How are you feeling about just the way that your game was, was... has sort of come together in the first half of the season?

Yeah, I mean, uh, it's been great.

Um, you know, I think new level, uh, you know, new competition.

A lot of guys that have been there and, and been through the fire.

And so, um, a lot of adjustments, you know, have, have been, you know, needed to be made, and I've had to make the adjustments.

I've continued to make adjustments and work on things and, um, you know.

But I feel like I've come out pretty successful, and feel like I've done a good job combating a lot of the stuff that I faced and, um, you know, been able to kind of fight through a lot of stuff and, and, you know, feel like I'm doing things pretty well and, and doing them the right way and, um, you know, I'm very thankful for that.

... as far as a baseball player?

What was going through your mind?

Oh, man.

You got an hour? Yeah, I think it was tough.

You know, I think for a guy that had played for three teams his whole life, you know, one college, one high school, and one travel organization, really it took a toll on me.

You know, I didn't really know the business side of baseball.

And so, you know, from the outside looking in, it's like, well, you know, he got traded, whatever.

But for me, it was hard.

What was it like for you to be in that clubhouse in Arizona this year?

What was going through your mind?

Whew.

Oh, man.

You got an hour? Yeah, I think it was tough.

You know, I think for a guy that had played for three teams his whole life, you know, one college, one high school, and one travel organization, really it took a toll on me.

You know, I didn't really know the business side of baseball.

And so, you know, from the outside looking in, it's like, well, you know, he got traded, whatever.

What was it like for you to be in that clubhouse in Arizona this year?