Hour 1: Buying Stock in 96

Summary

Don, Hahn & Rosenberg

Hour 1: Buying Stock in 96
August 5, 2026 | ESPN New York

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Episode Overview

In this energetic first hour, the Don, Hahn & Rosenberg crew dives deep into the debut of Yankees’ shortstop George Lombard Jr.—wearer of the now-buzzed-about number 96. The discussion centers on the optimism and skepticism surrounding Lombard’s arrival, the dangers of overhyping prospects, and the broader frustration of Yankees fandom after years of disappointment and missed expectations. The hosts balance analysis, fan interaction, and signature banter, making for a quintessentially New York sports radio experience.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Alan Hahn's Declaration: "I'm Buying Stock in 96"

• [02:12] Alan Hahn bluntly states he is "all in" on Yankees rookie George Lombard Jr.:

  "I'm buying stock in 96. I'm buying full stock. Like I'm all in." (C, 02:14)

• Alan stresses this is not mere hype; his views are rooted in three decades in professional sports.
• Attributes Lombard’s appeal to: ease, pedigree, and a “Jeter-esque” calm under pressure.

2. Lombard’s Debut—Poise Over Performance

• [03:58] Peter and Alan quickly agree the memorable moment wasn’t Lombard’s home run, but his first defensive play:

  "It's not about the home run… It was the double play. With ease, with aplomb, with comfort." (C, 04:16)

• They highlight Lombard’s smoothness and ability to shake off mistakes as more significant than flashy stats.
• Compare his debut calming presence to other "overhyped" prospects who have failed to deliver.

3. Yankees Prospect History & Fan Skepticism

• [05:45] The crew acknowledges the bumpy historical record of Yankees prospects (e.g., Volpe, Gary Sanchez, Gleyber Torres):

  "[Brian] Cashman has given you reason to be skeptical… but not this one." (C, 07:38)

• Hahn shares how even grizzled writers and scouts are bullish on Lombard—recounting Cashman’s refusal to trade him for top MLB talent.

4. Fan Reactions: Optimism, PTSD, and 'Fun Sponge' Energy

• [13:50] Alan notes his simple "This is why he was untouchable" tweet drew skepticism, particularly from fans scarred by past disappointments.

  "34 Replies, Majority of them telling me to slow my roll." (C, 14:01)

• The "eye test" is referenced, with some agreeing Lombard “looks right,” others urging caution.

  “He passes the eye test. Cannot verbalize it. You know it when you see it.” (B, 14:25)

5. The Volpe/Lombard Debate: Nature, Nurture, and New York

• [18:02] Callers argue over whether past prospects like Anthony Volpe received excessive hype, and whether the Yankees' issues are scouting or player development:

  "His father was a pro... He understands this world. He's not overwhelmed being there." (C, 18:31)

• Comparison to other sports (e.g., Jalen Brunson) about the benefits of a "basketball/athletic upbringing."
• Discuss the importance of mindset and dealing with New York sports media pressure.

6. Development or Scouting Failure?

• [30:34] Alan points out the Yankees’ failure to improve prospects after arrival in the majors:

  "Volpe's not the same player he was when he first came up. They didn't make him better." (C, 30:34)

• He singles out Aaron Judge as an outlier due to self-accountability rather than organizational support.

7. Caller Perspectives: Excitement vs. Restraint

• Diverse fan calls echo host themes:
  • Some are “all in” on Lombard, noting smooth defensive instincts and pedigree.
  • Others urge not to overreact, citing past "can’t-miss" prospects who fizzled (e.g., Shane Spencer, Shelley Duncan).
  • Ongoing lament about the Yankees’ organizational struggles to develop and evaluate talent.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I'm buying full stock. Like I'm all in… This kid Lombard is not overhyped. This kid is exactly the goods.”
  — Alan Hahn [02:14]

• “He passes the eye test. Cannot verbalize it. You know it when you see it.”
  — Quoting social media reply [14:25]

• “34 Replies, Majority of them telling me to slow my roll.”
  — Alan Hahn on fan skepticism [14:01]

• “Volpe never looked like that. His first play easily shows you, wow, he is smooth. He is steady.”
  — Caller Griffin, comparing Lombard to Volpe [22:20]

• “You just… the more you see about him, you go stock of this kid.”
  — Peter Rosenberg on Lombard’s off-field pedigree [19:43]

• “Sometimes glazing is honorable... justified glazing."
  — Peter Rosenberg, on ‘praising’ vs. ‘overhyping’ [32:36]

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Segment Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment/Topic | | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 00:26–01:52| Show open, on-set banter, setup for discussing Lombard | | 01:56–03:53| Alan’s declaration of confidence in Lombard (“Buying Stock in 96”) | | 03:53–05:34| Breaking down Lombard’s debut & “eye test” | | 05:37–08:32| Yankees doubts: Prospect misses, Cashman’s credibility, prospect “hugging”| | 13:15–14:39| Social media/fan reactions, “eye test,” Spidey-sense metaphors | | 15:15–16:14| Alan’s plea for credibility, three decades of sports coverage | | 17:50–23:39| Engaged callers debate hype, Volpe parallels, defensive acumen | | 25:59–27:41| Bernard/C, PTSD from past prospects, trusting the “look” vs. “sound” | | 28:12–31:16| Will from Jersey: Demand for patience, Yankees’ development issues | | 31:43–34:03| Berkey and Kevin: Enjoying the moment, potential for Volpe at 2B | | 34:04–36:32| Bob Klapisch quote: Lombard is untouchable, Cashman’s prospect convictions| | 36:32–38:43| Isaac/Sunnyside: Prospect PTSD, “Lucy with the football” Yankees syndrome | | 44:31–44:59| “Jalen’s read” moment—fun banter about kids’ (host’s daughter) show skills| | 45:55–48:55| David: More on Cashman’s scouting wins, MLB comps—Correa, A-Rod |

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Additional Highlights & Banter

• On the “96” Jersey:
  Discussion over whether Lombard should keep the unusual number, with some advocating tradition but most agreeing it’s his now.

• Family Pedigree & Off-Field Narrative:
  Lombard’s father’s MLB and coaching background and his grandmother’s legacy as a civil rights activist were discussed as factors in his character and maturity.

