WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:07.400 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio networking. Guardians Weekly is front 2 00:00:07.440 --> 00:00:50.359 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:50.399 --> 00:00:55.840 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with you from Phoenix, 4 00:00:55.880 --> 00:01:00.320 Arizona and Chase Field, where the Guardians are taking on the Diamondbacks this weekend 5 00:01:00.679 --> 00:01:03.960 in a three game series. Good show lined up for you today. As 6 00:01:03.000 --> 00:01:07.959 always, we'll have our weekend review that comes your way shortly later on in 7 00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:11.719 the show. We'll hear from David Fry, who had a big night on 8 00:01:11.799 --> 00:01:15.719 Thursday night against the Padres, making his first start behind the plate in a 9 00:01:15.799 --> 00:01:21.079 Major league game as a catcher. And we'll also hear from Rob Sortfolio talking 10 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:26.280 about catching, specifically super prospect bow Naylor, who is on his way to 11 00:01:26.439 --> 00:01:30.760 join the big club after a good start at Triple A Columbus this season. 12 00:01:30.799 --> 00:01:34.879 We'll also visit with Jose Ramirez and Josh Bell, as well as relief pitcher 13 00:01:34.959 --> 00:01:40.159 Sam Henches. That's all coming up a little bit later on in our show, 14 00:01:40.519 --> 00:01:44.359 But first the weekend review, and after a Monday op day, the 15 00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:49.040 Guardians opened up play on the West Coast with a six to three loss against 16 00:01:49.079 --> 00:01:52.599 the Padres on Tuesday night, and they follow that up with a tough one 17 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:57.120 on Wednesday night, the Padres shutting out Cleveland five nothing. That set the 18 00:01:57.120 --> 00:02:00.760 table for Thursday night as the Guardians were trying to salvage the finale of the 19 00:02:00.879 --> 00:02:06.439 series, and they didn't waste any time getting the offense, going three singles 20 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:10.120 to start the first inning, and then Josh Naylor stepped in with a thirteen 21 00:02:10.199 --> 00:02:15.439 game hit streak, going Weathers is working in a hurry. Here it comes 22 00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:20.879 swung on line drive basit into center field that'll score him, and us Grazzario 23 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:24.960 is coming home. Grisham's throws to second and it's a two nothing Cleveland lead, 24 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:30.439 and the tour to hitting Josh Naylor now with a fourteen game hitting streak 25 00:02:30.840 --> 00:02:36.840 and gives Cleveland a two nothing lead as he rifles one back up the middle. 26 00:02:37.159 --> 00:02:42.879 And now Josh Nayler leads the ball club with fifty army eyes as they 27 00:02:42.919 --> 00:02:47.800 have scored two runs on four line drive singles. Later on in that first 28 00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:53.000 inning, two on two outs and David Fry getting the start behind the plate, 29 00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:57.400 came to the plate looking to do damage. The pitch swing out a 30 00:02:57.479 --> 00:03:04.879 drill, deep lift down the line. Gone, a laser three run. 31 00:03:04.960 --> 00:03:10.080 The home run down the left field line by David Frye. It is five 32 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:17.479 nothing Cleveland, and the Boo Birds are out at Petco Park. Folks. 33 00:03:17.639 --> 00:03:23.639 You couldn't say going, going, gone, You could simply say gone. 34 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:30.080 You will never see a ball leave a ballpark quicker than that missile down the 35 00:03:30.159 --> 00:03:35.560 left field line. What a moment for fry as he collects his first major 36 00:03:35.639 --> 00:03:38.879 league home run by San Diego's power packed offense answered in the bottom of the 37 00:03:38.919 --> 00:03:45.039 first inning Manny Machado with a three run home run that made it five three, 38 00:03:45.199 --> 00:03:49.039 and in the second the Guardians, though they would keep things rolling offensively, 39 00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:54.159 Miles Straw reaching bass and then Jose Ramirez delivered Ryan Weathers long look in 40 00:03:55.240 --> 00:04:00.560 now he nods in agreement, pitch clank in four, Here comes swung On 41 00:04:00.719 --> 00:04:04.719 smashed a third fairball right over the bank down that I feel line kicks into 42 00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:09.560 the corner on his way to second. Is Ramirez in? The score is 43 00:04:09.680 --> 00:04:15.520 Straw and at six to three Cleveland. How about that? The last pitch 44 00:04:15.639 --> 00:04:20.560 Ryan Weathers made tonight was a fastball to Jose Ramirez, and he smoked a 45 00:04:20.680 --> 00:04:26.959 double over the bag at third, giving him nineteen doubles and thirty nine RBIs. 46 00:04:27.639 --> 00:04:31.079 Cleveland has a six to three lead. Bob Melvin makes a call to 47 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:35.000 the bullpen. We're only in the second. The Padres pulled it within a 48 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:39.879 run with two in the third, but in the fourth inning, Josey stayed 49 00:04:39.959 --> 00:04:44.120 hot. Here's the two old pitch swung on. There's a slow tapper third 50 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:48.040 base charging Machado and it rolls under his bare hand. All hands are safe. 51 00:04:48.480 --> 00:04:54.600 Brennan has scored from third and the Guardians now lead at seven to five, 52 00:04:55.560 --> 00:05:01.079 and it goes an infield single with an RBI for Jose Ramirez for Hosie. 53 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:06.639 That's run bat at in number forty on the season, as his big 54 00:05:06.680 --> 00:05:12.959 stretch continues. San Diego again made it a one run game with a run 55 00:05:12.959 --> 00:05:15.480 in the fifth, and they were looking for more, but David Fry and 56 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:19.959 his first start behind the plate gave the Guardians a boost with his defense. 57 00:05:20.480 --> 00:05:25.319 The pitch runner goes pitches outside corner, strike, throw to third. He 58 00:05:25.879 --> 00:05:30.639 safe for the head first slide. It was close. Soto taking off and 59 00:05:30.800 --> 00:05:35.160 gets his seventh steel with a head first slide. In the third, Fry 60 00:05:35.199 --> 00:05:41.399 made a great throw in a bang bang play. See if Cleveland challenges it, 61 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:46.680 they will. Tito wants them to put on the earmuffs. Here comes 62 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:49.040 the call. The call in the field is overturned. The runner of alt 63 00:05:49.519 --> 00:05:55.079 Cleveland the frames fir challenge. Hey, what more can David fry do in 64 00:05:55.120 --> 00:06:00.680 his first major league start? Now forty thousand other umpires to disagree with the 65 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:03.639 people in New York, But the call is overturned. That goes as a 66 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:09.720 caught stealing. So again, sometimes you can be too aggressive. And Juan 67 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:15.680 Soto trying to steal third thrown up by David Frye leading off the eighth inning, 68 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:18.800 Frye was at it again with the bat. The two one pitch swung 69 00:06:18.839 --> 00:06:23.360 on. This is hit pretty well to deep left center field on the run. 70 00:06:23.399 --> 00:06:27.079 As Chrisham at the wall, he leaps and he got it and dropped 71 00:06:27.079 --> 00:06:30.839 it, slams up against the wall, picks it up, throws it in 72 00:06:30.839 --> 00:06:34.439 in a double for Frye. Chrisham looked like he robbed him of a home 73 00:06:34.560 --> 00:06:41.120 run. A running, leaping grab at the wall and left center got a 74 00:06:41.240 --> 00:06:44.920 glove on it, but as he slammed into the wall, the ball fell 75 00:06:44.959 --> 00:06:50.680 to the track and David Frye almost a two homer game, and then Andrey 76 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:57.839 Semenez provided a little insurance, knocking in the Guardians catcher Nick Martinez is ready, 77 00:06:58.160 --> 00:07:02.480 the right hander deals and Andre Simenez. It's a liner to write, 78 00:07:02.519 --> 00:07:08.600 thanks of a shit Fry around third, he is coming home. Tatis's throat 79 00:07:08.600 --> 00:07:13.600 of the plate no chance. Now the throat of second in sliding is Himenez 80 00:07:14.000 --> 00:07:18.480 and the Guardians get a mammoth two out RBI single to right by Andre Simenez 81 00:07:18.879 --> 00:07:27.240 and Cleveland now leads at eight to six. And Fernando Tantis made a bad 82 00:07:27.399 --> 00:07:30.639 decision there trying to throw out Fry with two down. He had no chance 83 00:07:31.240 --> 00:07:35.920 and it enabled Himenez to take second. And then in the ninth the Manuel 84 00:07:35.959 --> 00:07:41.920 Closse finished things up as he was looking to secure a much needed win for 85 00:07:42.040 --> 00:07:47.639 Cleveland. Now the old one swung on grounded the second, Himenez drops twine, 86 00:07:47.800 --> 00:07:54.319 gets up, throws to first Bogie and the Guardians salvage the finale. 87 00:07:54.800 --> 00:08:00.759 They get five in the first and David Frye has the best knight of his 88 00:08:00.879 --> 00:08:05.240 young major league career, lead in Cleveland to an eight to six win. 89 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:09.959 After the ball game, Guardians manager Terry Francona talked about the decision to give 90 00:08:11.000 --> 00:08:15.199 fry a shot at starting behind the plate. I thought he kind of deserved 91 00:08:15.199 --> 00:08:18.600 the chance to play play a game, and I thought tonight made sense. 92 00:08:18.879 --> 00:08:20.920 Boy, you sure helped us. I mean, he made some good throws, 93 00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:28.399 he caught a in today's game, a really long, arduous game, 94 00:08:28.879 --> 00:08:31.959 and he helped us offensively. That was that was good. Good for him 95 00:08:31.959 --> 00:08:35.679 and it really helped us, certainly, one of those nice stories of the 96 00:08:35.759 --> 00:08:39.720 season. David Frye, trying to make his mark at the major league level, 97 00:08:39.919 --> 00:08:45.000 had a big, big night against the Padres on Thursday night, well 98 00:08:45.039 --> 00:08:48.759 Friday series opener against the diamond Backs. The Guardians came up short, five 99 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:52.879 to one, and they will head into play this weekend trying to get it 100 00:08:52.960 --> 00:08:56.960 rolling here against a very good diamond Backs ball club seven ten local time, 101 00:08:58.039 --> 00:09:03.399 first pitch on Saturday night, ten ten back in Cleveland, and then the 102 00:09:03.519 --> 00:09:07.639 road trip concludes on Sunday afternoon with a four ten first pitch here in Phoenix. 103 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:11.120 Stay with us when we come back. We'll hear from David fry that's 104 00:09:11.159 --> 00:09:18.279 next on the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio and EPOM Progressive Knows we're all trying 105 00:09:18.279 --> 00:09:22.600 to save right now, Hey, at least we're still enjoying baseball on a 106 00:09:22.639 --> 00:09:26.159 Saturday night, right, even if it is t ball. Yeah, the 107 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:28.120 tickets to the majors are just so expensive now, and who knows, maybe 108 00:09:28.159 --> 00:09:31.399 we're seeing a pro in the making. Sure you need twenty years now? 109 00:09:31.519 --> 00:09:37.440 Is he safe? Boo to substint the ump is only fourteen? We don't 110 00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:41.639 really do that. Oh my bad. You're doing a great job. Progressive 111 00:09:41.639 --> 00:09:43.960 offers you satings without sacrifice, So save big one. You buddle Holme and 112 00:09:43.960 --> 00:09:58.919 Auto for there's a casualty insurance company affiliates another introvers. Here's Morgan's pitch Bunnett 113 00:09:58.279 --> 00:10:03.559 right in front of home plate, shoveling at home as Morgan tag play he's 114 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:07.879 out at home. Cruz sliding in is tagged out by fry On. A 115 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:13.720 really nice play by Eli Morgan as the bunt was pushed out in front of 116 00:10:13.759 --> 00:10:20.039 home plate and Morgan really stayed cool on that and made sure that he made 117 00:10:20.039 --> 00:10:24.080 it an accurate flip to home plate so that the pondres try and squeeze one 118 00:10:24.120 --> 00:10:30.360 across if they can, and it's unsuccessful. Nice play by Eli Morgan and 119 00:10:30.600 --> 00:10:33.960 fry On the other end two with a tag. Jim Rosenow's back with you 120 00:10:35.039 --> 00:10:39.759 from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. It's Guardians Weekly. We just heard 121 00:10:39.799 --> 00:10:43.039 the highlights from Fry's big night in San Diego on Thursday night at the plate 122 00:10:43.080 --> 00:10:48.000 and defensively in his first start in the big leagues as a catcher. And 123 00:10:48.039 --> 00:10:52.039 we caught up with him here in Phoenix on Friday before the game and he 124 00:10:52.120 --> 00:10:56.399 said, while it's not his primary position, he did feel comfortable as a 125 00:10:56.480 --> 00:10:58.919 catcher and was happy to have the opportunity to show what he could do. 126 00:11:00.840 --> 00:11:05.000 Yeah, it was. It was a blast. And just I've had some 127 00:11:05.080 --> 00:11:09.879 opportunities to catch Layton games and gotten a little comfortable and that and gotten some 128 00:11:09.080 --> 00:11:13.080 extra inning games, so high leverage situations, and so I was excited to 129 00:11:13.240 --> 00:11:16.440 be able to catch a full one and luckily we came out with a win. 130 00:11:16.919 --> 00:11:22.919 I know we've we've talked before about that development. And you have time 131 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:26.120 here to work with one of the great catching coaches in the game. And 132 00:11:26.159 --> 00:11:28.919 what can Sandy Alamar do for your game, especially if you have some time 133 00:11:28.960 --> 00:11:31.799 to work on that. Yeah, he's awesome. I mean, just even 134 00:11:31.799 --> 00:11:35.039 in spring training, just getting to work with him. He's such a positive 135 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:39.879 guy. But just the little things that he picks up in a game that 136 00:11:39.960 --> 00:11:43.519 other people just don't see. He's he's just really smart and knows how to 137 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:48.320 coach the position. And he's helped me a bunch. And then Caymans Andino 138 00:11:48.399 --> 00:11:52.000 both to like they helped me out a bunch, and whenever I'm back there, 139 00:11:52.039 --> 00:11:54.879 they're like the first ones to be like, tell me, great job 140 00:11:54.919 --> 00:11:58.519 and stuff. So we got a great support system here. So you get 141 00:11:58.519 --> 00:12:00.799 a chance to come to the plate in the first inning and there's a couple 142 00:12:00.799 --> 00:12:03.480 of runs in already, and you crush one down the left field line, 143 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:07.559 and just that feeling, first major league home run? What was that like? 144 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:11.840 Yeah, it went by really quick. I mean it went out and 145 00:12:13.360 --> 00:12:16.360 I was at home plate and still hadn't even like realized that I hit my 146 00:12:16.399 --> 00:12:18.759 first home run. And then I'm already like getting ready to put the gear 147 00:12:18.799 --> 00:12:22.159 back on and get ready to catch the next inning. So it kind of 148 00:12:22.679 --> 00:12:24.799 took me a little while to realize what had happened. But it was a 149 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:31.759 pretty awesome feeling. And we were talking earlier yourself and also Tyler Freeman infrequent 150 00:12:31.799 --> 00:12:33.879 playing time, but it seems like when you have a chance to play in 151 00:12:33.960 --> 00:12:39.000 getting at Bad, it's a decent at Bad. And how hard is that 152 00:12:39.039 --> 00:12:41.879 at the major league level to have success when you don't have that opportunity to 153 00:12:41.960 --> 00:12:46.759 hop Yeah, it's it's really tough. You just have to be patient and 154 00:12:46.799 --> 00:12:50.799 just ready to go whenever you go out there. And Tyler does an amazing 155 00:12:50.840 --> 00:12:54.000 jobs. We were talking about it and it seems like every time he comes 156 00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:56.440 up he hits a line drive somewhere. But our our hitting coaches do a 157 00:12:56.480 --> 00:13:00.639 great job to make sure we're prepared if we're to go into a game, 158 00:13:01.000 --> 00:13:03.879 We're not just going in cold, like we're ready to go and have a 159 00:13:03.960 --> 00:13:07.840 chance to hopefully help the team. And you helped the team on a night 160 00:13:07.879 --> 00:13:11.440 where they had dropped two straight and looking to get off to a good start 161 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:16.879 and team wise, how important was that to strike early last night and get 162 00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:20.000 off to a good start. Yeah, it was big. I mean San 163 00:13:20.039 --> 00:13:24.279 Diego was playing really well and they got a deep lineup and can really swing 164 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:26.480 it, so it was kind of big to get out and get a lead, 165 00:13:26.519 --> 00:13:28.879 and we kind of needed to win after a couple of losses and hopefully 166 00:13:28.879 --> 00:13:31.799 we can kind of keep that momentum going, David, I know what your 167 00:13:31.799 --> 00:13:35.559 wife, Rebecca had a chance to see that in person in San Diego last 168 00:13:35.639 --> 00:13:39.600 night. And as someone who has really had to grind to get here and 169 00:13:41.039 --> 00:13:43.919 she's been on that path with you, explain how long she's been with you, 170 00:13:43.559 --> 00:13:46.679 gone through the ups and downs that this game can present, and what 171 00:13:46.799 --> 00:13:50.840 it meant to have her there last night. Yeah, it's so cool. 172 00:13:50.919 --> 00:13:54.240 I mean, she was not going to even be there. Originally she was 173 00:13:54.279 --> 00:13:56.159 on a flight and then she changed it last minute so she could stay for 174 00:13:56.159 --> 00:14:00.799 the game. And but yeah, she's been with me throughout the pretty much 175 00:14:00.840 --> 00:14:03.279 my whole minor league career, and she's just so supportive. I mean, 176 00:14:03.320 --> 00:14:07.679 it's such a tough life on them, on the wives that they have it 177 00:14:07.759 --> 00:14:11.840 tough. I mean, we're all over the place, and we don't really 178 00:14:11.840 --> 00:14:13.480 have a home for the season. You're just kind of all over the place. 179 00:14:13.519 --> 00:14:18.559 And she's just so great to me and always supportive. And whether I'm 180 00:14:18.600 --> 00:14:22.480 over four or four four, she's always just there to tell me a great 181 00:14:22.559 --> 00:14:24.879 job and keep going. And she's been great and so the fact that she 182 00:14:26.000 --> 00:14:28.320 got to be there last night was really special. David, congratulations on last 183 00:14:28.399 --> 00:14:33.080 night. Thanks love for coming by, appreciate it. That's David Frye and 184 00:14:33.200 --> 00:14:37.120 a great story. And you always, I think you root for players like 185 00:14:37.320 --> 00:14:41.039 fry who are really just battling to stay in the big leagues and do what 186 00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:45.519 they can. And he's had some really important bass hits and contributions to the 187 00:14:45.559 --> 00:14:48.360 Guardians here the last month or so. We're gonna stay on that catching theme 188 00:14:48.440 --> 00:14:52.600 because with the roster shuffle on Friday, bow Naylor is on his way to 189 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:56.360 join the ball club here in Phoenix. And Nailer has been on the radar 190 00:14:56.879 --> 00:15:01.720 as a potential catcher for this ball club for quite some time, one of 191 00:15:01.720 --> 00:15:05.840 the top catching prospects in all of minor league baseball. And we checked in 192 00:15:05.919 --> 00:15:09.759 with Rob Sortfolio, the director of player development for the Guardians, and he 193 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:15.600 talked about Naylor and his development and some of the things that he's been working 194 00:15:15.639 --> 00:15:20.080 on to improve his game while he's been at Triple A Columbus. Yeah. 195 00:15:20.080 --> 00:15:22.279 Well, you know, I think this dates back to even some of our 196 00:15:22.320 --> 00:15:28.320 conversations last year, Rosie, when you know, he had the difficult year 197 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:37.039 in twenty twenty one in Akron and that offseason really dedicated himself to Okay, 198 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:41.799 here's from a performance wise where I'm struggling, and he partnered up with our 199 00:15:41.799 --> 00:15:46.639 staff, especially our hitting group, and got to work. And he obviously 200 00:15:46.679 --> 00:15:50.879 did what he did last year and kind of built upon that this past offseason 201 00:15:50.960 --> 00:15:56.879 and just has done about as good of a job handling adversity and using that 202 00:15:58.039 --> 00:16:03.720 as a catapult to just find ways to improve. And he's just i think 203 00:16:03.759 --> 00:16:07.600 pretty impressively for a guy that's still just twenty three years old in Triple A 204 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:12.200 performing it as well as he did last year to be able to still use 205 00:16:12.360 --> 00:16:17.559 some of his off season in twenty twenty one, twenty twenty two, bring 206 00:16:17.559 --> 00:16:22.039 that back into the full this pass off season, just continue to push himself 207 00:16:22.080 --> 00:16:25.879 to get better and better, and it's just been really impressive to see him 208 00:16:25.919 --> 00:16:30.120 continue to do so. I mean, you know, he's doing what he's 209 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:33.519 always done, getting on base at a high clip. You know, he's 210 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:37.799 a guy that takes walks, doesn't chase, really knows the strikes and and 211 00:16:37.879 --> 00:16:40.799 can obviously hit for some power. And then you know, this year, 212 00:16:40.840 --> 00:16:45.600 I think something that's been really impressive with him is he's really started to limit 213 00:16:45.720 --> 00:16:48.519 some of the strikeouts, even more so than he's done in years past. 214 00:16:48.600 --> 00:16:52.559 He's never been a high strikeout guy, but that's even continue to improve, 215 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:57.320 which just shows some of the maturity of how he's improved with his approach and 216 00:16:57.480 --> 00:17:02.159 just understanding of how pitch are trying to get him out and just becoming a 217 00:17:02.240 --> 00:17:06.240 complete hitter. So a lot of credit goes to Bow just with how he 218 00:17:06.319 --> 00:17:11.160 goes about his business, his desire to to not worry as much about the 219 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:14.559 things around him and focus on the stuff that he can control to get better, 220 00:17:14.599 --> 00:17:18.720 and just a huge credit to him and the staff around him to be 221 00:17:18.799 --> 00:17:22.519 able to continue to find ways to improve. Then on the defensive side, 222 00:17:22.519 --> 00:17:26.240 again, you know, this is a guy that has really been towards the 223 00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:30.519 top of all of minor league baseball in some of the stuff he can do 224 00:17:30.559 --> 00:17:33.160 from a receiving standpoint, behind the behind the plate. You know, some 225 00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:37.559 new wrinkles this year in Triple A with with abs, and you know, 226 00:17:37.680 --> 00:17:42.519 learning how that impacts the way in which you call a game and support pitchers 227 00:17:42.319 --> 00:17:47.880 has been has been a fun hurdle. But he's just continued to try and 228 00:17:47.920 --> 00:17:52.400 refine his game and work on the details to go from a really good player 229 00:17:52.440 --> 00:17:55.359 to a great player. Um and so I think a lot of credit goes 230 00:17:55.359 --> 00:18:00.200 to bow It's farm director Robs her Folio talking about the emerg of Boone Naylor, 231 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:06.160 who again is on his way and should be active Saturday, and the 232 00:18:06.160 --> 00:18:08.880 word is that he'll most likely catch the ball game on Sunday. We'll see 233 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:14.720 how that all transpires, but certainly Naylor getting that opportunity now after a very 234 00:18:14.720 --> 00:18:18.240 good start at Triple A. Stay with us when we come back. We'll 235 00:18:18.240 --> 00:18:22.559 hear from Jose Ramirez and Josh Bell. That's next on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians 236 00:18:22.680 --> 00:18:48.160 Radio Network. Now the payoff swung on himmerd D Tiller Field forget about it, 237 00:18:48.640 --> 00:18:52.880 onto the home run ports down the three one, swinging a drive, 238 00:18:53.400 --> 00:19:02.519 Hi Date till off center, oh back and gone and it's three nothing. 239 00:19:02.680 --> 00:19:08.680 Jose ramires. Now the payoff pitch too. Ramirez swung in hit high, 240 00:19:08.799 --> 00:19:18.720 hit deep to right, Hawai back gone again. Jose Ramirez, Well, 241 00:19:18.839 --> 00:19:26.799 I'm majestic. Blast to the seats in right and the first three homer game 242 00:19:26.160 --> 00:19:32.359 in a Jose ramires his career and he plays every evening of every day and 243 00:19:32.680 --> 00:19:37.640 plays like us his last We'll see that many great players play like that. 244 00:19:37.759 --> 00:19:41.680 I mean his enthusiasm for the game is every night. Nice to see him 245 00:19:41.720 --> 00:19:48.160 have that success. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back with you 246 00:19:48.200 --> 00:19:52.680 in Phoenix, Arizona, where the Guardians are taking on the Diamondbacks this weekend. 247 00:19:52.359 --> 00:19:56.240 And one of the hot hitters for the Guardians right now is Jose Ramirez. 248 00:19:56.319 --> 00:20:00.160 He's been hot for a while and we had a chance to Ki match 249 00:20:00.279 --> 00:20:06.279 up with him recently after his home run barrage on the last homestand where he 250 00:20:06.359 --> 00:20:10.559 had three home runs in one game and reached a milestone with his two hundredth 251 00:20:10.559 --> 00:20:15.519 career home run and passed Travis Hafner on the all time Cleveland list for home 252 00:20:15.640 --> 00:20:18.279 runs, moving in a ninth place. So some big stuff going on for 253 00:20:18.359 --> 00:20:25.839 Hosy And with translation helped from Aggie Rivero, he asked him about the offense 254 00:20:25.960 --> 00:20:30.880 as a whole and some of the keys that have led to that turnaround offensively 255 00:20:30.920 --> 00:20:37.519 for the Guardians. And this is the result of unity. You know, 256 00:20:37.559 --> 00:20:41.200 we've been together through all the ups and downs when things are not easy for 257 00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:44.160 us, and now that we're getting good results is showing that we've been together 258 00:20:44.200 --> 00:20:47.640 through through all the situations. And I'm really happy for the guys. And 259 00:20:47.759 --> 00:20:49.440 whether it's fair or not. I know a lot of people say, as 260 00:20:49.880 --> 00:20:55.240 as you go the offense goes, is that added pressure to you or do 261 00:20:55.240 --> 00:21:02.759 you embrace that and really welcome that? Um Oney, I don't think it's 262 00:21:02.799 --> 00:21:03.920 pressure, But he's a reality. I mean, obviously, when I know 263 00:21:03.920 --> 00:21:07.680 when I'm getting good results and I'm able to put a good energy running the 264 00:21:07.680 --> 00:21:10.720 basis and during the game, I feel the team does a little bit better. 265 00:21:10.720 --> 00:21:11.720 So he's not a pressure, but he's a reality that, you know, 266 00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:15.759 I'm happy to live with. I know Tito has said it, Victor 267 00:21:15.880 --> 00:21:18.680 Rodriguez has said it that it is hard for you to get good pitches to 268 00:21:18.839 --> 00:21:22.720 hit. Uh, how much of a challenge is that for you? And 269 00:21:22.000 --> 00:21:26.559 how difficult is it to lay off the stuff where where they're just trying to 270 00:21:26.599 --> 00:21:33.480 pitch you away? Oh well, it really does. That's a reality. 271 00:21:33.720 --> 00:21:34.839 The pictures, I think they take care of themselves in that way, not 272 00:21:34.880 --> 00:21:37.640 trying to pitch too much to me. And I'm aware of that. So 273 00:21:37.720 --> 00:21:41.720 my approach is Kinnel like, look for the good pitches and make sure I'm 274 00:21:41.759 --> 00:21:44.119 able to execute those, because i know I'm not getting many of those good 275 00:21:44.119 --> 00:21:48.880 pitchers to hit Jose Ramirez joining us along with Aki Rivero and Jose a milestone 276 00:21:48.880 --> 00:21:52.920 for you. Two hundred home runs, So you're surpassed that against Boston and 277 00:21:53.039 --> 00:21:56.279 what does that mean to you? And to have it happened on a night 278 00:21:56.319 --> 00:22:03.759 where you hit three home runs total Hellman too, uh means another personal goal 279 00:22:03.799 --> 00:22:06.400 of mind. You a thing up for the opportunity to hit two hundred homers, 280 00:22:06.400 --> 00:22:07.640 and that's one of the goals that I had in my mind, and 281 00:22:07.640 --> 00:22:11.039 it's very special. Also doing it in the night that I hit for the 282 00:22:11.039 --> 00:22:12.359 first time, I also make career three homers. So I think that was 283 00:22:12.400 --> 00:22:15.640 a very special night. And it happens for the team, the only team 284 00:22:15.680 --> 00:22:18.880 that you've played for and that you've committed to. And and it seemed like 285 00:22:18.920 --> 00:22:23.279 when you made that commitment last year that that these types of things we were 286 00:22:23.319 --> 00:22:26.440 maybe on your mind in the back of your mind. Is that the case 287 00:22:26.480 --> 00:22:30.160 for you that it's so important to have it happened here? And if so, 288 00:22:30.319 --> 00:22:40.559 why he then known fellow people. And that's a satifaction you get as 289 00:22:40.559 --> 00:22:41.359 a player. I mean, I think I just thought of that as a 290 00:22:41.440 --> 00:22:44.319 kid, if I ever wanted to be in the mayors. I wanted to 291 00:22:44.359 --> 00:22:48.000 have play only for one organization and have all my stats and all my records 292 00:22:48.200 --> 00:22:51.640 recorded into one organization. So you know, this is the city that welcomed 293 00:22:51.680 --> 00:22:52.480 me, this is where my daughter was born. So I think there a 294 00:22:52.519 --> 00:22:56.400 lot of factors that playing to me. Wanted to be here and obviously be 295 00:22:56.400 --> 00:23:00.559 able to achieve all those stats within the same team. And when you first 296 00:23:00.640 --> 00:23:03.720 came up and reach the major leagues, I don't know if anyone could have 297 00:23:03.759 --> 00:23:07.759 foreseen the amount of power you've hit with. Um what inside you said, 298 00:23:07.079 --> 00:23:11.160 Hey, I could hit for power if I do certain things to develop One 299 00:23:11.640 --> 00:23:18.759 was like the huego I say, sink, I mean I was when I 300 00:23:18.759 --> 00:23:22.039 came here, you know. I mean you don't have to be six to 301 00:23:22.119 --> 00:23:25.279 five or anything like that to just hit homers. As soon as you have 302 00:23:25.359 --> 00:23:27.039 quake hands, I think you're able to get homers. And my kids, 303 00:23:27.039 --> 00:23:30.240 I'm able to always have quake hands, be able to get the barrel of 304 00:23:30.240 --> 00:23:33.640 the bats. So I think from time to time, I always thought, 305 00:23:33.640 --> 00:23:37.119 if I keep working out and getting stronger and the skills that I have, 306 00:23:37.480 --> 00:23:41.400 I will be able to hit significant homers. And in closing the night, 307 00:23:41.400 --> 00:23:44.279 you hit the three home runs and even the the at bats after that, 308 00:23:44.599 --> 00:23:48.279 it seemed like your teammates were having maybe more fun than you were. What 309 00:23:48.359 --> 00:23:51.759 does that mean to you when you see how much fun they have with you 310 00:23:51.839 --> 00:23:59.640 and as a team, especially in a winning situation, It's beautiful. It's 311 00:23:59.640 --> 00:24:02.039 a beautiful feeling having that support from them, And I felt like they were 312 00:24:02.079 --> 00:24:03.720 cheering from here and that for a back to try to get that four homer. 313 00:24:03.799 --> 00:24:07.279 So it's very beautiful and I feel really thankful for the support the o 314 00:24:07.319 --> 00:24:11.119 for me a day to day basis. It was a great night. Josie, 315 00:24:11.160 --> 00:24:14.960 thanks so much. I thank you, Thank you much. At Jose 316 00:24:15.160 --> 00:24:19.519 Ramirez with translation help from Augie Rivero. Another key to the offense for Cleveland 317 00:24:19.799 --> 00:24:23.400 has been the emergence of Josh Bell, who's starting to pick things up at 318 00:24:23.400 --> 00:24:27.160 the plate, a real nice stretch with some power and also hitting for average 319 00:24:27.599 --> 00:24:32.480 and like several of the Guardians hitters, he says, there's a couple of 320 00:24:32.559 --> 00:24:36.960 keys that have led to the team's recent offensive surge. Well, I think 321 00:24:37.480 --> 00:24:40.680 each pitcher is going to make mistakes. It's it's capitalizing on them. It's 322 00:24:40.680 --> 00:24:44.400 not falling off those pictures. When when you get those opportunities. When you're 323 00:24:44.440 --> 00:24:47.960 not going well, um you get a festiball right down the middle, you 324 00:24:47.960 --> 00:24:51.880 fallow it off. And when you're going right, um that festiball right down 325 00:24:51.880 --> 00:24:55.400 the middles and a gap somewhere over the fence. So I think he's just 326 00:24:55.440 --> 00:24:57.440 capitalizing. And when you see more and more people capitalizing, that's when the 327 00:24:57.720 --> 00:25:03.880 runs start adding up. And for you, is it mechanical adjustments or approach 328 00:25:03.920 --> 00:25:07.079 adjustments that that you're making at the plate? Yeah? Um ready for the 329 00:25:07.119 --> 00:25:11.039 most part, I've been saying true all season. And Lefty was just after 330 00:25:11.079 --> 00:25:15.759 I got back from the paternity leave, sat down with with s Bone and 331 00:25:15.960 --> 00:25:19.279 Bell and looked at some video and started looking at, you know, balls 332 00:25:19.319 --> 00:25:23.079 that I had driven to the opposite field gap and um, you know throughout 333 00:25:23.079 --> 00:25:29.079 my career, and saw some some differences then you know, the swings I 334 00:25:29.119 --> 00:25:32.400 was putting out this season and then some last season, and it seems like 335 00:25:32.400 --> 00:25:36.720 there was some some overarching themes of what I need to do to put myself 336 00:25:36.720 --> 00:25:40.880 in position to really drive the baseball the way I wanted to. So we 337 00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:45.480 made some tweaks that day and ended up striking out that night. I pinch 338 00:25:45.559 --> 00:25:51.000 hit, struck out on three pitches, but I had two sliders foul, 339 00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:55.680 which is something that I hadn't done virtually all season pulling balls foul. M 340 00:25:55.759 --> 00:25:57.519 So I knew my badpath was in a better place. And you know, 341 00:25:57.559 --> 00:26:00.880 if pitchers were gonna make them stay, I was gonna be able to capitalize 342 00:26:00.880 --> 00:26:03.599 on it. And the last few games I've been able to do that. 343 00:26:04.240 --> 00:26:07.319 So they've been able to help you. And unfortunately, you've been with a 344 00:26:07.359 --> 00:26:11.680 couple of different teams here in a short period of time, and here we 345 00:26:11.720 --> 00:26:14.960 are in June. Does it take a little while to get that good relationship 346 00:26:15.039 --> 00:26:18.519 going with a new hitting coach and really believe, hey, they're finding some 347 00:26:18.519 --> 00:26:22.359 stuff here that can be helpful. Well, no, I think that, 348 00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:25.200 you know, the relationship starts. You know, I got a call in 349 00:26:25.200 --> 00:26:27.359 the offseason, and you know we've been going back and forth and you know, 350 00:26:27.440 --> 00:26:30.799 worked all spring, and I think that you know, for the most 351 00:26:30.839 --> 00:26:36.400 part, you get to this, you know, time period in your career. 352 00:26:37.119 --> 00:26:38.279 You know, you've heard a lot, you've tried a lot, some 353 00:26:38.319 --> 00:26:42.680 things work, some things don't. Well, you know, sitting sitting there 354 00:26:42.680 --> 00:26:47.799 watching videos kind of just a conversation, there wasn't really Hey, I got 355 00:26:47.839 --> 00:26:48.519 something for you. It was just like, hey, let's look at this 356 00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:51.400 all right, let's look at this. Well, what do you think about 357 00:26:51.400 --> 00:26:53.240 this? M? And I was like, oh, like you see that 358 00:26:53.359 --> 00:26:56.759 right there, and they were like, yeah, just try it out to 359 00:26:56.880 --> 00:27:00.119 what it looks like. And you know, the numbers we track everything in 360 00:27:00.160 --> 00:27:03.400 the cage. The numbers kind of skyrocketed and started to hitting the bowl harder, 361 00:27:03.400 --> 00:27:07.319 and you know, batting practice, I always for the most part hit 362 00:27:07.359 --> 00:27:10.559 homers, and you know in the cage, I always feel good. But 363 00:27:10.680 --> 00:27:14.000 to see the results in the game, um shows that you know, I'm 364 00:27:14.000 --> 00:27:18.319 on the right path and hopefully there's more damage to be had. You mentioned 365 00:27:18.319 --> 00:27:22.559 switch hitting before and working from the right side left side. When did you 366 00:27:22.599 --> 00:27:26.240 start and why? Yeah? So and they started at five. My dad 367 00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:32.119 just had me kind of switch back and forth m from five basically to fourteen 368 00:27:32.400 --> 00:27:34.119 until I got to high school. And that's when I started going with matchups. 369 00:27:34.119 --> 00:27:40.000 So you know, righty red handed pitchers going left handed and vice versa. 370 00:27:40.119 --> 00:27:41.720 So I got a lot of reps as a kid, and you know 371 00:27:41.759 --> 00:27:45.240 I was able to, you know, keep it up through through Pro Bowl. 372 00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:49.359 You make it look easy, Hazy makes it look easy. U but 373 00:27:49.480 --> 00:27:52.640 how much extra work is it? And you have to be careful not to 374 00:27:52.680 --> 00:27:56.079 be doing too much because you're you're hitting from both sides. Yeah, I 375 00:27:56.119 --> 00:28:00.240 mean, I mean, you know, depends on what you need. UM. 376 00:28:00.279 --> 00:28:04.400 I feel like at times I can go into the cage and take twenty 377 00:28:04.400 --> 00:28:07.440 swings and feel good from both sides, and you know, some days it 378 00:28:07.480 --> 00:28:11.160 feels like I need two hundred um. But um, for the most part, 379 00:28:11.240 --> 00:28:15.279 when when I find something that works um from from each side, I 380 00:28:15.279 --> 00:28:18.400 can have my cues and kind of ride that wave with that um and and 381 00:28:18.559 --> 00:28:22.160 really trusted and for the for the course of the season. So UM. 382 00:28:22.240 --> 00:28:25.319 It kind of took me a while to to find something that worked lefty, 383 00:28:25.640 --> 00:28:29.799 um, but right handed for the last few years, it's just really simplified. 384 00:28:29.839 --> 00:28:32.920 I feel like I'm on time, and you know, you know, 385 00:28:33.079 --> 00:28:36.319 when they are mistakes, I feel like I do damage. Um And if 386 00:28:36.359 --> 00:28:37.799 not, you know, I can tip my cap. So you know, 387 00:28:37.799 --> 00:28:41.440 if I can get into that place, um, left handed, that's when 388 00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:45.039 I think both sides will really pop. I know you weren't here long, 389 00:28:45.119 --> 00:28:48.559 but what's it like coming back here to San Diego? No, it's cool, 390 00:28:48.799 --> 00:28:52.440 Um, you know, it's always a place that I enjoyed visiting, 391 00:28:52.680 --> 00:28:56.880 um, you know, you know, like me on the West Coast and 392 00:28:56.920 --> 00:29:00.200 whatnot, and whether you don't really have to worry about rain or anything thing. 393 00:29:00.200 --> 00:29:03.599 But it's cool to see some old teammates over there and you know, 394 00:29:03.640 --> 00:29:07.559 compete against him. Thanks Josh, appreciate it. You got it. That's 395 00:29:07.559 --> 00:29:12.400 first baseman DH Josh Bell and always fun to talk hitting and some other stuff 396 00:29:12.400 --> 00:29:18.000 too with Josh. Has fascinating that he started pinch hitting at the age of 397 00:29:18.119 --> 00:29:22.119 our not pinch hitting, switch hitting at the age of five, and carried 398 00:29:22.160 --> 00:29:25.119 that through all the way to the major leagues. Stay with us when we 399 00:29:25.119 --> 00:29:27.599 come back. We'll hear from relief pitcher Sam Henches. That's next on the 400 00:29:27.680 --> 00:29:33.279 Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Two down, nailored, second one nothing Cleveland 401 00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:37.599 Bill rifles one to write down the line. It hits inside the line, 402 00:29:37.920 --> 00:29:44.000 fareball, rickches into the corner. Nailor will score Bell with a head first 403 00:29:44.000 --> 00:29:48.799 slide in an RBI double must grow that very abbreviated wind up man pitch and 404 00:29:48.960 --> 00:29:52.880 the swinging a high drive into deep bright field down the line. It goes 405 00:29:53.039 --> 00:30:00.799 and gone, and the hot stretch continues. Jo Us Bell raising his right 406 00:30:00.880 --> 00:30:07.279 hand in the air, circling the bases as bell. It's his sixth home 407 00:30:07.400 --> 00:30:12.680 run, a towering drive right down that right feel line. That's now three 408 00:30:12.720 --> 00:30:21.319 homers in his last eleven ball games. 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WHOA, What a welcome sight to have Sam 417 00:31:08.119 --> 00:31:14.400 Henches coming out of that bullpen, and the big lefty responded with a couple 418 00:31:14.440 --> 00:31:18.680 of strike outs. Hench just third bay side of the rubber hands belt high. 419 00:31:18.000 --> 00:31:26.160 He lets it fly and Henderson takes straight three call pounded the inside corner 420 00:31:26.200 --> 00:31:30.400 with that sinker at ninety seven miles an hour, Hench just gets out of 421 00:31:30.400 --> 00:31:37.599 it Otani at second, Duffy at first, two down, eighth inning, 422 00:31:37.720 --> 00:31:44.319 five to four Guardians Henches, he lets it rip and Mike Ford swings and 423 00:31:44.440 --> 00:31:56.599 missus three fastballs. Thanks for coming, Sam Henches does it again. Welcome 424 00:31:56.599 --> 00:32:01.440 back its Guardians Weekly him Rosenhouse back with you from Phoenix where the Guardians are 425 00:32:01.480 --> 00:32:06.720 taking on the Diamondbacks this weekend, and we welcome back in to our final 426 00:32:06.839 --> 00:32:09.119 segment of the show this week. And a little while back, we had 427 00:32:09.119 --> 00:32:14.000 a chance to catch up with relief pitchers Sam Henches. We actually had to 428 00:32:14.000 --> 00:32:16.720 stay out here in Arizona at the end of spring training because he had a 429 00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:21.839 shoulder injury and it was taking some time for that to calm down and get 430 00:32:21.920 --> 00:32:24.880 him built back up again, so he missed the first month plus of the 431 00:32:24.960 --> 00:32:30.079 season that when we caught up with him recently, talked about how he's feeling 432 00:32:30.119 --> 00:32:34.640 now back in the swing of things as a major contributor to that Guardians Bullpen, 433 00:32:35.480 --> 00:32:38.240 I think they've been really good kind of easing me back into things, 434 00:32:38.279 --> 00:32:43.480 so to say. But I feel like at this point now I've been with 435 00:32:43.519 --> 00:32:46.200 the team for a little bit over a month, and I think things are 436 00:32:46.279 --> 00:32:51.920 kind of getting back to normal as far as utilization of me out of the 437 00:32:51.960 --> 00:32:54.200 bullpen, kind of three out of four back to back, stuff like that. 438 00:32:54.839 --> 00:33:00.680 Feel physically good and ready to continue stuff wise, in command wise, 439 00:33:00.960 --> 00:33:04.599 is that getting close to where you'd like it to be? Yeah, I 440 00:33:04.599 --> 00:33:07.359 think this stuff has been good. The command. I feel like I've been 441 00:33:07.359 --> 00:33:12.079 walking a few too many guys as of late, but just yeah, I 442 00:33:12.079 --> 00:33:15.039 just got a limit that and continue being aggressive in the strike zone. You 443 00:33:15.079 --> 00:33:17.759 are in such a good role at the end of last season and through the 444 00:33:17.799 --> 00:33:22.720 postseason. Is it hard not to compare yourself to that right now and when 445 00:33:22.720 --> 00:33:24.039 maybe it's still hat a little work to do a little bit, But I 446 00:33:24.039 --> 00:33:28.480 think it's it's more of one of those things that you just kind of want 447 00:33:28.480 --> 00:33:31.119 to build off of and kind of not really getting back to what I did 448 00:33:31.200 --> 00:33:35.240 last year, but just kind of building off of what I did last year 449 00:33:35.319 --> 00:33:40.720 and through the kind of the learning experience and development as a reliever and just 450 00:33:40.799 --> 00:33:45.920 kind of continuing to build off last year. And what was the biggest key 451 00:33:45.960 --> 00:33:49.960 you think that making that adjustment to being a top shelf relead pitcher. I 452 00:33:50.000 --> 00:33:52.960 think it was, I mean, for me last year It was just being 453 00:33:53.000 --> 00:33:58.960 aggressive with pitches and filling up the zone, and I think that leads to 454 00:33:59.039 --> 00:34:01.960 a lot of success because as a pitcher, you're you're gonna win the battle 455 00:34:02.000 --> 00:34:07.160 seventy percent of the time. So just being aggressive in this zone, making 456 00:34:07.200 --> 00:34:09.199 them putting it, put the ball in play, just kind of letting the 457 00:34:09.239 --> 00:34:13.599 defense handle it. Sam, you started the season on the injured list. 458 00:34:13.719 --> 00:34:16.440 Never easy. How difficult was that in spring training when you learned that, 459 00:34:16.840 --> 00:34:21.159 hey, I'm gonna have to be patient here and work to build it back 460 00:34:21.239 --> 00:34:23.679 up again. It was definitely frustrating, But I think the timing of it 461 00:34:24.280 --> 00:34:29.239 and everybody kind of having my back with it, just saying something to the 462 00:34:29.239 --> 00:34:32.719 trainers that early in the season. It's never never a good sign or it's 463 00:34:32.719 --> 00:34:37.599 never a lot of fun. But everybody has been really good throughout the entire 464 00:34:37.679 --> 00:34:42.519 process and tried to limit limit my days on the injured list, and it's 465 00:34:42.559 --> 00:34:45.719 definitely nice to be back. I think sometimes it's easy for us to forget 466 00:34:45.800 --> 00:34:50.519 what that's like when you're part of a team and they go start playing the 467 00:34:50.519 --> 00:34:53.119 season. How tough was that from the mental side when when that happened and 468 00:34:53.159 --> 00:34:55.679 you were still rehabbing it was definitely very tough. I mean, we were 469 00:34:55.679 --> 00:35:02.360 out in Arizona, rehabbing out there and watching watching the games on TV every 470 00:35:02.440 --> 00:35:07.360 night. Wasn't something that I thought I'd ever be doing, but it was. 471 00:35:07.840 --> 00:35:09.719 It was, I mean, it was. It was a good process. 472 00:35:09.760 --> 00:35:15.000 I learned a lot about myself and about my body and shoulders specifically, 473 00:35:15.760 --> 00:35:19.440 and hopefully try to avoid that in the future. And when when you look 474 00:35:19.440 --> 00:35:22.159 at the bullpen, there's been some great nights, there's been some nights where, 475 00:35:22.559 --> 00:35:24.599 uh, it's gotten away, and it seems like that's for every team 476 00:35:24.599 --> 00:35:29.280 in baseball. Are there some challenges pitch clockwise, especially at the end of 477 00:35:29.320 --> 00:35:31.480 games for relievers who are trying to get it done and be at their best. 478 00:35:31.840 --> 00:35:36.760 I don't think it's necessarily the pitch clock thing, um, But like 479 00:35:36.800 --> 00:35:39.039 you said, I mean, it happens with every bullpen and in the big 480 00:35:39.119 --> 00:35:45.559 leagues, and I mean everything, all the mistakes just um seem to magnify 481 00:35:45.599 --> 00:35:47.599 out of the bullpen because it's usually in big situations at the end of the 482 00:35:47.639 --> 00:35:52.159 game, um, high leverage. But I mean, all the guys in 483 00:35:52.519 --> 00:35:54.840 our bullpen have been really good this year, kind of turning the page. 484 00:35:54.840 --> 00:35:59.079 If it was a bad one and and we ended up losing the game. 485 00:35:59.119 --> 00:36:02.039 Just kind of moving on to the next day and just continuing to put in 486 00:36:02.079 --> 00:36:06.519 the work and see the results. And with that said, you see nights 487 00:36:06.519 --> 00:36:08.440 like Wednesday night at a real nice bounce back night, and it are those 488 00:36:08.440 --> 00:36:12.199 of the type of nice to get you fired up about what this team could 489 00:36:12.199 --> 00:36:15.639 do to get on a role, definitely, And I think our bullpen is 490 00:36:15.679 --> 00:36:17.280 one of our strengths and our pitching staff is one of our strengths as a 491 00:36:17.280 --> 00:36:22.480 team. So just to see that we can do that and we just I 492 00:36:22.480 --> 00:36:27.440 think we just need to do it a little bit more consistently as a bullpen 493 00:36:27.480 --> 00:36:30.639 group. And once we do that and become consistent with those good nights and 494 00:36:30.679 --> 00:36:34.559 have more good nights and bad nights, I think we'll be in a really 495 00:36:34.599 --> 00:36:37.320 good spot. Sam, always good to have you on. Thanks, thank 496 00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:52.639 you. Well, that's gonna do it for this edition of Guardian's Weekly. 497 00:36:52.679 --> 00:36:57.559 Thanks so much for tuning in. As always, thanks to Brian Botsey for 498 00:36:57.760 --> 00:37:00.280 his help and putting together our show each week. Next weekend, we'll join 499 00:37:00.320 --> 00:37:05.599 you from back home at Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland as the Guardians have a 500 00:37:05.639 --> 00:37:08.920 homestand coming up with Oakland starting Tuesday night, and then the Brewers follow the 501 00:37:08.960 --> 00:37:14.679 Athletics to town with the three game weekend series next weekend. So until then, 502 00:37:15.000 --> 00:37:20.039 this is Jim Rosenhouse reminding you that you've been listening to Guardians Weekly on 503 00:37:20.119 --> 00:37:42.360 the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly has been brought to you by 504 00:37:42.760 --> 00:37:46.000 Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance