 You have a good relationship with CC hearing that he's not going to be on the roster for the ALDS. What's your reaction and feelings about that? That's my first time hearing about it actually. That's tough to hear but we got a lot of baseball to play. Hopefully our road doesn't end here in the DS. Hopefully he gets a chance to pitch in the CS or the World Series. But first of all our main focus is Minnesota so we got to get through that first. That's tough to hear since CC has been a leader of this clubhouse, leader of this team for so many years. His fire and energy that he shows on a daily basis when he takes a ball and takes a mound is something that has kind of wore off on a lot of us. It kind of defines our team. It's not the grit and determination that CC shows. So that's tough to hear but we got a lot of ball to play. Erin, back right James. Erin, just what do you think of the way home runs have been such a huge part of the game nowadays especially going up against a team that set a record for home runs one more than you guys and especially the way in the playoffs home runs seemed almost like there have been more of them in recent years. Yeah, just recently I just feel like the game's changed in that aspect. I feel like there's so many shifts and there's so many different things going on in the game. I would want to put the ball on the ground and for the most part 99% of the time it's on the ground and out. So I just feel like hitters have really changed their mindset and I'm going to try to do some damage. I'm going to try to get my A swing off as many times as I can instead of trying to take a B or C swing and just put it on the ground and it's an out. Why not? I got three strikes. Why not take three chances to get one out of the park? So I think that's just going to change the game. As you guys have seen in the wild card game so far home runs going to play a big part of it. A little tougher with better pitching as we see in the postseason but that's what's happening now in the game at home runs. So we're going to see a lot of them I think this series and maybe not. We'll see but it's going to be a fun series. Eric over on the corner right here. Aaron what's most impressed you about Paxton this season? Just beside all of the biggest things he's the best left hand pitcher in the game in my opinion. Just based on the stuff he has and then you know just his bulldog mentality on the mound. That's the one thing I felt was missing early on in the year and I saw it early when I think we played Boston at home for the first series. You know you saw a little glimpse of it and then a little bit later on this season whenever he needed a big game he really showed up for us. But I think most recently the past month or so has just been mentality for him. He's always had to stuff. He's always had to go fastball. He's up to 98-99 at times because a little cutter slider big breaking ball. But I think just going out there the mindset that you're the best left handed pitcher in the game. That's what I started noticing the past month and I'm like wow this is what I was expecting. We made the news of making the trade for Paxton the offseason. It was going to get an ace, get a guy like this that's going to go out there and every time he steps on the mound we're winning this game. So the biggest thing I've noticed with Paxton is just his mindset. He's an animal out there. That's what he's shown the past couple of starts and I guess what's going to help us. You know going into the playoffs especially you know in hostile environments big situations man I feel like that's what Paxton shows up the most. Erin in the back left here. Erin when the twins and Yankees played earlier this season in Minneapolis that crazy 14-12 game that ended with the Hicks catch in center field after that game you said we'll see each other again. Is this what you had envisioned when you said that? Like these two teams would make a heck of a playoff series? Yeah definitely. Just I don't know if they were first in the central at the time I think either the Indians or them where they were back and forth but I knew just the type of offense they have and the pitching they have they were going to make a push for the postseason and be here and just throughout that whole series it was back and forth with homers great plays great pitching performances back and forth and it just gave you that playoff feel early on in the season and I just knew I was like I knew we were going to come back and see these guys eventually I didn't know if it'd be in a DSCS or what but that's a great ball club over there you know we got a great ball club ourselves so I knew eventually we crossed past so I'm excited for this series you know if those couple games in Minnesota were just a taste of what's to come it's going to be an exciting series. Okay George on the right. Erin at any time since you dove on your shoulder do you think there'd be a possibility you wouldn't be ready for this? Yeah it creeps in your mind when you first you know dive and kind of jar things up you know once I started playing again once I was back in the lineup swinging throwing everything feels fine it was I knew I was going to be fine you know there's always a scare you know I got 276-7 I'll fall on the ground it's a big impact but now we're feeling good you know there was never a doubt once I started you know moving around again. Sweeney in the front. Erin next man up is a good rallying cry for a regular season but is there a certain feeling with this group now that you're mostly whole and healthy heading into the most important games? Say that one more time. So next man up is a philosophy that plays well in the regular season but is there a certain feeling with your group now in the clubhouse that you're mostly whole and healthy heading into these most important games? Yeah we're going to be healthy we're going to be and we're still missing a couple guys I know Ed went in a couple guys are coming back but I still like that next man up mentality you know to be honest you can kind of translate it to you know if I go up there in a big situation I'll get the job done I know I got the guy behind me that's going to step up and you know fill that hole and fill that role you know so I think the next man up mentality is still going to play for us in the postseason and to be honest you never know what's going to happen in the postseason you never wish for injuries or wish for anything to happen but guys to get hurt and I think guys are going to continue to step up for this team this is what this team is about you know we've already you know faced so much adversity throughout the year but now I like that next man up you know it kind of fits this team I think it's going to fit us going into the postseason. Okay right behind Sweeney. Erin we see young players across the game you know making impacts Soto, Kunya how important is Glaber's consistency been over the last year and a half at that age? Wow I've never seen anything like like Glaber you know especially at his age 22 to be doing what he's doing in the big leagues is something that's unheard of you know when I was 22 I was playing in A-ball in Charleston, South Carolina you know and not nearly on the biggest stage or facing you know the best arms and the biggest situations in the world but now he's going to be huge for us going down this stretch you know especially getting a taste of the postseason last year you know the wild card game playing in four games in the division series against Boston you know I think you know a lot of big moments throughout the year I look back you know playing the Dodgers you know big games against Boston you know Glaber always stepped up always had a big through run homer you know made a play on defense you know did something big for us so I feel like this postseason we're going to see something special out of the G-Team and he's going to he's going to he saw it all year you know you come with big homers come up with great plays you know it didn't matter if he's playing second or short he always did something to kind of wow you you know and I remember back when he was a rookie you know and he was kind of going off I was talking to I think it was Brett Gardner and I told him hey man you're looking at the rookie of the year right here and then little I know you know Miguel Andujar is going to have put up the same numbers in great year too and won it but I just saw something special and you know the way he played and he's always trying to learn he's always trying to work and consistently you know he's always there for his teammates it doesn't matter if he's over four four for four he's going to have everybody's back and just try to you know have a moment have an impact on the game so we're going to see something special out of him I know this postseason Okay Marley in the center Erin you talked about the Red Sox celebrating at the stadium that's just great disappointment last year you talked about game seven in Houston also losing that ALCS as a month I'm sorry not moving on as a motivator how much is disappointment a motivator for you these playoffs well in any year you don't you're not the last man standing you know the season to fail you know it doesn't matter how many games you won the postseason you won every single game in the regular season but if you lose in the postseason it don't matter you know so uh you know each year that left a bad taste in my mouth especially game seven in Houston game four here at home you know losing our home turf to an AL East you know rivals never a good taste going into offseason but a lot of guys you know that that keeps us hungry you know that's how I kind of always saw it was you know we're we're getting closer we're getting to learn and the biggest thing is my biggest motivator biggest lessons I've learned is always from failure you know failing you know I just think back to a lot of those games and in 18 of you know the little things you know little things that we missed out on the little details that we missed that you know might not affect it a certain play now but affect us later in the game or affect us something later on and I think that's what this team in 2019 is really capitalized on is doing the little things you know doing the little things right each and every day you know on defense you know run the bases um in the box you know controlling the zone that's something that Boone always talks about controlling the zone I feel like you know when you do the little things you know you're going to be the championship team you're going to be a better team so um yeah failure is that's a tough pill to swallow but um it's can always be one of your biggest motivators okay we'll take a few more Mark over to your right excuse me Aaron when you think back to your first postseason experience and your second this is going to be Giancarlo's second time here how do you think having done this last year will help him this year in terms of being more comfortable and sort of knowing what to expect it's just like it's like taking a test um you know first year is like a practice test where you go through the motions your first time into it you know you kind of get because I remember in 17 for Minnesota that wild card game you know I could sit up here and say I wasn't nervous but I was nervous you know excited um but I think just you know after you get a couple games in and you know get that feeling of what the postseason's about you know you just kind of you settle down a little bit you're able to slow the game back down and I think that's what you know Giancarlo's going to do you know you got to taste the wild card game had a big Homer force there played in the DS had some big hits there and I think he's just going to now it's just another game and he's been in this game now for eight nine years he's he's going to be ready you know I'm excited for him he's going to have a big I know he missed a lot of time this year in the regular season but he's going to come through big for us because you know just what I've been seeing in the cages seeing the paths in the games you know a couple games in Texas you know how he's hammering the ball the his approaches the plate's been rock solid like as he missed the game looks like he's you know been playing you know since uh since March you know so um you know just getting those couple games getting the atmosphere and he'll be ready for the postseason Jack to your left Aaron Aaron knowing that uh batters tinker and tweak with their swings every day you mentioned earlier you're disdain for ground balls across the last five weeks of the season you went from about hitting the ball in the ground almost half the time cutting that down to about a third of the time how did you make that adjustment how did you get more more lift into the ball it's tough to say it's a constant constant progress constant work constant grind with me you know working on stuff in the cage you know I never never get satisfied you know so um I can't really put it to one thing that I really change you know because I'm always tinkering with things so I can't really say if you know stance approach you know it's usually my stance and everything's been the same you know usually it's just approach about just you know just trying to do more damage on certain pitches you know even though I you know try to walk a lot you know try to walk a lot or you know try to get on base you know I've been trying to just go up there and do damage you know each and each and every single pitch you know especially with the type of lineup we have um when DJ is getting on base I feel like every single time he gets up there uh you know I'm always in a good opportunity always with guys on base you know so I just kind of try to do a little bit more damage okay Jennifer Aaron being in New York City you're able to see the Latino influence of Latino culture a lot particularly with the New York Yankees how do you see that impact you mentioned labor um but how do you see the Latino impact in in this team we saw MLB release the promo video the hyper uh video with a lot of that influence can you talk on that yeah um well especially here in the Bronx you know there's a big Latino culture and I feel like you know if there's any way we can impact those kids and get them you know show the kids that you know there's an escape route you know escape route out of uh you know bad situations you know through baseball you know that's one thing I've always seen is baseball and sports is a learning lesson learning tool and um you know if we can show those kids you know how much fun this game is and you know here in New York man I feel like that's the biggest thing that's bigger than the game you know just impacting kids lives and giving them something to cheer for giving them something to do getting something to look forward to so uh you know especially when they see labor tourists hitting homers here in the DS and Gary Sanchez hitting homers here man it's going to pump some kids up and you know hopefully turn you know some future kids in here in the Bronx you know to you know future Yankees okay Eric Aaron you've played two octobers here now how would you describe Yankee Stadium and the playoffs the atmosphere first first thing that comes to mind is electric but that doesn't even that doesn't even define it I don't think you know just just from the pregame stuff to you can feel the you know it's a little brisk here it's you know the weather's cool enough and I'll send your lineup for the national anthem and you look out in the stands and you can't even hear the last half the anthem because the fans start getting crazy and getting loud and you know you feel like you're floating out there when you're warming up and stretching and it's just I honestly don't even know how to describe it I think you guys have asked me this a couple times now but it's just electric man this the city the stadium becomes it comes alive when those fans fill it up and man I can feel I feel like some of the ghosts from Yankees passers here with us you know whenever that stadium gets rocking so that's why I can't I can't wait for you know the game tomorrow night and I've already been watching you know film on last year's wild card game the 2017 wild card game and just can't wait can't wait okay we'll take one more Dan what are you trying to pick up watching those games is there do you just want to relive the the memories are you trying to learn things from the from your past experiences it's a mix of all that you know I like looking at you know past that bats but the most part I'm just the energy that's what I'm feeding off of is you can just especially in 17 we got down early you know the crowd stayed in it and also watching DD's you know Homer on repeat you know watching the crowd get electric and back into it you know I love watching that and I love watching the 17 us getting up early and our pitchers dominating and you know just the fans feeding off that us feeding off the fans just everything about it you know just getting excited for October baseball this is the regular season you know they can say the 162 is the regular season but that's spring training you know this is this is when it all counts is when it matters and first one to 11 so it's going to be some fun Erin thank you so much for the time really appreciate it