 Aaron, you said yesterday that you guys haven't had your full discussions on what the roster is going to look like. How close are you to making those decisions? I know it's not due until tomorrow morning. Yeah, we're fairly close. Um, uh, just waiting on a few things to unfold the rest of the day today and hopefully have it finalized by tonight. Jay said he was gonna go through a full workout. Do you expect him on that run? I don't know. We'll see. Um, you know, that's one of the things obviously we're waiting on. Um, so we'll kind of make that determination tonight. Eric, right here with DJ in Texas. He said he felt like he was getting a swing off pretty well. Is it a matter of the toe still is bothering him? You know, when he's swinging in the box, or is there something specific that you guys are waiting on him? Yeah, I think it's getting a swing. I feel like he was still compromised. I mean, that's what I was seeing. So, um, you know, kind of want to see how he is today and what he's able to do and make that determination. Bruce in the first row. Aaron, what's your confidence level in the depth of this lineup? When you look at it offensively in the belief that you'll get contributions from a number of players? Yeah, I mean, you have to. If you're gonna go on a deep run, right? And be a champion. I mean, you got to get it from different places at different times. You know, we've gotten a little healthier. You know, obviously we'll have Matt Carpenter part of things as a, you know, a good weapon off the bench. You know, you know, getting the Rizzos back and and John Carlo back. I feel like John Carlo is trending in a really good direction over the last week in 10 days. You know, but it's, you know, obviously Glaber's swung the bat really well for us here down the stretch. But you know, it's going to take, it's going to take a big, big shot from everyone in different moments at different times. And I do feel like we have the people in there capable of, of hopefully doing some really good things offensively. The first row on your left. How are Wandy and Clay doing and how comfortable are you using them in high leverage situations as they come back from injury? Yeah. Wandy, Wandy is good to go and totally comfortable. And then Clay, we feel, I feel like is going to be, he's actually going to throw a little bit again today. So, yeah, I mean, they're both going to have to, for us to realize our goals, they're, they're going to be in some big spots and have to get some big outs. David, the second row on your right, Aaron. Actually, this is a follow up to the last question. You've got Domingo going into the bullpen. And the next part of this question could be getting into roster situations. But how confident are you in Domingo's transition to the bullpen? And number two, even guys like Castro or a braille, leaving out roster definitive comments. But could those guys contribute as well? Yeah, they have to. I mean, you know, I think, you know, Jamo early on is going to be in the bullpen for us to Domingo. Cat, I mean, it takes everyone, you know, it takes everyone during the season. And you're going to have to get some level of contribution from everyone in the postseason, if you're going to reach your goal. So these guys are all prepared. Everyone that's on there is ready to go and looking forward to taking our shot tomorrow. John, second, you noted all throughout the last two weeks just how well Aaron judge was handling everything. But with all the pressure that kind of was on him in those last weeks, have you felt in the last four or five days maybe a release of some kind of you seen anything that that he did get to relax and did get to reset? No. No, I mean, no, he's he's the same. I mean, that's that was the beauty going through. I mean, the good thing has been, you know, for Aaron and for a number of our guys, you know, we've tried to take advantage of having some days off finally, you know, and hopefully that's something that serves us well. You know, we've tried to strike that balance between giving these guys live looks and they've, you know, racked up some at bats, but they've also been off their feet a lot and and a time to rest up a little bit and and I would say Aaron, you know, embodies that. Bob, see it on your right. It's actually a follow up to John's question. Do you think now that the home run chase is over, there'll be some normal seats at Aaron's at bats from now on, or is the bar now set so high that there's no going back to the to the old normal? I mean, I don't I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. Well, I mean, fans are, you know, we're expecting a home run in every at bat. And, and, you know, it clearly that was, you know, that was the vibe in the entire ballpark. And yeah, I mean, this is the this is the post season now. I mean, this is obviously every pitch is huge and people are hanging on every pitch, similar to how it was down the stretch with when in his at bats in games that weren't affecting the standings towards the end there. Um, I mean, I, I don't know, we're like, you're just Uber focused on the moment and, and trying to, to be victorious. So, you know, I don't know what the, I think it's going to be the playoffs. I think it'll be very playoff like, right? Yankee Stadium in the playoffs, it's going to be pretty raucous. I would imagine tomorrow night, a lot of energy in the building, a lot of anticipation, certainly when Aaron's up because it's Aaron judge and, and what he can do. But no, I don't think it'll be necessarily similar to, you know, when he was 60, 61 and stuff like that. I think it's going to be the playoffs. Stay there. We're told then, Brian. Aaron, I'm sure there's urgency no matter what to win in the playoffs. I'm just wondering, is there anything more in, uh, uh, accentuated because you don't know where Judge is going to play next year to kind of get a championship during his time here? Um, I don't know. I don't look at it like that at all. Um, you know, Aaron and I have been together now for, for five years and, you know, every year we've had a realistic shot at this and, and we feel that way now and, and that's, I mean, we are so focused on the here and the now and, and, and the present that that's for another day. I think he understands that and has lived that and that's who he is. You know, our focus is on this team and, and trying to be the last team standing. So, uh, that, that doesn't even enter much to my mind. Brian, the second row of your left. Aaron, do you see Tyone just as a long reliever or there are other ways you can use him? Um, no, I mean, I think he could be a starter later in the postseason. No, I think he could be anything from a long reliever to close a game. Like, I mean, I think he's, he's in play for anything. And then this bullpen looks a lot different than the one you broke camp with. No Chapman, no