 Meredith in front on the right Aaron what told you John Carlos Stanton was ready to get back in there and ultimately why him over and Karnas you He was one of them that told me Just felt good about his progress yesterday You know it felt like it was the first day where he made some pretty good progress You know clearly not a hundred percent running don't feel like hitting will be an issue for him And you know just have to kind of govern govern himself out on the bases, but you know He's been kind of wanting in there the last few days and held off held off and then He actually did come by my office last night and we both kind of said let's go and So excited to have him back in there it last row on the right Oh Coach right right here Good afternoon. Could you could you talk about what you told the team today about their discipline with the strike zone? And how important that will be against Verlander tonight? What did you tell the team about that and how important is that I haven't told them anything today about that? that's always You know, I think those of you that are around us know that It's something that we talk at nauseam about you know about controlling the strike zone and something that those guys are very good at and Will be important for us moving forward today and and on in this series and If we're gonna move on we've got to be able to do that at a very high level Especially against a pitching staff like the Astros first row here on the left Andy Defensive infield that you're putting out there in this series is obviously really good and really talented Mm-hmm that you had the chance to maybe sleep on it Do you have any explanation or thoughts of why they had a rough night last night? Maybe there is no answer Yeah, no, I mean I have a ton of confidence in that group In the defense certainly we're running out there again today tonight It's it's been one of the strengths Certainly in the postseason for us and we had a bad night last night and those things, you know, unfortunately happened sometimes and But you know have all the confidence Moving forward and those guys that they're gonna continue to play at a high level You worry that the way that game kind of spiraled some guys just Got sloppier than usual. It had to do with the situation I don't know. I mean that's when you make mistakes. I mean, that's that's how it looks But you know as far as moving forward Confident that these guys will flush it and go out and in play like they're capable of tonight Far right Kenny and after the game last night, you were pretty honest about how disappointed you are in your team You remember being more upset or surprised at your team's performance since you took over this job I don't know if I Mean, you know, it's obviously a lot on the line and when we don't play our best I think everyone gets frustrated that because we expect a lot of ourselves. I know our guys expect a lot out of themselves But one thing I know about them when we have throughout the year Done things at a very high level or had a clunker or or not played well I Feel like this team is as much as any that I've been around do a very good job of Letting yesterday roll off and and being hyper focused on the day and confident that'll be the case today They stay there on the left. I'm sorry the right Aaron Chris Could you walk us through the conversation on the mound with CC and Stevie last night and anything you may have talked with him about today? Yeah, well we we we sense for a couple pitches that maybe he was You know, he had hurt himself So I actually called Stevie over we saw him throw one more pitch and then we kind of ran out there and CC just you know Obviously talked about his shoulder and then said but I want to let me throw one see how it is And he threw one and right away. You knew that was it and he just he and Stevie walked off So there wasn't a lot of conversation other than you know, CC's not very dramatic at all about it It's just threw it and knew that was it and Yeah, that was it As far as what yeah, you know just kind of you know, I think You know, he knows my my affection for him He knows his team his affection for his teammates and how we all feel about them and you know, I think there was You know and he and I even kind of laughed about a little bit like Kind of in a weird way kind of a perfect way to go out, you know, he's been the ultimate teammate competitor gamer Left everything on the field left everything he had on the mound and you know, you know One thing is I talked about her to our guys every now and then about is you know give us everything he got and CC embodied that and he left it all out there last night Down here the front Barry A boonie just following up on that from your perspective as a manager I think it's always probably difficult to tell people that they're coming off a roster or they're being sent down How emotionally taxing was that for you to have to talk to CC and basically Realizing that this is the end of his career Emotional But but a lot of happiness and joy in it too, you know, you know, I had talked to him in the food room last night and hugged him and you know had a lot of Really good comments back and forth with him and you know, he knows he knows what he means to me and to us So I think it was you know Some sadness, but but but also very happy happy time and You know, CC will be fine Alright John as a pitcher CC's obviously used to being around the guys on days He's not contributing on the field in some ways. What role do you think he has to play for you guys in these next three games? If you're gonna advance, yeah, he'll be the same. He'll be this presence on the bench presence in the clubhouse One of the things about having him in the bullpen is I've missed having him on the bench You know looking over there and and hearing him or hearing his laugh or you know here in his chatter You know, I'll pass by him every now and then in a game in the middle of a game kind of for some levity for myself and just Say something that I noticed Happen in the game or in the stadium so In that way, it'll be nice to have him back on the bench tonight and and look over and and be able to see him Stay on the right over there, Joe Aaron you've been around the game in some form of fashion since you were a boy I wonder have you ever come across anyone who was a starting pitcher who was looked at as a leader in his clubhouse? Like him young old hitter pitcher all backgrounds, etc It's I don't know at the level that CC is, you know, we're talking about a Hall of Famer I Mean We've been going through this all year and all the great things being said about CC I think everyone understands how authentic it is and genuine. He's he's the best. I mean he is He's he's how you would draw draw it up from a teammate standpoint from a competitor standpoint You know one of the greatest You know one of the greatest things CC has and I think is one of the Greatest things on a human being is he's kind of dripping with humility, you know, that's that's real That's who he is, you know, a lot of people can come across that way CC is that and it's why I think he's Beloved in there, but across the sport and really with with anyone he comes in contact with but as far as a Ballplayer a competitor and a teammate It's hard to draw it up any better than CC, Sebastian In the back Tyler of the right Aaron from a team and a series perspective at when you're down 3-1 and it's going to take a big comeback Do you ever draw off of your own? Experiences as a player in the postseason or your father's or or anything that you've seen in the game to know that it is possible At the time like this probably have you In fact, Sweeney just reminded me The Brewers were the Brewers were playing my dad's team in 82 they were down 2-0 and they came back in 1 3 2 The Red Sox were up or the Angels my dad's team were up 3-1 on the Red Sox in 86 and the Red Sox came back I remember that well. I remember crying on my couch Watching game 7 in our house You know, I know that I think the Cubs came back from 3-1 against the Indians Not just our sport, but all kinds of sports are littered with Stories of comeback, so we know we're certainly capable of that We got a tough task tonight against a great team and a great pitcher and we'll look forward and going out and and hopefully Grabbing one and getting on a plane Second row of the right Aaron is Severino an option out of the bullpen tonight. We'll see we'll see Had some very little conversation on that and I haven't talked to Sevilla and I know the pitchers are out there throwing So I wouldn't necessarily probably not but We got a few hours before the game to kind of talk through things, but I don't anticipate them Okay, take one or two more Dave here on the left Aaron in Stanton's absence while he was hurt It seems like in a number of these games you guys were you know one pitch or one hit away from kind of breaking things open Yeah, what kind of advantage is that now with incanesce on slumping as he was to be able to insert him And hopefully maybe get it get a spark out of it I mean that's a lot of times what the postseason is the playoffs is you know, you got to take advantage of opportunities The last few days You know, we haven't been able to do that and it's it's been the difference in us, you know when in losing games So hopefully we create more opportunities. That's Ultimately the goal is to create those opportunities now we got a breakthrough and you know That's that's hard to do especially when you're facing good pitching and and getting a hit is a Failing proposition, but the more opportunities we can create. Hopefully we can break through with a couple and get on that plane Anything else? Thanks Aaron