Carlos Rodon You make from last track that
allows you to be as sharp as you were this evening. Yeah. We just, you know, had
some time in between the week to work on stuff and she's back on the grindstone
trying to trying to find the fastball
lines. Find The Change-Up lines. You know, last week
against Detroit was a little wonky, you know, I wasn't at my
best. I was sporadic with command and try to hold that back in, with the staff and the pitch
coaches and get back dialed in and it worked out. Behind the plate today and you
know he thought he's I don't I didn't I didn't Shake It On Any pitch. If the shakes you
saw her, mostly they shakes and I just rolled
with what he called and I thought Trevor was really
great back there with a game
playing along. It's called well and you know we got we put up zeros
defensively, we played really well and we scored runs. We need
to some big homers from Big boys, and the bullpen came and shut it
down. And I thought we played a great
game. Momentum starting pitchers,
often or pretty relaxed their focus in The Dugout when they're
waiting to go back out there. But when some of those
home runs the video caught, you kind of go a little crazy just
what's it like in that Dugout when you see those guys doing
what they're doing? Yeah, I mean everybody loves
watching a home run preferably not on the mound,
obviously The Dugout. It's more fun to watch when our team
hits him and you know the number 49 for
judge. I was excited and I'm staying with the paint patented Oppo, Taco to hear make you Stadium. I mean,
he hit that ball. I don't think it was his best, but he's just
so strong. He just goes out there and makes good swing and hit that
ball up. And I mean yeah, it's nice to have those guys in the
lineup for humans. Importance for him for the season. As you
mentioned is opposite field in this game. He's a great
player but he's a he's a better teammate, better
better, man, for sure. I mean, I feel like we talked about are Judges a
player, but Aaron judges as a human being is, is top-notch for sure, as well.
So the obvious run support you get. How much does when this
team hit it? Once you see, how much does it affect the
pitching? Yeah, I feel like I've talked about this. A lot of
had a lot of Support over this season. It
seemed like to score runs for me and it's great. It just, it
just makes it easier to go out there and attack the zone and get guys out
when you get a cold. Ocean and yeah puts it puts the sort of
picture at ease Stoney Creek but all eyes on him because like watching a guy with those
expectations for Mikey does. Yeah I mean he does have a high expectations at all times. Yeah it's impressive for him to
perform the way he does with those high expectations I You know it's it's a lot of home
runs but he also strings together, great at-bats, you
know he fouls off pitches, he works counts I mean the guy
sitting what 340 now oh PS above 1000 probably 11:00
I mean 100 something RBIs I mean he's had an incredible
season thus far it's going kitchen feed off each
other. You got a nice one. Yeah, I think, you know, we had
a great start from strowman, we had a great start from from
NASA, NASA had a great start last time. I are excited. For
and Garrett goes out there and throws up
zeros as well. I mean yeah I
think I think we do feed off each
other. You know we want to perform just as good as the next
guy. It's you know we're almost competing against each
other as keep throwing up. Those zeros. You know, you don't
be the guy that gives it to run so well, if you weren't here two
years ago when he had 62, what is, how does this measure
up to what you saw from afar? Yeah, I watched her and judge on
TV back in 22 when he had 62. I think every every every game that he played
wasn't on TV or some some 20 was that, you know, in the high 50s. So I mean I feel like I wasn't here in 22 but I feel
like he's more of a complete hitter
this year. I like I said he's hitting 340, he's working
counts. He I mean he gets walked at outrageous clip. He gets
attention, he walked, I mean and still be able to do that
damage when he might only get three to
two at-bats, another two or intentional walks it's
impressive. Barry Bonds was a probably arguably the best hitter ever played baseball. And that's, that's high. Praise for her. And
I mean I I could definitely see it for sure. Aaron Judge Let's use, you know, there's a
little rough stretch there for a little bit but guys are
figuring out and doing your thing, you know, with offense.