King, no Green. How confident are you in a lead down after say the seventh inning? Yeah, so I'm really confident in who we have down there. You know, obviously we don't have the necessarily the traditional roles or even the roles we've had going into some post seasons we've had, but we do feel like we have a number of guys down there throwing the ball really well, capable of getting huge outs and hopefully, um, you know, we can get them into, you know, situations and parts of the lineup where they have the best chance to be successful. So, um, we have a lot of guys capable down there and it's going to take all of them. And I could, I could see a number of them hopefully closing out games for us too. Oh, Dan, third row and you're right. Aaron, who do you have down in the bullpen? Have you finalized what your bullpen is going to be? Yeah, we're about finalized. We're kind of still letting some people know, you know, what we've decided. And, um, yeah. And is, you know, we've talked to you about a lot about Cole the last few weeks, you know, the one bad pitch, the one bad inning, what can you guys do before, you know, what have you been doing to, um, you have to help him prevent that in such a big game tomorrow? Yeah, I mean, it's, it's more just making sure we're prepared, making sure he's prepared as best he can, um, you know, and, you know, focus a lot on all the good that he's done this year and even down the stretch. Um, you know, obviously avoiding the long ball is, has, has been a bugaboo. Um, but there's nothing we're doing like, you know, anything just physically or prep-wise we're leaning into how he's going to go attack Cleveland. And, and then it comes down to execution. And if he executes, nobody's better. With Lindsay up front to your left then, Randy. Aaron, sort of on the whole, what do you, what do you make of Garrett season, reaching 200 innings, strikeout record? Really good season, um, you know, obviously because it's Garrett Cole and because he came here and signed a huge contract and, you know, the long term and the ace of this staff, the New York Yankees staff, you know, nothing will ever be necessarily good enough. But I think he's had a very strong year. The home run balls hurt him a little bit, um, to, to keep it from being, you know, I guess probably going to keep him from winning the Cy Young and things like that. So I feel like he's throwing the ball incredibly well. I feel like he has all year. I feel like his stuff and has been really consistent. Um, you know, the long ball has been the thing that's kept it from being a Cy Young season. And, um, there's no reason to think he can't go out there and, and dominate. Again, it comes down to execution. If he goes out and executes, um, we'll be in a good spot. Randy, the third row. Is, is John Carlo now healthy enough that left field could be an option for the post season? And does anything change now that Carpenter's back that that could, if he could play left field, that could open up a DH for Carpenter? It's, it's, it's possible and in play and, or I wouldn't expect it in play these first couple of games, I'd have a hard time putting John Carlo in left field at Yankee Stadium. Um, especially right away. So we'll see as this thing unfolds, um, John Carlo is going to, you know, kind of work towards that and, and maybe at some point in the post season, it'll be an option, but we'll see. Is he healthy enough to do that now? And is it kind of a tricky situation because you want him to contribute offensively and don't want him to go backward? Yeah, we'll see. I mean, he's going to prepare. He's, he's, he's doing well the last week or 10 days. And I think you can see it in his at bats. I think he's got to another place physically, which is good. Um, so we'll just see. I mean, he'll kind of determine that as he's able to work through it. And we'll see what Carp is and how much availability we have with him. But I'd be reluctant to put John Carlo in left field here, uh, out of the shoot. Go to Ron and then Ed. How much shorter is your leash on starting pitchers in the post season than the regular season? What's the situation where you would make a change in now that you wouldn't normally? Well, every year is different. Every staff is different. Um, you know, I think for us, um, one of the things I feel really good about is I think our starters match up well with everyone in the playoff starters. Like, so I feel like if we're going to go deep in this and if we're going to win a championship, I think it's because our starters pitched really well and probably pitched deep into some games. So, um, every game is different. Um, every game is different. But you know, I don't think I don't think my hook becomes quicker now because I believe we got to lean on our starters. And is the extra off day after one and two and having Tyone and Hermann a factor at all in your decision making? Sure. Yeah. I'm going to add in the back. That's what I was going to ask, uh, Aaron. Hi. I was just going to ask about, uh, how the off day after game one may be altering your decisions with your personnel? Um, I mean, I guess it factors in a little bit. You know, we're probably going to go, uh, 12 pitchers. Um, and part of that is having a couple off days in there where we feel like we can withstand that and, and obviously have some guys that can give us some length out of the pen. Um, so, you know, I guess it probably factored in a little bit. Hard to say specifically how it did, but, you know, I mean, when we started kind of voting on things and, and getting opinions like that's baked into the, to the conversation and to the equation is this is the schedule. And what about Cleveland concerns you the most? Um, they do a lot of things really well. They're, they're athletic. Um, they have a number of guys that run really well. They run the bases really well. They catch the ball. They can pitch. They got a, you know, really good closer and a really good back into the bullpen. Um, and I think you're seeing a young team that's kind of continued to get better and better and better and, you know, played a lot of meaningful games down the stretch and went and took that division. They grabbed it. And, uh, so they're, they're a team playing with a lot of confidence right now. Um, and do a lot of things really well. Um, and we certainly understand that, you know, we have to play really well to beat them. We'll finish up with the second row on your left here. Um, Aaron, with you and Terry Francona both coming from baseball families, like with your backgrounds, how do you think it affects how you feel the game should be played and managed, if at all? Oh, I don't know. I mean, everyone's, I guess, experience affects who you are. I don't know if there's anything about our background that makes, I don't know. I'm not sure how to answer that question. That's great. Okay.