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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 Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with

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<v Speaker 2>you from Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles this week, where

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<v Speaker 2>the Guardians are taking on the Dodgers in a three

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<v Speaker 2>game series. This road trip continuing. The Guardians heading into

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<v Speaker 2>play on Saturday three and one on a key nine game,

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<v Speaker 2>three city road trip. But they're off to a good

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<v Speaker 2>start so far, and the series started well here in

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles on Friday night. We'll get to that in

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<v Speaker 2>a minute. Coming up on our show, Closer Emmanuel Classe,

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<v Speaker 2>starting pitcher Alex Cobb, designated hitter Kyle Manzardo, and reliever

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<v Speaker 2>Eric Sabrowski. We'll all join us on this week's edition

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<v Speaker 2>of Guardians Weekly. But first I'll look at the week

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<v Speaker 2>in review, and we begin on Monday night, the road

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<v Speaker 2>trip beginning in Kansas City. Guardians trying to put some

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<v Speaker 2>distance between themselves and the Royals in the American League

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<v Speaker 2>Central Division standings, and it was KC that jumped on

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<v Speaker 2>top with a run in the second inning. Then the

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<v Speaker 2>Guardians off fence got it going in the fifth with

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<v Speaker 2>a man aboard and Lean Thomas at the plate. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>the one to zero swung on and that's blasted high

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<v Speaker 2>and deep left center field, way back there, Homron Thomas

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<v Speaker 2>and the Guardians have turned it around two to one Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 2>In the sixth inning, Jose Ramirez began the inning with

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<v Speaker 2>a single. Then Josh Naylor stepped in, sitting at ninety

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<v Speaker 2>eight runs driven in on the season, and here comes

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<v Speaker 2>his pitch and Naylor crushes one high and deep right

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<v Speaker 2>center field, way back there, home Ron Josh Naylor. Number

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<v Speaker 2>twenty nine for Naylor and the long ball strikes again

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<v Speaker 2>for Cleveland. The Guardians now lead it four to one

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<v Speaker 2>and for Josh Naylor, one hundred runs batted in first

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<v Speaker 2>time in his career. And on the mound, Yavin Williams

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<v Speaker 2>continued his strong stretch of recent starts. Julie gurry L

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<v Speaker 2>waits on deck for the Royals, who still only have

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<v Speaker 2>one hit. Williams delivers and it's swung on and drilled

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<v Speaker 2>high and deep to dead center. Back Is Thomas at

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<v Speaker 2>the track makes the catch and another quick inning for

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<v Speaker 2>Gavin Williams. He retires the final sixteen he faces. We

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<v Speaker 2>head to the eighth four to one, Guardians in front

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<v Speaker 2>of the Royals. Kansas City got a run in the

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<v Speaker 2>eighth inning to make it a four to two game,

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<v Speaker 2>so it was a manual Class A on in the

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<v Speaker 2>ninth trying to nail down another save. Here comes the

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<v Speaker 2>one two pitch, swung on and lifted high in the air,

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<v Speaker 2>deep right center back on. It is Thomas and he

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<v Speaker 2>makes the running catch just Shia the warning track classe

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<v Speaker 2>A gets it done again and the Guardians take this

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<v Speaker 2>crucial opening game of the three game series here in

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<v Speaker 2>Kansas City. Final score four to two. Nice way to

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<v Speaker 2>start the trip for the Guardians, and they kept it

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<v Speaker 2>going Tuesday night in Kansas City. They scored the game's

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<v Speaker 2>first run in the second inning on a sackfly by

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<v Speaker 2>Brian Rochio and then added to the lead in the

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<v Speaker 2>fifth with a runner in scoring position for Andre se Menez.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the pitch and it swung on, looped a shallow left.

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<v Speaker 2>It gets down for a base hit, racing around third,

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<v Speaker 2>heading for home and scoring. He is Rochio on the

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<v Speaker 2>RBI single by Andre si Menez and the running game

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<v Speaker 2>works for the Guardians, who lead it to nothing. In

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<v Speaker 2>the seventh, bo Naylor led off with a base hit.

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<v Speaker 2>Brian Rochio followed but couldn't get a bunt down, so

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<v Speaker 2>he was swinging away with two strikes. Here's the one

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<v Speaker 2>two swung on and drilled high and deep down the

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<v Speaker 2>left field line, hooking fair ball home run. Brian Rochio

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<v Speaker 2>with a a two run home run extends the lead

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<v Speaker 2>for the Guardians. It's now four to one. The Guardians

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<v Speaker 2>padded the lead a little more in the eighth inning

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<v Speaker 2>on a basis loaded walk to Rokio that made it

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<v Speaker 2>five to one Cleveland, and then Stephen Kwan delivered the

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<v Speaker 2>knockout blow with two outs. Here comes the two to

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<v Speaker 2>two swung online right center field base it for Kwan.

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<v Speaker 2>That's gonna score two. Brennan's across right behind him is Thomas.

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<v Speaker 2>The throw comes to third, not in time to retire

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<v Speaker 2>Rochio and into second with a two run double is

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen Kwan, and that lead would be more than enough

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<v Speaker 2>in the night that Scott Barlow came on to face

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<v Speaker 2>his former club and finish the job. Barlow delivers and

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<v Speaker 2>it's tapped to third. Ramirez has it he'll throw to

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<v Speaker 2>first in time and the Guardians win again two for

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<v Speaker 2>two here in Kansas City is the outstanding pitching continues

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<v Speaker 2>and plenty of offense, especially late, and it all adds

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<v Speaker 2>up to a seven to one victory. Wednesday, series finale

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<v Speaker 2>went to KC four to one, and after an off

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<v Speaker 2>day Thursday, the Guardians began their series here in LA

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<v Speaker 2>on Friday night. Good pitching on both sides in this one,

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<v Speaker 2>as rookie Land and Knack for the Dodgers and Matthew Boyd.

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<v Speaker 2>They were terrific both pitchers during the game and the

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<v Speaker 2>game was still scoreless into the sixth. That's when Brian

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<v Speaker 2>Rochio singled and set the table for Andre Siemenez. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>the pitch and he swings and skies it high in

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<v Speaker 2>the air to deep rite. Does it have enough at

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<v Speaker 2>the wall? Is Betsy leaps? It's gone home run, Emnes

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<v Speaker 2>and the Guardians have taken the lead to nothing Cleveland,

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<v Speaker 2>and it wouldn't be a game with the Dodgers unless

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<v Speaker 2>show Hey Otani did something special and he hit a

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<v Speaker 2>home run of his own in the bottom of the sixth,

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<v Speaker 2>this forty fifth on the season, that cut the lead

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<v Speaker 2>in half, making it two to one, but the Guardians

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<v Speaker 2>went back up by two in the eighth inning thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to Brian Rocchio. Bonda lets it fly and it swung

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<v Speaker 2>on and drilled high and deep to left. Way back there,

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<v Speaker 2>home run Rocchio, Oh my, deep into the bullpen. Rocchio

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<v Speaker 2>has given the Guardians a two run lead once again.

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<v Speaker 2>Hunter Gadis got a huge double play to get out

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<v Speaker 2>of a basis loaded jam in the eighth inning that

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<v Speaker 2>kept the Guardians up three to one. And then it

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<v Speaker 2>was a Manuel Classe in the ninth trying to save

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<v Speaker 2>another one. Here's the one. One swung on and here's

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<v Speaker 2>a high fly ball to deep center. Tracking it his

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<v Speaker 2>Thomas still going. He makes the catch just as he

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<v Speaker 2>got to the warning track, and Classe has done it again.

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<v Speaker 2>The Guardians win it three to one here at Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>So a nice win for the Guardians to start the

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<v Speaker 2>series in Los Angeles. They'll take on the Dodgers once

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<v Speaker 2>again Saturday night and then Sunday afternoon as well. Stay

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<v Speaker 2>with us when we come back. We'll hear from Emmanuel

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<v Speaker 2>class A and Alex Cobb. That's next.

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<v Speaker 4>States class as ready. Here it comes, swing in a

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<v Speaker 4>little looping liner. Caught it first by the well ball game,

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<v Speaker 4>and there it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Career save number one fifty Emmanuel Class A, the old

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<v Speaker 2>time saves leader in Cleveland franchise history. Welcome back to

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<v Speaker 2>Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhaus back with you from Dodgers Stadium

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<v Speaker 2>in Los Angeles, where the Guardians are taking on the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers this weekend. Another game tonight with a nine to

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<v Speaker 2>ten first pitch, and then the series finale tomorrow afternoon,

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<v Speaker 2>four ten Cleveland time. Last weekend back home, a big

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<v Speaker 2>weekend for a Manuel classe. The Guardians also our closer

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<v Speaker 2>surpassed Cody Allen on Cleveland's franchise all time saves list

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<v Speaker 2>for the top spot. He saved his one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>fiftieth game, and we had a chance to visit with

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<v Speaker 2>him shortly after with translation help from Augi Rafero as always,

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<v Speaker 2>and we asked the manual what the saves record means

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<v Speaker 2>to him?

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<v Speaker 5>And now I'm belamas and.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I mean, I'm very thankful to my team is

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<v Speaker 6>and especially thankful to God for that opportunity. And you know,

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<v Speaker 6>there's really a lot of anticipation before that happened, and

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<v Speaker 6>then when we got the last it was really happy.

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<v Speaker 6>When we're able to achieve that accomplishment.

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<v Speaker 2>And you've been to multiple All Star Games, I know

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<v Speaker 2>that's a big deal for you. How does this fit

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<v Speaker 2>into all that? Surpassing a franchise record?

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<v Speaker 6>For says now, in my lesson, it's just very very

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<v Speaker 6>fulfilled to accomplish that. You know, to get to those

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<v Speaker 6>points is a very important accompanyent for me for my

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<v Speaker 6>career and also for my family. And those are this,

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<v Speaker 6>like I said in the past, so the goals that

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<v Speaker 6>I set myself every season, try to improve, get better,

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<v Speaker 6>better numbers for the team, and I'm really lucky that

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<v Speaker 6>we got to the point where we overcame that record.

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<v Speaker 2>And this year especially impressive numbers off the charts across

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<v Speaker 2>the board. Uh, how are you different from when you

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<v Speaker 2>first started closing games here three years ago to where

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<v Speaker 2>you are today? What would have been some of the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest improvements you think?

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<v Speaker 7>Now, I'm belies.

