 I'm here catching up with CC in the off-season recording some R2C2 sessions, which you know, it is great during the off-season because Schedules just easy you're around man. Yeah, I got nothing. I'm unemployed And you know, you don't mind like getting out of the house and doing a little something. Well, I do mind getting out of the house Do you like for the podcast? I'm good Actually like I should feel worse about you trekking into the city as much as you do Okay, so Yankees fans and we've talked about a little on the podcast but you know for a lot of Yankees fans This is one of the first times they're seeing you maybe the first time they're seeing you since you had your health scare So, I mean first of all how scary was it see going through? You know having a stint putting your heart and going through that ordeal. Yeah, it was scary I mean obviously anytime, you know, your health is you know in question is something that you know You get nervous about but going through the process, you know, I didn't really know what was happening So I didn't really get scared until after you know, and I was already fixed and I'm good You know I'm saying so it was just it was just tough process processing it for a couple days after but Just the way I feel right now. I feel so much better. So I'm good And wasn't it you were actually like having a catch with Dylan when you realized like whoa some I was actually playing catch with D. I didn't let him know at the time But like I was just like I just shortness of breath I wasn't feeling good because you know for me normally I can Run swim do whatever you know elliptical for however long like my cardio is normally really good So for me to have shortness of breath playing catch I knew something was up and then you just immediately took care of it because I see now I think that's some of the smart because you know a lot of times people deal with stuff and they just keep it to themselves Yeah, no, I mean I knew something was just off. I just didn't feel right. You know I mean so And I'm not I'm not that person like I feel anything. I'm saying something. Yeah so Yeah, I mean I just wanted to get right and it's like even just seeing you you know after this You know besides the the beard and the glasses look which I've told you I'm a huge fan of the Terrific, and I hope you can wear them on the mount, but like it just looks you look you look like fit You look energized like it looks like and you said I remember you text in us like the day after text in our group chat The day after you had the surgery saying like I feel like a new man after that procedure Yeah, no, I just thought I mean I was I was so sick the three weeks leading up to it You know so I just felt so much better immediately. You know so it's good Yeah, and now as far as your training goes and everything getting ready for spring training Is there anything that concerns you or anything that's different for you? I'm ready to go full Claire to get ready to go and be ready on time. That's awesome. Yeah, you were going into this knowing This is your final year which makes it like unique and special anyway But now is there any different energy to after going through what you just went through heading into the season knowing like hey Man, I got a new lease on life too. I you know, I feel energized I'm sure I'll be excited when it's when it's time, but no, I'm you know, I'm feel good I'm ready to just get get healthy as possible. I had the knee surgery. So I got a rehab on me and Just be ready to go. You're right on 3000 K's which is a historic number. You're right on 250 wins. You know, this is your final season Are you excited about those potential milestones and what they mean? Yeah, I am actually I mean, I never get into numbers and things like that, you know, so but just to be so close to You know, I guess 3,000 strikeouts more than 250 wins. I guess I mean 250 wins is not like a benchmark I mean, I just it's a mark. Yeah, but You know to be able to get 3,000 strikeouts is gonna be special I mean being you know strikeout guy, you know, my whole career and then now throwing the cutter and then still being able to get Strikeouts, you know, it's it's a big deal. So, you know, then I'll be third and lefties You know, I mean crazy crazy, so it's fun to think about have you started to think at all about the Hall of Fame with Those numbers and knowing this is your last year. I mean, obviously, that's just the natural thing You know, and I never even thought about the Hall of Fame until last year and I saw those guys going I think it was Hoffman and was it Hoffman when I'm last year? Yeah, maybe Was it last year? But it wasn't even like the speeches. I just saw the parties. Yeah, and like the get-together I'm like, you know, I need to get with that. Like I'm the ultimate like get-together guy Yeah, and if I can get like you have a party in Cooper's town, like are you kidding me? You know I'm saying as an excuse just to get all your teammates Like that's just an excuse to get my team I mean, I'd be happy to go into the Hall of Fame Yeah, but like to have a party and like see all my guys again. That'd be great That's true. Like if you think about parties like the induction into the Hall of Fame party Even the people who said no to like the wedding That was the biggest event of CC's off-season. How about bringing back Britain and get and Hap how much does that mean for this team the success in 2019? I was excited I mean, I love Brit Brit was great. I mean, obviously, you know how our bullpen's been constructed the past couple years We want a super bullpen now. Like we want guys in there that can you know shut the game down I think bringing back Hap is gonna be huge. I mean, he's a professional He's you know the way he goes about his routine the way he works out and everything He's a good example for a lot of these young guys to watch and I was excited that he's got a chance to come back Because the Red Sox won in 2018. Is there a part of you that's like Not just you but the team that's like, all right, you know, we're the Yankees can't let that happen again Like is there an extra motivation? I don't even know if it's Because they won because it's the Red Sox and you know, they won last year You know, they put us out of the playoffs. They beat us bad. You know, I mean like, you know, they embarrassed it So it's not even I mean obviously all that stuff plays in but you know We want to we want to win the division and kind of, you know, right that ship just because the day are the ones that put us out Going out your final year with a parade would be pretty nice. I'd be nice. That'd be awesome That's the goal for CC in the meantime. 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