WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:07.440 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly is brought 2 00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:58.600 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:58.679 --> 00:01:03.920 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with you as we join 4 00:01:03.960 --> 00:01:07.319 you this weekend from the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where 5 00:01:07.319 --> 00:01:11.159 the Guardians are taking on the Blue Jays. It's a three game series here 6 00:01:11.239 --> 00:01:17.040 and then three against the first place Minnesota Twins at the start of next week. 7 00:01:17.079 --> 00:01:21.079 So a key road swing for the Guardians who still harbor hopes of winning 8 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:26.560 the Central Division crown. They headed into play on the weekend six games back 9 00:01:26.879 --> 00:01:30.920 of first place Minnesota. Coming up a little bit later on in our show 10 00:01:30.439 --> 00:01:37.760 today, we will hear from Jose Ramirez after the dedication of Jose Ramirez Field 11 00:01:38.359 --> 00:01:42.439 in suburban Cleveland, are actually not far from downtown Cleveland. Earlier this week, 12 00:01:42.760 --> 00:01:47.519 also, we'll visit with Dave Roberts, the manager for the Los Angeles 13 00:01:47.599 --> 00:01:52.239 Dodgers, who made his major league debut as a player with the Cleveland Indians. 14 00:01:52.519 --> 00:01:56.200 And we'll visit with Rob Sorfolio, who's the farm director for the Guardians. 15 00:01:56.480 --> 00:02:00.159 He'll talk minor leagues, including Lake County, and some good prospects there. 16 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:02.599 That's coming up a little bit later on, But first to look at 17 00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:07.239 the week gone by for the Guardians. And after an off day Monday, 18 00:02:07.319 --> 00:02:10.520 Tuesday, the opener of a series with the Dodgers. The high powered Dodgers, 19 00:02:10.560 --> 00:02:15.000 their offense struck early two runs in the first inning and then another in 20 00:02:15.039 --> 00:02:17.120 the third. They took a three nothing lead in the series opener, but 21 00:02:17.159 --> 00:02:23.639 the Guards bounced back in the fourth inning, starting with Oscar Gonzalez Miller with 22 00:02:23.759 --> 00:02:28.000 the two swung on and there's a high fly ball to deep right. This 23 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:34.919 has a chance. It's way back there. P RD. Oscar Gonzalez and 24 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:39.800 the Guardians are on the board. It's now the Dodgers three, Cleveland one. 25 00:02:40.680 --> 00:02:45.080 We said it a lot last year. He has power to the opposite 26 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:49.400 field, just hasn't been going that way very much. But he did right 27 00:02:49.439 --> 00:02:53.680 there and drove it down the right field line for his second home run on 28 00:02:53.719 --> 00:02:58.800 the season. Later on in the fourth inning, it was Gabriel Aria's delivering 29 00:02:58.800 --> 00:03:01.479 a clutch base set three and two. The count on Arius. Here it 30 00:03:01.560 --> 00:03:07.800 comes off speed, swung on line to left base hit and that'll score Jimenez 31 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:13.840 as Arius comes through on an off speed pitch and loops it in the left 32 00:03:13.879 --> 00:03:19.240 field for an RBI single, and the Guardians are they within one. It's 33 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:23.520 now three to two Dodgers. Then in the seventh, the Guardians had two 34 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:29.120 men on looking for a big two out base hit from Stephen Kwan. Now 35 00:03:29.199 --> 00:03:34.280 the two one delivery. Kwan sends a looping liner into center field and it 36 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:40.039 drops for a base hit. Brennan scores the tying run. Straw stops at 37 00:03:40.159 --> 00:03:46.800 second and Stephen Kwan, once again off the left tender, delivers a two 38 00:03:46.800 --> 00:03:53.599 out RBI single to center and with the game tide, it was Jose Ramirez 39 00:03:53.639 --> 00:03:57.240 his chance to put the Guards in front the pitch. I'll swing in a 40 00:03:57.319 --> 00:04:01.000 shot, base it in the right center. That'll Cleveland up. Straw will 41 00:04:01.080 --> 00:04:09.360 score scampering. The third is Kawan and Jose Ramirez ends the old for sixteen 42 00:04:09.639 --> 00:04:15.959 slide with a two out RBI single the right center and Cleveland has scored again 43 00:04:16.720 --> 00:04:23.560 after there were two outs, and the Guardians have all four runs with two 44 00:04:23.560 --> 00:04:28.759 out of hits tonight and now lead at four to three, and Ramirez with 45 00:04:28.920 --> 00:04:35.160 RBI number sixty seven and suddenly twenty two thousand plus have learned how to sing 46 00:04:35.240 --> 00:04:40.560 all at the same time. And then Cole Calhoun capped off the inning of 47 00:04:40.600 --> 00:04:44.759 a big way. Here is Cole Calhoun, batting left handed, left une 48 00:04:44.879 --> 00:04:48.240 left. Here's the set and the pitch. He sends a drive high, 49 00:04:48.720 --> 00:05:00.439 deep to right bets back track, wool go on, how about that? 50 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:09.920 Off the left hander, the left handed, hitting cold Calhoun with a towering 51 00:05:10.560 --> 00:05:15.560 three run, a home run down the right field line, and Cleveland blows 52 00:05:15.720 --> 00:05:24.879 it opened with five in the seventh and now lead the Dodgers seven to three, 53 00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:32.680 and Calhoun continues to just put up quality at bat after quality at bat. 54 00:05:33.439 --> 00:05:38.399 Cleveland added one more in the eighth on a Mile Straw RBI single that 55 00:05:38.480 --> 00:05:41.839 made it eight to three, and then Emmanuel class was hunt in the ninth 56 00:05:42.120 --> 00:05:46.319 to wrap things up the one two check swing did he go? Yes? 57 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:51.360 Four, Game and Game one in this three game series with the Dodgers goes 58 00:05:51.439 --> 00:05:59.720 to Cleveland by a final score of