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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, everyone, welcome to Guardian's Weekly. Jim Rosen House along

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<v Speaker 2>with you north of the border this weekend. We're in

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<v Speaker 2>Toronto at the Rogers Center where the Guardians are taking

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<v Speaker 2>on the Blue Jays this weekend. They have a game

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<v Speaker 2>on Saturday afternoon at three to seven, another one on

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday at one thirty seven, and then it's on to Washington,

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<v Speaker 2>d C. For a three game series to conclude the

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<v Speaker 2>road trip against the Nationals. Good show lined up for

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<v Speaker 2>you today, as we will hear a little bit later

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<v Speaker 2>on from former Cleveland Indian and two times Cy Young

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<v Speaker 2>Award winner Corey Klueber. We'll also visit with Hall of

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<v Speaker 2>Famer Paul Monitor and be joined by catcher Bo Naylor

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<v Speaker 2>and relieve pitcher Kolby Allard, all of them coming your

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<v Speaker 2>way shortly, along with Kyle man Zardo, who continues to

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<v Speaker 2>be off to a great start and this is his

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<v Speaker 2>first full major league season. But first, our look back

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<v Speaker 2>at the week that was. The weekend review begins on Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>back home with the opener of a four game series

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<v Speaker 2>against the Twins. Less said about this one the better

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<v Speaker 2>eleven to one. The Twins won it on just an

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<v Speaker 2>ugly night for the Guardians, but they would bounce back

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<v Speaker 2>and play great baseball the rest of the series against

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<v Speaker 2>the Twins, and it was a four gamer that continued

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<v Speaker 2>on Tuesday night. The Guardians, after a three hour weather delay,

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<v Speaker 2>finally got things going. The game was scoreless in the

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<v Speaker 2>bottom half of the third with bow Naylor leading things off.

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<v Speaker 3>Panic is ready here it comes, swung out a.

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<v Speaker 1>Drill to deep bright forget about it, oh one and

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<v Speaker 1>a bow Naylor hit two home runs foul and then

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<v Speaker 1>hammered one fair deep into the lower deck.

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<v Speaker 2>Getting right and it's one nothing Cleveland and the third.

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<v Speaker 2>Minnesota tied the game at one with a solo home

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<v Speaker 2>run from Ty France in the fifth inning, but that

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<v Speaker 2>would be all tanner Biby allowed as he was terrific

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<v Speaker 2>once again. So tanner bibe is last time out handcuffed

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<v Speaker 2>New York in six innings, gave up two runs into

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<v Speaker 2>the sixth inning. Tonight, he's allowed one run eighty four

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<v Speaker 2>pitches made. He fires and the pitch drill the third

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<v Speaker 2>cut by Ramirez. So at eighty five pitches through six innings,

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<v Speaker 2>Tanner Biby will come out for the seventh and manned

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<v Speaker 2>at Cleveland need this kind of not only length, but

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<v Speaker 2>a really good start from Tanner Biby. In the seventh,

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<v Speaker 2>the Guardian's defense was on full display. Biby, He's ready,

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<v Speaker 2>here it comes, and it swung on drill to left.

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<v Speaker 2>This a base hit near the line over to cut

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<v Speaker 2>it off as Kwan France's thinking too, puts the brakes on.

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<v Speaker 3>Throw back to first slide, take it up.

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<v Speaker 1>What a play again by Gabriel Larius.

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<v Speaker 2>Still a one to one game in the eighth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>with Kate Smith first up out of the Guardian's bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>and now Korea and the hitters counted two to zero

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<v Speaker 2>in Correa nine hits in his last eighteen advance. The

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<v Speaker 2>two to zero pitch swung on him high in the

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<v Speaker 2>air to right. That's not going anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>John Kinzie. Noel jogs in cage. Smith gets it done again.

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<v Speaker 1>Middle of the eighth Cleveland Minnesota still in a one

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<v Speaker 1>to one game, and that's set the stage for the

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<v Speaker 1>bottom half of the ninth inning. Games still tied at

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<v Speaker 1>one and Cole Manzardo leading things off Farland into the motion.

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<v Speaker 1>Here it comes and it swung and hit a ton.

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<v Speaker 3>Deep bright field, bugging.

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<v Speaker 1>A walk off solo blast all right Berkyle man Soto

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<v Speaker 1>and the Guardians walk off the Minnesota Twins.

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<v Speaker 3>Two to one.

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<v Speaker 2>Man once again, we'll hear from Manzarto in our next

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<v Speaker 2>segment about that big walk off home run against the Twins.

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<v Speaker 2>On to Wednesday, a four to two victory for the Guardians.

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<v Speaker 2>Luis Ortiz he got the start in this one, and

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<v Speaker 2>he followed the lead of Tanner Bibby the previous night.

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<v Speaker 3>Scoreless.

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<v Speaker 1>In the sixth, runner at third, two down, payoff pitch

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<v Speaker 1>to the Twins short stop bullseye strike three call, took

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<v Speaker 1>or tis still scoreless off the lake front.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Twins had their ace Pablo Lopez going and

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<v Speaker 2>he matched Ortiz pitch for pitch, keeping the Guardians off

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<v Speaker 2>the board, and the game was still scoreless through six innings.

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<v Speaker 2>But in the seventh the Guardians got something started with

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<v Speaker 2>their igniter, Jose Ramirez.

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<v Speaker 1>Now the one one swung on line drive base hit

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<v Speaker 1>right field, Ramirez two for three Cleveland as its third hit.

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<v Speaker 1>The thing about Hosey he doesn't steal a base unless

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<v Speaker 1>it's important. He has two hundred forty eight career steals,

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<v Speaker 1>five this year. He's got a good lead the pitch

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<v Speaker 1>there he goes, pitch is taking a strike, no throw.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeffers could not get a grip on the base ball.

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<v Speaker 1>There's number two forty nine for Jose Ramirez, and now

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<v Speaker 1>you've got the go ahead run in scoring position with

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<v Speaker 1>nobody out. The smartest player in the game, Jose Ramirez

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<v Speaker 1>once again steals a mase when it matters.

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<v Speaker 2>Then with one away, Carlos Santana got the job done.

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<v Speaker 2>Lopez maybe near the end, he's about to make his

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<v Speaker 2>ninetieth pitch. He fires a swinging a Q shot off

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<v Speaker 2>the third bay side of the mound, grabbed throw by.

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<v Speaker 1>Lopez, skips down the right field line. Here comes Hosey

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<v Speaker 3>With a go ahead run.

