 Erin you clearly weren't able to accomplish your ultimate goal How do you process not only the season coming to an end, but at the hands of the Astros and for? It's an awful day just an awful awful ending That always stings it hurts No one I'd rather do it with than those guys in there and how much how together they are so you you know Kind of lean on each other in there, but the ending you know as I've said before it's cruel So much goes into it and Trying to climb to that top of the mountain and you know unfortunately we haven't been able to get there yet and Continues to you know I Know it'll continue to motivate everyone in there to to try and get there You know and that's that's what you work for and You know don't take for granted the opportunity you have sitting in front of you and but the ending the ending is terrible You generally address the team when the season comes to a close What did you feel like it was important for you to tell them or for them to hear from you? Just grateful to do it with them You know acknowledge You know You know unfortunately many of us have felt this feeling together that not getting all the way there and having this ending And it never gets easier you know you try to put it in perspective and with You know, obviously, you know families and health and things like that and real tragedies out there You try to have that perspective, but you understand You know keenly what everyone is feeling right now in that room. So You know you try and reflect a little bit on it and You know also hopefully allow it to be another log on the fire that Creates that burn and motivation heading in the offseason that you want to be on that stage you want to be playing for for all of it and You got to keep fighting for it Brendan standing on your right Aaron the first time you went out to check on Nester Was that the groin and how is he now? I Mean he's alright. He's alright He actually did it I Think in this bullpen in his first start against Cleveland It wasn't as significant as when he went on the IL earlier in the year, but And he actually pitched through through it well with that game Then obviously came back on three days rest and was good was good today and then You know, you know, I think he had You know, I don't think he was in pain or anything like that But he just you know, we noticed all of a sudden you know the down tick and velocity and More importantly the command because because there's times when he'll drop in velocity and and that's not a big red flag But obviously walking two guys in a row there You know Unfortunate, you know the bullpen came in was terrific and gave us a gave us a chance there, but Yeah, feel feel bad for for Nester Dan standing sitting seat on your right just to go back to that Aaron You so you guys went out and did he just convince you that he was okay and that he would be able to get through that Yeah, he said he said he's fine So we've you know Kind of talked through I mean we've been dealing with this on different levels for a couple months so kind of Yeah, he said he was fine and then you know You know obviously wasn't quite fine enough Given the result do you kind of look back on that and can maybe wish you had gone with your gut and pull them there? I mean, we're so up against it there like if you've you know going out with a trainer We feel like he's sound No, I'm not gonna just pull him out of the game because he you know isn't perfect So once we felt like he was sound You know obviously, you know the Homer and you know so But you know just automatically pull pull guys in the middle of the second or third inning when You know you feel like their sound John standing on your right obviously sweep doesn't look good at the end How close do you feel that you guys are and do you have any regrets at all about the postseason? You know not close enough, you know, they they beat us You know, I guess you know and we end up second in the American League You know, we got it we got to keep working to get better You know, obviously we had some key contributors Missing that you know, I think would have been Difference makers for us potentially But but then again everyone has to deal with those things on some level So it's you know frustrating Joel standing right Aaron you mentioned that having gone through this with a lot of the same guys now The this end game Do you think that the group is missing something that could help win at this time of year because you essentially are having Very similar postseason's who you're able to beat and who you're not able to beat year after year. I Mean I think we have a lot of the right ingredients in there. I think we I think Look, I think we're a few Really impactful people that weren't able to play in this postseason That would have potentially been a real difference So I don't want to so I do feel like we have a lot of those people in that room You know, we we got thinned out a little bit by injury again. Everyone's got to deal with that But I think there were some significant so every year is a little bit different and what exactly you have Where are you from a health standpoint those things? Very much matter But you're always searching to try and get better and be more complete and be more Excellent in In every scenario against potentially every opponent, so I Mean you're always trying to work to get there and sometimes it lines up better than others Sometimes you're kind of grinding at the finish Andy's standing on your right here And you talked to talk to the end of last season about how important it was for the club to improve and obviously This year was better than last year But is it disheartening at all to end this way and see the gap still between your club in Houston? Yeah, it's awful That's what I said. I mean this is as bad as it gets Again though I I mean and I Because you got it everyone's got to deal with their stuff you like I I think we're a few really significant pieces in there that weren't Weren't healthy players or are hurt that Maybe it's a different little bit of a different story But you you get back on the horse and try and Try and put yourself in the best position to to be successful and and you know the the grind of the season Sometimes puts you in a great position. Sometimes it it makes it more challenging There's attrition that happens throughout the year that you got to deal with So, you know You know at this point in time Right now that you know we got beat by a better team right now and you know that's That's a reality of it and they're clearly setting the mark in this league You know that that we're aspiring to get to a couple last ones Christy in the left center I'll the season began with Aaron judge to talk about his contract Could you just say how you feel about what his season was like and the possibility that you watched his last game and pin Stripes tonight incredible Just just an incredible season and you know someone that I've grown close with and just Admire and respect and You know Hopefully we'll see him in pinstripes for a long time. I don't even want to think about the alternative right now But You know he's he means a lot to a lot of us in that room. We'll finish up with Ron up front Another Aaron question for someone whose Pre-reformance clearly in the postseason wasn't up to what he and you expect Did he put himself from what you saw just the burden of carrying the group? What do you say to him? Oh, I don't know I mean that's I mean it's baseball man. I mean It happens all the time where the greatest of greats go through You know a struggle for and a lot of times that's just the timing of you know it I say it all it's a game of failure and You know, you're gonna have you're gonna have some ups and downs and You know So I Think that's too easy to run to he felt the burden of carrying. I think he was just a little bit off You know, I think his timing was a little bit off And that could be for a number of reasons, you know in the end. It could be it was baseball And thanks a lot appreciate it