WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.320 --> 00:00:08.080 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio network. Guardians Weekly is brought 2 00:00:08.119 --> 00:00:50.600 to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, 3 00:00:50.640 --> 00:00:56.200 everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim rosen House along with you from Progressive 4 00:00:56.280 --> 00:01:00.159 Field in downtown Cleveland. Great to have you with us for baseball talk on 5 00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.719 the radio, and a good show lined up for you today is in the 6 00:01:03.759 --> 00:01:07.719 second half of our show. This afternoon, we will hear from Kyle man 7 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:11.920 Zardo, one of the top prospects for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 8 00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:17.359 tearing it up in the Arizona Fall League, a hard hitting first baseman trying 9 00:01:17.359 --> 00:01:19.599 to make his case to make this ball club, either at the start or 10 00:01:19.640 --> 00:01:25.000 at some point in the twenty twenty four season. Also coming up on our 11 00:01:25.040 --> 00:01:29.159 show this week, Anthony Kastervinz from MLB dot Com. We'll have a World 12 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:34.400 Series preview as the World Series got off to a rousing start wild ballgame last 13 00:01:34.480 --> 00:01:38.359 night down in Texas won by the Rangers to get the World Series started an 14 00:01:38.359 --> 00:01:45.079 extra inning walkoff for Adalis Garcia. 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Welcome back to Guardian's 24 00:02:36.680 --> 00:02:40.120 Weekly Jim Rosenhause, back with you from Progressive Field and don't forget coming up 25 00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:43.960 in the second half of our show, and just a little bit, we'll 26 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:47.639 hear from prospect Kyle man Zardo, the first basemen really tearing it up out 27 00:02:47.680 --> 00:02:51.520 in the Arizona Fall League. We'll hear from him, and just a little 28 00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:55.400 bit we'll also visit with Anthony castor Vents from MLB dot Com, a World 29 00:02:55.520 --> 00:03:00.560 Series preview as the series is underway, and dramatic fashion last night while ballgame 30 00:03:00.599 --> 00:03:05.960 won by Texas in e eleven but first I'll look back at one of the 31 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:09.199 great games of twenty twenty three, and we take you back to June the 32 00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:14.199 ninth. The Houston Astros were in town to play the Guardians, the defending 33 00:03:14.199 --> 00:03:19.400 World Series champions who were certainly a favorite to win it again this season, 34 00:03:19.840 --> 00:03:23.840 and this game on Friday night, June the ninth, featured an Astros ball 35 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:27.879 club that came in at thirty six and twenty seven, contending for the top 36 00:03:27.919 --> 00:03:31.199 spot in the American League West, while the Guardians were under the five hundred 37 00:03:31.240 --> 00:03:37.120 market twenty nine and thirty three. The starting pitchers were Christian Javier and Logan 38 00:03:37.159 --> 00:03:40.439 Allen, and it was all Astros early, as Jose Abreu hit a three 39 00:03:40.599 --> 00:03:45.400 run home run in the first inning. They added another run in the second 40 00:03:45.439 --> 00:03:49.159 to make it for nothing before the Guardians got on the board in the third. 41 00:03:49.599 --> 00:03:53.400 I'm at Rosario with a walk, Jose Ramirez with a single, and 42 00:03:53.439 --> 00:03:58.560 then Josh Naylor stepped in the pitch, swung on grounded back up the middle 43 00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:01.199 l two A of second has it, He'll throw the first to get nailor. 44 00:04:01.800 --> 00:04:08.400 Rosario scores Ramirez to third, Now two down. If Josh Naylor forty 45 00:04:08.479 --> 00:04:14.840 four RBIs sixth most in the American League. Houston got that run right back 46 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:18.240 in the top of the fifth inning on Alex Bregman's RBI double that made it 47 00:04:18.319 --> 00:04:21.839 five to one. But in the bottom half of the fifth, the Guardians 48 00:04:21.920 --> 00:04:27.079 bats came alive. Miles Straw got it started with a lead off double and 49 00:04:27.160 --> 00:04:30.439 that brought Stephen Kwan to the plate. Here's the two swung on and that's 50 00:04:30.519 --> 00:04:34.680 driven down the right field line. If it stays up and it is off 51 00:04:34.720 --> 00:04:40.199 the base of the wall, extra basis for Kwan. Scoring is Straw. 52 00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:46.399 As Kwan has a RBI double and the Guardians cut into that lead for Houston. 53 00:04:46.399 --> 00:04:51.000 It's now five to two, Houston in front, but Cleveland's back on 54 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:59.160 the board. Kwan with a rope to right and it's double number fifteen for 55 00:04:59.240 --> 00:05:04.720 Steven Kwan now with nineteen runs driven in and I'm at Rosario made it three 56 00:05:04.800 --> 00:05:10.839 consecutive doubles. He swings and he lines one to left center field. That's 57 00:05:10.839 --> 00:05:14.000 headed to the gap. It gets down for a base hit. Scoring is 58 00:05:14.120 --> 00:05:19.560 Kwan on his way to second Rosario he's in with a hustle double. Three 59 00:05:19.639 --> 00:05:26.759 straight doubles open the inning. Two runs are in and it's now five to 60 00:05:26.920 --> 00:05:33.319 three Houston as Cleveland creeps closer. Two batters later, Josh Naylor singled, 61 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:39.600 moving Rosario to third, and then Andre Simenez delivered. Here's the old one 62 00:05:40.279 --> 00:05:44.040 swung on and there's a high fly ball deep right field back on it. 63 00:05:44.199 --> 00:05:48.959 Making the catch is Tucker tagging and scoring his Rosario as the throw comes to 64 00:05:49.120 --> 00:05:55.040 third, and Jimenez drives in another with a sack fly to make it a 65 00:05:55.040 --> 00:06:00.160 one run ball game. Actually more of a line drive to Tucker and at 66 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:09.319 plates Rosario. R beh I number seventeen for Jimenez. The score