00:00It comes down to it, though, Tom, right?
00:01We were talking about it.
00:03Great pitching neutralizes great hitting,
00:06and it feels like especially this time of year.
00:09Do we have enough arms left?
00:12Do we have enough left in the tank here to be able to get it done?
00:15You know, that's what it comes down to.
00:16I saw that Noah McLean's going to be starting for Team USA,
00:19and he was okay in, you know, his start during group play.
00:24I think he has a really bright future.
00:26He is one of the best pitching prospects, not just for the Mets,
00:29not just in the NL, in all of baseball.
00:30He's truly one of the best, and he's one of the breakout candidates
00:33that a lot of people talk about this year.
00:35But he's literally never pitched on a stage like this.
00:37He's literally never had this much on his plate before.
00:40So just because we think he's going to be great and he projects to be great,
00:44it doesn't mean that we're actually going to be seeing that on, you know,
00:47March 17th when he doesn't have a long track record to back that up.
00:50So I think he's going to be out there for no more than three innings, 3.1,
00:54and then they're going to have to rely on, you know,
00:57everyone coming from the bullpen.
00:58And if Joe Ryan can be out there, great.
01:00And then everyone else has to do their part.