• Kids & Culture Sidebar:
  Hilarious asides about “Starbies” (teen Starbucks culture), daughters’ TikTok dances, and live read competitions between hosts’ kids. (“My youngest one is probably gonna... be an Internet sensation one day because she can do imitations… Starbies.” — C, 41:23.)

• New York Sports Cynicism:
  Ongoing references to fans’ 16 years without a title, and how it shapes the city’s guarded optimism and debates over “glazing” (overhyping) vs. “honorable praise.”

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Tone & Style

• Fast, unscripted, and characteristically New York.
• Candid expert opinions, heavy on lived experience and eye-test over analytics.
• Active engagement with listeners—calls, social-media, inside jokes.
• Playful ribbing, running gags, and self-deprecating humor mixed in with poignant sports analysis.

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This episode is a must-listen for Yankees fans navigating between hope and history, and for any sports fan fascinated by the razor’s edge of prospect hype and sports city skepticism.

Transcript

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[B]

Don, you're a filth bag. You're a sex star filth bag. Han, the guy's gonna be 41.

[C]

Flickin it. And Rosenberg.

[B]

Go look at Redford in that movie right now. You'll want to hook up with him. This isn't North Dakota, this is New York.

[C]

This is Don Hahn and Rosenberg.

[D]

The best threesome I've ever heard on

[C]

ESPN New York and streaming live on YouTube. 3 o' clock in the big city with Peter Rosenberg. I'm Alan Hodde. Don Leclerc will be back next week and then Peter goes on a little vac today. And I'm gonna make it official. You know me. I am not one of these hype train kind of personality. I don't, I don't.

[B]

I'll give you that. You are not. You're not that for Cli.

[C]

Who moved this? See, I told you somebody would freaking move this.

[B]

Like, why wouldn't they just want it?

[C]

Who's moving this? I had it set up so it wasn't in his shot. Fix it.

[B]

Fix it again.

[C]

It's in his shot.

[B]

You gotta fix it.

[C]

Fix it.

[B]

Fix that.

[C]

All right, I'll get on this. No, and they, you know what? And they broke this thing. So now I can move.

[B]

They broke the pin.

[C]

Yeah, this thing right here, it's not there anymore. You know, why do I have to always be the dad around here? Fixing it. Come on, Rodney, wake up. See, look, look. No, can't move it.

[B]

It's gotta be Dave that did that.

[C]

Whoever put it back ripped off the knob. So you can't fix it.

[B]

Dave and Chris were both here.

[C]

Now we got problems. Now

[B]

let's not fight. Let's start out positive.

[C]

I'm going to start off positive by saying this again. I am not one that hyperbole. I don't play that hot take game. You know how I am. If I see it and my eyes tell me to believe it, I believe it. I'm telling you right now. I'm buying stock in 96.

[B]

I might be buying a jersey.

[C]

I'm buying full stock. Like I'm all in. And it's not. It's only one game. I. It's just. It's amazing to me how many people always want to squelch things. Guys, I've been. I've been covering. Not following. I have been in the game 30 years. Professional sports, okay? I've been around it. I know what it looks like. I know what it doesn't look like, trust me. Because I've seen a lot of bad, bad teams, bad sports, and I've seen a lot of players who were overhyped. This kid Lombard is not overhyped. This kid is exactly the goods. And it's not just based on one game. And it doesn't mean he's not going to have a bad game every now and then that it's going to look at times like, yeah, he is a rookie. He is struggling. He is figuring out all that stuff's there. It goes beyond that. And, And I'm telling you, you don't want to trust me, fine. Trust the scouts in this business. Trust some of the grizzled veteran baseball writers in this town who have seen it, too. Nobody's doing the whole Volpe thing. This is not a comparison. It's just. All you got to know is when you've watched professional sports and you've been involved in professional sports and you've been around it as long as I have, there's a way people move and act and talk that tell you, oh, yeah, it's in them. Yeah, it's in them. Now it's a matter of sit back and let's watch it happen. And that's. That's the vibe. I got my spidey senses told me last night as I watched this kid. I said, yeah.

[B]

What was it the most, though? Cause the obvious thing, the obvious thing for will be the home run.

[C]

The home run. It was a sweeper. He sat on it. It was.

[A]

He.

[C]

He handled that well. He looked over first two pitches like, oh, two quick. And it's like, all right. And I just. That's. He was. He sat on it and he belted it. That's nice. I'm talking about second inning.

[B]

It was the double play.

[C]

I'm talking about the double play.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

With ease, with aplomb, with comfort, like, everything he did just was like, yeah, just the way. Just understand what I'm saying. And I'm pleading with you, don't give me the stick to basketball, moron. Don't give me that. Because I've covered a lot of sports. You gotta trust me. That's the kind of thing you look for when you're watching an athlete and you tell yourself, yeah, it's in them. Whatever it this kid's got was a

[B]

perfect, it was a great moment early and early in a game in which you know there's going to be immense pressure. Now listen, it's not an impossible play. This wasn't like the craziest Ozzie Smith double play I've ever seen in my life. Oh, but it was a great, confident play to have be the first opportunity for you to put your glove on something in the majors. It was a great moment. And I texted the group, went, and I said, well, that's also a nice play to shake the nerves off too. Let's get you, let's get you comfortable.

[C]

Get his feet under him.

[B]

And then in a game in which of course, you know, on the downside, Yankees doing Yankee can't score two run. I thought De La Soul said three is the magic number. Two is the magic number with the Yankees offense.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And they needed that. And, and he get.

[C]

And it was all home runs the last two games. The only runs they've scored is off the home run. So, so that's, that's a whole other issue.

[B]

Other issue. Whole other issue. But you got good pitching rate about that.

[C]

But this guy, and it goes, this is no declaration of the season. He's not a savior. I'm not. This is not that you're talking about

[B]

the long term play.

[C]

This is just for me. As I said, when you look at that kid, I'm buying stock. That's it. I'm in buying stock. I am a believer that it's going to, in time prove me right. And it might even prove Brian Cashman right. By the way, you don't want to trust me of what I've told you with all the, I mean, like I said with stuff like this, I don't just talk about it like off the, off the cuff. All right. This is not just, you know, like I'm not freelancing here. You put in, when you do these shows, you put in research, you read people who know. Maybe every now and then when you know some people, you text them and ask them, people who cover the sport, people who know the sport, Right. You ask them what's the, what's the real story behind this? What's going on here? And that's kind of how you base your, that's your informed opinion. That's how this business works. We don't go behind a mic and we just start freelancing. You gotta know what you're talking about. And so when I'm getting feedback from some of the. Again, you don't trust me. Bob Klapich. See what he said today? That's why Cashman didn't get Scuba, why he didn't get Rushman. Because they all wanted this kid. And Cashman's like, nope, from my cold, dead hands. That's the only way you're getting this kid. And it's gonna prove him right. He has not been right on a lot of these prospects. And that's why you're right, as a fan, to be skeptical, because he has given. Cash has given you reason to be skeptical. We named all the names going down the line in Yankee history of players that he held onto. Prospect hugging. One of the callers used yesterday. I love that phrase. So you have every right to be skeptical, but not this one. There's something about this kid. There's something about his story, his pedigree, his ease, his talent. It is, yes, Jeter esque, the way he carries himself. A precocious neophyte. That's what he is. Walt Clyde Frazier's phrase is exactly what this kid is. He's also this feeling. Peter, in this city of what, like, our stars are starting to become about little humble, but confident. Right? Very comfortable in their own skin. Don't need all. Like, I don't need the hype. I don't need all this stuff. He just put 96 on my back. Fine, 96. Whatever, man. I don't care. Right? Like, I know everybody is still reeling from the fact that Volpe was hyped and it didn't work out. And you don't want to believe in this one. I'm telling you, I'm standing on this. Believe this one.

[B]

I'll tell you what I believe. It's freezing here today.

[C]

I love it. I feel. It feels great. What is it at right now? 68. We finally got it fixed. Put the fan on, too.

[B]

No, don't do that. That's honestly too much. I will not be able to work. It's freezing.

[C]

No, it is not.

[B]

Then can you be a favorite in the break?

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Sit where I sit and see if it's totally different. Maybe because you guys have been complaining about heat for days, but. No, See, there's something about where I'm at that it is, like, blowing on me, right?

[C]

You have, like. Are you. Might be. You're in the.

[B]

In the vortex.

[C]

The vortex.

[B]

That's what it feels like. I think it feels good now also. I'm trying to shake things off right now. I was supposed to have. You know I saw Dr. Jay Shaw recently.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

And I've been having some neck and back. Like, you know, I'll wake up from sleeping. Like, what's up? So I was like, telling you, well, we had a meeting, and he said, first thing I want to do is get you the tube, get you some MRIs, some X rays, and let's see what's going on.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

So I went in there and I got the first set of things done. I got an MRI and a couple X rays, and then I had to go back one more time to get the other stuff done. So I went in today, and he had me. He'd give me a prescription for two. Like, I can't remember what value maybe, or whatever, because I was a little worried about the. The tube. I'm not a. I'm not. I don't like going value. I can't remember. I don't want to confuse 1962. I don't remember which one it was. Maybe Xanax sound better?

[C]

That definitely sounds some.

[B]

Calm down. Yeah. Matter of fact, since I'm talking about this, I should say, hey, it's me, Peter Rosenberg, and you guys know me. I'm always honest about what's going in my life. And lately I've been dealing with some pain. Like I was just saying. So I finally decided I wasn't gonna ignore it. And that's what led me to Dr. Jay Shaw over at Samwell Payne.

[C]

Of course.

[B]

So after meeting with him, I understood why so many people recommend him. He's Ivy League trained. And do you know how certified he is? Allen?

[C]

He's double board.

[B]

That's right. No, not once.

[C]

Not just one. There's two boards.

[B]

Two boards agree he's the goods. So it's double board certified. He takes a non surgical approach to helping people get back to living their lives. So if pain's keeping you from enjoying your summer, don't just live with it. Do what I did. Check out samwell payne. Visit samwellpain.com so I did the first MRI, and I did a couple X rays, and I had to go in and get the rest of my back done because it was like three. So you can't do it all at once.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

I went back today. I took the Xanax so I don't freak out in the tube.

[C]

That's helpful.

[B]

And then I get there, and I had a miscommunication. Not from Dr. Shah's side, but from the Lenox Hill radiology side that's doing the.

[C]

Did you strip down completely naked and not know that you don't need to do that?

[B]

No. I got there and they said, hey, we. The last time I went to the radiology place, they sent us the wrong thing. We thought you were doing X ray today, not the mri. We can't do the MRI today. Well, now I'm zonked.

[C]

Oh, boy.

[B]

Now I'm zonked off.

[C]

Oh, yeah. No, you're. Yeah.

[B]

You know, half a zan. 13 hours till I land, Jacob. You know what I'm saying? Except I don't have 13 hours till I land. I had about 90 minutes till I have to do a radio show. So I was like, do you guys have like a room where I can just lay down? Because I'm. Yeah, I'm cooked. And I laid down in a chair and just knocked out. He gone. In a random doctor's office that I've never been to.

[C]

They let you do it?

[B]

They let me knock out. And then I wake up.

[C]

Was it a good sleep? Like, did you wake up energized?

[B]

I woke up completely. Like, I turned something on my Spotify. I don't remember what. And I just wake up like, whoa, what time is it? Oh, it's 2:10. I gotta go. And I run out. I come downtown. I did the craziest thing. I went to the Starbucks on our block, which is like our Starbucks here, which I've never been to. I just see it. It's one of those like, teenage post high school Starbucks.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

In 2026. That's like, when I was in high school about you. It was the McDonald's. Now it's the Starbucks.

[C]

Everybody's there. Yeah.

[B]

So I looked Starbies. I was like, oh, it's a thing. That's Starbies.

[C]

Starbies. Trust me, first I'm hearing of it. No, this is not. This is not obviously your wheelhouse.

[B]

This is a father of tea.

[C]

I've got three girls. Okay.

[B]

It's Starbies now, Jacob.

