 Thank you Bob and Garrett and Jack as well. We are with the president of the New York Yankees Randy Levine Randy You are so over the years very protective of the Yankee brand and when you have an introduction of a player Who says all the right things who is truly a Yankee fan since he was 11 years old. This must make you burst with pride It this is a outstanding person anybody who Watched him just a short while ago Addressing all of us here today Can understand why he is who he is besides enormous talent We believe he's the best pitcher in baseball his poise the way he speaks his confidence is Just off the charts. I mean he is going to be one of the great Yankees and We're just so excited to have him and I think that's what Hal Steinbrenner recognized He's pretty good at making good investments and this is a real good investment Randy just take me inside the room the front office and everybody involved when you find out that Cole is going to be a Yankee What's the feeling like in there? I just enjoy really enjoy as Brian has said we were after him for quite a long time and We started to get the inkling that you know the night that he actually did you know agree that he wanted to come here You know cash and the team you know out in California did a great job and you know Hal Steinbrenner stepped up. He basically Realized this is a player who comes along once every couple of decades. He has everything And stepped up and made the financial commitment, which I believe sealed the deal And the whole team effort was great And I think that performance today I've been coming to these press conferences for a lot of years that was one of the finest I've ever seen now Randy You're one of the threads that has been through the fabric of this organization for a long time And you work closely with George Steinbrenner and Hal is a little bit more measured than his dad and when this deal came down I thought to myself He's channeling his father here. This is a George Steinbrenner move. Was it? Well, I think it was a Yankee move and I think his jeans came to the forefront, but But I mean he's smart. How's a smart businessman, you know George was very out front very emotional Hal is very analytical Really smart, but he knows a good deal when he sees one and you know, this was a good deal You mentioned the commitment and it is a large one nine years $324 million some organizations would be scared off by that type of commitment for a pitcher Why weren't you guys scared off when it came to Garrett Cole because he was Garrett Cole and a I believe the market was there I mean, I believe From what I've heard there were two, you know, the Dodgers and the Angels were at 300 and you know, we looked at him As to what he could offer we looked at him as to who was out there in the next couple of years as a free agent And we looked at him based on his age his health his makeup his talent And it really was a no-brainer You know, you you've been involved in negotiating CBAs for Major League Baseball as well and last year Randy There was no movement at all this year. There's been so much. Why do you think this year everything popped? different year different circumstances different players a Lot of great players last year a lot of great players this year, but I'm a great believer that certain teams have to be Fully ready and engaged in in the market and I believe this is a year that They were you think this is the final piece for the Yankees. I do I you know, this is a long season This is a long road But I think this is a guy and get us over the top and when the world championship. I really do I think he's what we need it. Happy holidays, right? Best. Thank you. It's a good one starting right now