WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:07.440 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly is front 2 00:00:07.440 --> 00:00:48.560 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:54.159 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jumros inhouse along with you this weekend from 4 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:59.240 Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, where the Guardians are taking on the Philadelphia Phillies 5 00:00:59.320 --> 00:01:03.520 this weekend in interleague play, coming off a win on Friday night in front 6 00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:06.840 of a sellout crowd by a final score of six to five, and that'll 7 00:01:06.879 --> 00:01:10.920 be part of our weekend review coming your way shortly. Coming up later on 8 00:01:10.959 --> 00:01:14.239 in the show, a nice interview with Josh Naylor. We had a chance 9 00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:17.920 to visit with Josh for a while on Friday, and we'll talk to him 10 00:01:17.959 --> 00:01:22.280 about his red hot season. We'd say red hot stretch, but it's really 11 00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:26.159 been most of the season now for Naylor, as he has been among the 12 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:30.000 league leaders in batting average and runs driven in What a year for Naylor, 13 00:01:30.239 --> 00:01:33.640 and we will hear from him in just a little bit the second half of 14 00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:38.040 our show today, we'll also visit with Tanner Byby and Michael Kelly Byby, 15 00:01:38.159 --> 00:01:42.519 the young rookie starter who will pitch in Saturday night's game against the Phillies. 16 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:47.640 And then Michael Kelly, the well traveled relief pitcher who has hung in there 17 00:01:47.680 --> 00:01:52.319 in his career and now getting a nice opportunity with Cleveland. But we'll take 18 00:01:52.319 --> 00:01:55.439 a time out when we come back. It's the weekend review after this break 19 00:01:55.480 --> 00:02:00.159 on the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio Network, Progress of knows we're all trying 20 00:02:00.200 --> 00:02:04.519 to save right now. Hey, at least we're still enjoying baseball on a 21 00:02:04.519 --> 00:02:07.039 Saturday night, right, even if it is t ball. Yeah, the 22 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:10.039 tickets to the majors are just so expensive now, and who knows, maybe 23 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:14.280 we're seeing a pro in the making. Sure you need twenty years? How 24 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:19.879 is he safe boobstruct the up is only fourteen? We don't really do that. 25 00:02:20.039 --> 00:02:23.400 Oh my bad. You're doing a great job. Progressive offers you satings 26 00:02:23.439 --> 00:02:27.960 without sacrifice, So save big when your buddle Helmon Auto for there's a casualty 27 00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:46.240 insurance company affiliates another introvers Welcome back to Guardian's Weekly Jim rosenhouse along with you 28 00:02:46.280 --> 00:02:51.919 this weekend as we join you from Progressive heel and it's time now for I'll 29 00:02:51.919 --> 00:02:55.680 look back our week in review segment, and when we begin with the series 30 00:02:55.680 --> 00:03:00.840 in Pittsburgh that began on Monday night, we are talking about some runs being 31 00:03:00.960 --> 00:03:06.319 scored for Cleveland as it was back to back games, some of their best 32 00:03:06.360 --> 00:03:09.159 offensive games of the season, and the Monday nighter, the series opener in 33 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:14.159 Pittsburgh looked like it was going to be a Pictures duel early as the game 34 00:03:14.240 --> 00:03:17.599 was scoreless through three innings. Base hits were hard to come by as Aaron 35 00:03:17.680 --> 00:03:23.879 Savali was going strong for the Guardians and the Pirates starter Quinn Priester was making 36 00:03:23.879 --> 00:03:28.599 his major league debut as he set down the first nine Guardians batters in a 37 00:03:28.680 --> 00:03:32.400 hurry. But that all changed in the fourth inning when Stephen Quan started things 38 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:37.479 with a walk and then i'm ed Rosario stepped in. Here's the pitch to 39 00:03:37.599 --> 00:03:39.639 him and he swings, and he drives it up the alley and left center. 40 00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:45.400 This one's hit a ton and it is gone a home run. I'm 41 00:03:45.639 --> 00:03:53.280 ed Rosario into the bullpens. The Guardians take a to nothing lead. I'm 42 00:03:53.439 --> 00:03:59.919 ed Rosario with home run number three on the season, and the first base 43 00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:04.319 hit aloud by a Quinn Priester turns out to be a home run and the 44 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:09.719 Guardians have taken a two nothing lead here in the fourth. In the fifth, 45 00:04:09.759 --> 00:04:12.879 with a runner on, it was bone Nailer coming through. There comes 46 00:04:12.879 --> 00:04:15.959 the one oh pitch from Priester, swung on line tribe left center field, 47 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:19.240 headed to the gap and it splits the gap all the way up against the 48 00:04:19.279 --> 00:04:24.360 wall four hundred and ten feet away on his way to third, being waved 49 00:04:24.360 --> 00:04:30.600 around and scoring from first. His Brennan on the double from Bonnailer and the 50 00:04:30.680 --> 00:04:33.720 Guardians are in front three nothing. Guardians got right back to it. In 51 00:04:33.759 --> 00:04:39.759 the sixth inning, a runner on for Jose Ramirez. Now the pitch and 52 00:04:39.879 --> 00:04:45.680 it swung on hammered deep bright field. This ball is off the top of 53 00:04:45.720 --> 00:04:53.600 the wall. In the second Ramirez in the score Azorreal them must have just 54 00:04:54.040 --> 00:05:00.240 missed getting out of here that wall twenty one feet high in right and just 55 00:05:00.680 --> 00:05:05.000 barely missed getting out of here. And it goes as an RBI double. 56 00:05:05.439 --> 00:05:10.439 And the next batter was Josh Naylor now the one too, a swinging a 57 00:05:10.519 --> 00:05:14.839 rope to write down the line. It goes fareball. It'll bounce into the 58 00:05:14.920 --> 00:05:19.399 corner in to score. Ramires throw a second Nailer in sliding with an RBI 59 00:05:19.600 --> 00:05:27.480 double and the Guardians now have taken a five nothing lead on back to back 60 00:05:27.639 --> 00:05:32.439 RBI doubles by Ramirez and Nailor. And then Andrey Semennez put a charge into 61 00:05:32.480 --> 00:05:38.439 one the pitch a swinging a long drive to write down the line. It 62 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:45.959 goes, it has a whole run Andray Siemenez with a BB down the right 63 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:51.279 field line, and the Guardians have a four spot here in the sixth and 64 00:05:51.560 --> 00:05:56.959 Cleveland with a seven nothing lead. Well in the middle of the lineup was 65 00:05:57.000 --> 00:06:00.519 really cranking on Monday night and also on Tuesday night as well. We'll get 66 00:06:00.560 --> 00:06:02.439 to that in just a bit. But in the seventh inning Monday night, 67 00:06:03.079 --> 00:06:08.600 Naylor extended the lead even further. And we're talking about Josh Naylor in this 68 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:15.240 case. The pitch swung impounded deep left center field. This ball is gone. 69 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:24.160 I'll predigious blast to the seats and left center by Josh Naylor, way 70 00:06:24.279 --> 00:06:30.879 over four hundred feet away, and it's nine nothing Cleveland and Josh Naylor with 71 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:38.959 his thirteenth homer and it gives him three RBIs tonight and gives him sixty nine 72 00:06:39.079 --> 00:06:45.000 on the year. And that is big Boy territory out in left center. 73 00:06:45.720 --> 00:06:49.720 It is four ten to the deepest part of the park in left center, 74 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:55.759 and he cleared that by plenty one more run for the Guardians in the eighth 75 00:06:55.839 --> 00:07:00.720 inning courtesy of Stephen Kwan. Now the one two swung on line to third 76 00:07:00.800 --> 00:07:04.079 over the head of Triola into left field of a sit in the scorer's bell. 77 00:07:04.519 --> 00:07:10.639 Straw will stop at third and Stephen Kwan makes a ten nothing Cleveland with 78 00:07:10.800 --> 00:07:16.839 an RBI single to left, and the Guardians have scored in five straight endings. 79 00:07:17.959 --> 00:07:21.560 And in the ninth Miles Straw capped off the big night for the Guardians 80 00:07:21.639 --> 00:07:27.639 offense. Now everybody will be running and the payoff pitch hit on the ground 81 00:07:27.639 --> 00:07:30.800 toward first diving back into grab by Joi. The flip to the pitch are 82 00:07:30.920 --> 00:07:38.120 not in time. Straw with an infield hit drives in Tyler Freeman eleven nothing 83 00:07:38.240 --> 00:07:44.000 Cleveland as the Guardians will finish the night scoring in the last six innings of 84 00:07:44.040 --> 00:07:47.839 this game, Guardians snapping a four game losing skid as they had been swept 85 00:07:47.879 --> 00:07:51.800 in Texas over the weekend, so good start to the series. In Pittsburgh 86 00:07:53.079 --> 00:07:58.079 onto Tuesday night, the Guardians didn't waste any time getting started as Stephen Kwan 87 00:07:58.240 --> 00:08:01.160 let off the first inning with a double, and then I'm ed Rosario drove 88 00:08:01.199 --> 00:08:05.000 in the game's first run. The pitch and he bangs one inside the bank 89 00:08:05.040 --> 00:08:09.560 at first, down the rank field line of A's hit. Kwona hits thirties 90 00:08:09.639 --> 00:08:13.120 coming home, Davis throws to second. It's one nothing, Cleveland. What 91 00:08:13.319 --> 00:08:20.000 a start off the nationally goal star Mitch Killer as a meta, Rosario shooting 92 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:26.120 one the other way as his thirty seventh run batted in. Jose Ramirez followed 93 00:08:26.120 --> 00:08:28.480 with the base hit, and that brought Josh Nailer to the plate. The 94 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:37.039 pitch and he drives on the deep right center. There she goes for nothing, 95 00:08:37.240 --> 00:08:45.440 Cleveland. How about that, Josh Nailer. A bomb last night to 96 00:08:45.639 --> 00:08:50.879 left center, A bomb tonight to right center and it's for nothing, Cleveland. 97 00:08:52.279 --> 00:08:56.360 And still nobody out here in the first inning. My goodness, what 98 00:08:56.440 --> 00:09:00.200 a year for Nailor. And again, stay with us. We'll hear m 99 00:09:00.240 --> 00:09:03.440 Josh later on in our show today. Later on in the first inning, 100 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:07.399 Miles Straw drove home another run. Straw looping one to right field, fairball 101 00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:13.559 inside the line of base hit on his way home is Bell into second is 102 00:09:13.639 --> 00:09:18.440 straws. The ball was bottled out there in right field by Henry Davis. 103 00:09:18.799 --> 00:09:24.039 And it's five nothing, Cleveland. So what a start for the Guardians on 104 00:09:24.080 --> 00:09:26.960 Tuesday night. In the third inning, andre C Menez singled and then Josh 105 00:09:28.080 --> 00:09:33.000 Bell extended the lead. Keller's ready, here it comes and it swung on 106 00:09:33.240 --> 00:09:43.960 hit high, hit deep to right away back. God, just Bell has 107 00:09:43.039 --> 00:09:50.440 left the ball park seven nothing, Cleveland. I had asked Josh Bell getting 108 00:09:50.440 --> 00:09:54.600 off the bus today, how many of you hit in the Allegheny River? 109 00:09:56.120 --> 00:10:00.759 He said, eh, I think two on the fly. I think two 110 00:10:00.840 --> 00:10:03.559 bounced him. Boyan, isn't that another key back for the Guardians? If 111 00:10:03.600 --> 00:10:07.200 Bell can keep it rolling? What a difference that would make in the lineup. 112 00:10:07.799 --> 00:10:13.399 Naylor Josh made it eight nothing in the fourth inning with an RBI ground 113 00:10:13.399 --> 00:10:16.279 out and on the mound Logan Allen was enjoying the big lead. Here's the 114 00:10:16.320 --> 00:10:22.080 three two swing and a miss strike three. Another strike out for Allen his 115 00:10:22.360 --> 00:10:26.039 eighth and it retires the side. In the fifth inning, we head to 116 00:10:26.080 --> 00:10:31.799 the sixth Cleveland eight, Pittsburgh nothing. Pittsburgh broke up the shutout with a 117 00:10:31.879 --> 00:10:35.279 run in the sixth that made it an eight to one ball game, and 118 00:10:35.399 --> 00:10:41.080 then in the ninth Josh Naylor capped off another huge day at the plate. 