eight to three. It proved to be 59 00:05:59.759 --> 00:06:03.600 the only win in the Dodgers series as Wednesday, the game was suspended by 60 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:06.759 rain after two innings of play with the Dodgers up three to one, and 61 00:06:06.959 --> 00:06:11.680 when play resumed on Thursday. The Dodgers went on to a six to one 62 00:06:11.800 --> 00:06:15.399 victory in the completion of that suspended game, and in the regularly scheduled ball 63 00:06:15.480 --> 00:06:19.439 game, La won it by a nine to three final as that wrapped up 64 00:06:19.439 --> 00:06:25.480 the homestand for the Guardians, Friday night road trip opener here in Toronto and 65 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:30.480 a solid effort all around. Toronto struck first George Springer with a solo home 66 00:06:30.560 --> 00:06:33.360 run in the second inning, but in the third inning, Bone Nailer, 67 00:06:33.680 --> 00:06:38.959 who grew up not far from downtown Toronto, answered with a blast of his 68 00:06:39.040 --> 00:06:44.680 own. Bassett into the motion and the two old pitch and Nailer swings and 69 00:06:44.759 --> 00:06:48.000 sends one high, sends one deep to right. Springer back at the wall. 70 00:06:48.279 --> 00:06:55.120 It is gone and we are tied at one. Oh, and fairy 71 00:06:55.199 --> 00:07:00.600 tales do come true. How many times do you think Boe nail dreamed about 72 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:06.000 hitting a home run here at the Rogers Center, And by golly, he 73 00:07:06.279 --> 00:07:12.560 hit a bomb to right and we are tied and one. Then in the 74 00:07:12.600 --> 00:07:16.480 fourth, with a runner on Ramone, Loriano delivered a big blow right handed 75 00:07:16.519 --> 00:07:19.839 hitter. Here's the pitch to him, swung on and there's a high fly 76 00:07:19.959 --> 00:07:25.519 ball to deep right center back on it, looking up this ball, He's 77 00:07:25.600 --> 00:07:30.839 gone a home run, Loriano haf ball kept tailing back toward the high wall. 78 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:35.240 It's over fourteen feet high, but it got over. It's now a 79 00:07:35.319 --> 00:07:41.040 three to one ball game. Cleveland back in front. In the sixth Oscar 80 00:07:41.079 --> 00:07:45.000 Gonzalez let off with a double, and then Loriano came through again. The 81 00:07:45.079 --> 00:07:49.800 pitch swung and smashed the third bike Chapman down the left field line into the 82 00:07:49.839 --> 00:07:56.160 corner. It kicks in the scores. Gonzalez in standing with an RBI double 83 00:07:56.319 --> 00:08:01.360 is Loriano four to one Cleveland as the Guardians double their pleasure here in the 84 00:08:01.439 --> 00:08:09.800 sixth on doubles by Oscar Gonzalez and Ramone Loriano. Loriano with three RBIs tonight. 85 00:08:09.439 --> 00:08:16.600 That is double number thirteen and now twenty seven runs banned in and in 86 00:08:16.600 --> 00:08:20.360 the eighth, the Guardians extended that lead with another long ball, this time 87 00:08:20.399 --> 00:08:26.839 from Andre Simenez. Andre Simena sends a drive deep right field, gone a 88 00:08:28.079 --> 00:08:35.600 wine drive bullet to right Aimenez hits number twelve. Cleveland has its third home 89 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:39.559 run to night, and the Guardians have a five to two lead. Here 90 00:08:39.600 --> 00:08:46.120 in the eighth inning, the worst home run the hitting team in baseball has 91 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:52.080 pounded three home runs tonight, number twelve for Andre Simenez, and that got 92 00:08:52.080 --> 00:08:58.679 out of here before you could say going, going, gone. Then in 93 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:01.759 the ninth Amanio will Claw, I say it was on once again the clothes 94 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:05.879 one out Clause's pitch swinging a looping liner up the middle, diving backhanded, 95 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:11.360 stopped by him and us pops up throws the first ball game. How what 96 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:16.320 a play by him and z oh one hopper back up the middle. I'm 97 00:09:16.440 --> 00:09:22.360 diving backhanded, grab Pop to his feet and threw out Kirk to end the 98 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:28.960 ball game. Wow. So the Finals scored tonight Cleveland five and Toronto two. 99 00:09:30.720 --> 00:09:33.039 So a nice win to open the series here in Toronto. The series 100 00:09:33.080 --> 00:09:39.200 continuing Saturday afternoon at three oh seven and then concludes on Sunday at one thirty 101 00:09:39.279 --> 00:09:45.919 seven, and then it's onto Minneapolis for the three game series with the Minnesota 102 00:09:46.000 --> 00:09:50.799 Twins. Now, the big story this week was off the field, as 103 00:09:50.960 --> 00:09:56.919 Terry francona Guardians manager, was asked about his future as the manager passed the 104 00:09:56.039 --> 00:10:03.080 twenty twenty three season, and he talked about what he revealed on Wednesday's Manager 105 00:10:03.159 --> 00:10:07.480 Show with Tom Hamilton. First off, Tito we should talk a little bit 106 00:10:07.519 --> 00:10:11.559 about what you had talked about with the media last night before the ballgame. 107 00:10:11.600 --> 00:10:16.960 And as these stories do, they start to take on a life of their 108 00:10:16.000 --> 00:10:20.320 own. Will Tito come back? Will Tito retires? So the floor is 109 00:10:20.360 --> 00:10:24.399 yours, you know, Hammy, And it's so hard. I got to 110 00:10:24.440 --> 00:10:30.240 ask a question yesterday and the one thing I never really want to do is 111 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:33.559 is kind of just fib to people, because that's not a good way of 112 00:10:33.559 --> 00:10:37.720 going about things. But at the same time, and I feel so strongly 113 00:10:37.799 --> 00:10:43.840 about this. From the day I started managing in South Bend and going through 114 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:48.159 Birmingham and Philadelphia and Boston, I always felt like the right thing to do 115 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:52.799 was it had to be about the players and the organization and it can't be 116 00:10:52.879 --> 00:10:58.120 about me personally. It just doesn't work. And so I have talked to 117 00:10:58.200 --> 00:11:05.240 Chris and Journey pretty extensively about the end of my career because we're getting there 118 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:09.679 and I want to be fair to them, and I want to be fair 119 00:11:09.720 --> 00:11:15.159 to the organization and also want to be fair to myself. So, you 120 00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:18.120 know, I know people are going to ask, and I get it, 121 00:11:18.600 --> 00:11:22.399 but I really don't want it to be the six weeks of you know, 122 00:11:22.639 --> 00:11:26.399 it's not a funeral procession. I mean, not a lot of people get 123 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:31.600 to go out in their own terms. And and I am so proud of 124 00:11:31.639 --> 00:11:35.720 what we have tried to accomplish here. We haven't always done it, but 125 00:11:37.000 --> 00:11:41.519 this is a good place with great people, Tito. And again, I 126 00:11:41.559 --> 00:11:43.879 know you haven't made a final decision, but I think all of us can 127 00:11:43.919 --> 00:11:48.519 kind of read the tea leaves. That's a good way to say it that. 128 00:11:48.600 --> 00:11:50.440 I appreciate you saying like that, because that's actually a really good way 129 00:11:50.480 --> 00:11:54.559 to say it. Well, I think the one thing that would be encouraging 130 00:11:54.600 --> 00:11:58.000 maybe for you and all of us are going to face this in every walk 131 00:11:58.039 --> 00:12:03.559 of life. It is tough to say goodbye to whatever our career has been. 132 00:12:03.600 --> 00:12:05.480 I don't care if you're a mailman that that's a heck of a job 133 00:12:05.519 --> 00:12:09.159 when you first get it and you're proud to have it. But is it 134 00:12:09.200 --> 00:12:13.799 easier for you to now look at this make a clear decision because for the 135 00:12:13.799 --> 00:12:18.399 most part, you feel pretty good. You know that, I've really tried 136 00:12:18.440 --> 00:12:22.440 to do some thinking the last couple of months, which can be a scary 137 00:12:22.480 --> 00:12:24.159 thought, you know, in this head. The one thing, too, 138 00:12:24.159 --> 00:12:26.720 is when the season's over. This year, I got to get my shoulder 139 00:12:26.759 --> 00:12:33.080 reconstructed. Also have two hernias, so you know you're looking at first to 140 00:12:33.159 --> 00:12:35.639 February before you know. It's like I've spent every winter trying to get healthy 141 00:12:35.679 --> 00:12:39.519 so I could manage, and I get beat up again. I need to 142 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:46.159 go get healthy and it's impossible to do that with the rigors of this job. 143 00:12:46.360 --> 00:12:50.159 And I just you know, me saw my grandkids. We're in here 144 00:12:50.200 --> 00:12:56.360 today. I that like last night after the game, I couldn't remember if 145 00:12:56.360 --> 00:12:58.879 we want or lost, and I can't remember a time like because I saw 146 00:12:58.879 --> 00:13:01.840 the those kids in my face slit up. I need to do more of 147 00:13:01.840 --> 00:13:07.320 them. So there it is, and very much indications that this may be 148 00:13:07.440 --> 00:13:13.960 it for Terry Francona. This twenty twenty three season as Guardians manager is very 149 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:18.480 much everything he's talking about, healthwise, desire to spend more time with family, 150 00:13:18.600 --> 00:13:24.279 all of it seems to indicate that his career as Guardians manager will come 151 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:28.960 to an end at the conclusion of the season, although no formal announcement yet 152 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:33.919 from either Tito or the front office, so we'll wait and see what transpires 153 00:13:33.919 --> 00:13:37.600 in the weeks ahead. Maybe they hold off until this season concludes. We'll 154 00:13:37.600 --> 00:13:43.919 see when we come back. We'll hear from Jose Ramirez about Jose Ramirez Field, 155 00:13:43.519 --> 00:13:48.320 which was unveiled earlier this week just outside of downtown Cleveland. That's next, 156 00:13:48.360 --> 00:13:56.039 as we continue on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network, Baseball, basketball, 157 00:13:56.200 --> 00:14:01.240 pickleball. Those are sports and people love sports. If you love sports, 158 00:14:01.320 --> 00:14:03.360 you should know this. Drivers who switch and save with Progressive could save 159 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:09.080 hundreds de saving of anything to do with sports. No, the people love 160 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:13.720 sports, So I'm yelling sports out hockey, swimming, golf, not all 161 00:14:13.720 --> 00:14:16.559 sports of the word ball in there. So save bid when you switch to 162 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:22.080 Progressive those sports teams Progressive Casualty Insurance Cup and then affiliates. Potential savings will 163 00:14:22.159 --> 00:14:37.080 vary. You've got great speed on the bases, Straw, the tying run 164 00:14:37.080 --> 00:14:43.600 at second kwon the winning run at first infielders playback, so obviously the base 165 00:14:43.679 --> 00:14:48.440 runners get as big a lead as they want. Ramires banning left handed, 166 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:54.320 The outfielder's medium deep a bit towards right. The one old pitch to Ramires 167 00:14:54.519 --> 00:14:58.480 a swing in a line right twin to get right center. It's a base 168 00:14:58.600 --> 00:15:01.960 hit. It'll go to the wall. Straw scores, the time run quarter 169 00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:13.360 of thirty scores the winner and I'm off see on a short Jose Ramiras a 170 00:15:13.639 --> 00:15:22.360 walk off two run double up the Alien Rights Center and the Guardians stunned the 171 00:15:22.480 --> 00:15:31.279 Red Birds in the ninth denning. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhaus 172 00:15:31.320 --> 00:15:35.799 back with you from Toronto. Meanwhile, earlier this week, back home in 173 00:15:35.919 --> 00:15:41.679 Cleveland, another great day Tuesday, just outside of downtown Cleveland, near the 174 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:46.679 Tremont section at Clark Field, a beautiful renovation project, the unveiling of Jose 175 00:15:48.039 --> 00:15:52.080 Ramirez Field, the Guardians third baseman, making a major contribution to the building 176 00:15:52.080 --> 00:15:58.240 and renovation of that facility, and along with his translator Aggie Rivero, Josey 177 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:03.039 says he loves what he sees is in the brand new field, a realmentums 178 00:16:04.879 --> 00:16:07.879 possible surprise. I didn't have a chance to see the progressing the year, 179 00:16:07.919 --> 00:16:11.480 and I've seen it today. It was really surprising and I'm really happy. 180 00:16:11.519 --> 00:16:15.879 It's very beautiful. Field is just very nice, very comfortable, so I'm 181 00:16:15.879 --> 00:16:19.360 really excited for for the final product. Different players on your own team do 182 00:16:19.440 --> 00:16:22.679 different things in the community. Why did this make sense for you to have 183 00:16:22.799 --> 00:16:30.960 a field named after you, that everyone could enjoy real Uganda way wall. 184 00:16:32.399 --> 00:16:33.480 I feel this, this felt like the natural fit. You know, I've 185 00:16:33.519 --> 00:16:37.360 been on baseball field since I was seven years old, and most of my 186 00:16:37.399 --> 00:16:40.200 life has been on a baseball field. So what's the best way to get 187 00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:42.320 back to the community to something that you know represents so much of my life. 188 00:16:42.440 --> 00:16:45.840 And I know the importance of having the place to play the game, 189 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:48.039 and you know, to go hand to hand with a good education. And 190 00:16:48.080 --> 00:16:51.240 I think that served the other purpose of keep a lot of kids, you 191 00:16:51.279 --> 00:16:53.480 know, off the streets and of bad habits and more like healthier lifetiles. 192 00:16:53.519 --> 00:16:56.799 So when when I thought of that, I feel like baseball field was was 193 00:16:56.840 --> 00:17:00.639 a no brainer. And you mentioned a little bit earlier out some of the 194 00:17:00.639 --> 00:17:04.880 great Latin players who have done something similar in different cities. Does it strike 195 00:17:04.920 --> 00:17:08.400 you as it's just overwhelming Sometimes I think that now you're a part of that 196 00:17:08.480 --> 00:17:15.279 legacy of some of the grades of the game. It's hard to explain, 197 00:17:15.440 --> 00:17:18.960 but this is the sensation that it gives us a little like wow, you 198 00:17:18.000 --> 00:17:21.160 know, I'll made I made it, you know, whatever that is. 199 00:17:21.200 --> 00:17:23.519 I just was able to feel that fulfillment of a dream as a kid because 200 00:17:23.519 --> 00:17:27.359 I remember growing up seeing mine those players and the legacy they left behind, 201 00:17:27.400 --> 00:17:30.359 So obviously seeing this is it's hard for me to put into words, but 202 00:17:30.400 --> 00:17:33.960 it's a good sensation that you know, I've been able to made it in 203 00:17:33.960 --> 00:17:37.319 the baseball world where you grew up and first started playing the game. Could 204 00:17:37.359 --> 00:17:41.759 you have ever imagined young kids your age back then being able to play on 205 00:17:41.799 --> 00:17:48.920 a field like this the realm felt like, honestly never came to my mind. 206 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:52.319 But obviously now that we're here is such a good, happy feeling because 207 00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:55.279 not only I feel like I'm helping some of the kids back, but also 208 00:17:55.400 --> 00:17:57.240 just makes me happy to know that some kids have a place to play and 209 00:17:57.440 --> 00:18:02.519 and that place you're gonna have my name on. Name my great stuff from 210 00:18:02.599 --> 00:18:07.839 Jose Ramirez along with translation help from Aggie Rivero. Certainly was a fun day. 211 00:18:07.960 --> 00:18:11.480 When we come back, we'll hear from Dodgers manager Dave Roberts with some 212 00:18:11.519 --> 00:18:15.920 great Cleveland ties that's coming your way shortly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. 213 00:18:56.640 --> 00:19:00.400 Are you ready, Nah, get up and count it down sometime sometimes 214 00:19:00.440 --> 00:19:33.400 we should make it down. The welcome back to Guardians Weekly, Chim Rosenhouse 215 00:19:33.440 --> 00:19:37.920 back with you from Toronto the Rogers Center, where the Guardians are taking on 216 00:19:37.960 --> 00:19:41.440 the Blue Chase this weekend. Earlier this week, they faced the Dodgers, 217 00:19:41.480 --> 00:19:45.960 a rarity the Dodgers coming to Cleveland just the third time since Center League play 218 00:19:47.039 --> 00:19:51.839 began that Los Angeles Dodgers paid a visit to downtown Cleveland. Their manager, 219 00:19:51.920 --> 00:19:56.079 now in his eighth season, is Dave Roberts. Had a fine playing career 220 00:19:56.119 --> 00:20:00.680 with several different teams, and it started with the Cleveland Indians. That's the 221 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:03.559 team he made his debut with. So he says when he gets back and 222 00:20:03.880 --> 00:20:07.480 now as manager of the Dodgers, it's always fun to be back in Cleveland 223 00:20:07.519 --> 00:20:11.480 where he has a ton of great memories. Yeah, you know, Rosie, 224 00:20:11.480 --> 00:20:15.599 it's it's always good to come back. And you know this is where 225 00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:18.559 I broke in and the fans here. Uh you know, I remember when 226 00:20:18.599 --> 00:20:23.359 I was with Akron, the Buchanans really took care of me when I stayed 227 00:20:23.400 --> 00:20:27.200 there, so, uh, you know, Stu and his lovely wife took 228 00:20:27.240 --> 00:20:33.200 care of me. And you know, getting to Cleveland and just the parking 229 00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:37.359 attendants, the clubhouse guys, the fans obviously with the teammates that we had. 230 00:20:37.400 --> 00:20:41.160 Those teams we had were great teams and Grover was the manager. So 231 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:45.720 I got so many great memories coming back and uh, you know, I'm 232 00:20:45.759 --> 00:20:48.519 just seeing some old friends and seeing you has been a big bonus too. 233 00:20:48.920 --> 00:20:53.200 And you have a playing career where you're at many different spots with some great 234 00:20:53.240 --> 00:20:56.839 moments. But when you think back to that, that first time in the 235 00:20:56.880 --> 00:21:00.680 major leagues, what does that mean to you? And having a haven been 236 00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:04.240 here, you know, you know, with the Dolans and all the way 237 00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:08.079 down with you know, John Hart, Mark Shapiro and everybody. Now with 238 00:21:08.519 --> 00:21:15.079 Chris running things on the baseball side, there was something for me then Indians 239 00:21:15.839 --> 00:21:18.839 now Guardians to play a part of this, uh, you know, family 240 00:21:18.960 --> 00:21:22.680 organization and it's a great baseball town. And to put that uniform on and 241 00:21:23.119 --> 00:21:30.640 know that I've played for this organization, it's it certainly holds uh the dearest 242 00:21:30.680 --> 00:21:33.240 of spots for me because this is the first organization that gave me a chance 243 00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:37.440 to play big league baseball. And in these series you manage against Terry Francona, 244 00:21:37.720 --> 00:21:41.559 who you played for, Is that odd at all to you? Yeah? 245 00:21:41.599 --> 00:21:45.039 I was just talking to Ahmed Rosari about that that we both played for 246 00:21:45.079 --> 00:21:48.920 Tito, and uh, you know, it's it is odd. It is 247 00:21:48.920 --> 00:21:53.000 odd, and he was just such a great mentor manager for me. He's 248 00:21:53.039 --> 00:21:56.319 going to be in the Hall of Fame at some point and it's to be 249 00:21:56.400 --> 00:22:00.079 able to manage against him. It's very surreal, and I've taken a lot 250 00:22:00.680 --> 00:22:04.839 from him, his style and how he has a pulse and of the players 251 00:22:04.839 --> 00:22:08.119 at clubhouse and as a player. For me, I always felt like Tito 252 00:22:08.200 --> 00:22:11.759 had my back and that's something I try to, you know, deliver to 253 00:22:11.799 --> 00:22:15.640 our players. Dave Roberts joining US Dodgers manager, and Dave, your team 254 00:22:15.880 --> 00:22:21.960 having another outstanding season, and when you compare seasons are all you have high 255 00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:25.000 win totals and everything that goes along with that. What do you like about 256 00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:29.759 this club as it gets deeper into it. I think I like the sum, 257 00:22:29.799 --> 00:22:33.720 you know, I think the individual pieces are really good, but I 258 00:22:33.759 --> 00:22:37.680 think the sum of this team, this group makes us special. There's a 259 00:22:37.680 --> 00:22:41.839 lot of professionalism, unselfishness, care for one another. These guys spend a 260 00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:47.480 lot of time together away from the field, they play together and they know 261 00:22:47.519 --> 00:22:51.039 how to win, and so I think that every year is different with the 262 00:22:51.039 --> 00:22:55.039 collection of players, but getting you know, Freddie comfortable here in his second 263 00:22:55.119 --> 00:23:00.240 year. MOOKI is Mookie and he's having another MVP caliber year. But it's 264 00:23:00.279 --> 00:23:03.119 like Jason Hayward, David Pearl to Miguel Rojas. I've really poured into some 265 00:23:03.200 --> 00:23:07.920 of those young guys that we have on our ball club, and it's fun 266 00:23:07.960 --> 00:23:11.039 for me to watch these guys come together. You mentioned Freddie Freeman. Obviously 267 00:23:11.480 --> 00:23:15.240 his reputation is out there as being one of the great teammates, but now 268 00:23:15.279 --> 00:23:18.799 that he's in it, what if you learned about him? I just you 269 00:23:18.839 --> 00:23:26.079 know, I had a good fortune of playing with Jim Tommy, Travis Fryman 270 00:23:26.160 --> 00:23:30.759 and guys like that. I'll Marvus Scale, who didn't take plays off, 271 00:23:30.960 --> 00:23:34.920 but Freddie Freeman has taken it to another level. And you remember that first 272 00:23:34.759 --> 00:23:38.319 at the game and the bat in that first game, you know it's a 273 00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:44.079 ten twelve at bat. Then he ends up getting a bass hit and I've 274 00:23:44.119 --> 00:23:48.160 never seen a player Rosie that in the box on the bass is on defense. 275 00:23:48.279 --> 00:23:52.240 He just does not take one playoff. And this is two years incounting 276 00:23:52.319 --> 00:23:56.559 for me seeing it, and I just marvel at him every day. They'd 277 00:23:56.640 --> 00:23:57.640 great to see it as always. Good luck the rest of the way. 278 00:23:57.680 --> 00:24:00.720 Thank you, Thanks Rosie, it's all. He is a pleasure, great 279 00:24:00.720 --> 00:24:03.119 Sea. I one of the good guys in the game. Dave Roberts the 280 00:24:03.119 --> 00:24:07.559 manager for the Dodgers, and he has that team clicking on all cylinders. 281 00:24:07.599 --> 00:24:11.319 Once again, stay with us when we come back. We'll talk farm system 282 00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:15.640 for the Guardians with Rob Sortfolio, the director of player development at stands Don 283 00:24:15.680 --> 00:24:22.720 the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio Network, score, pass, out of bounds. 284 00:24:22.720 --> 00:24:26.319 Those are sports words. Some people hear any sports word and they can't 285 00:24:26.359 --> 00:24:30.319 help but listen. Like drive drive is another sports word and drive verse who 286 00:24:30.319 --> 00:24:33.920 switch and save with Progressive could save hundreds. You might say those savings are 287 00:24:34.079 --> 00:24:37.759 on par with the best in the league. You see, pars also a 288 00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:41.920 sports word, So I know you're still listening, and that's called covering our 289 00:24:41.920 --> 00:24:45.160 basis. Okay, I'm done now, but I'm serious about drivers saving big 290 00:24:45.200 --> 00:24:48.279 with Progressive. Now, I'm really done. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and affiliates. 291 00:24:48.279 --> 00:25:02.640 Potential savings will vary. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back 292 00:25:02.640 --> 00:25:06.119 with you for our final segment from Toronto and earlier this week, we had 293 00:25:06.119 --> 00:25:10.680 a chance to visit with Director of Player Development rops or Folio and we focused 294 00:25:10.680 --> 00:25:17.359 in on High a Lake County and we start on the offensive side position player 295 00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:22.759 side, talking about Chase Dlauder and outfielder, former top round trap pick for 296 00:25:22.799 --> 00:25:29.200 the Guardians, who after overcoming some early injury issues. You Rob says it 297 00:25:29.279 --> 00:25:33.359 was worth the weight because they really liked the direction that Dlauter is headed in. 298 00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:37.599 Now. Yeah, I think a unique start to Chase his career with 299 00:25:37.359 --> 00:25:42.079 in the draft last year was battling the foot injury that took pretty much all 300 00:25:42.079 --> 00:25:47.559 the way through the off season. Had a little bit of a recurrence of 301 00:25:47.559 --> 00:25:52.440 a similar issue in the off season right ahead of spring training that the latest 302 00:25:52.440 --> 00:25:56.079 season. But we are really thankful to have him back and to able to 303 00:25:56.079 --> 00:26:00.799 see him out on the field playing pretty much every day and all over in 304 00:26:00.839 --> 00:26:03.920 the outfield, and just the type of athlete and tools that this guy has, 305 00:26:04.079 --> 00:26:08.000 plus the competitor in the way that he goes about his work has been 306 00:26:08.000 --> 00:26:11.440 pretty special to see on a day in, day out, and I think 307 00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:15.319 not a surprise that he's putting up some of the impressive numbers that he has 308 00:26:15.400 --> 00:26:18.079 so far. And do you look at him as a power bat or is 309 00:26:18.079 --> 00:26:25.640 it more good hard hit line drives hopefully all areas in between and both of 310 00:26:25.720 --> 00:26:29.640 those descriptors. That is a guy that I think if you go watch him 311 00:26:29.680 --> 00:26:33.160 play, you're very likely to see him put a ball over two north of 312 00:26:33.200 --> 00:26:37.200 one hundred and five miles per hour in play. And we're working on like 313 00:26:37.240 --> 00:26:41.240 some of the angles in which you see those actually put in place that he 314 00:26:41.279 --> 00:26:47.440 can do the most damage possible. And but just like the well rounded skill 315 00:26:47.480 --> 00:26:49.960 set here is really impressive. I mean, he's a guy that rarely swings 316 00:26:49.960 --> 00:26:53.279 and misses, he can run, he can play defense, center field, 317 00:26:53.319 --> 00:26:56.480 right field, left field. We're getting him in exposure and really all three 318 00:26:57.359 --> 00:27:00.559 and has a chance to hopefully can and you just grow and improve as a 319 00:27:00.599 --> 00:27:03.960 pro. And yeah, he's going through it all of our first year guys 320 00:27:04.039 --> 00:27:10.319 do of adapting to the affiliate schedule and travel and how to prepare my body 321 00:27:10.400 --> 00:27:14.720 most effectively and how do I get better during the grind of the minor league 322 00:27:14.759 --> 00:27:18.359 season. And so far that's been really impressive to see for a guy in 323 00:27:18.440 --> 00:27:21.839 his first taste at that. Jake Fox has been in the organization for a 324 00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:25.920 little bit, real versatile and how's this season going down at Lake County. 325 00:27:26.119 --> 00:27:29.119 Yeah, So Jake's a guy that, you know, high school kid in 326 00:27:29.160 --> 00:27:34.400 the twenty twenty one draft that we challenged in Low A last year and got 327 00:27:34.440 --> 00:27:38.000 off to a slow start this year in Lake County and that was tough for 328 00:27:38.079 --> 00:27:41.440 him. And it's a kid that's performed pretty much every time he's ever been 329 00:27:41.480 --> 00:27:45.319 on a baseball fill his entire life. And there's a lot of good that 330 00:27:45.359 --> 00:27:48.359 comes out as some of these conversations. And you know, we've had a 331 00:27:48.440 --> 00:27:52.920 lot of those with Jaco about how we're gonna set up his off season for 332 00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:56.000 success. And I think just one of the great things about him is just 333 00:27:56.079 --> 00:28:00.319 like Chase, just an incredibly hard worker, wants to come to the yard 334 00:28:00.359 --> 00:28:03.759 and get better. And he has used the first two months of the season 335 00:28:03.799 --> 00:28:07.519 to fuel him appropriately. Since the All Star break, some of the numbers 336 00:28:07.519 --> 00:28:11.960 he's put up has been pretty impressive. He's still one of the younger kids 337 00:28:11.000 --> 00:28:15.319 in that league as just a second year pro. And so, you know 338 00:28:15.359 --> 00:28:18.440 what we're excited about continuing to work with Jake, and some of that's offseason, 339 00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:22.240 some of that's continuing to use the last couple of weeks in front of 340 00:28:22.319 --> 00:28:26.279 US here. Khalil Watson is new to the organization, acquired in the Josh 341 00:28:26.319 --> 00:28:30.200 Bell trade with the Marlins. Young player. Sounds like the upside and potential 342 00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:34.119 is really intriguing. And what have you seen performance why so far from him? 343 00:28:34.279 --> 00:28:37.279 Yeah, I mean, rarely do you get a first rounder to come 344 00:28:37.279 --> 00:28:41.240 over just one or two years into his professional career. And so I think 345 00:28:41.279 --> 00:28:47.240 Khalil's still learning a lot about our organization. We're learning a lot about him. 346 00:28:47.240 --> 00:28:49.279 But the things that have stood out just right out of the gate is 347 00:28:49.839 --> 00:28:56.559 bat speed, athleticism, chance to impact the ball on both sides. So 348 00:28:57.000 --> 00:29:00.680 he's played second base for US, he's played short stop. He's you know, 349 00:29:00.720 --> 00:29:04.279 maybe been a little bit unlucky in terms of those surface level numbers that 350 00:29:04.279 --> 00:29:08.799 you'll see on a scoreboard of average, and just you know, some of 351 00:29:08.839 --> 00:29:14.880 the cumulative metrics like home run totals, where we're actually really impressed with some 352 00:29:14.920 --> 00:29:18.119 of the things this guy's doing behind the scenes of making good swing decisions and 353 00:29:18.200 --> 00:29:22.599 impacting the baseball when he puts it in play, and and you know, 354 00:29:22.799 --> 00:29:27.079 generally putting the base the bat on the baseball. So process wise, I 355 00:29:27.119 --> 00:29:32.119 think there's a lot to be excited about and just as we continue to see 356 00:29:32.200 --> 00:29:36.160 more out of him. He's an exciting young player. You mentioned middle endfield. 357 00:29:36.319 --> 00:29:38.480 Does he stay there well? As you're well aware, Rosie, we 358 00:29:38.599 --> 00:29:44.720 have a collection of middle endfielders, so we will rotate him around, but 359 00:29:44.720 --> 00:29:47.039 we see him as a middle infielder. We think he's got the tools to 360 00:29:47.079 --> 00:29:48.920 play up the middle, and you know, we do so intentionally because we 361 00:29:48.920 --> 00:29:55.759 think that pushes our guys athletically to see spins, see reads off the bat 362 00:29:55.759 --> 00:29:59.039 in different positions, and Khalil will be right in the middle of that group, 363 00:29:59.599 --> 00:30:03.160 a play who has moved up. Milan Tolentino obviously did some good things 364 00:30:03.200 --> 00:30:07.400 at Lake County. What earned him the promotion at Double A. Yeah, 365 00:30:07.559 --> 00:30:10.400 Milan got a taste there right at the end of last year when the Lake 366 00:30:10.440 --> 00:30:14.119 County team had that successful run, got in the playoffs, almost won the 367 00:30:14.119 --> 00:30:18.160 whole league. He was a huge staple of that and another guy you know, 368 00:30:18.200 --> 00:30:19.680 similar when we talked about with the Fox of we looked at the end 369 00:30:19.680 --> 00:30:22.720 of his year, how can we help make this guy the most complete player 370 00:30:22.720 --> 00:30:26.960 that we can next year so that he could make his way to Double A, 371 00:30:26.119 --> 00:30:30.839 And a lot of that was strength, bat speed, impacting the baseball 372 00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:36.519 a little bit more consistently. He has some of the really sound defensive traits. 373 00:30:36.559 --> 00:30:38.240 He can really play shortstop. He can play third and second if you 374 00:30:38.240 --> 00:30:41.400 need him too. So we were trying to build a little bit more of 375 00:30:41.400 --> 00:30:47.079 the engine on offense. Physically. He did just that, and you know, 376 00:30:47.119 --> 00:30:48.720 similar to Fox, got off to a little bit of a humbling start. 377 00:30:48.720 --> 00:30:51.880 Put Man, he picked it up in the month of June and July. 378 00:30:51.920 --> 00:30:53.920 I think he was a Player of the Month in the Midwestern League. 379 00:30:53.960 --> 00:30:56.640 For all of July, I led the league in hits and was doing some 380 00:30:56.759 --> 00:31:00.640 damage with that. So it's been impressive to see some of the gains he 381 00:31:00.680 --> 00:31:04.839 made in the offseason translate as the summers went on, and you know, 382 00:31:04.839 --> 00:31:08.480 we felt like it was time to see that tested in Double A and try 383 00:31:08.480 --> 00:31:12.240 and find the next area for him to make that next jump. You mentioned 384 00:31:12.279 --> 00:31:18.640 that that offseason work and reshaping. You have a young man outfielder Joe Lampy, 385 00:31:18.680 --> 00:31:22.160 who we saw at Major League spring training games. Very impressive, but 386 00:31:22.240 --> 00:31:26.599 it sounds like his season might not be up to his standards, and what 387 00:31:26.640 --> 00:31:29.240 are you looking for to do with him in the off season? Again, 388 00:31:29.279 --> 00:31:30.440 him where he wants to be. Yeah, I think if Joe is sitting 389 00:31:30.440 --> 00:31:33.200 here with us, he'd tell you the same thing. You know, one 390 00:31:33.200 --> 00:31:37.720 of the things I love most about about Lamp is just his competitive drive on 391 00:31:37.880 --> 00:31:41.640 that shows up both on field and off field. So just having guys with 392 00:31:41.759 --> 00:31:45.599 that mindset is a great starting point. And yeah, Joe was a guy 393 00:31:45.640 --> 00:31:48.319 that got major league exposure up in Spring Train, did some really good things 394 00:31:48.359 --> 00:31:51.440 up there, So we know what this guy can do. We know what 395 00:31:51.519 --> 00:31:53.799 talent he has, and at times has struggled this year. He got off 396 00:31:53.839 --> 00:31:57.480 to a tourid start and then has cooled off since. And guy who's in 397 00:31:57.519 --> 00:32:02.279 his first year. The physical toll of just minor league baseball is tough. 398 00:32:02.680 --> 00:32:07.480 These guys have never played one hundred and forty games in their lives. They've 399 00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:09.920 never had to travel while doing that every day. So, you know, 400 00:32:09.920 --> 00:32:14.079 we're really excited about some of the things with Joe that he's already talked to 401 00:32:14.119 --> 00:32:16.799 his hitting coaches about, already talked to the S ANDC department about that. 402 00:32:17.480 --> 00:32:20.680 In the off season, we're going to pay a path to, you know, 403 00:32:20.720 --> 00:32:24.640 hopefully put him in a position to more consistently showcase the best version of 404 00:32:24.720 --> 00:32:29.920 him rops or folio joining us. He's the director of player development for the 405 00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:32.759 Guardians. Were talking single a Lake County, the High A level, and 406 00:32:32.920 --> 00:32:36.960 on the pitching side of things, Parker Messic. I think we talked about 407 00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:39.680 him maybe the first time we talked Lake County way back when a college kid 408 00:32:39.680 --> 00:32:45.480 who sounds like he's had a really positive year he has, and Parker super 409 00:32:45.519 --> 00:32:51.079 competitive, a lot of fire energy when he's out between the between the white 410 00:32:51.119 --> 00:32:53.720 lines. And went through a little bit of the early season. Okay, 411 00:32:53.720 --> 00:32:57.920 I'm adjusting. I came from a like a premier college program where I was 412 00:32:58.000 --> 00:33:01.839 the best guy on that team and I always had success. And despite that, 413 00:33:01.920 --> 00:33:06.480 I'm having to learn how to adjust. And I think a huge credit 414 00:33:06.519 --> 00:33:10.160 goes to Parker, Like from the second week got him, he really worked 415 00:33:10.200 --> 00:33:15.839 physically to get himself body composition, strength, power, and a better position 416 00:33:15.920 --> 00:33:20.319 to be able to handle a hundred plus innings. He's took the ball every 417 00:33:20.519 --> 00:33:23.240 week every five days now in Lake County and gone out there and just has 418 00:33:23.240 --> 00:33:27.799 gotten better and better. And a lot of that's just his willingness to be 419 00:33:27.920 --> 00:33:32.319 coached, his willingness to like learn some of the finer elements of how his 420 00:33:32.839 --> 00:33:39.440 arsenal plays and from an execution from a plan of attack standpoint, been really 421 00:33:39.480 --> 00:33:45.599 exciting to see him learn develop just use his experiences early in the year when 422 00:33:45.599 --> 00:33:51.599 he started in Lynchburg for US and performed really well and has gotten better despite 423 00:33:51.640 --> 00:33:57.519 being pushed at a higher level. So yeah, another young lefty that has 424 00:33:57.880 --> 00:34:00.400 some of the ingredients that we're hoping to see more and more out of. 425 00:34:01.200 --> 00:34:06.160 Ethan Hankins has been on the radar since his draft here, very highly regarded, 426 00:34:06.200 --> 00:34:09.679 but injuries have just crushed his development in terms of pacing. I'm sure 427 00:34:09.719 --> 00:34:14.039 that he would like to be at He's been on a mount a fair amount 428 00:34:14.079 --> 00:34:16.079 this summer. And what are you seeing? Is he making some progress toward 429 00:34:16.119 --> 00:34:19.760 where he'd like to go? He is, and I you know, to 430 00:34:19.840 --> 00:34:22.199 your point, I think this is a guy that has name. Because of 431 00:34:22.239 --> 00:34:27.159 the injuries, he just hasn't pitched really since twenty nineteen, and to see 432 00:34:27.280 --> 00:34:30.000 him go through you know, you think of the year of the covid Er 433 00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:35.199 we all lost the season, he gets hurt in spring training in twenty twenty 434 00:34:35.199 --> 00:34:37.360 one where we had the delayed season, he misses all of last year. 435 00:34:37.840 --> 00:34:44.599 To see him back out there in one I think speaks to just his desire 436 00:34:44.719 --> 00:34:49.960 to be a an impactful Major leaguer or to turn over every stone possible to 437 00:34:50.000 --> 00:34:52.039 do that. And he'd be the first one to tell you this has been 438 00:34:52.119 --> 00:34:57.719 a difficult road to get back. But as he has pitched this year in 439 00:34:57.840 --> 00:35:00.320 Lake County, you know, we were being really conscious about his workload early. 440 00:35:00.800 --> 00:35:05.239 He threw five innings his last time out, his velos maintaining in the 441 00:35:05.239 --> 00:35:08.360 mid nineties, and we're really seeing a lot of the guy that we saw 442 00:35:08.440 --> 00:35:13.239 early in his career and out of high school. And so, you know, 443 00:35:13.280 --> 00:35:15.079 I just have a big smile on my face talking about Ethan because I 444 00:35:15.159 --> 00:35:19.679 know that this has been a difficult journey. We are far from the finish 445 00:35:19.719 --> 00:35:23.159 line. He knows that, but just the consistency in which he's been able 446 00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:28.760 to go out there, have fun compete at a high level with some of 447 00:35:28.800 --> 00:35:32.400 the stuff that he pitched with when he was a top, top prospect in 448 00:35:32.440 --> 00:35:36.679 baseball has has been just a huge credit to him. In our pitching group 449 00:35:36.679 --> 00:35:40.239 and our mental skills department and everybody our rehab team, like what a collective 450 00:35:40.360 --> 00:35:45.159 effort. And it hasn't always been easy, but it's it's been really fun 451 00:35:45.159 --> 00:35:50.199 and rewarding for a lot of people to see Ethan back out there and having 452 00:35:50.239 --> 00:35:52.719 fun on the mound again. And in closing will switch Gears. You just 453 00:35:52.800 --> 00:35:57.599 had a trip to the Dominican Republic seeing the summer team down there at the 454 00:35:57.639 --> 00:36:00.639 complex. Just an overview. How is it looking down there? I know 455 00:36:00.719 --> 00:36:05.440 you have some comparisons from years past and and what are you seeing this year 456 00:36:05.480 --> 00:36:07.320 when you go down there. It's an exciting group. And you know, 457 00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:12.559 jose Mahia, who runs our facility down there, we have, you know, 458 00:36:12.800 --> 00:36:16.119 two teams worth the staff and these guys are literally just finished their season 459 00:36:16.280 --> 00:36:22.440 yesterday actually, so sixteen seventeen year old's playing sixty plus games for the first 460 00:36:22.440 --> 00:36:27.519 times in their lives is a challenge. It's almost like a high school team, 461 00:36:27.559 --> 00:36:31.599 and these guys are learning the very basics of hopefully things that will help 462 00:36:31.639 --> 00:36:36.880 them out in progressive field in the future. And just the talent level that 463 00:36:36.920 --> 00:36:39.800 we have and the quality of coaching is really impressive and just always fun to 464 00:36:39.840 --> 00:36:45.239 go down there and see some of our youngest players going through the learnings that 465 00:36:45.400 --> 00:36:50.480 is the Dominican Summer League is always fun and you know, we're really excited 466 00:36:50.519 --> 00:36:53.800 about the group that we have for the future. There Rob always great day 467 00:36:53.880 --> 00:36:58.119 long. Thank you, thank you for having me appreciate you. Woo a 468 00:36:58.119 --> 00:37:00.280 lot to get to This week with Rob sir folio, we thank him for 469 00:37:00.280 --> 00:37:05.519 his time bringing us update on some of the good prospects at single A Lake 470 00:37:05.599 --> 00:37:08.400 County. That's gonna do it for this edition of Guardians Weekly. 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