remained five 67 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:13.720 to four Houston until the seventh. That's when Jose Ramirez let off the inning 68 00:06:13.759 --> 00:06:19.240 with a bomb outfield for Hose is a bit toward right fairly deep. Ramirez 69 00:06:19.319 --> 00:06:25.000 tonight a double, a single of flyout coming off last night's three homer game, 70 00:06:25.800 --> 00:06:30.560 Cleveland downer run the payoff, swung on hit, high hit deep to 71 00:06:30.759 --> 00:06:46.480 right faircos He's done it again and we are tied at five. Jose Ramirez 72 00:06:47.839 --> 00:06:56.680 four home runs in the last two nights, six hits in the last two 73 00:06:56.800 --> 00:07:01.600 nights, and it's back to Hose saying, hits your wagon on me. 74 00:07:01.680 --> 00:07:08.680 Guys, here we go. But in the eighth inning, the Astros retook 75 00:07:08.720 --> 00:07:12.680 the lead six to five, and the Guardians needed a ninth inning rally just 76 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:16.360 to stay alive. The Astros brought their closer on, Ryan Presley. He 77 00:07:16.439 --> 00:07:20.839 picked up two quick outs to start the inning, but then Jose Ramirez walked, 78 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:27.240 and the most clutch player for the Guardians all season long, Josh Naylor, 79 00:07:27.480 --> 00:07:30.879 he came through again. Ramirez as good a base runner as there is 80 00:07:30.920 --> 00:07:36.279 in the game. At first, very modestly. Now the O two delivery 81 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:42.800 swung on, hid high in the air, deep plus center. It's got 82 00:07:42.839 --> 00:07:47.920 a chance off the top of the wall. Ramierraz scores in the second is 83 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:59.839 nailor we are tied and that's how you make somebody pay for now. Wanting 84 00:07:59.879 --> 00:08:09.519 to pistol Jose Ramirez nailer shortened the swing, went down and drove one high 85 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:16.040 off the nineteen foot wall and left center, and Ramirez couldwalts home from first 86 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:22.199 six six in the ninth, So to extra innings we went. Emmanuel Classe 87 00:08:22.439 --> 00:08:26.240 was on for the Guardians, got the first two hitters in the tenth and 88 00:08:26.279 --> 00:08:31.279 then a little help from his defense and super utility man David Fry kept Houston 89 00:08:31.320 --> 00:08:35.559 off the board. Now the one zero swung on a tamper out toward the 90 00:08:35.639 --> 00:08:39.840 mound. Instead, it's cut off by the catcher and Fry throws to first 91 00:08:39.879 --> 00:08:45.240 for the out. What a play by Fry, who's cut so very little 92 00:08:45.279 --> 00:08:50.399 in his whole life. He called off clause A bare handed it and on 93 00:08:50.440 --> 00:08:56.000 the run through the first to get Diaz or the go ahead run. Scores, 94 00:08:56.759 --> 00:09:01.080 the Guardians were blanked in the bottom of the tenth. Trevor Stephen pitched 95 00:09:01.080 --> 00:09:03.519 a scoreless top of the eleventh, and then in the bottom of the eleventh, 96 00:09:03.759 --> 00:09:09.840 Josh Naylor stepped in and it looked like more late game dramatics for Naylor. 97 00:09:09.200 --> 00:09:13.679 And again here's where Josh Naylor so hot the last three weeks, hitting 98 00:09:13.679 --> 00:09:22.039 over four hundred with twenty six rbives. The one to zero pitch swung on, 99 00:09:22.279 --> 00:09:28.279 hit high, hit deep to center McCormick back track, Woll made Doug 100 00:09:28.480 --> 00:09:37.720 catch up against the wall in center. Wow, and thirty two thousand with 101 00:09:37.840 --> 00:09:46.759 a collective sigh. At the same time, we gotta the twelfth tie at 102 00:09:46.919 --> 00:09:50.440 six. In the twelfth, Kyle Tucker singled with one out, driving in 103 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:54.519 the go ahead run and that gave Houston a seven to six lead, but 104 00:09:54.639 --> 00:09:58.759 in the bottom of the inning, the Guardians got a little help from the 105 00:09:58.799 --> 00:10:03.840 Houston defense, with Will Brennan batting the one to one swung on grounded to 106 00:10:03.919 --> 00:10:07.879 short. This should do it. Paya runs to second steps throws it away 107 00:10:07.240 --> 00:10:11.960 off the screen of the dugout, Karen stwart home. Naylor scores the tying 108 00:10:13.080 --> 00:10:20.720 run ow Payna and what could have been an ending ending double play step done 109 00:10:20.840 --> 00:10:26.120 second airmail. The throto first went off the screen of the dugout, Karen 110 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:33.000 tward to home play and Naylor never stopped running. And how about that way 111 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:41.759 to tie the game at seven. Incredible. In the thirteenth, Houston again 112 00:10:41.799 --> 00:10:46.679 put the pressure on, scoring a run on a Mauricio Dubon RBI double that 113 00:10:46.799 --> 00:10:50.600 made it eight to seven Houston, but the Guardians bounced back again. Bottom 114 00:10:50.600 --> 00:10:54.240 of the inning, Stephen Kwan came through the pitch, swung out a little 115 00:10:54.240 --> 00:10:58.120 looping liner in the left center it's going to get down for a base hit. 116 00:10:58.639 --> 00:11:01.759 He's being waved around. Here comes the throat of the plate against by 117 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:09.320 everybody. That allows the backup man Martinez to field it deep behind home play. 118 00:11:09.720 --> 00:11:13.679 Game is tied. As Fry scores and Kwan's able to go to second, 119 00:11:15.440 --> 00:11:20.960 and now we're back to even at eight. That'll be an RBI single 120 00:11:20.879 --> 00:11:26.279 and then an air. That's a throwing air by McCormick, the left fielder, 121 00:11:28.080 --> 00:11:33.480 and here we go again for the fourth time in this game, Cleveland 122 00:11:33.600 --> 00:11:39.279 has tied it. So on to the fourteenth, the game went this never 123 00:11:39.360 --> 00:11:43.679 happens in today's game with that runner starting at second base in the extra innings, 124 00:11:43.759 --> 00:11:46.320 but it did on June the ninth, and in the fourteenth, Houston 125 00:11:46.480 --> 00:11:52.360 again got the runner home from second with a Kyle Tucker RBI single, So 126 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:56.200 the Guardians trailed nine to eight. Heading to the bottom of the fourteenth, 127 00:11:56.320 --> 00:12:00.679 Josh Naylor was the base runner starting at second and leading things off off Tyler 128 00:12:00.720 --> 00:12:05.039 Freeman. Now the one one Freeman swinging a line shot to left down the 129 00:12:05.080 --> 00:12:11.080 line. It goes basin rolls to the wall in the score the tying runners 130 00:12:11.200 --> 00:12:18.279 Nailer in sliding with the doubless Freeman. That's why Tito didn't bunt Tyler Freeman. 