We do have the Yankees and Red Sox tonight on the fan.

Game one of this Best of Three Wildcard series here is Max Freed hasn't been with the Yankees all that long. This is his first year, but certainly into facing Boston. It's been a lot of fun. Every game feels like a playoff game when you play when you play the Red Sox. It doesn't matter if it's here. It's anyway. So you know that every game matters. and yeah, it's been

it's been a fun one to be a part of so far.

Now he'll be facing Garrett Crochet, Nathaniel Lowe, lots of trust in crochet. We were putting our best foot forward right away. Like, he's brought here to make this start and win this game. So it's, it's not like, shouldn't be heavy on his shoulders. It should be an exciting task for him because it's the next step for him to get to where he wants to be. And obviously, performing in the postseason, it's going to look really good on his resume. First pitch on the fan. 605, pregame 5, 25 Yankees and Red Sox. Guardians take on the Tigers at one to kick off the day where you've got four straight games. Here's A.J. Hinch. Yeah, we stumbled. Yes, we gave up the division. But you know what? We earned our spot here. The sense of accomplishment is the same. We don't need to apologize for getting to October the way that we did because we put up the wins. And we played well enough to be an October team and

and I would guess Stephen's going to come in here and say that we're a real challenge

meaning Stephen vote and we shall see and then you got the Cubs and Padres at three

Dodgers reds at nine David Stearns with the media Monday the Mets clearing out their

locker for the winter sterns confirming Carlos Mendoza will be back next season and why? We had a tough year this year. There's no question. We are all disappointed. We were all frustrated. Mendi as much or more than anyone else. But I still believe he's a very good manager. I think he's going to demonstrate that. The future of one Pete Alonzo, who will be a free agent again? Pete is a great met. He had a fantastic year. I said this last year, and it worked out. I'd love to have Pete back, and we'll see where the offseason goes. And then one of the things you guys were discussing... I mean, I actually like to hear that. I mean, the way he said it and how positive views about it it. It sounds the same as last season, though, when he didn't want to learn. Right, but there's also nuance. But he also went on this whole thing about run prevention. Yes, he did. More so than run production. Yeah. And that tells you right there that, I mean, if you look at where he ranks defensively amongst first

basement, it's not great.

Oh, man, if you watch the...

No, no, wait, fine. David Stearns. What is David Stearns? I don't want to hear about the analytics. What is he, though? I'm not, it's not my point. It's his point. I'm aware. Then he's going to look at that and be like, listen, he's, this is, we don't need this.

You know who wouldn't have gotten beaten up this year if pita lonso was on the yankees anthony vulpe because he would have saved a handful of those errors yeah fair i mean he also was part of the you know that horrible yip thing and then it got codaisanga hurt i sang killed on the field. That is true, but he can scoop it with the best of them.

I mean, but here's the issue too.

You'd probably be better served as a

DH in David Stern's world

and they're not going to pay a DH

that type of money. I don't think he's

coming back. Nor do I think he wants to be a DH.

Yeah, I don't think he's coming back. You guys talked about this yesterday. The lack of leadership that we think could be going on in the clubhouse. He does not feel that way. I don't. I think we have leaders in our clubhouse. I think we have leadership in our clubhouse. I do not think that was a problem. All right. Well, we shall see when they change things up, if they change things up.

The Rangers are changing things up.

They and manager Bruce Bochie Parways last night.

You have the twins firing Rocco Baldelli and the Giants let go of Bob Melvin.

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