Mike Elias

Not in a – like it wasn't in a negative way before, but you just hold.

You want to sit with Daddy?

Yeah.

Okay, okay.

say hi hi okay but yeah it's just it's it makes life so much more enjoyable than having them around the field um they'll be around a lot so get used to it yeah they like to be hitting the cage and stuff so it's just it's just great thank you you're welcome and then obviously my wife genevieve i don't know how she does it with three kids when i'm doing this so she's a real rock star of the family

Yeah, I think last year was more to do with

where I was at, right, in Cleveland.

Just being around, obviously, one of your good friends and learning in Cleveland and also, you know, being around their front office and learning more.

You know, I think at that point in time, you know, I felt like I was ready, but, you know, deep down, you're just kind of like, when you want to take that next step, you know, it's a big job.

And I want to make sure that whatever organization I go to, I was...

like really ready to jump in and dive in and you know going through the process you know with mike and meeting david and the rest of the team in the front office it was to me it was an easy decision um getting to know everyone i mean i would i would probably think that mike would tell you that um you probably wish i was a little more

a little pep in my step, as they say, with the process.

But, you know, I was kind of just being, you know, very thorough and, you know, looping in, you know, the people that I surround myself with to get their input.

And, you know, as you go through it, it just, the clarity just became true that, you know, I want to be in Baltimore and be in Baltimore Oriole and be in this organization and be in that dugout with those group of players.

Say hi.

No, thank you.

Yeah, players just want to be coached, and that's what I learned.

Players just want to get better, even if they play, you know, the reason why guys play 10 years in the big leagues is because they continually get better.

And for me, and players just want to know that,

you have their right interests in mind and to get them better.