WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.720 --> 00:00:07.480 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio network. Guardians Weekly is brought 2 00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:50.079 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:50.079 --> 00:00:55.920 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosen House along with you from Progressive 4 00:00:56.000 --> 00:01:02.159 Field in downtown Cleveland one final time this offseason, as we can put our 5 00:01:02.159 --> 00:01:07.400 hot stove shows to bed after today, as next week we will join you 6 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:11.719 from Guardians spring training in Goodyear, Arizona, as the Guardians get ready for 7 00:01:11.760 --> 00:01:18.560 the twenty twenty four season. Pitchers and catchers have reported they are working out 8 00:01:18.599 --> 00:01:23.079 the full squad reports early next week officially, although just about every player has 9 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:27.680 been on the ground in Goodyear doing workouts and getting ready for the new season, 10 00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:33.920 so really it's just a formality that it would be the first official workout 11 00:01:34.239 --> 00:01:38.159 coming next week. But when we join you next week, we will be 12 00:01:38.239 --> 00:01:42.400 happy to be bringing you Guardians Baseball on the radio later that day or earlier 13 00:01:42.439 --> 00:01:46.840 in the day, depending on when you hear our show, as the Guardians 14 00:01:46.879 --> 00:01:51.439 will take on the Reds and the exhibition opener, the Cactus League opener next 15 00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:55.120 Saturday at three to zero five, and you can hear it right here on 16 00:01:55.159 --> 00:01:57.879 the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Good show lined up for you today is 17 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:02.439 always a little bit late. We'll be joined by the always entertaining Ryan Lefever, 18 00:02:02.840 --> 00:02:07.120 longtime broadcaster for the Kansas City Royals, as we continue our look around 19 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:13.120 the American League Central at the Guardians rivals in the division for a postseason berth 20 00:02:13.520 --> 00:02:16.240 and we will hear from Ryan in the second half of our show. In 21 00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:21.039 just a little bit, we'll visit with Stephen Kuan had a chance to catch 22 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:24.680 up with the gold Glove left fielder when he was in town for Guards Fest 23 00:02:24.719 --> 00:02:30.360 and talked to him about the season to come. But first kind of history, 24 00:02:30.479 --> 00:02:34.360 I think, certainly in his world for Stephen Vote. He had his 25 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:38.240 first official meeting with the media as manager of this ball club, not the 26 00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:45.280 introductory press conference which we had earlier in the off season. But he's out 27 00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:50.680 in spring training and on Thursday, along with President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti, 28 00:02:50.919 --> 00:02:53.919 they both met with the media for the first time to talk about the 29 00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:58.520 spring ahead. And here's how things went on Thursday. Yeah, I mean, 30 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:00.840 it's kind of a daunting task many people we have here, but you 31 00:03:00.879 --> 00:03:04.120 know, I was able to make it down to Arizona a couple of times 32 00:03:04.120 --> 00:03:06.560 throughout the off season, so get to know a lot of our player development 33 00:03:06.599 --> 00:03:10.560 staff and support staff, which has been really useful. Just not feeling like 34 00:03:10.599 --> 00:03:15.280 I've got to meet two hundred and fifty people, but it's been really fun 35 00:03:15.280 --> 00:03:19.240 and obviously we're here and that's the most exciting part for me, Chris. 36 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:22.560 With so many new faces on the staff, does it almost give you, 37 00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:28.319 guys fresh evaluations of the players who like you guys to talk about wanting to 38 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:34.039 take bias out of evaluations a lot and well not out of evaluation of decisies, 39 00:03:34.199 --> 00:03:36.800 right, yeah, So does it helpful? Does this so many new 40 00:03:36.840 --> 00:03:42.360 sets of eyes on these players where it's just does that help speak? The 41 00:03:42.520 --> 00:03:47.120 more perspectives and we can get on any issue when whether the player evaluations, 42 00:03:47.240 --> 00:03:53.080 decisions, the way we run camp, the more perspectives we can get that 43 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:55.479 that Now, at some point we have to bring those together the form the 44 00:03:55.520 --> 00:03:59.319 decisions or figure out what we're going to do. But I that's one of 45 00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:01.879 the things I'm really excited about is that we have I think the combination of 46 00:04:01.919 --> 00:04:06.360 a great foundation that take place with a strong culture and you know, having 47 00:04:06.759 --> 00:04:11.000 done things a certain way, but then we also have this opportunity to learn 48 00:04:11.080 --> 00:04:14.120 and grow and get better from where we are and build on that foundation. 49 00:04:14.199 --> 00:04:17.319 And it's been awesome, Like voters contributed a ton helping us think about things 50 00:04:17.360 --> 00:04:23.399 a little bit differently, Craig alburnaz Kai coming back after experiencing things in different 51 00:04:23.519 --> 00:04:27.199 organizations, and that extends throughout, you know, a majoring group. So 52 00:04:27.480 --> 00:04:30.800 yeah, Stephen, other things that when you look back at your playing days 53 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:35.839 that a manager may have done or said, or managers who did or didn't 54 00:04:35.879 --> 00:04:40.360 do, things that you felt either helpful or not helpful, that you'd like 55 00:04:40.360 --> 00:04:42.879 to try to implement as a manager. Yeah. I think the biggest thing 56 00:04:42.920 --> 00:04:46.439 I learned mostly and most of the people I've played for, but Bob Melvin 57 00:04:46.600 --> 00:04:49.879 specifically for yourself. You know, I think that's all any player wants to 58 00:04:49.959 --> 00:04:53.040 hear is go out and be you. You know, don't try and we're 59 00:04:53.079 --> 00:04:54.759 not going to tell you who to be. We're not going to tell you 60 00:04:54.759 --> 00:04:57.480 how to play. You earned your way to the big leagues. Why would 61 00:04:57.519 --> 00:05:00.199 we tell you what to be? And I think taking that and you know, 62 00:05:00.279 --> 00:05:03.800 going off that fresh set of eyes, fresh start, I'm really excited 63 00:05:03.839 --> 00:05:08.240 for our players to kind of have a clean slate. I've never really seen 64 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:11.560 any of them plays as their manager or as a coach, just as an 65 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:15.240 opponent, right, so I want them to be themselves and I've messaged that 66 00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:20.920 and I will continue to message that if you thought about any like roster preferences 67 00:05:20.920 --> 00:05:24.199 you might have or is it too early to that, do you care how 68 00:05:24.199 --> 00:05:28.199 many relievers or if you need a utility guy or you know, honestly, 69 00:05:28.199 --> 00:05:30.199 when it comes to the rosters, for me, like, we're not even 70 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:33.319 close to those decisions. And so you know, obviously you have a perfect 71 00:05:33.360 --> 00:05:35.519 idea of what a roster could like, and then we're going to go through 72 00:05:35.519 --> 00:05:39.399 these seven weeks and that's all going to get blown up. So I'm just 73 00:05:39.439 --> 00:05:43.839 trying to keep an open mind to all of that right now and just watch 74 00:05:43.879 --> 00:05:46.120 the guys play, watch them work, and get to know them. What's 75 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:49.800 the sort of say to you about this group that I guess position players don't 76 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:54.079 even need to be here till this weekend. Workouts don't start until next week, 77 00:05:54.120 --> 00:05:57.839 but everyone was already here at the beginning of this week. It speaks 78 00:05:57.839 --> 00:06:00.160 to the players and first and foremost, I mean their work ethic, their 79 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:04.000 dedication to their craft and they don't have to be here. You know, 80 00:06:04.040 --> 00:06:08.639 we don't pressure them to be here, but voluntarily they've showed up. And 81 00:06:08.879 --> 00:06:12.600 it also speaks to this organization and the resources that are provided for our players. 82 00:06:12.879 --> 00:06:16.920 We've had people working countless hours, giving up their entire winter to be 83 00:06:16.959 --> 00:06:19.000 here to help our players developing get better. You know, I think of 84 00:06:19.079 --> 00:06:21.079 Larry Day, and I'm going to miss a ton of names, but Larry 85 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:26.759 Day has been scheduling spring training days for the last two months, and you 86 00:06:26.759 --> 00:06:29.279 know, we've been joking that this week has been you know, negative two 87 00:06:29.360 --> 00:06:31.319 day of spring training, negative one day, and then today's go day. 88 00:06:31.399 --> 00:06:36.839 So it's really fun to see everybody out here early. Everybody's looking great and 89 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:41.800 we're I'm really excited to get going. You mentioned that guards paid. This 90 00:06:41.879 --> 00:06:46.079 was still kind of sticking in in way of sort of have you spoken with 91 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:49.720 Tito or any other managers for how how long maybe that process takes before you 92 00:06:49.759 --> 00:06:55.079 start to truly feel comfortable in this role. I haven't really spoken anybody specifically 93 00:06:55.079 --> 00:06:58.920 on that nature or on that topic, but I think for me, it's 94 00:06:58.920 --> 00:07:00.279 just gonna have to I have to feel out my way of how I want 95 00:07:00.279 --> 00:07:03.720 to go about doing this, you know, being new and being open to 96 00:07:04.480 --> 00:07:09.480 suggestions and ideas. And I have a good picture of what I think it 97 00:07:09.560 --> 00:07:12.680 might look like, but that could change by the end of today, and 98 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:14.800 I'm open to that. You know. I don't think I want to set 99 00:07:14.839 --> 00:07:16.920 myself into this. I'm going to do it this certain way. I don't 100 00:07:16.920 --> 00:07:20.199 know what I don't know, and I always want to keep learning and getting 101 00:07:20.240 --> 00:07:25.639 better every day, So that's the approach I'm taking. One thing I should 102 00:07:25.680 --> 00:07:30.000 have shared at the outset, James Farrichek has some shoulder fatigue, so he's 103 00:07:30.279 --> 00:07:31.839 not going to throw it for a couple of days. That's the only I 104 00:07:31.920 --> 00:07:38.839 think the update from information so far. So sorry I have to share that 105 00:07:38.879 --> 00:07:46.519 at the outset. Who Wilse's like a Spino Spino. Yeah, he's still 106 00:07:46.639 --> 00:07:49.959 over yet, so he won't be participating in flowing activities other than his rehab 107 00:07:49.959 --> 00:07:57.160 progressions. Is there anything like remotely specific that you'd like to see with Linzardo 108 00:07:57.240 --> 00:08:00.759 just as he can his progressions. Is there anything as a Is there anything 109 00:08:00.600 --> 00:08:03.720 that continue to grow and get better and finish, you know, the season 110 00:08:03.720 --> 00:08:07.439 really strong and the Arizona falling hasn't had a ton of the bats just throughout 111 00:08:07.480 --> 00:08:11.480 his my early career, so he'll continue to benefit by every of dad he 112 00:08:11.560 --> 00:08:13.959 gets. I know he's we han't a chance to sit down with him yet. 113 00:08:15.120 --> 00:08:18.160 That'll be coming in the next in the next few days. But I 114 00:08:18.199 --> 00:08:20.399 know he has been focused on proving against left handed pitching, which is one 115 00:08:20.439 --> 00:08:24.759 of the things that he has had intermitting success with in the past. But 116 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:31.720 I know that's something that he's targeted didn't prove without no I mean obviously just 117 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:33.159 getting a little look at him, you know, taking them live that bats 118 00:08:35.159 --> 00:08:39.320 knows who's doing the box. Really nice kid. Really enjoyed getting know him 119 00:08:39.320 --> 00:08:43.120 a little bit, and I'm excited to watch him play the spring. Have 120 00:08:43.200 --> 00:08:46.279 you been having one on ones? Yeah, we just got an individual layer 121 00:08:46.320 --> 00:08:48.519 mean, and we've done all pictures and catchers. What have those been, 122 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:52.200 like you been the player in that scenario, but not as much. They've 123 00:08:52.240 --> 00:08:56.679 been a little easier trying to make the player feel comfortable. I remember the 124 00:08:56.679 --> 00:08:58.679 first one I walked into and I my heart rate was through the roof. 125 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:03.440 I didn't know if I was getting released or getting sent out or it was 126 00:09:03.440 --> 00:09:07.440 a very intimidating setting. And so being able to kind of make it not 127 00:09:07.720 --> 00:09:11.039 intimidating and comfortable for each player. It's also helped me Now I can put 128 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:13.559 a face with the name. Now I know a little bit more about him. 129 00:09:13.559 --> 00:09:18.080 I've heard them speak, which I think is really important. And when 130 00:09:18.120 --> 00:09:22.559 you hear a player actually speak about themselves or their situation, it really helps 131 00:09:22.600 --> 00:09:26.039 you understand where they're coming from and kind of what makes them tick. So 132 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:31.320 they've been really beneficial. Is there anything different with the plan for Feaver or 133 00:09:31.519 --> 00:09:35.480 Mackenzie just because they're both coming in without restriction. We'll be you know, 134 00:09:35.480 --> 00:09:39.799 as we've done Seness with individual starters, we've kind of had individualized progressions, 135 00:09:39.799 --> 00:09:45.919 So they'll be to each guy, which I think Kristen will be. We 136 00:09:46.120 --> 00:09:48.840 probably build him up a little bit more slowly than maybe some of the other 137 00:09:48.960 --> 00:09:52.320 starters. But they're both coming and camp ready to go and without restrictions. 138 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:56.120 So is that yeah? Yeah, I mean I would character the same way. 139 00:09:56.159 --> 00:10:01.559 They both look great. They both worked really really hard this winner to 140 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:03.799 get themselves to this position, to come in with no restrictions, and we 141 00:10:03.799 --> 00:10:09.240 want honor that by you know, letting that progression take its course. Because 142 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:13.679 of the innings with the three kids. Last year's same with them, I 143 00:10:13.759 --> 00:10:18.120 know other years we've had. Of course, sometimes it's playoff related too with 144 00:10:18.200 --> 00:10:26.559 the extra load. But like with baby Williams logan, do they get slower 145 00:10:26.639 --> 00:10:28.639 developed the spring tube or not? I think, you know, for them, 146 00:10:28.679 --> 00:10:31.480 they're going to hit the ground running. You know, we're going to 147 00:10:31.559 --> 00:10:33.240 be mindful of their loads, you know, I think there We're not gonna 148 00:10:35.000 --> 00:10:37.200 go full speed pedal of the metal with them, you know, but you 149 00:10:37.240 --> 00:10:41.559 know, fortunately we have Carl Willis who has done that a lot for a 150 00:10:41.559 --> 00:10:45.559 long time, and so we're gonna be mindful with their progression. But as 151 00:10:45.559 --> 00:10:48.279 far as we see, there's there's no there's no different differential of the plan 152 00:10:48.360 --> 00:10:54.120 for them. Now, maybe elaborate more generally. The way we're thinking about 153 00:10:54.159 --> 00:10:58.840 it is, we are trying to make sure we're positioning each pitcher and play 154 00:10:58.840 --> 00:11:01.480 it. For that matter, they had a successful and healthy season, and 155 00:11:01.679 --> 00:11:09.960 how do we adjust each person's schedule to accomplish that. So and so for 156 00:11:09.080 --> 00:11:11.919 some some of our messaging with the young starters, like, look, they're 157 00:11:11.960 --> 00:11:15.720 not trying to make the team on day one, so don't come out of 158 00:11:15.720 --> 00:11:18.200 your bullpens and throw you know, no, don't try to throw ninety six 159 00:11:18.200 --> 00:11:22.320 when they're throwing livelyps. Try to build your way into that. So we're 160 00:11:22.360 --> 00:11:26.000 ready for opening day and ready to be healthy for the balance of the season. 161 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:30.840 So that message is different than for someone like you, whoever, Carls 162 00:11:30.879 --> 00:11:33.879 Carrasco, someone's really the point in their career, guys like him, Lively, 163 00:11:35.679 --> 00:11:39.279 Curry, gaddis. Is the plan to just stretch them out and then 164 00:11:39.320 --> 00:11:43.519 figure it out. Yeah, I mean our plan is to kind of stretch 165 00:11:43.559 --> 00:11:46.440 them out in spring, you know, at a good pace, and kind 166 00:11:46.480 --> 00:11:50.519 of have that build up, and then as they're getting built up, we'll 167 00:11:50.559 --> 00:11:54.480 have some clear answers on kind of what we're looking forward for them to do 168 00:11:54.519 --> 00:11:56.320 and what role that they could fill for a team, And I think that'll 169 00:11:56.399 --> 00:12:00.440 kind of work itself out over the course. But yeah, the plan is 170 00:12:00.440 --> 00:12:03.600 to stretch those those guys out. I'm looking forward to the day when we 171 00:12:03.639 --> 00:12:09.879 have too many healthy pictures that we have to find spots for. It's a 172 00:12:09.879 --> 00:12:11.000 good problem to have if we get to that point. But yeah, they'll 173 00:12:11.200 --> 00:12:15.799 seeings that we'll stretch them out as starters because that gives us the most optus. 174 00:12:16.600 --> 00:12:22.720 It's new manager Steven Vote and President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti. Stay 175 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:26.519 tuned when we return. It's Stephen Kwan, gold glove outfielder coming your way 176 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:37.440 next the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio Network four. I wish I was a 177 00:12:37.480 --> 00:12:41.279 better golfer. Or is an odd word to yell? WHOA where do you 178 00:12:41.320 --> 00:12:43.879 come from? It's me Flow, and I'm here to grant your wish of 179 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:48.080 Progressive taking fifty dollars off your deductibles. Just choose the deductible Savings Bank feature 180 00:12:48.080 --> 00:12:52.039 and finish a policy period without filing acclaim or having a driving violation. Great, 181 00:12:52.120 --> 00:12:56.759 but what about my golf sweag? Oh, I just do insurance. 182 00:12:56.080 --> 00:13:01.480 Sorry, sign up for Progressive and opt into more progressive casual team turns company 183 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:22.279 in affiliates not available in the estates are situations. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. 184 00:13:22.440 --> 00:13:28.639 Jim Rosenhause back with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland earlier this offseason, 185 00:13:28.799 --> 00:13:33.320 just about a month ago. Now, it was Guards Fest, as 186 00:13:33.480 --> 00:13:35.759 most of the roster was in town for that great fan fest at the Hunting 187 00:13:35.960 --> 00:13:43.240 Convention Center, including gold glove left fielder Stephen Kuan back to back gold gloves 188 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:46.519 after winning it again. Last season a little bit off in terms of offense, 189 00:13:46.600 --> 00:13:50.440 but not that far from a tremendous rookie season for Quan. And when 190 00:13:50.480 --> 00:13:54.799 we caught up with him, the off season was winding down when he asked 191 00:13:54.840 --> 00:14:00.000 him about that, that off season and just how quickly it can go sometimes 192 00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:03.080 as you prepare for a new campaign with a lot of expectations. Yeah. 193 00:14:03.080 --> 00:14:05.679 Absolutely, I feel like it flies every year, and I think every year 194 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:09.600 it goes even quicker and quicker. But it's exciting. I mean, being 195 00:14:09.600 --> 00:14:11.840 here seeing all the guys again, it's like first day of school vibes. 196 00:14:11.080 --> 00:14:13.960 I'm excited to be back at it. Well, and you mentioned that seeing 197 00:14:13.960 --> 00:14:20.279 everyone this weekend here, guard's fast weekend. What is it about that getting 198 00:14:20.279 --> 00:14:24.559 together and spending some time with each other? That's that's helpful. Maybe when 199 00:14:24.559 --> 00:14:26.759 you get the spring training, Yeah, it's catching up. You can kind 200 00:14:26.799 --> 00:14:28.039 of shorten up on like I won't say icebreagers, but like, you know, 201 00:14:28.080 --> 00:14:31.759 how's the family, How how are you doing? You know what's going 202 00:14:31.759 --> 00:14:33.720 on? Like you can kind of we talk about it here and then when 203 00:14:33.720 --> 00:14:35.919 we get to spring training we could talk about like some really important stuff, 204 00:14:35.919 --> 00:14:39.320 you know, like deeper, get closer, relationships or like baseball stuff. 205 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:41.159 So this is like a good primer thing for what's to come. When you 206 00:14:41.159 --> 00:14:46.639 look back at last year individually, another gold Glove, solid season at the 207 00:14:46.679 --> 00:14:50.399 plate, how did you view it and what are you working on for this 208 00:14:50.559 --> 00:14:52.759 coming season to be even better? If you can't, Yeah, I think 209 00:14:54.039 --> 00:14:56.240 I was a little disappointed with how the second year went. I think it's 210 00:14:56.440 --> 00:14:58.080 you hear everything about sophomore slump, like you don't want to regress, you 211 00:14:58.080 --> 00:15:01.320 know, make sure you work hard, and you know, obviously a lot 212 00:15:01.320 --> 00:15:03.600 of things go into that, but that wasn't where I wanted to be. 213 00:15:03.679 --> 00:15:07.120 The team didn't do how we wanted to do. So I took that into 214 00:15:07.120 --> 00:15:09.320 this off season, Like we talked about working on some bat speed stuff to 215 00:15:09.360 --> 00:15:11.960 try to, you know, swing the bat a little faster, try to 216 00:15:11.960 --> 00:15:16.559 be more intentful, have anticipation be a factor and all that. See how 217 00:15:16.600 --> 00:15:20.799 it looks coming into live Babies. You mentioned bat speed in it. How 218 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:22.360 do you get that to where you want it to be? If if you 219 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:24.679 want to increase that, Yeah, I mean it's kind of like just working 220 00:15:24.679 --> 00:15:28.000 out in general. There's a really cool batspeed program. It's it's tailored to 221 00:15:28.080 --> 00:15:30.879 you know, you take a couple of swings with the heavy bat and you 222 00:15:30.919 --> 00:15:33.080 take a couple swings with a light bat, and each of those steps, 223 00:15:33.080 --> 00:15:35.240 your body's gonna sequence itself to swing that bath heart. So then when you 224 00:15:35.279 --> 00:15:39.519 get that regular bat in your hand, it it's adjusted to both sides and 225 00:15:39.519 --> 00:15:41.720 then ideally you're gonna be swinging faster. So it's been it's been proven, 226 00:15:43.000 --> 00:15:45.840 multiple people have done it, So I've done it. I did my first 227 00:15:45.840 --> 00:15:50.279 time in twenty twenty one and it's my second time doing it like super intently. 228 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:54.279 So it's looking good so far. And is that the increased bat speed 229 00:15:54.279 --> 00:15:58.320 Is that to gain a little more power or does it help you with consistent 230 00:15:58.399 --> 00:16:02.360 contact or maybe both? Yeah, And it's a fun and funny way. 231 00:16:02.360 --> 00:16:04.399 It's both. You kind of trust your path, so the contact comes with 232 00:16:04.440 --> 00:16:07.639 that, and then definitely power. You know, obviously if you have more 233 00:16:07.679 --> 00:16:11.799 speed coming behind the bat, it's gonna go farther. So a little bit 234 00:16:11.799 --> 00:16:15.159 of both. Definitely more for the power aspect, but it's it's cool how 235 00:16:15.159 --> 00:16:18.919 the contact also finds its way as well. Stephen KWin joining us on Guard's 236 00:16:18.960 --> 00:16:22.440 Fast Weekend. You look at this team and it's changed, especially on the 237 00:16:22.440 --> 00:16:26.960 coaching staff side of things, and the new manager, Stephen Vote. How 238 00:16:26.960 --> 00:16:30.000 do you look at that as a young major leaguer with a managerial change. 239 00:16:30.200 --> 00:16:33.039 Does it impact you in any way? You think, Yeah, it definitely 240 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:37.440 impacts. I think having Tito my first two years was a blessing. I'm 241 00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:38.840 just happy to have learned anything from him. But yeah, it's gonna be 242 00:16:38.879 --> 00:16:41.799 different. You don't know what you don't know, so this will be a 243 00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:45.320 new regime. I'm sure things are gonna be great. I'm not worried about 244 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:48.559 that, but different. It's definitely gonna be different. But I mean, 245 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:49.759 just as a as a fan of the game, I'm excited. Obviously, 246 00:16:49.799 --> 00:16:52.759 I grew up in the Bay Area. Vogue was an All Star in with 247 00:16:52.799 --> 00:16:55.519 the A, so like, I definitely know Stephen Vote is. My buddies 248 00:16:55.559 --> 00:16:56.960 were talking about it. It's really exciting. So I'm excited to see what 249 00:16:56.960 --> 00:17:00.039 comes from it. And when you look at at where you are, you 250 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:04.400 mentioned heading into your third major league season, do you feel like a veteran 251 00:17:04.480 --> 00:17:07.240 yet? Are you still on that young player side of things on a very 252 00:17:07.240 --> 00:17:10.960 young team. Yeah, I mean I do feel young, but at the 253 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:12.400 same time, compared to others, just relatively. I do feel kind of 254 00:17:12.440 --> 00:17:15.160 like the older guys, like giving advice on kind of how things are going, 255 00:17:15.240 --> 00:17:18.319 and it's just crazy how fast it goes, how full circle it is. 256 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:21.519 But yeah, I'm sure on another team, M'd still be the young 257 00:17:21.519 --> 00:17:25.400 guy. But on our team it's I'm feeling a little older. That's outfielder 258 00:17:25.440 --> 00:17:29.279 Stephen Kwan, and he'll be part of that outfield and it'll be interesting to 259 00:17:29.319 --> 00:17:33.519 see who joins him in the outfield. There's certainly a lot up in the 260 00:17:33.559 --> 00:17:37.799 year in terms of who starts the season in both center and right field, 261 00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:42.039 in addition to Kwan in lefts. That's certainly something that will be figured out 262 00:17:42.039 --> 00:17:45.799 over the course of spring training. And again we will join you from Goodyear 263 00:17:45.880 --> 00:17:49.200 next week for the remainder of the spring. Our shows will come to you 264 00:17:49.480 --> 00:17:55.279 from the Guardian's Complex out in Goodyear. Stay with us when we come back. 265 00:17:55.319 --> 00:17:59.359 It's Ryan Lefever, broadcaster for the Royals, will Talk Royals Baseball, 266 00:18:00.079 --> 00:18:03.519 our central rival of the Guardians. That's coming your way next on the Cleveland 267 00:18:03.559 --> 00:18:44.359 Clinic Guardians Radio networking to Mommy, Yeah, I'm going to sit. Yeah, 268 00:18:45.839 --> 00:18:55.960 what's a long long time to a mom? The pitch is waived at 269 00:18:56.039 --> 00:19:02.559 in Bieber with another strain out. This time he gets Bobby Beavers eighty one 270 00:19:02.640 --> 00:19:07.240 pitches deep through six, he has struck out eight and he's working on a 271 00:19:07.319 --> 00:19:11.279 two nothing shut up. Now the one to one pitch, I'll swaying a 272 00:19:11.359 --> 00:19:15.759 slice job down the left field line, fair ball in all roll into the 273 00:19:15.799 --> 00:19:19.799 corner on his way to third is fry. He'll be stopped there and a 274 00:19:21.000 --> 00:19:26.680 double the opposite way for Will Brennan and he continues to torture the club he 275 00:19:26.720 --> 00:19:34.759 grew up rooting for his entire life. Will Brennan in eleven games against Kansas 276 00:19:34.799 --> 00:19:41.079 City hitting just under three point fifty against the Royals, and a good piece 277 00:19:41.119 --> 00:19:52.160 of hitting there as he shot that ball down the left field line exactly. 278 00:20:00.359 --> 00:20:04.680 Welcome back to Guardians Weekly and we continue this week our look around the Guardian's 279 00:20:04.680 --> 00:20:10.599 opponents in the American League's Central Division, this week heading to Kansas City and 280 00:20:10.640 --> 00:20:14.599 we are joined by Ryan Lafever, the longtime broadcaster for the Royals, and 281 00:20:14.880 --> 00:20:18.079 Ryan, great to have you along on what I know has been a very 282 00:20:18.119 --> 00:20:22.759 active offseason. We would do a Royals preview, but maybe we should just 283 00:20:22.759 --> 00:20:26.319 talk about the big signing of Bobby Witt Junior to a long term contract. 284 00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:30.279 Yeah, good to talk with you, Rosie It As far as I can 285 00:20:30.279 --> 00:20:37.400 tell, this hasn't just been a significant offseason for the Royal since I've been 286 00:20:37.400 --> 00:20:40.359 here, but maybe in the history of the franchise, with the number of 287 00:20:41.240 --> 00:20:45.200 free agents that were signed, the Royals addressed to starting rotation, the bullpen, 288 00:20:45.039 --> 00:20:49.640 an outfield need, an infield need. Sandy Leone, who spent a 289 00:20:49.680 --> 00:20:56.400 little bit of time with you, was signed as a non roster InVID at 290 00:20:56.400 --> 00:20:59.440 catcher, So really you can say the Royals addresses about everything on the field. 291 00:21:00.279 --> 00:21:06.640 And then after that, Bobbywood Junior, our young franchise player, was 292 00:21:07.200 --> 00:21:11.519 signed to an eleven year contract as far as guaranteed years ago, and it 293 00:21:11.559 --> 00:21:15.880 could be as many as fourteen. So the news just keeps on coming. 294 00:21:15.920 --> 00:21:22.000 And then on April second, there'll be a vote to figure out whether we're 295 00:21:22.000 --> 00:21:25.599 going to get a new downtown stadium or not. But other than that, 296 00:21:25.599 --> 00:21:30.200 there's really nothing going on. I think as as much news coming out of 297 00:21:30.240 --> 00:21:36.039 Kansas City easily, I think as any team in the division. You mentioned 298 00:21:36.079 --> 00:21:40.720 that the vote on a new stadium. When you look at all the activity 299 00:21:40.720 --> 00:21:45.000 in the offseason, every team's trying to improve anyway, but is there more 300 00:21:45.160 --> 00:21:49.640 urgency for the Royals to do something this year at least try and make it 301 00:21:49.680 --> 00:21:53.519 look good in the winter time and hopefully have it carry over maybe then in 302 00:21:53.599 --> 00:21:56.880 years past it if you didn't have something on the ballot where they're trying to 303 00:21:56.880 --> 00:22:03.319 get a stadium deal done. Yeah, my answer to that has been in 304 00:22:03.359 --> 00:22:06.559 a good way, the Royals have put the cart in front of the horse. 305 00:22:07.359 --> 00:22:11.640 And what most teams will do is that they will make promises that if 306 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:15.640 we get a new stadium, these are the things that we want to do. 307 00:22:15.759 --> 00:22:18.000 We'll be able to be more active in free agency. We'll be able 308 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:22.119 to sign our players to long term contracts. If we get a stadium, 309 00:22:22.119 --> 00:22:26.599 it's going to allow us to do that. And what our ownership, led 310 00:22:26.599 --> 00:22:32.839 by John Sherman, former Guardians minority owner, what he's done is he said, 311 00:22:32.960 --> 00:22:34.960 well, I'm going to do all of that in front of the stadium 312 00:22:36.039 --> 00:22:41.920 vote, just to show that this ownership group is committed to being active to 313 00:22:41.119 --> 00:22:47.319 our level in the free agent market and keep our players so that players like 314 00:22:47.359 --> 00:22:52.759 Bobby Wood Junior don't finish their career somewhere else. And so the timing is 315 00:22:52.799 --> 00:22:57.680 great before the vote on April the second, the Chiefs going to another Super 316 00:22:57.680 --> 00:23:03.799 Bowl that's tied in to all of this. The finance package includes the Chiefs 317 00:23:03.880 --> 00:23:07.119 as well, and they likely will just stay where they are with significant renovations 318 00:23:07.119 --> 00:23:11.680 and have that whole complex to themselves. But yeah, I think it's a 319 00:23:11.759 --> 00:23:15.160 very bold move by ownership to do all of this in front of a stadium 320 00:23:15.160 --> 00:23:18.880 deal. You mentioned the Chiefs and we're joined by Ryan Lefever, broadcaster for 321 00:23:19.000 --> 00:23:25.240 the Royals. Full disclosure, we are recording this on Super Bowl Sunday. 322 00:23:25.319 --> 00:23:30.559 The Chiefs are in the super Bowl once again. Ryan, has it kind 323 00:23:30.559 --> 00:23:33.680 of become ho hum in Kansas City that the Chiefs are in the Super Bowl? 324 00:23:33.720 --> 00:23:38.000 Which I know is cringe worthy here because the Browns are trying everything they 325 00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:42.039 can to get there one time, but it just seems like an annual occurrence 326 00:23:42.079 --> 00:23:47.119 now in Kansas City. How has the mood changed on a Super Bowl Sunday 327 00:23:47.160 --> 00:23:49.799 there maybe as compared to that first time that they went back. Recently, 328 00:23:51.559 --> 00:23:53.359 I think everyone's doing their best to try not to take it for granted. 329 00:23:53.440 --> 00:24:00.839 Now, this is what four super Bowls in five years and four six years 330 00:24:00.920 --> 00:24:04.400 since Patrick Mahomes has taken over, so they've been in an AFC Championship game 331 00:24:04.559 --> 00:24:08.680 in six consecutive years. This was the first one that was on the road. 332 00:24:10.000 --> 00:24:12.839 They had five straight at Arrowhead. Just to put it into context, 333 00:24:12.920 --> 00:24:18.079 I mean, the ten years we've had here has been pretty remarkable, with 334 00:24:18.400 --> 00:24:22.759 the Royals going to back to back World Series in fourteen fifteen. We had 335 00:24:22.799 --> 00:24:26.400 not been to the World Series in twenty nine years. Chiefs fans hadn't been 336 00:24:26.440 --> 00:24:30.640 to the Super Bowl in forty nine years, and now four and five years. 337 00:24:32.200 --> 00:24:36.039 You know, if you had MLS our soccer team, Sporting Kansas City's 338 00:24:36.079 --> 00:24:37.920 won a couple of championships KU basketball, you know, he is always in 339 00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:42.359 the final four and they've recently won a national championship. So it's been a 340 00:24:42.400 --> 00:24:49.039 really good stretch of championship sports lately. And you know, I try and 341 00:24:49.039 --> 00:24:52.559 tell my kids all the time, you will look back on this when you're 342 00:24:52.559 --> 00:24:56.160 an adult and you're going to say, man, we went to how many 343 00:24:56.200 --> 00:24:59.079 Super Bowls and how many years? It's been pretty special. And by the 344 00:24:59.079 --> 00:25:03.039 way, Patrick Mahomes as a minority owner of the Royals, about that all. 345 00:25:03.200 --> 00:25:07.079 Travis Kelcey of Courses from Cleveland, and I'm sure Cleveland is buzzing just 346 00:25:07.119 --> 00:25:10.440 like Kansas City is with all the Travis Kelsey, Taylor Swift stuff. Yeah, 347 00:25:10.839 --> 00:25:14.400 a lot going on for sure. And again we record this before the 348 00:25:14.480 --> 00:25:17.920 game, so who knows what the mood will be like after. But hey, 349 00:25:17.960 --> 00:25:22.640 getting back to the Bobby Wit signing, we saw here what it meant 350 00:25:22.680 --> 00:25:27.880 when Cleveland signed Jose Ramirez to a long term contract. Now, he was 351 00:25:27.920 --> 00:25:33.599 further along in his career and had accomplished more than Bobby Witch Junior. But 352 00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:40.400 at such a young age, it seems like Bobby Witch Junior has everything that 353 00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:45.839 you would like in a franchise player. What is it to you that allows 354 00:25:45.920 --> 00:25:48.599 him to stand out and make this investment on the part of the Royals a 355 00:25:48.640 --> 00:25:53.680 really solid one. Well, this is where you and I have a unique 356 00:25:53.720 --> 00:25:59.400 advantage in that we see these guys all the time. We just don't see 357 00:25:59.400 --> 00:26:03.480 them between seven and nine thirty or seven and ten o'clock, depending on how 358 00:26:04.039 --> 00:26:07.400 long the game goes. I mean, we get to see him on the 359 00:26:07.440 --> 00:26:11.160 planes, on the buses, and the clubhouse, on the field, and 360 00:26:11.240 --> 00:26:15.319 so it's not an exact science, but I'm sure there's been some players over 361 00:26:15.319 --> 00:26:18.960 the years where you thought, Okay, Jose Ramirez, for example, he 362 00:26:19.000 --> 00:26:23.839 can handle a long term contract, or you look at another player and say, 363 00:26:25.039 --> 00:26:26.279 I'm not sure I want to sign this guy a long term yet, 364 00:26:26.359 --> 00:26:30.880 just because there's so many things involved outside of what they do in between the 365 00:26:30.880 --> 00:26:37.680 lines. And with Bobby Wood Junior, as everyone seems to say these days, 366 00:26:37.680 --> 00:26:41.160 he checks all the boxes. I mean, he's first of all, 367 00:26:41.240 --> 00:26:47.880 just talented with very few limits in anything he does. I mean, he's 368 00:26:47.960 --> 00:26:51.039 one of the fastest players in the Major League. He has power potential, 369 00:26:51.599 --> 00:26:55.839 He's a good defensive shortstop that we believe is going to be a great defensive 370 00:26:55.839 --> 00:27:00.039 shortstop. He has a feel for the game. He grew up in the 371 00:27:00.079 --> 00:27:03.039 game with his dad playing in the big leagues for sixteen years. So there 372 00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:07.079 are a lot of things that just don't overwhelm him. I'm sure it's still 373 00:27:07.119 --> 00:27:11.720 exciting for him, but it's not overwhelming because he's been around it for, 374 00:27:12.440 --> 00:27:17.920 you know, for as long as he can remember. And then he has 375 00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:22.000 that it factor which is hard to describe, but I'll use it this way, 376 00:27:22.039 --> 00:27:26.039 and guardians fans can you know, apply that to their favorite player. 377 00:27:26.039 --> 00:27:34.440 But just a guy who shows up every day and what's their demeanor, because 378 00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:38.079 you know, you're usually sitting in the dugout or near the dugout when batting 379 00:27:38.079 --> 00:27:41.799 practice begins, so am I what's their demeanor like when they come up from 380 00:27:41.839 --> 00:27:45.720 the clubhouse and they go up the steps of the dugout onto the field, 381 00:27:45.799 --> 00:27:48.880 can you tell what they did the night before? Did they have a really 382 00:27:48.880 --> 00:27:51.880 bad game, do they have a really good game? Or are they the 383 00:27:51.960 --> 00:27:53.480 kind of guy that when they pop up the steps you really can't tell what 384 00:27:53.519 --> 00:27:56.279 they did the night before one way or the other. They just they just 385 00:27:56.359 --> 00:28:03.799 have a feel for the day to day grind of baseball and they don't get 386 00:28:03.839 --> 00:28:07.279 too well if they do get caught up with the ups and downs of the 387 00:28:07.319 --> 00:28:11.240 game, they're able to wipe the slate clean before each new day. So 388 00:28:11.319 --> 00:28:15.720 that's something that I for whatever reason, that's just something that I've really paid 389 00:28:15.720 --> 00:28:18.880 attention to. And not to say if a guy goes zero for five and 390 00:28:18.039 --> 00:28:22.119 makes an error and the team loses, that they're not allowed to be upset. 391 00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:23.720 But in order to survive, in order to give a guy an eleven 392 00:28:23.799 --> 00:28:27.880 year contract, maybe fourteen with the options, you better be pretty sure that 393 00:28:27.920 --> 00:28:30.680 he's going to be able to keep his head on his shoulders with everything that's 394 00:28:30.680 --> 00:28:36.279 coming his way. And so that's a very long answer to your short question 395 00:28:36.319 --> 00:28:38.920 about why Bobby Woo Junior is just not the right it's not only the right 396 00:28:38.960 --> 00:28:44.160 player, but he's the right person for a contract like this. Certainly exciting 397 00:28:44.200 --> 00:28:48.720 times in case Ryan Lafever joining us, the long time broadcaster for the Royals. 398 00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:52.400 Ryan, you mentioned that's not the only move, a lot of moves 399 00:28:52.440 --> 00:28:56.759 made by Kansas City. Is there one or two that really stands out in 400 00:28:56.799 --> 00:29:00.359 your opinion that can be especially helpful and help helping this team get going again, 401 00:29:00.400 --> 00:29:04.680 because the last last couple of seasons have been frustrating for sure. Yeah, 402 00:29:04.680 --> 00:29:10.160 I mean, the the easy answer is just addressing the pitching situation and 403 00:29:10.480 --> 00:29:17.200 you know, going out and getting some some legitimate starters that have had experience 404 00:29:17.319 --> 00:29:22.920 in the big leagues to be more at the top of the rotation. Our 405 00:29:22.960 --> 00:29:29.559 best starter the last two years, if you two years combine, it's probably 406 00:29:29.599 --> 00:29:34.359 Brady Singer, who has very little major league experience all things considered. He 407 00:29:34.400 --> 00:29:37.519 pitched for Team USA last year in the World Baseball Classic. And I say 408 00:29:37.559 --> 00:29:41.000 pitched, he really didn't pitch much, and it really set him back early 409 00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:48.519 this season. He's probably our fourth starter this year. So you know, 410 00:29:48.599 --> 00:29:52.039 we got Cole Reagan's in the in the trade for Roldest Chapman with Texas and 411 00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:56.680 he became our ace. And you know he's in there with Seth Lugo and 412 00:29:57.039 --> 00:30:04.359 Michael Waka at the top of the rotation. So not only did the team 413 00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:08.680 improved the pitching both in the starting rotation and in the bullpen, but I 414 00:30:08.720 --> 00:30:14.200 think some of the younger guys can slot to an area that fits their experience. 415 00:30:14.359 --> 00:30:18.599 You're not asking a first or second year pitcher to pitch at the top 416 00:30:18.640 --> 00:30:22.079 of the rotation or get the three outs in the eighth inning, or get 417 00:30:22.079 --> 00:30:25.079 the three outs in the ninth inning, or get the three outs in the 418 00:30:25.079 --> 00:30:30.359 seventh inning for that matter. Now those guys have experience, they've had ups 419 00:30:30.400 --> 00:30:33.599 and downs through those experiences, but now there's some pressure taken off them by 420 00:30:33.640 --> 00:30:40.000 bringing in some veterans. And one thing that hasn't changed about the game. 421 00:30:40.000 --> 00:30:41.440 If you can't pitch, you're not gonna win. And the Royals are at 422 00:30:41.440 --> 00:30:45.319 the bottom in the league last year, not the very bottom, but toward 423 00:30:45.359 --> 00:30:48.480 the bottom. And e RA Starter's Era bullpen E ra. I mean, 424 00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:52.359 the pitching staff really needed an overhaul and they got it. And when you 425 00:30:52.400 --> 00:30:55.880 look at at the man in the dugout, Matt Quataro first year, last 426 00:30:55.960 --> 00:30:59.759 year as a major league manager, what did you do you see from him 427 00:30:59.799 --> 00:31:03.079 in terms of growth in that position? And now that that they're starting to 428 00:31:03.160 --> 00:31:10.440 upgrade the roster apparently, how he can take advantage of that. Yeah, 429 00:31:10.599 --> 00:31:15.720 you know, he's he's a very unique guy in a in a good way. 430 00:31:17.039 --> 00:31:22.400 You know. I think the managers that preceded him, I could point 431 00:31:22.440 --> 00:31:26.000 to some sort of personality trait that they had that really stood out, either 432 00:31:26.160 --> 00:31:33.200 for better or for worse. And he's just he's just steady. He's very 433 00:31:33.240 --> 00:31:38.000 smart, but he doesn't lord that over anybody. He's also very inquisitive. 434 00:31:38.039 --> 00:31:41.480 I mean he'll ask broadcasters, you know, what do you think about this? 435 00:31:41.599 --> 00:31:45.839 Or a broadcaster that might make a comment when we're all just sitting around 436 00:31:45.880 --> 00:31:47.640 talking and he'll say, well, what do you mean by that? And 437 00:31:47.680 --> 00:31:51.440 he really I think he feels like there's there's a lot of wisdom that he 438 00:31:51.559 --> 00:31:57.000 has and even more that he needs to be a longtime major league manager. 439 00:31:57.759 --> 00:32:02.599 And so the best scription that I've heard about Matt Quatrero. And this is 440 00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:06.680 this was before he got the job, this is when he was a candidate. 441 00:32:06.680 --> 00:32:10.759 And I called our late friend Dave Wills, the voice of the Tampa 442 00:32:10.759 --> 00:32:15.319 Bay Rays, and just asked him, you know, tell me about Macquatrero. 443 00:32:15.559 --> 00:32:21.640 And he gave a really interesting answer that did play out last season. 444 00:32:21.720 --> 00:32:27.599 Dave said, when he walks into the room, he doesn't command the same 445 00:32:27.640 --> 00:32:30.720 attention that maybe Joe Madden or Kevin Cash does, the two, you know, 446 00:32:31.440 --> 00:32:37.559 the current race manager and the previous race manager. As far as flamboyants 447 00:32:37.599 --> 00:32:40.200 are just you know, coming in and just you know, commanding the room 448 00:32:40.319 --> 00:32:45.559 or whatever. He said. But he said, but by the time people 449 00:32:45.640 --> 00:32:52.160 start clearing out, everyone is around Matt Quatrero. So the point being that, 450 00:32:52.240 --> 00:32:53.400 you know, when he walks into the room, you might not be 451 00:32:53.640 --> 00:32:59.599 you know, knocked out of your chair by his presence or whatever, but 452 00:32:59.680 --> 00:33:02.039 once you get the talking to him, he's the one that you stick around 453 00:33:02.119 --> 00:33:06.680 and listen to and ask the next question because he's just so interesting to talk 454 00:33:06.720 --> 00:33:12.880 to and it's interesting how much he wants to talk to us. So that's 455 00:33:13.359 --> 00:33:20.440 my assessment of him, and I think for a young team, just the 456 00:33:20.480 --> 00:33:24.720 steady presence every single day through the ups and downs, and we lost one 457 00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:28.160 hundred and six games last year. That's hard to do when you're losing one 458 00:33:28.240 --> 00:33:30.880 hundred and six games. But I think the players were able to go out 459 00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:36.119 and perform, and they really weren't concerned about the demeanor of their manager. 460 00:33:36.160 --> 00:33:38.039 They had a respect for him, but when the game started, they were 461 00:33:38.039 --> 00:33:42.440 just able to go out and play the game. Well, maybe some pieces 462 00:33:42.440 --> 00:33:45.119 are starting to come into place to allow the Royals to take a step forward. 463 00:33:45.160 --> 00:33:49.799 I know it's been a struggle to get there, but boy, it 464 00:33:49.839 --> 00:33:52.640 sounds like an optimistic auth season and who knows, maybe more to come, 465 00:33:52.759 --> 00:33:59.039 especially with the ballpark both coming up in early April. Ryan Lafeever, thank 466 00:33:59.079 --> 00:34:00.440 you so much for coming. I will see out in spring training. I'm 467 00:34:00.440 --> 00:34:05.599 sure see you soon, Rosie looking forward to it. It's Ryan looked Fever, 468 00:34:05.720 --> 00:34:32.199 long time broadcaster for the Royals. Stay tuned mornicom after this and Progressive. 469 00:34:32.239 --> 00:34:36.400 We love sports and saving your money, so we bundled them together. 470 00:34:36.559 --> 00:34:38.519 Two seconds left on the clock, third field goal range, and it looks 471 00:34:38.559 --> 00:34:43.079 like he's going to go with a five Byron. No wait, the quarterback 472 00:34:43.159 --> 00:34:45.800 is skating back on the ice. He's talking with his caddy. They're pulling 473 00:34:45.800 --> 00:34:49.800 the goalie. He skates off the fairway, has to kick her lives off 474 00:34:49.840 --> 00:34:55.119 his foot right away. They've buggled their Home and Autowa shirts with Progressive touchdown 475 00:34:55.239 --> 00:34:59.840 Savings, Perty Goal PROGRESSI, keshal Teen, Truman's Company, Aphilias and other 476 00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:12.199 Sure he's not available in those states of situations. The pitch swinging a line 477 00:35:12.239 --> 00:35:15.360 on the left near the line, Pollock going overplays it on the bounce, 478 00:35:15.559 --> 00:35:19.599 skips by him. Ricochet's into the left field corner. Kwan's around second. 479 00:35:19.760 --> 00:35:22.920 He's not stopping there. Pollock's thrown a third head first slide, a triple 480 00:35:23.239 --> 00:35:28.440 ose. Rameira's a three hit game. The pitch he swings and rips another 481 00:35:28.559 --> 00:35:31.760 basin to the gap and right center, cut off by Cane. He'll go 482 00:35:31.960 --> 00:35:37.960 for two. Throw the second head first slide double. Now the payoff pitch 483 00:35:37.079 --> 00:35:45.199 to judge swung on en mess slider away got him and are judge down swinging 484 00:35:45.360 --> 00:35:52.719 for Shane Bieber's third strikeout Nailer with a drive did he bright center away back? 485 00:35:53.199 --> 00:36:01.800 God, Uh, no doubt about it. Bom to the bullpen and 486 00:36:01.960 --> 00:36:10.880 right center. Now the one too a side the NURST ballgame. Jim Rosanow's 487 00:36:10.960 --> 00:36:15.719 back with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, our final show of the 488 00:36:15.800 --> 00:36:20.800 off season, our final hot Stove show. Next week we join you from 489 00:36:20.840 --> 00:36:25.280 Goodyear, Arizona and Guardians spring training. And don't forget yesterday single game tickets 490 00:36:25.360 --> 00:36:30.159 went on sale, So if you're looking for Guardians tickets, everything's on sale 491 00:36:30.199 --> 00:36:34.760 now. 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Thanks so 501 00:37:13.320 --> 00:37:15.719 much for tuning in. As always, thanks to Brian Motze for all of 502 00:37:15.800 --> 00:37:20.320 his help and putting together our shows each week until next week. This is 503 00:37:20.400 --> 00:37:25.000 Jim rosen House reminding you that you've been listening to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland 504 00:37:25.000 --> 00:37:35.559 Clinic Guardians Radio network. The Guardians Weekly has been brought to you by Progressive, 505 00:37:35.880 --> 00:37:38.199 helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance