 The Yankees, they sweep the Mariners. Big statement series, I think. I mean, they really kind of own them in the series, and now they have 50 wins. The Red Sox have 50 wins. The Astros have 50 wins. Big hurt, I'm asking you. Are the Yankees the best team in Major League Baseball? That's a tough one. You know, Houston Astros are the defending world champions. They're playing like it. But when you look at this Yankees team, who want to face this in October? Well, these guys, we went through nine swinging the bat like this. I mean, and now they're getting a pitching and they pull pins together. They're going to be hard to beat come October. I know Houston Astros still, in my mind, could be, by splitting hairs, the best team in baseball. But I'm telling you right now, no one's going to want to face this team in October. With Andrew Hart and Torres playing out of their minds, this arguably could be one of the best Yankee lineups of all time. And that's saying a lot, especially with their deep, rich history. Really is. And now their bullpen, especially butans, has come back down and really focus himself. I mean, the only edge I see the Astros have really is the starting pitching. But if they give up a lead, and then the Yankees be able to relish that lead and get it to the bullpen, I see them being able to beat it. But this lineup is a daunting lineup. And I don't see a lot of starting pitches being able to go through it three times and keep them at bay. What's going to be key about this playoff race is who gets home fill advantage. Right. I think that's going to be the biggest key with these two teams. Who can get game seven at their home park? You saw Houston win last year at game seven. This year, the Yankees need game seven. Yeah, they're offense in that park. Unbelievable, right? I agree with you there. What's discuss this bullpen? We thought, you know, go back to March. We thought the Yankee bullpen was going to be the best in baseball. And then, you know, first six weeks, it just wasn't. They were off guys where we're not right. But Tances, well, now all of a sudden, literally, everybody in that pen is delivering. I mean, they've been simply phenomenal. And it helps managing wise, shortening the ball game. Now your starters do not have to be great. They just have to be solid and keep that lead. And if they be able to get it to the sixth and seventh, you see they have Robertson. But Tances is out of bullpen jail now. And then you have Chapman right there. It doesn't matter who's up in the lineup, all three of those guys, they have saves in their book. They've been in high pressure situations. And more often than not, they get the job done. So I like this bullpen the way it's shaping out. Well, just to have three closers. Any bullpen has three closers. Got a chance. It takes a lot of pressure off the starting staff. And this starting staff might get better, because I know the Yankees going to do everything possible to strengthen their starting staff, because they're thinking about October and the Houston Astros. They know they got to be able to pitch with these guys. Yeah, you're right. Jonathan Holder has been kind of a surprise with that pen. Second year guy, he's really found his own. And then you have Betantis and Chapman. Two and three strikeouts per nine in relievers. Only Josh Hader of the Brewers is better. Cubs lose tonight, but interesting. I want to ask you your opinion of this, Frank. So Joe Madden has done this before. Chris Bryant has been in the lead-off spot now for four or five games, right? He's done it. He did it with Anthony Rizzo last year. He did it with Kyle Swarber. He did it with Wilton Contreras. He seems to like putting his best hitter at the lead-off spot. Why is he doing it, and do you like it? I think it's just to get him to the top of the lineup. He went a whole month without getting a home run. Chris Bryant did. So he wants to get him fastballs early in the count, early in the game, and get him going. It worked this year with Anthony Rizzo once again. He does it the second time he's done it with Rizzo. It got Anthony Rizzo going earlier. So he's doing the same thing with Chris Bryant. He needs his power back. He needs the big guy going. So put him at the top of the lineup, so start the game, get him more fastballs ahead. Also to take the pressure of knocking guys in. You know, after a while, you know you big power guys. You don't hit a home run for a long time. Now you start to stress. Your swing gets bigger. He wants them to stay short and compact. And hopefully they turn over the lineup over so we can get four to five at bats. So we can get more pitches ahead and hopefully do damage. You care as a pitcher, where are you facing? I don't like seeing them as an opposing pitcher at the lead-all spot, because I'm still trying to feel for the strike zone. And that's what Rizzo took advantage of. Guys trying to feel the strike zone with their fastball, just getting it over with arm angle, and he did a good job of ambushing us. I don't want to see a big hurt in that lead-all spot when I'm trying to feel the strike zone out. So I understand the game, but some hitters are not comfortable. Some hitters are not comfortable with that, but... That's one thing I never did, hitting it off. You stay hitting, baby. Six, five, two, seven, eight, nine. We talked about those swamps yesterday. It was over five. I just don't know how that would look. I don't know how that would look. Well, you got on base with the best swing. Well, I did that second once. I got four hits, so... You never know. That's his struggle. You never know. His struggle is four hits. But I was in the slump, put me second. I got four hits. Oh, so you got moved there when you were slumped? Yeah, Jerry Manuel was messing with me that day. He said, you swing like a Julio and put you in a two-hole. He kind of got on my skin a little bit. It worked. It got me going. I can't stand him. The next day, though, I was back in that three-hole. Trained Frank with slump, but he went over three the night before. That's why I said it yesterday. I've been through it. You ain't been through it. We've all been through it. Baseball's a very humbling ball game. I agree. It's a humbling game. Joe Mann likes to change it up. It's interesting, though. Maybe this sparks Brian and it keeps the Cubs off. We'll see how long he goes with it, but he's done it before. Rizzo was a 300-hitter leading off last year, so it has worked for them, but the Cubs do lose it here tonight.