Yeah.

Well, I think you fix Vlady right now, um, in October and November and December, uh, in January and February.

And, you know, I hate, I hate to say it like that a- and so bluntly, but I, I think when you look at a guy, I don't think he's 100% healthy.

I, I, I really don't.

And I think he, he's such a grin- grinder mentally, where he's just like, "No, I'm not coming out.

Uh, I'm not going on the IL.

There's a month left." And I think, I think for me, you know, it also says a little bit of who this guy is, right? Like, this cat wants to go out there and, and he thinks, like, 70% of Vlady is better than whoever else is out there.

Too.

So how much better do you feel mentally, physically? Do you sleep better? Do you perform better on air? Did it change everything?

Everything.

Um, you know, one of the biggest things for me was the ment- mental health.

Like, when I got done playing, man, I was, I was beat up mentally.

Like, the grind of the every day and, and not looking behind your shoulder, this new 20-year-old that was gonna take my job, or was the front office gonna release me, or if I didn't get a hit, you know, was I gonna be able to stay on a, on a squad, right? So, like, just the whole thing of 10 years, 12 years, and, and even prior to that, right? High school ball, trying to do your thing, trying to get a s- college, trying to go in the draft.

Then you go to college and then you're trying to get drafted, you're trying to have good years, you're trying to be a student athlete.

So, like, all these things, right? You don't really realize it.

After being swept by LA in the NLCS last year, could you see the Brewers turning the tables on LA if they meet once again in the postseason?

So how much better do you feel mentally, physically? Do you sleep better? Do you perform better on air? Did it change everything?

Uh, everything.

Um, you know, one of the biggest things for me was the ment- mental health.

Like, when I got done playing, man, I was, I was beat up mentally.

Like the grind of the every day and, and not looking behind your shoulder, this new 20-year-old that was gonna take my job, or was the front office gonna release me, or if I didn't get a hit, you know, was I gonna be able to stay on a, on a squad, right? So like, just that whole thing of 10 years, 12 years, and, and even prior to that, right? High school ball, trying to do your thing, trying to get a college, trying to go in the draft.

Then you go to college and then you're trying to get drafted.

You're trying to have good years.

After being swept by LA in the NLCS last year, could you see the Brewers turning the tables on LA if they meet once again in the postseason?

How much do you blame a coach and how much do you blame the player?

Zero for the coach.

Look, I've always said this, and I tell my son now who's 10 years old, and you need to know who you are as a player.

You need to know who you are as a hitter.

You're going to go through, shoot, I mean, I played for 10 years, and I feel like I went through seven different hitting coaches.

You are your best hitting coach, right? And you're your own judge.

There's no need for you to have in today's day and age, Michael, a hitting coach that's basically like a godfather to you, that you can't go – you can't take a step without having your hitting coach approve something.

What are your thoughts on the 21-year-old shortstop?

But what excites you about the matchup tomorrow in Cincinnati between the Angels and the Reds, other than it's early in the year and everybody's fun to watch, it seems like, this time of year?

Yeah, I think it's good.

Look, I always say this, right? Like, you're not going to win a division in April, but you can certainly lose one.

And I think, you know, you look at both of these teams and, you know, they're off to nice starts.

You look at the Cincinnati Reds, who obviously lost today against the Marlins, but there's a lot of fun to have there.

Their starting rotation has been great.

Burns is going tomorrow.

What's the craziest thing you've seen as a professional player?