met with anger from Sean because I said it in a way, which included the league sucks. And they're the best team in the American League.

And that bothered him.

I didn't say that this year because the league's gone.

I mean, things change.

The Seattle Mariners are a legitimately good team.

Your division is better.

Like the Blue Jays come in with certainly a lot more hype than last year.

The Red Sox, despite losing Alex Bregman, are coming off a playoff year. Roman Anthony feels like a star. They have a hell of a rotation. I am very high on the Orioles personally. I think they're a playoff team this year, and we know how much of a pain in the ass that Tampa Bay race can be. So I'm telling you guys, don't hate me anymore, I haven't said anything about the American League.

I think you guys are the best team in a league that is significantly better than it was coming into last year. Okay. I mean, we haven't fought you on that. No, this is where you're supposed to say, thank you, Evan, because last year all you did was beat me up for saying it like I was some kind of bad guy. I wasn't a bad guy. I was giving my opinion. Yeah, but last year was different because last year was this team, but we hadn't seen what they could, what they would possibly do. I mean, they were coming off the penance. And they were also coming off losing a player that wanted to be here. Well, he didn't want to be here because he would have stayed if he wanted to be here. No, no, that Yankee fans wanted here. Oh, I got it. He wanted to hear two. Scott Boris wanted him with the message.

Stop.

Stop.

You're never going to let this go, are you? I don't have to let it go. He's made it very clear. Well, the reality is, last year, you were trying to replace Juan Soto. You didn't. and you went to the World Series with Juan Soto.

So not replacing Wonsoto was going to get you further?

Well.

So the question was, are you better after losing Wonsato? No. Are you now the best team in the American League because you lost Wonsato? No, I don't think they're connected. Because I think they... But they are because you didn't replace them. But you don't have to replace a player you lose. Did the Metsu replace Pete Alonzo?

Not really.

They did something different. And we're going to find out if it works not. Look, the jury's out. Is it better or not? You didn't replace Pete Alonzo. Exactly. And I don't think the Yankees... And I don't think that's their philosophy to replace them, though. They're not trying to hit more home runs.

They're trying to hit less, actually.

They're trying to hit for contact, which is what we saw in the offseason.

And the Yankees weren't trying to replace Juan, though. They're not trying to hit more home runs. They're trying to hit less, actually. They're trying to hit for contact, which is what we saw in the offseason. And the Yankees weren't trying to replace Juan Soto because it was impossible. So they went out and signed Max Fried and they acquired Cody Ballinger and they did different things. And ultimately, in the regular season, I was right about what I told you at the beginning of last year. They were the best team in the American League. Now, there was another team right there with them in Toronto, and they both

won 94 games. about what I told you at the beginning of last year. They were the best team in the American League. Now, there was another team right there with them in Toronto,

and they both won 94 games. And that's where we should start, and we'll get to your calls in a minute. How many wins are the New York Yankees going to have in 2026? Let's put it on record. We'll save it. We'll see how we do. Oh, I like that. little this week in baseball.

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