PFT (Pardon My Take co‑host, Big Cat/PFT Commenter — likely PFT Commenter/host)

Yeah.

Yeah.

No, it's a great point.

And the situation that you were put in is just it's an unwinnable thing for the brain.

I mean, you obviously had a great career and you lived up to every expectation that was put on you at such a young age.

But from a young age, you're told, OK, you're the next big thing.

You're going to be one of the greatest baseball players.

Then you go into a career where you actually fulfill on what people have already set in front of you.

You're feeling great about yourself.

You make a choice and you sign a big contract with a different team.

Now, all of a sudden, the entire world is like, we hate this guy after it's been nothing but love for the start of your career.

Did that surprise you?

Did that shock you when you signed with Texas?

Yeah.

About how much hate you would get compared to, you know, like in modern day baseball, your free agent signed a big contract and everybody's like, that's awesome.

Good for that guy.

But the hate that you got at the time, it feels like it would have messed up anybody that had been told you're the greatest.

You're going to be a great baseball player.

Everybody loves you.

Yeah.