131 00:12:18.919 --> 00:12:24.720 Rockets and RBI double down the left field line, and we're back to 132 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:31.639 even for the fifth different time. Tonight, Cleveland has tied the game now 133 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:37.320 at nine, and then two batters later, it was another youngster in Will 134 00:12:37.399 --> 00:12:43.200 Brennan, who finally gave the Guardians a hard fought win, winning run at 135 00:12:43.200 --> 00:12:46.080 second. One down the pitch, a swing and a liner to deep left. 136 00:12:46.240 --> 00:12:52.480 Beck goes McCormick's over his head around third, coming home, Freeman scores 137 00:12:52.679 --> 00:13:01.320 the winner. Brennan delivers the third walk off win. With the outfield playing 138 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:09.120 shallow, Brennan ripped one over McCormick sad and left for a game winning double. 139 00:13:09.000 --> 00:13:16.720 Oh what a game. Five different times Cleveland came from behind the tiet 140 00:13:18.200 --> 00:13:24.519 and now they win it. Incredible. Tyler, Freeman and RBI doubled it, 141 00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:30.759 tie it, Will Brennan and RBI doubled a win it. Folks. 142 00:13:30.799 --> 00:13:35.759 You may not see a more entertaining game this year. The final in fourteen 143 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:43.200 innings, Cleveland ten, Houston nine. After the game, both Brennan and 144 00:13:43.320 --> 00:13:48.000 Freeman talked about the big extra innings win for the Guardians. Yeah, I 145 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:52.720 mean it's a snow quit, so it's a marathon. Who knew that that 146 00:13:52.840 --> 00:13:56.159 game will have gone fourteen innings? Usually those last about to the town through 147 00:13:56.200 --> 00:13:58.840 eleventh, So you know, it's really important that we kept our minds in 148 00:13:58.879 --> 00:14:03.440 it and stuck around and battled and that's what we do. Yeah, I 149 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:05.480 felt like we've just been given you know, now the challenge was brought up, 150 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:09.120 we were we were ready, and we capitalized on every moment we could. 151 00:14:09.320 --> 00:14:13.080 And uh, we just tried keeping the line going. That was the 152 00:14:13.080 --> 00:14:16.159 biggest thing. And uh, you know we came out on top at the 153 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:22.200 end. What's that celebration like, Yeah, I got a dows and water, 154 00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:26.559 you know, typical of that. But that was cool. That was 155 00:14:26.559 --> 00:14:37.399 definitely really cool. I was excited Tyler saying something that about how good this 156 00:14:37.480 --> 00:14:41.639 would has been like watching him the least. That's how he is as a 157 00:14:41.679 --> 00:14:45.200 player. I mean, every single year, no matter if he's if he's 158 00:14:45.240 --> 00:14:48.279 not hot, or you know he is hot, he's the same player each 159 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:50.919 and every single day. And when he's on it's fun to watch. I'll 160 00:14:50.919 --> 00:14:54.360 tell you that. I mean, before the game even started, he thought 161 00:14:54.399 --> 00:14:56.519 he was gonna hit for the cycle. He hadn't had that back yet. 162 00:14:56.559 --> 00:14:58.320 He goes and he he says he's gonna hit for the cycle tonight, and 163 00:14:58.320 --> 00:15:01.240 he was what he just needed that triple man. Yeah, that was it. 164 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:07.559 But now he's a very special player. It was giddy yesterday. I 165 00:15:07.600 --> 00:15:09.039 don't know, well, we all felt like kids watching them. It was 166 00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:13.120 pretty cool. You know, he's our leader. He rallied us through this 167 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:16.960 entire game. He rallied us yesterday. It's again that's super special. I 168 00:15:18.000 --> 00:15:20.639 mean, he's a Hall of Famer. Hi, get everybody with Cleveland manager 169 00:15:20.639 --> 00:15:26.120 Tito Francona this time, Hamilton. Never since at least nineteen hundred has a 170 00:15:26.159 --> 00:15:31.399 team come back five different times to tie or win a ball game from the 171 00:15:31.519 --> 00:15:35.080 seventh thening on. You've been a part of some crazy ones. How does 172 00:15:35.080 --> 00:15:39.320 that one rank? Shoot? Hanmy, we had the lead last night for 173 00:15:39.360 --> 00:15:41.279 all of one second. You know when we scored that last run. I 174 00:15:41.320 --> 00:15:45.279 mean it just I mean, you're talking about pulling teeth. You know. 175 00:15:45.360 --> 00:15:48.519 It was hard and there was a lot of things that went right. There 176 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:54.120 were some things that went wrong, but through it all we persevered. And 177 00:15:54.159 --> 00:15:56.440 when you're home, there's been so many times were on the road and we'll 178 00:15:56.440 --> 00:15:58.000 say, you know what, we were on the road. You have this 179 00:15:58.159 --> 00:16:03.240 last chance to score or and with the new rules and the effect where you 180 00:16:03.279 --> 00:16:07.240 know the guys at second that when they score one, that game's not over 181 00:16:07.879 --> 00:16:12.039 and Fortunately, you know, we kept scoring one, we couldn't get that 182 00:16:12.120 --> 00:16:15.840 second one, and you know, for a couple of things, nobody scored, 183 00:16:15.919 --> 00:16:18.200 so there was some frustration going on too. Yeah, you had a 184 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:22.960 couple of extra endings with the winning run a third and less than two out. 185 00:16:22.559 --> 00:16:26.919 Usually, Tito, if you don't capitalize there, you lose that ball 186 00:16:26.960 --> 00:16:30.559 game. Is that a credit to this club's