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He's not necessarily got the wow factor that James Wood does in terms like individual moments. But I think he's just going to be really good at everything all the time. And certainly a 22-year-old who didn't look fazed at all, either I'm making his majorly debut or doing it against the Yankees, all the star power in that series. I think arguably he rose the most of anybody. I think he was the best player in the whole series. Mark Mackenzie Gore was really good last night. The line overall doesn't look incredible, but you beat judges bat and he trickles one in the right field for an RBI, making your day look a little bit more pedestrian with two runs allowed, two runs allowed. But I thought a couple of straight starts now. He's been Mackenzie Gore again, which I think is maybe one of the most encouraging things about this stretch of the season. Yeah, a hundred percent. And the results obviously are good. And you want to see that. But to me, what stood out last night, it was the stuff. The stuff was back to what it was in the first half of the year, '97, '98, with his fastball all the way through the sixth inning. A good command of all of his pitches. And didn't have those really long innings with all the foul balls driving up the pitch count and that kind of stuff. And he had poise out there. If something did go wrong behind him, he shook it off and got right back at it. He feels like he turned a corner in the last couple of weeks. You're obviously a long way to go still for him. But if this is who we're going to see the rest of the way, this is going to turn to a much more positive season than at least the way we shaping up here over the course of summer series against the Yankees was a blast. And two wins clearly helped. But free for all on the base paths, rookies contributing everywhere you turn, who's being up obviously did the heavy lifting there. But James Wood multiple hits and first two at bats with an RBI last night. This team is a fun watch right now and it's September. I mean, that's a win I think for this fan base. No, it was huge. And yes, taking two of the free from the Yankees is great. But it's who did it. It was all the young building blocks. And, you know, they've had some young lineups out there this year, but often it's a handful of guys who may be part of the future. And then some others who we we know are probably stop gaps. Look at who they had out there the last three days. In almost every case, not all, but in almost every case. These were guys who were either supposed to be key pieces of the long-term puzzle, or guys who could be part of it. And I think that was the key to all. We've been waiting through this for three years with this promise of, okay, the kids are coming. The kids are coming. They're not all here yet. There's still a few more to come. There's still obviously some other holes. They have to address this winner. But I feel like these last three days was the first time we truly got a glimpse of what a national team could look like that's ready to win by next year. And the fact that they came together and performed as well as it did against that team, that to me made this the most encouraging three-game series they've had in a very long time. Now for the part where the learners spend a little money. Mark, how about the juxtaposition of Cruz and Wood? Really quickly, a little under a minute here. But long-term is would the Batman and Cruz the Robiner? Are they too different to say that? How do you view it? Yeah, that's a good question. I mean, I think they do compliment each other well, but they're not really the same player at all. Physically speaking for one thing, but also just the way they play. I think, like I said, Wood has the wow factor. He's going to, you know, hit the ball 110. He's going to be racing around the bases. He's going to, you know, have, I think, more highlights. I've looked at it this way. I think that Dylan Cruz reminds me of the best version of Anthony Rendon, the guy who he may not have those individual moments when you look up at the end, you're like, wow, this guy was really good at everything that he did. Very solid. Doesn't go through slumps, not streaky, just solid all the time. And if that's who he turns out to be, that would be fantastic for them. Mark, thank you as always, buddy. All right. Thank you guys. This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Whether you love true crime or comedy, celebrity interviews or news, you call the shots on what's in your podcast queue. And guess what? Now you can call them on your auto insurance too, with the name of your price tool from Progressive. It works just the way it sounds. You tell Progressive how much you want to pay for car insurance, and they'll show you coverage options that fit your budget. 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