[C]

Starbies.

[B]

You guys are UNC level and he's dad level.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

So I went in there, I looked at the line. I go, how long is it gonna. I said, can I get a caramel macchiato? He said, that's gonna take a while. I said, what won't take me a while. That has caffeine. He said, an iced coffee. I said, give me an iced coffee right now. So I'm pounding this, I'm pounding this, and I'm gonna get myself back.

[C]

I got you, though. I get you. Fired up.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, I'm feeling good, though. We got a lot to do.

[C]

Yeah. Get you fired up.

[B]

My commies got Stefan Diggs today. We got to get that later.

[C]

Lots talk about their quarterback.

[B]

Your tables, my feedback, somebody.

[C]

Some people flip some tables.

[B]

Some people disagreed with the quarterback table. So there's some stuff there.

[C]

But honestly, join us at 5 to get on his top. Right. His. His top quarterback lists with him.

[B]

Right. So we'll get to him a little

[C]

bit and see how he feels about

[B]

your tables and also see how the Yankees fans feel about seeing the kid come out yesterday strong.

[C]

This is what I need again. 800-919-3776 calls already rolling in. I put out a very, very, very. For me because I've really been trying to secede from Twitter. I'm not like, it's time.

[B]

Love that for you.

[C]

And so I don't really want to tweet much if I don't need to, but last night was one of those moments, and I just. All I said was this, and now we see why he was untouchable. That's all I said. Nothing else? No hashtag, no nothing. It. It got some response, right? A lot of views, lot of likes,

[B]

a lot of engagement.

[C]

Yeah, it got a lot of engagement. Not that I expected it, but I woke up this morning kind of surprised. 34 Replies, Majority of them telling me to slow my roll.

[B]

It's interesting.

[C]

And like, Yankee fans, take a look. You didn't watch that and have that same feel. I'm going to see the Spider man movie tonight with Gracie, and my spidey senses last night were tingling. When I watched this game, I was like, yeah, no, no, it looks right. Keyshawn Johnson used to always say that to me about athletes. Yeah, it just looks right.

[B]

Well, the first comment. The first comment to you was good and right on. He passes the eye test.

[C]

Yep.

[B]

Cannot verbalize it. You know it when you see it.

[C]

That's it. Yeah, I agree with that. Yeah. Orzia said that and. And I agreed with him completely. That's how I feel. Can't really verbalize it. You just know, as Key used to say, it just looks right.

[B]

Gotta tell you.

[C]

But then some of these others. You see some of these others, right?

[B]

The Untouchable. 240 minor league hitter. Yeah. Such a great sample size.

[C]

How many Met fans, too, were jumping in this? I bet. Pumped the brakes, hit a home run history tape, too.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Like, yeah, a lot of players do that. It ain't about the home run.

[B]

Yeah. It was more than that, and here's

[C]

the other part that really frustrates me. And I don't look for any type of credit, but I do ask for credibility because three decades I've been in this city covering professional sports. I've seen it.

[B]

That's fair.

[C]

I'm not sitting at home watching tv. I'm literally in the arena. I'm there, I'm in the locker rooms. I know what it looks like. I know when it doesn't look right. So at some point, do you ever just trust, like, you know what he's seen a lot and he's saying this, this looks right. Like you just think this is all just me. Like I'm 55 years old. You think I'm getting giddy over this stuff? Are you crazy? I could give a rip if this kid's good or not at this point in my life. But when it's real, it's real. And I wanted to tell you that. And I got, I got 20 year olds telling me, tamp it down, tamp it down, pappy. Like, what is that about?

[B]

Well, you know, listen, you have to remember they're a little bit abused over the last few years.

[C]

16 years of not winning a championship for a Yankee fan is tough. Yeah, I agree.

[B]

And they're just a little bit, you know, they haven't been impressed with the Yankees ability to determine which prospects are ones they should hug.

[C]

So they're holding out a little, I'm telling you.

[B]

But wait. But sometimes, sometimes you just gotta experience tells you a lot. You know, it's not unlike Alan, it's not unlike my slow. Your role with some young Giants fans and even some young old Giants fans on Jackson dunk where I'm like, I see something. I also see this is not complete yet. Let's wait a little.

[C]

And there's a story that happened yesterday that tells you exactly why.

[B]

Oh yeah, we didn't get to that yesterday. Yeah, but we meant to hit that in nnn.

[C]

No, it's fine. ENN was quick. And like today will be as well because the Mets do play against 6:41st pitch in Cleveland. So we'll be off at 6. Truncated enn, of course. But we've got calls because I want to hear from you. And if you don't trust my eye, fine, but pay attention. Do some like take five seconds. Again, do not do your research on reels and posts you see on social media. Actually read a story with actual reporting with scouts being quoted. Do that from people that are credible baseball writers and see what's being Said, and not just after last night. Last year, after spring training last year, as he was slowly moving his way up then in spring training in this year and throughout this year, it has been a very consistent message about this kid. And we saw it for the first time last night, and all I needed was to see it once, and it convinced me, oh, yeah, this kid's got it. 800-919-3776. Caesar is in Huntington, my hometown, and he's going to start us off. Caesar, what's up?

[D]

Oh, what's going on, guys?

[C]

What's happening?

[D]

Pleasure to speak to you guys. Yes. So as far as Lombard, I just have a problem with when Volpe won, you know, a Gold Glove.

[C]

Yep.

[E]

Right.

[D]

Did the media, like all of a sudden jump on him? Because I think they did. It's like, I just hope that the media will leave Lombard alone because this kid is for real. I've been watching them since, you know, single a double A. And then when he got called up, I mean, those hits, I mean, they don't, you know, I mean, even his parents remind me of Derek Cheater. Well, but let's not compute.

[C]

Mixed. Mixed race. I get that. But yeah, you know, they. First of all, his father. His father was a pro. His father is a coach at the pro level. So, you know, already, like, this is a kid that, you know, he comes from a pretty good tree. Right? Like, that's. That's the thing is, you know, he was. He gets the pro game. He understands this world. He's not overwhelmed being there, and so that's why he looks so comfortable. So it starts there. That's a foundation. But that's, you know, like, that's. That's kind of like Jalen Brunson. Brunson was born into this too. So when he got here, he wasn't overwhelmed. When he walked into the NBA going, oh, my God, I'm in the NBA.

