Would Don Mattingly Return to the Yankees?

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00:00Being on the ballot and what it would potentially mean to be voted into the Hall of Fame.

00:04Yeah, obviously it's, you feel good that you're on the ballot.

00:09But I think I've been on, I don't know which ballot I've been on in the past.

00:15I've always been pretty non political about it.

00:21I'm not really a guy at politics for kidding in or anything else.

00:27And I think I said it on the Dan Patrick show, he had asked me about the Hall of Fame in general.

00:33And I think as the older I've got, and I want to say it the right way.

00:38But again, you know, politics to get into the Hall of Fame.

00:42But I said, there's not really anybody in there that I don't think I could get.

00:47And if I was on the field with those guys, I feel like I'd be, I wouldn't be out of place.

00:53I kind of say it simply like that.

00:55When you came to that decision at the end of such a successful season.

01:00Probably was closer to that decision before it ever, the season never started.

01:05Kind of had a pretty good feeling that this was going to be my last year in Toronto.

01:10And really kind of like when I went to Toronto, when Ross called me, I was thrilled.

01:20Had a great time there, the organization's been tremendous.

01:24The fans there are tremendous.

01:26It's been a great run.

01:29But I thought before the year started that this was kind of like,

01:34I felt like this was kind of the end with Toronto.

01:38And really nothing more than that, just felt like it was the right time.

01:43Any thought on that, being a manager again?

01:46Not really.

01:47I haven't really thought about that at all.

01:50I don't know if that's something that's in the cards for me.

01:55At this point, definitely don't think, I don't say this in a bad way, but

02:01the Rockies is probably not a good fit for me.

02:03That's more of a, obviously, a building situation.

02:07Probably meant more for a younger guy with lots of energy.

02:11So I wouldn't think that would be the proper fit.

02:14For a fan base that adores you here in New York,

02:16would you return to the New York Yankees coaching in any capacity?

02:19I think at this point, I just want to just chill and

02:24figure out what I want to do.

02:26You know, I don't know.

02:29I think you just kind of wake up today, take everything in,

02:36try to relax from the season.

02:38And again, just trying to find, see what comes up and

02:42what balances the family and work.

02:46What do you like to do next?

02:48You know, I don't know.

02:50I think the thing I wrestle with is trying to balance family with a 10 year old.

02:57Trying to balance that with still loving doing, you know, doing what I'm doing.

03:04And then balancing the road as, you know, 64, feel good.

03:09But the road can get, kind of wears you down.

03:14If I talk about it right now, I was like,

03:16the last thing I want to do is be on the road.

03:18But you never know how you feel in, you know, a month from now or whatever.

03:23So kind of those are the things I wrestle with, really that balancing act of family.

03:30And, you know, and still being a part of the game, which, you know,

03:34I still like, I like what I'm doing.

03:37You are even a part of the game.

03:40You keep going.

03:45You have to do.

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