 I think the last couple I just responding really well after the outings the elbow felt great and then I think you get to the point where You know, you're looking for the sinker movement had been good. The command was really good and I knew that if I took that to the big leagues, I'd be fine and Obviously, I know the calendar is shrinking and I wanted to get back and and try to be an asset, you know in the postseason So I felt like that was the right time and hopefully I can get in a game here soon How much pressure did that put on you knowing you wanted to be part of this run to get back and try to prove to them that you Were good to go. Yeah, so that's where the doctors and the medical staff kind of step in or like hey This is just the reality of your situation. So you couldn't push it too much faster than I did I stayed on the schedule that you know Mike Shuck and Dr. Eletrash put together We followed it all the way to the end and that was my last rehab game So I kind of held them. I was like hey, that was the last one you guys planned. I feel good I want to get this going if I have any chance of I think being an asset in the postseason I need to throw in the regular season I know what the postseason is all about in the stress and obviously the expectation You know one bad pitch can cost you a series So I want to be in the position where I feel like I can go out there and make that big pitch in the postseason Do you feel anything different at all in the arm right now? It feels good The difference is it actually feels good last year was was just man I just want to forget about it definitely the worst year. I've ever had as a reliever and Just the pain of throwing, you know every pitch you you know one time It would hurt really bad the next it wouldn't the next one it hurt and and now I just feel good again You know like I had years past So that's the biggest thing and when you do that you can make the adjustments on the mound You feel like you can you know perform for your team so that's good some of the reports were the velocity down a little bit Does that concern you at all when you had spoken in the clubhouse? You seemed like it was almost partly due to design Yeah, so I was told the whole time to not to back off of the velocity if I wanted to come back this year I needed to have no hiccups at all and they said the one of the Easiest ways to have a setback was to throw too hard too soon So a lot of that was trying to keep that in check and then when my body was ready to go Probably back here to go ahead and if I felt good and you know let it go But the velocity typically comes back around 18 months. I was telling you that before that's what I'd been told I'm at 12 and a half months. So it's not that far off If I was on you know 88 I would have been probably not here right now, but I'm not that far off And I feel like with the adrenaline More innings under my belt more volume that the velocity will come back and you know Hopefully here in the next couple outings you mentioned the adrenaline. I know you want to get back out there in the worst way What do you think that adrenaline is going to be like when they finally call your number and you pitch again in the big leads Well, I think I walked three miles in the bullpen last night just pacing back and forth Boston, you know trying to clinch a division obviously with the stuff with judge You know going on the fans are I mean they're always electric against the Red Sox, but it's just that extra You know feel of the stadium right now and Yeah, it's almost like making a debut The first one is always the one just want to get out of the way and I just want to get back into routine So I'm hoping today will be you know the day I can get that one inning in feel good And then start getting on a routine and getting ready for the playoffs you mentioned Aaron judge And I feel like this year it's impossible to get through an interview with anyone without talking about Aaron judge You've been watching it from afar. You've been his teammate for a while. What has impressed you about the way he's been swinging it this year Well, you know, I always look think back on when he was a rookie I remember you know the rookies it was I want to say was Gary Sanchez judge. So, you know, I faced them before And you could just see the ability you're okay if this ever clicks for this guy He's gonna be really good and then my years here. It's been this evolution of Obviously really strong really powerful, but then just the discipline you start talking to Opposing pitchers and they're like, you know, his plate discipline just improves improves improves and then you're now you're starting to see all that stuff come together We always knew he could hit home runs, but now he's he's not missing mistakes and he's not chasing I mean the average the the home runs the the threatened big situations to come up big. I mean, that's just you know, I I was telling Susan this yesterday buck show Walter told me that there's things that happen During a season that you'll probably never see again. And so you take it all in and that's that's what we're seeing right now Whether it was on TV or in person You kind of take these moments all in as a teammate as fans You know judge will reflect on it at the end of the season But you know, you definitely take it in because you probably won't ever see this again