 I have a very special guest. I'm really excited about talking to him. Whoa. I'm going to say Future Hall of Famer, Edgar Martinez, Edgar Michael K, Don LaGracca, and Peter Rosenberg back in the studios. How you doing? Good. How you guys doing? Doing. Well, I've never understood why you've been on the ballot as long as you have. You're one of the best hitters I've ever seen in my life. And it seemed like they held the DH against you. Did you feel that way as well? Well, it looks like that was the argument between writers. And at the same time, it looks like it's changing now. Harold Baines just got in. Yeah. Harold Baines got in and well deserved. He's one of the best hitters of his era as well. And I think it's also good help in my case. Is it nerve wracking waiting for this vote to come in? Waiting for that? This is the last year on the ballot. You know, this process has been for nine years. I got used to it. Obviously, last year was a good turnaround. 70% is a big number. It's looking good this year. But I think it's I made my mind that if I don't have control, I'm not going to worry about it. I just wait. And if it happens and I will be jumping and if it's not, then you know, that's life. But it's a big deal. I mean, let's be honest. It's a big deal. I mean, you're part of forever if you're in the Hall of Fame. Yes, yeah. And it's a great honor, obviously. And a dream, if it happens. But it helped me just to stay sane. Now, obviously, this is a show that's in New York. Yankee fans get sick thinking about you. Why did you own Mariano Rivera when no one else did? I've spoken to Mariano about it. He said, I couldn't get Edgar Martinez out. What did you do that others could not do? You know, I think it's more what I didn't do. And you know, I didn't try to do too much against Mariano. But we're picture with a lot of movement on his collar. I think every time I try to over swing, I fail. So I decided, you know, he's one of those pictures that you can't do too much at the play. Just try to just try to meet the ball with the bat and hope for a base hit. It was very tough. He never felt like an easy a bat. It was a battle when you faced Mariano. So speaking of New York, of course, 1995, how did you guys stay up? How did you guys stay engaged after dropping the first two games of that series? You know, I think that September, we play such a great baseball in September. It almost fell in September that we were playing a playoff game almost every day. We had many games that we came back late in the game. And every night was a different guy coming through for the team. That gives us a lot of confidence going into the playoff. We lost the two games in New York. And I remember coming back on the plane, they were thinking, we're in this team. We just need to tomorrow win tomorrow. We win the series. Lupina was a big believer of that and of that also. And you know, we knew coming to Seattle, the fans were going to be engaged in the game. And that was, that's what happened. They were that extra player for us. They really helped our series. Now, obviously you're involved with the Mariners and both New York teams made big deals for Mariners players. Let's talk about James Paxton first. How do you think he'll do in New York? How will he handle the whole Yankee scene in New York? I think he will do just fine. Obviously at the beginning, he probably is gonna need some known for him a little bit, being in that scenario. But he has grown a lot the last three years. He became, he slowly became like the leader of the staff, taking ownership and of the whole staff. And he was basically like a leader on the pitching staff. So that's gonna help a lot. That means he's owning. Right. So the pressure in New York won't get to him, you don't think? You know, I think he's gonna be fine. Just give him few weeks, few starts to get used to it. And he will be okay. He competes. He knows, he's a competitor. He will go out and compete once he takes the mount and obviously he got great stuff. So I think he's gonna be just fine. How about Edwin Diaz with the Mets? How will he translate to New York? Will he be able to handle New York? I think so too. Same makeup, competitor and has grown a lot the last three years. I think, you know, he's gonna be okay in New York. He's a younger player pitcher, but he will be fine. And Robinson Cano obviously played with the Yankee so you know he can handle New York. How was he when he came back after the suspension? He was okay. I mean, he was good. The team, everybody welcomed him, you know? And he was good in the clubhouse. Obviously he went out and played hard like he always do. And everything was okay when he came back. Is it a little depressing that they're, I mean, they are essentially starting over with the matters they're trading their best players and getting younger players back that could contribute in a couple of years. What's your thoughts on that? Yeah, you know, every team goes through this period. I think what I'm encouraged is encouraged off is that I know Jerry does a really good job putting teams together. Even it looks like it's gonna go younger. I think he's, he knows the ballpark that we're playing in. He knows what we need and he's gonna, I think he's gonna do what we have to do to put all those pieces together. He does a great job putting teams together. 116 wins and then you guys didn't win the World Series. Does it feel like you didn't win 116 games that year? That's the way it feels. It really does. So you need to validate like the Yankees did when they won 114. Yes, you know, that's the way it feels. The goal is to make it to the World Series and win the World Series, not to win 116. That's pretty amazing, 116. It is, I mean, we felt like, okay, we can win any game, we can be out completely and then still come back. How much did Lou want to beat the Yankees every single game? He didn't like losing to the Yankees. I bet, I bet. But you know, Louis, he loved winning and he hates losing against any team. But yeah, he didn't like at all to lose me with the Yankees. Edgar, we thank you for dropping by. I wish you the best of luck when the Hall of Fame voting comes out. Obviously, you're Hall of Famer, the D8s thing I never understood. It's a position. You didn't make it up for yourself. You played a position that was out there and the reason you ought to be a D-Age was your Toria Hamstring in Vancouver, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it was a recurring injury for me over time. Right. It was, that's the case, but you know, I did the best I could in D-Age. You did pretty good. Mariano says you did pretty good. Nice to see you, Edgar. Good to see you.