119 00:10:41.360 --> 00:10:46.399 The one one a swing in a one drive. To write down the line, 120 00:10:46.440 --> 00:10:50.960 it goes god, A two run, a homer. What a night 121 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:58.799 for Naylor. Two home runs, six RBIs and Cleveland continues to maul the 122 00:10:58.960 --> 00:11:05.120 Pirates, all by a score of ten to one, and Nailer with a 123 00:11:05.240 --> 00:11:13.919 multi homer game on top of the six RBIs, his first multi homer game 124 00:11:13.080 --> 00:11:20.679 of the year, his second game with six RBIs. He had six RBIs 125 00:11:20.879 --> 00:11:26.519 at Baltimore on May thirty first, and he's done it here tonight in July 126 00:11:26.799 --> 00:11:33.200 eighteenth. Oh my goodness, Josh Naylor now fifteen home runs, now seventy 127 00:11:33.279 --> 00:11:39.279 five RBIs. So ten to one was the final score. The Guardians had 128 00:11:39.279 --> 00:11:43.159 taken the first two games of the series in Pittsburgh. Wednesday's day game look 129 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:48.639 good early. The Guardians were up at one point four nothing still led four 130 00:11:48.679 --> 00:11:52.840 to two late, but Pittsburgh put together a late rally and they salvaged the 131 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:58.000 finale by a final score of seven to five. Thursday was an off day, 132 00:11:58.039 --> 00:12:01.799 and that's set the stage for a new home homestand and a big series 133 00:12:01.840 --> 00:12:05.639 against the Phillies, the defending National League champions coming to town. Red hot, 134 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:11.279 big crowds all weekend as it was a sellout on Friday night, Saturday 135 00:12:11.399 --> 00:12:16.519 night will be a sellout and tickets are moving fast for Sunday's series finale. 136 00:12:16.600 --> 00:12:20.799 Still some opportunities to pick those up, so I'll go to the ballpark app 137 00:12:20.080 --> 00:12:24.480 for your Sunday tickets if you want to see the Phillies, and of course 138 00:12:24.519 --> 00:12:28.759 the homestand continuing against the Royals on Monday. But back to the task at 139 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:33.759 hand, the weekend review and Friday night's series opener against Philadelphia. The Guardians 140 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:37.600 got it going with a two out rally. In the first Jose Ramirez and 141 00:12:37.759 --> 00:12:43.399 Josh Nayler singled and then Josh Bell's hot bat stayed hot as he drove in 142 00:12:43.440 --> 00:12:48.559 the game's first run. Now the set, Now the two old pitch a 143 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:52.879 swing in a light drive, deep blood field off the wall, extra bases 144 00:12:52.960 --> 00:12:58.639 for Bell in the scores, ramires in the thirds, Naylor Bell with a 145 00:12:58.799 --> 00:13:05.080 r double high off the nineteen football and left and the Guardians have a won 146 00:13:05.200 --> 00:13:11.399 nothing lead. And that was a rifle shot off the ban of Josh Bell. 147 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:18.559 He has eighteen doubles and forty seven RBIs and all of this coming after 148 00:13:18.679 --> 00:13:22.960 there were two men out and nobody on base, a single, an infield 149 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:28.159 single, and an RBI double, and the next man up was David fry 150 00:13:28.559 --> 00:13:33.240 the next offering a swing and a shot to short off the glove of Turner 151 00:13:33.440 --> 00:13:39.360 in the left field of a shit in the scores. Naylor Bell stops at 152 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:45.840 third as Turner goes into left to track it down and a fourth consecutive hit 153 00:13:46.279 --> 00:13:52.799 to nothing Cleveland David Frye with a one hop shot that eight up trade. 154 00:13:52.840 --> 00:13:58.840 Turner at short glanced off his glove and rolled into shallow left and Fry with 155 00:13:58.960 --> 00:14:03.799 his ninth arby and that's why fry is in the lineup. Philly got on 156 00:14:03.799 --> 00:14:07.759 the board with a run in the second, and they were looking for more 157 00:14:07.919 --> 00:14:11.480 in the fourth, but the Guardians defense was up to the task. Here's 158 00:14:11.480 --> 00:14:16.240 the pitch and it swung on Lyne near the middle, past the diving shortstop 159 00:14:16.360 --> 00:14:20.080 Rosario. It's in the center, rounding third heading for home is Boone. 160 00:14:20.159 --> 00:14:24.200 The throw by Straw and time at the plate paint got him at home plate. 161 00:14:26.240 --> 00:14:31.320 Another tremendous throw from Miles Straw cuts down a run and the Guardians remain 162 00:14:31.440 --> 00:14:35.279 in the league. Yeah, I was hit sharply up the middle, just 163 00:14:35.440 --> 00:14:43.279 past a diving Rosario bomb trying to score from second tested the arm of Straw, 164 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:48.200 but Straw came charging in so he didn't have that long a throw and 165 00:14:48.279 --> 00:14:52.559 it was a perfect one hop throw. Excellent tag by Fry, and the 166 00:14:52.639 --> 00:14:58.279 Guardians remain in front thanks to outstanding defense from Straw and Fry. Then in 167 00:14:58.279 --> 00:15:01.519 the bottom of the four thinning, two men on for the Guardians and another 168 00:15:01.679 --> 00:15:07.240 big two out hit, this time from Stephen Quan. The O two pitch 169 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:11.600 swung on line, base hit right field. He gets the job done as 170 00:15:11.720 --> 00:15:16.200 Fry comes down the line and scores, and the Guardians take a three to 171 00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:22.360 one lead. Nice work by Stephen Quan, driving in his thirty second run 172 00:15:22.399 --> 00:15:26.679 of the season on an O two pitch. Again it you're down O two 173 00:15:26.720 --> 00:15:31.279 to this guy. That's tough work. The Quan able to find a pitch 174 00:15:31.320 --> 00:15:35.080 to his liking and drove it through that hole on the right side of the 175 00:15:35.080 --> 00:15:39.679 in field. In the fifth, David Fry delivered an RBI ground out that 176 00:15:39.799 --> 00:15:43.000 made it four to one. Philly answered with a run in the top of 177 00:15:43.000 --> 00:15:46.480 the sixth to make it four to two, and then the Guardians had an 178 00:15:46.519 --> 00:15:50.200 answer of their own in the bottom of the sixth inning thanks to Ahmed Rosario. 179 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:56.240 Here's the three one pitch swung on light right base, hit in the 180 00:15:56.360 --> 00:16:00.879 left that'll score straw Quan stop set, third throw goes all the way to 181 00:16:00.919 --> 00:16:06.919 the plate, but the Guardians have taken it to a five to two lead. 182 00:16:07.720 --> 00:16:11.960 I'm at Rosario rifling a single by the drawn in infield to left, 183 00:16:14.039 --> 00:16:19.679 and Rosario with his fortieth ARBI. Two batters later, Josh Naylor came through 184 00:16:19.879 --> 00:16:26.159 again with two outs. The pitch Naylor grounds went back up the middle to 185 00:16:26.360 --> 00:16:30.120 his right, knocked down with a backhand, but Stock can't field it cleanly. 186 00:16:30.679 --> 00:16:36.440 Everybody as safe as Kwanwell's score. Bow was not hit that hard, 187 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:40.840 but it was hit up the middle. Stock, the second baseman, going 188 00:16:40.919 --> 00:16:45.440 to his right with a backhand, knocked it down but didn't field it cleanly, 189 00:16:45.960 --> 00:16:49.960 and it'll goes an RBI single, and the Guardians make it a six 190 00:16:51.039 --> 00:16:55.840 to two ball game, and Naylor gets his second infield a hit of the 191 00:16:56.039 --> 00:17:00.720 night, which maybe a career high, and he now has six RBIs. 192 00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:06.960 But Philadelphia's high powered offense brought the Phillies back into the game. Back to 193 00:17:07.000 --> 00:17:10.839 back home runs in the seventh made it a one run game, six to 194 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:14.359 five Cleveland, so it would be up to the back end of the bullpen 195 00:17:14.440 --> 00:17:18.200 and this one. Trevor Stephen came on to get two outs in the seventh 196 00:17:18.480 --> 00:17:21.680 and then shut down Philly in the eighth, and he turned it over in 197 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:27.480 the ninth to Emanuel Class trying to close things out. The next delivery swung 198 00:17:27.559 --> 00:17:34.920 on Chaper up the middle behind second Rosario clubs throws bogame and the Guardians have 199 00:17:36.200 --> 00:17:41.559 beaten the Phillies in Game one of this weekend series by a final score of 200 00:17:41.720 --> 00:17:47.519 six to five. So what a night Friday night at Progressive Field. Real 201 00:17:47.599 --> 00:17:52.119 nice start to the weekend series and the homestand and again more action on tap 202 00:17:52.400 --> 00:17:56.319 for Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. More on that shortly and also a visit 203 00:17:56.440 --> 00:18:00.839 with first baseman Josh Naylor. That's next down the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio 204 00:18:00.920 --> 00:18:29.680 Network, Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back with you from Progressive 205 00:18:29.680 --> 00:18:33.480 Field in downtown Cleveland and has always a lot of different ways you can hear 206 00:18:33.559 --> 00:18:38.480 our show each week. Of course on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio network. 207 00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:44.480 You are affiliate stations who pick it up will air the show usually sometime about 208 00:18:44.480 --> 00:18:48.720 a couple of hours before the game time for the Guardians on Saturday, so 209 00:18:48.839 --> 00:18:52.680 usually late afternoon or soap, or you can pick it up online at cle 210 00:18:52.799 --> 00:18:56.759 guardians dot com. All the archived editions are there, and they're also there 211 00:18:57.119 --> 00:19:03.759 in podcast Forum wherever you download your favorite podcast. That's usually ready a little 212 00:19:03.759 --> 00:19:07.599 bit after the show airs on the radio side, so a lot of different 213 00:19:07.599 --> 00:19:11.640 ways to pick up our show each week. Well, it's a great weekend 214 00:19:11.720 --> 00:19:15.559 at Progressive Field, as Friday night was sold out, Saturday is a sellout, 215 00:19:15.640 --> 00:19:22.119 so another sellout crowd on hand for Saturday nights game and then Sunday tickets 216 00:19:22.160 --> 00:19:26.319 going very well, but there are still seats available for the one forty first 217 00:19:26.319 --> 00:19:30.720 pitch Guardians and Phillies one final time. Just go to the ballpark app or 218 00:19:30.880 --> 00:19:34.599 cle guardians dot com slash tickets and that's a kids fun day so kids can 219 00:19:34.680 --> 00:19:40.720 run the bases after the game. It's also Slider's birthday and the first ten 220 00:19:40.799 --> 00:19:47.759 thousand fans will receive a Guardians baseball card pack courtesy of our friends at Tops, 221 00:19:47.920 --> 00:19:49.759 so some good stuff coming up. Then the Royals come in next week. 222 00:19:49.799 --> 00:19:55.079 The weather is supposed to be nice as the homestand continues Monday and Tuesday 223 00:19:55.160 --> 00:20:00.240 nights seven ten first pitches and then Wednesday is Day Baseball, the getaway Day, 224 00:20:00.519 --> 00:20:04.559 a midweek day game at one ten against the Royals and that is a 225 00:20:04.680 --> 00:20:11.559 Guardians Tumbler Day where they're giving away tumbler's courtesy of Lexus. So some good 226 00:20:11.559 --> 00:20:15.160 stuff coming up and again all your ticket needs at the ballpark app or cle 227 00:20:15.200 --> 00:20:19.160 Guardians dot com. We had a chance to visit with Josh Naylor on Friday, 228 00:20:19.160 --> 00:20:22.960 and what a year it has been for Josh. He has been among 229 00:20:22.000 --> 00:20:26.119 the league leaders in batting average. His batting average at one point last night 230 00:20:26.160 --> 00:20:30.279 at three eleven, and that put him in the top five in the American 231 00:20:30.319 --> 00:20:36.039 League actually the major leagues at this point and now is seventy six runs driven 232 00:20:36.039 --> 00:20:40.319 in as he continue to pick up the RBI's last night Friday night, and 233 00:20:40.920 --> 00:20:44.799 it's just been tremendous what he's been doing. And it's been a huge key 234 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:48.440 to protecting Jose Ramirez, who has batted right in front of him Josh in 235 00:20:48.480 --> 00:20:52.119 that cleanup spot. And it's made for a real nice combo, as those 236 00:20:52.119 --> 00:20:57.160 two have accounted for a large percentage of the Guardians runs. Now. We 237 00:20:57.240 --> 00:21:03.519 talked to Josh earlier in the season, way back in April late April when 238 00:21:03.559 --> 00:21:07.599 the Guardians were at Yankee Stadium in New York, and numbers wise, it 239 00:21:07.759 --> 00:21:11.640 was just okay, but it seemed like he was swinging the bat well, 240 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:15.240 just wasn't getting rewarded a lot of hard hit outs, and he said he 241 00:21:15.319 --> 00:21:19.279 wasn't worried about it because he felt he was swinging the bat well. But 242 00:21:19.400 --> 00:21:23.440 when we caught up with him on Friday, he talked about the biggest difference 243 00:21:23.720 --> 00:21:29.160 during this stretch where he's been one of baseball's best hitters. I think the 244 00:21:29.200 --> 00:21:32.599 baseball has just falling now. The beginning of the year, I felt like 245 00:21:32.599 --> 00:21:34.240 I was hitting hard, just kind of right out guys or top spinning in 246 00:21:34.279 --> 00:21:37.559 a little too much or getting under a little too much and flying out. 247 00:21:37.599 --> 00:21:41.240 But I think it all evens out at the end of the year. Just 248 00:21:41.759 --> 00:21:44.559 got to keep consistent with the grind, keep consistent with your work, and 249 00:21:45.039 --> 00:21:48.359 things will be all right. I know. Terry Franconez said he feels there 250 00:21:48.680 --> 00:21:51.480 may be some more in there. And when he says that, what are 251 00:21:51.480 --> 00:21:55.680 you trying to look for that that might even help you along further? I 252 00:21:55.680 --> 00:21:59.559 mean, I just try to gain experience, try to get help when when 253 00:21:59.559 --> 00:22:02.039 I need help up and where you need help. Um, just try to 254 00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:04.559 be the best competitor and best baseball player I can be for this organization, 255 00:22:04.640 --> 00:22:07.960 for this team. UM, just try to have fun out there on the 256 00:22:07.960 --> 00:22:11.559 field. And I think if you do all those things and it just takes 257 00:22:11.599 --> 00:22:15.319 takes pressure off you and then just let's your your abilities play. And a 258 00:22:15.400 --> 00:22:18.119 lot of other hitters in the lineup are starting to come along nicely. What 259 00:22:18.160 --> 00:22:21.880 are you saying up and down the batting order that's been really encouraging. Just 260 00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:26.119 I think we're all putting together professional bats. Um. I think the end 261 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:27.079 goals in in the World Series. And the only way we can do that 262 00:22:27.200 --> 00:22:30.599 is if we're you know, we're all on the same game plan and we're 263 00:22:30.599 --> 00:22:33.160 all consistently having great at bats and getting the next guy up. And it's 264 00:22:33.160 --> 00:22:37.960 definitely doable with this with this group here. Um. Just we have incredible 265 00:22:37.960 --> 00:22:41.359 talent through and through month through nine, all our pitchers, all our relievers, 266 00:22:41.480 --> 00:22:45.000 uh, you know, players who aren't playing that day. We just 267 00:22:45.039 --> 00:22:48.400 have incredible talent throughout this whole entire, this whole entire team, and I'm 268 00:22:48.400 --> 00:22:51.680 thankful to be a part of it, and I'm thankful to grow with this 269 00:22:51.759 --> 00:22:56.240 team and just to see everyone kind of grow themselves in their own game. 270 00:22:56.920 --> 00:23:00.920 Josh. Everybody works on certain things in the offseason, and it sounded like 271 00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:03.960 a focus for you was against left handed pitching, and what were you able 272 00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:07.039 to do that that's unlocked some things and allowed you to have some more success 273 00:23:07.039 --> 00:23:11.319 against the lefties. I mean, I just just can just try to have 274 00:23:11.440 --> 00:23:15.720 good at bats, just try to see maybe a little more pitches sometimes and 275 00:23:17.440 --> 00:23:21.519 ambush the right pitch, and uh just kind of go from there. I 276 00:23:21.680 --> 00:23:25.160 from the off season, I practice both right and lefties, all all pitches 277 00:23:25.200 --> 00:23:27.440 from both sides, and uh, I just try to get comfortable with everything 278 00:23:27.440 --> 00:23:33.240 with every scenari every pitch that can be thrown possibly and every count. I 279 00:23:33.319 --> 00:23:34.720 kind of worked counts this off season. Two. I put myself in a 280 00:23:34.880 --> 00:23:38.200 different situations, differ accounts, men on base, men not on base, 281 00:23:38.759 --> 00:23:42.759 how many outs, you know. I just I just try to practice everything 282 00:23:42.759 --> 00:23:45.839 that could be thrown. I mean, before the break, you talked about 283 00:23:45.880 --> 00:23:48.599 your teammates and how important they are, and you have one that you've known 284 00:23:48.640 --> 00:23:52.880 longer than anyone else and your younger brother, Bow. What's that dynamic been 285 00:23:52.920 --> 00:23:56.440 like this year as opposed to a year ago when he was just getting his 286 00:23:56.480 --> 00:23:59.480 feet wet in the major leagues, as now he tries to settle into an 287 00:23:59.480 --> 00:24:02.960 every day I mean, it's it's awesome to see him grow as a player. 288 00:24:03.000 --> 00:24:04.799 It's awesome to see him be so loved by all the guys here and 289 00:24:06.799 --> 00:24:10.440 you know, just genuinely just cared for. And then everyone just wants him 290 00:24:10.440 --> 00:24:12.319 to get better, as you know, as ever everyone wants everyone on the 291 00:24:12.319 --> 00:24:15.680 team wants each other to get better. But it's it's cool to see all 292 00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:18.680 the young guys kind of you know, grow together and you know, go 293 00:24:18.759 --> 00:24:22.680 through trials and tribulations and and kind of come out of it stronger. So 294 00:24:22.759 --> 00:24:26.559 it's a it's awesome se no go through it as awesome to see, you 295 00:24:26.559 --> 00:24:30.920 know, Brennan's go through it. The Cody Morris is um all their starting 296 00:24:30.960 --> 00:24:34.160 pitchers or relief bullpend guys that are doing like Zay for instance, he's been 297 00:24:34.200 --> 00:24:37.240 putting a new role this year and uh, he's been thriving through it. 298 00:24:37.279 --> 00:24:40.920 He just whenever whatever his name's called, he's just he's ready to go. 299 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:44.359 And uh, I think that's it's awesome just to see all the young guys 300 00:24:44.400 --> 00:24:48.359 grow. You had a chance to do something special with your younger brother hit 301 00:24:48.400 --> 00:24:51.400 a home run in the same game and same inning, as it turned out, 302 00:24:52.279 --> 00:24:53.640 What did it mean to you at the time when it happened, and 303 00:24:53.680 --> 00:24:56.720 then maybe when you had a chance to reflect on it afterward, it was 304 00:24:56.799 --> 00:25:02.400 cool. Um again, I just just try to have a good at bad. 305 00:25:02.440 --> 00:25:04.359 We're kind of rolling anything and he started off with a big fly to 306 00:25:04.480 --> 00:25:07.359 right and uh, you know, we kind of started cooking a little bit 307 00:25:07.440 --> 00:25:11.319 and then had a few guys on base and I just try to get a 308 00:25:11.319 --> 00:25:14.319 good picture of hit and rye bad and then thank god it was able to 309 00:25:14.359 --> 00:25:15.359 go out, and yeah it was. It was a really cool moment come 310 00:25:15.599 --> 00:25:18.640 for both of us and our family. And uh yeah, our youngest brother 311 00:25:18.680 --> 00:25:22.839 too. Off the field. So many of the players are doing good things 312 00:25:22.839 --> 00:25:26.359 in the community. Um. One of your initiatives is cooking with nail or 313 00:25:26.359 --> 00:25:30.119 explain what that is and how much you enjoy that. Um. So we 314 00:25:30.200 --> 00:25:33.160 basically go to the rona McDonald house in Cleveland and uh, or sometimes we 315 00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:37.039 can go to Cleveland clinic and drop off meals, but we cook meals there 316 00:25:37.279 --> 00:25:40.880 or prepare meals. They're package them up and deliver them to different families, 317 00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:45.319 um, different kids or if a parents staying back at the Rona McDonald house 318 00:25:45.319 --> 00:25:48.519 will deliver it to them and the sibling of the of the child and uh, 319 00:25:49.119 --> 00:25:52.960 just um, you know, just try to take care of families because 320 00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:55.640 it's it's important to pay it forward and to you know, take care of 321 00:25:55.680 --> 00:25:59.160 brothers and then look after others too. Um. Yeah, I know. 322 00:25:59.160 --> 00:26:02.160 It's it's been going awesome. I think we've done it at three or four 323 00:26:02.200 --> 00:26:06.440 times now. I've met some incredible families and you know, just it's it's 324 00:26:06.480 --> 00:26:08.400 an arm to be a part of. Jos always great tat Jan and thanks 325 00:26:08.400 --> 00:26:11.240 a lot for coming bye, thank you, thank you. One of the 326 00:26:11.240 --> 00:26:15.640 most thoughtful players that you'll ever talk to. In terms of how he feels 327 00:26:15.640 --> 00:26:21.240 about his performance, which he really does not like talking about a whole lot. 328 00:26:21.119 --> 00:26:23.799 It is all in the context of the team and what he can do 329 00:26:23.880 --> 00:26:30.960 to help the team and really enjoys his teammates and it's an interesting dynamic in 330 00:26:30.039 --> 00:26:33.720 that clubhouse with with him and Bow Naylor, his younger brother. What a 331 00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:37.920 great opportunity for that family, which is a very close family, and they've 332 00:26:37.920 --> 00:26:41.079 had an opportunity to be teammates now at the major league level, which is 333 00:26:41.279 --> 00:26:45.920 certainly a rarity. And it was fun to talk to him about a big 334 00:26:45.039 --> 00:26:48.839 night on that last road trip when both he and Bow hit home runs in 335 00:26:48.880 --> 00:26:52.559 the same inning. When you talk about that being a rarity in Major League 336 00:26:52.599 --> 00:26:56.880 Baseball in general, not just for Cleveland. So thanks so much for Josh 337 00:26:56.880 --> 00:27:00.880 for coming by. When we come back, we'll hear from Key Picture Tanner, 338 00:27:00.960 --> 00:27:04.200 Biby and the bed Friend reliever Michael Kelly. That's next as we continue 339 00:27:04.200 --> 00:27:11.960 on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network, Baseball, basketball, pickleball. Those 340 00:27:11.960 --> 00:27:15.720 are sports and people love sports. If you love sports, you should know 341 00:27:15.799 --> 00:27:19.599 this. Drivers who switch and save with Progressive could save hundreds to saving of 342 00:27:19.680 --> 00:27:25.039 anything to do with sports. 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The youngster rookie has been tremendous for 349 00:28:07.039 --> 00:28:11.119 the Guardians, and we caught up with him after another strong start in Texas 350 00:28:11.240 --> 00:28:15.480 last Sunday, when he went six innings left with a lead in a game 351 00:28:15.519 --> 00:28:18.759 that Texas came back to win, but certainly another strong effort by Byby, 352 00:28:18.839 --> 00:28:23.000 and he says he continues to progress as he gets deeper into his major league 353 00:28:23.039 --> 00:28:27.519 career, and he says it's all about adjustments he's made since being called up 354 00:28:27.680 --> 00:28:32.799 in late April. Yeah, I think the difference from me between my debut 355 00:28:32.839 --> 00:28:36.839 and now think of a lot more even keel throughout the entire time, whether 356 00:28:37.480 --> 00:28:41.279 stuff gets thrown at me or something goes wrong, I think I'm way more 357 00:28:41.319 --> 00:28:45.000 capable of sticking to it and kind of sticking to my stuff and being able 358 00:28:45.039 --> 00:28:48.839 to get more outs even when about stuff goes on. Where does that come 359 00:28:48.880 --> 00:28:51.480 from? You think? Is that a coaching thing or a teammate thing? 360 00:28:51.880 --> 00:28:56.200 I think it's just everything thing. I think college definitely helped. I think 361 00:28:56.279 --> 00:29:00.400 Vultune it's a really good at being able to be mentally strong through all that 362 00:29:00.440 --> 00:29:03.920 kind of stuff. I think the pitching, like all the pitching stuff. 363 00:29:03.960 --> 00:29:07.039 The pitching coaches, I think are all really great at being able to help 364 00:29:07.079 --> 00:29:11.880 us do that. Um. It makes it easier with all the guys around 365 00:29:11.920 --> 00:29:15.039 us too. Obviously, you face different types of lineups with each start. 366 00:29:15.559 --> 00:29:21.039 Texas seemed like a handful and you had to really battle it at certain times. 367 00:29:21.680 --> 00:29:25.319 What allows you to get through those situations and still make good pitches and 368 00:29:25.880 --> 00:29:29.359 be aggressive when when maybe it's hard to be aggressive? UM. I think 369 00:29:29.799 --> 00:29:33.480 with those type of lineups you can't change. Because you change, that's when 370 00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:37.720 they really get you. UM. They're obviously had like ten million All stars 371 00:29:37.720 --> 00:29:40.440 on their team, so I think, UM. I think if you stick 372 00:29:40.480 --> 00:29:42.079 to your guns and news, execute your stuff, and you trust it, 373 00:29:42.920 --> 00:29:47.440 UM, I think there's a good chance you can be anyone. But I 374 00:29:47.480 --> 00:29:48.960 think, especially with those guys, you really have to trust what you're gonna 375 00:29:48.960 --> 00:29:53.559 do. You really trust the scouting report, UM and the people behind you. 376 00:29:55.160 --> 00:29:56.839 Tanner is one of those games where you had a lot going on a 377 00:29:57.000 --> 00:30:02.240 ball hit in the foot and another one came came out your head visit to 378 00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:04.599 stay focused when when you have visits to the mound from the training staff and 379 00:30:04.640 --> 00:30:08.160 the manager and pitching coach, sometimes it's tough. I honestly think it wasn't 380 00:30:08.200 --> 00:30:14.240 too bad because I was honestly just really folks, I want to go off 381 00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:17.720 to a good start for the second half. But I think it wasn't too 382 00:30:17.720 --> 00:30:22.319 bad. The breaks, the visits, whatever. But sometimes it can't be 383 00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:25.480 tough, for sure. I know when you first came up, we talked 384 00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:29.039 about how Logan Allen had come up at the same time. Similar situation. 385 00:30:29.079 --> 00:30:33.160 Now Gavin Williams is here so young, pitching in a rotation where unfortunately there's 386 00:30:33.200 --> 00:30:37.039 been some entries. And does that impact you in any way or do you 387 00:30:37.079 --> 00:30:41.440 look at things differently when when you see things like that happening around you. 388 00:30:41.920 --> 00:30:44.039 I mean, I think yes and no. I mean I think definitely, 389 00:30:44.400 --> 00:30:48.119 me, Gavin Logan definitely have to like somewhat step up and kind of take 390 00:30:48.240 --> 00:30:52.400 the places of some really good starting pitchers. I've been here for a long 391 00:30:52.440 --> 00:30:56.200 time and I've really succeeded, so I think it's really um I think it's 392 00:30:56.240 --> 00:30:57.920 really good for us. I think in the long run for us to kind 393 00:30:57.920 --> 00:31:02.319 of almost it feels like we have to be like the veteran guys, like 394 00:31:02.359 --> 00:31:03.599 they're kind of leaning on us to kind of get us through some games. 395 00:31:03.680 --> 00:31:07.880 So it's been it's been good. You ever imagine you'd be in this type 396 00:31:07.880 --> 00:31:11.599 of spot when back in spring training in Arizona. No, no, I 397 00:31:11.599 --> 00:31:15.200 thought I was going to acronut of spring training, And so you look at 398 00:31:15.559 --> 00:31:18.200 and how things are going. Obviously a difficult start to the post All Star 399 00:31:18.240 --> 00:31:22.319 break, but when you when you look at this club and what could be, 400 00:31:22.000 --> 00:31:25.920 Um, how is the feeling in that clubhouse in terms of trying to 401 00:31:25.960 --> 00:31:27.240 stay with it, maybe go through a tough patch, but still be in 402 00:31:27.279 --> 00:31:30.839 the race. I think that. I mean, coming out of the All 403 00:31:30.839 --> 00:31:37.079 Star Break with I mean pretty much three healthy starting pitchers and even being able 404 00:31:37.119 --> 00:31:40.960 to like compete with that good of a team, I mean, we could 405 00:31:40.960 --> 00:31:45.319 have very easily won one out of three, two out of three of those 406 00:31:45.359 --> 00:31:48.079 games. So I think that even though it didn't end up that way, 407 00:31:48.200 --> 00:31:52.119 I think it's um, it's super encouraging to see even though, like I 408 00:31:52.160 --> 00:31:53.079 said, even though it didn't end up with that r way. I think 409 00:31:53.079 --> 00:31:57.960 it's encouraging to see us compete and being very capable to be a team like 410 00:31:59.000 --> 00:32:00.799 that. It's going yesterday. Thanks for coming by, I appreciate it. 411 00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:04.559 Yeah, of course, thank you. It's Tanner Bibie, one of the 412 00:32:04.559 --> 00:32:08.920 bright young arms who has held this starting rotation together in the midst of injuries 413 00:32:08.920 --> 00:32:14.880 to three really good starting pitchers Shane Bieber, Cal Quantrill and Tristan McKenzie, 414 00:32:15.400 --> 00:32:17.839 all of whom had at least thirty one starts a year ago. So you 415 00:32:17.920 --> 00:32:22.720 talk about having to pick up some slack this year as they battle injuries, 416 00:32:22.000 --> 00:32:27.079 Tanner Bibi has been one of those who has done just that well. There's 417 00:32:27.079 --> 00:32:30.039 always great stories throughout the season, and Michael Kelly is certainly one of those. 418 00:32:30.440 --> 00:32:34.680 He was drafted back in twenty eleven as a first round pick by the 419 00:32:34.720 --> 00:32:39.240 San Diego Padres. He did not make his major league debut until last season, 420 00:32:39.559 --> 00:32:43.839 with coincidentally enough, the Phillies, who are in town this weekend. 421 00:32:44.200 --> 00:32:47.559 In the offseason, he signed a minor league deal with the Guardians and started 422 00:32:47.559 --> 00:32:52.240 his season at Triple A Columbus. Did good work there, made progress, 423 00:32:52.359 --> 00:32:58.079 has increased his velocity, his Slider has picked up all of it good and 424 00:32:58.200 --> 00:33:00.559 now he's in the major leagues and he has been terrific since being called up. 425 00:33:01.200 --> 00:33:06.000 And we had a chance to visit with him after his first major league 426 00:33:06.039 --> 00:33:09.640 win, which came in Monday's game against Pittsburgh, and as you might expect, 427 00:33:09.920 --> 00:33:14.359 he was ecstatic with that result. Oh, it was great. You 428 00:33:14.400 --> 00:33:15.680 know, It's something that I'll cherish forever. And to be able to do 429 00:33:15.720 --> 00:33:20.720 that with this group of guys in this clubhouse, it's it's really really special. 