WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.880 --> 00:00:07.639 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio network. Guardians Weekly is brought 2 00:00:07.679 --> 00:00:59.719 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi every 3 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:04.480 one, Welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosen House along with you from Progressive 4 00:01:04.519 --> 00:01:11.280 Field in downtown Cleveland, where we finally are into our hot stove editions of 5 00:01:11.319 --> 00:01:18.519 Guardians Weekly. With the postseason officially complete, the Texas Rangers, congratulations to 6 00:01:18.560 --> 00:01:23.599 them on winning their first World Series in franchise history, a five game World 7 00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:30.079 Series victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. As they dropped the second game of the 8 00:01:30.159 --> 00:01:34.760 series, but that was it and they ended up winning all of their road 9 00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:38.840 games in the postseason. So an unusual postseason, but certainly a remarkable one 10 00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:44.760 from that standpoint for the Texas Rangers. Sixty three years that franchise has been 11 00:01:44.840 --> 00:01:49.239 in existence if you take it back to their early years in Washington, d 12 00:01:49.400 --> 00:01:53.359 C. Before they moved to Arlington, and they win the World Series for 13 00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:57.680 the first time here in twenty twenty three. Coming up on our show this 14 00:01:57.719 --> 00:02:00.400 week, we will visit with Tom Candiatti, who joined us on the radio 15 00:02:00.439 --> 00:02:06.200 broadcast late in the season for a West Coast road trip. His main job 16 00:02:06.519 --> 00:02:09.599 is a radio broadcaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks, so we'll check in with him 17 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:15.080 about the World Series this year and kind of put a cap on play on 18 00:02:15.199 --> 00:02:19.479 the field for our show this year as we head into our offseason shows. 19 00:02:19.719 --> 00:02:22.960 Also later on in the program, another look back at some of the great 20 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:28.400 games of twenty twenty three, and we'll focus on rookie pitchers and didn't the 21 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:32.280 three rookie pitchers in the rotation for much of the season for the Guardians saved 22 00:02:32.319 --> 00:02:37.639 the season really in terms of keeping them relevant until the end of the year, 23 00:02:38.039 --> 00:02:42.039 as Tanner, Biby, Logan Allen, and Gavin Williams were all terrific 24 00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:46.360 in their rookie seasons. And we'll have a couple of game highlights from those 25 00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:51.840 pitchers and take a look back at their seasons and what they meant to this 26 00:02:51.960 --> 00:02:53.719 ball club. So that's coming up in just a little bit. But for 27 00:02:53.919 --> 00:02:59.280 some news and notes, it is awards season. The Gold Glove Awards will 28 00:02:59.319 --> 00:03:04.599 be announced on Sunday night if you're tuned into this on Saturday. But along 29 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:09.159 those lines, the Fielding Bible Awards have been announced and two Cleveland Guardians kind 30 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:15.319 of as expected, won Fielding Bible Awards for fielding excellence at their respective positions. 31 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:22.479 Left fielder Stephen Kwan just tremendous for a second straight season in left field. 32 00:03:22.879 --> 00:03:25.800 It's his second Fielding Bible Award, one year after taking home the award 33 00:03:27.199 --> 00:03:31.360 via a unanimous vote in twenty twenty two. He led all left fielders with 34 00:03:31.719 --> 00:03:38.520 sixteen defensive runs saved, and they have this nice stat called good fielding plays, 35 00:03:38.919 --> 00:03:42.400 and he made twenty four of those. I'm not exactly sure what the 36 00:03:42.439 --> 00:03:46.159 criteria is, but if you're a fan of the Guardians and you enjoy watching 37 00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:49.639 Stephen Kwan, you probably know what they're talking about, as he made a 38 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:53.520 lot of really outstanding plays out there in left field. So congratulations to Stephen 39 00:03:53.599 --> 00:03:58.919 Kwan for that. Also winning a Fielding Bible Award. Andre Simenez at second 40 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:02.560 base, the fourth second basement to win that award in the last four seasons. 41 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:05.560 Somehow, he won a Gold Glove last year but did not win the 42 00:04:05.560 --> 00:04:10.479 Fielding Bible Award. That was corrected this year, as he led all second 43 00:04:10.560 --> 00:04:16.040 basemen with twenty three defensive runs saved and had at least ten plays saved above 44 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:20.319 average on balls hit to both his left and the right, and he was 45 00:04:20.360 --> 00:04:26.480 a really good example. I thought of the rule changes outling the shifts and 46 00:04:26.600 --> 00:04:31.079 bringing back some of the athleticism to infield play, especially at short and really 47 00:04:31.120 --> 00:04:36.199 more so at second base, and certainly for Andre Simenez, a great season 48 00:04:36.279 --> 00:04:40.879 in the field, as again he is one of the best second basemen in 49 00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:45.040 all of baseball, and that's proven out with a Fielding Bible Award this season. 