mindset that you didn't. You 187 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:33.519 make a good point. So often when you leave runners out there, you 188 00:16:33.799 --> 00:16:38.440 kind of leave a win out there. Again, good teams like Houston they'll 189 00:16:38.440 --> 00:16:42.000 come back and put get three or four. But the guys they keep playing 190 00:16:42.080 --> 00:16:47.320 and that's a good quality. How about the kids coming through for you to 191 00:16:47.440 --> 00:16:52.440 win that ballgame? Tyler Freeman and Will Brennan, And you've always said, 192 00:16:52.279 --> 00:16:56.720 this is why you try to use everybody to make them feel a part of 193 00:16:56.759 --> 00:16:57.759 it, And that was I don't know. When I was walking to the 194 00:16:57.799 --> 00:17:02.440 media room yesterday, Freeman and Will world just coming out of it, and 195 00:17:02.440 --> 00:17:07.359 I thought that was pretty cool. The more they can get involved in our 196 00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:11.240 wins, the better, and because they're going to be our future. And 197 00:17:11.319 --> 00:17:15.640 Tito, you've been there as a young player no matter how thrilling it is 198 00:17:15.839 --> 00:17:18.799 to get that call up. At the end of the day. You still 199 00:17:18.799 --> 00:17:22.039 want to play, don't you. You do? And I've actually told Tyler 200 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:22.799 that. I said, Hey, I feel for you right now. I 201 00:17:22.799 --> 00:17:26.759 know you're not playing a lot, and I said, I'm trying to figure 202 00:17:26.799 --> 00:17:29.720 this out. I said, it's not always easy. And to his credit, 203 00:17:29.799 --> 00:17:34.039 he's an exemplary teammate. And again, you just don't see games going 204 00:17:34.160 --> 00:17:38.519 very long anymore with the new extra inning rules. But that was a Donnybrooks 205 00:17:38.559 --> 00:17:44.119 certainly that progressive feel. Back in June against the Astros, a fourteen inning, 206 00:17:44.519 --> 00:17:47.799 ten to nine Guardians win. Stay with us when we come back. 207 00:17:47.799 --> 00:17:52.039 We'll hear from a young prospect who's making a lot of noise for Cleveland out 208 00:17:52.079 --> 00:17:55.480 in the Arizona Fall League. His name is Kyle man Zardo, and we'll 209 00:17:55.559 --> 00:18:33.119 visit with him next on the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio Network. Welcome back 210 00:18:33.160 --> 00:18:37.720 to Guardians Weekly. Jim rosen House back with you from Progressive Deal. Kyle 211 00:18:37.799 --> 00:18:42.759 Manzardo's a twenty three year old first baseman who the Guardians acquired from the Tampa 212 00:18:42.799 --> 00:18:48.039 Bay Rays in a trade deadline deal, sending Aaron Savali the other way. 213 00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:52.599 Manzardo's in his third pro season, a former second round pick by the Rays 214 00:18:52.640 --> 00:18:56.880 out of Washington State, and he is carving up the Arizona Fall League. 215 00:18:56.920 --> 00:19:00.680 In sixteen games, he has five home runs, fifteen runs driven in, 216 00:19:00.799 --> 00:19:04.759 six doubles in a triple. He's been an extra base machine, and he 217 00:19:04.839 --> 00:19:08.920 says, yes, things are going very well out in Arizona. It's been 218 00:19:08.960 --> 00:19:12.759 great, you know, far so good, you know, catching up on 219 00:19:14.119 --> 00:19:15.720 some of my bats that I missed in the middle middle part of this year. 220 00:19:15.759 --> 00:19:19.960 And I mean, I'm having a great time. And when you look 221 00:19:21.000 --> 00:19:22.400 at things, I know, we had a chance to visit with Chased a 222 00:19:22.440 --> 00:19:26.720 louder a couple of weeks ago, and he said that the competition was was 223 00:19:26.799 --> 00:19:32.680 excellent and the league's reputation obviously speaks for itself. And how have you found 224 00:19:32.680 --> 00:19:36.400 that to be in terms of challenges for you and and real development for you 225 00:19:36.480 --> 00:19:40.519 this fall? Yeah, I mean it's been it's been challenging. It's a 226 00:19:40.839 --> 00:19:48.119 really interesting I would say mix as far as like competition goes from the pitching 227 00:19:48.160 --> 00:19:52.039 side. You're facing sometimes guys with some someday league experience, and then other 228 00:19:52.079 --> 00:19:57.920 times you're facing like younger electric type arms. So it's it's been it's been 229 00:19:57.920 --> 00:20:03.480 pretty challenging. But I don't know, we adjust you mentioned adjustments, and 230 00:20:03.200 --> 00:20:07.960 I know you had a reputation coming out of college is just a real solid, 231 00:20:08.359 --> 00:20:12.599 uh contact hitter with with some power, And it seems like power wise, 232 00:20:12.839 --> 00:20:15.920 there have been some some really strong games for you, both at the 233 00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:19.440 tail end of the regular season and now in the Arizona Fall League. Anything 234 00:20:19.440 --> 00:20:26.200 different going on there swing wise or just adjustment wise for you, Uh No, 235 00:20:26.359 --> 00:20:29.960 I mean so, I mean I lifted a ton last off season and 236 00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:33.799 kind of I've really seen a lot of improvements and differences as far as like 237 00:20:33.880 --> 00:20:38.440 the power power goes this year. But I mean I'm taking taking the same 238 00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:41.839 types of swings, and you know, the approach is obviously the same. 239 00:20:42.599 --> 00:20:48.400 Is that a challenge sometimes to try and keep that same approach even if you 240 00:20:48.440 --> 00:20:52.880 would like to to produce more power and just be patient and let that come 241 00:20:52.920 --> 00:20:56.839 as you get more at bats and more experience. Yeah, I mean, 242 00:20:56.880 --> 00:21:02.279 it's a it's kind of a constant challenge. I guess it's just baseball. 