WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.760 --> 00:00:04.960 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. 2 00:00:05.919 --> 00:00:10.439 Guardians Weekly is brought to you by Progressive helping Guardians 3 00:00:10.439 --> 00:01:03.560 fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi, everyone, welcome to 4 00:01:03.759 --> 00:01:07.439 Guardian's Weekly. Jim Rosen house along with you from Progressive 5 00:01:07.480 --> 00:01:10.959 Field in downtown Cleveland, where this week the Guardians are 6 00:01:10.959 --> 00:01:14.280 taking on the Texas Rangers. This is just the start 7 00:01:14.480 --> 00:01:17.959 of a huge home stand for Cleveland, not only standings 8 00:01:17.959 --> 00:01:21.719 wise in the American League Central Division and competition wise, 9 00:01:22.040 --> 00:01:24.400 but it's the longest home stand of the season with 10 00:01:24.519 --> 00:01:28.439 three against Texas. Then Monday, Kansas City comes in for 11 00:01:28.599 --> 00:01:32.079 a huge four game series that begins with a day 12 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:37.560 night doubleheader on Monday and the homestand concludes next weekend. 13 00:01:37.840 --> 00:01:40.480 Pittsburgh comes to town for the first time in a while, 14 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:43.640 as they'll be in town Labor Day weekend before the 15 00:01:43.640 --> 00:01:46.280 Guardians head out on the road on Labor Day to 16 00:01:46.359 --> 00:01:49.359 take on those same Kansas City Royals. Coming up on 17 00:01:49.400 --> 00:01:52.799 our show today, we will hear from Robsorfolio, the director 18 00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:55.640 of player development for the Guardians, a minor league report. 19 00:01:55.879 --> 00:02:00.319 We'll also visit with Guardians players Andre Simenez, Lane Time, Honest, 20 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:05.239 Daniel Schneman and Connor Gillespie. But first our weekend review, 21 00:02:05.439 --> 00:02:08.120 and we begin with one of the wildest games of 22 00:02:08.159 --> 00:02:10.879 the season. After a Monday off day in New York, 23 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:14.319 the Guardians and Yankees began their series on Tuesday night 24 00:02:14.360 --> 00:02:19.439 at Yankee Stadium. Four hours twelve innings, action packed throughout. 25 00:02:19.759 --> 00:02:22.039 The Bombers showed up in the first inning for sure, 26 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:25.639 as both Juan Soto and Aaron Judge hit solo home 27 00:02:25.719 --> 00:02:28.280 runs to put New York on top two nothing, but 28 00:02:28.319 --> 00:02:30.960 the Guardians got one of those runs back in the 29 00:02:31.000 --> 00:02:34.360 second inning, two men on and bow Naylor at the plate. 30 00:02:34.560 --> 00:02:37.680 Now the two zero Naylor Bangs won the first. Pat 31 00:02:37.719 --> 00:02:40.879 Kenneby Lemayhew comes home with the throw head first, slide 32 00:02:40.919 --> 00:02:43.479 Noel out of the plate. He said, I got my 33 00:02:43.560 --> 00:02:47.039 hand in ahead of the tag of Trevino, so we'll 34 00:02:47.159 --> 00:02:51.159 see what Cleveland elects to do close set the plate. 35 00:02:51.439 --> 00:02:55.360 He snuck that right hand in. Cleveland's challenging the call 36 00:02:55.439 --> 00:02:59.879 at home plate. The call's been overturned and safe at 37 00:02:59.879 --> 00:03:04.400 the plate is John Kenzie, Noel and Cleveland's on the board. 38 00:03:04.639 --> 00:03:08.120 They trailed two to one. Naylor will be at first 39 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:11.840 with his thirty fourth RBI on the fielder's choice. Then 40 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:14.479 in the third walks to John Kenzie, Noel and Andre 41 00:03:14.599 --> 00:03:18.439 Cemenez set the table for Daniel Schneman. Now the O 42 00:03:18.599 --> 00:03:21.919 two swung and ripped into right field. That's a base 43 00:03:21.960 --> 00:03:26.439 h Noel around third. He will score the tying run 44 00:03:26.759 --> 00:03:30.719 in a rundown between first and second is steaming and 45 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:36.360 nobody's covering second. Steaman goes to second, nobody tagged about. 