50 00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:49.120 Also part of award season, the Ford Frick Award, presented annually for 51 00:04:49.279 --> 00:04:56.639 excellence in Baseball broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, 52 00:04:56.720 --> 00:05:02.360 New York. Ten finalists including Tom Hamilton, our good friend and of 53 00:05:02.399 --> 00:05:06.600 course the voice of the Guardians and prior to that Indians for a long long 54 00:05:06.639 --> 00:05:12.480 time, and Hammy's on the ballot again second straight season. And the other 55 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:16.759 finalists include Joe Buck, longtime voice of the World Series on a national television 56 00:05:17.079 --> 00:05:20.800 Jokes, Stigleone who got his start here in Cleveland and has gone on to 57 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:26.160 a fine career as the voice of the Boston Red Sox, television voice of 58 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:30.079 the New York Mets, Gary Cohen, Jacques Ducett, former voice of the 59 00:05:30.120 --> 00:05:34.600 Montreal Expos. Ernie Johnson, who called Atlanta Braves games for many many seasons. 60 00:05:34.879 --> 00:05:40.639 Ken Korak, longtime voice of the Oakland Athletics. Mike Kruco part of 61 00:05:40.639 --> 00:05:45.879 that San Francisco Giants broadcast team along with Dwayne Kuiper. They're both on the 62 00:05:45.920 --> 00:05:49.839 ballot. And Dan Shulman, who's the television voice for the Toronto Blue Jays 63 00:05:50.079 --> 00:05:56.480 and has done numerous events for ESPN, including postseason baseball. He is on 64 00:05:56.519 --> 00:06:00.439 the ballot as well, and the award winner will be announced at Baseball's Winter 65 00:06:00.519 --> 00:06:04.680 meetings in Nashville, Tennessee, on December six. Good luck, Hammy, 66 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:09.120 he's on the ballot again, and we'll see if this year is the year 67 00:06:09.160 --> 00:06:12.680 that all of us here in Cleveland have known he's he's one of the best 68 00:06:12.720 --> 00:06:16.199 in the business. And we'll see if Cooperstown feels the same way as well 69 00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:19.680 this time around. As he's on the ballot again, we'll stay with us. 70 00:06:19.720 --> 00:06:25.480 We'll visit with another broadcaster. Tom Candyatti, the knuckleballer, former Cleveland 71 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:30.000 Indian pitcher and then now part of the radio broadcast team for the Arizona Diamondbacks, 72 00:06:30.000 --> 00:06:32.639 will put a rap on the World Series with the candy Man when we 73 00:06:32.680 --> 00:06:40.560 come back after this on the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio Network. Baseball, 74 00:06:40.759 --> 00:06:46.160 basketball, pickleball. Those are sports and people love sports. If you love 75 00:06:46.199 --> 00:06:48.519 sports, you should know this. Drivers who switch and say with Progressive could 76 00:06:48.519 --> 00:06:54.399 save hundreds deceiving of anything to do with sports. No, the people love 77 00:06:54.480 --> 00:07:00.360 sports. So I'm yelling sports out, hockey, swimming, golf, sports 78 00:07:00.360 --> 00:07:02.399 of the word balling there, so save big when you switch to Progressive. 79 00:07:03.279 --> 00:07:08.720 Those sports teams, Progressive Casualty insurance company and affiliates. Potential savings will vary. 80 00:07:19.079 --> 00:07:24.959 Two balls, two strikes. Sports kicks him fires, he struck him 81 00:07:24.959 --> 00:07:30.519 out. Looking it's over, It's over. The Rangers have won the World 82 00:07:30.639 --> 00:07:38.000 Series. Ranger fans, you're not dreaming. The Rangers are the World Series 83 00:07:38.160 --> 00:07:44.480 champions. After fifty two years in Texas, sixty three years of the franchise. 84 00:07:45.399 --> 00:07:54.600 The weight is over and the celebration has begun. Welcome back to Guardians 85 00:07:54.639 --> 00:08:00.240 Weekly and it is officially now Hot Stove season, as the World Series is 86 00:08:00.279 --> 00:08:03.759 complete, Texas winning it in five games over the Arizona Diamondbacks and with a 87 00:08:03.800 --> 00:08:09.480 recap of the series. Good friend of ours certainly and broadcast partner of ourzon 88 00:08:11.240 --> 00:08:15.560 late season road swings. Tom Candiotti, the Candy Man, who full time 89 00:08:15.959 --> 00:08:20.279 is with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was part of their run through the postseason and 90 00:08:20.360 --> 00:08:22.639 all the way through the World Series. And Candy, I know, it's 91 00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:26.319 never easy when you come up on the short side, regardless of how deep 92 00:08:26.360 --> 00:08:31.200 your team goes. But what a run for the Diamondbacks and how enjoyable and 93 00:08:31.279 --> 00:08:35.840 exciting was it for you to be a part of that and really enjoy it 94 00:08:35.879 --> 00:08:39.440 with the fans. Oh, Rosie, it was crazy. You know, 95 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:43.759 we talked during the regular season, and you know about our teams and about 96 00:08:43.799 --> 00:08:48.279 the Guardians and about the d Backs, and you know, we at that 97 00:08:48.399 --> 00:08:52.120 time, I was saying, you know, I you know, they're an 98 00:08:52.159 --> 00:08:54.879 up and coming team. You know, I mean, they got some young 99 00:08:54.000 --> 00:08:58.480 kids that play, they run, they you know, they play all nine 100 00:08:58.519 --> 00:09:01.879 innings. You know, they go after it. And I didn't think that 101 00:09:01.000 --> 00:09:05.200 they would even get into the postseason. I thought they would come up just 102 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:09.000 a little bit short. And once they got in, and you know, 103 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:13.240 then you have to go to Milwaukee and you have to pay some corporate burns 104 00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:16.200 and and you know, their pitchers, and you didn't really didn't think that 105 00:09:16.360 --> 00:09:20.240 was gonna work out, and you end up beating the Brewers like two straight 106 00:09:20.279 --> 00:09:22.840 boom, And then we go, all right, we go to the Dodgers, 107 00:09:22.879 --> 00:09:24.759 and Dodgers, hey, they won one hundred games, and and uh, 108 00:09:24.840 --> 00:09:28.919 you know, they killed everybody in our division and didn't think you'd beat 109 00:09:28.960 --> 00:09:31.720 them, and you beat them three two at their place, and then you 110 00:09:31.759 --> 00:09:35.879 know, the Phillies. I thought there's no way we were gonna beat the 111 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:39.799 Phillies, and especially going into Philadelphia needing to win two games at the very 112 00:09:39.879 --> 00:09:46.639 end and doing it, and so at that point, and I actually thought 113 00:09:46.639 --> 00:09:48.159 that, you know, I think we got a chance to beat the Rangers 114 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:50.519 right now, you know, I did, you know how you do the 115 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:54.559 numbers and everything, and then of course that's when the Rangers beat you. 116 00:09:54.679 --> 00:10:00.519 And you look at underdog status and it's always a fickle thing and and you 117 00:10:00.639 --> 00:10:05.279 figure maybe one series that comes into play and works. But boy, you 118 00:10:05.360 --> 00:10:09.039 just mentioned the opponents that the Diamondbacks faced, and my goodness, you talk 119 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:13.639 about underdogs the whole way through. But I don't know that they had to 120 00:10:13.679 --> 00:10:16.440 play perfect baseball, but it seemed like they almost did to get as far 121 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:20.759 as they did. Yeah, It was really crazy when you look at the 122 00:10:20.399 --> 00:10:22.879 you know, how this team is kind of made up. You know, 123 00:10:22.960 --> 00:10:28.960 you basically just had two starters, and you had one young kid and Brandon 124 00:10:28.000 --> 00:10:31.039 Fott, who was I think he was three and nine during the course of 125 00:10:31.039 --> 00:10:35.919 the regular season, and you know, but all of a sudden, like 126 00:10:35.200 --> 00:10:39.080 he graduated from just being ordinary and all of a sudden, you start pitching 127 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:43.279 great, and you start pitching like he deserved to be there. And that 128 00:10:43.360 --> 00:10:46.000 was a big boost for us. But you know, I've never seen ever 129 00:10:46.159 --> 00:10:52.240 in my life, I don't think where I've seen a team start an opener 130 00:10:52.279 --> 00:10:56.759 in the World Series, you know, in Game four, you know, 131 00:10:56.840 --> 00:11:00.759 at the minimum, and and we did, and we paid for you know, 132 00:11:00.840 --> 00:11:05.080 as the Rangers just slackt us with like ten runs in the first three 133 00:11:05.200 --> 00:11:07.879 hitings. But you know, it was really great experience for a lot of 134 00:11:07.919 --> 00:11:13.360 these young players because they you know, this is their first taste of this 135 00:11:13.440 --> 00:11:16.440 stuff. And you know, there are a bunch of twenty three year olds 136 00:11:16.440 --> 00:11:20.080 that probably didn't know any better when it came to pressure. And you know, 137 00:11:20.120 --> 00:11:24.279 they they played loose really the whole time, and it just came up 138 00:11:24.320 --> 00:11:30.720 short at the very end. Tom Candiotti joining us former Cleveland Indian the Knuckleballer 139 00:11:30.720 --> 00:11:37.600 who is a occasional play by play and color commentator on our radio broadcasts, 140 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:43.519 and working for the Arizona Diamondbacks throughout the postseason. And you mentioned that the 141 00:11:43.600 --> 00:11:48.240 looseness they played with. What did one of the few links that that Cleveland 142 00:11:48.279 --> 00:11:52.879 has with with Arizona, as Tory Lavello, who managed for a while in 143 00:11:52.200 --> 00:11:56.279 Cleveland's minor league system, played in their minor league system for a little bit. 144 00:11:58.480 --> 00:12:01.720 How did he come into play in terms of keeping that team loose and 145 00:12:03.399 --> 00:12:07.360 enjoying the moment and not overcome by the moment. Yeah, I mean, 146 00:12:07.440 --> 00:12:11.320 Toy is such a I mean he's such a players manager. You know, 147 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:16.440 he's got a lot of the characteristics that Tito had, you know, with 148 00:12:16.879 --> 00:12:20.399 you know, he just his players love him and they play for him, 149 00:12:20.799 --> 00:12:22.799 and uh, you know he's uh, you know, he treats like almost 150 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:28.039 each one of those those players almost like he's like, you know, like 151 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:31.159 they're his kids and uh and so he's got a great rapport with them all. 152 00:12:31.720 --> 00:12:35.320 And and I think when you have to do that with a lot of 153 00:12:35.360 --> 00:12:39.879 young kids, you know, they they just they buy into everything. And 154 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:43.120 you know, Tori gets emotional with them, whether they win, whether they 155 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:46.639 lose. You know, he's he's yelling like crazy, you know, opening 156 00:12:46.720 --> 00:12:50.559 the champagne bottles when they win, and he's sitting there, you know, 157 00:12:50.080 --> 00:12:52.399 you know, crying when he lose when they lose. You know, so 158 00:12:54.000 --> 00:12:58.440 he kind of really related a lot with those uh, with those young guys 159 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:03.840 and UH and they played for there's no doubt about that. The city. 160 00:13:03.679 --> 00:13:09.120 They've won a World Series in the past for a young still, I think 161 00:13:09.120 --> 00:13:13.559 you could consider an expansion team. They have a World Series under their belt. 162 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:16.279 What was the city like with the World Series back in town this week? 163 00:13:18.279 --> 00:13:20.759 Well, it was crazy. I'd never seen anything like this. I 164 00:13:20.840 --> 00:13:26.039 was I wasn't yet part of the Diamondback organization when they won in two thousand 165 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:30.879 and one. I was working for ESPN at that time, and so I 166 00:13:30.960 --> 00:13:35.720 was kind of an outsider looking in and but being in the city, you 167 00:13:35.720 --> 00:13:37.879 know, it was just nuts back then. And of course that was an 168 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:43.440 emotional World Series with nine to eleven and all that other kind of stuff, 169 00:13:43.799 --> 00:13:50.600 So that was that was one thing, and then this year being part of 170 00:13:50.679 --> 00:13:54.639 it, it was amazing, how like this place just was so different. 171 00:13:54.679 --> 00:13:58.759 He's kind of a fair weather fan base, kind of made up of a 172 00:13:58.799 --> 00:14:03.080 lot of people that have come from other places. And but this year, 173 00:14:03.879 --> 00:14:07.799 like all three home games were just sold out. The home game we had 174 00:14:07.840 --> 00:14:11.360 against the Dodgers just sold out, but not just being sold out, but 175 00:14:11.399 --> 00:14:16.879 they were raucous. I mean, they were really into it and really unfortunate 176 00:14:16.039 --> 00:14:20.559 that you know, they didn't win any of those three World Series games at 177 00:14:20.559 --> 00:14:22.799 home, because you know, that would have you know, that would have 178 00:14:22.919 --> 00:14:28.759 just been just absolutely nuts. But they were there for the team. And 179 00:14:28.840 --> 00:14:33.720 so we'll we'll see how that goes going forward. But you know, I 180 00:14:33.720 --> 00:14:37.080 think it'll be great because it is a young nucleus. And I think that 181 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:41.600 now that they've got a taste of not just the postseason but all the way 182 00:14:41.600 --> 00:14:45.360 to the World Series, you know, I think they get you know, 183 00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:48.480 really energized, you know a lot like you know the Indians or the Yeah 184 00:14:48.480 --> 00:14:52.759 it was the Indians at that time, you know, back in ninety seven, 185 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:56.840 and and you know how they got so close to winning the World Series 186 00:14:56.879 --> 00:15:01.440 and and you know all they still think the Marlins were the lugest team in 187 00:15:01.480 --> 00:15:05.600 the world. But but look how you know, it just really you know, 188 00:15:05.759 --> 00:15:11.519 fired up that city and everything. Tom Candiani's joining us, former Cleveland 189 00:15:11.519 --> 00:15:16.000 Indians pitcher and now Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster, are just finishing up broadcasting the World 190 00:15:16.120 --> 00:15:20.240 Series. Kenny, I got to ask you, coming back from Texas first 191 00:15:20.279 --> 00:15:26.600 two games, heartbreaker in game one for Arizona and then a resounding victory in 192 00:15:26.639 --> 00:15:30.919 game two, did you think it was going to go the other way on 193 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:33.799 the way home? Oh? Yeah, for sure. You know, we've 194 00:15:33.840 --> 00:15:37.039 felt that we should have been two and oh leaving Texas, you know, 195 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:41.679 unfortunately, you know, your club gives up a you know, a home 196 00:15:41.759 --> 00:15:43.759 run and stuff that he got hurt. And then on top of that, 197 00:15:43.879 --> 00:15:50.279 with the momentum after winning game two, you came back in game three. 198 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:54.600 You know, arguably they're probably their second best player, and Adolas Garcia got 199 00:15:54.679 --> 00:15:58.519 hurt and he's out. Surezer got hurt and he's out. And you're saying, 200 00:15:58.679 --> 00:16:02.960 wow, boy, the baseball gods are in our They're they're looking down 201 00:16:03.000 --> 00:16:07.919 on us right now. And but you know, that team banded together and 202 00:16:08.320 --> 00:16:14.080 they played outstanding baseball, and they out pitched us, and they out hit 203 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:18.600 us, and they outfielded us. I mean, they really played great and 204 00:16:18.600 --> 00:16:22.120 and and so and they took it to us. I mean, they deserved 205 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:26.600 every bit of that World Series victory because they really outplayed the Debacks. So 206 00:16:26.639 --> 00:16:32.159 the important and insider information that maybe only you can provide based on how late 207 00:16:32.240 --> 00:16:36.919 you stayed on Wednesday night, did Texas ever get into the pool out there 208 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:41.159 and right center field and celebrate. No? I never saw them, and 209 00:16:41.279 --> 00:16:45.360 I was there, you know, after the game, and then of course 210 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:48.200 we were doing our I don't know, probably a half hour so wrap up 211 00:16:48.200 --> 00:16:51.440 show and maybe even longer than that, and you know, there's so much 212 00:16:51.440 --> 00:16:55.759 stuff that goes on or they got you know, they got they got stages 213 00:16:55.840 --> 00:16:59.600 out there, there's presentations, there's all that. So at least by the 214 00:16:59.639 --> 00:17:03.399 time I left, nobody was in the pool afterwards. I don't know. 215 00:17:03.519 --> 00:17:07.640 Maybe so I have no idea. I haven't seen anything on social media yet, 216 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:11.519 but I haven't looked either. I think I slept till eleven o'clock today, 217 00:17:11.000 --> 00:17:15.319 and you will continue sleeping just based on how it felt here after twenty 218 00:17:15.400 --> 00:17:21.680 sixteen, when that series won seven games, woo. It catches up with 219 00:17:21.759 --> 00:17:25.400 you after a while, and then you certainly use November to catch up on 220 00:17:25.599 --> 00:17:27.680 some things and not the least of which is sleep Candy. Always great to 221 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:30.400 catch up with you, and it was great to see you this year, 222 00:17:30.440 --> 00:17:36.799 and I'm glad to be able to hear you during the World Series and playoff 223 00:17:36.839 --> 00:17:40.359 games prior to that. Yeah, we'll do it again next year. That 224 00:17:40.480 --> 00:17:44.079 was way too much fun not to make that happen again. We'll see in 225 00:17:44.079 --> 00:17:47.640 spring training, my friend. All right, Rosie. Thanks, that's Tom 226 00:17:47.720 --> 00:17:53.200 Candiotti, radio voice for the Arizona Diamondbacks and sometimes joining us on our broadcast 227 00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:57.640 here with the Cleveland Guardian. Stay tuned more to come as Guardians Weekly continues 228 00:17:57.680 --> 00:18:25.839 after this time out on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Welcome back to 229 00:18:25.880 --> 00:18:30.279 Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosen House along with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, 230 00:18:30.680 --> 00:18:33.759 and as always in our off season shows, we take a look back 231 00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:37.920 at some of the great games of the prior season, and in twenty twenty 232 00:18:37.960 --> 00:18:45.839 three, many great games involving three rookie pitchers, Gavin Williams, Logan Allen, 233 00:18:45.960 --> 00:18:51.079 and Tanner Biby, all making their major league debuts and then being a 234 00:18:51.200 --> 00:18:56.039 major part of the starting rotation due to injuries and as a result, they 235 00:18:56.079 --> 00:19:00.240 had the opportunity and took advantage of it to put together outstanding campaigns. Williams 236 00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:06.240 finished three and five with an earned run average of three point twenty nine, 237 00:19:06.359 --> 00:19:10.200 just twenty four years of age and a bright future ahead for the former number 238 00:19:10.200 --> 00:19:15.400 one draft pick of the Guardians. Also outstanding season four Tanner Biby, who 239 00:19:15.440 --> 00:19:18.519 finished ten and four with an earned run average of two point nine eight and 240 00:19:18.640 --> 00:19:23.880 will receive consideration, heavy consideration, you would think for American League Rookie of 241 00:19:23.880 --> 00:19:30.440 the Year honors. Also Logan Allen just tremendous seven and eight in his first 242 00:19:30.440 --> 00:19:33.880 season, an earned run average of three point eight one. And we'll take 243 00:19:33.880 --> 00:19:37.160 a look back at two games here, one involving Allen, one involving Biby, 244 00:19:37.240 --> 00:19:41.880 and for Logan Allen. Start number seven on the season came on a 245 00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:45.759 Monday afternoon, made the twenty ninth the Guardians in Baltimore to take on the 246 00:19:45.799 --> 00:19:49.920 Orioles on Memorial Day Cleveland, coming in at twenty three and twenty nine, 247 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:53.920 the Orioles, on their way to a one hundred wins season, were thirty 248 00:19:53.960 --> 00:19:57.759 four and nineteen. At that point, Allen was two to one to start 249 00:19:57.799 --> 00:20:02.480 his major league career. In started the day with a leadoff walk to the 250 00:20:02.519 --> 00:20:07.200 speedy Cedric Mullins in the bottom half of the first inning. So an inauspicious 251 00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:11.799 beginning, but he immediately got to pick me up from his catcher, Cam 252 00:20:11.880 --> 00:20:15.640 Gallagher. Mullins aboard. Here's Austin Hayes runner ghost pitch taking throw a second 253 00:20:15.839 --> 00:20:22.519 got him tag made by Jimenez. Great throw by Cam Gallagher. Two four 254 00:20:22.599 --> 00:20:29.079 on the cot stealing and Gallagher throwing out sixteen percent of the runners. Made 255 00:20:29.079 --> 00:20:34.559 an absolutely perfect throw to Jimenez and the head first, sliding Mullins was tagged 256 00:20:34.559 --> 00:20:38.480 out. Well, you can't believe, folks, how big a deal that 257 00:20:38.680 --> 00:20:44.880 is, because stolen bases have been killing Cleveland this year. And after that, 258 00:20:45.279 --> 00:20:48.720 Allen was locked in. Right now, folks, logan Allen is in 259 00:20:48.839 --> 00:20:52.599 rhythm, and when he gets in rhythm, he'll fly through this game. 260 00:20:52.960 --> 00:21:00.440 The two swinging a miss he chased away and right now, look, Alan 261 00:21:00.480 --> 00:21:04.880 can't get the ball back fast enough. He has struck out four out of 262 00:21:04.920 --> 00:21:10.640 the last five Orioles. Allen with the one two swag and I miss strike 263 00:21:10.720 --> 00:21:15.359 three. Allan strikes out his seventh and it came at a great time. 264 00:21:17.039 --> 00:21:19.880 But Baltimore's Tyler Wells he was sharp as well, shutting down the Guardians through 265 00:21:19.920 --> 00:21:23.599 the first four innings, but in the fifth, Will Brennan got things started 266 00:21:23.640 --> 00:21:27.319 with a double, moved up to third on a bock, and then Gallagher 267 00:21:27.400 --> 00:21:32.119 drove in the game's first run. Here's the pitch and it's swung on and 268 00:21:32.200 --> 00:21:36.319 driven to center. This is plenty deep enough under at his mullins, he 269 00:21:36.440 --> 00:21:40.960 makes the catch, tagging heading for home is Brennan. He will score standing 270 00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:45.759 up and the Guardians are on the board. Won nothing. Meanwhile, Allan 271 00:21:45.880 --> 00:21:49.680 continued to make quick work of the powerhouse Baltimore lineup. Now the one two 272 00:21:51.279 --> 00:21:56.079 swing and I miss strike three. Allan continues to roll. He sets him 273 00:21:56.119 --> 00:21:59.440 down in order in the fifth, and we'll head to the sixth. Cleveland 274 00:21:59.519 --> 00:22:03.960 won all the more nothing so two down runner at first, Arias grounding it 275 00:22:03.039 --> 00:22:08.640 to short on one knee. Rosario fields it and flings it over to second 276 00:22:08.920 --> 00:22:15.759 for the ending ending force and Logan Allen continues to minimize the number of pitches 277 00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:21.839 that he has had to make here again today and it is a one nothing 278 00:22:21.920 --> 00:22:26.160 Cleveland lead. And in the seventh the Guardians we're looking to add to their 279 00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:30.640 lead. Back to back one out singles by Miles Straw and Will Brennan, 280 00:22:30.079 --> 00:22:36.039 and Gallagher's busy night continued. Gallagher grub all base hit through the hole in 281 00:22:36.119 --> 00:22:40.400 the right field, hitting third of Straw coming home. Here's mckenni's throat of 282 00:22:40.400 --> 00:22:45.000 the plate head first slide say for the plate and the Guardians take it to 283 00:22:45.039 --> 00:22:52.519 nothing lead back to back to back base hits, and Gallagher has both rbies 284 00:22:52.079 --> 00:22:59.359 with that RBI single to right, Straw scoring from second. Brennan stops at 285 00:22:59.400 --> 00:23:03.920 second and Cleveland now with a two nothing lead. Then it was back to 286 00:23:03.960 --> 00:23:07.880 the top of the order for Stephen Kuan. Now the one swung on a 287 00:23:08.000 --> 00:23:12.759 chopper up the middle in the center field of a hit that'll score Brennan from 288 00:23:12.880 --> 00:23:18.240 second on his way to third. Gallagher in the second with a hustle double 289 00:23:18.279 --> 00:23:23.759 iss Kwan. Mullins, the center fielder on that chopper back up the middle 290 00:23:23.839 --> 00:23:29.160 in the center, slipped and fell as he was getting to that ball, 291 00:23:29.240 --> 00:23:33.640 and Kwan turned that into a hustle RBI double, three nothing Cleveland. They 292 00:23:33.720 --> 00:23:38.720 do it on four straight hits, and then Cleveland continued to pile it on. 293 00:23:38.880 --> 00:23:44.640 With Ahmed Rosario at the plate, the pitch swung on grounded the second 294 00:23:44.799 --> 00:23:48.440 backhanded by Fraser comes home with the throw and it gets away from McCann into 295 00:23:48.480 --> 00:23:55.559 scores Gallagher. Here comes Kuan, he'll score before McCann goes back to get 296 00:23:55.559 --> 00:24:02.039 the ball that squirted behind him. And in the second is Rosario and the 297 00:24:02.119 --> 00:24:07.799 Guardians are making everything count. It's a four run inning and a five nothing 298 00:24:07.920 --> 00:24:11.079 lead, and for Allen it was back to the mound for one more shutdown 299 00:24:11.119 --> 00:24:15.559 inning. What Alan does such a great job is moving the ball in and 300 00:24:15.599 --> 00:24:19.759 out, up and down, and he only throws ninety two miles an hour, 301 00:24:21.640 --> 00:24:25.599 but the hitter never knows where he is throwing it. That pitch strength 302 00:24:25.599 --> 00:24:30.559 three call he had just worked. The last pitch in this pitch was middle 303 00:24:30.599 --> 00:24:36.880 away McCann's out looking. That's a new career high nine strikeouts for Logan Allen, 304 00:24:37.480 --> 00:24:45.799 and this incredible development team that Cleveland has in regards to developing major league 305 00:24:45.799 --> 00:24:52.119 pitching has got to feel awfully good again. Now the lefties won two swing 306 00:24:52.200 --> 00:24:56.480 and a miss got him with a fastball. Ten strikeouts for Logan Allen, 307 00:24:57.240 --> 00:25:03.599 and that'll wrap up his day. His best in the BIGS. Seven shutout 308 00:25:03.640 --> 00:25:11.799 innings of three hit baseball and ten strikeouts Guardians five, Orioles nothing. Trevor 309 00:25:11.839 --> 00:25:15.359 Stephen came on to finish the job. In the ninth, Birds down to 310 00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:21.880 their last strike down five. In the ninth the two delivery swung down, 311 00:25:21.960 --> 00:25:26.359 grounded the first handle by Nailor. He'll go to the bag himself. Ballgame 312 00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:33.599 and the Guardians get another shutout and blank the Orioles five to nothing here on 313 00:25:33.799 --> 00:25:41.880 Memorial Day as Cleveland pitches its fifth shutout of the year. So what a 314 00:25:41.920 --> 00:25:45.119 great day for Allen won a many in a tremendous rookie season. We fast 315 00:25:45.160 --> 00:25:48.920 forward to September and we had a chance to visit with Allen at the end 316 00:25:48.960 --> 00:25:53.799 of his season as he reflected on his first campaign in the major leagues. 317 00:25:56.240 --> 00:26:00.319 Hell, Loogan, nut for you here it is September and you're sir seeing 318 00:26:00.319 --> 00:26:03.960 some innings limits. But it seems like your stuff is still holding up well. 319 00:26:03.000 --> 00:26:06.960 And do you feel that way? Yeah? Absolutely, I think I 320 00:26:07.000 --> 00:26:10.720 feel like I'm in a good place physically. My stuff feels good and got 321 00:26:10.799 --> 00:26:12.359 ready to take the ball every fifth day, So I feel a good Anything 322 00:26:12.440 --> 00:26:17.720 surprise you as you get deeper into your first major league season, Uh No, 323 00:26:17.799 --> 00:26:19.599 I think it's just getting getting more comfortable getting to all these new stadiums, 324 00:26:19.640 --> 00:26:22.480 feeling more comfortable around all these guys, and just you know, feeling 325 00:26:22.559 --> 00:26:26.559 just like I fit in a lot more than cut probably in the my you 326 00:26:26.559 --> 00:26:30.079 know, earlier times of here. Logan Allen joining us guardian starting pitcher, 327 00:26:30.079 --> 00:26:33.839 one of the three rookies who has really made an impact. And how much 328 00:26:33.880 --> 00:26:37.359 do you and Tanner Byby and Gavin Williams share information on what you're going through 329 00:26:37.400 --> 00:26:41.599 and how you're trying to get there. Yeah, I think we all kind 330 00:26:41.599 --> 00:26:44.440 of look to each other. We're on a very similar boat where we're kind 331 00:26:44.440 --> 00:26:47.240 of all just trying to take it in stride and you know, roll the 332 00:26:47.279 --> 00:26:48.680 punches when we do kind of have struggles up here. But I think that 333 00:26:48.759 --> 00:26:52.599 we uh, you know, got a good kind of core group that we 334 00:26:52.640 --> 00:26:55.960 can kind of stay together for a good little bit and you know, work 335 00:26:56.000 --> 00:26:57.480 off each other, build off each other and hopefully be be good for a 336 00:26:57.480 --> 00:27:03.079 long time. And your fortune and that you reach the major leagues pretty quickly. 337 00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:07.279 And when you talk about innings and you mentioned how you're still feeling good, 338 00:27:07.759 --> 00:27:11.640 you hear development people say, you know that major league innings are different. 339 00:27:11.279 --> 00:27:15.279 Have you noticed that? And if So what is the difference in a 340 00:27:15.319 --> 00:27:18.480 major league inning as they compile as opposed to minor league games. I would 341 00:27:18.480 --> 00:27:22.200 just say, you don't have as many innings that are stress free. I 342 00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:26.920 think at any any point, any any bat or any lineup can kind of 343 00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:30.440 put together those good at bats where it can take a ten pitch inning and 344 00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:33.440 turn to a thirty pitch inning and just kind of that high stress every single 345 00:27:33.559 --> 00:27:37.440 every single inning. I think that that's the biggest difference between the big leagues 346 00:27:37.440 --> 00:27:40.960 and being in the minor leagues. I think that you have you experienced some 347 00:27:41.000 --> 00:27:41.799 of that in the minor leagues, but up here, I think it's just 348 00:27:41.839 --> 00:27:45.000 a lot more frequent, and you know, a five inning day can be 349 00:27:45.039 --> 00:27:48.240 a lot more tolling than a five inning star in the minor leagues, for 350 00:27:48.319 --> 00:27:52.799 sure. So did stuff there from Logan Allen and as we mentioned, tim 351 00:27:52.920 --> 00:27:56.640 Or Bibby also terrific during his rookie season, And we focus in on a 352 00:27:56.640 --> 00:28:02.519 game at Wrigley Field on a Saturday Lie the first the Guardians and Cubs in 353 00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:06.440 a night game at Wrigley Cleveland coming in three games under five hundred, the 354 00:28:06.480 --> 00:28:11.079 Cubs about the same at thirty eight and forty two and the matchup was Tanner 355 00:28:11.119 --> 00:28:15.480 Bibby against Marcus Stroman, a nine game winner. The game was scoreless in 356 00:28:15.519 --> 00:28:19.079 the third inning when the Guardians got things going with a clutch two out hit 357 00:28:19.119 --> 00:28:25.759 from Ahmed Rosario. Stroman's ready. Here it comes, swung on, light 358 00:28:25.920 --> 00:28:30.079 drive, base hit to center. That'll score two. Naylor scores, Pawn 359 00:28:30.319 --> 00:28:37.119 Scores hits two nothing Cleveland on a two out rip job to center by a 360 00:28:37.240 --> 00:28:42.400 Medrosario. Meanwhile on the mound, Tanner Biby had everything working. Now the 361 00:28:42.519 --> 00:28:48.880 cent now the pitch swingon and a mess got them with a fastball, and 362 00:28:48.079 --> 00:28:56.559 so Tanner Biby with five strikeouts and three shutout innings. Here's the pitch called 363 00:28:56.680 --> 00:29:03.000 strike three on the outside corner. Perfect pitch on a slider from Tanner Biby. 364 00:29:03.039 --> 00:29:07.839 Their strikeout number seven. Onto the sixth Guardians looking to pad that lead. 365 00:29:07.880 --> 00:29:12.000 They had two men aboard looking for another two out hit, and this 366 00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:18.240 time it came from Andre Semenez. Here's the pitch, swung on line shot 367 00:29:18.279 --> 00:29:22.200 to right field against down for a base hit. Charging his morale. Here's 368 00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:27.079 the throat of the plate and in sliding safely as Ramirez in the third is 369 00:29:27.200 --> 00:29:33.839 Nailer and it is a three nothing Cleveland lead. Andre Simenez comes through with 370 00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:40.000 a two out bullet to right to knock get his twenty ninth run, and 371 00:29:40.039 --> 00:29:44.480 the Guardians have scored all three times tonight. After there were two men out, 372 00:29:45.319 --> 00:29:48.720 and they kept it going with Will Brennan at the plate, Merriweather, 373 00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:52.839 he's ready. Here it comes. Runner goes pitch, rip off the bag 374 00:29:52.880 --> 00:29:57.599 at first, down the right field line, base hit that'll score Nailer, 375 00:29:57.920 --> 00:30:04.799 and stomping at third is Jimenez and Will Brennan will a bbe literally off the 376 00:30:04.880 --> 00:30:10.640 bag at first and carrim down the right field line for an RBI single, 377 00:30:10.920 --> 00:30:15.319 and Cleveland now leads it by a score of ford to nothing. You could 378 00:30:15.359 --> 00:30:19.960 stand at home plate and throw the ball up in the air to yourself all 379 00:30:21.079 --> 00:30:26.359 day and hit balls toward first and never hit the bag. And then Miles 380 00:30:26.400 --> 00:30:32.039 Straw kept the two out hit parade going and the pitch swung out a shot 381 00:30:32.039 --> 00:30:34.799 back up the middle, face it in the center. Himenez will score, 382 00:30:36.000 --> 00:30:41.240 ball is over run by Bellinger, that'll allow Brennan to score. All the 383 00:30:41.319 --> 00:30:48.359 way from first and into third is Miles Straw, and the Guardians now blow 384 00:30:48.400 --> 00:30:53.000 it open, leading six to nothing. That'll be an RBI single, a 385 00:30:53.119 --> 00:31:00.559 two base Arabi Cody Bellinger and Cleveland has blown it all open with four runs 386 00:31:00.599 --> 00:31:06.000 after two men were out here in the sixth. Thenning back on the mound, 387 00:31:06.039 --> 00:31:11.039 Tanner Bibby continue to rack up the strikeouts. Now the payoff pits swinging. 388 00:31:11.119 --> 00:31:15.480 The miss went right back to the heater. Nine strikeouts for Tanner Bibby. 389 00:31:17.279 --> 00:31:22.519 That is out number two And for Tanner Bibby, nine strikeouts equals a 390 00:31:22.640 --> 00:31:27.799 major league high, and it looks like Tanner's night is done. Tito out 391 00:31:27.799 --> 00:31:33.279 of the first base dugout, makes saint call to the bullpen. He's got 392 00:31:33.359 --> 00:31:37.039 words of encouragement for Tanner Biby talking to him, slaps him on the back, 393 00:31:37.640 --> 00:31:41.599 and he'll get a rousing hand from a bunch of Cleveland fans here at 394 00:31:41.599 --> 00:31:47.920 Wrigley as he heads to the first base dugout leading six to nothing here in 395 00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:52.319 the sixth, and once Bibby was finished, it was more of the same 396 00:31:52.319 --> 00:31:56.559 from the bullpen. The combination of Sam Henches, Nick Sandlin, and Eli 397 00:31:56.640 --> 00:32:07.000 Morgan completed the shutout. Morgan again sets fires and Mancini swing in a mess 398 00:32:07.160 --> 00:32:15.559 Bowl game, and the Guardians have shut out the Chicago Cubs tonight, limiting 399 00:32:15.599 --> 00:32:21.480 the Cubs to five hits, and Cleveland posts as six nothing win over the 400 00:32:21.519 --> 00:32:27.279 Cubs. Just like Logan Allen. That was one of many dominant starts by 401 00:32:27.599 --> 00:32:31.079 fellow rookie Tanner Bibby. Shortly after that outing, right around the halfway mark 402 00:32:31.079 --> 00:32:35.759 of the season and the All Star break, we had a chance to chat 403 00:32:35.759 --> 00:32:39.039 with Tanner and he talked about his confidence and how it had grown in every 404 00:32:39.119 --> 00:32:45.400 start in his first major league season. Yeah, I think the difference from 405 00:32:45.400 --> 00:32:49.519 me between my debut and now think of a lot more even keel throughout the 406 00:32:49.640 --> 00:32:52.480 entire time, whether stuff gets thrown at me or something goes wrong, I 407 00:32:52.519 --> 00:32:58.400 think I'm way more capable of sticking to it and kind of sticking to my 408 00:32:58.480 --> 00:33:01.279 stuff and being able to more euse even when bout stuff goes on. I 409 00:33:01.319 --> 00:33:05.359 know when you first came up, we talked about how Logan Allen had come 410 00:33:05.440 --> 00:33:07.519 up at the same time. Similar situation. Now, Gavin Williams is here 411 00:33:07.880 --> 00:33:13.240 so young, pitching in a rotation where unfortunately there's been some intries, And 412 00:33:13.359 --> 00:33:16.680 does that impact you in any way or do you look at things differently when 413 00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:20.720 you see things like that happening around you. I mean, I think yes, 414 00:33:20.759 --> 00:33:22.680 and no, I mean I think definitely, me, Galvin Logan definitely 415 00:33:22.720 --> 00:33:28.799 have to like somewhat step up and kind of take the places of some really 416 00:33:28.839 --> 00:33:30.759 good starting pitchers. I've been here for a long time and I've really succeeded, 417 00:33:31.039 --> 00:33:35.160 So I think it's really I think it's really good for us. I 418 00:33:35.160 --> 00:33:38.079 think in the long run for us kind of almost it feels like we have 419 00:33:38.119 --> 00:33:40.559 to be like the veteran guys, like they're kind of leaning on us to 420 00:33:40.599 --> 00:33:44.839 kind of get us through some games. So it's been good. You ever 421 00:33:44.880 --> 00:33:47.640 imagine you'd be in this type of spot when back in spring training in Arizona, 422 00:33:47.799 --> 00:33:51.000 No, No, I thought I was going to Akron on a spring 423 00:33:51.039 --> 00:33:57.319 training So that's Tanner Biby along with Logan Allen two of their best games, 424 00:33:57.680 --> 00:34:04.000 and they were joined by Gavin Williams for three rookies having outstanding major league seasons 425 00:34:04.000 --> 00:34:07.079 and a starting rotation, and they were counted on big time and they did 426 00:34:07.119 --> 00:34:13.000 not disappoint. And the future looking very bright for that starting rotation with those 427 00:34:13.039 --> 00:34:17.639 three rookies plus Shane Bieber and Tristan McKenzie coming back from injury, and it 428 00:34:17.639 --> 00:34:22.360 looked like cal Quantrill had hit on some good things too at the tail end 429 00:34:22.360 --> 00:34:25.480 of the season. So a little bit of depth there in that starting rotation 430 00:34:25.639 --> 00:34:30.159 for Cleveland heading into twenty twenty four. Well, stay with us. We'll 431 00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:34.960 have some final thoughts when we return after this time out on the Cleveland Clinic. 432 00:34:34.960 --> 00:34:43.199 Guardians Radio Network Score, pass out of bells. Those are sports words. 433 00:34:43.440 --> 00:34:45.719 Some people hear any sportsword and they can't help but listen. 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We are getting closer to hearing who they will name as manager. 443 00:35:30.480 --> 00:35:32.280 Of this ball club, and that is the first order of business for 444 00:35:32.400 --> 00:35:37.199 the front office to get that squared away. Maybe it comes next week, 445 00:35:37.320 --> 00:35:39.760 maybe it's down the line. We'll see. They're being very thorough with that 446 00:35:39.840 --> 00:35:45.719 interview process and bringing in different candidates to try and make sure they make that 447 00:35:45.119 --> 00:35:51.000 good selection for the next manager of this franchise. On the roster, front 448 00:35:51.400 --> 00:35:57.440 interesting ad to the forty man roster on Friday as Cole Calhoun, Lucas Giolito, 449 00:35:57.519 --> 00:36:00.880 and Raynaldo Lopez all declaring free agents, so that's opened up some spots 450 00:36:00.920 --> 00:36:07.599 on the forty man roster and added to the roster Jonathan Rodriguez. Rodriguez in 451 00:36:07.719 --> 00:36:13.079 intriguing prospect kind of flew under the radar a little bit in twenty twenty three, 452 00:36:13.639 --> 00:36:17.559 which is remarkable to say, because he led the minor league system in 453 00:36:17.639 --> 00:36:23.480 home runs with twenty nine runs driven in with eighty eight OPS at eight ninety 454 00:36:23.599 --> 00:36:29.480 seven. That's on base plus slugging percentage. You get an OPS over eight 455 00:36:29.559 --> 00:36:32.199 hundred and you are in business. He did it all at the Double A 456 00:36:32.360 --> 00:36:37.039 level to start the season and then the final forty seven games with Triple A 457 00:36:37.159 --> 00:36:42.800 Columbus, and he's now playing in Puerto Rico this offseason, Cleveland looking for 458 00:36:42.960 --> 00:36:47.760 power in their lineup. Maybe Jonathan Rodriguez down the road is someone who can 459 00:36:47.800 --> 00:36:52.039 add a lot of power to that lineup. He's a former third round pick 460 00:36:52.280 --> 00:36:55.880 back in twenty seventeen out of Puerto Rico. So that's the roster news for 461 00:36:55.960 --> 00:37:00.519 this week, and again we'll keep an eye on the manager situation and maybe 462 00:37:00.559 --> 00:37:02.440 we'll be able to fill you in on something on next week's show. But 463 00:37:02.519 --> 00:37:06.960 stay with us throughout the off season as we bring it to you each and 464 00:37:07.000 --> 00:37:10.800 every week here on the Guardians Radio Network until next week. Thanks, as 465 00:37:10.800 --> 00:37:15.159 always going out to Brian Matze for all of his help on our show. 466 00:37:15.559 --> 00:37:20.440 Until then, this is Jim Rosenhouse reminding you that you've been listening to Guardians 467 00:37:20.440 --> 00:37:30.280 Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. 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