243 00:21:02.400 --> 00:21:04.640 You know, it's really easy to get you know, too big, or 244 00:21:06.400 --> 00:21:08.319 you know, go get too passive in the box. It's just kind of 245 00:21:08.440 --> 00:21:12.079 going up there with the same plan every day, something that kind of kind 246 00:21:12.079 --> 00:21:17.680 of keeps you grounded. We're joined by Kyle Manzardo, acquired by the Guardians 247 00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:21.920 right at the trade deadline trade with Tampa Bay and Cale. It doesn't happen 248 00:21:22.039 --> 00:21:25.839 very often for a player in the minor leagues to get moved, especially in 249 00:21:25.880 --> 00:21:30.480 a high profile deal at the deadline. What was your reaction that when everything 250 00:21:30.519 --> 00:21:33.119 went down and the trade was announced. Yeah, I mean it was it 251 00:21:33.119 --> 00:21:38.160 was a whirlwind for a little bit there, but kind of settled in quick 252 00:21:38.519 --> 00:21:41.079 after. I mean after I found out I got traded, I pretty much 253 00:21:41.119 --> 00:21:47.640 came straight to Arizona to rehab and then just started started meeting people, started 254 00:21:47.880 --> 00:21:52.000 you know, working on getting healthy again. And I mean I've settled in 255 00:21:52.880 --> 00:21:56.400 quite nicely so. And I know it's been a short period of time that 256 00:21:56.440 --> 00:22:00.400 you've been with with the Cleveland organization. What have you found that's been helpful 257 00:22:00.839 --> 00:22:04.240 maybe since the time of the trade that's allowed you to have some good success 258 00:22:04.279 --> 00:22:07.559 here as you get deeper into it. Yeah, I mean, the the 259 00:22:07.599 --> 00:22:11.160 rehab that I kind of had going over here was really good for me, 260 00:22:12.519 --> 00:22:17.799 and it's just been you know, overall a great experience, and then yeah, 261 00:22:17.880 --> 00:22:21.960 I mean everybody's been awesome. I've been really liking it. When you 262 00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:23.920 look back at your amateur career, you had a chance to play it at 263 00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:29.839 Washington State, and when you look at what used to be the PAC ten 264 00:22:29.960 --> 00:22:36.160 Pac twelve, various iterations of the conference, how is the competition there and 265 00:22:36.160 --> 00:22:40.759 how do you think that prepared you to be a high draft pick and then 266 00:22:40.799 --> 00:22:45.119 have some good success at least at this stage of your pro career. Yeah, 267 00:22:45.160 --> 00:22:49.240 I mean it was. It was huge for me. I mean it's 268 00:22:49.279 --> 00:22:55.920 like a pretty real, pretty real conference. I mean, maybe not as 269 00:22:56.000 --> 00:23:00.279 much anymore, but I mean while I was there, it was still you 270 00:23:00.319 --> 00:23:03.279 know, the PACT twelve. I was facing you know, in CLA, 271 00:23:03.200 --> 00:23:07.359 Stanford and all these you know, great baseball programs, you know, seeing 272 00:23:07.400 --> 00:23:14.960 a lot of really good arms. So it definitely definitely prepared me for this. 273 00:23:15.920 --> 00:23:19.319 So you fast forward to this season pro ball. You get traded to 274 00:23:19.359 --> 00:23:23.519 the Guardians organization, and you finish the season at Triple A and now in 275 00:23:23.559 --> 00:23:26.960 the Arizona Fall League. Just a couple of weeks left in the Fall League, 276 00:23:27.279 --> 00:23:30.599 and for you, what's next? What do you try and do to 277 00:23:30.640 --> 00:23:34.920 make sure that you're ready to go in twenty twenty four and put your best 278 00:23:34.920 --> 00:23:40.519 foot forward right at the start of the season in spring training. Yeah, 279 00:23:40.519 --> 00:23:44.599 I mean, after this, I'll I'll take it home for you know, 280 00:23:44.640 --> 00:23:48.440 for the holidays and stuff and for the break and just focus on getting stronger, 281 00:23:48.680 --> 00:23:52.079 you know, continuing to you know, keep up on all my rehab 282 00:23:52.160 --> 00:23:56.039 and stuff, make sure my body's you know, really ready to go. 283 00:23:56.079 --> 00:24:00.920 And then I'll probably head back down to Arizona at some point before spring training 284 00:24:02.039 --> 00:24:04.759 just so I can get some reps outside and stuff, just because it's really 285 00:24:04.759 --> 00:24:08.640 cool where I'm from, a lot of snow and stuff, so you can't 286 00:24:08.680 --> 00:24:14.039 go wrong down in the Good Year area for sure. Along those lines, 287 00:24:14.960 --> 00:24:17.039 Hey, when you look at I know, players always say, hey, 288 00:24:17.160 --> 00:24:19.799 you got to control what you can control. But you're at a stage now 289 00:24:19.880 --> 00:24:23.440 in your career where you're getting closer to the major leagues, and how much 290 00:24:23.480 --> 00:24:29.279 do you look ahead at the possibilities of what could be either next season or 291 00:24:29.759 --> 00:24:32.839 maybe even a little bit further off than that. I mean, honestly, 292 00:24:32.880 --> 00:24:37.400 I try not to, you know, worry too much about that, you 293 00:24:37.440 --> 00:24:40.680 know, I try and just focus on being wherever my feet are, and 294 00:24:41.599 --> 00:24:45.160 I mean performing and playing as best as I can every day no matter where 295 00:24:45.160 --> 00:24:49.039 I'm at. That's kind of a plan for me. Well, I know 296 00:24:49.599 --> 00:24:52.400 why. We see the reports every now and again, and it seems like 297 00:24:52.440 --> 00:24:56.039 things going really well for you out in Arizona. And Kyle, thanks so 298 00:24:56.119 --> 00:25:00.160 much for coming by. Appreciate the time. Yeah, I appreciate you. 299 00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:04.440 Thank you. Fun to catch up with Kyle Manzardo, who's certainly making his 300 00:25:04.640 --> 00:25:08.160 case to be under consideration to make this ball club, either at the start 301 00:25:08.319 --> 00:25:12.119 or at some point next season. Stay with us while we come back. 302 00:25:12.119 --> 00:25:17.920 We'll have a World Series preview with Anthony Castorvinz from MLB dot Com. That's 303 00:25:18.000 --> 00:25:25.720 next on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Score Pass, out of bounds. 304 00:25:26.359 --> 00:25:30.160 Those are sports words. Some people hear any sportsword and they can't help 305 00:25:30.200 --> 00:25:33.200 but listen. Like drive drive is another sports word, and drivers who switch 306 00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:37.720 and save with Progressive could save hundreds. You might say those savings are on 307 00:25:37.079 --> 00:25:41.440 par with the best in the league. You see, parr is also a 308 00:25:41.440 --> 00:25:44.559 sports word, So I know you're still listening, and that's called covering our 309 00:25:44.559 --> 00:25:47.799 bases. Okay, I'm done now, but I'm serious about drivers saving big 310 00:25:47.799 --> 00:25:52.240 with Progressive. Now I'm really done Progressive Casualty Insurance Company in affiliates. Potential 311 00:25:52.240 --> 00:26:06.000 savings will vary. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back with you 312 00:26:06.039 --> 00:26:11.279 from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland. Anthony Castrovinz with boots on the ground in 313 00:26:11.799 --> 00:26:15.519 Arlington, Texas at the World Series. This is a regular feature that we 314 00:26:15.559 --> 00:26:22.839 do with him. He's the Major League Baseball dot Com columnist and longtime beat 315 00:26:22.880 --> 00:26:26.440 writer for the Guardians way back when when they were the Indians. But Anthony, 316 00:26:26.759 --> 00:26:29.720 you're back on site of the World Series, and I'm sure you had 317 00:26:29.759 --> 00:26:34.079 this matchup back in spring training when everyone was putting together their predictions. I 318 00:26:34.160 --> 00:26:37.960 sure did. I sure did. Rosie go back and look, I'm sure 319 00:26:37.960 --> 00:26:41.839 it's there somewhere. But now I'm glad we're honoring our It's one of they 320 00:26:41.920 --> 00:26:45.559 considering the best tradition in baseball is Rosie and Castro's World Series previous. So 321 00:26:45.880 --> 00:26:51.640 we're able to do that. You know, the matchup. I can't imagine 322 00:26:51.680 --> 00:26:56.759 anybody had this, but just based on recent history for both ball clubs, 323 00:26:56.799 --> 00:26:59.519 I'm sure a lot of folks thought Texas might be able to make some noise. 324 00:26:59.559 --> 00:27:03.039 But is that where our game is now? Though? In terms of 325 00:27:03.279 --> 00:27:08.039 some unpredictability when it comes to the postseason, well, I mean definitely. 326 00:27:08.119 --> 00:27:11.480 First of all, I will say that, you know, for me, 327 00:27:11.559 --> 00:27:15.000 I did see the Diamondbacks as a you know, maybe a sneaky good team 328 00:27:15.039 --> 00:27:18.240 this year. I did not expect World Series. I thought they would have 329 00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:22.880 kind of a Guardian's a twenty twenty two guardians vibe to them, you know, 330 00:27:22.920 --> 00:27:26.400 where they are able to rise up the NL West and you know, 331 00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:32.200 maybe even challenge for the NL West and you know, maybe learn from that 332 00:27:32.240 --> 00:27:34.720 experience and be better for it next year. But you know, they they 333 00:27:34.720 --> 00:27:37.279 exceeded my expectations. You know, during the regular season, they got to 334 00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:41.839 such a great start and they had this mid season low and you know, 335 00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:44.000 caught fire at the right time. And same thing with the Rangers. They 336 00:27:44.039 --> 00:27:48.400 had some horrible stretches of baseball this season, including at the very end of 337 00:27:48.400 --> 00:27:52.319 the year where they left the division slip away in the last few days to 338 00:27:52.400 --> 00:27:55.160 the Astros and ended up, you know, a fifth seed on the road 339 00:27:55.200 --> 00:27:59.480 against the Rays. But you know, this is the nature of the postseason 340 00:27:59.519 --> 00:28:02.759 now, especially you know with the uh you know, the added rounds, 341 00:28:02.759 --> 00:28:06.480 and I think they value that unpredictability. I think it's a feature not above. 342 00:28:07.039 --> 00:28:11.200 You know, it's the regular season has certainly lost some of its value, 343 00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:15.720 There's no question about it. And I'd like to see, you know, 344 00:28:15.759 --> 00:28:18.640 what happens, you know, maybe with expansion and maybe kind of drawing 345 00:28:18.680 --> 00:28:22.799 things up a little differently, and maybe you could even reduce the regular season 346 00:28:22.880 --> 00:28:25.720 and make the playoffs longer. I'm not sure, but this is definitely the 347 00:28:25.720 --> 00:28:30.759 inventory that people love these games, and you know, these these two teams 348 00:28:30.799 --> 00:28:33.759 are proof of what can happen when you when you catch for at the right 349 00:28:33.799 --> 00:28:37.000 time. I also think that I also think by the way where the Diamondbacks 350 00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:40.640 were definitely aided by the new rules this season, you know, and in 351 00:28:40.680 --> 00:28:44.240 both clubs to certain to a certain degree, but the Diamondbacks, especially with 352 00:28:44.279 --> 00:28:48.240 their speed, I think they really take advantage of the new rules. You 353 00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:52.519 mentioned the struggles that both had at different points in times during the regular season. 354 00:28:52.279 --> 00:28:56.920 How much do you think the manager's in place and maybe more so with 355 00:28:56.039 --> 00:29:00.720 Texas and Bruce Bochi had an impact on that being able to weather those storms. 356 00:29:02.279 --> 00:29:03.880 I mean, these are two guys I respect a lot throughs poaching Tory 357 00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:07.960 Levello. You know, Boach is Boach. He's he's a Hall of Famer. 358 00:29:07.000 --> 00:29:11.200 He's won three World Series. He is so good tactically on the prostudon 359 00:29:11.200 --> 00:29:15.480 stage. He's shown that before. It's been a little different this year than 360 00:29:15.599 --> 00:29:18.960 those Giants teams, where you know, he really had three go to arms 361 00:29:18.960 --> 00:29:23.079 in the bulltime that were so rock solid throughout throughout that Giant's dynasty. Here 362 00:29:23.079 --> 00:29:26.200 with the Rangers, you know, sometimes they had to get a little more 363 00:29:26.200 --> 00:29:30.000 creative because the Bos had some struggles over the course of the year. But 364 00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:33.319 but you know, he's mixing the match at the right time. And then 365 00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:37.160 Tory Leavello is a guy who you know, you go back with them a 366 00:29:37.160 --> 00:29:40.279 long ways. Rosie I do too, from you know, his his Cleveland 367 00:29:40.319 --> 00:29:44.319 days in the minor league system, managing for Cleveland and really you know, 368 00:29:44.400 --> 00:29:48.640 coming up and learning a lot in that organization and always been just a great 369 00:29:48.680 --> 00:29:52.000 baseball guy and a guy who's also