 All right, man. So you got a new look. How you liking it so far? It's been awesome, man I feel like I really fit here. It feels good. I was telling my wife for their day that it just feels like me Which is which is awesome and all the guys have been great It's been awesome got rid of the beard and it's been what eight years since you last did not have a beard I know I'm getting used to this baby face. I'm starting to get used to it I think my wife is too so it's it's good. Yeah, I don't mind it You also have like the mustache a little bit like I did I've rocked the mustache That a few requests me to bring the mustache back. So who knows maybe I'll whip out the mustache at some time this year Yeah, how you cool get it going, but none of the guys have a mustache I'll be like the only guy with a mustache. I didn't know if I wanted to whip that out right off the get-go There's a few years back when they were going on a rally They actually like a few of them had had grown out of mustache It was kind of cool made some headlines. I was maybe if you guys go on a roll this year They'll bring it back. All right, there we go. I like it The maple leaf tattoo on your forearm When did you get that and did you know that that was the tattoo that you were gonna get on your arm? Well, I got it in I think it was 2013. I had always wanted to get a tattoo I said no what up and I saw a tattoo online where someone had this like same tattoo Put that had a different picture on the inside and I kind of came up with the idea of getting the same thing But getting the picture that kind of meant something to me on the inside. So the inside here is just kind of like a You know scenic photo of this is Boyer Island right here, and it's where my Family has a cabin. I spent a lot of time there as a kid So we just had a great time there just reminds me of family and kind of where I'm from It sounds like you knew that when you would be getting a tattoo then that would be the one that you'd be getting Yeah, and that added to your nickname it did. Yeah, that came a few years later One of my coaches Tim Bogar told me that I needed a nickname and He he said oh, why not big maple and he must have told our head coach because he said it in an interview after a game And it just it took off and people were calling me big maple from then on. It's got a nice ring to it Yeah, it's not too bad. I don't mind it one bit Not only do you have the new look and you're in the pinch stripes? Yeah, but in New York people love pizza and you're a big pizza guy grown up you had Friday night pizza Yeah Friday night pizza every every Friday night. We do pizza and it was my favorite night of the week What type so I'm usually like a pepperoni guy as I've gotten older I'd like to add like onions and green pepper to it. I mean I'll try I'll try all kinds of stuff. I Enjoy it. I try to not eat it too much now that I'm really trying to pay attention to my nutrition, but It's definitely my favorite cheat day Do you have any any spots in the city that you want to hit in the city? You know the only place that I've been shown so far that I really enjoyed was Ruby Rosa One of my wife's friends took us took us there and I've been there a couple times now, but I'm sure there's countless Good places to get pizza, so I'm gonna have to do some research Maybe get some tips from people on where to have my cheat day meal What would you say is the one thing that you're looking forward to most about? Experiencing New York Experiencing the East Coast because you've never been on the East Coast or lived on the East Coast really so yeah I Think for me is the fans at the stadium how passionate they are. I love it when I'm playing in a game Home or road really doesn't matter if they're cheering for me or not I love the energy in the stadium when people are fired up and Passionate about the game. It just it makes it so much fun That's one thing that I think New York is gonna bring more than anywhere else. It's just these passionate good baseball fans I can't wait to be playing in front of those people all the time. It's gonna be it's gonna be a great experience One guy that I'm really looking forward to meeting in person Talk to him on the phone once before is Andy Pettit because he was one of my favorite pitchers growing up if not my favorite him and Randy Johnson my two favorite guys and I Got to talk to him on the phone. I think it was a couple of years ago Because Robbie Kano kind of hooked us up together And got to ask him a few questions and whatnot He texted me when I got traded over to Yankees and said told me he was fired up and they see me in spring training and it's gonna be awesome Shake his hand and you know talk to him about being a Yankee and how he handled it and all that stuff get some good advice there, so Really really looking forward to that. Wow. So one of your favorite players growing up Ended up texting you and you guys have been texting back and forth and you're gonna get a chance to meet him and spend like quality time Yeah, that's gonna be awesome. Yeah, it's like a dream come true for totally like a young James, right? I know I mean it's amazing to think like I'm actually gonna get a chance to like sit down talk to this guy A lot of people I don't think get that opportunity to sit down with their You know childhood, you know hero or like the guy they love to watch or you know wanted to be And I and I'm gonna get a chance to do that which is which is awesome