Keegan Matheson

And that starts with John Schneider.

He said that early in camp where he had that quote that I thought was fantastic, where he said, we're not defending anything, not defending the AL East, the American League, we're chasing it.

And that's the right mindset.

But like you say, hey, it's easier to say that than actually do it.

Hangovers are real coming off of championships because you have played longer and there's an adrenaline high, guys, that when you step in, you know, opening day is one thing.

But next Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies, are you going to be as amped up as you were on October 28th in Game 5?

Probably not.

So you have to almost fake it at times.

How do you get yourself up to that level?

How do you care as much as you were caring when you were playing baseball, unlike anything you've ever played before?

So that's going to be a real challenge.

They're saying the right things.

I think they're doing the right things so far.

But we have no clue how that's going to go until they're out there in the field.

And they have a soft schedule to start.

OK, they should be coming back here soon.

in a couple of weeks to play the Dodgers at like 8-2, okay?

This is when they can make their hay early.

And I know there's 162 games, whatever.

This is the American League East.