Mark Grote

Did you turn down Henry's?

Yes, thank you.

What'd you do to him?

I can't see what's going on.

Let the audience know.

Just being a fan now is awesome.

I'm like you too, Henry.

I can't wait for it to get here, but I am trying –

Now, to enjoy all of what's going on out here, being part of the playoff vibe and seeing how it feels different during the practice, seeing how everything felt different.

Again, I like to quote Joe Maddon in these cases, things are vibrating differently.

on a different frequency right now like it's gone from really awesome to this special hard to explain feeling where you're going to be pulled in different directions and things are going to be different there's going to be more people um it's going to be harder to get to the people that you want to talk to and all of that but but it's all part of it

and I embrace that, having covered the Cubs and the White Sox World Series and the Illini.

It's a different animal.

It's a different animal from our perspective and obviously more so from the players' perspective, but it's all special.

It really is.

All right, take care.

You guys take care of Henry Melton, will you?

Be good to him.

Make sure he gets some parting prizes, whatever he needs.

Whatever he needs, guys.