Laurence Holmes

Yeah, but they're competing against their own image of what they were in the playoffs last year when the answer is not good enough.

You're competing against the Dodgers and the Brewers and the Phillies.

Just like the Bulls in the play-in.

But you're competing.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

But, I mean, in your mind.

Not actively not competing.

But I'm telling you, I watch these Cubs and I'm like, are they going to be good enough when it matters?

Like, there's part of me that's like... See, I don't mind that argument.

That's rich people problems.

Maybe if both of y'all had been better, neither one of y'all would have gotten punished.

How about that?

Well, I got to wait a couple of years for that.

Lawrence has been advising me to get going with the belt for a long time.

I feel like you missed the window.

Yeah, the window's over on the belt.

The window's over on the belt.

There's got to be a certain appropriate level of fear.

This is what I'm saying.

It's mostly respect, but also that tinge of fear of like, ah.