willing to evolve and a guy who always 370 00:29:52.039 --> 00:29:56.279 builds great relationships with his players. And you know, he's been in Arizona 371 00:29:56.319 --> 00:29:59.960 since twenty seventeen, which is hard to believe. This is the second Qua 372 00:30:00.079 --> 00:30:02.880 Off team it's the first one that really came up under his guidance, you 373 00:30:02.880 --> 00:30:07.319 know, over years of building those relationships with their players, even a guy 374 00:30:07.319 --> 00:30:08.839 that Corvin Carroll is a rookie this year. You know, he was talking 375 00:30:08.880 --> 00:30:12.039 this today about what, you know, how Lavello went out of his way 376 00:30:12.079 --> 00:30:15.960 to really build a relationship with him as a minor leaguer, and uh, 377 00:30:17.279 --> 00:30:18.599 you know, it just makes the bond all that much stronger when these guys 378 00:30:18.640 --> 00:30:22.880 get to the big league, So real players, manager, and you know, 379 00:30:22.960 --> 00:30:26.160 great to see having success on this stage. So ultimately, what do 380 00:30:26.200 --> 00:30:30.039 you think the series comes down to at this point? Yeah, So for 381 00:30:30.119 --> 00:30:33.000 me, Rosie, it's it's really this simple. Here's the here's the math 382 00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:37.720 equation. For me, the Diamondbacks have really rebuilt their bullpen in the last 383 00:30:37.759 --> 00:30:40.359 couple of months. It's it's kind of become a different unit than it was 384 00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:41.799 the first four months of the season. And that happens all the time in 385 00:30:41.799 --> 00:30:45.440 baseball. We see that of all and the Rangers had a lot of ups 386 00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:48.599 and dials with their bullpen. It looks like their bullpen was going to cost 387 00:30:48.640 --> 00:30:52.039 him a playoff spot at one time. But where we are right now going 388 00:30:52.079 --> 00:30:56.559 into the World Series is the Diamondbacks have four arms that they seem to trust 389 00:30:56.720 --> 00:31:00.960 in their bullpen. The Rangers have three arms that they seem to trust in 390 00:31:00.000 --> 00:31:03.559 their bullpense. So I'm doing I'm crunching the numbers and running science experiments and 391 00:31:03.559 --> 00:31:07.720 determining that that means four to three. That means Diamondbacks in seven games. 392 00:31:08.319 --> 00:31:12.519 I like it. I like that the methodology of how you're getting there. 393 00:31:12.759 --> 00:31:18.039 Home field. It seemed like home field would be a big deal in the 394 00:31:18.119 --> 00:31:22.559 National League Championship Series, with the way the Phillies played at home and the 395 00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:26.400 way their fans got behind them. Do you see that being as much of 396 00:31:26.400 --> 00:31:30.000 a factor, which it turned out not to be in that series, But 397 00:31:30.519 --> 00:31:33.319 do you see it being as much of a factor in the World Series based 398 00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:37.519 on the two ballparks and fan basis. I can only look at the trend 399 00:31:37.559 --> 00:31:38.720 this year and say, Nope, I guess it doesn't matter at all. 400 00:31:40.279 --> 00:31:42.799 These teams have proven it, and this postseason has proven it where road teams 401 00:31:42.880 --> 00:31:45.640 rose the ex I can't remember the exact number, but it's over a six 402 00:31:45.759 --> 00:31:49.519 hundred winning percentage in this postseason for the road team, So go figure. 403 00:31:51.640 --> 00:31:53.160 Yeah, I don't know why that is, it could just be one of 404 00:31:53.240 --> 00:31:57.119 those weird, floky baseball things. It doesn't repeat itself, but it doesn't 405 00:31:57.119 --> 00:32:01.160 seem to matter to these Diamondbacks going in. And also Rosie I wrote this 406 00:32:01.200 --> 00:32:06.799 feature about Global Life Field the diamond for excuse me, the Rangers home since 407 00:32:06.839 --> 00:32:10.200 twenty twenty. Very strange history to this building. You know, we live 408 00:32:10.240 --> 00:32:15.839 in Cleveland, where Jacobs Field opened up in nineteen ninety four and everything changed 409 00:32:15.240 --> 00:32:17.599 for the Cleveland Indians, you know, on a dime. You know, 410 00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:22.559 they became a relevant team and sold out stadium and all that. Here at 411 00:32:22.559 --> 00:32:28.200 Global Life Field, absolutely opposite Lifespan where it opened in the right during the 412 00:32:28.240 --> 00:32:31.240 pandemic in twenty twenty, no fans in the seats for the short, weird 413 00:32:31.440 --> 00:32:36.119 season. It hosts the NLCS and the World Series that year. So a 414 00:32:36.240 --> 00:32:39.039 team, you know, two teams are playing the World Series and neither one 415 00:32:39.079 --> 00:32:42.440 of them is the team that is the home team in the ballpark. Then 416 00:32:42.480 --> 00:32:46.079 there were two no hitters thrown here in the first season with fans against the 417 00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:52.640 Rangers, and then Aaron Judge hit his record breaking sixty second home run against 418 00:32:52.640 --> 00:32:54.640 the Rangers here in this Billy. So a lot of baseball history in a 419 00:32:54.680 --> 00:32:59.720 short time and absolutely none of it benefiting the Rangers. So I don't know 420 00:32:59.720 --> 00:33:01.720 if that And then then they lost all three games at home in the ALCS, 421 00:33:01.799 --> 00:33:05.319 So I don't know if that trend holds true here or if they're able 422 00:33:05.359 --> 00:33:07.680 to make some magic and kind of reclaim their own building. So going through 423 00:33:07.680 --> 00:33:13.359 my notes based on this conversation, in the future, don't win your division 424 00:33:13.480 --> 00:33:17.000 or one hundred games and don't get home field advantage. So that's another challenge 425 00:33:17.039 --> 00:33:21.680 for front offices to try and it happen. Yeah, you want to be 426 00:33:21.759 --> 00:33:23.480 bad, but not so bad that you don't make the playoffs. You want 427 00:33:23.480 --> 00:33:25.599 to be just, you know, just good enough to make the playoffs, 428 00:33:25.599 --> 00:33:29.720 but just bad enough to not have prominent seating. Yeah, this stuff is 429 00:33:29.759 --> 00:33:31.839 crazy, and you know, every year is kind of its own thing, 430 00:33:31.920 --> 00:33:35.160 and next year it could be all favorites at advance, we don't know, 431 00:33:35.480 --> 00:33:38.119 but I will say that the way it's drawn up, I mean, you 432 00:33:38.160 --> 00:33:43.039 know, fans in places like Cleveland should love this format and they should love 433 00:33:43.319 --> 00:33:47.839 where baseball is headed because it's going to be more athletically oriented and youth oriented 434 00:33:49.200 --> 00:33:52.839 with the style of baseball that's rewarded with the you know, the pitch time 435 00:33:52.960 --> 00:33:58.160 or and whatnot in the playoff format. I mean, there are huge economic 436 00:33:58.200 --> 00:34:00.880 disparities in this game, and these are ways to level the playing field. 437 00:34:00.960 --> 00:34:04.519 You know, the randomness of October again, it's a feature, not a 438 00:34:04.519 --> 00:34:08.440 bug. And Arizona Diamondbacks had the twenty first pay roll out of thirty teams 439 00:34:08.480 --> 00:34:10.719 going into the year and here they are in the World Series with a legit 440 00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:14.320 chance to win it. So that's what you want as a as a fan 441 00:34:14.400 --> 00:34:17.079 in a smaller market or a low revenue market. So that is our World 442 00:34:17.079 --> 00:34:21.760 Series preview with Anthony cast Events from MLB dot com. And before we let 443 00:34:21.760 --> 00:34:25.239 you go, Anthony, two quickies on other subjects. Your ears to the 444 00:34:25.239 --> 00:34:30.400 ground. What are you hearing on the Guardian's managerial search? Yeah, just 445 00:34:30.400 --> 00:34:32.960 just so many names, just so many names. And that's kind of what 446 00:34:32.960 --> 00:34:37.960 I expecting this process because it's been it's been a very long it's been you 447 00:34:38.000 --> 00:34:43.239 know, fourteen years fifth, what is it fifteen years, right since they 448 00:34:43.280 --> 00:34:46.840 went through this process. You know, that led to Manniactas hiring because with 449 00:34:46.960 --> 00:34:51.159 Terry Francona, it was like Terry Francone is in We're good, you know, 450 00:34:52.199 --> 00:34:54.239 so you got to go back a long ways before they you know, 451 00:34:54.360 --> 00:34:59.599 really had the process of whittling down the field. And I think there's so 452 00:34:59.679 --> 00:35:01.440 much I think in hearing other perspectives, you know, and there's a lot 453 00:35:01.480 --> 00:35:05.960 of them in the game right now. There's analytically driven minds, there's experienced 454 00:35:05.960 --> 00:35:09.719 managers and experienced managers, you know, quality control coaches and all that stuff. 455 00:35:09.760 --> 00:35:15.079 So, you know, obviously Steven Vote has been mentioned out there as 456 00:35:15.119 --> 00:35:19.400 a very prominent candidate. I know he's had a couple interviews. I'm just 457 00:35:19.440 --> 00:35:21.519 going to say that, Like, you know, I'm here at the World 458 00:35:21.599 --> 00:35:23.800 Series and I have so much respect for Jeff Banister and I thought he did 459 00:35:23.800 --> 00:35:27.599 a great job with the Texas Rangers. I thought you got to a raw 460 00:35:27.679 --> 00:35:31.039 deal in losing his job with the Rangers, and he's been a difference maker 461 00:35:31.079 --> 00:35:35.519 for Arizona Tory levelos that he's been the greatest gift that's ever happened to him 462 00:35:35.519 --> 00:35:37.599 as a manager was having Jeff Banisters as bench coach. I'd like to see 463 00:35:37.639 --> 00:35:40.119 him getting an opportunity with one of these you know, there's so many openings. 464 00:35:40.280 --> 00:35:44.519 Hopefully he'll get one of them, and one name that has not been 465 00:35:44.599 --> 00:35:47.679 mentioned as a candidate, but we like to update with you. Bruce Springsteen. 466 00:35:49.039 --> 00:35:52.639 Uh, I well documented, you're a tremendous fan. He had to 467 00:35:52.639 --> 00:35:54.360 stop his tour due to health issues. What are you hearing is is he 468 00:35:54.400 --> 00:35:57.960 going to be able to get back out there? Yeah, he's on the 469 00:35:58.000 --> 00:36:05.000 men's he's got pet ulcer disease. Sounds terrible. It's a terrible belly ache 470 00:36:05.000 --> 00:36:07.400 basically, and it makes it all the more impressive of what he was doing 471 00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:12.679 this summer in Europe and a little bit, you know, late summer in 472 00:36:12.760 --> 00:36:15.440 some stadium shows here the US. He just played three shows at Gerrant Stadium 473 00:36:16.000 --> 00:36:20.719 in the Meadowlands, and by all accounts, the last of those shows was 474 00:36:21.119 --> 00:36:23.840 the absolute greatest of this tour, the best set list and just the energy 475 00:36:23.599 --> 00:36:27.719 and the level of performance. And then a couple of days later you learn 476 00:36:27.920 --> 00:36:30.679 what he was for, you know, concitions he was performing under. So, 477 00:36:30.679 --> 00:36:32.599 Bruce, I've always said that I've covered a lot of great athletes in 478 00:36:32.639 --> 00:36:37.079 baseball, but Bruce Springsteen is the greatest athlete I have ever seen in my 479 00:36:37.159 --> 00:36:39.679 life. Seventy three years old, still getting it done. I was ecuseing 480 00:36:39.719 --> 00:36:43.679 seventy four years old. Actually, so he's on the Men. They'll be 481 00:36:43.679 --> 00:36:46.280 back in twenty twenty four, Rosie to rock your face off. Good to 482 00:36:46.360 --> 00:36:51.239 know we covered a lot of ground this year, Anthony, and as always 483 00:36:51.280 --> 00:36:54.159 it's appreciated it always to enjoy the World Series. Thank you so much, 484 00:36:54.239 --> 00:36:59.639 Rosie. Great to hear you. That's Anthony Castor Benz from MLB dot com 485 00:37:00.239 --> 00:37:02.760 to have him on the show previewing the World Series this year, and it 486 00:37:02.840 --> 00:37:08.079 is off again to a rousing start after the Rangers extra inning win last night 487 00:37:08.159 --> 00:37:13.440 in eleven six to five over the Diamondbacks. That's gonna do it for this 488 00:37:13.440 --> 00:37:16.199 week's show. Thanks it's always to Brian Motze for helping to put together our 489 00:37:16.239 --> 00:37:22.519 shows each week. We'll join you again next weekend for another edition of Guardian's 490 00:37:22.599 --> 00:37:34.079 Weekly. This is Jim Rosenhause. Have a great weekend everyone. Guardians Weekly 491 00:37:34.280 --> 00:37:39.119 has been brought to you by Progressive helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance