WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.720 --> 00:00:07.519 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly is front 2 00:00:07.519 --> 00:00:58.560 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:58.679 --> 00:01:03.599 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with you from Angel Stadium 4 00:01:03.599 --> 00:01:07.760 in Anaheim, California, where the Guardians are on a West coast road swing. 5 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:11.400 They're playing four here in Anaheim and then they head up the coast and 6 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:15.519 they'll play the Giants the first of next weekn And this is a week long 7 00:01:15.599 --> 00:01:21.599 road trip that certainly can be challenging as they try and maintain that flicker of 8 00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:26.000 hope in the American League Central Division Chase, where a win on Friday night 9 00:01:26.359 --> 00:01:30.599 they remain six and a half back of the Minnesota Twins heading into play on 10 00:01:30.640 --> 00:01:34.280 Saturday with only twenty one games remaining. So the schedule is starting to become 11 00:01:34.719 --> 00:01:38.840 a real issue in terms of the amount of games left. But they hang 12 00:01:38.879 --> 00:01:42.000 in there and keep on showing up, and we'll see what happens over the 13 00:01:42.040 --> 00:01:46.760 weekend here with a night game in Anaheim on Saturday, Night Day Baseball on 14 00:01:46.799 --> 00:01:49.640 Sunday, and then on to San Francisco coming up in a little bit on 15 00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:56.040 our show. We will have the Former Outstanding Pitchers segment of our show. 16 00:01:56.359 --> 00:02:00.319 Tom Candiotti will join us. He's been on the road trip with us filling 17 00:02:00.319 --> 00:02:04.239 in for Tom Hamilton. But the former knuckleballer in a sixteen year Major League 18 00:02:04.280 --> 00:02:07.680 vett has some fun stories, as does Mark Langston, who is one of 19 00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:13.560 the radio voices for the Angels, who finished his fine major league career as 20 00:02:13.599 --> 00:02:16.879 a Cleveland Indian, and he'll have some great stories about his time in Cleveland. 21 00:02:17.039 --> 00:02:22.800 We'll also talk hitting with Guardians hitting coach Chris Laika here from Jose Tana, 22 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:25.919 one of the infielders for the Guardians, and also newly acquired relief pitcher 23 00:02:27.159 --> 00:02:30.919 Matt Moore. So a lot coming up on our show, But first we 24 00:02:30.039 --> 00:02:35.879 checked in with Will Brennan earlier this week. Brennan, he was part of 25 00:02:35.879 --> 00:02:38.599 a big day on Wednesday for the Guardians, who had a tough series against 26 00:02:38.599 --> 00:02:43.879 the Twins back home. Earlier this week. They lost the opener with a 27 00:02:43.960 --> 00:02:47.400 chance to cut the lead down to four games on Monday Night twenty to six, 28 00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:51.960 and then the Twins backed that up with a Tuesday Night eight to three 29 00:02:52.039 --> 00:02:55.960 wins, so that really made things difficult for Cleveland. Here the rest of 30 00:02:55.960 --> 00:03:00.840 the way. But the Guardians did salvage the game on Wednesday, and a 31 00:03:00.879 --> 00:03:05.080 big reason why Will Brennan had both of the RBI base hits in a two 32 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:07.919 to one win over the Twins. He also had a really nice catch in 33 00:03:07.039 --> 00:03:12.240 left field, and he says, it's always a nice feeling to contribute in 34 00:03:12.280 --> 00:03:15.039 a lot of ways to a big win like the Guardians had on Wednesday. 35 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:19.120 Yeah, what's up, Rosie. Yeah, always a good day at the 36 00:03:19.120 --> 00:03:23.680 ballpark. You know, when the culmination of things all go right for you 37 00:03:23.759 --> 00:03:25.240 at the yard, if you're gonna leave happy with a win, it's all 38 00:03:25.240 --> 00:03:28.879 you can ask for. And when you look at how things have been going 39 00:03:28.919 --> 00:03:32.199 here, you're finishing strong. And obviously you were up here last year to 40 00:03:32.199 --> 00:03:35.479 get a taste of it, But what have you learned as you've gone through 41 00:03:35.599 --> 00:03:40.400 an entire season now about this game and having success consistently. This is the 42 00:03:40.879 --> 00:03:46.039 definitely the pinnacle of baseball, and it's gonna beat you down, and so 43 00:03:47.240 --> 00:03:51.759 you just kind of have to be able to flush the bad days and show 44 00:03:51.879 --> 00:03:54.599 up and try and put good days together by stacking all the little things that 45 00:03:54.639 --> 00:04:00.800 you do and focus really on everything that you can control, try and leave 46 00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:02.439 the results out of it and pick your head up and see where you're at 47 00:04:02.520 --> 00:04:08.759 at the end of the year. Definitely been a nice roller coaster of a 48 00:04:08.919 --> 00:04:13.560 of a season. So everything you just said about individually, that could you 49 00:04:13.560 --> 00:04:15.839 apply that to the team too, especially considering how the week went early. 50 00:04:17.240 --> 00:04:21.120 I think all of us have very similar mindsets. That's you know why we're 51 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:25.079 all kind of on the same team, trying to work as a as a 52 00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:29.079 single organism. You know, to take one at the end of that series. 53 00:04:29.120 --> 00:04:30.959 It could have gone either way at the end and left a really bad 54 00:04:31.000 --> 00:04:33.519 taste in our mouths, but you know, be able to get one from 55 00:04:33.519 --> 00:04:36.720 the Twins. Just moving forward, see what they do. And all we 56 00:04:36.759 --> 00:04:42.079 can can do is control how we do against the Angels. So obviously an 57 00:04:42.160 --> 00:04:46.639 uphill battle. It's six game gap with twenty two to go, so not 58 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:49.759 mathematically by any means. Is this thing over? And and how is the 59 00:04:49.800 --> 00:04:55.639 mindset in that clubhouse, especially after yesterday? I meanthing again, We're just 60 00:04:55.680 --> 00:05:00.800 gonna after control we can can control. You know, the Wines will do 61 00:05:00.879 --> 00:05:03.319 their thing and we'll see if they fold. I mean, we're gonna put 62 00:05:03.319 --> 00:05:06.079 pressure on no matter what we're gonna play hard to the final out, you 63 00:05:06.120 --> 00:05:10.519 know, with with Tito as our leader, that's kind of just been our 64 00:05:10.600 --> 00:05:14.680 DNA. We're gonna play hard and see what happens. And you mentioned Tito, 65 00:05:14.839 --> 00:05:18.040 and obviously there's some some new veterans here at Coole Calhoun. I know 66 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:21.920 his name has come up a lot. What is he meant to this team 67 00:05:21.959 --> 00:05:26.720 as a younger player who's still going through some things for the first time to 68 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:29.120 see him come in here and what are some of the things that he can 69 00:05:29.120 --> 00:05:32.040 do. Yeah, he's been amazing to come in and kind of settle into 70 00:05:32.079 --> 00:05:36.959 that that veteran role. You know, age is truly just number obviously because 71 00:05:36.959 --> 00:05:41.600 he's out here doing it and doing it at a really high level. I 72 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:45.000 think we're you know, we got really lucky to snag him this late in 73 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:47.079 the season. I couldn't believe that he wasn't on a big league team, 74 00:05:47.079 --> 00:05:50.720 you know, earlier in the season. So I really really fortunate to have 75 00:05:50.959 --> 00:05:55.560 him and kind of the prowess that he brings on end off the field. 76 00:05:58.079 --> 00:06:00.079 But yeah, he's just one of those special players. It's been around for 77 00:06:00.120 --> 00:06:03.560 a long time, about three ten years. And if you can't learn from 78 00:06:03.560 --> 00:06:06.519 that guy, then you're knocking really going to be able to learn from anybody. 79 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:11.199 Will nice going yesterday, good luck the rest of the way. Thank 80 00:06:11.199 --> 00:06:14.759 you, awesome, Thanks Rosy, appreciate you. It's Will Brennan who's really 81 00:06:14.800 --> 00:06:17.959 making a strong push here down the stretch to finish his season strong, and 82 00:06:18.079 --> 00:06:21.839 he had a big week this week as he is red hot at the plate 83 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:26.040 Fort Cleveland. We'll take a break and then come back and hear from young 84 00:06:26.079 --> 00:06:31.279 infielder Jose Tana and veteran reliever Matt Moore. That's next after this. Now 85 00:06:31.360 --> 00:06:36.800 the pinch Brennan ground sit through the whole base hit in the left center Cleveland 86 00:06:36.920 --> 00:06:43.319 takes so one nothing lea. So Will Brennan a two strength single the other 87 00:06:43.399 --> 00:06:46.920 way, knocking in his thirty seventh. Here's the three two. He swings 88 00:06:46.920 --> 00:06:51.160 and aligns it right center field, a base hit that'll score him Menez easily. 89 00:06:51.439 --> 00:06:56.079 Brennan's gonna try for two. Here comes the throne, not in time. 90 00:06:57.120 --> 00:07:01.439 A double for Brennan, who has driven in both runs and the Guardians 91 00:07:01.519 --> 00:07:06.759 now lead it to nothing. Now the one too swung on line toward the 92 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:12.480 gamp in life center but not deep coming on diving and making the catches. 93 00:07:12.560 --> 00:07:15.480 Will Brandon boy, Will Brendan, whether it's right field, lift field, 94 00:07:16.079 --> 00:07:28.600 he is an outstanding out fielder. Those are sports sounds, and people have 95 00:07:28.720 --> 00:07:31.000 sports so much it makes them pay attention when I say, drivers who switch 96 00:07:31.040 --> 00:07:38.199 and save with Progressive could save hundreds. And we all know how sports fans 97 00:07:38.240 --> 00:07:43.480 feel about big saves. See what I did there. Save is also a 98 00:07:43.519 --> 00:07:47.160 sports word, So save big when you switch to Progressive. Oh that's a 99 00:07:47.199 --> 00:08:00.079 golf club, Progressive Casualty insurance company and affiliates. Potential savings will vary. 100 00:08:01.360 --> 00:08:05.879 Two down, one nothing, Blue chase for the number nine hitter. The 101 00:08:05.920 --> 00:08:11.120 kid Jose teena left handed batter at short today and the pitch Tina with a 102 00:08:11.240 --> 00:08:16.480 line right pace shit up the middle, his first major league hit, his 103 00:08:16.759 --> 00:08:22.519 first major league arbi and the scores Loriano and we've got a one one game. 104 00:08:24.439 --> 00:08:28.680 How about that? Jose Tina, another one of those highly thought of 105 00:08:28.879 --> 00:08:35.159 middle infield prospects, has spent the year in double A Akron and he wrote 106 00:08:35.200 --> 00:08:41.919 date two out line drive single to center to score Loriano. Here's the pitch 107 00:08:43.480 --> 00:08:48.440 swung on line drive face h hint to right field. That'll tie it racing 108 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:54.519 for third as nailer. He's in easily hen Tina comes through tie game at 109 00:08:54.519 --> 00:09:01.279 six. Welcome back to Guardian's weekly Rosenhouse. Back with you from Angels Stadium 110 00:09:01.279 --> 00:09:05.879 in Anaheim, Or The Guardians are in the midst of a four game series 111 00:09:05.360 --> 00:09:11.360 with the Angels. Well. Jose Tena received a September call up, and 112 00:09:11.399 --> 00:09:15.080 he has been with the ball club. The young infielder has done some nice 113 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:16.759 work since being called up at the beginning of the month. In fact, 114 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:22.200 he had an extra inning game tying bass hit last weekend against the Rays that 115 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:26.559 was an extra innings and it led to a win over Tampa Bay, and 116 00:09:26.600 --> 00:09:31.039 he joined us along with translator Aggie Rivero, to talk about how he's adjusted 117 00:09:31.120 --> 00:09:39.200 so far to the major league level. Think what has helped me is that 118 00:09:39.240 --> 00:09:41.919 I keep my focus on the first picture of the game, whether I'm playing 119 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:46.080 or not. I keep that focus from then because I'm aware and I'm working 120 00:09:46.159 --> 00:09:48.600 the assumption that the manager is going to call me at anytime. And on 121 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:52.519 Saturday night, you're in the on deck circle, but it looked like you 122 00:09:52.639 --> 00:09:56.960 might be pinch hit for and then decisions made to let you take your at 123 00:09:56.000 --> 00:10:00.600 bat and you come through with an RBI single at time is the game? 124 00:10:01.320 --> 00:10:05.240 Take us through the emotions there of what was happening before you even got to 125 00:10:05.279 --> 00:10:07.399 the plate, and how prepared you were to come through call my visit. 126 00:10:07.480 --> 00:10:13.519 But the Brano Yaguando week. Yeah, just like I mentioned before, the 127 00:10:13.600 --> 00:10:16.759 keys to being focused throughout, you know, in the gaming. When I 128 00:10:16.759 --> 00:10:18.279 saw that that happened that they put me in the game, I feel like 129 00:10:18.279 --> 00:10:22.240 I narrowed down even one of my focus and I do that great analysis or 130 00:10:22.240 --> 00:10:24.240 what they've been doing with the previous hitters, and they were just attacking them 131 00:10:24.240 --> 00:10:26.480 with the change up, and that's what I was looking for. So we 132 00:10:26.600 --> 00:10:31.639 talked a lot about hitting. Obviously that's a big key, but defensively you're 133 00:10:31.679 --> 00:10:35.679 moving around a little bit. How challenging has that been and how prepared were 134 00:10:35.679 --> 00:10:37.879 you to be in that spot where you wouldn't just focus on one position. 135 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:48.080 When you got to the major leagues, the NAM welcome. I feel very 136 00:10:48.159 --> 00:10:50.919 lucky that they're considered in different positions. So every time it happens, I 137 00:10:50.960 --> 00:10:52.720 just tried to do like the best that I can and and I translate that 138 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:56.240 into preparing before the games and trying to take reps in all the three positions 139 00:10:56.279 --> 00:11:01.120 that I've been playing so far. I would say it spent most of your 140 00:11:01.200 --> 00:11:05.000 year at Double A Akron, one day at Columbus, and then you get 141 00:11:05.159 --> 00:11:07.759 a chance to make your major league debut or at least get called up to 142 00:11:07.759 --> 00:11:11.320 the big leagues. How surprising was that? And what was that feeling like 143 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:15.360 to finally reach a goal that I'm sure you had for a while? But 144 00:11:15.519 --> 00:11:20.159 how okay? Yeah, I mean the focus was to do my best in 145 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:22.200 Double A and try to learn as much as I could. You know, 146 00:11:22.240 --> 00:11:24.919 I wasn't expecting to be called up that quickly to Triple AH, and I 147 00:11:24.919 --> 00:11:26.600 felt like, you know, if they called me to Thriple A, maybe 148 00:11:26.639 --> 00:11:30.840 I have a chance late in September to be called up. But everything went 149 00:11:31.039 --> 00:11:33.600 super fast, and I'm really happy it happened. But I was really focused 150 00:11:33.600 --> 00:11:37.039 to just do and learn what I was at the moment. And now you 151 00:11:37.039 --> 00:11:39.960 do end up being a September call up. Surprised at that? Or did 152 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:43.360 you feel that you put yourself in a real nice position got out opens? 153 00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:50.440 Okay? Yeah, I mean I felt like I was able to put a 154 00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:52.960 good job while I was here, so I was kind of like expecting that 155 00:11:52.080 --> 00:11:56.000 in September we'll have another call up, and and I was away was getting 156 00:11:56.000 --> 00:11:58.240 some feedback from the coaches on there that reaffirmed that somehow I will be called 157 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:03.000 up in September as well. And you're a middle infielder in an organization that 158 00:12:03.080 --> 00:12:05.799 has a lot of good young middle infielders. Gabriel Arrius, Brian Rokio. 159 00:12:07.679 --> 00:12:09.840 How do you approach that day to day when when you know there's really good 160 00:12:09.840 --> 00:12:16.879 competition there and you're trying to be a part of that. I feel this 161 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:20.559 is just met of back going back to being focused. You know, I 162 00:12:20.639 --> 00:12:22.159 know they're really gooding fielders and there's nothing that can control. So he just 163 00:12:22.240 --> 00:12:26.080 met of being able to control what I can do and then let the organization 164 00:12:26.159 --> 00:12:30.799 make the decisions. Jose Aggie, thank you for the time. Thank you, 165 00:12:30.919 --> 00:12:35.399 Dan, thank you appreciate it. That's young infielder Jose Tana. So 166 00:12:35.440 --> 00:12:39.559 we go from one of the youngest players on the team to a savvy veteran 167 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:43.639 who has just recently acquired. Matt Moore, the left handed relief pitcher who 168 00:12:43.639 --> 00:12:46.720 has done some nice work early on in his Cleveland career so far. He 169 00:12:46.840 --> 00:12:54.279 was one of three waiver wire additions claimed from the Angel's roster last week by 170 00:12:54.320 --> 00:12:58.720 the Guardians to help boaster that bullpen down the stretch. He's a veteran pitcher, 171 00:12:58.799 --> 00:13:01.759 has been through a few transactions throughout his career, and he says it's 172 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:07.399 always a hectic time when you're changing teams during the season. Yeah, it's 173 00:13:07.440 --> 00:13:13.720 been quick. I haven't been a part of anything like this, and I 174 00:13:13.720 --> 00:13:16.679 don't really remember if I've ever seen, you know, waiver claims like that 175 00:13:16.840 --> 00:13:22.679 on you know, free agents that that are performing well. But it's here 176 00:13:22.679 --> 00:13:24.399 and nor there, you know, looking at it now where we have a 177 00:13:24.480 --> 00:13:28.399 chance to, you know, do something special and squeak in the squeak in 178 00:13:28.440 --> 00:13:33.360 there with a division title. You know, it starts tonight. And what's 179 00:13:33.360 --> 00:13:35.320 your immediate reaction when you find out you've been claimed by a team? What 180 00:13:35.320 --> 00:13:39.639 do you look at that's that's most important to you from that new team. 181 00:13:39.960 --> 00:13:43.960 I don't know if I really think about it like that. It's just more 182 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:46.279 of a hey, this is where you know, I'm gonna go start pulling 183 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:50.200 on the end of the rope with these guys, you know, and try 184 00:13:50.240 --> 00:13:54.159 to fit in and you know wherever I can. When you look at trying 185 00:13:54.159 --> 00:13:58.200 to fit any mention at players that you knew here, coaches that you knew 186 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:01.120 here. Was there much familiarity for you at all? And if you have 187 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:03.159 or know, how do you catch up quickly and really feel like you're a 188 00:14:03.200 --> 00:14:07.320 part of it. I think just getting in the games. You know, 189 00:14:07.320 --> 00:14:09.879 I didn't know very many people. I knew Days Santos from Philly and twenty 190 00:14:09.879 --> 00:14:13.919 one and I played with Cole last year in Texas and just been buddies for 191 00:14:13.039 --> 00:14:18.240 a while now, you know, but haven't played against these guys you know 192 00:14:18.279 --> 00:14:20.480 on and off, you know. I think it's just a matter of getting 193 00:14:20.480 --> 00:14:22.080 in the game. You know you'll fit in that way and kind of get 194 00:14:22.080 --> 00:14:26.480 into get into the scene, and you know in your stripe, so to 195 00:14:26.480 --> 00:14:31.000 speak, Matt, you'll hear your role. You work out of the pen. 196 00:14:31.080 --> 00:14:33.360 Now, we saw you earlier in your career and you were a top 197 00:14:33.440 --> 00:14:37.559 flight starting pitcher, and explain how that adjustment has gone for you working out 198 00:14:37.600 --> 00:14:43.480 of the bullpen after spending the majority of your career in a rotation. Yeah, 199 00:14:43.519 --> 00:14:46.279 I think, you know, last year was probably the biggest learning curve 200 00:14:46.320 --> 00:14:50.279 of how to get myself ready to throw. I think as a starter you're 201 00:14:50.360 --> 00:14:54.000 usually look at it maybe an hour an hour and a half before the game 202 00:14:54.679 --> 00:14:58.960 starts. You kind of start your your routine, and you know, if 203 00:14:58.960 --> 00:15:01.440 you're to come in somewhere in the middle of the game or towards the end 204 00:15:01.440 --> 00:15:05.799 of the game, you don't have that luxury that you know, uh, 205 00:15:05.440 --> 00:15:09.759 I think just in general, last year was was a little bit of that 206 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:11.879 curve for me to learn how to get ready for the game, and this 207 00:15:11.919 --> 00:15:16.440 year it's a little bit more of you know, fine tuning that, maybe 208 00:15:16.039 --> 00:15:18.919 not doing as many things, you know, as I thought I needed to 209 00:15:18.919 --> 00:15:24.080 do, and maybe adding a couple more. But having been my second bullpen 210 00:15:24.440 --> 00:15:26.440 you know, of the season, getting to know these guys a little bit, 211 00:15:26.440 --> 00:15:30.399 get to see about how they go about their business, should help a 212 00:15:30.440 --> 00:15:33.519 little bit too from an enjoyment standpoint that do you like one or the other 213 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:37.200 better? I don't know if I like it one or the other better. 214 00:15:37.240 --> 00:15:39.840 I mean, I know, you know, seven eight years ago, it 215 00:15:39.879 --> 00:15:45.320 was a little bit different of a pitching scene. You know, we're now, 216 00:15:46.000 --> 00:15:48.320 you know, starters a lot more across the league or pitching you know, 217 00:15:48.360 --> 00:15:54.519 for strikeouts, and I never was a big strikeout guy, you know, 218 00:15:54.559 --> 00:15:56.879 so I just think it's it's yeah, it's I don't know if I 219 00:15:58.000 --> 00:16:02.600 like it more or less, but I do enjoy the you know, most 220 00:16:02.639 --> 00:16:06.200 days you're available, and that that kind of you know, keeps you a 221 00:16:06.240 --> 00:16:07.639 little bit more alive throughout the day as opposed to like, hey, I'm 222 00:16:07.639 --> 00:16:11.799 not you know, I'm not participating for a couple more days. So it's 223 00:16:11.840 --> 00:16:15.720 been it's been fun for that. You mentioned availability, and that's such a 224 00:16:15.720 --> 00:16:21.360 big part of this game. Any difference healthwise being a starting pitcher or a 225 00:16:21.399 --> 00:16:26.799 reliever in terms of keeping yourself available and being ready to go, I've actually 226 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:30.639 felt probably slightly better. I mean, this year is a little different. 227 00:16:30.639 --> 00:16:34.159 I had about six weeks on the shelf for O bleak, so on my 228 00:16:34.240 --> 00:16:37.519 arm, you know, should be in pretty good shape. Haven't only thrown 229 00:16:37.519 --> 00:16:44.000 maybe forty five innings or so. But yeah, I think just if I 230 00:16:44.039 --> 00:16:45.879 only throw one inning the next day, I feel almost as good as I 231 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:51.720 did the day before. Two innings you kind of start to feel it that 232 00:16:51.799 --> 00:16:55.440 next day. But you know, if you keep it to kind of one 233 00:16:55.480 --> 00:16:57.840 inning stints and you know, don't get more than you know, maybe four 234 00:16:57.879 --> 00:17:03.639 a week, I think that's that's something that I feel like I can I 235 00:17:03.679 --> 00:17:07.400 can handle. You know, you're really just kind of pitching at your threshold 236 00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:11.079 for maybe twenty pitches or so, and I'm kind of shutting it down. 237 00:17:11.079 --> 00:17:14.720 So it's you know, I'm built slightly different than I was when I was 238 00:17:14.759 --> 00:17:18.279 starting. Well. Best of luck down the stretch and the pen for the 239 00:17:18.279 --> 00:17:19.559 Guardians. Thanks Loft for coming, but I appreciate it. Thank you. 240 00:17:21.319 --> 00:17:26.839 That's beteran relief pitcher Matt Moore, who has been a nice boost to the 241 00:17:26.839 --> 00:17:30.240 bullpen for the Guardians in a very short period of time. Well, we'll 242 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:33.200 switch from the mound to the batter's box and talk hitting with Chris Falco when 243 00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:40.000 we come back after this on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Now, 244 00:17:40.119 --> 00:17:45.240 Matt Moore trying to deliver the pitch got him swinging him up high, changeup. 245 00:17:45.640 --> 00:17:48.960 I what a job by Matt Moore. Yes, he does give up 246 00:17:49.880 --> 00:17:56.000 the game tying homer, but the Twins had minute second and third with one 247 00:17:56.039 --> 00:18:03.559 out and didn't score after that. It's the third beginning tonight that Minnesota has 248 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:07.720 had a runner at third with less than two down and didn't get that run 249 00:18:07.759 --> 00:18:30.359 home. Jim Rosenow's back with you, from Angels Stadium and Annaheim. We 250 00:18:30.359 --> 00:18:33.519 welcome you back in the Guardians Weekly. Thanks so much for tuning in, 251 00:18:34.079 --> 00:18:37.640 and we're gonna talk some hitting now with Chris Flaka, the Guardians hitting coach, 252 00:18:38.079 --> 00:18:41.200 and a lot of changes to the roster throughout the season this year and 253 00:18:41.599 --> 00:18:45.960 right now, the Guardians in September see never a pretty good mix of young 254 00:18:47.039 --> 00:18:51.119 players and some veterans as they had down the stretch, and Chris says they 255 00:18:51.559 --> 00:18:55.440 like the koy the club has handled the challenges that they've had to face over 256 00:18:55.480 --> 00:18:59.519 the course of a long season. You know, I'm I'm really really proud 257 00:18:59.559 --> 00:19:02.319 of the way of these guys have gone about this year and then especially you 258 00:19:02.359 --> 00:19:04.519 know going into this last month. You know, some guys getting opportunities and 259 00:19:04.519 --> 00:19:07.839 seeing you know, areas get to play every day, like you talked about, 260 00:19:08.200 --> 00:19:11.319 you know, bow Naylor getting in there. You know, just seeing 261 00:19:11.400 --> 00:19:14.880 seeing guys have the confidence that knowing you know, good, bad and different, 262 00:19:14.880 --> 00:19:15.759 that their name is going to be in the lineup every day. I 263 00:19:15.799 --> 00:19:19.279 think that that that breeds some confidence for us, but it also breeds confidence 264 00:19:19.319 --> 00:19:22.920 for them. And are there some mechanical things that that you've seen them grow 265 00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:26.680 in that's allowed them to have more success statistically. Yeah, you know, 266 00:19:26.720 --> 00:19:30.359 I think they're there. There's always going to be things to work on with 267 00:19:30.400 --> 00:19:33.319 these guys, and you know, our our team does such a great job 268 00:19:33.359 --> 00:19:36.240 with providing us the resources. And you know, I think for Bo, 269 00:19:36.519 --> 00:19:37.799 you know, some of the stuff, you know, controlling the strike zone, 270 00:19:37.839 --> 00:19:41.480 managing the top of the zone. We've seen things tick up with that. 271 00:19:41.599 --> 00:19:44.400 And you know, without getting away from his strengths, he's he's been 272 00:19:44.440 --> 00:19:47.759 able to cover some holes and you know areas you know, getting in there 273 00:19:47.759 --> 00:19:51.039 and starting to play consistently. We're seeing the impact that we know he had, 274 00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:53.119 you know, with him driving the ball over the field. So you 275 00:19:53.160 --> 00:19:56.039 know, guys are guys are you know, making the adjustments and doing a 276 00:19:56.039 --> 00:20:00.359 good job just trying to you know, win as we develop right now. 277 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:06.039 I thought it was interesting because at Arius Nailer rookies, so it's different for 278 00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:08.079 them than it would be for Stephen Kwan. But he's still a young player. 279 00:20:08.279 --> 00:20:11.319 What are the challenges that he goes through in his second major league season? 280 00:20:11.400 --> 00:20:14.839 Yeah, you know, I think early on, just like last year 281 00:20:14.880 --> 00:20:17.559 with him, you know, they're they're still the growing pains, but you 282 00:20:17.559 --> 00:20:19.079 know, you're seeing Steven, you know, start to settle in. We're 283 00:20:19.079 --> 00:20:22.599 seeing a lot more consistency of contact out of him. You know, he's 284 00:20:22.599 --> 00:20:26.759 starting to impact the ball harder on a more consistent basis, and those are 285 00:20:26.759 --> 00:20:29.599 the things that we're looking for, you know, but that takes that takes 286 00:20:29.640 --> 00:20:30.880 time. You know, he's coming up on twelve hundred at bats in the 287 00:20:30.880 --> 00:20:33.640 big leagues over the last two years, so you know, it's not a 288 00:20:34.039 --> 00:20:37.200 you know, you get here and the pizza's done. These guys are still 289 00:20:37.240 --> 00:20:40.440 working on things while they're here, and you know, it takes time and 290 00:20:40.480 --> 00:20:41.839 we have to be patient with that. But you know, I think the 291 00:20:42.119 --> 00:20:47.079 future is bright with a lot of these guys veterans, he can't replace him, 292 00:20:47.079 --> 00:20:49.599 and a younger veteran, Josh Naylor, has come back to the lineup 293 00:20:49.640 --> 00:20:53.880 from entry. What type of impact can that make not only having him back, 294 00:20:53.920 --> 00:20:56.039 but for the rest of the lineup. You know, I think I 295 00:20:56.039 --> 00:20:59.319 think it's huge having Josh. You know, it's the it's a shot in 296 00:20:59.359 --> 00:21:00.920 the arm for us knowing that he's in the lineup. But I think having 297 00:21:02.000 --> 00:21:04.240 him in the lineup makes Jose better. You know, having that guy be 298 00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:08.000 able to hit behind you and you know Coole Calhoun, the the the bats 299 00:21:08.039 --> 00:21:11.680 he's put together since he's been here. You know, I know we're talking 300 00:21:11.680 --> 00:21:15.119 about Josh and you know he's really evolved. You know, he's turning into 301 00:21:15.119 --> 00:21:18.000 the player that we all all know he he can be. You know, 302 00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:21.880 building off the year that he had last year. You know, kudos to 303 00:21:21.920 --> 00:21:25.440 him, especially with the way the year started for him and him grinding through 304 00:21:25.480 --> 00:21:27.640 some of those adversities and hitting the ball hard, not getting any results from 305 00:21:27.640 --> 00:21:30.519 it, to to not deviate and stay the course like he did, and 306 00:21:30.640 --> 00:21:34.680 you know he's he's reaping those rewards right now. Your reference Cole Calhoun, 307 00:21:34.759 --> 00:21:38.599 and unusual to see if veteran be able to come in and have this type 308 00:21:38.599 --> 00:21:41.519 of impact on a team at this stage of the season. I think, 309 00:21:41.559 --> 00:21:45.880 you know, he's unique and you know everything that we heard about him was 310 00:21:45.920 --> 00:21:48.720 just the ultimate teammate. You know, we've seen him playing you know, 311 00:21:48.839 --> 00:21:52.279 across the lines and have loved the makeup, loved the player. So you 312 00:21:52.279 --> 00:21:53.880 know, for him to step in here day one, you know, he 313 00:21:53.920 --> 00:21:57.440 was mentoring these guys from the start, going out there handling his own business. 314 00:21:57.440 --> 00:22:02.240 So you know he's been he's been out standing for us. You oversee 315 00:22:02.799 --> 00:22:06.160 a roster of hitters and it's such an important part of your life. But 316 00:22:06.200 --> 00:22:08.279 you've had a great life experience here the last two weeks. Tell us about 317 00:22:08.480 --> 00:22:11.960 being a dad for the first time. It's amazing, you know, a 318 00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:17.160 little little Olivia. It's been you know, ten days now, you know 319 00:22:17.160 --> 00:22:18.960 it's it's the best job in the world. I thought being a major league 320 00:22:19.039 --> 00:22:22.240 hitting coach with the best job. But this is this is for our surpasses 321 00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:26.200 that. You know, it's tough being dad from FaceTime right now and being 322 00:22:26.240 --> 00:22:29.839 away, but you know, hopefully we get back from the West, get 323 00:22:29.839 --> 00:22:32.519 her up here and be able to spend more time with them. Great stuff, 324 00:22:32.559 --> 00:22:34.119 Chris, thanks for the time. Thank you appreciate it. That's hitting 325 00:22:34.160 --> 00:22:38.519 coach Chris Blaka, and he has had an ever changing roster this year, 326 00:22:38.559 --> 00:22:42.720 but doing some good work to get everybody pointed in the right direction. Stay 327 00:22:42.759 --> 00:22:45.559 with us. We'll take our final time out and then come back with Tom 328 00:22:45.640 --> 00:22:49.839 Candiotti and Mark Langston, two pitchers who had fine major league careers, and 329 00:22:51.039 --> 00:22:53.680 we talked to them about a variety of subjects when we come back after this 330 00:22:56.000 --> 00:23:00.880 and progressive we love sports and saving you money so we bundled them together. 331 00:23:00.160 --> 00:23:04.000 The final horse now in the gate and they're off, shutting off with a 332 00:23:04.039 --> 00:23:07.599 double turloo jump, leaving a difficult seven ten split. It's there's moving on 333 00:23:07.640 --> 00:23:11.440 the inside rail. Only nine pins separate them. Now it's the head of 334 00:23:11.440 --> 00:23:12.960 the final quart of aisle. Their neck and neck. It's down to the 335 00:23:14.000 --> 00:23:18.079 last frame. Here comes the actual jump. They bundled their home at Auto 336 00:23:18.119 --> 00:23:23.599 Insurance with Progressive of it when strike sendings Gold Progressive Casualty Insurance Company affiliates and 337 00:23:23.640 --> 00:23:40.720 other insurance discount not available in all states or situations. Welcome back to Guardians 338 00:23:40.759 --> 00:23:44.880 Weekly. We're joined now by Tom Candiotti, who has joined us on the 339 00:23:44.960 --> 00:23:49.640 road swing here in Anaheim and then San Francisco. And for those with long 340 00:23:49.720 --> 00:23:55.680 memories of the days back in the late eighties and early nineties and then the 341 00:23:55.799 --> 00:24:00.440 very end at the end of the nineties, the Candy Man had a nice 342 00:24:00.480 --> 00:24:04.480 little run of success with Cleveland seven years total out of the sixteen you played 343 00:24:04.519 --> 00:24:07.960 in the big leagues. And when you get around the ball club again Cleveland, 344 00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:11.519 I know the name is different, but the franchise is the same. 345 00:24:11.839 --> 00:24:14.680 What's it like for you to come back and be around it. You know, 346 00:24:14.720 --> 00:24:17.559 it's so great to be involved again, you know, with the now 347 00:24:17.680 --> 00:24:21.359 Guardians, and you know, and and even coming here to do the games 348 00:24:21.400 --> 00:24:25.559 and seeing guys that that I played with, Guys like Sandy Alamar, guys 349 00:24:25.559 --> 00:24:29.960 like Tito we were all teammates together, and uh and and just being able 350 00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:33.640 to catch up with everybody and visit and also, you know, ever since 351 00:24:33.680 --> 00:24:37.000 I left Cleveland, basically in my career, I grew up in Cleveland, 352 00:24:37.319 --> 00:24:40.960 you know, as a major leaguer, and so regardless of what team I 353 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:45.319 played for after that, I always would check the box score and always kind 354 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:47.680 of had them in the back of my heart, you know that, you 355 00:24:47.720 --> 00:24:49.640 know, hoping they were going to do well. And they had a good 356 00:24:49.680 --> 00:24:53.839 run some of those years. So you play long enough, and a lot 357 00:24:53.839 --> 00:24:59.160 of years I'm sure run together. But nineteen eighty eight you were teammates with 358 00:24:59.240 --> 00:25:03.240 Terry Franco his one year as a player with Cleveland, and he was saying 359 00:25:03.960 --> 00:25:08.319 earlier in the day on Friday that that was a fun team. And I 360 00:25:08.359 --> 00:25:12.680 know you're blow five hundred, but what made that team a lot of fun 361 00:25:12.680 --> 00:25:15.519 in your mind? Well, I mean, I think it was a team 362 00:25:15.519 --> 00:25:19.119 that was kind of growing up. You know, we were in nineteen eighty 363 00:25:19.119 --> 00:25:25.319 seven. The Indians at that time were really were favored. They were on 364 00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:29.559 the cover Sports Illustrated. Yet Joe Carter at Corey Snyder and you're supposed to 365 00:25:29.559 --> 00:25:33.200 win, you know, the American League and possibly the World Series. He 366 00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:38.200 had very very high expectations in nineteen eighty seven and it went straight downward. 367 00:25:38.599 --> 00:25:42.160 That year had just nothing worked out. So in nineteen eighty eight, it 368 00:25:42.200 --> 00:25:45.279 was kind of a cautious approach. You know, you had some new guys 369 00:25:45.359 --> 00:25:51.680 coming in. You had John Farrell really joining the rotation at that time and 370 00:25:51.799 --> 00:25:53.759 was starting to come into his own. You know, Swindale was throwing the 371 00:25:53.759 --> 00:25:57.279 ball really well. I was throwing the ball very well. You just seem 372 00:25:57.359 --> 00:26:02.240 like you your pitching staff was growing at that point, and then also the 373 00:26:02.279 --> 00:26:04.920 hitters, and so it seemed like, okay, well this team that we 374 00:26:04.960 --> 00:26:08.839 had in eighty seven, with a couple of different additions, in eighty eight, 375 00:26:10.559 --> 00:26:12.640 I think we're pretty good. And we started to we started to get 376 00:26:12.680 --> 00:26:18.960 improvements. Tim candy Otti joining us, he referenced the knuckleball. How did 377 00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:22.480 it come about for you? The knuckleball that really extended your career for such 378 00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:26.359 a long time, it really did. I always threw the knuckleball since I 379 00:26:26.400 --> 00:26:29.759 was a little kid. It was just a fun thing that my dad and 380 00:26:29.799 --> 00:26:32.319 I would do. I'd wait for him to get home from work. The 381 00:26:32.359 --> 00:26:34.559 gloves would be on the driveway as soon as he could even come into house. 382 00:26:34.559 --> 00:26:37.880 He had to play catch. So at that time he had a knuckleball, 383 00:26:38.319 --> 00:26:41.240 and so I tried to throw it, you know, like he did. 384 00:26:41.519 --> 00:26:45.400 And so it was just kind of a father's son thing. And then 385 00:26:45.039 --> 00:26:48.480 every once in a while I would throw it in a game, just try. 386 00:26:48.559 --> 00:26:49.519 You know, I could do it in the front lawn, listen, 387 00:26:49.519 --> 00:26:52.279 why can't I do it on the mound? And would I would do it, 388 00:26:52.359 --> 00:26:56.200 you know, from little league to Babe Ruth, to high school to 389 00:26:56.400 --> 00:27:00.319 end the college and even once in a while in the minor leagues. And 390 00:27:00.359 --> 00:27:04.000 then you know, when once I got to the major leagues, I was 391 00:27:04.039 --> 00:27:07.880 just really a conventional pitcher. I had good control, I had a really 392 00:27:07.880 --> 00:27:11.759 good curveball, but I was a little bit short on velocity. And if 393 00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:14.720 I needed to if I wanted to stay in a major leagues, I needed 394 00:27:14.759 --> 00:27:18.640 something, something else, And so I started to make a concerted effort to 395 00:27:18.720 --> 00:27:23.359 really develop my knuckleball. I'd gone to uh, you know, in Triple 396 00:27:23.440 --> 00:27:29.680 A and US used it almost exclusively in nineteen eighty five, and then went 397 00:27:29.720 --> 00:27:33.559 to winter ball and after that season, and it really started to come around 398 00:27:33.599 --> 00:27:37.960 for me. And then I was signed by Joe Klein and the Indians when 399 00:27:38.000 --> 00:27:41.319 I was in winter ball as a minor league free agent. And then I 400 00:27:41.359 --> 00:27:45.559 got to spring training in nineteen eighty six, and lo and behold, I 401 00:27:45.599 --> 00:27:51.039 won sixteen games that year and completed seventeen games and through I don't know how 402 00:27:51.039 --> 00:27:53.799 many innings, two hundred and seventy innings, I don't know, something like 403 00:27:53.839 --> 00:27:57.480 that. So it just kind of really took off for me, and it 404 00:27:57.640 --> 00:28:02.359 landed you a key role in a major motion picture. One of my favorite 405 00:28:02.359 --> 00:28:07.599 baseball movies is sixty one, which Billy Crystal made, depicting the home run 406 00:28:07.680 --> 00:28:11.240 chase with Maris and Mantle in the nineteen sixty one season. And late in 407 00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:15.599 that year, Hoyt Wilhelm was trying to shut down Roger Morris in a game 408 00:28:15.599 --> 00:28:21.079 in Baltimore, and you played the knuckleballer Wilhelm. How did that come about? 409 00:28:21.359 --> 00:28:23.960 I had so much fun filming that. I mean, my role was 410 00:28:25.000 --> 00:28:29.119 a very minute role in that film, but it took about eight or nine 411 00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:32.839 days to film. And I got a call one day from Billy Crystal, 412 00:28:32.880 --> 00:28:36.200 who I had met when I was a member of the Dodgers, and he 413 00:28:36.240 --> 00:28:38.039 told me about this film that he was going to do and they were trying 414 00:28:38.039 --> 00:28:42.720 to find a knuckleball picture to fill the role of Hoyt Wilhelm, but nobody 415 00:28:42.759 --> 00:28:45.680 knows how to throw it. So he asked if I would if I would 416 00:28:45.680 --> 00:28:48.839 do it, and I said, sure, I'm a blast doing it, 417 00:28:48.279 --> 00:28:52.119 and so they give me my own trailer. It was, I mean, 418 00:28:52.160 --> 00:28:56.160 it was. It was so much fun. We filmed in the La Coliseum 419 00:28:56.200 --> 00:29:00.200 at that time, from dusk till dawn, and I mean, just a 420 00:29:00.240 --> 00:29:04.000 great time. So you know, at that game, I think it was 421 00:29:04.079 --> 00:29:08.440 Game one fifty four because that was you know, with the expansion in nineteen 422 00:29:08.519 --> 00:29:11.599 sixty one with two hundred and sixty two games, and you know, there's 423 00:29:11.640 --> 00:29:15.720 a whole deal with whether Roger Marris is a home run record is gonna be 424 00:29:15.799 --> 00:29:22.599 legit or not. So anyway, that as that season progressed for Marris and 425 00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:26.440 the Yankees, they go into Baltimore in Game one fifty four and incomes Hoyt 426 00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:32.640 Wilhelm, and which was me and I had to pitch, and Barry Pepper 427 00:29:32.839 --> 00:29:37.079 was playing Roger Marris, and I'll never forget this. You know. Billy 428 00:29:37.119 --> 00:29:41.799 wanted to make it as as realistic as possible, so he told me to 429 00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:45.440 pitch like you pitch, and I said, okay. And because I was 430 00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:48.079 just shortly out of baseball at that time, so my arm was still in 431 00:29:48.119 --> 00:29:52.000 really good shape. And the first ball I threw to the catcher, who 432 00:29:52.000 --> 00:29:56.519 was supposed to be gust Triandos, it hit him right in the section where 433 00:29:56.519 --> 00:30:02.079 you can't say anything, got no glove on it. He went down and 434 00:30:02.559 --> 00:30:07.920 so and then after that recovered and Barry Pepper swung and missed sixteen straight times, 435 00:30:08.680 --> 00:30:11.000 you know, of course, and then, uh, you know, 436 00:30:11.039 --> 00:30:14.559 Billy said, trying to throw him something slow so we can hit it. 437 00:30:14.720 --> 00:30:17.799 We're running out of film here, so I tried to throw him a slow 438 00:30:17.839 --> 00:30:21.480 knuckleball, and it hit him right in the ribs and he went down like 439 00:30:21.519 --> 00:30:26.079 he just got hit by Randy Johnson. And now his uniform is all dirty. 440 00:30:26.359 --> 00:30:27.680 So they had to go in and do new makeup, get a new 441 00:30:27.799 --> 00:30:32.480 uniform, as you could see, it was really fun. But meeting all 442 00:30:32.519 --> 00:30:36.160 those guys and doing all that stuff was a blast. We played Pepper every 443 00:30:36.160 --> 00:30:37.799 single night, you know, with all those guys, so I got a 444 00:30:37.880 --> 00:30:41.680 chance to meet him and I felt like a movie star for about a week. 445 00:30:41.240 --> 00:30:45.799 For the record, those scenes came out great. He hit him into 446 00:30:45.839 --> 00:30:48.319 the wind right and then knocked it down and that was a big deal. 447 00:30:48.359 --> 00:30:52.720 And but just wonderful. And you did great work as Hoyt Wilhelm. You're 448 00:30:52.759 --> 00:30:56.440 doing great work. Is Tom Candyani on our trip, So thank you. 449 00:30:56.039 --> 00:30:59.960 Great to see you, and I'm sure we'll enjoy the remainder of the trip. 450 00:31:00.119 --> 00:31:02.359 Yeah, it's been a pleasure. You make it easy for me here, 451 00:31:02.440 --> 00:31:07.119 believe me. And it's Tom Candiotti, the knuckleballer. And he had 452 00:31:07.119 --> 00:31:11.079 a fine career. Sixteen years in the major leagues. For Candiotti, the 453 00:31:11.240 --> 00:31:17.599 same number of years that Angels broadcaster Mark Langston achieved in his major league career. 454 00:31:17.799 --> 00:31:21.000 A lot of the really good ones. You may remember him with the 455 00:31:21.039 --> 00:31:26.559 Angels, with Seattle, with Montreal, but the last season he played, 456 00:31:26.599 --> 00:31:30.279 the final pitch he threw in the major leagues was in a Cleveland Indians uniform 457 00:31:30.279 --> 00:31:34.200 with the nineteen ninety nine ball club, and when we caught up with him 458 00:31:34.200 --> 00:31:37.720 earlier on this visit to Anaheim, he says it was one of the most 459 00:31:37.759 --> 00:31:42.599 memorable years in his career, you know, truly one of the most funnest 460 00:31:42.599 --> 00:31:45.519 summers I've ever had in my entire life. I went to spring training with 461 00:31:45.559 --> 00:31:49.720 San Diego, was released in the vast last week of the season, came 462 00:31:49.759 --> 00:31:53.680 home, which I lived here in Anaheim. The Indians were opening the season 463 00:31:53.720 --> 00:31:56.680 against the Angels. Here. My Asian called me and said, hey, 464 00:31:56.720 --> 00:32:00.640 they want you to throw simulated game. So I ran out, came out 465 00:32:00.680 --> 00:32:04.880 here. Dwight Gooden and I were throwing a simulated game. And it was 466 00:32:04.960 --> 00:32:07.880 very ironic because Doc and I both came up the exact same year in nineteen 467 00:32:07.920 --> 00:32:12.599 eighty four, and here we were, you know, for me for certainly 468 00:32:12.640 --> 00:32:14.960 the back end of my career, kind of the back end of his career. 469 00:32:14.960 --> 00:32:17.759 He pitched a little bit longer, but out there throwing a simulated game. 470 00:32:19.079 --> 00:32:22.599 I guess the Indians liked it. I ended up signing and by time 471 00:32:22.640 --> 00:32:24.519 they got off the road trip because they sent me to Florida real quick to 472 00:32:24.680 --> 00:32:28.599 do rehab. By time they came off the road trip, they made a 473 00:32:28.640 --> 00:32:30.559 call and said, you're come on up to Cleveland. So spent the entire 474 00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:35.279 season. One of the funnest teams I've ever played on my entire life. 475 00:32:36.160 --> 00:32:38.920 It was so much fun and just to see that team, and still to 476 00:32:38.920 --> 00:32:43.000 this day, it's the best lineup I had ever seen. I always explained 477 00:32:43.000 --> 00:32:45.279 to people. They always asked me, what's the best line up you've ever 478 00:32:45.319 --> 00:32:47.640 had? I go, it's not even close. That ninety nine Indian team 479 00:32:47.680 --> 00:32:51.799 that I played on, best lineup up and down, an all start, 480 00:32:51.839 --> 00:32:54.079 every position. They just mashed and it was fun to watch him on a 481 00:32:54.160 --> 00:32:59.079 nightly basis. And the vibe in the city you came in as a visitor 482 00:32:59.640 --> 00:33:04.880 before than Jacob's Field night and day when you came back as a player for 483 00:33:04.920 --> 00:33:07.680 the Cleveland Indians. Oh, definitely. Once they put Jacob's Field into play, 484 00:33:07.720 --> 00:33:10.960 it was. It really revived the downtown area. It was fun to 485 00:33:12.000 --> 00:33:14.960 come there and play. And in fact, once I got there, I 486 00:33:15.000 --> 00:33:20.000 still remember this. I would try to get some cable TV for my apartment 487 00:33:20.079 --> 00:33:22.559 that I was in and they said, sorry, it's going to be about 488 00:33:22.799 --> 00:33:24.480 three weeks. I go, oh man, three weeks, how about some 489 00:33:24.519 --> 00:33:29.400 tickets to the Indians game, and immediately guy goes, I'll be there in 490 00:33:29.400 --> 00:33:31.160 ten minutes, and ten minutes later the guys knocking on my door, looking 491 00:33:31.240 --> 00:33:35.519 my cable up. Here's six tickets for you. Because you couldn't get a 492 00:33:35.519 --> 00:33:37.799 ticket to those games. Those games were sold out. Every game every night 493 00:33:37.920 --> 00:33:43.079 was sold out. Forty five thousand people every night. It was the happening 494 00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:45.440 place. And that team was so much fun to be around, and the 495 00:33:46.200 --> 00:33:50.519 city really embraced them, and they had a you know when I got there, 496 00:33:50.519 --> 00:33:53.079 there already had a really good run, and I think the people were 497 00:33:53.079 --> 00:33:57.480 excited to just sit and watch the talent on a nightly basis. I were 498 00:33:57.519 --> 00:34:00.640 going to take some fans down memory Lane for off the field stuff. Music 499 00:34:00.680 --> 00:34:05.079 and baseball have a great relationship. You were part of that at a time 500 00:34:05.119 --> 00:34:07.839 where there were some other musicians on the team. Tell us about that. 501 00:34:07.320 --> 00:34:10.760 Yeah, in ninety nine, Richie Sexon and I we used to bring our 502 00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:15.199 guitars on the road and we'd sit in the rooms and play the guitars and 503 00:34:15.280 --> 00:34:16.559 goop around. I go, you know, we should do like a charity 504 00:34:16.559 --> 00:34:20.840 event. Let's throw something together, and we literally did in like three weeks 505 00:34:20.880 --> 00:34:24.280 we put together. I think that we called Tribe Jam and so we did 506 00:34:24.280 --> 00:34:28.880 it down in the flats, the little amphitheater that was down there, and 507 00:34:29.320 --> 00:34:30.800 we didn't know what was going to happen. I think we charged like ten 508 00:34:30.840 --> 00:34:35.239 dollars and all the money was going to charity, and we had all the 509 00:34:35.280 --> 00:34:38.000 participation of all everybody on the team. All the players show it up and 510 00:34:38.480 --> 00:34:42.000 Jim told me had a guitar, he couldn't play it, but he acted 511 00:34:42.000 --> 00:34:45.079 like he's gonna play it, and he ended up breaking it on stage. 512 00:34:45.239 --> 00:34:47.119 Omar, who was a drummer, actually got up and played the drums. 513 00:34:47.199 --> 00:34:54.400 Dave Berba saying everybody participated and it was really a fun time. Bernie Kozar 514 00:34:54.519 --> 00:34:58.360 the very first one. He came out and was firing footballs into the crowd 515 00:34:58.440 --> 00:35:01.519 for the people. We packed the place in and I literally in my mind, 516 00:35:01.519 --> 00:35:05.719 going only here in this town, with this team, could you pull 517 00:35:05.760 --> 00:35:10.360 this off? Because that's how embraced everybody was the team with the fans, 518 00:35:10.400 --> 00:35:15.320 the fans with the team, and to see these guys outside of what they 519 00:35:15.360 --> 00:35:20.320 saw Jacobs Field, to see them goofy and having fun on stage was really 520 00:35:20.360 --> 00:35:22.519 a special time and I felt very blessed we put that together. I did 521 00:35:22.519 --> 00:35:28.199 it one more year in two thousand and it was so much fun being part 522 00:35:28.239 --> 00:35:32.480 of that and again to show the fans a different side of these Indian players. 523 00:35:34.119 --> 00:35:37.400 For the most part, players can't pick when it's over as a player. 524 00:35:37.039 --> 00:35:40.360 It turns out that's your last year. Looking back on it, you're 525 00:35:40.400 --> 00:35:43.800 okay with that. That that's how it ended. Sure. I went to 526 00:35:43.840 --> 00:35:46.039 spring training two thousand with the Indians. In fact, I talked to my 527 00:35:46.079 --> 00:35:50.840 buddy Chuck Finley into You said, hey man, this is a great team. 528 00:35:50.880 --> 00:35:52.880 You gotta come check it out. And he ended up signing that spring 529 00:35:52.880 --> 00:35:59.559 and I went to spring and it just wasn't I wasn't having a great spring. 530 00:35:59.760 --> 00:36:05.000 And I remember the last time I was on the mound. We had 531 00:36:05.000 --> 00:36:07.679 we'd seen our buddy Eddie Money the night before Chuck and I and I just 532 00:36:07.760 --> 00:36:12.880 remember it just the start that I wasn't even started. Chuck actually started the 533 00:36:12.920 --> 00:36:15.960 game, and then I came in right after Chuck, and I think I 534 00:36:15.000 --> 00:36:20.320 gave up five runs, some base you know, some some little blue hits, 535 00:36:20.320 --> 00:36:22.400 and then a three run home run that I gave up, and I 536 00:36:22.440 --> 00:36:24.719 just went it's time to take it to the house, you know. So 537 00:36:25.039 --> 00:36:29.599 you know, I was fighting that for the last probably two or three years 538 00:36:29.599 --> 00:36:30.760 of my career, but I felt like that was the time. And I 539 00:36:30.760 --> 00:36:34.280 remember John Hart goes, you know, you make this team. You don't 540 00:36:34.320 --> 00:36:36.880 have to performance spring training. I go, I know, but I feeled 541 00:36:36.920 --> 00:36:38.400 the tug of going home. My daughter was going to be a freshman in 542 00:36:38.480 --> 00:36:42.519 high school, so I felt like I need to go protect the door with 543 00:36:42.559 --> 00:36:45.000 her, you know now being a freshman in high school. Great memories. 544 00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:50.000 Thanks for sharing and enjoyed the game tonight. My pleasure. Always great catching 545 00:36:50.079 --> 00:36:52.239 up with you. Always fun talking to the Indians baseball one of my funnest 546 00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:57.000 summers ever. Man, that guy could tell some stories. Mark Langston, 547 00:36:57.679 --> 00:37:01.519 fine broadcaster now for the Angels and a really good Major leaguer for sixteen years 548 00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:06.880 and one of the better pictures of his era in the big leagues. Well, 549 00:37:06.880 --> 00:37:10.039 it's gonna do it for this edition of Guardians Weekly, Thanks so much 550 00:37:10.119 --> 00:37:15.119 for tuning in. Our engineer on site has been Mike Noo. 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