We have they go out there, give us a
couple zeros early and allow the offense kind of get working good things
are gonna happen. But, you know, I just, I feel like
it's just start off your start, guys are trying to one-up each other, always saw
from Cole's here from rode on and continuing to, do you ever get a
chance just the place? The numbers you have and if so,
what's going through your mind Seasons? Too long, and too hard
to do that. So just focus on the next game,
what we do the wind even invest years, have you ever
felt as locked in as you are now trying to get locked in? Once
you get locked in and I'll let you guys know but just like I said, try to
keep it simple. I think that's the best thing I can say. I tried to do too much every
single day. We got a great lineup, we got a
great team. Just go out there and do our
job, good, things are going to happen
and your numbers are going to be there. Evaluate the seasons, it's not
over yet. So once once I get a chance to reflect
on it, when it's over, we'll we'll go over. It's just more first place. And that's all
a matter of right now. Yeah, it's not real. I try not
to think about it even when they would say a lot of the
Yankee greats here you know, mantle DiMaggio, it's Emeritus Babe Ruth, it's tough to comprehend or even
think about. So just don't think about it and just keep
going. You got to watch them a lot so growing up in the bay,
area's anything about him, you like love me, like I love how easy maybe game look you know on the offensive side
and defensive. Side. You know, he would get one
picture night and he did it out of the park. I'm definitely not, not there
that point. So you know, just trying to be like him
trying to be like a lot of guys, but I was the greatest ever do it.
Sorry. I can't really compare to that point. There was a point
in a way you were hitting under 200 but you never seemed
worried. Why we got 162 games? It's a process. That's I think the most important
thing, at that time, that we were winning ball, games won a
lot of games, so, You know, who am I to sit here
and pout about what's going on with me? It's if you're not hitting well,
getting the cage, figure, some things out, talk with people and try to be a good teammate. So I
wasn't too worried because you were winning and I think it kind of evens itself out, is
that what you did that point you just got an occasion to
figure some things out, or was there more to it? That's really just putting the
work in talking with people going back to the basics, if
something feels right, and it's just takes that bad stand, you know, stick with that. But It's just about trial and error.
And like I said, it came down to
your winning ball games, so that's all over. I was really
worried about and I knew after 400 500 bats, I just hope it's on being a good
teammate, the numbers will show up winning games regularly
again like he did earlier in the year. What's the feeling
like around the team? It's good. You know, it's really
never wavered but I think a lot of us are looking
at the schedule and seeing that we're running out of ball games
until the end of the season. So it's time to go, you know, we
had a good talk the other day and our hitters mean just about you know, how many series we
have left and you know what, we have in front
of us and what kind of opportunity we have. So I think it's just a lot of
guys realizing that exactly like it's time to step on the gas. I agree, once we get locked in, I'll let
you guys know but still there's always work to
work to be done. You know. It's I was 14 for today. I miss an
opportunity to guys on base and I didn't know Grandpa a double play. So there's always always room to
improve so Hopefully, we're always
improving to the last day I'm here. So, we'll see we'll talk again. And usually my friends. It's up victories.
These fish meet up in the past. He's got a good fastball two
different fast balls to use and a good changeup off of that. So a guy like that you kind of got To pick a side of the plate and
do some damage. So luckily I was I was looking in
that situation he got me out in earlier so it look at the barrel on it some
somewhat barrel and gotta run. One of the things he feels like you're doing a
better job of controlling the strike zone this
year. Was that one of the things you felt like you
needed to improve on coming into
this year. Yeah, definitely. This is my
whole career has just been, you know, attack an attack down
away. Teams have gotten a lot of calls
down away and it gets a little frustrating,
but, you know, there's nothing I can
do if they're going to call pitches off the off the plate
and I'll battle with two strikes, but I gotta stick to my
strengths and what I can do, if they're gonna leave mistakes,
Hammer the mistakes look for your Zone and just do that. So, I just want to be a complete
player, especially in our line of the
guys, you got getting so do we got to stand
hidden behind me? My job to get on base for those
guys and let them, let them drive. You don't know what me with hammers
are coming in tomorrow. I'm sure what I'm going to win, what you play, pick your mind. Hey Rod, Jeter other some of
those guys did you enjoy talking on this or
anything like that? You can learn from those different areas but a lot of those had a lot of success here in one
year. Yeah definitely you know I was
talking to Jeter than I even told me he was coming in so
pretty excited about that. Guy chance to talk to my person.
It's been a minute. But you can always learn
something from those guys. They want a championship here. It's got a lot of guys in this
room. Have not won a championship and you can always pick up some from
them, it's if it's mindset, if it's, I thought and approach just
anything, that's what's always cool about Old-Timers Day and
playing for the Yankees. Those guys always come around and they're always happy and willing
to share some info. So we'll definitely be, will definitely be bugging them for sure.