WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:07.400 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio network. Guardians Weekly is brought 2 00:00:07.400 --> 00:00:51.159 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:51.159 --> 00:00:56.560 everyone, welcome to Guardian's Weekly. Jim Rosen House along with you from Progressive 4 00:00:56.640 --> 00:01:00.159 Field in downtown Cleveland, where we have a lot of baseball on tap of 5 00:01:00.240 --> 00:01:06.159 your listening to this show as it airs on the radio in Cleveland on our 6 00:01:06.200 --> 00:01:11.359 flagship station WTAM. It is early on a Saturday with a lot of baseball 7 00:01:11.400 --> 00:01:15.760 to come as after Friday's rainout between the Guardians and the Yankees. Two games 8 00:01:15.799 --> 00:01:21.519 today, a noon start for Game one, the makeup game from last night, 9 00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:26.159 and then a six to ten first pitch for the regularly scheduled ball game 10 00:01:26.200 --> 00:01:29.159 between the Guardians and the Yankees. So it should be a fun day of 11 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:33.760 baseball here at Progressive Field. As two of the top teams in baseball through 12 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:36.680 the first two weeks of the season, we'll have at it. The Yankees 13 00:01:36.959 --> 00:01:41.760 with baseball's best record at ten and three and the Guardians right behind at nine 14 00:01:41.760 --> 00:01:45.400 and three. Heading into the year, or heading into the week, we 15 00:01:45.480 --> 00:01:49.359 should say, as they get going here today against each other, coming up 16 00:01:49.359 --> 00:01:53.400 a little bit later on in our show today, we'll hear from Rob Sorfolio, 17 00:01:53.480 --> 00:01:57.079 the director of player development for the Guardians of Farm report from Rob. 18 00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:02.200 Also Sandy Allen and Corey Kluber. We talked to both on opening day, 19 00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:07.439 the home opener here on Monday, which was quite the afternoon and on into 20 00:02:07.480 --> 00:02:10.520 the evening. And we'll hear from Sandy who's been through a lot of those 21 00:02:12.120 --> 00:02:15.879 in his time as a Cleveland player and also a coach. And of course 22 00:02:15.919 --> 00:02:20.840 Corey Kluber with a tremendous career and he stopped by as well. And we'll 23 00:02:20.879 --> 00:02:23.360 also have a week in review and hear from Shane Bieber as well. 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Welcome back to 33 00:03:15.280 --> 00:03:21.199 Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland on 34 00:03:21.319 --> 00:03:23.919 the first homestand of the new season. And it started on Monday. What 35 00:03:24.039 --> 00:03:30.800 a day. As the eclipse took place mid afternoon and it was indeed a 36 00:03:30.879 --> 00:03:35.680 total eclipse. It looked like midnight at the ballpark when things really took hold 37 00:03:35.919 --> 00:03:38.759 a little bit after three o'clock and then it was time for baseball for the 38 00:03:38.759 --> 00:03:44.080 first time for the Guardians, coming off a tremendous road trip to start the 39 00:03:44.159 --> 00:03:47.159 season. They had Tristan McKenzie on the mound against the White Sox, and 40 00:03:47.520 --> 00:03:51.759 he got off to a nice start, along with a little help from his 41 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:55.680 defense. Third ending Moncata a single to life center back in the first you'll 42 00:03:55.719 --> 00:04:00.520 again bad left handed hips a double play ball to third Ramirez underhack glove to 43 00:04:00.680 --> 00:04:08.280 second one relay him and us turns the ending ending double play five four three 44 00:04:08.919 --> 00:04:14.039 and McKenzie's kept the socks off the board through three scoreless right off the lake 45 00:04:14.120 --> 00:04:16.040 front. In the bottom half of the third inning, it was the White 46 00:04:16.040 --> 00:04:21.120 Sox defense that helped the Guardians get on the scoreboard. Guardian sands a team 47 00:04:21.199 --> 00:04:27.439 banning three point twenty nine with men in's scoring position. Rocchio banks it too 48 00:04:27.480 --> 00:04:31.399 short off shoemake Cam's into center around third, coming home him and us throut 49 00:04:31.399 --> 00:04:38.040 of the plate got in time heading to second is Rochio won nothing Guardians. 50 00:04:39.199 --> 00:04:42.160 And in the fourth end the Guardians were trying to add to their lead, 51 00:04:42.560 --> 00:04:47.399 with the bases loaded and Andre si Menez at the plate the two inside Did 52 00:04:47.399 --> 00:04:51.680 it hit him? Yes, it did. The master of getting hit by 53 00:04:51.759 --> 00:04:57.560 pitches does it again, and that'll drive in a run. Naylor comes down 54 00:04:57.600 --> 00:05:02.879 the line from third as him Minez already this season has been hit by pitches 55 00:05:03.560 --> 00:05:11.680 five times, and this one drives in a run to nothing Cleveland. Then 56 00:05:11.720 --> 00:05:15.839 in the fifth someome thunder from Jose Ramirez. Here's the two to two, 57 00:05:16.279 --> 00:05:27.800 swung on and launched high and deep right failed HOI run, Jose Ramirez hod 58 00:05:27.839 --> 00:05:32.800 that'll get him cracking. The sellout crowd on its feet as Ramirez makes it 59 00:05:33.360 --> 00:05:46.120 for nothing Cleveland. Number two for Jose Ramirez and a perennial MVP candidate comes 60 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:49.839 through. In the home opener, McKenzie shut down the Socks through five and 61 00:05:49.920 --> 00:05:55.480 two thirds, then out of the bullpen, Tim Herron, Hunter Gaddis and 62 00:05:55.639 --> 00:06:00.800 Kate Smith kept the shutout going, setting the table for a annual class. 63 00:06:00.199 --> 00:06:05.480 In the ninth one ball two strikes. Everybody on their feet at the corner 64 00:06:05.519 --> 00:06:11.680 of Carnegie and Ontario. Guardians, trying to win their fifth straight, go 65 00:06:11.759 --> 00:06:18.079 to eight and two and stay atop the central the pitch swing the ass ball 66 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:29.040 game class a another perfect performance, unscored upon in five outings and the Guardians 67 00:06:29.079 --> 00:06:34.360 pitched their third shutout in ten games. And the home opener is a success 68 00:06:34.959 --> 00:06:42.319 for nothing. Cleveland blanks the White Sox. It's a real nice win on 69 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:46.680 the home opener for the Guardians at Progressive Field on Monday Tuesday, it was 70 00:06:46.720 --> 00:06:49.959 the White Sox who were seven to five winners. Despite a furious comeback by 71 00:06:50.000 --> 00:06:53.959 the Guardians, who are down five. Nothing came all the way back to 72 00:06:54.000 --> 00:06:57.240 tie it, only to see the White Sox score two in the eighth to 73 00:06:57.279 --> 00:07:01.519 win it by a seven to five. Final Saint story on Wednesday, Guardians 74 00:07:01.519 --> 00:07:06.480 and White Sox wrapping up their series and the sockscot The scoring started early first 75 00:07:06.519 --> 00:07:11.720 inning, two runs there, then a three run third on a three run 76 00:07:11.759 --> 00:07:15.639 home run by Gavin Sheets, and there was two nights in a row. 77 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:19.759 The Guardians found themselves down by a five nothing deficit early, but just like 78 00:07:19.800 --> 00:07:24.839 the night before, they began to chip away in the fourth inning, this 79 00:07:24.920 --> 00:07:28.959 time with Josh Naylor at the plate. Here's the one one swung on and 80 00:07:28.959 --> 00:07:33.199 there's a high fly ball deep right center field. Way back there, hold 81 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:43.000 Rod Nayler. He continues to torture the White Sox and the Guardians are on 82 00:07:43.079 --> 00:07:49.720 the board. It's now five to one Chicago, sixth time in his career 83 00:07:49.759 --> 00:07:54.600 that he's gone deep against Chicago. This is the fortieth game he's played against 84 00:07:54.639 --> 00:07:58.600 the White Sox and the beat osan for Naylor. Man does he have their 85 00:07:58.680 --> 00:08:03.319 number? Then later on in the fourth inning, that was Josh's younger brother 86 00:08:03.399 --> 00:08:07.800 Bo's turn. Here's bow Naylor with a runner at first, two down five 87 00:08:07.879 --> 00:08:11.680 to one, White Sox leading, and Naylor drives one deep center. This 88 00:08:11.800 --> 00:08:22.000 has a chance and it goes home run Bow Nailer. Both Nailors go deep 89 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:28.199 this inning and it's now a five to three game, Guardians inching closer. 90 00:08:28.839 --> 00:08:33.279 The Guardians added one more in the fifth thanks to Stephen Kuan. Here's the 91 00:08:33.320 --> 00:08:37.639 old one and he launches one high in the air, deep right center field. 92 00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:45.799 This has a chance and there it goes home run Kwan and the homer 93 00:08:45.840 --> 00:08:52.039 barrage continues for the Guardians. Kwan, with his second on the season, 94 00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:56.799 makes it a one run ball game, five to four Chicago. It was 95 00:08:56.840 --> 00:09:01.279 still a one run game in the sixth inning when the Guardians loaded the bases 96 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:05.519 with David Fry pinch hitting in a crucial spot, Josh Naylor at third, 97 00:09:05.559 --> 00:09:09.519 Will Brennan at second, Ramon Loreano at first. One out in the sixth 98 00:09:09.879 --> 00:09:15.720 five to four Chicago, the pitch in it hit him, tie ball game 99 00:09:15.759 --> 00:09:22.200 at five. Tanner Banks hits David Fry with the first pitch and the game 100 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:24.720 is tied at five. And for the second night in a row, the 101 00:09:24.759 --> 00:09:31.720 White Sox can't hold on to a five nothing lead. Chicago turned a big 102 00:09:31.720 --> 00:09:35.039 double play to work out of that gym and keep the game tied at five, 103 00:09:35.679 --> 00:09:39.840 and then the outstanding work from the Guardian's bullpen continued to keep the White 104 00:09:39.840 --> 00:09:43.960 Sox off the board. The pitch swung on a tamper to third, Ramirez 105 00:09:43.080 --> 00:09:48.159 charges gloves, throws get out of it. What a job by Clause with 106 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:54.399 a fist pump, and what a smart play at short by Rochio and bad 107 00:09:54.559 --> 00:09:58.960 base running by the Socks to x ratings we went and in the tenth. 108 00:09:58.039 --> 00:10:03.879 The White Sox got the automatic base runner home in the top half of the 109 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:07.559 inning to take a six to five lead, but the Guardians answered in the 110 00:10:07.559 --> 00:10:11.600 bottom half of the tenth as once again it was Josh Naylor coming through in 111 00:10:11.679 --> 00:10:16.360 the clutch. Now the one oher swung on drill deep left center field, 112 00:10:16.399 --> 00:10:18.799 Ben and Tendy packets over his head, hits the base of the wall, 113 00:10:20.039 --> 00:10:26.120 He falls down into scores henans into second with the game tying double is Nailer 114 00:10:26.559 --> 00:10:33.720 and the Sacks pitch to Nailor and get burn. Will Brennan followed with a 115 00:10:33.759 --> 00:10:37.799 walk, then a single from Ramon Loreano loaded the bases, giving Bone Nailor 116 00:10:39.159 --> 00:10:43.080 a chance to walk it off. Here's the one two pitch, a swing 117 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:48.679 of the line right, pace it right center, game winner Bone Nailer. 118 00:10:48.720 --> 00:10:54.759 Tyler Freeman comes home from third. They'll be a mobbing between first and second 119 00:10:56.480 --> 00:11:03.320 as Bone Nailer gets Cleveland's first walk off with the season, and the Guardians, 120 00:11:03.320 --> 00:11:07.600 for the first time in twenty two years, have won their first four 121 00:11:07.879 --> 00:11:13.159 series to start a season. They did it the hard way tonight. They 122 00:11:13.240 --> 00:11:20.919 win it in ten innings by a final score of seven to six. After 123 00:11:20.960 --> 00:11:24.679 the game, both Josh and Bo together spoke to the assembled media about the 124 00:11:24.840 --> 00:11:31.279 memorable night at the ballpark. For me personally, every time I'm in the 125 00:11:31.320 --> 00:11:33.720 locker room, I get to be able to hang out with my brother, 126 00:11:33.120 --> 00:11:37.559 it's a new special moment. Every time out there on the field, you 127 00:11:37.559 --> 00:11:41.799 know, end evating I could throw a ball over to him, it's special. 128 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:46.000 So for me, you know, it's a it's a new part of 129 00:11:46.039 --> 00:11:50.039 the journey every day and I'm super grateful to be able to share these experiences 130 00:11:50.039 --> 00:11:54.440 with him. Oh and I dreamt of as dreamt of it as a kid. 131 00:11:54.759 --> 00:12:00.120 I knew would come true eventually if you just keep working hard. Not 132 00:12:00.240 --> 00:12:01.960 really a shock to me. I just I kind of believed in it from 133 00:12:03.039 --> 00:12:05.759 day one, and I knew that if we just continue to work hard at 134 00:12:05.759 --> 00:12:09.440 our craft, we'd either played against each other or play with each other. 135 00:12:09.559 --> 00:12:11.240 And you know, God's good and we're able to play with each other. 136 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:16.240 So it's been great so far. And you know, do you guys know 137 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:22.639 today it was national siblings there. I did not a clear idea, So 138 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:24.639 it's kind of crazy, you know, to be able to you know, 139 00:12:24.720 --> 00:12:28.120 share a home run in the same aim with them. So quite a night 140 00:12:28.159 --> 00:12:33.399 on Wednesday night, which turned out to be the last time the Guardians played 141 00:12:33.440 --> 00:12:37.200 this week as they had a scheduled off day on Thursday, and then last 142 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:41.639 night's game Friday night rained out against the Yankees. What a weather day that 143 00:12:41.840 --> 00:12:46.240 was, as we had high winds, heavy rains and just a soaked field. 144 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:50.159 So again they'll give it a try on Saturday with a day night doubleheader 145 00:12:50.240 --> 00:12:54.240 on tap a twelve ten first pitch for game one, six' ten for 146 00:12:54.559 --> 00:13:00.000 the nightcap. Now, it was a fun week of baseball at Progressive Field, 147 00:13:00.200 --> 00:13:05.919 but a damper on the hot start for the Guardians was the announcement earlier 148 00:13:05.960 --> 00:13:09.960 in the week about Shane Bieber having to undergo Tommy John surgery after just two 149 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:15.919 starts this season. He was terrific off spring. His two starts tremendous, 150 00:13:15.960 --> 00:13:20.720 a pair of six innings of shutout baseball with twenty strikeouts, but the elbow 151 00:13:22.320 --> 00:13:26.720 just couldn't hold. And it was announced late last week that Tommy John surgery 152 00:13:26.759 --> 00:13:30.919 was in the offing. He had that surgery on Friday, but Shane was 153 00:13:31.000 --> 00:13:35.080 on hand on Monday for the home opener. But what an ovation the fans 154 00:13:35.120 --> 00:13:41.000 gave Shane when Tom Hamilton was introducing the entire roster. This man a unanimous 155 00:13:41.039 --> 00:13:48.759 American League Cy Young Award winner, the second best winning percentage in the history 156 00:13:48.840 --> 00:13:58.360 of this organization in historical first two starts, twelve innings, no runs allowed, 157 00:13:58.840 --> 00:14:03.399 twenty strike, one walk, and folks, the best is yet to 158 00:14:03.559 --> 00:14:15.679 com number fifty seven, same fever. Just a tremendous moment before the home 159 00:14:15.679 --> 00:14:18.559 opener, and prior to that, Shane met with the media and talked about 160 00:14:18.600 --> 00:14:24.720 the injury during his Monday press conference. So how were we able to make 161 00:14:24.759 --> 00:14:28.919 it even two starts with your elbows screaming like that? Probably a combination of 162 00:14:28.960 --> 00:14:33.639 factors, the first being wishful thinking. You know, you hope it's starting 163 00:14:33.679 --> 00:14:37.200 us as pictures, as athletes, we play through things and we get through 164 00:14:37.240 --> 00:14:43.080 things. But ultimately, when it's a something as crucial as a ligament, 165 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:48.960 something as finicky, whatever word you want to use, you have to address 166 00:14:48.000 --> 00:14:58.600 it. So I felt it probably in the middle innings in Oakland, ignored 167 00:14:58.639 --> 00:15:03.320 it a little bit, choked it up to opening day soreness, cold throughout 168 00:15:03.360 --> 00:15:07.279 my work throughout the week was was trying to address it as best as I 169 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:13.200 could, knowing that it was sort of an all or nothing situation with when 170 00:15:13.240 --> 00:15:18.159 you bring all factors in both as a team and and for me personally that 171 00:15:20.879 --> 00:15:26.080 you know, if it was damage to my to my ligament, that it 172 00:15:26.120 --> 00:15:33.200 was either either it goes away or or surgery. And so kind of got 173 00:15:33.200 --> 00:15:35.360 the feedback that I needed especially and I need I also need more feedback going 174 00:15:35.399 --> 00:15:41.679 into that Seattle start because it's hard to replicate game intensity and high intensity throws. 175 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:46.679 So going into Seattle, it was it was pretty much from from warm 176 00:15:46.759 --> 00:15:50.200 up one to pitch eighty three. So it was an emotional time, but 177 00:15:52.840 --> 00:15:56.759 the end results make things a little bit more confusing and a little bit harder, 178 00:15:56.759 --> 00:15:58.039 but you know, it is what it is, and we move on 179 00:15:58.120 --> 00:16:07.399 and I'm having to have answers and looking forward happy to you know, soon 180 00:16:07.519 --> 00:16:14.399 enough pitch uninhibited and continue to put up results You've never really not had baseball. 181 00:16:14.519 --> 00:16:18.639 Is that what you're talking about in terms of processing your emotions on and 182 00:16:18.679 --> 00:16:25.320 going forward. Yeah, yeah, baseball will be there. It's I will 183 00:16:25.360 --> 00:16:27.759 be here. It's easy to keep things in perspective. Like I said, 184 00:16:27.759 --> 00:16:30.840 it's just an injury that I'll get past. And uh, like I said, 185 00:16:30.840 --> 00:16:33.240 I'm not the first person, won't be the last. I think one 186 00:16:33.320 --> 00:16:42.279 of the things that is a bit more difficult for me is that throughout the 187 00:16:42.279 --> 00:16:48.360 off season and in spring training, like I did figure some things out and 188 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:52.000 my performance was getting back to the place that I knew I was capable of, 189 00:16:52.279 --> 00:16:57.679 and I was falling back in love with pitching, and I was having 190 00:16:57.679 --> 00:17:03.759 a lot of fun in This group's great and they're capable of so much with 191 00:17:03.960 --> 00:17:06.640 or without me. I know I'll be a part of it, but just 192 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:11.799 in a different capacity. So you know, there's a lot of emotions that 193 00:17:11.839 --> 00:17:15.839 go into it. But that's one of them. But an emotional time for 194 00:17:17.119 --> 00:17:21.279 one of the best pitchers that has rolled through Cleveland, and that is saying 195 00:17:21.440 --> 00:17:26.359 a lot based on the rich pitching history, Hall of famers that have come 196 00:17:26.440 --> 00:17:30.640 through here and Cy Young Award winners and Bieber certainly one of those is Cy 197 00:17:30.720 --> 00:17:33.799 Young season of twenty twenty, and I'll tell you what it looked like he 198 00:17:33.880 --> 00:17:38.119 was on track to be in the conversation again this season, but now a 199 00:17:38.119 --> 00:17:42.400 long rehab follows and we don't know what the future holds for Shane Bieber in 200 00:17:42.519 --> 00:17:48.119 terms of when and where he will pitch again, but best of luck to 201 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:52.119 him as he goes through that rehab process. Well we come back, we'll 202 00:17:52.119 --> 00:17:56.200 hear from another Cleveland cy Young Award winner, Corey Klueber, was in town 203 00:17:56.680 --> 00:18:00.480 for the opener on Monday to throw out a first pitch with Michael Brantley, 204 00:18:00.720 --> 00:18:04.319 and we'll also visit with Sandy Alamar Junior, his twenty fifth home opener in 205 00:18:04.359 --> 00:18:08.119 a Cleveland uniform. That comes your way next on the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians 206 00:18:08.240 --> 00:18:26.480 Radio Network. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back with you from 207 00:18:26.480 --> 00:18:32.599 Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland. What a day it was on Monday here at 208 00:18:32.599 --> 00:18:37.799 Progressive Field. The eclipse in the afternoon, then the home opener in the 209 00:18:37.880 --> 00:18:41.240 late afternoon, a five o'clock start to make way for the eclipse and allow 210 00:18:41.279 --> 00:18:45.839 everyone to enjoy that. Before the game, we caught up with someone who's 211 00:18:45.839 --> 00:18:49.559 been a part of twenty five home openers. This is twenty sixth season in 212 00:18:49.599 --> 00:18:53.440 the Cleveland uniform. There was one where he was not on the roster at 213 00:18:53.480 --> 00:18:56.799 the start of the season due to injury, but as a player and a 214 00:18:56.839 --> 00:19:03.000 coach, Sandy Alamar Junior the most popular ever to put on a Cleveland uniform, 215 00:19:03.079 --> 00:19:06.400 and he says it's always special to take the field for the first time 216 00:19:06.440 --> 00:19:11.079 in new season in front of the home crowd, the old fund. Those 217 00:19:11.079 --> 00:19:15.440 who say that they get used to it, they're lying. Every opening day 218 00:19:15.519 --> 00:19:19.000 is very special. You got new sometimes you got new players that it means 219 00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:22.720 a lot to them. So like as a coach or as a player, 220 00:19:22.759 --> 00:19:26.000 you should enjoyed opening the And no matter what role you've been in, whether 221 00:19:26.039 --> 00:19:30.079 it was as a player and now as a coach, for your fifteenth season 222 00:19:30.119 --> 00:19:33.920 now with the team, I'm gonna guess you'll get one of the loudest ovations 223 00:19:34.000 --> 00:19:37.599 of anybody when you go to the line. And what does that mean to 224 00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:41.920 you that fans still hold you in such high regard. Well, I'm an 225 00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:47.680 honor to be part of a Digel organization and the fact that they give me 226 00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:52.359 an ovation like that is you know, it's an honor I really cherish. 227 00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:56.279 I really love the city of Cleveland, and I want to win some I 228 00:19:56.279 --> 00:19:59.480 want to win something big here as a part of the organization, I think, 229 00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:03.000 and I really, you know, I appreciate it. It's very appreciative. 230 00:20:03.000 --> 00:20:07.519 My family does too. All right, let's look back at some home 231 00:20:07.559 --> 00:20:11.279 openers for you. First off today, have you ever been a part of 232 00:20:11.279 --> 00:20:15.000 one where there's been an eclipse as part of the day, A full solar 233 00:20:15.039 --> 00:20:18.960 eclipse? Well no, no, full, no, no, one and 234 00:20:19.000 --> 00:20:26.119 only. And I've been part of cold super cold ones, blizzer ones, 235 00:20:27.039 --> 00:20:32.279 sunny days, seventy degrees in April, but never something like this. This 236 00:20:32.359 --> 00:20:37.079 is very special. And we were part of a partially eclipse a few years 237 00:20:37.079 --> 00:20:40.799 back. But this is gonna be something interesting. I mean, I heard 238 00:20:40.799 --> 00:20:45.680 that the downtown area is gonna be uh crowded, So looking forward to the 239 00:20:45.720 --> 00:20:48.960 opportunity to see something that doesn't happen often. What do you remember about the 240 00:20:49.079 --> 00:20:55.359 very first home opener that you were a part of in Cleveland? Yes, 241 00:20:55.400 --> 00:21:00.680 we got no doubt. You woun't hear me? Huh yeah, we we 242 00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:04.759 got snowed out. I remember Ton Kan Diorty was pitching that game and were 243 00:21:04.759 --> 00:21:07.759 playing the Yankees, and we played like three or four inning. But after 244 00:21:07.799 --> 00:21:11.400 that it starts knowing and we got we got canceled. How about the first 245 00:21:11.400 --> 00:21:18.400 one at Progressive Field then Jacobs Field, Well that was the Randy Johnson almost 246 00:21:18.440 --> 00:21:22.480 perfect game. I remember that Bob Feller came down and after the game it's 247 00:21:22.599 --> 00:21:26.880 like, so upset could have a hit Randy Johnson. I say, Bob, 248 00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:30.680 that guy was throwing a one hundred miles an hour ninety seven. The 249 00:21:30.720 --> 00:21:33.400 background wasn't very good. It's a lot of shadows, so Randy was dealing 250 00:21:33.920 --> 00:21:37.319 until I got that hit the Rye field. But you know, it's just 251 00:21:37.440 --> 00:21:40.759 like we ended up winning the game. It was a very exciting game. 252 00:21:40.799 --> 00:21:44.359 But yeah, it was almost a perfect game that they and for the team, 253 00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:47.839 coaches, players. You've been at it here for ten days already this 254 00:21:47.880 --> 00:21:49.839 season, but is there still that thrill when you get back home for the 255 00:21:49.839 --> 00:21:53.440 first time and the play in front of the home fans. Absolutely. Sometime 256 00:21:53.480 --> 00:21:57.200 when you start on the roads kind of blends with that spring training because spring 257 00:21:57.279 --> 00:22:00.519 training, you know our homes, you were like playing somewhere else. So 258 00:22:02.119 --> 00:22:04.519 when you start on the road and you feel comfortable for coming out of spring 259 00:22:04.519 --> 00:22:07.480 training, so it kind of blends a little bit but it makes it more 260 00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:12.599 excited to come home after a long road trip. After very careful math, 261 00:22:12.680 --> 00:22:18.000 we figured out number twenty six for you to when you first start, do 262 00:22:18.039 --> 00:22:19.960 you ever think you're gonna be in it that long and then have that many 263 00:22:21.400 --> 00:22:26.039 fun days at the ballpark. It's interesting because when I retire, I was 264 00:22:26.079 --> 00:22:27.880 gonna take a couple of years old. I remember in two thousand and seven 265 00:22:29.240 --> 00:22:32.240 I kind of went to play Triple A. After so many years in the 266 00:22:32.279 --> 00:22:34.559 big leagues. I was kind of like didn't make the team out of spring 267 00:22:34.599 --> 00:22:38.119 training with a match because I went there to spring training late and they asked 268 00:22:38.119 --> 00:22:41.200 me to come in. I was thinking retiring in all six, but then 269 00:22:42.759 --> 00:22:45.960 I asked they asked me if I wanted to go Triple A. I said, 270 00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:48.759 well, I'll go there as a player coach because I would like to 271 00:22:48.839 --> 00:22:53.759 learn how to coach and hopefully managing the minor leave something. And then they 272 00:22:53.759 --> 00:22:56.359 called me up because I was doing very well on Triple A. And then 273 00:22:56.400 --> 00:23:00.960 I finished to see someone in the big leagues. And the year after they 274 00:23:00.039 --> 00:23:03.279 called me back to see if I want to go off an invite and I 275 00:23:03.359 --> 00:23:07.160 say no, no, I'm done. So a week later after that I 276 00:23:07.160 --> 00:23:08.119 say no. They called me to see if I wanted to be a Bi 277 00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:11.519 league coach, and I'm like, WHOA. Opportunities like that don't show up 278 00:23:12.119 --> 00:23:17.599 very often, So I took on the challenge and the Guardians are a better 279 00:23:17.640 --> 00:23:19.519 team for that, no question about it. Sandy enjoyed the day today. 280 00:23:19.559 --> 00:23:22.960 I know it's always fun. Thank you very much at Sandy Alomar Junior and 281 00:23:23.079 --> 00:23:30.160 yes once again. Sandy received one of the loudest ovations during the announcement of 282 00:23:30.200 --> 00:23:34.039 the roster coaches, players and others by Tom Hamilton prior to the home opener 283 00:23:34.119 --> 00:23:40.119 on Monday. Also on hand for the home opener former two times Cy Young 284 00:23:40.160 --> 00:23:44.319 Award winner for Cleveland Corey Klueber, who was there with Michael Brantley, his 285 00:23:44.440 --> 00:23:49.200 teammate on some great teams twenty fifteen, sixteen, seventeen eighteen. They threw 286 00:23:49.240 --> 00:23:53.400 out first pitches prior to Monday's game. Corey announced his retirement during the off 287 00:23:53.480 --> 00:23:56.480 season, and we talked to him about that and how he knew it was 288 00:23:56.519 --> 00:24:00.920 the right time to make that decision. Yeah, I would say that I 289 00:24:00.960 --> 00:24:07.200 kind of had a feeling before I made the decision for certain that that was 290 00:24:07.279 --> 00:24:08.880 kind of the road I was going to go down. But I think that 291 00:24:08.920 --> 00:24:15.640 there's still the emotions of knowing you're not going to play anymore, kind of 292 00:24:15.640 --> 00:24:18.920 the uncertainty of what's next and things like that. But I do think that 293 00:24:19.079 --> 00:24:23.680 you know something I could kind of see coming when you look at your career. 