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<v Speaker 1>Lopez tried to make the sensational playing a Q shut

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<v Speaker 1>side of the mound. He bare handed it fired with

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<v Speaker 1>no chance to get Samtana and a short hot friends

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<v Speaker 1>at first ball then skipped down the right field line

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<v Speaker 1>and foul ground. By the time Clemens retrieved and threw

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<v Speaker 1>to the plate, Jose Ramirez had scored and the Guardians

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<v Speaker 1>have a one nothing laid and out to the mound

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<v Speaker 1>is the manager.

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<v Speaker 3>Rocco ball Deli.

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<v Speaker 2>Gabriel Larius followed with a walk, putting two men on

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<v Speaker 2>for the hot hitting bow Nailor.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's the two two swung out in blasted.

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<v Speaker 1>Hidep to right hallway back a gon.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, what a couple of nights for bow Nailer.

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<v Speaker 1>A majestic two out, three run homer to right and

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<v Speaker 1>Cleveland has a four nothing laid.

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<v Speaker 3>Here in the seventh.

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<v Speaker 2>The Twins got on the board with a run in

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<v Speaker 2>the eighth inning and another in the ninth, but the

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<v Speaker 2>four to two lead was plenty as Emmanuel class A

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<v Speaker 2>was on to finish things up. So runner third, two

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<v Speaker 2>down and the two two to Clemens.

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<v Speaker 1>Swinging a miss ball game. Class A strikes out the

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<v Speaker 1>side save number five and Cleveland, with another white knuckler

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<v Speaker 1>win beats Minnesota four to two.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Guardians were looking for a series win heading

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<v Speaker 2>into the finale on Thursday afternoon, and they got the

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<v Speaker 2>scoring started early as Kyle Manzardo came to the plate

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<v Speaker 2>in the first inning with a runner in scoring position.

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<v Speaker 1>Now the one pitch swung on line back up the

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<v Speaker 1>middle base it to center around third, coming to score

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<v Speaker 1>Zarius and Kyle Manzardo, with a team high twenty RBIs,

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<v Speaker 1>lines a two out single to center to give Cleveland

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<v Speaker 1>the early lead one to nothing, and Kyle Manzardo just

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<v Speaker 1>keeps on delivering. It was still a one nothing lead

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<v Speaker 1>in the fourth when John Kenzie Noel stepped in. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>the one one swung on and hammered hoy and deep

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<v Speaker 1>left field, bleacher bound home run.

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<v Speaker 3>Noell, oh Man.

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<v Speaker 1>Did he lay into that one? And it's been coming

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<v Speaker 1>for John Kinzie no Weel. There's his second home run

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<v Speaker 1>on the homestand and the Guardians take cut to nothing lead,

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt about it at least and maybe more than

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<v Speaker 1>halfway up the bleachers there and left for Noell four

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and fifty feet the distance on that home run.

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<v Speaker 1>Meanwhile on the mound, it was a third consecutive strong

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<v Speaker 1>start for the Guardians, this time from Ben Lively into

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<v Speaker 1>the wind. His pitch swung on popped him up shallow

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<v Speaker 1>right out goes Arius on comes Noel, who calls and

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<v Speaker 1>makes the catch and when the big man says, I

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<v Speaker 1>got it, Marius failed out quickly, three up, three down,

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<v Speaker 1>a low pitch inning for live and we head to

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<v Speaker 1>the bottom of the fifth.

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<v Speaker 2>It's two nothing Cleveland over the Twins. But in the seventh,

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<v Speaker 2>Minnesota battled back, scoring twice to tie the game at two.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the rains came to Progressive Field and continued

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<v Speaker 2>and continued some more, and after about a two hour delay,

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<v Speaker 2>neither team was able to score in the eighth or

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth, so we went to extra innings. The Twins

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<v Speaker 2>were able to get the runner at second base home

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<v Speaker 2>with a sack fly in the top half of the

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<v Speaker 2>tenth that gave them a three to two lead, and

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<v Speaker 2>in the bottom of the tenth it was Stephen Kwan

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<v Speaker 2>the runner starting at second base, and with one out,

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Ramirez got the job done in the clutch. Kwan

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<v Speaker 2>the tying run at third, three to two, Minnesota one down.

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<v Speaker 2>Bottom of the tenth, Twins, with the infield in outfield

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<v Speaker 2>medium deep straight away, the next offering swung and ripped

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<v Speaker 2>in the.

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<v Speaker 1>Right center that sabasin tie ball game. They pitched to

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<v Speaker 1>Ramirez and he lashes an rb I single the right center.

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<v Speaker 3>And we are back to even at three. He's the

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<v Speaker 3>winning run.

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<v Speaker 1>At first it's RBI number fifteen for Jose Ramirez.

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<v Speaker 2>And then with Ramirez at first base, another milestone moment

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<v Speaker 2>would follow.

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<v Speaker 1>Ramirez is one steal away from becoming the first player

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<v Speaker 1>in franchise history with two hundred and fifty steals, two

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and fifty home runs.

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<v Speaker 3>He's got a good lead.

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<v Speaker 1>Topa's ready the pitch there he goes, pitches high and wide,

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<v Speaker 1>throw the second head first slide. He got it history

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<v Speaker 1>for Jose Ramirez, the first Enfranchise history, the first major

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<v Speaker 1>league third baseman ever with two hundred and fifty steals,

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred and fifty home runs. And of course Jose

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<v Speaker 1>Ramirez gets it at a critical juncture in the ballgame.

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<v Speaker 2>So at first base open the Twins in tentionally walked

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Manzardo, bringing on hell Martinez to the plate.

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<v Speaker 1>Two on one out, The two strength pitch from Topa.

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<v Speaker 1>Runner goes pitch swung on, crowded in the hole. He's

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<v Speaker 1>hitting the right Ramirez around third.

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<v Speaker 3>He will score the game winner, and for the twelfth time.

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<v Speaker 1>Since twenty twenty two, Cleveland is going to walk off

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<v Speaker 1>the Twins in a one run game. Unbelievable on Hell

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<v Speaker 1>Martinez with a pinch hit Army I single in the

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<v Speaker 1>hold a right field, Ramirez running to third on the play,

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<v Speaker 1>scored with ease. And twice in this series Cleveland walks

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<v Speaker 1>off Minnesota. They do it today in ten innings, four

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<v Speaker 1>to three. On What a win it was for the

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<v Speaker 1>Guardian's keyed by the usual from Jose Mirrez. Hustle, plays

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<v Speaker 1>clutch hits, and he scores the game winning run. All

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<v Speaker 1>the while it's becoming an exclusive member in Cleveland baseball

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<v Speaker 1>history of the two fifty two fifty career club for

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<v Speaker 1>stolen bases and home runs. What a career he's having.

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<v Speaker 1>And boy, it sure seems like it's going to end

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<v Speaker 1>with a trip to Cooper's Town at some point in

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<v Speaker 1>time for Jose Ramirez.

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<v Speaker 2>So that wrapped up the homestand on Thursday. The road

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<v Speaker 2>trip started. On Friday night right here in Toronto, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Blue Jays, on a two run single in the

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with you

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<v Speaker 2>from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Rogers Center, where the Guardians

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<v Speaker 2>and Blue Jays are meeting this weekend. Earlier this week,

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<v Speaker 2>on the home Stand, Cole Mansardo hit his first walk

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<v Speaker 2>off home run in the Big Leagues to give the

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<v Speaker 2>Guardians a two to one victory over the Twins on

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<v Speaker 2>Tuesday night. It was not only his first walk off

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<v Speaker 2>can remember, it's his first home run that ended a

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<v Speaker 2>it was quite a trip around the bases.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, man, I was completely out of breath, just trying

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<v Speaker 6>to enjoy the moment, taking the moment, but it was sweet.

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<v Speaker 2>Does your approach change at all when you're in that

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<v Speaker 2>situation in the ninth inning, trying to maybe win it

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, not necessarily trying to win it with one swing,

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<v Speaker 6>kind of first and foremost, but looking to drive the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>And as the bad developed, what did you see and

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<v Speaker 2>did you feel like it would get out when you

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<v Speaker 4>No, I didn't.

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<v Speaker 6>I didn't think it was going to get out. I

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<v Speaker 6>thought I hit it a little bit too low, so

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<v Speaker 6>I was running, running hard out of the box, but

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<v Speaker 6>definitely happy it's knuck out.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you describe the feeling for fans when when you

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<v Speaker 8>Man, it's it's a rush.

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<v Speaker 6>Just trying to take in the moment and make sure

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<v Speaker 6>it doesn't slip past me without you know, enjoying it.

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<v Speaker 2>The game was delayed quite some time, more than three hours,

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<v Speaker 2>and I understand there's a lot of chess going on

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<v Speaker 2>and here were you partaking in that? And if so,

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<v Speaker 2>how did you do?

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<v Speaker 6>I beat Nolan three times in a row. I'm not

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<v Speaker 6>very good. I've never beat Bo or Kwan or any

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<v Speaker 2>So you say you beat Nolan three times? Does he

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<v Speaker 2>know that you beat him three times in a row?

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<v Speaker 2>Or are you guys kind of still trying to figure

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<v Speaker 9>He should know.

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<v Speaker 6>I let him know. If he didn't know, he wasn't

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<v Speaker 6>listening to me, but I let him know.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle, you look at it, how things are going and

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<v Speaker 2>the season continues to develop. Well, we taught you shortly

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<v Speaker 2>after it began and you were on a hot streak

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<v Speaker 2>right out of the shoot. What have you learned over

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<v Speaker 2>this first month that's helped you as you've gone through

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<v Speaker 2>some of those ups and downs.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, you just got to trust yourself and stick with it.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, this is baseball, this is what you know

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<v Speaker 6>it's going to be, So just enjoying the highs and

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<v Speaker 6>trying not to too much into the lows.

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<v Speaker 2>And over at first base, you have made some good

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<v Speaker 2>plays when you've had that opportunity, and how much satisfaction

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<v Speaker 2>do you get out of that, and how have you

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<v Speaker 2>become a really very much a serviceable first baseman.

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<v Speaker 6>Just staying ready, being really intentional with my work before

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<v Speaker 6>the games, and then whenever I get a chance over there,

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<v Speaker 6>making sure I'm trying to make the most of it.

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<v Speaker 2>When you look at last night, it's hard to say

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<v Speaker 2>there's a big win in April, but based on how

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<v Speaker 2>things had gone the last couple of days, was there

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<v Speaker 2>that feeling afterward that hey, that was a nice one

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<v Speaker 2>to get.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, yeah, just get back in the win column after

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<v Speaker 6>a couple of rough games, and especially to make sure

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<v Speaker 6>that we picked Bibby up. Bibby gave us the start

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<v Speaker 6>that we really really needed. So to be able to

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<v Speaker 6>capitalize on that with a win is excellent.

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<v Speaker 2>And obviously you're a big part of that. At the end, Kyle,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks for coming b I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 8>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>That's Kyle Manzardo, who for a while now has led

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<v Speaker 2>the team in both home runs and runs driven. In

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<v Speaker 2>What a year it has been for Manzardo. Already, stay

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<v Speaker 2>with us when we come back. We'll visit with catcher

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<v Speaker 2>Bow Naylor and relief pitcher Colby Allard. That's coming up

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<v Speaker 2>next on the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio Network. Welcome back

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<v Speaker 2>to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with you from the

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<v Speaker 2>Rogers Center in Toronto. Guardians and Blue Jays meeting on

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday afternoon at three oh seven. I'll ramp up the

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<v Speaker 2>weekend on Sunday afternoon with a one thirty seven first pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>Bow Naylor hit a home run in the series opener

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<v Speaker 2>on Friday night, his third home run this week, and

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<v Speaker 2>he does it in the shadow of his hometown, Mississauga,

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<v Speaker 2>just up the road. And he played some games here

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<v Speaker 2>at the Rogers Center in youth baseball and high school baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>So Love's coming back here. This is the third year

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<v Speaker 2>he has done so. And with Naylor, he talked a

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<v Speaker 2>lot about some of the keys to his recent success

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<v Speaker 2>at the plate.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I mean it really just comes down to, you

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<v Speaker 10>know something that I talk about often, which is controlling

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<v Speaker 10>the things you can control. Ultimately, that's you know, trying

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<v Speaker 10>to swing at good pitches and you know, doing damage

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<v Speaker 10>on the ones that are kind of in the heart

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<v Speaker 10>of the plate, which you know, we got one in

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<v Speaker 10>that game, which is you know we always love to see.

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<v Speaker 8>But yeah, you know, also trying.

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<v Speaker 10>To control the the tempo of the bat, you know,

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<v Speaker 10>making sure that you're not rushed and going out there

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<v Speaker 10>with the plan and trying your best to execute you know,

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<v Speaker 10>everything else. You know, if you know you put a

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<v Speaker 10>good bat on the ball and you know it counts

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<v Speaker 10>as an out, you know, at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 10>you go back to dugout knowing you did everything you could.

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<v Speaker 10>So it's taking all those things that you can control

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<v Speaker 10>and you know, allowing that to keep your mind a

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<v Speaker 10>good spot for the at bats that are to follow.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know you worked hard on some things in

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<v Speaker 2>the offseason. Are those coming into play in a good

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<v Speaker 2>way for you so far?

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah? One hundred percent. Uh, you know, everything's coming together

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<v Speaker 8>pretty well.

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<v Speaker 10>You know, still a long season ago, so little by little,

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<v Speaker 10>just trying to continue to take steps in the right direction,

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<v Speaker 10>keep an open dialogue with the coaches, especially the hitting

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<v Speaker 10>coaches just to make sure that things are flowing as

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<v Speaker 10>we'd like, and all the hard work that we put

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<v Speaker 10>in the off season is continue to show out there.

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<v Speaker 10>So yeah, you know, and just got to continue to

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<v Speaker 10>you know, go out there and try to do our best,

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<v Speaker 10>try to make an impact, and you know, take take

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<v Speaker 10>all the good things that you can to keep your mind.

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<v Speaker 8>On the right spot.

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<v Speaker 2>Defensively, throwing is obviously a big part of it, and

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<v Speaker 2>a huge cat stealing late they roll a pinch runner

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<v Speaker 2>in there, so I'm sure you had a hunch and

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<v Speaker 2>it seemed like everyone else did too, but sometimes that

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<v Speaker 2>can be a difficult situation to throw someone out in.

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<v Speaker 2>How much have you come along defensively in that area

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<v Speaker 2>of the game controlling the running game?

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<v Speaker 10>I think I'm always trying to better myself in every

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<v Speaker 10>aspect of the game, that being one of them as

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<v Speaker 10>of recent And yeah, I mean I can't say it's

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<v Speaker 10>all it was all me in that play. You know,

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<v Speaker 10>shout out class A, you know, doing his best to

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<v Speaker 10>control the running game because he made my job a

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<v Speaker 10>lot easier. So yeah, it's all those factors coming together.

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<v Speaker 10>I mean, you know, a lot of the emphasis for

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<v Speaker 10>me personally just being on the throwing program, making sure

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<v Speaker 10>that I'm sequencing and everything's patterning out correctly so that

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<v Speaker 10>you know, we get results like that out there in

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<v Speaker 10>the game. But yeah, I mean I try my best

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<v Speaker 10>to do everything I can to put myself in a

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<v Speaker 8>And yeah, you know, again shout out to class A

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<v Speaker 8>for for helping me along with that.

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<v Speaker 2>And your manager Stephen Bow did mention that he feels

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<v Speaker 2>you're throwing better and how can you improve at this

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<v Speaker 2>stage of your career just in a simple thing like throwing.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I think for there's been a lot of emphasis

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<v Speaker 10>I mean just in the whole kind of like preparation

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<v Speaker 10>process to throwing, so like weighted balls, making sure that

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<v Speaker 10>position to be able to sink itself correctly, so that

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<v Speaker 8>The right way, you know, getting the right stretch, making sure.

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<v Speaker 10>That everything is on time between your feet and your

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<v Speaker 10>upper half and also staying into the ground. All those things,

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<v Speaker 10>all those factors come together to ultimately.

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<v Speaker 8>Create a good throw.

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<v Speaker 10>So yeah, it's all the preparation that we do beforehand,

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<v Speaker 10>and also you know the maintenance of the arm, the shoulder,

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<v Speaker 10>all the things that come with that, make sure that

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<v Speaker 10>we're staying on top of it with the trainers and

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<v Speaker 10>the stuff behind the scenes so that we go out there.

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<v Speaker 8>We could just go out there and kind of let

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<v Speaker 8>the game flow.

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<v Speaker 2>You've been there a couple of times in your major

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<v Speaker 2>league career, but this weekend, the Toronto trip, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>you circle it still a big deal, even though you've

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<v Speaker 2>been there a couple of times.

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<v Speaker 10>And if so, why, I like to think so being

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<v Speaker 10>able to go out there, see some families, see friends,

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<v Speaker 10>be able to play in a park that I'm very

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<v Speaker 10>familiar with, you know, from growing up going games, even

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<v Speaker 10>being able to plan it a few times growing.

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<v Speaker 8>Up in my later high school years.

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<v Speaker 10>All that stuff comes together just to create an amazing feeling.

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<v Speaker 10>And yeah, you know, the biggest par is just being

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<v Speaker 10>able to see fam play in front of them, share

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<v Speaker 10>those moments with them, all those great experiences had.

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<v Speaker 3>Is Bo Naylor.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm always a fun weekend up here for Naylor when

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<v Speaker 2>the Guardians hit down and take on the Blue Jays.

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<v Speaker 2>Not far from Naylor's hometown of Mississauga, Colby Alert. He

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<v Speaker 2>just joined the ball club last weekend and has provided

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<v Speaker 2>a nice spark out of the bullpen when the Guardians

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<v Speaker 2>need some innings, and man that he provides some innings

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<v Speaker 2>last weekend against the Red Sox in a double header game,

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<v Speaker 2>six innings out of the pen, and they needed every

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<v Speaker 2>one of them to save some other arms for further use.

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<v Speaker 2>And he said it was great to be back in

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<v Speaker 2>the big leagues and back on a major league mound

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<v Speaker 2>contributing to a major league team.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I mean, it's obviously good to kind of quote

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<v Speaker 9>unquote get the monkey off the back, you know, for

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<v Speaker 9>your first one there. So it's definitely good to you know,

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<v Speaker 9>get out there and you know, got to got to

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<v Speaker 9>throw quite a few innings. So yeah, no, it's definitely

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<v Speaker 9>good to get back out there in a big league

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<v Speaker 9>game and kind of hit the ground running for the guys.

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<v Speaker 2>You were impressive in spring training but did not make

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<v Speaker 2>the club right away. At the end of the spring,

446
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<v Speaker 2>you had a choice of whether to stay or maybe

447
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<v Speaker 2>look around a little bit. What kept you here and

448
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<v Speaker 2>why was that a good decision for you?

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<v Speaker 9>You know, I think kind of the same reason I

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<v Speaker 9>signed here in the off season. You know, I think

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<v Speaker 9>they're the pitching department around here has you know, done

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<v Speaker 9>a really good job identifying you know, some things with

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<v Speaker 9>other people that I've seen from Afar and you know myself,

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<v Speaker 9>and I think, you know, just you know, it's a

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<v Speaker 9>very good group of people in here.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, there's a lot of a lot.

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<v Speaker 9>Of you know, good people and a lot of good,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, good winning baseball that.

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<v Speaker 4>We're trying to play in here.

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<v Speaker 9>So it's a great environment, you know, And I'm just

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<v Speaker 9>very very excited to be here and you know, help

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<v Speaker 9>help the team in any way I can.

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<v Speaker 2>And those pluses Earlier in your career might might it

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<v Speaker 2>have been different or you experienced enough now to know

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<v Speaker 2>a good spot when you see it, and and just

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<v Speaker 2>a field type thing for you.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 9>You know, I think the longer you're the longer you're

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<v Speaker 9>around this game, the more I guess you just the

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<v Speaker 9>more you see, the more you kind of understand. And

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<v Speaker 9>I think, just you know, Cleveland can hopefully be a

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<v Speaker 9>place that I can kind of, you know, bounce around

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<v Speaker 9>a lot of places the last few years, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>and hopefully Cleveland's a place that I can kind of

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<v Speaker 9>find a little bit of a home.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Colby, I remember we talked in spring training

477
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<v Speaker 2>and you said you had to really believe in your

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<v Speaker 2>stuff and maybe not change things and explain what that means,

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<v Speaker 2>especially maybe in the past where you tried to be

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit different but now have settled on a

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<v Speaker 2>good spot.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 9>I think a lot of it for me is just

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<v Speaker 9>attacking the zone, you know, and I think as being

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<v Speaker 9>ahead of hitters. And there's been times in my career,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, I don't necessarily throw the hardest or necessarily

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<v Speaker 9>have the quote unquote nastiest of pitches, you know, per se.

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<v Speaker 9>But I think when you go out there and you're ahead,

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<v Speaker 9>and you could put a good mix in there and

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<v Speaker 9>you stay ahead of guys, you know, I think that's

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<v Speaker 9>something that I've done a fairly good job of this

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<v Speaker 9>year in a Guardian's uniform. And I think that's just

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<v Speaker 9>something that the coaching staff and have kind of instilled

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<v Speaker 9>back into me. Is that confidence, you know that we

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<v Speaker 9>can our stuff plays in zone and just get it

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<v Speaker 9>out there and get it in the zone as much

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<v Speaker 9>as we can change speeds, you know, move it in

498
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<v Speaker 9>and out, up and down, and we can have success

499
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<v Speaker 9>at the major league level doing that. So I think

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<v Speaker 9>it's just kind of continuing to put one foot in

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<v Speaker 9>front of the other, keep getting better and kind of

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<v Speaker 9>keep hacking away with those things.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that part of the game where sometimes there's that

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<v Speaker 2>tendency you want your stuff to be better when maybe

505
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<v Speaker 2>your stuff is just good the way it.

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<v Speaker 4>Is one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, you know, obviously as players, you know, we're always

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<v Speaker 9>trying to be better and get better, you know, I think,

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<v Speaker 9>but also just knowing who you are as a pitcher,

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<v Speaker 9>I think is something that's very important. And you know,

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<v Speaker 9>I think there was you know, everybody, everybody's career path

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<v Speaker 9>is different, you know, I think, but I think the

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<v Speaker 9>Guardians have done a really good job of kind of

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<v Speaker 9>instilling that confidence in who I am as a pitcher

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<v Speaker 9>and kind of just running with that rather than there's

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<v Speaker 9>been the times in my career in the past where

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<v Speaker 9>I've tried to be you know, trying to do too much,

518
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<v Speaker 9>trying to be somebody else rather than just you know,

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<v Speaker 9>being Colby. And so I think that's kind of just

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<v Speaker 9>the mentality we're going to kind of continue to take

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<v Speaker 9>forward moving forward.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a southern California kids. San Clemente a good surfing area,

523
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<v Speaker 2>and there's teammates in here who know where you're from,

524
00:27:10.079 --> 00:27:13.720
<v Speaker 2>are from there as well? Explain surfing. How how long

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00:27:13.799 --> 00:27:15.400
<v Speaker 2>have you been doing it and how big a part

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<v Speaker 2>of your life is.

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<v Speaker 9>My dad's had me in the water since I could walk, probably,

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<v Speaker 9>so it's definitely a it's definitely a top hobby for

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<v Speaker 9>my for myself, and you know, it's definitely cool to

530
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<v Speaker 9>have a lot of guys, a lot of other socow

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<v Speaker 9>guys in the clubhouse so you can kind of connect

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<v Speaker 9>on some good surf spots and you know, stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 8>So it's definitely it's definitely a cool thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Laveley said it's actually good for him because of

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<v Speaker 2>the paddling and things like that, good for your arms

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<v Speaker 2>and shoulders, you look at it that way at all, one.

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<v Speaker 9>Hundred percent, No, I think it's awesome. It's definitely good

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<v Speaker 9>for the scaffs, good for the back, and good for honestly,

539
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<v Speaker 9>good for everything.

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<v Speaker 5>You know.

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<v Speaker 9>It's a it's good for you know, that side of things.

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<v Speaker 9>And I think it's good for the mental just break,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, getting you know, getting kind of away from things.

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<v Speaker 9>So that's a that's a good cool thing. Love surfing,

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<v Speaker 9>love getting back out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I try some some surfing slang?

547
00:27:56.359 --> 00:27:56.519
<v Speaker 1>On you.

548
00:27:56.799 --> 00:27:57.519
<v Speaker 3>Oh, hit me with it?

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<v Speaker 2>Did they still say gnarly?

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<v Speaker 9>Definitely in my vocabulary?

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<v Speaker 2>What does it mean?

552
00:28:02.960 --> 00:28:03.519
<v Speaker 4>That's gnarley?

553
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<v Speaker 2>Man? It's crazy. Do you still shoot the curl?

554
00:28:07.720 --> 00:28:09.079
<v Speaker 4>Shoot the curl, hit the barrel?

555
00:28:09.200 --> 00:28:10.720
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you can have a few of them, you know,

556
00:28:10.799 --> 00:28:11.319
<v Speaker 2>that's funny.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's shoot the curl.

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<v Speaker 9>Huh. Yeah, that's a good one.

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<v Speaker 2>Hang ten? Is that like nineteen fifties? No more?