[B]

It matters.

[C]

That stuff adds up sometimes that does help you if you're raised a certain way. Not everybody pros kid does this, of course, but the ones that get helps them, it's easier for them to step in.

[B]

Awesome.

[D]

Thank you, Alan.

[B]

Yeah, I appreciate you.

[D]

Shout out to YouTube channel.

[B]

You got shout out to everyone in the. In the YouTube, in the chat. I'm not, I'm not gonna lie, though. I also didn't hate the. The videos moving around about his biography and his. His grandmother being a civil rights hero who went to Selma.

[C]

Amazing.

[B]

Like, did jail time fighting for civil rights.

[C]

Like, amazing story.

[B]

You just. The more you see about him. You go stock of this kid.

[C]

No, no, it's pretty good stuff. There's. There's also. I'm gonna send you an actual video feature that was done.

[B]

I'd watch it. Dodgers. Yeah. When they.

[C]

His father was a Dodgers coach.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

And they went.

[B]

And they went to Washington.

[D]

Yep.

[B]

I saw the feature and tremendous.

[C]

Very good feature.

[B]

Yeah. So there's a lot. I mean it's hard not to get excited about someone like that.

[C]

No, there's a lot there. Griffin in Connecticut. How do you feel about it? Griffin? You always keep it 100

[E]

I which first off, take away the offensive side. Okay. Because he's going to have his ups and downs on the offensive side. Allen. Yeah, that first play. Yeah, the first play to him shows you. How many times do you see people make that play, even big leaguers and they speed up quickly. He just made it. He took his time. He threw the jazz quickly. He didn't speed up quickly. He just took his sweet time and he made the play. Shock as he said on MLB Central today that he's been about big leaguers his whole life because of what his father was.

[C]

Right.

[E]

And seeing what big leaguers are and being around big leaguers his whole life, seeing what big leaguers are makes the know that on defensively he just doesn't speed sped up at all.

[D]

Right.

[E]

He just is smooth and is steady and right now with all these injuries, you're going to have times where you're struggling offensively, but to win games you need the people to make the place. You know, McMahon can make plays at third. You know, if Lombard is as smooth as he is at short, he can make the plays that short. You know, you can get Jaz, who's good at second, making the plays at second. You got some first basemans that make really good plays with Garcia and Rice, our infield defense is very smooth. And at this time to win games, to try to get back in this division race to hold on the Red Sox, you need smooth settling defense to win low scoring games. And I just don't feel like we're our defense is going to be stop. Maybe I'm wrong. I just don't think our infield defense is going to be rushed up to where I feel like we're going to make the ease easy plays, the nice steady plays to make the outs. So he's going to have his ups and downs offensively. But I feel very confident and very smooth about what I see defensively from his game that I did not see out of any other shortstop. Prospect. I know they were high in Volpe. Everyone says, oh Volpe.

[C]

This never looked like that.

[E]

Volpe never looked like that. His first play easily shows you, wow, he is smooth. He is steady because how many shortstops would rush that play? He didn't rush it. He took his time and boom, inning over just like that. And that first play makes me know he got it on defense and that should not be a problem at all.

[C]

Yeah, I agree with you Griff. And you know what else? How about the one he couldn't make? There was a play I think he was he started to range to his right, realized that McMahon was going to make the play and so then he had to get back to second to see if they could turn to and his foot gave out in the clay and so they he couldn't make the play. Not rattled at all. Didn't even affect him. Just it happens. That's baseball. Like that's also something to watch too. His ease through mistakes and not letting them hover over his head. Just understanding. Yeah, just gave out. Nobody. I'm good. Those are the types of things that are the little things you notice and you put those little things together and then you realize, no, this is it. And so I'm sticking to it. Are you? So is it pump the brakes like some of you are trying to tell me, or is it full speed ahead? Are you buying full stock now in 96?

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I didn't listen to anything you just said.

[C]

Catch the show on demand whenever you want. Just subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. I cannot believe how many. And again, I also don't know because I'm not going to go looking at profiles. I'm not going to play that game. How many of you that were in the comments last night with me in my mentions were Met fans who were just, you know, you're miserable right now. You have every right to be, and you just want it to rain on the parade. You wanted to dump water on it. Fun sponge is what you want it to be. But if you're a Yankee fan and you. And you're telling me to pump my brakes, what are you looking at? Convince me. Bernard and Newark, you're up, Bernard.

[D]

Hey, fellas, what's up? This Lombard situation has given me flashbacks and deja vu. I'm a Yankee fan that wants to be excited, okay? I want to be happy. I want to be excited, but it feels like the same thing. When Ruby came up. Everybody's going to be the next this.

[C]

All right, Bernards, now I'm going to stop you.

[D]

Alan does. It probably wasn't you. It probably wasn't you, but there was a lot of people on these airways saying, he's the next this guy. He's the next that I'm telling you.

[C]

All right, I. I was on the air, and I don't remember it being that level. I know that's the feeling because he was a young shortstop, kid from Jersey, grew up a Yankee fan, kissed the logo when he made his debut, the whole thing. And I know that that's. That was sort of like the feel of this could be something, right? But, Bernard, with your own eyes now, and you've been a Yankee fan, I'm, I guess, for more than three years. So. With your own eyes.

[D]

I'm a younger Yankee fan, but I'm.

[C]

Yeah, but longer than three years. With your own eyes, are you telling me that this looks the same? Not sounds the same? Does it look the same?

[D]

Honestly, I can't say it looks the same, but I can say it looks similar as far as the defense, because Volpe was the gold lover. His rookie year was his rookie year, guys. I'm aware he was a great defender.

[C]

Great. So not like what he but not at this level.

[D]

I. I get it. I understand. I understand where everybody's coming from. But as far as the. Just. Just. Just trust me. Just trust me. I can't just trust you. I gotta see how I gotta say that.

[A]

I'll give you.

[D]

I gotta see it play out.

[C]

Yeah, B, I'll give you that, and here's why. Because the Yankees and Cashmen have given you a lot of reasons to be skeptical. That's why. I'm gonna. I'm not. I'm not gonna fight you on it. But you can't tell me I'm wrong for feeling what I feel or seeing what I saw. And that's all I'm saying. But you want to be skeptical. You have every right to be. So that's. That's fair, and I get it. But I don't want to compare. I do not believe it looks the same. It might sound the same, but it doesn't look the same. Will, in Jersey City, you're up next, Will.

[D]

Hey, guys, thank you for taking my call. I just think that we need to slow down. I hear everything that was seen last night was fabulous. The kid has size. The kid has a great arm, great fee, family background, everything. But like the previous caller said, Volpe was a Gold Glover his first year, although he didn't deserve it because the kid from. From Seattle deserved the Gold Glove this year. Right. And when we think about guys having great nights or great weeks or great months coming up, you could go all the way back to Shelley Duncan, you could go all the way back to Shane Spencer. You could go all the way back to Gary Sanchez, you could go all the way back to Philip Hughes to whoever it is. We just need to slow down and. Yes, you're right. You're right. Cashman has made us be skeptical about what we got down there. If this kid was this good, you had an opportunity two years ago, if this kid was this good, to trade Volpe and potentially get a guy that could help us right then, which was, at the time, Luis Castillo. I've been calling this radio station for a long time. Yours truly, Michael K. Said, no way. Volpe's untouchable. So right now, because of how poor we are as an organization in regards to making moves, we now send Anthony Volpe to the minor leagues, and now we won't even get baseball bats for him.

[B]

Mm.

[C]

Yeah, that's. Again, that's part of the frustration that I get.

[D]

But one more thing. One more thing.

[C]

Yep.

[D]

And I call this radio station a lot. With Michael, I stopped Calling for a little while because he just didn't get it. And I know why he didn't get it. Right. And then I said the problem was not Cashmere. The problem is the guy on top. And they're saying that Cashmere is getting paid to make baseball decisions. Right. But when the boss was alive, he was making all the baseball decisions, I guess. Right, right. So. So in saying that to you, the problem is it's a combined problem. It's a combined problem with, with our owner, it's a combined problem with our gm, and it's a combined problem with our scouting department, because our scouting department can be this bad to think that Anthony Volpe was the next great shortstop. And then three years later he's in the minor leagues and now we're putting a new guy in, which I don't have no problem with, because at the end of the day, we just want to win. I don't have no problem with. But somebody, somebody has to be responsible to say, you know what? We made a mistake with Anthony Volpe. You know, why? Our scouting department didn't do their job. And that's what needs to be said.

[C]

It's, it's, you know, it will. I appreciate it. Get to get it off your chest. I don't think it's scouting. I think it's development. He's not the same. Volpe's, not the same player he was when he first came up. They didn't make him better.

[B]

Which, by the way, that may just mean that it wasn't in him to get better.

[C]

That's always been my, like all the prospects you can name and you. 10 years. So you know all these names.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[C]

Gary Sanchez. Did he get better?

[B]

Well, I think.

[C]

Did he get better?

[B]

Hold on, hold on. I do think he did it first and then he got worse.

[C]

He came in and the potential started to flash. But then he didn't get better.

[B]

No.

[C]

And they.

[B]

And the same issues you complained about with Gary, they were repeated over and over.

[C]

Enabled. Enabled. All right, all right. Gleber Taurus. You get better?

[B]

No.

[C]

Or did he get enabled? That was my other problem. The guy who got better was Judge. Why? Because Judge didn't need to be enabled. Judge was self accountable. Right. Like that's the problem that you have with some of these players that they were so high on is that they never got better once they got here. So your complaint should be about that. Let's take Berkey in Belmore. Berkey.

[D]

Hey, how you guys doing?

[C]

Good.

[D]

I just am disgusted. I'm a Yankee fan myself, but Yankee fans are already starting the comparisons with Bolby. And is this the right move? It's ridiculous. It needs to stop. Why? Can't enjoy the moment.

[C]

That's how I felt last night. It was amazing that you finally get to see this kid. He flashes on his first. I mean, how rare is it that you flash like that in the field, at the plate, and no one wants to just enjoy it. Or is it because all I said was that's why he was untouchable. And now it's take it easy or already one guy said already glazing. I'm like, come on, 50 years old, you think I'm not doing that? That's what I do sometimes.

[B]

It's just the phrase. It's such a waste of a word.

[C]

I know. When you don't know what to say,

[B]

it's like any sort of praising is glazing. That's not true. That's a bar. Yeah. Not all praising is glazing. And some glazing is honorable glazing. Justified glazing.

[C]

You've said this before.

[B]

Needs to be done.

[C]

You've said this before in another platform, I believe.

[B]

Well, yeah, it was because I. When I ran into young Keith McPherson.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

He gave me all kinds of props and he made a joke about people are going to say I'm glazing. And my boy Miro was there too. And Miro said it was honorable glazing. You know, he was giving you flowers.

[C]

He was giving me flowers. Honorable glazing.

[B]

Sometimes the glazing is honorable.

[C]

Let's go to Kevin and Hawthorne. Hey, Kev.

[D]

Hello.

[C]

Yeah, we got you, Kev.

[D]

That's Jeremy.

[C]

Yes, we do.

[D]

Oh, hey. Three points. Definitely. Lombard is him. Like he just looks at. Feels that everything you said, the one thing you talked about, Cashman, with regard to, you know, not giving him up, the trade deadline. He needs a win with a prospect. And if he was Lombard was all that and he knew it, that he couldn't give him up.

[B]

Right.

[D]

So he needs a win to show some development out of the minor leagues. And then lastly, you know, Volpe might not be done. Chisholm is going to be gone. They're not going to re sign him. And I think they need to send him to the minors and he needs to work on his game, get out of his head and maybe figure out if he can play a second base. Because I think what a great story it would be to have Lombard and Volpe together next year.

[C]

Wow.

[D]

Well, thanks, guys.

[C]

You got it, Kev. That is something that's being kicked around now that we're seeing is that when he goes, when he's. Now that he's back in Scranton, he will play some short, but he will play some second base. You remember that big story about how apparently he was saying he's not playing any other position? He denied ever saying it. Somebody must have said it, but it didn't come from him. But now you've got to think that if you're Volpe, some people believe he should just get a fresh start somewhere else, and it might do him good just to get out of New York and out of the Crucible and away from the criticism that, let's be honest, was one of the reasons why he struggled was because he just couldn't handle that part of the deal. And his family was paying way too much attention to all the negative stuff as well. And it does. That's. That's. That's not. That's. That's not a recipe for success when you pay attention to the criticism. So he could be better off leaving the market, but if he wants to say, no, I want to be a Yankee, then, yeah, you got to show you could play second base and you can get back to being a guy that can just kind of hit around the yard instead of trying to hit home runs in big moments all the time, which is really not what you are. But that's the problem. The Yankees kind of mess with you a little bit when it comes to offense. But again, Peter, if you don't want to, we have more calls to get to in a moment. But if you don't want to believe a basketball guy, quote unquote, Bob Clappage, he's a baseball guy for a long time. This is verbatim. So this is what he said in his column off of last night. Lombard's performance brought him time, bought him time and breathing room in a notoriously tough market. As the trade deadline approached, the Yankees designated Lombard as an untouchable, which kept the Bombers from acquiring Tigers ace Tarek Skubal and frontline catcher Adley Rushman from the Orioles. That's a heck of a target to plant on a newcomer. But GM Brian Cashman felt that strongly about Lombard's future. And just to make the commitment perfectly clear, Volpe was optioned to AAA on the same day Lombard was summoned. Literally, word for word. What I said yesterday, again, don't want to believe me. Believe the experts. Back to the calls. 800-919-3776. Isaac in Sunnyside. Isaac.

[D]

Hey, Al, how You guys doing good? Hey, first time, long time, but. Oh, you got me.

[C]

Yes.

[E]

Okay.

[D]

Yeah, first time, long time. But you know, I met you guys at the holiday party last year. Even was on the live broader. That was of fun. Okay, but, but yeah, no, so my, my whole point is that I just think we're start from you know, the whole Anthony Volpe situation. And I'm not comparing Lombard to Bothy. I'm not comparing him to like the Clint Fraziers or the Greg Birds or what have you. But you know, I think it's sort

[E]

of, you know, sort of like what

[D]

you like to say out and like, you know, it's like Lucy with the football. It's like these, you know, big time prospects sometimes, you know, so it's just, you know, we're just a little scared.

[C]

Yeah. And again, the Yankees have given you every right to feel that way. That that's part of the problem. I am not like if this is not me chastising fans for being a little like hesitant to buy in, I'm saying I'm buying in based on my experience watching and being around professional sports. So you just see it and you just know what you're looking at. Right? Some, some things are obvious. But I don't understand the fans who were so engaged on that tweet last night, it. That almost sounded angry about it. As if having Rushman here and Lombard in Baltimore was a way better result. I can't tell you that's a way better result. Like to say that having him in Detroit, where his dad would have loved to have him as a bench coach and having Scubal here knowing that you're going to have to now pay Scubal, that that would have been a better deal, that's a better plan. Is that what you're telling me? That you would have preferred that? Because you would have had the instant gratification of quote unquote, winning the deadline. If I told you that this is a guy that could easily be a ten year cornerstone piece multiple all star at that position and you just got to wait. You don't want to wait. And I know why. It's 16 years a long time. Let me tell you something. So it's 53.

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Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[B]

I didn't listen to anything you just said.

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Catch the show on demand whenever you want. Just subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. And some of you again, like, just.

[B]

What's that?

[C]

Do I remember Shane Spencer? No. Oh, how do you. How do you.

[B]

Did you. Shane Spencer was the nerve.

[C]

But he's just hitting home runs. He was just on a heater. Like, that's one that you'd know. This is not going to last forever. Kevin Moss was the same thing, you know, like, it was funny. I was much younger at the time, but I remember it. But I remember just thinking, like, this is awesome. This is fun. It was meaningless because it was. You know, the season was already gone. But it's like that. I never was like, oh, it's time to trade Don Mattingly. Like, nobody thought that. It's just so strange. Guy says a hot take guy. When have I ever been hot take guy? Keg. Keg dog. You're a Nick fan. You know me. Stop it. Hot take guy.

[B]

Yeah. That's not you.

[C]

Sounds like half the radio station on Volpe his first season. I do not recall that level of excitement watching a player like this. This kid's good, man. And there's more about him. The other thing. Come on, Keg. You know me, Hot take guy. I'm too old for this stuff.

[D]

I don't know.

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By the way, Jonathan Goldberg said that Starby's confirmed it is a thing. Boys catch up, right? Starbies. You gotta hear my girls, man. Especially Cali. She's big on that.

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On Starbies.

[C]

Starbies. Yeah, she does a whole bit. My youngest one is probably gonna like, be an Internet sensation one day because she can do imitations. And she does this imitation of, like, the yoga mom on the Peloton doing, like, her. Her video blog, Starbies. And she does. She's like. Does this whole presentation that's as if she's talking to her phone, like, talking to her followers about what she's doing today.

[B]

But she's pretending.

[C]

Hysterical. Starbies. Yeah. And she just. She. She hits every note with it. It's so funny.

[B]

Well, you mean. You need to get this on the show, man.

[C]

I know. I have to record it.

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One kids are out here contributing.

[C]

I know, right? You know what? You're right. We don't have any. All right? We have no Cali.

[B]

Where's Jalen? Where's Jalen's read that's literally better than Don's reads? Respectfully, Jalen is better at live reads than Don.

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We'll follow. Let's go to Doug in Albany. Doug in Albany is off topic, but I like it. Go ahead, Doug.

[D]

How's it going? First time, long time. So I'm home with a newborn, and I put the show on every day. Thank you. I put the show on every day, watch it on. On YouTube, and my girlfriend kind of inadvertently listens to the show. And then we've been doing shifts because you know how it is in the war and trying to get sleep and. And I come out of the room after sleeping, and I walk out and she's watching the show on the edge of her seat. So she's now fully invested into Don Han Rosenberg to the point in which she's randomly pauses the show. I just woke up and starts debating me on the FIFA World cup song for United States.