294 00:24:25.279 --> 00:24:27.960 We got the best of your career in terms of fans seeing you at 295 00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:33.200 the top of your game. Probably an easy question is what do you remember 296 00:24:33.240 --> 00:24:36.000 most about your time in Cleveland? But it seemed like there were so many 297 00:24:36.519 --> 00:24:41.279 good moments and good seasons for you just that general time here. Is that 298 00:24:41.400 --> 00:24:44.799 something you'll always look back on and feel good about. Yeah, for sure. 299 00:24:44.880 --> 00:24:49.319 I mean I think, even aside from the on field stuff, you 300 00:24:49.359 --> 00:24:55.200 know, to play somewhere as long as I was fortunate enough to hear isn't 301 00:24:55.359 --> 00:24:57.920 the norm nowadays at all. And I did it with a lot of guys 302 00:24:57.960 --> 00:25:03.279 who were in the same situation, so that in itself was unique. I 303 00:25:03.319 --> 00:25:06.720 think, you know, I had the opportunity, my family had the opportunity 304 00:25:06.720 --> 00:25:11.359 to build a lot of relationships with with good friends, just because we were 305 00:25:11.359 --> 00:25:14.160 all here for such a long extend amount of time. And you're here on 306 00:25:14.279 --> 00:25:18.359 opening day with Michael Brantley and those teams, the one that went to the 307 00:25:18.359 --> 00:25:25.039 World Series and some playoff runs. What was it like in that clubhouse coming 308 00:25:25.079 --> 00:25:26.559 to work every day, if you could even call it work, when when 309 00:25:26.599 --> 00:25:30.440 it's that type of situation, it was a lot of fun. You know. 310 00:25:30.519 --> 00:25:34.319 I think that maybe even before we got good, so to speak, 311 00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:38.079 I think that it was still a good environment to come to, just because 312 00:25:38.160 --> 00:25:42.200 all the guys enjoyed being around each other. You know. I think that 313 00:25:42.240 --> 00:25:45.839 makes the grind of one hundred and six to two games a lot easier, 314 00:25:45.839 --> 00:25:48.319 the ups and downs you're going to go through, kind of easier to weather 315 00:25:48.400 --> 00:25:52.759 the storm. And everybody enjoys being around each other, and like you said, 316 00:25:52.759 --> 00:25:56.920 it doesn't feel like you're coming to work every day necessarily. Corey Klueber 317 00:25:56.000 --> 00:25:59.920 joining us. He was in town opening day to throw out a first pitch 318 00:26:00.000 --> 00:26:03.079 along with Michael Brandley. Corey, I don't know if late bloomer is the 319 00:26:03.160 --> 00:26:06.759 right word, but what you did not reach the big leagues at a young 320 00:26:06.759 --> 00:26:10.240 age. It took you a while to get here. What clicked in for 321 00:26:10.319 --> 00:26:14.319 you that allowed you to make a jump that when you got to the major 322 00:26:14.400 --> 00:26:21.359 leagues you had some some sustained success probably a lot of things, you know, 323 00:26:21.400 --> 00:26:25.680 I think for me personally, first and foremost, I think just the 324 00:26:25.759 --> 00:26:29.720 ability to have good enough fastball command to set up other pitches was the big 325 00:26:30.559 --> 00:26:36.279 separator for me physically, and then I think that kind of unlocks the mental 326 00:26:36.319 --> 00:26:40.160 side as well, to where you you believe in yourself more, and then 327 00:26:40.200 --> 00:26:42.079 that has kind of a trickle effect. I don't know if I could really 328 00:26:42.119 --> 00:26:47.680 pinpoint one specific thing. I think there's probably a lot of different things that 329 00:26:47.759 --> 00:26:53.240 add up together to to make me that made me maybe be ready at the 330 00:26:53.319 --> 00:26:56.480 level that I was when I got here, as opposed to if I would 331 00:26:56.480 --> 00:26:59.720 have been called up, you know, two three four years prior. I 332 00:26:59.720 --> 00:27:03.559 don't I would have been able to to kind of withstand some of the struggles 333 00:27:03.559 --> 00:27:07.920 that I went through early on. And legacy wise, people still talk about 334 00:27:07.880 --> 00:27:14.359 Cleveland as a pitching organization and and there's a certain way that starting pitchers, 335 00:27:14.440 --> 00:27:17.079 especially seem to go about their business. And you had a lot to do 336 00:27:17.160 --> 00:27:21.880 with that when you were here and passing that down when you see it continue, 337 00:27:21.880 --> 00:27:25.039 and I'm not sure how closely you follow it now, but they're still 338 00:27:25.559 --> 00:27:29.519 churning out good starting pitching. Uh do you think about that that maybe the 339 00:27:29.559 --> 00:27:33.880 impact you had on some others specifically like a Shane Bieber. I mean, 340 00:27:33.960 --> 00:27:40.359 I I guess it somebody that I actually played with, like Beabs. I 341 00:27:40.400 --> 00:27:44.119 think I could, I could appreciate that, But then I think it then 342 00:27:44.160 --> 00:27:49.680 it then it's it goes the credit goes to him then for for then you 343 00:27:49.720 --> 00:27:53.680 know, helping out other guys and so forth and so on. You know, 344 00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:57.680 obviously I hate to hear the news about him this week, but yeah, 345 00:27:57.720 --> 00:28:03.799 I think that you know, he's God just must be proud of in 346 00:28:03.839 --> 00:28:07.880 terms of that, Corey. Great to see a wonderful career. I know 347 00:28:07.920 --> 00:28:11.599 it's never easy when it is time to move on, but I'm sure some 348 00:28:11.640 --> 00:28:14.240 good things are had whatever you decide to do. And thanks lot for coming 349 00:28:14.240 --> 00:28:17.440 by. Yeah, thanks Ethie. Fun to catch up with Corey Klueber in 350 00:28:17.519 --> 00:28:21.440 best of luck to him in retirement. You get the feeling he got the 351 00:28:21.480 --> 00:28:25.240 most out of that right arm, and certainly here in Cleveland we saw the 352 00:28:25.279 --> 00:28:29.440 best of those years and quite a stretch it was in a Cleveland uniform for 353 00:28:29.640 --> 00:28:32.720 Kluber. Stay with us when we came back. 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Rob sortfolio 369 00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:59.920 is the director of player development for the Guardians, and in the weekly Farm 370 00:30:00.119 --> 00:30:03.200 Report, we'll get to the Triple A Columbus roster shortly a preview there. 