 Michael what's up today? What's up buck? Here's here's what's up man. He machata. All right So he did an interview with Ken Rosenthal who I really respect and the interview was in the athletic and he said You know what? I'm not I'm not I'm not Johnny hustle. I you know, I'm just I'm not I'm not the type not the type of guy That runs hard. I just don't do that. That's not me Said he wants to do it. He said he wants to do it. He just can't what was your experience with him Buck was he that guy who could not hustle? No, not really, you know the game Many was good. I mean, you know talent plays guys. I mean he's his talented players. I've ever had I mean, it's just I know one of the problems with him at third base sometime the guy would actually get bored I mean, that's why you know, we didn't have a shortstop So he had to play shortstop for us for a while after we lost hearty and he's a good shortstop But he's so he's good a third baseman I think that I've ever seen and Brooks Robinson said that in Baltimore. He he's just so impactful there and But many, you know, many You know, did he not score from second on a single in a meaningful situation because he wasn't running hard Did he not try to score from first on a double? It's you know, he's a guy that plays every day And there's a certain gate to his game that You know, it aesthetically doesn't look good, you know, I understand that sometimes You know people ask cheese bucket never really happened in Baltimore. We had plenty of private conversations I've had him since he was 20 years old and you know, other managers in our system have had him but many said many said You know, he's not malicious. He's not, you know, when you really break down what he's saying What is he really saying that a lot of people probably feel the same way, but just don't voice it? So, you know, he's cut his teeth in American League East I mean, this is a guy that's you know, tested through the Fenway parks the Yankee stadiums the sky domes in Toronto I mean this guy You know, he's answered a lot of questions about whether he can handle it. That's for sure Now, you know, you you managed here you understand how New York is Bach and Gary Sanchez He was a great player getting eviscerated daily on talk shows for not hustling down the first baseline It becomes such a thing. So how do you think he would play in New York as great as he is? But that 0 for 4 with three strikeouts and not busting it down the first baseline in the midst of a five game losing streak How do you think that's going to play in New York? Well, you're assuming it's going to happen first of all, and that's yet to be seen if he ends up there, but You know, how did it work out for Gary Sanchez and I don't think you know, you guys are around him a lot more than I do But you know, sometimes it can be good. I know when I managed in New York There were a lot of things that I thought the tenor of the stadium and the fans Helped you helped you as a manager You know where you run into problems when a guy doesn't care what anybody thinks and many does care what people think to an extent he You know, he's he's answered a lot of Questions about some of the pressure that you know whether it's Fenway Park and they're throwing at him or some of the things that And he'll be first to tell you some of them are self-inflicted, but he takes on that responsibility and he likes to compete I mean, I saw him stick his nose right back in the Over the plate after sell it thrown at him at a hundred miles an hour and hit a ball over the wall I mean, this is a guy that You put him in that situation. He liked it. There's a lot of guys that don't want to beat the guy he's okay with being the guy that whether it's Billing or whatever someone I want to paint him as I mean this is kids He's got a great wife. He ain't as good as they come. I mean, it's not a guy that's running the streets He loves to stay at home in the off-season and if you want to find Manny, you know He likes that whole nation so to speak and you know, he's going into a you know, the toughest league there is Let's face it guys. There's probably four teams in the from the American League that could have beat the Dodgers in the World Series That's how good I think the chasm between the two leagues has become now Okay, forget about like not running the first or standing and looking at a ball during the World Series that hit off The wall he got a single, but he has another bit of a reputation bucking. I want to ask you straight out. Is he a dirty player? You know Mike the only thing that I thought that you know that the play at first base regular Hello, I that was that was one that you know, right? There's not really any way to defend that, you know stuff with Pedroi at second base, you know That's one thing we're trying to change on the competition committees You know, we have these slick plastic bases that are get wet. They get hard when it's cold and He just bounced off there because it was Pedroi and you know, there was a lot of you know I know what Manny personally thought we talked about many times and he understood what it looked like and what have you but I Understand to the lobby things seem to happen to him or get drawn to him and people say okay There it is again. I don't look at it that way. I think You know as a manager, that's your job to take very talented players and try to keep them on his own Good a path as you can and Aaron's very good at that, you know My question would be what would happen to Andahar and and the Glyber and you know, there's they got some good young players over there I thought they did as good a job of any with a big payroll to make it feel like the little engine that could they've got some Good young players coming behind them and that's kind of who they are and they're very close to being as good as the Red Sox Now Machado right-handed. They've got a lot of right-handers as you said They've got a very good third baseman in and do hard that needs to grow into being a better defender So does acquiring a man in Machado automatically make the Yankees better? Is he the right fit for the Yankees? Well, I don't know that's that's for them. They've got you know, nobody's you know, Brian Cashman's been great at adding the right pieces to A clubhouse that that needs the right pieces That'll be something for them to side. I mean I have my own personal feelings about it but I will say this talent plays and Many likes to win. He likes to be part of that many loves baseball. He loves coming to the park He loves the competition. He loves the the back and forth with his teammates and whatever This is not some guys gonna sit around like a wallflower. He loves Everything about playing the game and he's got a real zest for it. I've always wondered and I've heard rumors and you had him in your clubhouse for six years Does he have a secret desire to play for the Yankees? It's I hear sources say That he's always wanted to play for the Yankees. Did you sense that buck? No, and he certainly wouldn't voice it to his manager If he did, I mean, I don't it's not something you know, man, he's gonna be fine wherever he ends up and You know, he's gonna make that club, you know better I mean that's that's obvious But you know what people have to ask himself at what price? Monetarily and what it means for some other young players that might be playing that same position There's a lot of people like to have the problem the Yankees have they have the money to spend and they got players that can play that position If they don't want to go in that direction, I gotta ask you this and this is a tough question Oh, the other ones weren't my no You've danced beautifully, but here's the question. There are people that managers love to manage. They love them I mean, they like seeing them and I talking with them. Did you enjoy managing Manning Mitchell? I did you know smart. He made us look when he left I got dumber and dumber, okay? I mean, that's how it works. You know, you don't mind doing the things that managers have to do I love to talk to him about you know, man, he's a guy that He wants to work. You know, he's gonna have a little different shoe. I mean, he's gonna he likes He doesn't mind the limelight in a good way You know a lot of people shirk that and they just want to you know Not have the responsibility that commitments and contracts and responsibilities that come with it He's okay with that But I love you know, he helped me out with my music, you know about what I need to be up to date on You know, I got the point where you know would talk to him about some of the spring train and work out some things I mean, man, he had two kneecaps tap tacked down. I mean, there were some things that he had to go through He's a physically healthy guy I've never seen anybody be able to create the torque on his arm moving away from a target it's one reason he's so loose doing it in his shoulders and his elbows and his knees and It hasn't been an issue yet, and I think he's a physically fit guy He's got a lot of pride in what he puts in his body. He's not gonna have to worry about him With the off the field things that a lot of people get challenged with and He's you know, he's he's gonna be a good addition for somebody that's for sure