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<v Speaker 9>Oh no, My dad will tell you he could probably

561
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<v Speaker 9>try to hang ten for you.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, we covered a lot here today. Colby, thanks

563
00:28:22.559 --> 00:28:24.200
<v Speaker 2>a lot for coming back, of course, man, thanks for

564
00:28:24.240 --> 00:28:27.880
<v Speaker 2>having long winding road for Colby Allard, a former number

565
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<v Speaker 2>one draft pick of the Atlanta Braves and now trying

566
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<v Speaker 2>to help out the Guardians in their bullpen as a

567
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<v Speaker 2>lefty out of the pen. Stay with us when we

568
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<v Speaker 2>came back. We will visit with one of the best

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<v Speaker 2>ever to suit up for Cleveland on the mound. And

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<v Speaker 2>that says a lot, because there's been some great ones.

571
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<v Speaker 2>But Corey Klueber will be our guest when we return

572
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<v Speaker 2>after this.

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<v Speaker 7>Switching to progressive is a game winning call in my

574
00:28:52.400 --> 00:28:54.400
<v Speaker 7>free mind, so us of other game winning calls in

575
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<v Speaker 7>the history of sports.

576
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<v Speaker 1>It was a doubleheader in August and really hot inside

577
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<v Speaker 1>the concessions stand.

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<v Speaker 4>That a win for people to come to me. I

579
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<v Speaker 4>figured I'd walk around Yelen and that's how I became

580
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<v Speaker 4>the first hot dog vendor in sports.

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<v Speaker 7>Okay, not really a game winning call, but it was

582
00:29:09.839 --> 00:29:12.799
<v Speaker 7>a good call. You can make one two switch to

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<v Speaker 7>Progressive and you could save hundreds. Progressive Casualty Insurance company

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<v Speaker 7>and affiliates not available in all states.

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<v Speaker 3>Clober into the wind. Here it comes a slang and

586
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<v Speaker 3>a miss ball game.

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<v Speaker 1>Kloeber gets his seventh strikeout and shuts out the Detroit

588
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<v Speaker 1>Tigers for nothing, the second major league complete game shutout

589
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<v Speaker 1>for Corey Klueber.

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<v Speaker 3>He did it in just one hundred and eleven pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to Guardians Weekly, our final segment, and we're

592
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<v Speaker 2>gonna te to a couple of greats of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>First off, Corey Klueber was in town earlier this week

594
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<v Speaker 2>when the Guardians were at home. He's kind of dipping

595
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<v Speaker 2>his toe into water to see whether he would like

596
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<v Speaker 2>to be an assistant and help out on an occasional basis,

597
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<v Speaker 2>either at the major league level, maybe in the minor leagues,

598
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<v Speaker 2>but certainly helping out the pitching end of things for

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<v Speaker 2>the Guardians and why not. He's a two time cy

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<v Speaker 2>Young Award winner during his time in Cleveland, and when

601
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<v Speaker 2>we caught up with him earlier this week, he explained

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<v Speaker 2>what the role of a special pitching assistant could entail

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<v Speaker 2>and has entailed so far.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, I think spring training was more so just an

605
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<v Speaker 11>initial visit to kind of both sides feel out where

606
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<v Speaker 11>they're at, kind of see if it was something that

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<v Speaker 11>I thought I might enjoy, something that the.

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<v Speaker 8>Team thought might be beneficial for them.

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<v Speaker 11>And now I think it's more so we're just trying

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<v Speaker 11>to figure out the best way that I can kind

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<v Speaker 11>of be impactful and use my experiences that I encountered

612
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<v Speaker 11>throughout my career to kind of be an extra resource

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<v Speaker 11>for guys if if needed.

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<v Speaker 2>So you're in here during a regular season series, what

615
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<v Speaker 2>are some of the things that you're doing, and how

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<v Speaker 2>can you impact guys in a short period of time.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, really, right now, a lot of it is

618
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<v Speaker 2>still that kind of initial getting to know a lot

619
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<v Speaker 2>of the guys, you know. I mean, it's funny because

620
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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't that long ago I was here. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think Jose and Carlos are the only ones on the

622
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<v Speaker 2>field that I have any relationship with. So I've still

623
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<v Speaker 2>got to, you know, build that relationship with guys in

624
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<v Speaker 2>order to kind of have that level of trust and

625
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<v Speaker 2>confidence to where if I were to say something or

626
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<v Speaker 2>deliver a message, you know, it's not just coming from

627
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<v Speaker 2>somebody with no background, so to speak, in that relationship.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think that, you know, that's kind of where

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<v Speaker 2>I'm focused right now, is just getting to you know,

630
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<v Speaker 2>know the guys on a base level and kind of

631
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<v Speaker 2>throughout that process and learn learn about them, how they

632
00:32:01.640 --> 00:32:03.319
<v Speaker 2>go about their business, what makes them tick, all that

633
00:32:03.400 --> 00:32:07.319
<v Speaker 2>kind of stuff, obviously, but pitching at the high level

634
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<v Speaker 2>that you did, you you were helped by various coaches

635
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<v Speaker 2>and were any especially helpful to you and how they

636
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<v Speaker 2>went about it and maybe give you some guidance now

637
00:32:16.640 --> 00:32:18.640
<v Speaker 2>as far as how you might want to go about it.

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<v Speaker 7>You know.

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<v Speaker 11>I mean, I've I've talked with with Rubin a little

640
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<v Speaker 11>bit right after I retire, just about not about doing anything,

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<v Speaker 11>but just kind of about what maybe next steps might be.

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<v Speaker 11>And you know, I think more than anything, it's really

643
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<v Speaker 11>about what every coach says is it's about the relationship

644
00:32:36.160 --> 00:32:38.960
<v Speaker 11>side of it. You know, first and foremost, that's what's

645
00:32:39.000 --> 00:32:42.720
<v Speaker 11>going to make everything more impactful, as if you have

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00:32:42.880 --> 00:32:48.839
<v Speaker 11>a real relationship with the players, if you have an

647
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<v Speaker 11>understanding of how they operate, if you you know, you

648
00:32:51.920 --> 00:32:54.319
<v Speaker 11>kind of know what makes them, what makes them go,

649
00:32:56.640 --> 00:33:00.480
<v Speaker 11>then the messaging or whatever it might be, becomes that

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<v Speaker 11>much more impactful.

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<v Speaker 2>Fun to be background a major league clubhouse again, even

652
00:33:04.039 --> 00:33:05.240
<v Speaker 2>if it's just for a little bit it is.

653
00:33:05.319 --> 00:33:08.079
<v Speaker 11>It's a much different clubhouse, but it's still fun for sure.

654
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<v Speaker 2>Corey, great to see you, Thanks for coming by. Thank you.

655
00:33:11.279 --> 00:33:12.599
<v Speaker 3>Fun chat with Corey Klueber.

656
00:33:12.680 --> 00:33:15.319
<v Speaker 2>And here's hoping that they can work something out where

657
00:33:15.359 --> 00:33:17.880
<v Speaker 2>he can contribute at a time and a place that

658
00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:20.680
<v Speaker 2>works well for him, because certainly a lot of good

659
00:33:20.720 --> 00:33:23.160
<v Speaker 2>things to pass along as a player when he was

660
00:33:23.240 --> 00:33:25.559
<v Speaker 2>here to other pitchers, and you got to figure that

661
00:33:25.640 --> 00:33:28.440
<v Speaker 2>that would translate to the coaching end of things as

662
00:33:28.519 --> 00:33:31.359
<v Speaker 2>well well. The twins were in Cleveland earlier this week,

663
00:33:31.400 --> 00:33:34.279
<v Speaker 2>and that means a visit from Paul Mollader, the Hall

664
00:33:34.359 --> 00:33:37.839
<v Speaker 2>of famer who spent some time here in Toronto also

665
00:33:38.119 --> 00:33:40.240
<v Speaker 2>the bulk of his career with the Brewers, but finished

666
00:33:40.240 --> 00:33:43.079
<v Speaker 2>it up with the Twins, then became a Twins manager

667
00:33:43.160 --> 00:33:47.119
<v Speaker 2>and now working in the broadcast booth for Minnesota. So

668
00:33:47.480 --> 00:33:49.920
<v Speaker 2>we had a couple of Hall of Famers on Radio

669
00:33:50.079 --> 00:33:54.000
<v Speaker 2>Row in the press box in Cleveland as as soon

670
00:33:54.119 --> 00:33:57.160
<v Speaker 2>to be official Hall of Famer will be Tom Hamilton

671
00:33:57.640 --> 00:34:00.480
<v Speaker 2>our broadcast partner here, and he talked about some of

672
00:34:00.519 --> 00:34:04.079
<v Speaker 2>the memories that stick out from his induction Molitors back

673
00:34:04.160 --> 00:34:05.680
<v Speaker 2>in two thousand and four.

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<v Speaker 12>Well, first of all, I'm so happy for Tom. I mean,

675
00:34:08.920 --> 00:34:12.280
<v Speaker 12>just so deserving and he's not a guy really to

676
00:34:12.360 --> 00:34:14.960
<v Speaker 12>presume anything, and so I'm not sure what it felt

677
00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:17.199
<v Speaker 12>like when he got that call, but I'm certainly excited

678
00:34:17.239 --> 00:34:19.280
<v Speaker 12>to see him go in. For me, it's hard to

679
00:34:19.360 --> 00:34:22.519
<v Speaker 12>imagine that it's been twenty one years. I still remember

680
00:34:22.599 --> 00:34:24.920
<v Speaker 12>the waiting period after post playing days.

681
00:34:25.400 --> 00:34:28.320
<v Speaker 4>And a little bit uncertain. People tell you that you

682
00:34:28.400 --> 00:34:28.920
<v Speaker 4>have a really.

683
00:34:28.800 --> 00:34:30.360
<v Speaker 12>Good chance, but you know, I spent a lot of

684
00:34:30.400 --> 00:34:32.559
<v Speaker 12>time with it as a designated hitter, so I wasn't

685
00:34:32.599 --> 00:34:36.960
<v Speaker 12>sure if that was going to maybe jeopardize the potential induction,

686
00:34:37.119 --> 00:34:40.360
<v Speaker 12>but it came and I was very grateful. It's still

687
00:34:40.400 --> 00:34:42.280
<v Speaker 12>special to go back every year, you know, we get

688
00:34:42.320 --> 00:34:45.000
<v Speaker 12>a fairly large contingent each and every year, usually at

689
00:34:45.079 --> 00:34:46.239
<v Speaker 12>least fifty guys, if not.

690
00:34:46.360 --> 00:34:48.440
<v Speaker 4>A little bit more than that. And it's just a

691
00:34:48.519 --> 00:34:49.000
<v Speaker 4>great group.

692
00:34:49.239 --> 00:34:52.000
<v Speaker 12>And we were talking yesterday about you know, the speech,

693
00:34:52.119 --> 00:34:54.320
<v Speaker 12>and you get nervous and how do you go about

694
00:34:54.360 --> 00:34:57.480
<v Speaker 12>thanking people and all that stuff. But if anybody is

695
00:34:57.559 --> 00:35:00.239
<v Speaker 12>going to have not too much of an iss she's

696
00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:02.119
<v Speaker 12>saying the right thing, it's going to be Tom Hamilton.

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00:35:02.440 --> 00:35:06.000
<v Speaker 2>And I know when when he was found out the

698
00:35:06.039 --> 00:35:08.519
<v Speaker 2>news in December, he said, no one gets into this.

699
00:35:08.840 --> 00:35:10.559
<v Speaker 2>You're just hoping to get that first job in the

700
00:35:10.639 --> 00:35:12.760
<v Speaker 2>major leagues. You don't get into it thinking about Hall

701
00:35:12.800 --> 00:35:15.280
<v Speaker 2>of Fame. How about is a player the same.

702
00:35:15.280 --> 00:35:17.800
<v Speaker 4>I think it's a fair question. I don't. I know

703
00:35:17.920 --> 00:35:21.199
<v Speaker 4>that I never dreamt about becoming a Hall of Famer.

704
00:35:21.440 --> 00:35:24.280
<v Speaker 12>The dreams are about playing as long as you can

705
00:35:24.400 --> 00:35:27.599
<v Speaker 12>and maybe get a chance to play professional baseball. There

706
00:35:27.719 --> 00:35:31.280
<v Speaker 12>might be a few guys that, either because of lineage

707
00:35:31.360 --> 00:35:34.679
<v Speaker 12>from having great athletes as fathers, that maybe they had

708
00:35:34.719 --> 00:35:37.840
<v Speaker 12>an expectation of reaching that point at their career once

709
00:35:37.880 --> 00:35:40.559
<v Speaker 12>they finished. But no, it just was kind of those

710
00:35:40.639 --> 00:35:42.719
<v Speaker 12>things you know, when you finally get there, it's a

711
00:35:42.800 --> 00:35:45.039
<v Speaker 12>dream come true. And then you try to figure out

712
00:35:45.079 --> 00:35:46.880
<v Speaker 12>a way to stay there and then you realize you're

713
00:35:46.880 --> 00:35:50.599
<v Speaker 12>there to win. And you know, before I could really blink,

714
00:35:50.840 --> 00:35:52.760
<v Speaker 12>you know, I was twenty one years into it, and

715
00:35:53.320 --> 00:35:54.920
<v Speaker 12>you know, to play till you're forty two is.

716
00:35:55.000 --> 00:35:59.559
<v Speaker 4>Just a total gift. So yeah, it's it's like I said,

717
00:35:59.559 --> 00:36:01.639
<v Speaker 4>it's just it's a fantastic group to be a part of.

718
00:36:02.440 --> 00:36:04.199
<v Speaker 12>The irony now is when I went in, you know,

719
00:36:04.280 --> 00:36:06.760
<v Speaker 12>all my boy who had heroes were the guys that

720
00:36:06.800 --> 00:36:08.760
<v Speaker 12>I would see when it was Hank Aaron and Willie

721
00:36:08.840 --> 00:36:11.880
<v Speaker 12>Mays and l Kline and Harmer, Killerbrew and.

722
00:36:12.039 --> 00:36:13.199
<v Speaker 4>The Guards kind of changed.

723
00:36:13.239 --> 00:36:15.440
<v Speaker 12>Now now I'm kind of part of that older group

724
00:36:15.639 --> 00:36:18.199
<v Speaker 12>and so YWNT and Brett and Me and Alsie Smith

725
00:36:18.280 --> 00:36:20.760
<v Speaker 12>and you know, we're kind of the veterans there now.

726
00:36:20.800 --> 00:36:22.480
<v Speaker 12>So it's fun to see all these young guys coming

727
00:36:22.519 --> 00:36:24.679
<v Speaker 12>in as far as the players that get it get inducted.

728
00:36:25.079 --> 00:36:27.199
<v Speaker 4>But yeah, just a magical weekend and I can't wait

729
00:36:27.239 --> 00:36:27.760
<v Speaker 4>for this summer.

730
00:36:28.320 --> 00:36:28.519
<v Speaker 3>Paul.

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<v Speaker 2>For you, you mentioned twenty one years and the last

732
00:36:31.159 --> 00:36:33.960
<v Speaker 2>three were with the Twins. What did that mean to

733
00:36:34.039 --> 00:36:35.880
<v Speaker 2>you based on your background to be able to play

734
00:36:35.920 --> 00:36:36.119
<v Speaker 2>for that.

735
00:36:36.280 --> 00:36:38.400
<v Speaker 12>Well, we talked about the longevity of playing and not

736
00:36:38.559 --> 00:36:41.519
<v Speaker 12>really having that expectation, I thought I had missed my

737
00:36:41.719 --> 00:36:44.559
<v Speaker 12>chance to play for my hometown team growing up in

738
00:36:44.599 --> 00:36:47.960
<v Speaker 12>Saint Paul, Minnesota. I had fifteen wonderful years in Milwaukee

739
00:36:48.119 --> 00:36:51.440
<v Speaker 12>and really never expected to leave there. But when I

740
00:36:51.519 --> 00:36:53.800
<v Speaker 12>ventured north of the border up to Toronto, it worked out.

741
00:36:53.880 --> 00:36:56.400
<v Speaker 12>I had my only opportunity to win a World Series

742
00:36:57.000 --> 00:36:59.199
<v Speaker 12>and then lo and behold, the Twins had an interest

743
00:36:59.280 --> 00:37:01.159
<v Speaker 12>in the year that I was a turn forty years old,

744
00:37:01.280 --> 00:37:06.039
<v Speaker 12>so to come back playing my hometown. My family, who

745
00:37:06.079 --> 00:37:08.280
<v Speaker 12>had been very supportive of traveling to see me play,

746
00:37:08.360 --> 00:37:09.920
<v Speaker 12>could now get in the car and drive down to

747
00:37:10.000 --> 00:37:12.519
<v Speaker 12>the Metrodome. I got to play for Tom Kelly and

748
00:37:12.599 --> 00:37:15.039
<v Speaker 12>Man I had a lot of respect for. Probably the

749
00:37:15.119 --> 00:37:17.880
<v Speaker 12>biggest disappointment was that my first spring training was with

750
00:37:18.000 --> 00:37:23.239
<v Speaker 12>the Twins when Kirby Puckett went down with the glaucoma issue,

751
00:37:23.440 --> 00:37:25.400
<v Speaker 12>and so I was really looking forward to him as

752
00:37:25.440 --> 00:37:28.119
<v Speaker 12>a teammate and that never came into fruition. But yeah,

753
00:37:28.360 --> 00:37:31.119
<v Speaker 12>to play for the team that really created those dreams,

754
00:37:31.400 --> 00:37:33.280
<v Speaker 12>you know, for me, it was Killer Brew and Tony

755
00:37:33.360 --> 00:37:36.480
<v Speaker 12>o'liva and Jim Cott and Bob Allison and maybe not

756
00:37:36.679 --> 00:37:39.639
<v Speaker 12>names overly familiar to the Guardians fans, but you know,

757
00:37:40.119 --> 00:37:41.880
<v Speaker 12>to go back and wear that uniform in my last

758
00:37:41.880 --> 00:37:43.119
<v Speaker 12>three years was very special.

759
00:37:43.440 --> 00:37:45.280
<v Speaker 2>Holly, thanks so much for the visit. Appreciate it.

760
00:37:45.440 --> 00:37:45.920
<v Speaker 4>My pleasure.

761
00:37:45.920 --> 00:37:47.840
<v Speaker 2>Good to see you and his Hall of Famer Paul

762
00:37:47.920 --> 00:37:50.400
<v Speaker 2>Mollader and a lot of fun stories there and he

763
00:37:50.519 --> 00:37:53.239
<v Speaker 2>will be on hand this summer when Hammy's going into

764
00:37:53.280 --> 00:37:56.159
<v Speaker 2>Cooperstown in late July. Well, it's going to do it

765
00:37:56.239 --> 00:37:58.480
<v Speaker 2>for our show. This week is always thanks to Brian

766
00:37:58.559 --> 00:38:02.239
<v Speaker 2>Matse for helping out and putting together a solid show

767
00:38:02.599 --> 00:38:05.000
<v Speaker 2>each and every week. We'll join you next week when

768
00:38:05.039 --> 00:38:07.320
<v Speaker 2>the team is back home taking on the Phillies next

769
00:38:07.400 --> 00:38:11.480
<v Speaker 2>weekend should be a fun weekend series against Philadelphia. Until then,

770
00:38:11.800 --> 00:38:14.519
<v Speaker 2>this is Jim rosen House reminding you that you've been

771
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<v Speaker 2>listening to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network.

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