430 00:33:21.279 --> 00:33:22.880 For the years you've been in a game, and you were drafted back 431 00:33:22.920 --> 00:33:29.440 in twenty eleven, you've had those those twists and turns to your career, 432 00:33:29.480 --> 00:33:31.359 but you've you've gotten here. Now. What's been the biggest difference since signing 433 00:33:31.359 --> 00:33:36.359 with Cleveland and going through spring training. I think Cleveland does a really good 434 00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:40.079 job at teaching guys, helping them learn what they're good at and how to 435 00:33:40.160 --> 00:33:44.519 use that to their advantage. They really give you all the resources you need 436 00:33:44.559 --> 00:33:47.160 to be the best version of yourself that you can be, and so they 437 00:33:47.240 --> 00:33:53.359 really help guys kind of take their shrinks and use them against these hitters versus 438 00:33:53.400 --> 00:33:58.319 some guys not really having a plan or knowing what they're doing, you know, 439 00:33:58.400 --> 00:34:00.640 just they really make things simple for you. So for you, what's 440 00:34:00.640 --> 00:34:05.319 been the biggest difference that's allowed you to take a step forward? For me, 441 00:34:05.359 --> 00:34:07.199 it's been the usage of my slider that's kind of my best pitch and 442 00:34:07.320 --> 00:34:12.119 using it as a weapon, and then also utilizing my fastball and better accounts 443 00:34:12.519 --> 00:34:15.199 in locations as well, kind of using it up in the zone a little 444 00:34:15.239 --> 00:34:20.320 more. Michael Kelly joining us first major League win on Monday night in Pittsburgh, 445 00:34:20.360 --> 00:34:25.119 and I could look at that and your path to get here were there 446 00:34:25.159 --> 00:34:29.159 are times where it just seemed like it it was too much and you might 447 00:34:29.199 --> 00:34:31.239 want to try something different, and if not, what kept you going? 448 00:34:32.079 --> 00:34:37.079 No, They're definitely were times. Actually, after my little stin in independent 449 00:34:37.119 --> 00:34:43.880 ball in twenty nineteen, my wife and I we bought a baseball facility in 450 00:34:43.960 --> 00:34:46.960 Chattanooga, and I was thinking that that was my next step in the game 451 00:34:47.000 --> 00:34:50.280 of baseball, that I was going to get into the coaching side of things. 452 00:34:51.000 --> 00:34:53.239 And with that, I kind of kept training and kept doing my throw 453 00:34:53.280 --> 00:34:57.920 in just in case something were to come up. And then COVID year happened 454 00:34:58.679 --> 00:35:00.920 and I didn't have a job that year, So I was just at home 455 00:35:00.960 --> 00:35:04.840 and I got to go into the facility every day by myself and train and 456 00:35:04.920 --> 00:35:08.280 kind of do whatever I felt was good for myself and just kind of stuck 457 00:35:08.320 --> 00:35:14.760 with it. And then come twenty twenty one, we were just setting out 458 00:35:14.840 --> 00:35:20.159 video of my bullpens with the data attached to it, and Astros liked what 459 00:35:20.199 --> 00:35:22.039 they saw and they gave me an opportunity, and that was my chance of 460 00:35:22.559 --> 00:35:27.199 getting back into pro ball. Once I got that opportunity again, I just 461 00:35:27.280 --> 00:35:30.400 took it in and run with it. And that's affiliated ball. You mentioned 462 00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:35.599 independent ball. What are the differences that you noticed from that experience there? 463 00:35:36.400 --> 00:35:40.719 You know, the game's still the same. It's Baseball's baseball. There's the 464 00:35:40.760 --> 00:35:45.039 outside things, the clubhouse. Away from the clubhouse, there's a little difference 465 00:35:45.400 --> 00:35:47.960 when it comes down to when you're on the field playing the game. You 466 00:35:47.960 --> 00:35:52.119 know, it's still same, same game of baseball. So this offseason you 467 00:35:52.199 --> 00:35:55.800 end up signing with Cleveland. What led you here? I really liked the 468 00:35:55.840 --> 00:35:59.239 staff here. You know, I got an opportunity to talk with some of 469 00:35:59.239 --> 00:36:04.159 the coaches and the the staff, pitching staff especially, and I just feel 470 00:36:04.159 --> 00:36:07.360 like we kind of jelled We have the same vision, the same mindset when 471 00:36:07.360 --> 00:36:10.079 it came to pitching, so it just seemed like the right fit. And 472 00:36:10.159 --> 00:36:15.559 when you sign, obviously the hope is that this will happen, but it 473 00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:20.400 doesn't right away. What's your outlook at the end of spring training when you 474 00:36:20.400 --> 00:36:22.679 don't make the club right away? But is there that feeling that, hey, 475 00:36:22.679 --> 00:36:25.079 it could happen at some point. Yeah, you know, you're always 476 00:36:25.119 --> 00:36:30.960 optimistic, You're always believing in yourself. It just comes down to staying in 477 00:36:30.960 --> 00:36:32.280 the moment, staying where your feet are, and doing what you need to 478 00:36:32.280 --> 00:36:37.239 do each day to prepare yourself when that opportunity comes. So you get a 479 00:36:37.239 --> 00:36:40.960 win on Monday night, what happens after the game, little celebration in the 480 00:36:40.960 --> 00:36:45.960 clubhouse. Guys get together and we have a good time. Fair enough, 481 00:36:45.719 --> 00:36:49.800 Michael, congratulations, Thanks a lot for come by, appreciate it. Thanks. 482 00:36:50.280 --> 00:36:53.159 That's Michael Kelly, reliever for the Guardians. A great story as someone 483 00:36:53.199 --> 00:36:58.480 who has stayed with it through the tough times and times where it looked like 484 00:36:58.559 --> 00:37:00.840 he might never make it to the main leagues, but he has and I'll 485 00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:06.239 be interesting to see how long he can stick in that Guardian's boltpen. Because 486 00:37:06.320 --> 00:37:09.719 he has been terrific again since being called up from Triple A. That's going 487 00:37:09.760 --> 00:37:14.599 to do it for this week's edition of Guardians Weekly. Thanks as always to 488 00:37:14.679 --> 00:37:17.719 Brian Matzay for all of his help and putting together our show each week until 489 00:37:17.800 --> 00:37:22.199 next week when we join you from Chicago the Guardians taking on the White Sox 490 00:37:22.320 --> 00:37:28.360 next weekend. This is Jim Rosenhouse reminding you that you've been listening to Guardians 491 00:37:28.360 --> 00:37:35.239 Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly has been brought to 492 00:37:35.239 --> 00:37:39.199 you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance