 performance well what he wanted was always to play for the Yankees he signed with them to win not just one but multiple world championships that obviously won't happen this year so a disappointment for him and the Yankees let's hear from Cole post game. Garrett can you just describe your disappointment knowing that the season has ended for you guys tonight. Yeah it's big disappointment not the way we drew it up really hard fought series you know that that sometimes can make it tougher to swallow too so. Pitching for the first time on short rest look like it took you a little while to get in a groove and then it seemed like you really found your way what adjustments did you make from the first inning to the second inning. Yeah I mean meadows came out super aggressive right swinging that first three pitches I thought so you know we went after Laos I think with the same intent laid off some good pitches at the top of the zone. You know first fastball inside to a right hander Rosarena you know obviously hits him so we got a bit of traffic there do a good job with Choi and then you know try to you know I executed some good pitches to Diaz obviously didn't want to lose leverage there and then made some big pitches to Wendell you know I think that was I think those those first three sprays were some of the pitches that you know maybe maybe I should have backed off the throttle a little bit but hey we know we came back through the count and you know made some good pitches so I thought that the approach I just thought Laos put together good at that I mean you know just based on what I'd seen we were anticipating maybe a little more expansion at the top of the zone so did you think that judge prior to hitting the wall had a shot at that ball yeah I did I mean you know I didn't think Meadows was sure he got it you know all I guess I guess you know that ball and the the to the left you know barely got out so you know good you know good swing good swing decent pitch probably should have been could have been a better pitch so Ron Blum you have the next question as you look back at the whole first season for you in New York what do you remember most what do you think you did well and what areas do you expect more of yourself from looking ahead to next year yeah I mean I think the first first season is you know everybody's gonna think about this coronavirus right like it's just on the forefront of all our minds terms of our performance you know we continue to get better throughout the year I think there's room for improvement you know we're always trying to evaluate always trying to get better you know but I mean it would be hard for me to say I'm not pleased with you know with how we went about it there were a lot of challenges you know dealing with a newborn being across the country you know I haven't seen my family you know and I thought you know I mean it was really hard it was really hard at times and so you know I I just did the best I could and so you know I will try to get better but you know it's all out there I didn't you know I probably wanted to face you know I wanted to face show I want to get to the rest of the inning but you know you know it's probably out of bullets so you know anytime I can walk away from it with you know not you know not having anything left in a tank you know I mean you know at least that feels good thank you Andy Martino you have the next question no question Mike sorry that was nice James Wagner you have the next question it's the same thing I think it's on the previous one sorry but I mean just looking back at this season at this team and obviously you know it's your first first year with them but what do you think would help you because this the Yankees get over the hump as you know they haven't been the world series in a while just what do you think stood out to you about strengths this team and what kind of this could be improved it to get to the next yeah I mean that's you know that's probably more of a question for cash you know so I'll probably give you I mean I'll probably just give you some vanilla here I mean I think we need to get better across the board right I mean you know there are times where we pitch really well there are times where we pitch poorly you know so we'll need to make you know we'll need to get better there you know you know every every player is probably gonna look themselves in the mirror and and and evaluate themselves and and you know try to find something to work on and and get better for next season so I mean you know we didn't reach the goal right so across the board we need to improve next one to Marley Rivera last year obviously so a very different result with all this chaplain on the mound just to see it from the other side and what Chapman has done for you guys and to see him go down that way what was that like yeah I mean that's that's tough I could see it in his face you know when I look into his eyes so you know he was able to bounce back from last year he'll bounce back from this year he's a special player you know he's committed to the team he's committed to getting better you know but having being on the team that delivered the punch last year and then you know being on the team that takes it this year you know I can I can see where is it so I mean he's human just like all of us it's a tough spot Brendan cut you the next question is our playing New York New York while they're celebrating on the field what do you think about that I mean it's their celebration so I did kind of ask you what the what the clubhouse was like after the loss that had to have had one of the tougher experiences about yeah I mean came six outs away from the ring last year so they're all tough man it was quiet thank you Dave Lynn and you the next question despite the long first inning it seemed like you had this mapped out pretty good I mean the next couple lettings a pitch count was down and you had it be feeling pretty good about chances to get fairly deep in the game the fourth obviously you ran into you know the error and then the 10 pitch at bat but when you caught your stride there did you think you had a real shot to go pretty deep deep in this one yeah some things would have you mean you I mean you know you try you're just fighting hard not to get the mark in the first inning right you know you want to keep the game tied so you know you're gonna pick around the zone a little bit to a certain extent try to find your outs try to find times to be aggressive in the zone try to find times not to mess around in the zone so not as efficient as we wanted to be in the first and then you know some guys put together some good at bats man and and and so you know we got to the sixth of course of course we want to get deeper you know but you know leaving with the game tied doesn't feel as good as leaving with the lead obviously the mistake pitch there was unfortunate you know but I felt good about you know I felt good about holding him down I mean gosh how many times that I pitched against these guys just here like six or seven it's just like it's just like on a tape recorder with these guys it's tough it's tough you know they put together down I mean it's a good fight it's a good fight sucks losing