371 00:30:03.640 --> 00:30:07.559 But first we had a chance to visit with Rob at the tail end of 372 00:30:07.559 --> 00:30:11.880 spring training and we asked him about a player who stood out tremendously during spring 373 00:30:11.920 --> 00:30:17.839 training, prospect Chase de Lauder, the outfielder who saw plenty of time in 374 00:30:17.880 --> 00:30:21.440 big league games and performed extremely well, and Rob says they couldn't be more 375 00:30:21.440 --> 00:30:26.640 excited about what the future holds for the latter. That was awesome. I 376 00:30:26.720 --> 00:30:32.920 think everyone in the organization, Chase included, was really fired up about the 377 00:30:33.079 --> 00:30:34.559 spring that he had, and not just because the way he performed. I 378 00:30:34.640 --> 00:30:40.079 think even more importantly is getting to spend some real time with our major league 379 00:30:40.079 --> 00:30:42.920 staff, getting to spend some real time with major league players, like, 380 00:30:44.000 --> 00:30:48.000 you know, for these guys in the minor leagues that have never done morning 381 00:30:48.039 --> 00:30:52.079 work next to Stephen Kwan or you know, listen to the morning meetings and 382 00:30:52.119 --> 00:30:56.000 some of the messages from Voter like just the experiential impact that that has for 383 00:30:56.599 --> 00:31:00.599 you know, hopefully when these guys do matriculate to the big leagues, like 384 00:31:00.640 --> 00:31:03.839 they're that much more comfortable. They know the guys in the locker room, 385 00:31:03.920 --> 00:31:06.839 they know the staff. So, you know, coming into spring training, 386 00:31:06.880 --> 00:31:11.519 that was what we wanted for this group. He wasn't technically in major league 387 00:31:11.559 --> 00:31:15.000 spring training, that is correct, but we had a group of of you 388 00:31:15.000 --> 00:31:21.200 know, younger minor league players that we expected to go partake in the practices 389 00:31:21.200 --> 00:31:25.960 for the first couple of weeks and then when there were game opportunities, you 390 00:31:25.960 --> 00:31:27.519 know, we had a group of guys that were ready to go in there 391 00:31:27.599 --> 00:31:32.920 and fill needs. And that was the plan with Chase, I think in 392 00:31:32.960 --> 00:31:36.480 a really cool way. He obviously performed the way he did, and there 393 00:31:36.480 --> 00:31:40.240 were opportunities in the outfield and the major league staff you know, wanted him 394 00:31:40.240 --> 00:31:42.519 out there, and so he earned every bit of that. It was really 395 00:31:42.519 --> 00:31:47.160 exciting to watch, and you know, I think he you know, really 396 00:31:47.160 --> 00:31:51.000 set himself up for hopefully a great twenty twenty four as a result, and 397 00:31:51.039 --> 00:31:55.279 with everything that happened good for him. He'd come back from the ballpark each 398 00:31:55.359 --> 00:31:56.640 game maybe he hit a home run, maybe he had a double, a 399 00:31:56.640 --> 00:32:00.920 couple of hits, and he went back to the minor leage. They had 400 00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:04.400 a locker over there, correct, yep, locker in the minor league side 401 00:32:04.480 --> 00:32:07.519 the entire time. But I think, you know, just talking to him 402 00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:12.519 after the fact of now you know he's fully back and you know, minor 403 00:32:12.599 --> 00:32:15.839 league, minor league spring training, and he took the right things out of 404 00:32:15.880 --> 00:32:19.680 that. I don't think he cared where his locker was. I think he 405 00:32:19.799 --> 00:32:22.839 cared that you know, he got a chance to, like we said, 406 00:32:22.960 --> 00:32:24.440 you know, practice next to Kwannie and the rest of these guys in the 407 00:32:24.480 --> 00:32:29.200 outfield, and work with J. T. Maguire, spend time around Albion 408 00:32:29.279 --> 00:32:32.319 Voter and just really feel it what it takes and what it looks like to 409 00:32:32.359 --> 00:32:36.160 be an impact major leaguer. And I hope that that really sets him up 410 00:32:36.160 --> 00:32:39.119 for an easy transition whenever that day comes in the future and we're in a 411 00:32:39.200 --> 00:32:43.519 day and age where there's no secrets for fans anymore. They know what's going 412 00:32:43.559 --> 00:32:46.279 on. They see the stats, and they wonder why can't he be on 413 00:32:46.319 --> 00:32:51.440 the major league team right out of spring training. Explain where he's at in 414 00:32:51.480 --> 00:32:54.000 his career and why he needs to start at Double A this season. Yeah, 415 00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:57.880 And I think, you know, those narratives are always fun, Like 416 00:32:58.119 --> 00:33:00.799 I think if we put him in a major league game, as we saw, 417 00:33:00.880 --> 00:33:04.519 he could go compete in a major league game today, and ultimately, 418 00:33:04.559 --> 00:33:07.599 these things are really difficult. There's never a black and white this is the 419 00:33:07.680 --> 00:33:10.519 right answer, yes, No, this is where the player needs to go. 420 00:33:12.079 --> 00:33:15.319 What we try and do our best at is just assess where the player 421 00:33:15.440 --> 00:33:21.119 is. You know, came into last year in a shortened season, battled 422 00:33:21.119 --> 00:33:24.480 injury the first half, showed up in Lake County and was fantastic, got 423 00:33:24.480 --> 00:33:28.839 a small taste of Double A last year for about a week, played in 424 00:33:28.880 --> 00:33:31.039 the Fall League, did a great job, and then came out and really 425 00:33:31.079 --> 00:33:34.759 burst onto the scene for you know, a lot of fans that probably knew 426 00:33:34.759 --> 00:33:38.160 his name but weren't tracking maybe to the degree of skill set that he had. 427 00:33:38.640 --> 00:33:44.799 And ultimately we just we feel right now and chatting with him using all 428 00:33:44.920 --> 00:33:47.920 the people across the org, that he's got a great opportunity in Double A 429 00:33:49.039 --> 00:33:51.720 to go out there and play a lot of center field, a lot of 430 00:33:51.839 --> 00:33:55.079 right field, and hopefully do some of the same things that we just saw 431 00:33:55.119 --> 00:33:59.839 over the last month and things will take care of itself after that. But 432 00:33:59.839 --> 00:34:04.720 we feel like that's our best opportunity for him to play the positions defensively, 433 00:34:04.799 --> 00:34:07.960 that he needs to continue to work and and get better. And also just 434 00:34:08.079 --> 00:34:12.480 you know, our best guess at what the right the location is out of 435 00:34:12.480 --> 00:34:15.039 the gates, knowing that this is a guy that's really talented, and when 436 00:34:15.079 --> 00:34:19.920 you have guys that are really talented like that, oftentimes they show you quickly 437 00:34:21.039 --> 00:34:24.119 you know what the following steps should be. Believe it or not. This 438 00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:29.039 is the farm report and not the chase. A lot of report. But 439 00:34:29.320 --> 00:34:31.360 it's been fun to watch him play, and obviously we could talk about him 440 00:34:31.400 --> 00:34:35.559 for a long time. But let's get to the teams in the system. 441 00:34:36.039 --> 00:34:40.360 Columbus will start first, and let's start with the pitching at Columbus. It's 442 00:34:40.360 --> 00:34:45.760 interesting because there's some injury issues going on, so so your rotation might not 443 00:34:45.840 --> 00:34:49.400 have as many familiar names. Yep, yep, that's correct. You know, 444 00:34:49.440 --> 00:34:52.840 we have a lot of young players on our forty men in general on 445 00:34:52.880 --> 00:34:57.800 this roster. I think a guy that fans saw in spring training and throw 446 00:34:57.960 --> 00:35:02.079 really well. We were excited about, you know, just where Joey is 447 00:35:02.239 --> 00:35:07.960 with everything until you know, unfortunately had a little bit of a hamstring flare 448 00:35:08.039 --> 00:35:12.360 up here just over the last couple of days ahead of the team breaking, 449 00:35:12.519 --> 00:35:15.079 so he'll stick behind. He'll work through a little bit of a rehab progression 450 00:35:15.119 --> 00:35:19.480 here in Arizona with the hopes of you know, a couple of weeks down 451 00:35:19.519 --> 00:35:22.320 the road he'll rejoin that group. And then you know, will Dion, 452 00:35:22.440 --> 00:35:27.159 a guy that really dominated in Double A, actually started the last year's season 453 00:35:27.199 --> 00:35:30.960 in High A, but was one of the best pitchers in the Eastern League 454 00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:35.639 last year, will be on that team with a collection of guys that are 455 00:35:35.920 --> 00:35:38.840 going to go have a great opportunity to start. A guy in Gillespie that 456 00:35:38.840 --> 00:35:43.440 we got in the minor league Rule five, and then a couple other internal 457 00:35:43.519 --> 00:35:46.360 guys that have really just continued to develop. Some guys we brought in like 458 00:35:46.480 --> 00:35:52.280 Aller and then yeah, like a name like Hunter Stanley that has continued to 459 00:35:52.360 --> 00:35:54.679 just really get better and stay healthy over the course of his career that you 460 00:35:54.679 --> 00:35:59.480 know, have an awesome opportunity ahead of him and position player wise, these 461 00:35:59.480 --> 00:36:01.840 are going to be that are familiar to fans who are listening to splaying training 462 00:36:01.880 --> 00:36:06.639 games. Man, it's a lot of good talent that seems to be getting 463 00:36:06.719 --> 00:36:08.880 closer by the day. Yeah, and that's that's really the message we left 464 00:36:08.920 --> 00:36:14.559 those guys with is you're that one phone call away. So you know, 465 00:36:14.639 --> 00:36:17.639 spring training is such an interesting time for this Triple A group in particular. 466 00:36:19.280 --> 00:36:22.719 No one wants to be told they're going to Triple A. So you know 467 00:36:22.920 --> 00:36:27.559 how we talked about this with our guys of what are the things that they 468 00:36:27.599 --> 00:36:30.800 can do to take their game to the next level. So in that phone 469 00:36:30.800 --> 00:36:36.199 call does happen that they are the clear cut choice to be that the person 470 00:36:36.239 --> 00:36:38.920 on the receiving end of that phone call of we have a major league opportunity. 471 00:36:39.079 --> 00:36:44.920 So an exciting young group that I think these guys have been around for 472 00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:49.599 so many years that oftentimes, like people in the building and maybe the fans 473 00:36:49.599 --> 00:36:53.920 as well, just forget the age of Noel and Brito and Tana and even 474 00:36:53.960 --> 00:36:58.239 guys like Daniel Schneman who burst onto the scene a little bit, you know 475 00:36:58.239 --> 00:37:01.440 from a public sense here in spring training, what a talented group. And 476 00:37:01.440 --> 00:37:07.760 then you got you Manzardo, You've got Jonathan Noriguez, like just a handful 477 00:37:07.800 --> 00:37:12.639 of guys that are that one step away that hopefully get off to a great 478 00:37:12.679 --> 00:37:16.039 start here in Triple out of the gates and make that make that phone call 479 00:37:16.119 --> 00:37:21.480 that much that much easier to make for voter, whoever it is on the 480 00:37:21.480 --> 00:37:23.719 other end of the line. When a major league opportunity pops up to get 481 00:37:23.760 --> 00:37:28.840 some early outings in Triple A, that's Rob Sorfolio, the director of player 482 00:37:28.880 --> 00:37:32.039 development for the Cleveland Guardians, and that's going to do it for our show 483 00:37:32.079 --> 00:37:37.079 this week. Thanks as always to Brian Motse for putting together our show each 484 00:37:37.119 --> 00:37:39.519 and every week. Until next week when we join you right back here in 485 00:37:39.559 --> 00:37:44.719 downtown Cleveland, a progressive field as a new home stand will have begun for 486 00:37:44.760 --> 00:37:47.760 the Guardians. This is Jim rosen House reminding you that you've been listening to 487 00:37:47.800 --> 00:38:12.360 Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio on that board. Guardians Weekly has 488 00:38:12.440 --> 00:38:50.079 been brought to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance sh