46 00:03:37.840 --> 00:03:41.719 The game is tied at two. Sneaming on a No 47 00:03:41.960 --> 00:03:48.080 two pitch single to right field. Noel scored easily from second. 48 00:03:49.000 --> 00:03:51.680 In the fourth, it was Brian Rochio leading things off 49 00:03:51.680 --> 00:03:54.520 with a blast. Here's the one zero and that swung 50 00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:57.199 on and lifted high in the air, deep right center. 51 00:03:57.479 --> 00:04:00.800 This has a chance back at the wall, judge, but 52 00:04:00.919 --> 00:04:07.639 it's gone into the bullpen. Home run Brian Rochio, and 53 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:11.439 just like that, the Guardians have taken a lead for 54 00:04:11.479 --> 00:04:16.800 the first time tonight, three to two Cleveland. Rochio with 55 00:04:16.920 --> 00:04:21.480 home run number six, driving that one high in the 56 00:04:21.560 --> 00:04:24.920 air into the Yankees bullpen beyond the wall and right center. 57 00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:27.560 But the Yankees came right back with a run in 58 00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:29.639 the bottom of the fourth, and we were all tied 59 00:04:29.720 --> 00:04:32.560 up at three. We move ahead to the seventh, New 60 00:04:32.639 --> 00:04:35.279 York trying to break the tie, but the Guardians defense 61 00:04:35.720 --> 00:04:39.079 would not cave gant Us into the wine. Gant Us 62 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:42.319 with the delivery a swinging a line drive to center, 63 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:47.519 angling toward left center, running diving, Steven made the catch 64 00:04:49.160 --> 00:04:54.839 Daniel Sneeman that might be a game saving catch. A 65 00:04:55.079 --> 00:05:00.279 line drive the center that was slicing away from Schneam 66 00:05:00.600 --> 00:05:04.240 as he angled toward the gamp and back and at 67 00:05:04.279 --> 00:05:07.480 the last moment was parallel to the ground with a 68 00:05:07.720 --> 00:05:12.920 diving extra base robbin catch. And then in the eighth 69 00:05:12.920 --> 00:05:15.959 the Yankees threatened again, but once again it was one 70 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:18.959 of the top defensive teams in baseball. The Guardians, who 71 00:05:18.959 --> 00:05:22.519 were up to the challenge. The bitch swung on sock 72 00:05:22.639 --> 00:05:26.439 to deep center, back of steaming track at the wall, 73 00:05:26.519 --> 00:05:29.319 leaps us off the top of the wall, ricchetes to 74 00:05:29.480 --> 00:05:33.160 Kwan hitting third, being waved home and stumbling as Grisham 75 00:05:33.279 --> 00:05:36.199 throw to the plate wide slide tag got him anyway, 76 00:05:37.160 --> 00:05:42.920 Oh my, Grisham was stumbling coming around the bases, and 77 00:05:43.240 --> 00:05:46.959 even though the throw was up the first base line, 78 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:51.639 Naylor made the catch and still get the tag on 79 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:56.600 the sliding Grisham After a scoreless ninth inning, the game 80 00:05:56.639 --> 00:05:59.319 went to extras where both teams would fail to score 81 00:05:59.360 --> 00:06:02.160 in the tenth and the eleventh innings, so it was 82 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:04.920 on to the twelfth. Daniel Sneaman was the runner at 83 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:07.920 second base beginning the inning, and Lane Thomas was called 84 00:06:07.959 --> 00:06:10.920 on as a pinch hitter to get it started. Two 85 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:14.920 and two. The count on Thomas. Here's the pitch swung on, 86 00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:18.800 drill deep right field, down the line, fair ball two 87 00:06:18.839 --> 00:06:23.240 bounces up against the wall. Sneaman will score Thomas with 88 00:06:23.399 --> 00:06:27.279 a double and his first Darby I as a Guardian, 89 00:06:27.800 --> 00:06:31.399 and the Guardians take a four to three lead here 90 00:06:31.439 --> 00:06:35.920 in the twelfth and that sound you heard was a 91 00:06:36.079 --> 00:06:40.319 thousand pounds coming off the back of Lane Thomas as 92 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:44.199 he headed to second base. Still in the twelfth, runners 93 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:47.480 on the corners and won out for Jose Ramirez down 94 00:06:47.519 --> 00:06:50.519 the seen and the pitch swung on grinding up the 95 00:06:50.519 --> 00:06:54.560 middle base, hit center field. That'll score Thomas Kwan, big turn. 96 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:58.360 He will hold it second and the Jose Ramirez comes 97 00:06:58.399 --> 00:07:02.279 through with RBI number one oh one, and there's the 98 00:07:02.399 --> 00:07:06.759 multiple run ending for Cleveland. They now leaded five to three. 99 00:07:07.680 --> 00:07:10.360 Then Tyler Freeman followed with a walk to load the 100 00:07:10.439 --> 00:07:15.000 bases for David Fry. Tonkin's ready hands just below the 101 00:07:15.079 --> 00:07:18.199 chin the pit swung out a flare headed toward right 102 00:07:18.439 --> 00:07:21.279 on the run, diving a Soto can make the Cats 103 00:07:21.319 --> 00:07:23.399 gets fire him in the roll of the wall that 104 00:07:23.639 --> 00:07:27.720 is going to clear the bases. Kwon Ramirez framan all, 105 00:07:27.800 --> 00:07:30.319 scoring Fry and sliding with a triple. 106 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:31.160 There. 107 00:07:31.199 --> 00:07:36.920 It is a three run triple to right center by 108 00:07:37.160 --> 00:07:42.839 David Fry, and the Guardians have blown it open with 109 00:07:43.199 --> 00:07:48.920 five runs here in inning number twelve and now leaded 110 00:07:49.079 --> 00:07:53.399 eight to three. And then John Kenzie Noel got in 111 00:07:53.480 --> 00:07:56.240 on the fun. Noel hits a week chopper to first 112 00:07:56.360 --> 00:08:00.399 charge by Lemayhew no play anywhere. He feeled it near 113 00:08:00.439 --> 00:08:03.920 the mound in the scores, Frying Noel with a single, 114 00:08:04.439 --> 00:08:10.360 and the Guardians have scored six, and the Guardians now 115 00:08:10.439 --> 00:08:12.680 lead nine to three, and the rest of the fans 116 00:08:12.720 --> 00:08:15.639 that are here are letting the Yankees hear about it. 117 00:08:16.600 --> 00:08:18.920 In the bottom of the twelfth, Aaron Judge drove in 118 00:08:19.000 --> 00:08:21.279 two runs with a double to make it nine to five, 119 00:08:21.319 --> 00:08:24.279 but that would be enough, as Scott Barlow was on 120 00:08:24.360 --> 00:08:27.600 to finish things up two down runner at third twelve. Thenning, 121 00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:30.920 here's the pitch, swung and smashed the first gottled up 122 00:08:30.920 --> 00:08:33.960 by Noel. He'll go to the bag himself. Bowl game. 123 00:08:34.559 --> 00:08:35.559 What a bawl game. 124 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:36.639 What a win. 125 00:08:37.360 --> 00:08:42.840 In twelve, Cleveland knocks off the Yankees nine to five, 126 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:46.159 again one of the wildest games of the season. Tuesday 127 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:49.360 night in New York, a twelve inning, nine to five 128 00:08:49.759 --> 00:08:53.120 Guardians victory. And that was it though in terms of wins. 129 00:08:53.159 --> 00:08:56.200 This week is Wednesday. The Yankees wonted eight to one. 130 00:08:56.399 --> 00:09:00.120 They shut out the Guardians six nothing Thursday afternoon. In 131 00:09:00.159 --> 00:09:03.279 the return home on Friday night, the Guardians lost to 132 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:06.480 the Rangers by a score of five to three. Things 133 00:09:06.519 --> 00:09:10.399 are tightening up in the American League's Central Division. Stay 134 00:09:10.480 --> 00:09:12.279 with us when we come back. 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We cannot be held liable for your 150 00:09:48.080 --> 00:09:50.200 favorite teams terrible and frankly embarrassing performances. 151 00:09:50.240 --> 00:09:51.000 Now forever. 152 00:10:04.200 --> 00:10:07.279 Boyd's pitch has swung on, grounded sharply the second knock 153 00:10:07.320 --> 00:10:10.320 down and shallow right on a dive by Jimenez, recovers 154 00:10:10.320 --> 00:10:14.159 and throws half Ardugo on another nifty play by the 155 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:18.440 best defensive second basement in baseball. The pitch swung on, 156 00:10:18.600 --> 00:10:21.120 grounded up the middle to his right, sliding back. Had 157 00:10:21.159 --> 00:10:23.519 it stopped, he Menez up throwing. He got him again. 158 00:10:24.279 --> 00:10:28.000 Man oh man, He's give him the gold globe and 159 00:10:28.519 --> 00:10:30.720 get it over with now. No need to wait until 160 00:10:30.720 --> 00:10:33.759 the end of the year. And another nice play going 161 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:36.879 to his right with a knee slide and a stop 162 00:10:37.639 --> 00:10:40.159 popped up quickly and threw out Bellinger and that is 163 00:10:40.200 --> 00:10:44.679 out number one. And the amount of bass its that 164 00:10:44.840 --> 00:10:48.879 Jimenez takes away at second base is hard to comprehend. 165 00:10:49.159 --> 00:10:52.519 Hearn's ready. Here it comes, swinging a chopper up the 166 00:10:52.519 --> 00:10:56.120 middle too his right, a sliding back and a grab. 167 00:10:56.200 --> 00:11:00.639 He menus got up and got up. Oh my well, 168 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:03.240 low thought he had an RBI single up the middle. 169 00:11:03.279 --> 00:11:06.559 But now with the best second baseman that maybe any 170 00:11:06.639 --> 00:11:10.279 of us have seen, as good as Robbie Alomar was, 171 00:11:10.320 --> 00:11:15.080 and he was sensational. My goodness. Andre Simenez puts on 172 00:11:15.159 --> 00:11:21.320 a clinic night in, night out. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly, 173 00:11:21.440 --> 00:11:25.440 Jim Rosenhause, back with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, 174 00:11:25.480 --> 00:11:28.440 where the Guardians are taking on the Texas Rangers this weekend, 175 00:11:28.559 --> 00:11:32.039 including Saturday night at seven to ten, the second night 176 00:11:32.399 --> 00:11:35.960 of Rock and Blast. Andre Simenez has had such a 177 00:11:35.960 --> 00:11:39.879 great stretch defensively, back to back gold gloves at second 178 00:11:39.919 --> 00:11:43.919 base and a platinum glove last season, and lately at 179 00:11:43.960 --> 00:11:46.440 least heading into the road trip, the last road trip 180 00:11:46.440 --> 00:11:48.759 for the Guardians, who was really swinging the bat well, 181 00:11:49.000 --> 00:11:51.919 and he talked about what has led to his recent 182 00:11:52.080 --> 00:11:53.559 offensive success. 183 00:11:53.879 --> 00:11:59.399 Yeah, obviously, I've been feeling better last past week, and 184 00:11:59.480 --> 00:12:03.120 I feel like it's really contagious when the you know, 185 00:12:03.159 --> 00:12:06.519 everyone is getting hits and everyone is you know, putting 186 00:12:06.559 --> 00:12:10.120 the numbers. I think it helped me as well. So yeah, 187 00:12:10.240 --> 00:12:12.399 I've been putting a lot of work on the cages 188 00:12:12.720 --> 00:12:15.960 and you know, I'm able to show what I'm the feel. 189 00:12:16.279 --> 00:12:18.399 And for you to get to a good place, what 190 00:12:18.639 --> 00:12:21.440 has to happen offensively that for you to feel good 191 00:12:21.480 --> 00:12:22.960 about yourself when you're at the play. 192 00:12:23.600 --> 00:12:27.039 I feel good with myself when I'm I'm doing the 193 00:12:27.159 --> 00:12:29.960 work with my approach. I feel like when I'm doing it, 194 00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:34.159 I'm hitting the ball hard, making good contacts, taking good 195 00:12:34.200 --> 00:12:37.159 at best. That's where I feel the best with myself. 196 00:12:37.320 --> 00:12:40.799 Take us inside a Squeeze play the other night, Bryan 197 00:12:40.919 --> 00:12:44.960 Rokio put a bunt down and you scored your responsibility 198 00:12:45.000 --> 00:12:47.440 on that play. How difficult is it to make sure 199 00:12:47.480 --> 00:12:48.279 you do the right thing? 200 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:51.279 Yeah, it is difficult. Or Or talk to me and 201 00:12:51.360 --> 00:12:54.759 he told me, you know, he was maybe you know, 202 00:12:54.840 --> 00:12:58.600 some play on it, but just basically reading the reading 203 00:12:58.600 --> 00:13:01.399 the play, I didn't expect Rocky Bond, but it was 204 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:04.320 a great Bond and a high IQ play. 205 00:13:04.600 --> 00:13:06.799 And a Platinum glove a year ago, back to back 206 00:13:06.799 --> 00:13:11.200 gold gloves. It seems like you're getting better defensively. How 207 00:13:11.240 --> 00:13:14.200 can you get better defensively when when you're already the best? 208 00:13:14.360 --> 00:13:17.039 But how do you try and raise your game on defense? 209 00:13:17.519 --> 00:13:20.039 I try to be consistent, you know. The main thing 210 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:22.200 for me is help the pitcher on the mound. I 211 00:13:22.240 --> 00:13:25.360 feel like I take a lot of responsibility on the 212 00:13:25.360 --> 00:13:29.159 field to have the pitcher and help the infield as well. 213 00:13:29.240 --> 00:13:33.120 So I feel like he's always got he's always chanced 214 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:36.919 to get better. And yeah, I'm trying to work in 215 00:13:37.000 --> 00:13:39.559 every day. I try to work every day and you know, 216 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:41.000 if I get better, it's fine. 217 00:13:41.480 --> 00:13:44.919 And you've had quite a few different double play partners 218 00:13:44.919 --> 00:13:48.519 at shortstop. How can you help them as a former 219 00:13:48.600 --> 00:13:51.279 shortstop with what they're trying to do and maybe they 220 00:13:51.320 --> 00:13:51.919 help you too. 221 00:13:52.440 --> 00:13:55.639 Yeah, they helped me a lot. I've been playing with 222 00:13:55.720 --> 00:13:59.240 three different shorts up. Everyone is different, you know, but 223 00:14:00.320 --> 00:14:03.919 we work then in spring training, so I had the 224 00:14:04.000 --> 00:14:07.639 chance to know a little bit the short stops and uh, 225 00:14:07.919 --> 00:14:09.399 you know, they helped me a lot through the season 226 00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:11.919 as well. Like couple plays they saved my life and 227 00:14:12.600 --> 00:14:16.159 cobble couple double plays, I say their live. So you know, 228 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:18.240 that's that's a good combination that we have to be 229 00:14:18.559 --> 00:14:19.120 on the field. 230 00:14:19.440 --> 00:14:21.320 And I feel like no one has more fun than 231 00:14:21.360 --> 00:14:24.600 you on defense because you're always smiling out there. Is 232 00:14:24.600 --> 00:14:26.799 that just a really fun part of the game for you. 233 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:30.440 Yeah, yeah, I have really, I mean I tried to 234 00:14:30.440 --> 00:14:33.960 to really really have fun on the field, but at 235 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:36.600 the same time try to do my job. So that's 236 00:14:36.679 --> 00:14:38.480 a good part of my on my game that I 237 00:14:38.480 --> 00:14:40.840 can I can have fun and defense. 238 00:14:41.240 --> 00:14:43.720 Well, it is enjoyable to watch andres thanks love for coming. 239 00:14:43.759 --> 00:14:46.799 I appreciate you, never thank you. That is second basement. 240 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:49.120 Andre Ceman is always fun to catch up with him. 241 00:14:49.679 --> 00:14:53.840 Our next guest is Lane Thomas, the newest Cleveland Guardian 242 00:14:53.960 --> 00:14:56.759 in that lineup anyway, and in our weekend review, we 243 00:14:56.799 --> 00:14:59.919 heard the highlight of Thomas's go ahead pinch hit RBI 244 00:15:00.039 --> 00:15:03.240 I double in that wild twelve inning win over the Yankees, 245 00:15:03.279 --> 00:15:05.240 and we caught up with him the next day as 246 00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:07.799 he talked about that pinch hitting role and how he 247 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:12.639 stays prepared, especially in a long game like Tuesday night. 248 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:16.000 You know, I think you prepare anytime you know, the 249 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:18.519 starter or whoever the next reliever is, and their pitch 250 00:15:18.559 --> 00:15:20.399 count gets to a certain point. So I kind of 251 00:15:20.480 --> 00:15:24.879 was they used They used Tim Hill earlier in the game, 252 00:15:24.960 --> 00:15:27.399 so I was kind of ready to roll if a 253 00:15:27.440 --> 00:15:29.720 situation came up for him, and then you know, you 254 00:15:29.799 --> 00:15:32.159 just prep anytime it left he gets up, you know, 255 00:15:32.440 --> 00:15:34.200 in my situation coming off the bench. So that's what 256 00:15:34.240 --> 00:15:34.440 I did. 257 00:15:35.039 --> 00:15:36.639 And in this day and age of the new extra 258 00:15:36.720 --> 00:15:39.080 inning rules, you don't get to twelve innings very often. 259 00:15:39.799 --> 00:15:42.519 What was it like in the dugout? As that game 260 00:15:42.600 --> 00:15:46.320 just kept developing and plays were happening that kept it going. 261 00:15:46.759 --> 00:15:48.600 It's a close game, so you know, I feel like 262 00:15:48.679 --> 00:15:51.480 at any point I thought we had a chance to 263 00:15:51.559 --> 00:15:53.320 kind of break it open, score a run or two, 264 00:15:53.360 --> 00:15:57.559 and you know, and luckily we were able to later 265 00:15:57.600 --> 00:15:58.159 in that game. 266 00:15:59.039 --> 00:16:00.840 When you look at how things are going for you, 267 00:16:00.879 --> 00:16:03.440 obviously you're working through some things at the plate. What 268 00:16:03.559 --> 00:16:05.919 allowed it to click for you in that bad bad 269 00:16:06.240 --> 00:16:07.000 in the twelve thing? 270 00:16:07.679 --> 00:16:09.360 You know, I don't know if there's a particular thing. 271 00:16:09.399 --> 00:16:12.080 I just think, you know, baseball's tough. It's a hard game, 272 00:16:12.120 --> 00:16:13.919 and I think you know, when when you go through 273 00:16:14.360 --> 00:16:16.879 rough patches like this. You know, you can't really dwell 274 00:16:16.919 --> 00:16:18.600 on it too much. You just got to keep working 275 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:22.759 and you know, and good things start to happen that 276 00:16:22.759 --> 00:16:24.720 when you're working on things. So I think that that's 277 00:16:24.759 --> 00:16:27.080 kind of how my mindset's been through for the last 278 00:16:27.120 --> 00:16:27.679 couple of weeks. 279 00:16:28.240 --> 00:16:31.480 And Lane and take us inside of a player being 280 00:16:31.519 --> 00:16:35.320 traded at explain for fans what goes through your mind 281 00:16:35.320 --> 00:16:38.279 and how difficult it can be sometimes to to get 282 00:16:38.279 --> 00:16:39.519 it going with that new team. 283 00:16:40.720 --> 00:16:41.639 Yeah, I think. 284 00:16:43.279 --> 00:16:43.840 It's tough. 285 00:16:43.919 --> 00:16:45.720 You you know, you you got to kind of move 286 00:16:45.720 --> 00:16:49.200 your whole life, you know, family and babies and you know, 287 00:16:49.240 --> 00:16:51.120 get all your stuff moved. So it's you know, you 288 00:16:51.440 --> 00:16:53.960 get thrown a lot at you in a short amount 289 00:16:54.000 --> 00:16:55.600 of time to kind of get get ready to go 290 00:16:55.639 --> 00:16:59.360 and show up for the next team. But it's been awesome. 291 00:16:59.360 --> 00:17:02.519 These guys have accepted me well, and it's been I 292 00:17:02.519 --> 00:17:03.639 think a good fit so far. 293 00:17:04.039 --> 00:17:05.559 And when you say that, what are some of the 294 00:17:05.599 --> 00:17:07.279 things that they're able to do to to kind of 295 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:09.119 help you fit in and and feel like you're a 296 00:17:09.160 --> 00:17:09.640 part of it. 297 00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:12.039 You know, like I said, I don't know if there's 298 00:17:12.039 --> 00:17:15.079 any any specific things, but you know, just trying to 299 00:17:15.119 --> 00:17:18.640 meet everybody, get to know kind of the field, the 300 00:17:18.680 --> 00:17:21.599 clubhouse and stuff. And it's man, they're they're they're awesome. 301 00:17:21.640 --> 00:17:25.079 They've they've, like I said, accepted me, you know, really 302 00:17:25.079 --> 00:17:26.920 well for not knowing me that long. And it's been 303 00:17:26.960 --> 00:17:27.960 it's been fun to be here. 304 00:17:28.519 --> 00:17:30.400 And games like last night, I feel like they've been 305 00:17:30.440 --> 00:17:34.240 common this year where uh, somehow someway they pull it 306 00:17:34.279 --> 00:17:36.440 out in the end. What have you seen from this 307 00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:38.880 team in your short period of time here that that says, hey, 308 00:17:38.880 --> 00:17:40.839 this could be a team that could do some special things. 309 00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:43.119 Yeah, like last night at a lot of teams get 310 00:17:43.119 --> 00:17:45.119 tired and roll over and you know it's time to 311 00:17:45.160 --> 00:17:47.759 go home. And I feel like we kind of fought 312 00:17:47.799 --> 00:17:49.599 our way back on both sides of the ball and 313 00:17:49.720 --> 00:17:51.839 you know, some relievers through some good innings. I thought 314 00:17:51.880 --> 00:17:54.079 Boyd pitched really well for you know, getting to the fifth, 315 00:17:54.160 --> 00:17:57.480 sixth inning whenever he came out, and you know, guys 316 00:17:57.480 --> 00:17:58.839 came in and shut the door and gave us an 317 00:17:58.839 --> 00:18:01.240 opportunity even even though it was the thirteenth inning. It's 318 00:18:01.359 --> 00:18:02.680 you know, that's what it takes sometimes. 319 00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:04.960 Well, Blaine, thanks love for coming, buy a nice calling 320 00:18:05.039 --> 00:18:08.599 last night. Thanks awesome, Thanks for having me. That's Lane Thomas, 321 00:18:08.640 --> 00:18:13.039 Guardian's outfielder who came up big in Tuesday nights Guardian's 322 00:18:13.119 --> 00:18:15.319 victory in New York. Stay with us, We'll have more 323 00:18:15.359 --> 00:18:39.599 to come after this time out. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. 324 00:18:39.720 --> 00:18:42.519 Jim rosen House along with you from Progressive Field in 325 00:18:42.599 --> 00:18:46.480 downtown Cleveland, where the Guardians are just getting started on 326 00:18:46.759 --> 00:18:49.880 what will turn out to be a ten game homestand 327 00:18:50.400 --> 00:18:53.359 the second of three against Texas coming your way on 328 00:18:53.440 --> 00:18:57.400 Saturday night. Daniel Schneeman, well, he's been putting together some 329 00:18:57.519 --> 00:18:59.960 much better at bats of late after a slow stre 330 00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:02.480 at the plate, a couple of nice games in New York, 331 00:19:02.599 --> 00:19:05.839 especially on the defensive side, and he talked about what 332 00:19:06.039 --> 00:19:09.640 was like playing at Yankee Stadium for the first time 333 00:19:09.880 --> 00:19:11.000 in his young career. 334 00:19:12.079 --> 00:19:13.599 Yeah, it was exciting. 335 00:19:13.680 --> 00:19:17.000 I My goal every day is just do something to 336 00:19:17.039 --> 00:19:19.759 help the team win, you know, and if I'm not 337 00:19:19.839 --> 00:19:21.799 swinging out, hopefully I can do something in the field 338 00:19:21.839 --> 00:19:23.519 to impact the team. And I'm glad I was able 339 00:19:23.559 --> 00:19:24.160 to do that as shit. 340 00:19:24.799 --> 00:19:29.359 And for you, the experience of playing here explain why 341 00:19:29.400 --> 00:19:31.319 this might have been a more special place for you 342 00:19:31.880 --> 00:19:34.279 in terms of ballparks in the major leagues to visit 343 00:19:34.319 --> 00:19:34.880 and play in it. 344 00:19:35.599 --> 00:19:37.519 Yeah, there's just a lot of history at this park. 345 00:19:38.000 --> 00:19:40.759 I grew up a big Jeter fan, so just watching 346 00:19:40.799 --> 00:19:43.240 a lot of games on TV, watching a lot of 347 00:19:43.279 --> 00:19:44.119 playoff games. 348 00:19:45.000 --> 00:19:46.279 It was just cool to be. 349 00:19:46.279 --> 00:19:49.640 Here in person, experienced the atmosphere and I'm glad it 350 00:19:49.680 --> 00:19:51.079 came out on top of youahterday. 351 00:19:50.960 --> 00:19:53.000 And you're about as close to the fans as you 352 00:19:53.039 --> 00:19:55.240 can get here. With your catch and right field late 353 00:19:55.279 --> 00:19:58.240 in the game and then the attempt in center and 354 00:19:58.279 --> 00:20:01.680 then another diving catch in center, what was the reaction 355 00:20:01.759 --> 00:20:04.039 that you could make out or hear from from them. 356 00:20:04.480 --> 00:20:07.240 I just heard a big like moan when I caught it, 357 00:20:08.039 --> 00:20:11.920 so that was a good feeling. But it was it 358 00:20:11.960 --> 00:20:14.640 was so loud, you know, during the game, I couldn't 359 00:20:14.640 --> 00:20:16.559 really I know they were chirping me a little bit, 360 00:20:16.599 --> 00:20:17.519 but I couldn't hear much. 361 00:20:17.559 --> 00:20:18.160 So it was fine. 362 00:20:18.559 --> 00:20:21.400 And going back on balls, I think for an outfielder 363 00:20:21.400 --> 00:20:24.880 who doesn't have as much experience as others, it seems 364 00:20:24.880 --> 00:20:26.960 like that's a tough one, especially with a wall coming 365 00:20:27.039 --> 00:20:28.799 up on you and you came in contact with the 366 00:20:28.839 --> 00:20:31.039 wall a couple of times. How do you make that 367 00:20:31.160 --> 00:20:34.640 decision to go for it or play it off the wall. 368 00:20:35.880 --> 00:20:37.839 It's kind of just the read I get. 369 00:20:37.920 --> 00:20:40.880 If I feel like I'm I'm in a position to 370 00:20:40.920 --> 00:20:43.480 be able to make that play, I'll go hard into 371 00:20:43.480 --> 00:20:47.039 the wall. It's usually the height if it's if it's 372 00:20:47.079 --> 00:20:49.079 really high, but my head, that's when I'll probably make 373 00:20:49.119 --> 00:20:51.119 the decision to slow down and play. 374 00:20:50.960 --> 00:20:51.519 It off the wall. 375 00:20:51.559 --> 00:20:54.039 But all those balls I got yesterday, I felt like 376 00:20:54.079 --> 00:20:54.839 they were catchable. 377 00:20:54.920 --> 00:20:56.839 So that's that's kind of why I went into the 378 00:20:56.880 --> 00:20:57.599 wall hard. 379 00:20:57.880 --> 00:21:00.559 And Daniel a couple of base hits and Tuesday Night's game, 380 00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:03.519 and I know it's been the proverbial ups and downs 381 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:05.720 that any young player goes through. What have you been 382 00:21:05.759 --> 00:21:08.240 battling at the plate? And do you feel like you're 383 00:21:08.240 --> 00:21:10.359 making some progress here as we get deeper into this 384 00:21:10.359 --> 00:21:11.240 thing down the stretch. 385 00:21:12.200 --> 00:21:14.319 Yeah, I feel like I'm making progress. 386 00:21:14.359 --> 00:21:16.799 I just feel like it always comes down to, UH, 387 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:21.559 to my approach and my mindset, just being being aggressive 388 00:21:21.599 --> 00:21:26.720 and with pitches in my in my zone and locations 389 00:21:26.720 --> 00:21:29.160 that I can handle and not not expanding. Because when 390 00:21:29.200 --> 00:21:32.000 I start to expand on fastballs and off speed, that's 391 00:21:32.000 --> 00:21:35.119 when I get into a lot of trouble, So I've 392 00:21:35.200 --> 00:21:37.119 kind of I know I'm going to get attacked with 393 00:21:37.160 --> 00:21:39.599 a lot of offspeed early in the accounts, and and 394 00:21:39.640 --> 00:21:41.640 so I think the goal is to, even though I 395 00:21:41.680 --> 00:21:43.319 know I'm gonna get those off speeds, still try to 396 00:21:43.400 --> 00:21:45.519 lay off them if they're not in my zone. And 397 00:21:45.559 --> 00:21:49.119 then hopefully if if I'm aggressive to to pitches in 398 00:21:49.160 --> 00:21:51.720 my zone, I'll be able to hit the fastballs and 399 00:21:51.759 --> 00:21:53.440 hit through the offspeed as well. So that's kind of 400 00:21:53.559 --> 00:21:55.160 gonna be my approach going on. 401 00:21:55.680 --> 00:21:58.759