[B]

This is your daughter or your wife?

[D]

No, it's my girlfriend. Girlfriend.

[B]

Your girlfriend. Okay. Was doing it. I would have been impressed.

[C]

That. That would.

[B]

That's a very safe.

[C]

That means we've been on for a long time.

[D]

Yeah, Not. Not quite yet. But you didn't listen there, so she is listening, so. Exactly. Yeah. So. So then it was the morning, so I put on DPHO and Rothenberg, and as I put it on, she. She goes, can you go back to Don Hanna Rosenberg? I go, yeah. I mean, I was like, well, this is live. Yes.

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I swear.

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This happened this morning. We had a room for here, and that's why everyone was up at 6 in the morning. And I go, well, this is. This is the same station. It's live, you know, and she's been watching one from a couple months ago. She's not a sports fan, so she was. So then she goes, yeah, it doesn't matter. So then she goes. She goes, well, I go, you know, what's wrong with them? She goes, they're honestly just. They're just boring and not entertaining.

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Wow.

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And we are.

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Yes.

[D]

And I'm a fan of both shows,

[C]

but I am too.

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That's her feeling, but I'll.

[C]

I'll take it.

[A]

What's her.

[C]

What's the girlfriend's name?

[D]

Rachel.

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Rachel. All right, we love Rachel. We love Rachel.

[D]

So she's. Yeah, she's referencing drops. I. I don't know what happened when. That time I went to bed, something changed. She's now fully invested into the show.

[C]

This is great. All right, so Rachel from Friends we need all kinds of Rachel from friends drops Jake. We're gonna play them throughout the rest of the show. Anything, any one liners that Rachel had, we're just gonna use them now. I'm on it because Rachel's a friend of the show. I'm gonna call her Rach from now on because I know how much it. Donald. Oh, yeah. Oh, you hate that. Oh, yeah. Doug. Thank you, Rachel. Thank you, and God bless with the baby. Let's see.

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That's what that was.

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Yeah.

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Jay Lynn Bris brought it home at the end of the read. Let's continue. Let's continue with the calls now. Now I'm gonna get one of one of Cali's bits.

[B]

Yeah, we need that.

[C]

I'm gonna record it because it's hysterical, by the way, up at, like, this is the next thing you'll find out with girls around 11 years old, they start to get this, like, nocturnal energy. And it's like everybody's just ready to just go to bed, and she's ready to party.

[B]

So she wants to hang every night,

[C]

12:30 in a room, TikTok dances. She's just practicing every dance she could think of. And you can hear her feet, like, you know, she knows she's not in bed.

[B]

Well, it's summer life, right? So.

[C]

Well, that's the other part of it.

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You're not gonna have to stress her.

[C]

It's like, what are you doing? She's like, I can't sleep. Wide awake. Tons of energy. So that's always fun. Then I'm like, teach me the dance. I want to learn David in Elmwood Park. David.

[D]

Hey, what's up, guys? Just wanted to let you know there's a major glaze alert coming with Lombard. But first I want to say that we keep talking about with Cashmere and his prospects. We keep kind of brushing over that, you know, Cam Schlitler, Ben Rice, premier players at their position. He. That was Cashman. You know, like, let's. Let's give him credit. Those guys are as good as it gets.

[C]

That was his Lombard. I was his Boston scout. Man, that guy Found two gems up there.

[D]

Yeah. And I think it was during. It was, like, around Covet.

[C]

Yes, it was. Yeah. Especially Rice. Yep.

[D]

Yeah. And with Lombard, I'm excited, but I think we need to get him out of 96. Getting the number zero.

[B]

No.

[D]

And retire all the single digits.

[C]

You want him to have a sick. Wait a minute. The sacrilege of a Yankee wearing zero. We can't have.

[D]

Yeah. I mean, Otto Vino did it. Otto Vino did it.

[C]

Yeah, but that. He was here for five seconds, and I believe. Wait, Anthony, am I right or wrong? That that also caused an uproar, him wearing zero? I'm sure it did. No, you know it did. Somebody was definitely, like, up in arms about it. But, David, I'm good. 96 is the number. He's. What? You know what number he was, by the way, in high school?

[D]

No, what was he.

[C]

He can't have it with the Yankees. It's number three. That one. Probably not gonna be able to get that one off the wall. Right. You know what number he was. Yeah. When he played soccer in high school, you know what number he wore there? 22.

[D]

What number two.

[C]

22.

[D]

Okay.

[C]

Whose number is that? That's Ben Rice. He's not getting that number. So 96 has been the number he's worn since they drafted him. That's just the number assigned to him. He. He did kind of admit, like, we'll see where it goes, but why not? Why not just wear 96? What's wrong with that?

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Doesn't look right on a shortstop.

[D]

I just wanted to point out about his double play yesterday.

[C]

Yeah.

[D]

Him fading to third base. His throw to Jazz was stronger than Jazz's throw. And one last thing. And one last thing. Me and my buddies, we've been watching him since. Since we drafted him and seen him climb the ranks. And we've always said that he resembles Carlos Correa so much. I know that that was a glaze. That was a glaze that was coming.

[C]

Yeah, but, you know. But, you know, it was written.

[D]

He looks just like Correa.

[C]

I read today Correa is not a bad comp. You know the comp I read today that I'm like, get out of here. The comp I read today by multiple people, Alex Rodriguez, a young Alex.

[B]

That's. Now, that's a.

[C]

Because he's a big kid. He's six' four, rangy, athletic.

[B]

That's tough, though, dude.

[C]

I'm not saying it's right.

[B]

You don't want that now.

[C]

I'm not saying it's right now.

[B]

There's a Glazeler.

[C]

I'm just saying, when I saw like a young Alex Rodriguez, I'm like, whoa. Like, that's pretty.

[B]

That's a big one.

[C]

That's high praise.

[B]

That's. We're talking about one of the most talented ballplayers who ever lived.

[C]

Ever lived.

[B]

So that's. That's a tough one.

[C]

Yeah. Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[B]

I don't want to know how the

[C]

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