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<v Speaker 6>Opponent in the same focus, you know, trying to improve

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<v Speaker 6>every year, every game and get the best that I can.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, be the best closer every single game, from

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<v Speaker 6>from that first time that I came up, but also

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<v Speaker 6>to the last pitch. So's he's been all with the

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<v Speaker 6>same mindset. Try to be the best pitcher every year

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<v Speaker 6>and every outing as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>A manual for a young picture. I feel like most

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<v Speaker 2>pictures they think about being a starting pitcher, And when

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<v Speaker 2>did that shift for you? When did you start thinking, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>a relief role and closing games is what I could

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<v Speaker 2>really excel at.

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<v Speaker 5>Now I'm belive w Vietnam.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, those are the odd casualties of life. I mean,

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<v Speaker 6>at some point I got injured in my leg, and

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<v Speaker 6>obviously when I was with them, they suggested to start

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<v Speaker 6>building up as a reliever, and then I did it

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<v Speaker 6>a couple of times, and I really enjoyed the adrenaline,

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<v Speaker 6>the motions of closing games, and after that, I was

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<v Speaker 6>kind of like love at first sight. I wanted to

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<v Speaker 6>be closer after that, and from then I started watching

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<v Speaker 6>more videos of you know, important closes, and I started

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<v Speaker 6>watching a lot of videos of Mariano Rivera because there

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<v Speaker 6>was a lot of comparisons to them and to him

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<v Speaker 6>what they were he was pitching. So I really enjoy that.

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<v Speaker 6>And after that, that's when I realized I wanted to

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<v Speaker 6>continue being a closer.

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<v Speaker 2>And the season you've had, you're part of the best

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen in baseball. How important are those other guys who

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<v Speaker 2>get the game to you at the end and helping

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<v Speaker 5>And I'm a lamafe and I'm just very happy to

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<v Speaker 5>be part of that group of guys. We're always rooting

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<v Speaker 5>for each other, helping each other, and it makes me

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<v Speaker 5>really happy to be part of that group that makes,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, root for each other, which is the best.

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<v Speaker 6>So I mad that makes my job a lot easier.

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<v Speaker 2>Am Annual, congratulations, great record, appreciate you coming back, Thank you, Aggie, Thanks,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you guys. Always nice to visit with the Manuel

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<v Speaker 2>Classe and always appreciate the help from Augi Rivero. Staying

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<v Speaker 2>obviously that's been a challenge for him. More on that

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<v Speaker 2>in just a little bit, but we can tell you

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<v Speaker 2>that last Sunday back home, Cobb was absolutely terrific, as

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<v Speaker 2>he had a perfect game through six innings before it

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<v Speaker 2>got away from him in the seventh. And when we

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<v Speaker 2>if he was surprised that his stuff was that good

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<v Speaker 8>I think that particular day, I was, you know, obviously,

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<v Speaker 8>having all the setbacks that I've had throughout the course

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<v Speaker 8>of the season, it's been tough to get onto the field.

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<v Speaker 8>And then you finally do get you know, you have

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<v Speaker 8>going into that start, and probably, to be honest, didn't

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<v Speaker 8>the mound and warm ups and even late into those

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<v Speaker 8>warm ups where I started to figure some things out.

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<v Speaker 8>So I was very happy that the pitches were moving

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<v Speaker 8>the way they were and I was able to work

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<v Speaker 8>pretty deep into the game after being off for so long.

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<v Speaker 2>You've been down the no hit road before deep into

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<v Speaker 2>you that that something special is going on? And is

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<v Speaker 2>it you or your teammates who kind of alerted to that.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, I've heard pictures say they're never aware. I

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<v Speaker 8>mean I set out the game trying to throw no hitter,

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<v Speaker 8>so I'm very well aware as it's going on. But

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<v Speaker 8>you know, I would say in the past, it's probably

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<v Speaker 8>once you get through the sixth or seventh, you know

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<v Speaker 8>you're really like, all right, I I can get this

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<v Speaker 8>bear down for another you know, nine outs, and you know,

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<v Speaker 8>see what you can do. But in this particular case,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, I knew that there was probably a very

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<v Speaker 8>to be able to see the eighth or ninth inning

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<v Speaker 8>because of the layoffs. So you know, I'm not going

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<v Speaker 8>to say I didn't want to turn it over to

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<v Speaker 8>But it wasn't something in my back of my mind

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<v Speaker 8>where I thought I would be able to go out

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<v Speaker 2>When you look at how it ended, I'll come back

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<v Speaker 2>or to the mount and you hit the deck when

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<v Speaker 2>you're laying there just for that little bit of time,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it seemed like longer to you. What's going through

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<v Speaker 8>I'm just doing as systems check. You know, if obviously

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<v Speaker 8>I hit pretty hard on the on the wrist area,

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<v Speaker 8>so you know, letting the initial pain kind of settle

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<v Speaker 8>down a little bit and you know, assess if it

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<v Speaker 8>was just a bad hit or you know, hopefully not

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<v Speaker 8>a anything broken. But and then you know that happens

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<v Speaker 8>pretty quick, and then you're just kind of upset with

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<v Speaker 8>the play. But you know, just a lot of emotions

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<v Speaker 8>rolled into one in a quick moment.

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<v Speaker 2>You and Matthew Boyd. And this is from the outside

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<v Speaker 2>looking in, seems like you've been here all season. It

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<v Speaker 2>just seems like you fit in so well. Is that

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<v Speaker 2>surprised you at all? Or is there something good happening

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<v Speaker 2>here that's allowed that to happen, maybe on your side

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<v Speaker 8>Well, I've told a lot of my friends and family

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<v Speaker 8>that this is the you know, funnest team I've been

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<v Speaker 8>on in a long time. You know, no offense to

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<v Speaker 8>the other teams I've been on, I've I've loved all

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<v Speaker 8>the guys, but this is such a young group of guys,

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<v Speaker 8>a lot of guys that came up together, and they're

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<v Speaker 8>just they're just fun to be around. The energy obviously,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, being first in the division helps that. Winning

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<v Speaker 8>always helps that. But the energy that they bring every

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<v Speaker 8>single day has been refreshing to me, a little bit

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<v Speaker 8>older guy, and you know sometimes August and September can

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<v Speaker 8>can drag a little bit. So they've they've given me

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<v Speaker 8>a shot in the arm, and you know, they accepted me.

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<v Speaker 8>Mattie Lane, you know, all the all the new guys

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<v Speaker 8>just so well and it's it's been it's been an

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<v Speaker 8>incredible to get as close as we have, and you

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<v Speaker 8>know what, four weeks or so. So I'm very very

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<v Speaker 8>thankful for my time here, Thankful that I, you know,

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<v Speaker 8>I've been able to experience this, and very excited to

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<v Speaker 8>see how far.

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<v Speaker 2>We can take it, keep it rolling. Thanks for coming back,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, my pleasure.

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<v Speaker 7>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>And just in addendum to our visit with Alex Cobb,

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<v Speaker 2>he was scheduled to throw on Saturday night here in

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles against the Dodgers, but a slight blister issue

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<v Speaker 2>is cropped up, and while it's not deemed serious, they

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<v Speaker 2>are going to hold him back because of the heat

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<v Speaker 2>and hot weather. They feel that might not be really

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<v Speaker 2>conducive to helping that bliss heel and stay effective. So

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to bump them back a little bit, and

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<v Speaker 2>the hope is that he'll pitch against the White Sox

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<v Speaker 2>in Chicago the first of next week. Stay with us

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<v Speaker 2>when we come back, we'll hear from a couple of youngsters,

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Manzarto and Eric Sabrowski, both recently called up from

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<v Speaker 2>Triple A Columbus. That's next on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians

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<v Speaker 2>Radio Network. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Chim Rosen House

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<v Speaker 2>along with you from Dodgers Stadium, where the Guardians are

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<v Speaker 2>taking on the Dodgers this weekend. Kyle Manzarto has been

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<v Speaker 2>a big part of it since coming up from Triple

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<v Speaker 2>A Columbus. He was part of the roster expansion last Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>September First. He was in the major leagues earlier this

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<v Speaker 2>season and then was sent back to work on some things,

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<v Speaker 2>and work on them he did. He had a very

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<v Speaker 2>successful season at Triple A, and when he came back

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<v Speaker 2>a big Sunday for him with his first two major

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<v Speaker 2>league home runs. The audience beat the Pirates six to one,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks in large parts the big day for Manzarto. And

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<v Speaker 2>we caught up with him the following day and he

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<v Speaker 2>talked about why things are a little different this time

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<v Speaker 2>around in the big leagues compared to his first go

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<v Speaker 9>It's been a lot different. I feel like I'm showing

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<v Speaker 9>kind of uh, you know, the day to day operations

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<v Speaker 9>and stuff like that, how everything goes. It's kind of

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<v Speaker 9>made for a much smoother transition that go around and.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you not a different hitter, but are there some

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<v Speaker 2>things that you felt you improved in during your time

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<v Speaker 2>at Triple A that you can put into play now.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I mean I focus focused a lot on just

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<v Speaker 9>trying to control the strike zone. Uh, just make make

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<v Speaker 9>good swing decisions something I'm still trying to to bring

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<v Speaker 9>here now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So you hit a home run and it's your

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<v Speaker 2>first in the major leagues? What was that trip around

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<v Speaker 2>the basis?

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<v Speaker 1>Like?

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<v Speaker 9>Uh, man, I mean I had enough time to to

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<v Speaker 9>really you know, really wanted. It took me a little while,

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<v Speaker 9>so it felt great. I don't really remember like the

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<v Speaker 9>run two second, I would say once I once I

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<v Speaker 9>rounded second, I kind of came to a little bit

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<v Speaker 9>and you know picked up the dugout and stuff like that,

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<v Speaker 9>which was It was fun.

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<v Speaker 2>It was cool and it looked like you had the

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<v Speaker 2>celebration that you're supposed to do down path.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I'm only I mean, I've only ever done it

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<v Speaker 9>like stationary standing on second, so it's a little bit

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<v Speaker 9>different when you're like still running.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, it was cool and you got both baseballs back.

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<v Speaker 7>What are you gonna do with those?

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<v Speaker 9>I'll probably give the first one to my dad and

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<v Speaker 9>maybe the second one to my grandfather. I'm not sure yet.

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<v Speaker 9>I haven't decided. I gotta get I'm gonna get him

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<v Speaker 9>like painted up and stuff, and I'll figure out out

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<v Speaker 9>what I'm gonna do with them from their.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Manzardo's joining us back in the major leagues, and

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<v Speaker 2>you hit your first two home runs as a designated

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<v Speaker 2>hitter and as a young player, that's not easy to

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<v Speaker 2>learn that position. And it's something just with the situation

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<v Speaker 2>right now that most of your time seems there.

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<v Speaker 7>What did you learn maybe.

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<v Speaker 2>At Triple A Columbus that that's helped you in that

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I mean it's something I worked on while I

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<v Speaker 9>was down, trying to figure out kind of a routine,

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<v Speaker 9>a different different things I can do to kind of

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<v Speaker 9>get ready for each each at bat. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 9>just not trying not to overcook it, just keeping my

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<v Speaker 9>body loose and warm, and you know, treating each at bat,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, as its own separate thing.

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<v Speaker 2>When you play at a position, how different is that

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<v Speaker 2>day for you in terms of what you're thinking and

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I mean, it's it's just different because you're you're

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<v Speaker 9>always in the field. You're either in the field or

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<v Speaker 9>the dugout, so you don't really have time to sit

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<v Speaker 9>with your thoughts after and at bat. So trying to

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<v Speaker 9>put myself in a spot where I can learn from

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<v Speaker 9>each at bat but not let any negative or positive

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<v Speaker 9>separating each at bat is its own thing.

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<v Speaker 2>When you were up earlier this season, the team was

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<v Speaker 2>playing really well, and here we are in September and

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<v Speaker 2>they're still in first place, trying to nail down a

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<v Speaker 2>division and a postseason spot. What have you noticed coming

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<v Speaker 2>back anything different or is it pretty much the same

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<v Speaker 9>It feels, I mean, it feels a lot a lot

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<v Speaker 9>the same. Everybody, like nobody's goals or mentality has really

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<v Speaker 9>seemed to change. Everybody's goal is still to just show

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<v Speaker 9>up every day and win today's game and worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 9>it's it's it's been cool special to see.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you're a big part of another win on Sunday, Kyle,

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

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>It's designated hitter Kyle Manzardo, and from one rookie to another,

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<v Speaker 2>we take you to the story of Eric Sabrowski, the

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<v Speaker 2>left handed reliever who was called up and made his

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<v Speaker 2>a scoreless inning, and when we caught up with him

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<v Speaker 2>later on in the week, he talked about the long

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<v Speaker 10>Well, first off, it was a ton of fun. It

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<v Speaker 10>was really cool to see how many people reached out

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<v Speaker 10>after that night, you know, people that have stayed in

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<v Speaker 10>touch with people I haven't. Just lots of people from

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<v Speaker 10>and they were all really happy for me.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's interesting you mention that because I talked

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<v Speaker 2>to Rob Serfolio, the farm director for the Guardians, and

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<v Speaker 2>he said his phone was blowing up when you got

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<v Speaker 2>in the game because so many people in player development

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<v Speaker 2>were excited for you. And when you hear things like that,

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<v Speaker 2>and then, as you mentioned, so many people reaching out,

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<v Speaker 2>Number one, why do you think that is? Is it

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<v Speaker 2>your story that really has people excited for you?

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<v Speaker 1>Now?

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I guess I have a bit of an unconventional story,

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<v Speaker 10>but when I hear things like that about Surf and

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<v Speaker 10>the rest of the player development group, it really makes

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<v Speaker 10>it all worth it. Like it took me a long

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<v Speaker 10>time to even get to the point where I could

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<v Speaker 10>pitch regularly in games and stuff, and you know, I'd

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<v Speaker 10>do it all over again if to relive that moment

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<v Speaker 10>from Wednesday and.

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<v Speaker 2>When you come off the mound after the full inning,

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<v Speaker 2>what were the thoughts on the dugout? And once you

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<v Speaker 2>got finished and completed everything, I could finally say I

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<v Speaker 2>was a big leader. It just felt amazing. It was

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<v Speaker 2>really cool to be up here for about the week

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<v Speaker 2>before I got in.

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<v Speaker 10>It was awesome to see how the guys do their

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<v Speaker 10>work and see how the team carries itself. But it

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<v Speaker 10>it almost felt like a really cool vacation because because

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<v Speaker 10>I wasn't pitching yet. But once, you know, I finally

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<v Speaker 10>got the chances to get in. Once I got the

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<v Speaker 10>chance to get in, it was it was like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 10>I've made it. This this finally happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Eric Sabrowski, joining US relief pitcher for the Guardians, made

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<v Speaker 2>his Major League debut on Wednesday, and we talked about

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<v Speaker 2>your story for fans who don't know two Tommy John surgeries,

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<v Speaker 2>from the time you were drafted until you're really able

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<v Speaker 2>to get your pro career going in and we were

457
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<v Speaker 2>trying to figure it out. I think eight appearances in

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<v Speaker 2>three plus years. Did it cross your mind that, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it's just not going to work out? And if not,

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<v Speaker 2>what kept you going on that right path?

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<v Speaker 7>It definitely crossed my mind.

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<v Speaker 10>Right in the right Near the end of my second rehab, actually,

463
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<v Speaker 10>I had a setback which probably extended the whole rehab

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<v Speaker 10>process by five or six months. And it was kind

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<v Speaker 10>of during that setback where I was like, you know,

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<v Speaker 10>maybe this is maybe my elbows was telling me I'm

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<v Speaker 10>not cut out for this. And there were some hard

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<v Speaker 10>moments during it, but I had a great group around

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<v Speaker 10>around me of people who were just like, no, man,

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<v Speaker 10>you can't.

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<v Speaker 7>You can't hang it up. You can't. You got to

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<v Speaker 7>see this through. You've worked too hard, too long to

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<v Speaker 7>not not see it through.

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<v Speaker 2>And when did you start to feel like, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm getting some momentum here, and I think anybody who's

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<v Speaker 2>at triple A certainly is you're that one step away.

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<v Speaker 2>But when did you feel that momentum building that maybe,

478
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<v Speaker 2>just maybe you could have that major league dream come true.

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<v Speaker 7>When you're in Triple A, you're really just one call away.

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<v Speaker 10>And that's something that I had to remind myself through

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<v Speaker 10>good outings and bad outings, because there's been plenty of

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<v Speaker 10>both this year to where it's just like everyone goes

483
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<v Speaker 10>through struggles, everyone goes through the roller coaster.

484
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<v Speaker 7>You're never that far away.

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<v Speaker 10>And really I gained some momentum in the last in

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<v Speaker 10>the second half down in Columbus, and that's when I

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<v Speaker 10>really thought this could happen. I could make this work,

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<v Speaker 10>and and I just tried to ride that momentum into

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<v Speaker 10>you know what, I guess was a successful baby.

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<v Speaker 2>You mentioned earlier you waited a week. First pitch you

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<v Speaker 2>throw right back to the screen. But there was a plan, huh.

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<v Speaker 10>I felt like Bobby Witt was going to steal third

493
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<v Speaker 10>base anyways, ear least try to, so I gave it

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<v Speaker 10>up for him.

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<v Speaker 7>So that's my story and I'm gonna stick with it

496
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<v Speaker 7>fair enough.

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<v Speaker 2>And you were the group of guys down there, what

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<v Speaker 2>are you learning so far that maybe you didn't know

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<v Speaker 2>as you've been around some veteran guys who have been

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<v Speaker 2>around the block.

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<v Speaker 7>It's really cool to see how they're they're able to

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<v Speaker 7>stay loose for the first few.

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<v Speaker 10>Innings of a game and then and then once we

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<v Speaker 10>we think a bullpen guy might get up soon, how

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<v Speaker 10>they can just flip that switch and and it goes

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<v Speaker 10>from you know, fun and games while watching the game,

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<v Speaker 10>to laser focus on the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it was good stuff the other night. I know

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people happy for you, Eric, Thanks a

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<v Speaker 2>lot for coming by, Thanks for having me. What a

511
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<v Speaker 2>great story Eric Sabrowski is And certainly tip of the

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<v Speaker 2>cap for him for perseverance to Tommy John surgeries and

513
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<v Speaker 2>very limited time four straight eight years on a game mound,

514
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<v Speaker 2>but he stayed with it and now he's in the

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<v Speaker 2>big leads. Hey, stay with us. We'll have our final

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<v Speaker 2>segment when we come back with Guardian Senior Vice President

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<v Speaker 2>Bob Dy Biassio at the ballpark with Bobby d coming

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to Guardian's weekly Jim Rosen House along with

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<v Speaker 2>you from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. It's our final segment,

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<v Speaker 2>and every now and again we'd like to catch up

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<v Speaker 2>with Guardian Senior Vice President Bob D Biassio for another

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<v Speaker 2>at the Ballpark with Bobby D.

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<v Speaker 1>The perfectly manicured field, the unmistakable aroma of a ballpark

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<v Speaker 1>hot dog, and the electricity celebrating another victory. This is

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<v Speaker 1>at the Ballpark with Bobby D.

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<v Speaker 12>The ballpark is home to many stories, many memorable moments,

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<v Speaker 12>and colorful personalities. Joining me now at the ballpark is

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<v Speaker 12>thirty year veteran of the organization, a man behind the scenes,

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<v Speaker 12>Frank Mancini, who has spent those three decades working in

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<v Speaker 12>the clubhouse closely with our players.

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<v Speaker 13>Frank, thanks for joining me.

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<v Speaker 6>Probby d.

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<v Speaker 14>Thanks for having me. This is an incredible honor anything

545
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<v Speaker 14>has to do with the tribe or the Guardians, especially

546
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<v Speaker 14>coming from you because you're a senior memory or it

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<v Speaker 14>is an honor for me. Thank you, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 13>We're gonna talk two things inside the clubhouse, baseballs.

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<v Speaker 14>And batso of my favorite things.

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<v Speaker 13>Let's talk baseballs first. All I saw you do this

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<v Speaker 13>spring training was rubbed down baseballs with a special mud

552
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<v Speaker 13>that is provided by Major League Baseball. How your hand's feeling.

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<v Speaker 14>I make sure you use gloves when I'm doing it,

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<v Speaker 14>because it takes forever to get that out of here

555
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<v Speaker 14>underneath your nails and the cracks of your hands. Now,

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<v Speaker 14>my hands are fine.

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<v Speaker 12>How many dozen did you rub up?

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<v Speaker 14>I usually did two cases a day, so let's see,

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<v Speaker 14>there is seventy two balls in a case, so about

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<v Speaker 14>one hundred and forty four a day just for spring training.

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<v Speaker 13>And how many weeks, Well, I would do it every day.

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<v Speaker 14>We had fifteen games, so I try to get thirty

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<v Speaker 14>cases done for spring every year. I do it in

564
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<v Speaker 14>spring training, and that's strictly to get the sheen off

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<v Speaker 14>the ball correct, so make the ball a little tackier

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<v Speaker 14>for the guys to grip otherwise they have a hard

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<v Speaker 14>time gripping it, especially on breaking pitches.

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<v Speaker 13>The most important aspect, though, is twenty twenty. You were

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<v Speaker 13>in charge of rubbing up the balls and we had

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<v Speaker 13>a certain pitcher when the Cy Young Awards, so he

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<v Speaker 13>was tossing the baseballs that you played around with.

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<v Speaker 14>Yeah, that was my one claim to fame, I guess

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<v Speaker 14>is that the one year they asked me to assist

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<v Speaker 14>in the Empire's room, and because I'd done the spring

575
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<v Speaker 14>training baseball for so many years, they asked me if

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<v Speaker 14>i'd do it for the regular season and during COVID

577
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<v Speaker 14>they needed someone to do it, so I volunteered to

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<v Speaker 14>do it. And yeah, I was doing sometimes three cases

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<v Speaker 14>a day because umpires or quirky pitchers would be throwing

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<v Speaker 14>balls out left and right. The bat boy had to

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<v Speaker 14>use gloves on his hands, so that added to the workload.

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<v Speaker 14>And yeah, my claim to fame is the one year

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<v Speaker 14>I did it. Shaaneber won the Signing Award, so I've

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<v Speaker 14>got that to put on my tombstone someday.

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<v Speaker 13>Well, congratulations, thank you for doing that, and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 13>Shane thanked you as well. Now let's shift to bats.

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<v Speaker 13>Players treat their bats like they are absolute pressure.

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<v Speaker 7>Still do.

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<v Speaker 14>It's changed over the years. Some of it is just

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<v Speaker 14>out of the differences in bats depending on the field.

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<v Speaker 14>Others guys are looking for an edge. So yeah, there's

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<v Speaker 14>multiple ways that it's changing. I could speak for hours

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<v Speaker 14>on it, but we only have a few minutes.

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<v Speaker 7>Yea, I'll start.

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<v Speaker 13>I was just on the phone about a week ago.

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<v Speaker 13>Rocky Colavidow always a treat to I should chat with Rocky,

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<v Speaker 13>and he told me a story about how he cared

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<v Speaker 13>for his bats when he was with the Indianapolis Indians

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<v Speaker 13>and Triple A and they would go to Louisville. He'd

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<v Speaker 13>always stop in the Louisville Slugger factory and then there

601
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<v Speaker 13>was an Italian man craftsman yes on the lathe making bats,

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<v Speaker 13>and he would make Rocky's bats, and he wanted wide

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<v Speaker 13>grain bats, so when he would send a dozen, especially

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<v Speaker 13>when he made it to the Cleveland and in the

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<v Speaker 13>equipment room at Cleveland Stadium, it was a cement floor,

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<v Speaker 13>so he would hold out his bat, holding the handle

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<v Speaker 13>with the barrel closer to the floor, and he would

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<v Speaker 13>drop it according to the sound of the bat hitting

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<v Speaker 13>the cement and how high it bounced, determine whether that

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<v Speaker 13>was a game or not. So power hitters easily treated

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<v Speaker 13>their bats with so much care and pride. Tell me

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<v Speaker 13>about Albert Bell, I mean, he's a guy again. To me,

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<v Speaker 13>it's a lot of power hitters who treated their Jimmy

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<v Speaker 13>told me, treated their bats with special care.

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<v Speaker 14>No question about it. Albert was the most particular of all.

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<v Speaker 14>I mean each guy, whether it was Kenny Lofton who

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<v Speaker 14>wanted his handle a particular way so it was easy

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<v Speaker 14>for him to flick his wrists because he was more

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<v Speaker 14>of a slap hitter. Jim told me who had our

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<v Speaker 14>former trainer, Jimmy Warfield, after he got nailed in the

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<v Speaker 14>hand one time on a pitch, he created this spongy

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<v Speaker 14>grip for him at the end was kind of like

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<v Speaker 14>a triangle that allowed Jimmy, even after his wrist healed up,

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<v Speaker 14>to grip the bat securely and he just took off

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<v Speaker 14>home run wise after that. And then there was Albert

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<v Speaker 14>Aburn and I would play golf together, and one time

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<v Speaker 14>he got from Louisville slugger bats that the handles were

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<v Speaker 14>too thick. He said, Frank, you do me a favor

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<v Speaker 14>and shave this down a little bit, so I spent

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<v Speaker 14>a few minutes shaving it down. He went out and

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<v Speaker 14>destroyed the ball, and he goes, Frank, well that felt great.

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<v Speaker 10>Why do you think that was?

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<v Speaker 14>I said, well, you and I go golfing together. You

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<v Speaker 14>see with a thin handle the whip that you get,

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<v Speaker 14>so it only makes sense and not a bat, the

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<v Speaker 14>same thing's going to happen. He goes, yeah, shave it

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<v Speaker 14>out some more. Well, that was the year he hit

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<v Speaker 14>fifty home runs. So I would shave it down and

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<v Speaker 14>it would take me two to three hours per bat

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<v Speaker 14>to get her batack per bat, and what would just

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<v Speaker 14>shave it with sandpaper and these wood craftsmen tools that

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<v Speaker 14>had steel blades at the end. That I would just

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<v Speaker 14>do it patiently because I didn't want to lose the

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<v Speaker 14>roundness of the bat. And then he liked his handle

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<v Speaker 14>where when he gripped the bat at the end, it

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<v Speaker 14>was firm and secure, so he got more leverage where

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<v Speaker 14>other guys, like I said with Kenny, he had no

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<v Speaker 14>knob on it. Albert wanted that to stick knob. But

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<v Speaker 14>I would shave his bat so thin that they would

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<v Speaker 14>be the same thickness as a golf club I've never

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<v Speaker 14>seen another player like that ever. Did he ever crack

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<v Speaker 14>or he did one time that's another story.

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, one time swing.

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<v Speaker 14>He got upset, so he threw his bat. He put

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<v Speaker 14>a big nick in the bat. He says, front, get

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<v Speaker 14>this nick out quick. Well, I only had three innings

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<v Speaker 14>to get it done, so I'm shaving.

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<v Speaker 8>I'm shaving.

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<v Speaker 14>I got the nick out as best as I could. Well,

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<v Speaker 14>in the middle of his swing, he's about to launch one,

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<v Speaker 14>the bat went keeled over on me. You could even

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<v Speaker 14>complete the swing. So that's the only time it ever happened.

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<v Speaker 13>Yeah, and I'm sure he took it well.

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<v Speaker 7>He did not take it well.

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<v Speaker 14>I got to blame for that.

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<v Speaker 13>One, and Jimmy as well.

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<v Speaker 7>Wide grain is something that they.

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<v Speaker 14>All believed in that back then in the nineties. That's

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<v Speaker 14>one of the quirky things back in the nineties. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 14>they would look at a bat and say that's a

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<v Speaker 14>BP bat, that's a junk back, because there's if you

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<v Speaker 14>looked at them just by just by looking on the knob.

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<v Speaker 14>This one, for example, has one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

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<v Speaker 14>eleven lines on the bat for the grain. I've seen

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<v Speaker 14>some as is four those are the highest quality. They're

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<v Speaker 14>hard to find. But yeah, if there's too much grain

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<v Speaker 14>on the bat, guy would just put off this side

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<v Speaker 14>or just use it for VP.

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<v Speaker 13>Well, a guy like Albert would put his bats in

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<v Speaker 13>sanitary socks.

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<v Speaker 6>So no one want to touch him, right, every one

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<v Speaker 6>of them.

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<v Speaker 14>If you touched his bat, you were stuck out with

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<v Speaker 14>that bat, you.

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<v Speaker 7>Were in a lot of trouble.

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<v Speaker 14>Tell you, don't you ever touch my bat again?

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<v Speaker 13>Anybody else with real superstitions and turn.

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<v Speaker 11>Well.

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<v Speaker 14>Once again, we go back to Albert, because Albert believed

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<v Speaker 14>we had a video guy, uh video Joe Cavaliatti. And

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<v Speaker 14>when I was windling Albert's bats to get him to

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<v Speaker 14>be so thin like a golf club, he would say, Frank.

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<v Speaker 7>Curry up with that bat.

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<v Speaker 14>Video Joe still has to rub his soul into that bat.

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<v Speaker 14>So Video Joe would take his bats before every game

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<v Speaker 14>and do a little chant and he would put his

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<v Speaker 14>soul into Albert's bats. And if Video Joe wasn't around,

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<v Speaker 14>Albert would be very upset.

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<v Speaker 13>And it was because he was Italian.

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<v Speaker 14>He believed in the spiritual uh powers of the Italians.

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<v Speaker 14>For whatever reason, we're.

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<v Speaker 13>Coming from Louisiana.

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<v Speaker 7>That was part of the uh there was a little

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<v Speaker 7>bit of looting going on there.

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<v Speaker 13>Well, it certainly worked for him, one of the great

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<v Speaker 13>power hitters in the game of baseball. As you said,

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<v Speaker 13>you and I could talk forever about and we may

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<v Speaker 13>have to revisit some other things that happened in the

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<v Speaker 13>clubhouse with our guys, as superstitions and such, because you

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<v Speaker 13>were with them every day for thirty plus years. And

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<v Speaker 13>can't thank you enough for all the hard work you've put.

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<v Speaker 14>In an honorser.

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<v Speaker 13>Here's hoping you enjoyed today's visit with Frank Mancini. We

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<v Speaker 13>look forward to sharing more stories at the ballpark on

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<v Speaker 13>the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network.

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<v Speaker 2>Man that's at the ballpark with Bobby d and that's

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<v Speaker 2>going to do it for this week's edition of Guardian's Weekly.

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<v Speaker 2>As always, thanks to Brian Matse for all of his

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<v Speaker 2>help and putting together our show each week. We will

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<v Speaker 2>join you once again next weekend when the team is

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<v Speaker 2>back home taking on the Tampa Bay Rays. Until then,

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<v Speaker 2>this is Jim rosen House reminding you that you've been

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.