WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.720 --> 00:00:07.559 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly is front 2 00:00:07.599 --> 00:00:48.439 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:48.520 --> 00:00:54.439 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with you from Progressive Field 4 00:00:54.439 --> 00:00:59.280 downtown Cleveland, where the Guardians are hosting the Kansas City Royals this weekend, 5 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:03.359 heading into the All Star Break. Another game on Saturday afternoon at four to 6 00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:07.560 ten, and then the finale of the homestand and the proverbial first half of 7 00:01:07.599 --> 00:01:12.519 the schedule pre All Star Break that's on Sunday afternoon at one forty. Coming 8 00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:15.680 up a little bit later on in our show, we will hear from Guardians 9 00:01:15.760 --> 00:01:19.439 utility man David Fry, who has had quite a first couple of months in 10 00:01:19.480 --> 00:01:25.040 the major leagues. Also, we'll visit with Guardians relief pitcher Angel de Los 11 00:01:25.040 --> 00:01:30.200 Santos, as well as field coordinator John McDonald with a farm report of sorts. 12 00:01:30.480 --> 00:01:33.599 And we'll also take it to the other side. The Atlanta Braves were 13 00:01:33.599 --> 00:01:38.640 in town earlier this week and we will visit with their All Star pitcher Spencer 14 00:01:38.719 --> 00:01:42.879 Stryder, who has some great ties to northeast Ohio. That's all coming up 15 00:01:42.879 --> 00:01:45.879 a little bit later on in our show. But first a look back at 16 00:01:45.879 --> 00:01:49.560 the weekend review. The Mighty Braves in town, the team of the best 17 00:01:49.560 --> 00:01:53.599 record in baseball, and it was a three game series that started Monday night 18 00:01:53.120 --> 00:01:57.239 with a four to two victory for Atlanta over the Guardians. And then that's 19 00:01:57.239 --> 00:02:01.640 set the stage for a thriller on Tuesday night. The Guardians got the scoring 20 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:07.800 started in the third inning compliments of hot hitting. I'm ed Rosario. Alard 21 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:14.120 brings the hands up, chest tie and lets it fly and Rosario drives it 22 00:02:14.240 --> 00:02:16.479 up the alley and left center. This will take a bounce, go up 23 00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:22.719 against the wall. Freeman scores Quan coming around a home throw to the plate 24 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:27.599 cut off, Peace scores sliding hand. It's a two run double with two 25 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:35.800 down for amed Rosario and he stays sizzling hot. Two nothing Cleveland and amand 26 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:42.240 Rosario, who drove in both runs last night, as come through again with 27 00:02:42.439 --> 00:02:47.879 two down as he split that gamp in left center field. I'm Rosario now 28 00:02:47.960 --> 00:02:55.120 with thirty rbiyes and that was double number fifteen. Atlanta's loaded lineup responded in 29 00:02:55.159 --> 00:02:59.919 the fifth, scoring four times to take the lead, but in the sixth, 30 00:03:00.159 --> 00:03:05.639 the Amed Rosario show continued the pitch and he sends one in the air 31 00:03:05.680 --> 00:03:12.080 pretty deep to left center. Looking up, this bull is gone and Amed 32 00:03:12.199 --> 00:03:17.759 Rosario with a solo home run to left center as given Cleveland life again. 33 00:03:19.879 --> 00:03:25.439 That is just the second home run for a med Rosario. So he had 34 00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:30.000 a two run double up the alley and left center in the third and a 35 00:03:30.199 --> 00:03:36.599 solo homer over the nineteen football to left center here in the sixth, and 36 00:03:36.759 --> 00:03:42.560 that'll be all for Kobe Allard, as Rosario has been a one man wrecking 37 00:03:42.680 --> 00:03:46.199 crew. In the seventh, Tyler Freeman got things started with a single and 38 00:03:46.240 --> 00:03:52.639 then stole second to get into scoring position for Stephen Quan. The two two 39 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:57.439 pitch swung on line to right field near the line of coon you're running over 40 00:03:57.479 --> 00:04:00.879 it drops for a base game will be tied. Quand with a big turn 41 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:09.240 to holds at first. Freeman scores from second and Stephen Quand delivers a clutch 42 00:04:09.680 --> 00:04:14.759 two out Army I single down the right field line to tie this game at 43 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:20.680 four. You don't see Stephen Quand pull them all that often, and he 44 00:04:20.800 --> 00:04:28.319 yanked it down the right field line. Is twenty sixth run banded in Quan 45 00:04:28.439 --> 00:04:33.600 stole second, and then Amed Rosario delivered one more time the center the pitch, 46 00:04:34.439 --> 00:04:40.839 swinging crombo base hitting the right quater, a third pill put Cleveland up 47 00:04:41.040 --> 00:04:49.240 as he crosses home plate and a Madrasario. What a series is third? 48 00:04:49.319 --> 00:04:55.759 He hit his fourth. Army hid a night and he did it with a 49 00:04:55.839 --> 00:05:01.399 pitch clock violation to start the at bat at Atlanta again showed their tremendous power 50 00:05:01.480 --> 00:05:06.519 in the ninth inning as Ozzie Albis tied the ball game with his second home 51 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:11.079 run of the game, and that sent us to extra innings. Tied at 52 00:05:11.079 --> 00:05:14.639 five. In the top half of the tenth inning, Angel Da Loos Santos 53 00:05:14.680 --> 00:05:16.560 was on in relief picked up the first out in the inning. It was 54 00:05:16.560 --> 00:05:21.600 a fly ball that moved the runner to third, and then Eddie Rosario was 55 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:27.560 at the plate trying to put the braves on top the pitch, swinging a 56 00:05:27.560 --> 00:05:30.480 little blooper into center field, charging hard at straw. He'll make to catch 57 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:34.639 taking coming home. He'll your throw to the plate on the fly, tags 58 00:05:34.759 --> 00:05:43.360 make by a diving fry day did it? What a great throw by straw 59 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:49.920 on the fly of the plate and a diving tag by catcher David fry It 60 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:57.920 doesn't get any better than that. Wow, And the Guardians continue to go 61 00:05:58.240 --> 00:06:03.639 toe to toe with the Juggernaut Braves. We are tied at five going to 62 00:06:03.720 --> 00:06:09.639 the bottom of the tenth. What a play by Straw and David Frye. 63 00:06:09.759 --> 00:06:12.959 And then in the bottom of the tenth, it was Fry standing in with 64 00:06:13.079 --> 00:06:16.000 two outs, a runner at second and a chance to walk it off. 65 00:06:16.519 --> 00:06:21.360 The pitch Fry with a line drive to left Rosario going back toward the line 66 00:06:21.560 --> 00:06:29.360 he kid make the Cats base hit game winner. In the scores, Rosario, 67 00:06:30.000 --> 00:06:36.879 David fry being mobbed at second base, a walkoff, two out RBI 68 00:06:38.199 --> 00:06:45.720 single the left by David Frye and Cleveland's got it's fifth wakoff win of the 69 00:06:45.920 --> 00:06:51.879 year and they shocked the Atlanta Braves and ten innings tonight, six to five. 70 00:06:54.560 --> 00:06:58.399 What a win for Cleveland. Atlanta bounced back and they took the series 71 00:06:58.439 --> 00:07:03.720 finale eight to one over the Guardians on Wednesday. On Thursday, Kansas City 72 00:07:03.759 --> 00:07:06.600 came to town. They scored a run in the first inning to take an 73 00:07:06.600 --> 00:07:12.000 early lead, but it wouldn't last long as Andre Simenez let off the bottom 74 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:14.800 half of the second inning. Now they'll wind up. Now the O two 75 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:20.759 swung on hit high deep to right. Back goes Melendez. Track wa gone 76 00:07:23.519 --> 00:07:29.199 number seven for Andres Himenez, and we've got a won one ball game. 77 00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:33.480 Well you don't see that very often, do you, folks. A home 78 00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:40.079 run that a guy hits foul, and then in the same at bat a 79 00:07:40.279 --> 00:07:46.360 legitimate home run that stays fair. And Andre Simenez, gearing up for what 80 00:07:46.519 --> 00:07:50.399 could be a big second half, has tied this ball game at one. 81 00:07:51.000 --> 00:07:56.879 It's stay tied at one until the sixth. That's when the Guardians power surge 82 00:07:56.920 --> 00:08:01.519 continued, beginning with Jose Ramirez posey one for two, a single the pitch 83 00:08:03.079 --> 00:08:07.040 and he sends one in the air deep left field on its way to the 84 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:16.040 porch. Gone and Cleveland has a two to one lead, and Jose Ramirez 85 00:08:18.199 --> 00:08:22.680 clearing the nineteen football in left and putting it onto the home run porch. 86 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:30.560 I guess the Guardians feel like, well, since the Braves left town, 87 00:08:30.639 --> 00:08:35.879 why don't we pretend to be Atlanta and play home run derby. Next up, 88 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:41.039 Josh Naylor. Now the pitch to Nailer. He swings and drives it 89 00:08:41.399 --> 00:08:52.879 high dat to right there she goes back to back Jack's and just Nailor makes 90 00:08:52.879 --> 00:08:58.240 it a three to one ball game. H no down about it. Bomb 91 00:08:58.519 --> 00:09:05.080 to right and a mere Garred having such a good year suddenly as given up 92 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:11.480 two long balls. Third time Cleveland's gone back to back. They did it 93 00:09:11.559 --> 00:09:16.759 against Miami in April. They did it at Baltimore in May. Later in 94 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:20.480 the sixth, the Kansas City error led to another run, making it four 95 00:09:20.559 --> 00:09:24.480 to one, and then bone Nailor finished off the beginning. Coming through with 96 00:09:24.559 --> 00:09:28.840 two outs, Snyder the one old pitch and it swung on yank to write 97 00:09:28.960 --> 00:09:33.600 down the line, it goes fair ball. It's headed for the corner. 98 00:09:33.840 --> 00:09:37.919 On his way to third is Brennan. He's being waved home. Here comes 99 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:41.720 the relay thrown. It's going to be cut off. There will be no 100 00:09:41.879 --> 00:09:46.799 play at the plate. Scoring is Brennan from first. On the two odd 101 00:09:46.919 --> 00:09:52.080 Army I double into the right field corner by bone Nailor, and that breaks 102 00:09:52.120 --> 00:09:58.559 an old for nineteen skit and the Guardians have a four run up rising and 103 00:09:58.720 --> 00:10:03.919 they now have a five to one lead. The Guardians added one more run 104 00:10:03.960 --> 00:10:07.519 in the eighth on a mile Straw RBI single, and then in the ninth, 105 00:10:07.840 --> 00:10:11.440 Nick Salmon was on to finish things up the next pitch, swinging a 106 00:10:11.440 --> 00:10:16.399 little dribbler left side, charged by Ramires. A third bare hand grabbing throw 107 00:10:16.679 --> 00:10:22.600 got'em ball game. What a play by Hosie and the Guardians when Game 108 00:10:22.720 --> 00:10:28.159 one in this four game series by a final score of six to one. 109 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:33.279 So a nice start to the series on Thursday night, setting the stage for 110 00:10:33.519 --> 00:10:35.879 Friday Night. And the Guardians got it going early in this one. In 111 00:10:35.960 --> 00:10:41.360 the first inning, I'm ed Rosario with a double, Jose Ramirez walked, 112 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:46.639 and then Josh Naylor continued to rack up the RBIs now the set, I'll 113 00:10:46.679 --> 00:10:50.279 look back. Now the pitch, Naylor sends a liner to center that's of 114 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:56.440 a sit. Rosario being waved told Isabel's throw is going to go to third, 115 00:10:56.000 --> 00:11:03.080 scoring easily as amed Rosario. Ramirez stops a second and Josh Nailer, 116 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:07.480 against a left hander, has now knocked in sixty two runs, the fourth 117 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:13.039 most RBIs in the American League. In the fourth, Nailer started it with 118 00:11:13.080 --> 00:11:16.480 a single and that brought Josh Bell to the plate. Pitched to him, 119 00:11:16.759 --> 00:11:22.559 launched high and deep to left. Way back there, bleacher bound home run 120 00:11:22.759 --> 00:11:33.759 Josh Bell four. Bell number nine a two run shot and the Guardians are 121 00:11:33.799 --> 00:11:39.360 in front. Three nothing. Yeah, Bell trying to break out of it 122 00:11:39.360 --> 00:11:46.200 in a big way, and they launches one into the bleachers and the Guardians 123 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:50.360 have a three run lead. Meanwhile, on the mound, Aaron Savali looked 124 00:11:50.360 --> 00:11:56.360 as sharp as we have seen him in a long time. The payoff a 125 00:11:56.519 --> 00:12:01.639 swing and a flyball straight away center so that it'll be caught by Miles Straw 126 00:12:01.679 --> 00:12:05.559 and that'll be the night for Aaron Savali. My goodness, was he brilliant 127 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:13.120 tonight. Seven shutout innings for Aaron Savali. He made a hundred pitches tonight. 128 00:12:13.799 --> 00:12:16.919 He two hited Kansas City, striking out nine, didn't walk a bad 129 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:22.039 her. Trevor Stephen worked a scoreless eighth, and then Emmanuel class A was 130 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:26.279 on to close things out in the ninth. The next delivery swung and banged 131 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:30.799 up the middle near second. Rozario flips to second one. He made his 132 00:12:31.039 --> 00:12:39.279 turns the game, handing double play ball game and the Guardians have climbed back 133 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:48.399 to five hundred as tonight, Savali Stephen close. They combine on a brilliant 134 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:54.720 two hit shut out and Cleveland is a winner, three to nothing in a 135 00:12:54.799 --> 00:13:01.120 ball game that didn't even come close to taking two hours to play. So 136 00:13:01.240 --> 00:13:05.159 a good week for the Guardians and they will try and finish strong with a 137 00:13:05.279 --> 00:13:09.840 day game on Saturday and another one on Sunday before the All Star break begins. 138 00:13:09.240 --> 00:13:13.039 Stay with us when we come back. We'll hear from utility man David 139 00:13:13.080 --> 00:13:20.320 Fry. That's next four. I wish I was a better golfer. Wore 140 00:13:20.480 --> 00:13:24.320 is an odd word to yell, WHOA where did you come from? It's 141 00:13:24.399 --> 00:13:26.480 me flow, and I'm here to grant your wish of Progressive taking fifty dollars 142 00:13:26.519 --> 00:13:31.279 off your deductibles. 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Got an opportunity in early May to 151 00:14:13.879 --> 00:14:18.840 join the big club, and he has been nothing short of sensational in a 152 00:14:18.879 --> 00:14:22.360 difficult role. And we had a chance to visit with him after his big 153 00:14:22.480 --> 00:14:26.200 night on Tuesday with a great play at the plate defensively and then he drove 154 00:14:26.240 --> 00:14:28.840 in the game winning run, And when we caught up with him, he 155 00:14:28.840 --> 00:14:33.000 said, that's about as good as it gets for him. I mean, 156 00:14:33.080 --> 00:14:37.440 yeah, for sure, it was a lot of fun. Luckily a defensive 157 00:14:37.440 --> 00:14:39.600 play, I didn't have to do too much. Mile was just kind of 158 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:41.720 put it on, put it at home plate for me and make it easy 159 00:14:41.759 --> 00:14:46.080 for me. And then yeah, I was glad we could get the hit 160 00:14:46.120 --> 00:14:48.240 and get the win. Can you explain to fans what that feels like when 161 00:14:48.519 --> 00:14:52.519 you see the ball go over the outfielder's head and you know it's a base 162 00:14:52.559 --> 00:14:56.799 hit that's going to win the game. What happens after that and how does 163 00:14:56.799 --> 00:15:01.639 that impact you as time goes by, Like, as you're watching the play 164 00:15:01.679 --> 00:15:05.039 happen, you're kind of trying to stay in baseball mote or whatever, and 165 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:07.399 then once it hits the ground you win, you kind of just black out 166 00:15:07.440 --> 00:15:09.679 and you're so excited. Everybody's just going nuts around you, and you weren't 167 00:15:09.679 --> 00:15:13.360 sure where you no. At first, I thought for sure it was a 168 00:15:13.440 --> 00:15:16.720 hit, and then I looked up at Rosario the left fielder running it down, 169 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:18.120 and I was like, Holy goad, he's gotta beat on it and 170 00:15:18.159 --> 00:15:20.919 he's gonna catch it and luckily solid drop. You haven't caught a whole lot, 171 00:15:22.559 --> 00:15:24.960 but it seemed like you had all the fundamentals in place to make the 172 00:15:26.000 --> 00:15:30.600 play properly. And how much are you able to prepare for that type of 173 00:15:30.639 --> 00:15:33.200 situation so that you're ready when it happens. Yeah, it's something we did 174 00:15:33.279 --> 00:15:37.120 quite a bit in spring training, you know, with the new rules where 175 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:39.279 you can't block on plate, so it's something like we practice quite a bit 176 00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:43.039 kind of just the footwork on how to receive it and that way you're not 177 00:15:43.080 --> 00:15:46.960 in the way and get a violation. And so something that hadn't happened in 178 00:15:46.960 --> 00:15:50.720 the game a whole lot for me, but we definitely worked on what's the 179 00:15:50.759 --> 00:15:54.759 toughest part of that play, making sure you catching get the tag in. 180 00:15:54.200 --> 00:15:56.320 How was your head? It looked like it took a pretty good shot. 181 00:15:56.559 --> 00:16:00.039 Oh yeah, it was fine. It didn't feel it at all. On 182 00:16:00.840 --> 00:16:03.320 David, it's been a it seems like it's been a whirlwin for for you 183 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:07.080 since you've been called up, with some really good things happening. Just breaking 184 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:11.879 it down though your swing and your approach at the plate. How comfortable are 185 00:16:11.879 --> 00:16:15.440 you getting at this level where you feel that you can produce? Yeah, 186 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:18.279 I mean as I get more of bats, that definitely feel more comfortable hitting. 187 00:16:18.279 --> 00:16:22.399 Coaches have done a great job talk with me about approach as far as 188 00:16:22.440 --> 00:16:25.360 pinch hitting or just when you're not playing a lot and you get a start, 189 00:16:25.480 --> 00:16:27.559 just how to attack that day and what the approach is going to be. 190 00:16:27.600 --> 00:16:30.799 And so they felt me out a whole lot with that. How big 191 00:16:30.799 --> 00:16:34.440 a challenge is it to be in the outfield at a portion of the game 192 00:16:34.480 --> 00:16:38.559 and then finish it behind the plate, Yeah, I mean it's it's definitely 193 00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:42.000 tough, but I mean it makes it fun. You're really not overthinking it, 194 00:16:42.039 --> 00:16:45.720 that's for sure, because you're going from position to position and you're just 195 00:16:45.159 --> 00:16:49.720 trying to be an athlete and just help the team win anyway. And the 196 00:16:49.759 --> 00:16:55.360 outfield fairly new for you, based on experience in the minor leagues. Yeah, 197 00:16:55.360 --> 00:16:57.440 I don't even know the amount of games I're playing the minors, a 198 00:16:57.519 --> 00:17:00.879 handful of ten to twenty, but yeah, something that hadn't done in a 199 00:17:00.879 --> 00:17:04.240 little bit. But after every ending, I feel more and more comfortable out 200 00:17:04.240 --> 00:17:07.599 there. Team wise, it's been going really well for about a month now, 201 00:17:07.640 --> 00:17:11.720 where the wins are more than the losses and certain things are falling into 202 00:17:11.799 --> 00:17:15.640 place. And what are you seeing from this team? It's really encouraging. 203 00:17:15.160 --> 00:17:18.799 I think it's just the same group every day. Everybody comes in with super 204 00:17:18.799 --> 00:17:22.359 positive attitude, and even like when we don't feel like we're playing our best 205 00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:26.079 baseball, we're still finding ways to win. And obviously a big part of 206 00:17:26.079 --> 00:17:29.000 that is our pitching. Our starters give us a chance to win every night. 207 00:17:29.079 --> 00:17:30.680 So whenever you have that, you feel like you got a good chance 208 00:17:30.720 --> 00:17:34.359 to win. And winning games late it's it's not always easy. Something going 209 00:17:34.400 --> 00:17:37.839 on in that dugout that that's comforting to know that that you're never out of 210 00:17:37.839 --> 00:17:41.119 a game. Yeah, I mean, all the guys stay positive and even 211 00:17:41.160 --> 00:17:44.319 like if you have a couple of bad at bats early, you know, 212 00:17:44.359 --> 00:17:47.759 like everybody's like, hey, stay ready. You never know you're going to 213 00:17:47.799 --> 00:17:49.640 get a chance to win it late, and that's everybody talking to everybody. 214 00:17:49.640 --> 00:17:52.079 So I mean, we all know it could be a different guy every night, 215 00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:56.079 but we feel like we got a good group of guys once or nine. 216 00:17:56.240 --> 00:17:57.640 You were that different guy last night. Thanks laugh for coming back. 217 00:17:57.720 --> 00:18:02.279 Appreciate it. That's David Fry, one of the great stories of this season 218 00:18:02.359 --> 00:18:04.839 for the Guardians. Young man who has really made a mark at the major 219 00:18:04.920 --> 00:18:07.519 league level. Stay with us when we came back. We'll head out to 220 00:18:07.559 --> 00:18:30.680 the bullpen and check in with Angel de los Santos. That's next now, 221 00:18:30.759 --> 00:18:37.480 the high hold and the one two pitch swung on broken bad roller to short 222 00:18:37.880 --> 00:18:42.440 Rosario will hurry the throw kits McKenna and another good job by Dla Santos. 223 00:18:42.480 --> 00:18:49.400 Seven of the books level and leading Baltimore. Twelve date. Guardians Weekly continues 224 00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:55.000 from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland. Jim rosenhouse along with you this weekend, 225 00:18:55.039 --> 00:18:59.440 and we had a chance to catch up earlier this week with Angel de los 226 00:18:59.440 --> 00:19:03.680 Santos. He has done great work for the second best bullpen and all of 227 00:19:03.720 --> 00:19:07.599 baseball, and he's been a big part of that. With translation help from 228 00:19:07.599 --> 00:19:11.880 Aggie Rivero. We checked in with de los Santos and talk to him about 229 00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:15.279 the start to his season. We've seen an uptick in his velocity, some 230 00:19:15.400 --> 00:19:18.279 good command, and he says he can't be any more pleased with how the 231 00:19:18.319 --> 00:19:26.400 first half of the season is gone for him. I think, I think 232 00:19:26.400 --> 00:19:30.599 where we're having a good season, I think we're been working really hard to 233 00:19:30.640 --> 00:19:33.160 exactly to get this result. You to maintain that performance in this season, 234 00:19:33.599 --> 00:19:37.480 I'm most important to be able to have to continue the season like this and 235 00:19:37.599 --> 00:19:41.240 Phoenisy season the same way. How are we doing it right now? And 236 00:19:41.599 --> 00:19:44.519 just looking back at your career, you're you're finally in a spot where you're 237 00:19:44.519 --> 00:19:48.240 consistently in the major leagues and contributing. What's the biggest difference since you've been 238 00:19:48.279 --> 00:19:52.319 with this organization as opposed to earlier in your career, Well the luckiest. 239 00:19:56.519 --> 00:19:59.359 I think it's a continuation of different things, you know, building up from 240 00:19:59.359 --> 00:20:03.039 the works for several years and now showing up. Um, you know, 241 00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:06.319 on previous teams, I also had the chance to work and put my effort. 242 00:20:06.359 --> 00:20:08.640 But I feel here's what I've been able to feel comfortable and getting all 243 00:20:08.640 --> 00:20:11.599 this results to show up in a way, so really fortunate and you know, 244 00:20:11.680 --> 00:20:15.599 thinking of for the opportunity to be able to have those results right now 245 00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:21.000 with this team, and you've been used in late game situations with the game 246 00:20:21.079 --> 00:20:23.160 on the line. What does that mean to you to be in that spot 247 00:20:23.160 --> 00:20:29.720 where you can really impact a winning effort by your team. So la but 248 00:20:29.839 --> 00:20:34.759 all the luck, it's good to have a type of confidence. But I 249 00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:37.680 feel we've been able to do this as a group. You know, the 250 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:41.599 bullpen group has been able to put up an effort and provide the results whenever 251 00:20:41.599 --> 00:20:42.680 they're needed, whenever the game is on the line or not. I feel 252 00:20:42.720 --> 00:20:45.799 the Bullpen as a group has been able to do a great job and you 253 00:20:45.839 --> 00:20:49.200 know, just hoping for good that continues giving us that strength to be able 254 00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:52.640 to performing this way through the end of the year. Team wise, bullpen 255 00:20:52.720 --> 00:20:56.960 out there, nixt Salon, Eli Morgan doing some great work. And of 256 00:20:56.000 --> 00:21:02.119 course the back end guys Trevor Stephen and uh and anual class say, how 257 00:21:02.160 --> 00:21:04.599 do you guys pick each other up? What is that team dynamic that allows 258 00:21:04.640 --> 00:21:14.799 you to have good success night in a night out there were luck isn't really 259 00:21:14.880 --> 00:21:18.440 generally the work that we're doing as teammates, you know, like we really 260 00:21:18.440 --> 00:21:21.920 feel for each other feel whenever somebody's not getting good results. So I think 261 00:21:21.960 --> 00:21:25.519 that way that when you're actually the genuine use of the world of teammates, 262 00:21:25.880 --> 00:21:27.160 we're able to share for each other, help each other, and like to 263 00:21:27.240 --> 00:21:30.319 help us. You know, do that Estra, that we need to help 264 00:21:30.440 --> 00:21:33.039 not only for us, but also for our teammates. So I feel generally 265 00:21:33.359 --> 00:21:37.920 being good teammates and seeing the whole bullpen as a group. And you have 266 00:21:37.920 --> 00:21:41.119 a new coach, new ballpen coach and Rigo Beltran, and I know you 267 00:21:41.160 --> 00:21:44.039 mentioned earlier that that he's helped you a lot. How has he helped you 268 00:21:44.119 --> 00:21:52.839 this season the lagams and doing content one, I think it's I'm very happy 269 00:21:52.839 --> 00:21:55.839 for him seeing how his career has developed in a way because I met him 270 00:21:55.920 --> 00:21:59.480 last year when he welcomed me in Columbus when I started the year of Columbus, 271 00:21:59.480 --> 00:22:02.759 and I feel we hit it off. We had a really good connection 272 00:22:02.799 --> 00:22:04.599 in terms of where how we communicate, the where have we you know, 273 00:22:04.799 --> 00:22:07.519 how you care about me? But one most importantly how I listened to him 274 00:22:07.559 --> 00:22:10.920 as well, to listen to what he had to say. So I feel 275 00:22:10.960 --> 00:22:12.680 he's been really good for his career, but also for us and here having 276 00:22:12.759 --> 00:22:15.400 him here in the team and they were how he has helped me be a 277 00:22:15.119 --> 00:22:18.359 better a better player. Angel, thank you for the time, appreciate it. 278 00:22:19.799 --> 00:22:23.119 Thanks Aggie, Thank you guys. A's Angel de los Santos part of 279 00:22:23.160 --> 00:22:29.559 a dominant bullpen for the Guardians and some nice translation helped there from Agi Rivero. 280 00:22:30.079 --> 00:22:32.960 Stay with us. Will have our final segment when we return after this 281 00:22:33.119 --> 00:22:42.000 on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Whoever just hit those breaks hard for 282 00:22:42.039 --> 00:22:47.359 no reason was definitely not you. Eric never breaks randomly on the highway, 283 00:22:47.400 --> 00:22:51.160 Robino, because you are a safe driver. And like most drivers who sign 284 00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:53.200 up for Snapshot from Progressive, which customizes your rate for how and how much 285 00:22:53.240 --> 00:22:56.640 you drive, you could do in the discount for your good driving. So 286 00:22:56.839 --> 00:23:00.319 keep on being you. Eric never breaks randomly on the highway, you know, 287 00:23:00.559 --> 00:23:03.440 and we'll keep on delivering the discounts. Sign up for a snapshot today, 288 00:23:03.720 --> 00:23:07.119 Progressive caner tea charchs got he gonna go to get a snapshot out of 289 00:23:07.119 --> 00:23:18.720 the edible in all states are from Allegiance, First Ball Swinging Christian Gooseban Bank 290 00:23:18.759 --> 00:23:22.200 set up the Middle Tiny Mac makes a sliding stop, gets up, throws 291 00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:26.000 out Goosebann. What a play by John McDonald. Well, I was over 292 00:23:26.039 --> 00:23:30.000 here, no one as a special assistant. We're in spring training, and 293 00:23:30.599 --> 00:23:33.119 I told Marsha Byre, I said, Margat, I don't think you're gonna 294 00:23:33.119 --> 00:23:36.279 want to hear this. I said, but I don't think that's your best 295 00:23:36.319 --> 00:23:40.359 defense and shortstop. I was talking about Omark really and he looked at me 296 00:23:40.440 --> 00:23:44.359 like I had four heads. And I said, that kid McDonald because he 297 00:23:44.440 --> 00:23:47.359 was young, and you know, I said, he's as good as anybody 298 00:23:47.440 --> 00:23:49.839 i've seen with you know what gets the glove. So for us to have 299 00:23:51.039 --> 00:23:55.200 him around our organization for a couple of reasons. Not just for the defensive 300 00:23:55.240 --> 00:23:59.039 because he was as good as anybody, but the kind of person he is, 301 00:24:00.000 --> 00:24:08.039 I mean, shooty disease, as quality as you get. Welcome back 302 00:24:08.079 --> 00:24:12.440 to Guardians Weekly. We're a progressive field in downtown Cleveland. Jim rosenhouse along 303 00:24:12.440 --> 00:24:15.519 with you this weekend. Great to have you along with us, and as 304 00:24:15.519 --> 00:24:18.880 we talk baseball on the radio and normally we have an update on the minor 305 00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:23.200 league system with Rob Sortfolio, the director of player Development, but we had 306 00:24:23.200 --> 00:24:26.240 a chance to catch up with John McDonald, who was in town this week. 307 00:24:26.519 --> 00:24:30.680 Johnny Mack, the former Cleveland Indians player, broke into the major leagues 308 00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:37.440 with the Indians and had an outstanding major league career for several different ball clubs. 309 00:24:37.759 --> 00:24:41.079 Now he's firmly entrenched in player development with Cleveland. He's the field coordinator 310 00:24:41.079 --> 00:24:45.599 for the Guardians minor league system, and we asked him what brings him to 311 00:24:45.599 --> 00:24:48.880 Cleveland for a couple of days as he takes a look at the big league 312 00:24:48.880 --> 00:24:53.319 club, or we spent so much time at our affiliates that you sometimes we 313 00:24:53.400 --> 00:24:57.920 forget that our players that we've become up through our organization and that they're here 314 00:24:57.960 --> 00:25:02.000 in Cleveland, that we can still go in and see them too. And 315 00:25:02.039 --> 00:25:04.079 it's nice coming in here, being around our coaching staff, being around our 316 00:25:04.119 --> 00:25:07.759 front office, being able to go up into the offices during the course of 317 00:25:07.759 --> 00:25:11.559 the day and then watch the way our players work here as major leaguers and 318 00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:17.200 finding more about what their development process is and the things that they're working on. 319 00:25:17.400 --> 00:25:18.680 Is even when you're a big leaguer, you still have things to work 320 00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:22.039 on every day, and you know, during the day, it's always a 321 00:25:22.000 --> 00:25:26.440 good time to come out here and watch some of those things or here from 322 00:25:26.480 --> 00:25:29.680 the players about the specific things that they're working on to then be able to 323 00:25:29.680 --> 00:25:33.079 share back with our coaches and the minor leagues and just have a greater understanding 324 00:25:33.079 --> 00:25:36.680 that it's all development all the time. It doesn't stop when you get to 325 00:25:36.720 --> 00:25:38.880 the big leagues. Yeah, you mentioned that. It's interesting because this is 326 00:25:38.920 --> 00:25:41.960 the week of the amateur draft, so all the scouts are in town and 327 00:25:42.400 --> 00:25:48.799 you hear that continuity. How important that is from even before kits are drafted, 328 00:25:48.799 --> 00:25:51.920 if they're thinking about that getting them into the system and then having that 329 00:25:52.000 --> 00:25:56.880 continuity, and has that changed it all in an improving way during your time 330 00:25:56.880 --> 00:26:00.799 in the organization, both as a development person but also maybe as a player 331 00:26:00.880 --> 00:26:04.039 way back when. Yeah, I think we always thought that way with Cleveland 332 00:26:04.119 --> 00:26:10.279 coming up as a player, how important development was and patients that you have 333 00:26:10.400 --> 00:26:14.160 with players and understanding and getting to know them, didn't know how to like 334 00:26:14.359 --> 00:26:18.359 not just what they need to work on, but how they are best coached, 335 00:26:18.799 --> 00:26:22.279 and those things are only figured out through a large process of the coaches 336 00:26:22.319 --> 00:26:26.240 that are coaching them, the scouts that saw them early on to be able 337 00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:30.039 to have some context about what that players like and getting to know that player 338 00:26:30.039 --> 00:26:33.880 and how things aligned, so you can have conversations with players about what it 339 00:26:33.920 --> 00:26:37.680 was like when they were growing up, how they initially learned, how they 340 00:26:37.680 --> 00:26:41.559 got to be and have the habits that they have, and then how it's 341 00:26:41.559 --> 00:26:45.119 important for us to be able to identify you and maybe inefficiencies and movements in 342 00:26:45.160 --> 00:26:49.319 ways that best practices in the minor leagues turned into best backs in the big 343 00:26:49.400 --> 00:26:55.880 leagues, and to help connect the dots with the players on what they're doing, 344 00:26:56.000 --> 00:27:00.880 but where their future movements what those could look like as they try to 345 00:27:00.920 --> 00:27:04.000 compete at higher levels each year. And Chime mac, I always love to 346 00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:07.759 pick your brain about some of the infielders that you see in the system. 347 00:27:07.960 --> 00:27:12.519 And we had a chance to see Brian Rokio earlier this year and pretty smooth. 348 00:27:12.920 --> 00:27:17.319 But what are you saying from him as he continues his development mainly at 349 00:27:17.319 --> 00:27:21.359 Columbus this year. I think Brian's grown a lot since you guys have seen 350 00:27:21.440 --> 00:27:25.400 him. He's been been here twice, I believe, and the things that 351 00:27:25.440 --> 00:27:30.160 he's learned. I think when you watch Jose Ramirez and Andres Jimenez and I'm 352 00:27:30.200 --> 00:27:32.839 at Rossouri, when you watch them work they all do it differently, and 353 00:27:32.920 --> 00:27:37.920 there are things to take from watching major league players work, watching the other 354 00:27:37.000 --> 00:27:42.359 teams work, and seeing what good looks like, and good usually looks like 355 00:27:44.000 --> 00:27:48.720 some sort of work toward constant improvement. And Brian going back down to Triple 356 00:27:48.759 --> 00:27:52.759 A is he brings those things back down there with him. So maybe some 357 00:27:52.880 --> 00:27:56.559 new habits and some new ways to do things. Maybe it's changing in the 358 00:27:56.640 --> 00:28:00.000 speeds in which he works, Maybe he goes a little bit bit hard. 359 00:28:00.279 --> 00:28:03.240 He has begin to learn more about how to step up your game and how 360 00:28:03.240 --> 00:28:07.440 to keep on tweaking it in a positive way, so he can see improvements 361 00:28:07.440 --> 00:28:11.119 on the field in Columbus. But with a with a mindset of being back 362 00:28:11.160 --> 00:28:15.000 here in Cleveland, you can't just you can't just think it's gonna happen over 363 00:28:15.039 --> 00:28:17.799 time. You have to learn and learning in the big leagues. Taking that 364 00:28:17.799 --> 00:28:21.079 back to the minor leagues is an awesome way to do it. Not to 365 00:28:21.079 --> 00:28:23.359 put you on a spot, but but can you give us maybe a name 366 00:28:23.400 --> 00:28:26.200 that that we haven't heard too much about her, or someone a little bit 367 00:28:26.200 --> 00:28:30.079 deeper in the system that you see and you say, you know what, 368 00:28:30.200 --> 00:28:33.920 there might be something here. So I'm uh in Triple A right now, 369 00:28:33.000 --> 00:28:37.440 Daniel Schneeman has really started to hit the baseball. It's his first year with 370 00:28:37.519 --> 00:28:40.920 us that he's being a little bit more steady at one position. He's been 371 00:28:40.920 --> 00:28:45.039 playing a good bit of shortstop, and he played more shortstop when Brian was 372 00:28:45.119 --> 00:28:48.720 up here and and mixed with him a little bit during the year, so 373 00:28:48.759 --> 00:28:52.680 he's got an opportunity to play on a consistent basis at short, second, 374 00:28:52.799 --> 00:28:55.759 third. He's he can also play some first. He's played there for us, 375 00:28:55.759 --> 00:28:59.119 and he's a versatile player that's swinging the bat. He's been with us 376 00:28:59.160 --> 00:29:03.279 since we drafted him to BYU and he's really coming to his own as a 377 00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:07.039 player. Another we're excited to have chased the latter back. He had an 378 00:29:07.039 --> 00:29:11.279 injury that he had from when we signed him and missed all of last year. 379 00:29:11.319 --> 00:29:14.960 In the first half of this year, he's back playing and getting off 380 00:29:15.000 --> 00:29:18.319 to a good start in Lake County right now. It's really exciting to see 381 00:29:18.400 --> 00:29:22.799 him just getting going and being out and is this his first time plan at 382 00:29:22.799 --> 00:29:26.160 an affiliates It's exciting. I'm headed at the Lansing tomorrow to see him, 383 00:29:26.160 --> 00:29:27.440 so I'm kind of excited to do that, and I think all of our 384 00:29:27.519 --> 00:29:32.160 organizations excited to see him back playing. You mentioned that traveling up to Lansing 385 00:29:32.359 --> 00:29:34.640 to go see a player and a team to go see the team. Yeah. 386 00:29:36.920 --> 00:29:40.000 How much enjoyment have you gotten out of this position. I know you've 387 00:29:40.000 --> 00:29:44.680 done several different things and player development, but this seems to really be a 388 00:29:45.079 --> 00:29:48.559 broad brush of things that you get to do. It's very enjoyable. I 389 00:29:48.599 --> 00:29:52.960 mean development of players. I felt like as I was a player, I 390 00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:56.039 mean trying to develop myself or working with other players, working with me and 391 00:29:56.200 --> 00:30:00.000 getting to work with younger players as I was getting older, and the natural 392 00:30:00.119 --> 00:30:03.839 progression of staying in player development and helping our not not just the players, 393 00:30:03.880 --> 00:30:07.160 but we have staff members that are excited to learn every day. I'm learning 394 00:30:07.400 --> 00:30:11.599 every day. Our front office is learning just how to be a better a 395 00:30:11.720 --> 00:30:15.240 better coach, a better learner, a better thinker. The things in baseball 396 00:30:15.240 --> 00:30:18.319 that we're constantly learning more about, and sometimes it's the same thing, we're 397 00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:22.960 just learning a different approach or a different way to teach it to another player. 398 00:30:22.319 --> 00:30:27.039 That's I know, that's what's fun about baseball. It's any any size 399 00:30:27.039 --> 00:30:32.920 player, any anybody can be a very productive baseball player and finding the ways 400 00:30:32.920 --> 00:30:37.359 to help them have the most success out of their ability. And that's it's 401 00:30:37.359 --> 00:30:41.400 a really enjoyable process and in so many different ways with our you know, 402 00:30:41.240 --> 00:30:45.680 twenty seven twenty twenty nine players, some however many we have it at each 403 00:30:45.680 --> 00:30:48.599 affiliate at times sometimes there's more with guys on our il or guys on our 404 00:30:48.640 --> 00:30:52.200 development list and our coaches. We have different numbers of coaches at each affiliate. 405 00:30:52.240 --> 00:30:56.440 There's always something new to talk about every day we walk into the clubhouse. 406 00:30:56.119 --> 00:31:00.119 It is always great to see you. Thanks for coming by, and 407 00:31:00.160 --> 00:31:02.440 I know we'll see you again down the road. My pleasure, Rosie. 408 00:31:02.440 --> 00:31:07.880 Thanks. That's a Guardians field coordinator, John McDonald. And we'll finish up 409 00:31:07.880 --> 00:31:11.839 this week with a visit from Spencer Strider, the all star pitcher for the 410 00:31:11.839 --> 00:31:14.200 Atlanta Braves. And you may say, well, wait a minute, it's 411 00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:18.799 Guardians Weekly. Why are you interviewing someone from the Braves. But Spencer Strider 412 00:31:19.079 --> 00:31:22.880 with some really good ties to Northeast Ohio. He grew up in Tennessee, 413 00:31:23.119 --> 00:31:29.119 but has a ton of family in the Northeast Ohio area, including Rocky River, 414 00:31:29.160 --> 00:31:33.240 and he talked about why this trip for Atlanta to Cleveland is so special 415 00:31:33.279 --> 00:31:36.240 for him. Yeah, it's it's, um, you know, Progressive Fields 416 00:31:36.279 --> 00:31:40.559 as a special place to me and my family and you know they're they're from 417 00:31:40.920 --> 00:31:45.119 the Cleveland area and so I've spent a lot of time here. And I 418 00:31:45.160 --> 00:31:48.079 said to somebody, like everything, everything I know and love about baseball is 419 00:31:48.200 --> 00:31:52.920 um sort of stemmed from from following the Guardians and when they were in the 420 00:31:52.960 --> 00:31:56.400 in the Indians and um, yeah, it's a special place, so you 421 00:31:56.519 --> 00:32:00.240 grow up an Indians. Span was it was it hard to come back here 422 00:32:00.240 --> 00:32:01.920 for the opposition? I mean, obviously you're you're fitching for the raise, 423 00:32:02.000 --> 00:32:06.039 but was it kind of odd in that regard? No, I wouldn't say 424 00:32:06.039 --> 00:32:07.599 it was odd. I think it's it's it's cool. You know, I 425 00:32:07.960 --> 00:32:09.799 got to walk to work at Progressive Field, So, um, whether I 426 00:32:09.839 --> 00:32:14.000 do that ever again in my life, it's it's great to say I've done 427 00:32:14.000 --> 00:32:16.839 it, and it's it's it's awesome to just have been a fan and walk 428 00:32:16.880 --> 00:32:21.359 around the park and see the places I used to watch games and now'll be 429 00:32:21.400 --> 00:32:23.599 on the field and you know, it's that's uh sort of a dream come 430 00:32:23.599 --> 00:32:28.839 trun away. And just to cement how big a fan. You were explain 431 00:32:28.920 --> 00:32:31.799 to us what was going on in the fall of twenty sixteen. What games 432 00:32:31.839 --> 00:32:37.039 did you attend during that playoff run for Cleveland? Yeah, yeah, we 433 00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:40.160 were here for Game six and seven and that was uh something that you know, 434 00:32:40.440 --> 00:32:45.039 and growing up, my family would tell me about the teams of the 435 00:32:45.119 --> 00:32:47.319 nineties and the ninety five and ninety seven World Series and I would watch him 436 00:32:47.319 --> 00:32:50.799 as a kid and think, man, if the paper make it to a 437 00:32:50.839 --> 00:32:52.920 World Series, we've kind of go. And um, sixteen was a special 438 00:32:53.000 --> 00:32:57.880 year for for the Cleveland and UM had the opportunity to go to the World 439 00:32:57.920 --> 00:33:00.599 Series and we definitely didn't want to pass up. And so we were fortunate 440 00:33:00.680 --> 00:33:05.079 enough that they made it to Game six and seven. Looking back, I 441 00:33:05.119 --> 00:33:08.400 wish they might have clinched it or wanted a little earlier. But yeah, 442 00:33:08.519 --> 00:33:12.079 to to see Roger Davis at the home running Game seven, that was as 443 00:33:12.119 --> 00:33:15.319 one of the coolest moments of my life, and um it was. It 444 00:33:15.400 --> 00:33:17.480 was a special experience for my family, just my my grandparents are such big 445 00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:21.480 Cleveland fans and and um, you know, for me to grow up a 446 00:33:21.519 --> 00:33:22.599 Cleveland fan and appreciate it the same way they did, it was. It 447 00:33:22.640 --> 00:33:25.640 was a cool, cool moment when the world did they get tickets for a 448 00:33:25.680 --> 00:33:29.920 Game seven of a World Series. We uh we we definitely went to the 449 00:33:29.920 --> 00:33:32.720 bank and pulled out of the savings, but it was money well spent. 450 00:33:34.880 --> 00:33:37.640 What's been some of the biggest keys for you that's allowed you to develop and 451 00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:42.160 then have success at this level, which isn't always the easiest. Yeah, 452 00:33:42.160 --> 00:33:44.160 I think, you know, I gave a lot of the credit to to 453 00:33:44.279 --> 00:33:49.079 just our player development and um in our organization and especially the coaches and the 454 00:33:49.119 --> 00:33:52.240 players up up here at the big league level. Um. You know, 455 00:33:52.279 --> 00:33:57.680 I was very raw when I was in the minors, and they did a 456 00:33:57.799 --> 00:34:01.720 very good job of sort of funneling me into my skill set and letting me 457 00:34:01.759 --> 00:34:05.400 focus on what was going to make me successful and what I was good at 458 00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:08.880 and not worry about things that maybe I will have to think about later in 459 00:34:08.920 --> 00:34:12.079 my career. I'm thinking about now at the big league level. And then 460 00:34:12.559 --> 00:34:15.719 um that that's kind of the same same U sort of help I've been given 461 00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:20.159 at this level with Travis behind the plate and Sean this year and and you 462 00:34:20.199 --> 00:34:22.800 know Cranny sal Our catching coach. I mean, they've taught me a ton 463 00:34:22.880 --> 00:34:28.599 just about getting deep into games and how to actually use my skills to to 464 00:34:28.719 --> 00:34:30.480 get out so not just um, you know, go out there. When 465 00:34:30.519 --> 00:34:32.719 I was in the minors, I would just sort of fizzle out by the 466 00:34:32.760 --> 00:34:36.559 third and um, you know, strike everybody out, but not be too 467 00:34:36.599 --> 00:34:40.920 effective. And so it's sort of harnessing that that skill set to be successful 468 00:34:40.920 --> 00:34:45.079 for the team. You mentioned success for the team. Every team has ups 469 00:34:45.079 --> 00:34:49.920 and downs. This is a really good ball club in a real good stretch 470 00:34:50.000 --> 00:34:52.039 right now. What's it like to come to the ball park the last month 471 00:34:52.119 --> 00:34:55.599 or so where it seems like every night you have a better than great chance 472 00:34:55.639 --> 00:34:59.840 to win. It's really unlike anything I've ever seen or been a part of. 473 00:35:00.119 --> 00:35:04.280 Um, I mean every part of our team is firing in all cylinders 474 00:35:04.320 --> 00:35:07.360 and and is some of the best in the league. So um yeah, 475 00:35:07.400 --> 00:35:10.079 I mean it, I said the other day, just there's no there's no 476 00:35:10.159 --> 00:35:15.639 panic, There's there's really very little pressure. Speaking from my perspective of being 477 00:35:15.639 --> 00:35:16.679 on the mound, I don't have to be perfect. I mean my job 478 00:35:16.760 --> 00:35:21.239 is to just go as get anny many ounce as I can, and I 479 00:35:21.360 --> 00:35:23.840 know our offense is going to pick us up and pick me up and and 480 00:35:24.119 --> 00:35:28.199 like I said, that the player development and the staff here are so good 481 00:35:28.199 --> 00:35:30.239 at preparing us and putting us in positions to be successful that if I just 482 00:35:30.280 --> 00:35:34.159 go out and focus on attack on the glove and executing pitches one one at 483 00:35:34.159 --> 00:35:37.800 a time, then we're almost always be in a good spot, uh come 484 00:35:37.880 --> 00:35:40.199 the end of the game. So, um, it's been a phenomenal uh, 485 00:35:40.280 --> 00:35:44.480 you know season so far, and and um, hopefully we can keep 486 00:35:44.519 --> 00:35:46.880 it going. All right, we'll finish with this. You won't get to 487 00:35:46.880 --> 00:35:52.000 pitch in this series. Bryan Snitger's known as a player's manager. Was there 488 00:35:52.039 --> 00:35:58.119 any politicking on your part to try and somehow figure out a way to make 489 00:35:58.159 --> 00:36:01.280 it happen? If there wasn't a ton there were some moves behind the scenes 490 00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:07.679 between the players to maybe finagle the rotation a bit, but those ultimately didn't 491 00:36:07.719 --> 00:36:09.880 work out. And yeah, I was watching the raid artist. See if 492 00:36:09.880 --> 00:36:13.360 it rain, maybe I get pushed back to day and I get to pitch 493 00:36:13.400 --> 00:36:16.320 here. But you know, it is just a great experience to be here. 494 00:36:16.320 --> 00:36:20.400 And like I said, this is a stadium in a city that has 495 00:36:20.400 --> 00:36:22.760 a very special place with me. And if nothing else, this is cool 496 00:36:22.800 --> 00:36:25.559 for my family to be here and see me walking around in the field and 497 00:36:25.559 --> 00:36:29.679 and me in the dugout. So yeah, very very grateful to be here. 498 00:36:30.159 --> 00:36:31.559 Enjoy the week, Thanks so much for coming back. Yeah, thank 499 00:36:31.599 --> 00:36:36.639 you anytime. By one of the bright young pitchers in Major League Baseball and 500 00:36:36.679 --> 00:36:39.239 a fun visit Spencer Strider. Check him out at the All Star Game. 501 00:36:39.280 --> 00:36:44.760 He'll be pitching as one of eight Atlanta Braves who made the All Star Team 502 00:36:44.800 --> 00:36:46.480 for the National League. How about that. That's gonna do it for this 503 00:36:46.480 --> 00:36:52.760 week's edition of Guardians Weekly. As always, thanks to Brian Matze for helping 504 00:36:52.760 --> 00:36:55.039 to put together our show each and every week. We'll catch you next week 505 00:36:55.079 --> 00:37:00.800 from Texas as the Guardians open play post All Star Break against the Rangers. 506 00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:05.400 Until then, this is Jim Rosenhouse reminding you that you've been listening to Guardians 507 00:37:05.400 --> 00:37:35.039 Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly has been brought to 508 00:37:35.039 --> 00:37:39.039 you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance.