WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:04.839 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. 2 00:00:05.799 --> 00:00:10.279 Guardians Weekly is brought to you by Progressive helping Guardians 3 00:00:10.320 --> 00:00:12.640 fans save hundreds on car insurance. 4 00:00:50.799 --> 00:00:55.200 Hi, everyone, Welcome to Guardian's Weekly. Jim Rosen house along 5 00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:58.240 with you this weekend. As we continue with our Hot 6 00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:01.159 Stove shows during the off season. We will take a 7 00:01:01.240 --> 00:01:05.239 hiatus after this week's show and return after the first 8 00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:08.200 of the year, so hopefully you enjoy this one. Some 9 00:01:08.239 --> 00:01:10.480 good things coming up for you, including our Game of 10 00:01:10.519 --> 00:01:13.799 the Week segment, our final one of those looking back 11 00:01:14.079 --> 00:01:16.439 at the twenty twenty four season, and we'll take you 12 00:01:16.480 --> 00:01:21.079 to that memorable Game three of the American League Championship Series, 13 00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:26.000 forever known as the John Kenzie Nowel David Frye home 14 00:01:26.120 --> 00:01:30.599 runs late that created just massive excitement at Progressive Field 15 00:01:30.599 --> 00:01:33.519 and made it a two to one series at that point, 16 00:01:34.120 --> 00:01:35.719 So that's coming up a little bit later on in 17 00:01:35.719 --> 00:01:39.159 the show. We'll also hear from Vice President of Ballpark 18 00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:43.359 Improvements Jim Folk. As I'm sure you know, Phase two 19 00:01:43.599 --> 00:01:47.040 of the two year renovation project at Progressive Field is 20 00:01:47.079 --> 00:01:49.799 still very much underway, and we'll get an update from 21 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:52.439 Jim on how things are going as they try and 22 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:56.040 beat that deadline up opening day next season, the home 23 00:01:56.079 --> 00:01:59.280 opener for next season. But first I'll look back at 24 00:01:59.319 --> 00:02:02.000 the week that in terms of awards, and it's been 25 00:02:02.400 --> 00:02:05.920 a really strong awards season for the Cleveland Guardians. And 26 00:02:05.959 --> 00:02:09.879 earlier this week, manager Steven Vote named the American League 27 00:02:10.159 --> 00:02:14.199 Manager of the Year as a rookie. Doesn't happen often, 28 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:17.080 but it did this season to the American League Central 29 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:20.879 Division crown and a birth in the American League Championship Series. 30 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:24.439 And he says there were many surprises about the job 31 00:02:24.520 --> 00:02:28.319 this season, but there was one aspect of managing a 32 00:02:28.360 --> 00:02:31.120 major league baseball team for the first time that really 33 00:02:31.159 --> 00:02:32.080 stood out to him. 34 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:36.719 I think just the longevity and how long the season goes, 35 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:40.560 the busyness of the days, how many people you need 36 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:42.639 to be on for every single day, and just the 37 00:02:42.680 --> 00:02:45.759 time management learning how to navigate that on the fly 38 00:02:46.439 --> 00:02:49.360 while also going out trying to win ballgames and help 39 00:02:49.479 --> 00:02:53.000 people just continue to develop in their careers. So just 40 00:02:53.080 --> 00:02:55.919 the overall totality of the job is probably the biggest 41 00:02:55.960 --> 00:02:58.840 learning that I had, and how every day you have 42 00:02:58.879 --> 00:03:01.800 to approach it the exact same and you know that 43 00:03:01.879 --> 00:03:04.120 going into it but until you actually go through one 44 00:03:04.199 --> 00:03:07.520 hundred and sixty two games plus playoffs, and it's going 45 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:09.120 to be something that I lean on for the rest 46 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:09.759 of my career. 47 00:03:10.360 --> 00:03:12.280 So you win a central title and Manager of the 48 00:03:12.319 --> 00:03:14.039 Year in your first year, what's the encore? 49 00:03:14.840 --> 00:03:16.560 Hopefully we win the last game of the year next 50 00:03:16.599 --> 00:03:18.759 year and that's the goal. 51 00:03:19.639 --> 00:03:22.520 Stephen, congratulations. I know you guys have talked about your 52 00:03:22.520 --> 00:03:25.599 closeness and a chemistry in this clubhouse and kind of 53 00:03:25.759 --> 00:03:28.800 propelled you guys to the ALE Championship Series. I'm curious 54 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:30.800 if you've heard from your guys yet. I know you 55 00:03:30.800 --> 00:03:33.840 guys like to celebrate as a team and the messages 56 00:03:33.879 --> 00:03:34.840 maybe you're getting tonight. 57 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:38.960 Yeah, I'm so fortunate to work with some amazing people, 58 00:03:38.960 --> 00:03:41.439 and I have too many texts right now to reply, 59 00:03:41.599 --> 00:03:44.520 and a lot from our players and coaches and front 60 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:47.759 office people. And just the closeness of this group is 61 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:52.759 it's something special and a lot of teams have, you know, 62 00:03:52.879 --> 00:03:55.719 a special group, but this one was by far the 63 00:03:55.840 --> 00:03:58.479 closest group I've ever been around. And these guys just 64 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:01.439 care about each other so much, and I appreciate the 65 00:04:01.479 --> 00:04:04.039 love and the support from all of them. 66 00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:06.960 That's just some brief comments from manager Steven Vote meeting 67 00:04:07.000 --> 00:04:10.319 with the Cleveland media earlier this week after winning the 68 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:13.879 American League Manager of the Year award. Stay with us 69 00:04:13.879 --> 00:04:15.879 when we come back. We'll get an update on ballpark 70 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:21.319 improvements from Vice president of Ballpark Improvements Jim Folk. 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And you've had a variety of titles over 86 00:05:30.680 --> 00:05:33.800 the years, but whenever there's something going on with this ballpark, 87 00:05:33.839 --> 00:05:36.319 and it goes back to day one when they first 88 00:05:36.319 --> 00:05:39.120 broke round here, you've had a hand in certain things 89 00:05:39.519 --> 00:05:43.879 and phase two now of a project that's really reshaping 90 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:47.639 this ballpark. And before we get to how it's going, 91 00:05:48.560 --> 00:05:51.040 let's take a step back to maybe mid season when 92 00:05:51.480 --> 00:05:54.720 the Guardians were putting together for some I'm sure an 93 00:05:54.800 --> 00:05:59.439 unexpectedly good season. The playoff run. Did that set you 94 00:05:59.480 --> 00:06:02.600 back in an area where maybe you're uncomfortable with it 95 00:06:02.759 --> 00:06:04.839 or have you caught up and feel good about things. 96 00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:12.000 Well, we didn't really see playing much past September thirtieth 97 00:06:12.120 --> 00:06:14.920 when all the plans and the schedules started coming out. 98 00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:18.639 And I will tell you we were thrilled, first, last, 99 00:06:18.639 --> 00:06:21.759 and always this was a great run and such a 100 00:06:21.800 --> 00:06:25.480 fun team to watch. But you know, going back into June, 101 00:06:25.560 --> 00:06:28.879 I'll tell you honestly, we started working with our construction 102 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:34.240 team to start thinking, you know, the what fs and 103 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:37.639 what if we play into October and then you know 104 00:06:37.680 --> 00:06:43.279 you've got Wild Card Series, Division Series LCS, that sort 105 00:06:43.319 --> 00:06:47.879 of thing. So we were working with the great guys 106 00:06:47.920 --> 00:06:52.160 over at Mortensen to come up with plans of what 107 00:06:52.360 --> 00:06:57.480 happens with each of those scenarios. And so that was 108 00:06:57.560 --> 00:07:02.279 a couple times a week conversation, especially as we got 109 00:07:03.160 --> 00:07:09.199 later in August and all through September, and more than 110 00:07:09.199 --> 00:07:15.720 one sleepless night just exactly what happens. But you know, 111 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:18.600 we were really we hit a point very early on 112 00:07:18.959 --> 00:07:22.439 of okay, let's just keep going, let's keep playing as 113 00:07:22.519 --> 00:07:25.279 we all want through this would this would be great. 114 00:07:26.199 --> 00:07:30.560 We have a pretty complex and complicated project and a 115 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:36.839 very tight schedule had we ended in regulation, and so 116 00:07:38.959 --> 00:07:42.639 instead of working double shifts, they've been working triple shifts, 117 00:07:43.480 --> 00:07:48.000 so twenty four to seven ever since that last out, 118 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:53.759 you know, and they are doing everything they possibly can 119 00:07:53.920 --> 00:07:58.680 to make up time, and it's just there's you know, 120 00:07:58.680 --> 00:08:00.600 how many hours are there in day? You know, how 121 00:08:00.600 --> 00:08:05.240 many people can you put on the job. Fortunately, we've 122 00:08:05.240 --> 00:08:09.480 got a great construction manager and we are in great 123 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:15.399 shape here in Cleveland, are building trades. Our union labor 124 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:21.759 is just fantastic, and they've taken every opportunity to get 125 00:08:21.800 --> 00:08:23.879 work done and to try to catch up and make 126 00:08:23.959 --> 00:08:29.480 up on those couple of weeks that got taken away 127 00:08:29.480 --> 00:08:32.759 from us because Opening Day is not moving and we're 128 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:37.279 really looking forward to showing off a really spectacular product 129 00:08:37.279 --> 00:08:42.919 here on opening day at twenty twenty five. The Terrace Hub, 130 00:08:43.240 --> 00:08:45.759 which has been under construction all year. People have been 131 00:08:45.799 --> 00:08:49.679 looking at that big banner and left field where the 132 00:08:49.759 --> 00:08:53.559 Terrace Club used to be. That'll be completely done for 133 00:08:53.679 --> 00:09:00.000 opening day. The fifth floor, the Terrace Hall, excuse me, 134 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:05.240 the Terrace Garden. So we've got the North Coast Social, 135 00:09:05.960 --> 00:09:08.200 the Terrace Hall which is the old fourth floor of 136 00:09:08.200 --> 00:09:10.720 the terrast Club, and then the Terrace Garden, which is 137 00:09:10.759 --> 00:09:13.639 the fifth floor, the upper deck. We had that all 138 00:09:13.639 --> 00:09:17.679 wrapped up inside construction fence. Well, that'll all be operational, 139 00:09:17.840 --> 00:09:24.960 fully functional for opening day. The clubhouses should be done. 140 00:09:25.240 --> 00:09:27.120 There may be a few touch up items so we 141 00:09:27.200 --> 00:09:30.440 have to finish up, but those will be ready to 142 00:09:30.480 --> 00:09:35.159 welcome the team back and start another great season of 143 00:09:35.200 --> 00:09:38.360 Cleveland Guardians baseball at Progressive Field. 144 00:09:39.840 --> 00:09:43.240 Taking us back to the time that nobody wants to 145 00:09:43.240 --> 00:09:46.200 see is the last out that ends the season, and 146 00:09:46.240 --> 00:09:49.600 it came on a Saturday night and you had a 147 00:09:49.639 --> 00:09:53.320 team celebrating here, which is just a tough deal for 148 00:09:53.399 --> 00:09:55.759 you know, any Cleveland fan to see the Yankee celebrating. 149 00:09:55.799 --> 00:09:57.000 They're going past midnight. 150 00:09:58.399 --> 00:09:59.120 How does that work? 151 00:09:59.320 --> 00:10:01.759 Were you kind of nudging the Yankees to get going 152 00:10:01.799 --> 00:10:04.240 and on their way or did you kind of let 153 00:10:04.279 --> 00:10:06.320 them do their thing and then really get at it 154 00:10:06.360 --> 00:10:08.000 in terms of things that you had to get going 155 00:10:08.120 --> 00:10:08.559 right away. 156 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:13.960 Well, you know, you can't stop a celebration, and it's 157 00:10:14.000 --> 00:10:18.639 always painful when somebody's dancing on your field. But you know, 158 00:10:18.720 --> 00:10:22.519 they played very good baseball, and so you got to 159 00:10:22.600 --> 00:10:27.840 let them have their moment. And so they were here 160 00:10:27.879 --> 00:10:31.960 for a good long while and then you know, Willie 161 00:10:32.039 --> 00:10:34.399 Jenks and his team done in the visiting clubhouse, had 162 00:10:34.440 --> 00:10:37.679 a lot of work to do because we had the 163 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:42.559 construction team coming in at first light Sunday morning. So 164 00:10:42.639 --> 00:10:46.000 we had been planning all of those different contingencies with 165 00:10:47.480 --> 00:10:51.080 our construction team and they were going to start, you know, 166 00:10:51.200 --> 00:10:56.120 one way or the other. So that game ended midnight 167 00:10:56.240 --> 00:10:59.960 or so I left about one and Yankees are still 168 00:11:00.039 --> 00:11:02.279 on the field, so they had not yet gone in 169 00:11:02.360 --> 00:11:05.200 and started popping champagne, and that you know doesn't just 170 00:11:05.960 --> 00:11:10.879 that's not a five minute thing. We got a little benefit. 171 00:11:10.960 --> 00:11:12.679 You know, Normally you have to put a lot more 172 00:11:12.679 --> 00:11:15.240 of this queen down to protect the carpet and all 173 00:11:15.279 --> 00:11:17.120 sorts of Well, we didn't have to do that, so 174 00:11:18.039 --> 00:11:21.600 Willie just covered enough that nobody's clothes got messed up 175 00:11:22.279 --> 00:11:25.480 and he didn't have to do any of that cleanup afterwards. 176 00:11:25.759 --> 00:11:27.120 But they still have a lot of work to do. 177 00:11:27.120 --> 00:11:29.440 They had to do laundry and you know, the towels 178 00:11:29.480 --> 00:11:33.519 and all that sort of thing. But so I think 179 00:11:33.559 --> 00:11:35.679 he left here at about six in the morning, he 180 00:11:35.759 --> 00:11:38.679 and his crew, and they were all back very early 181 00:11:38.720 --> 00:11:42.639 Sunday morning, like a couple hours later to get everything 182 00:11:42.679 --> 00:11:47.679 out because we were having demolition. We're having excavators come in, 183 00:11:48.399 --> 00:11:54.360 you know, twenty four hours after that. So great team 184 00:11:54.399 --> 00:11:58.799 effort on Sunday, both you know, Willy and his team 185 00:11:58.840 --> 00:12:02.080 and the visiting clubhouse, Tony A. Motto and Brandon Biller 186 00:12:02.120 --> 00:12:06.720 and their great team. Over on the home side. Steve Walters, 187 00:12:06.879 --> 00:12:11.240 who oversees the game day staff, Nick Ferraro's got the 188 00:12:11.720 --> 00:12:16.039 maintenance and custodials. That everybody was here all day Sunday 189 00:12:17.000 --> 00:12:18.840 and what we thought was going to be about a 190 00:12:19.240 --> 00:12:24.360 twenty four hour or thirty six hour effort really got 191 00:12:24.360 --> 00:12:27.159 done before we all went home. Sunday evening. It was 192 00:12:27.240 --> 00:12:30.519 late Sunday, but so Monday morning we were almost a 193 00:12:30.559 --> 00:12:34.919 full day ahead. And Mortensen and Independence, our construction folks, 194 00:12:35.600 --> 00:12:38.799 took advantage of every minute of that and they've been working, 195 00:12:38.840 --> 00:12:42.480 as I mentioned, round the clock ever since to try 196 00:12:42.480 --> 00:12:44.360 to make up that time. So we had a lot 197 00:12:44.360 --> 00:12:48.600 of plans, We had a lot of contingency plans. We 198 00:12:48.600 --> 00:12:53.679 were a little conservative, but I just can't say enough 199 00:12:53.759 --> 00:12:56.120 about the team that we had in here. Our guys 200 00:12:56.639 --> 00:13:00.399 are and gals who were just in here rocking and rolling. 201 00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:04.080 You know, it was really weird to see a lot 202 00:13:04.080 --> 00:13:06.000 of things that have not seen the light of day 203 00:13:06.840 --> 00:13:13.000 since April of nineteen ninety four being you know, uncovered 204 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:16.200 and exposed. You know, it had been buried behind a 205 00:13:16.240 --> 00:13:19.200 wall or you know, behind a piece of equipment or 206 00:13:19.200 --> 00:13:23.879 something like that. So it's been it's been a very hectic, 207 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:28.600 very busy, but safety has been the rule all the 208 00:13:28.639 --> 00:13:34.399 way through and our team and the construction team have 209 00:13:34.440 --> 00:13:39.600 all managed to work very quickly, but more importantly, very 210 00:13:39.639 --> 00:13:41.159 safely through all this process. 211 00:13:41.480 --> 00:13:44.840 And just for fans who are curious, we're visiting with 212 00:13:44.919 --> 00:13:49.240 Jim Folk, the vice president of Ballpark Improvements in his 213 00:13:49.320 --> 00:13:52.799 office which is in the ballpark, and we're practicing safety. 214 00:13:52.960 --> 00:13:55.320 We have the helmets and what do you call it, 215 00:13:55.360 --> 00:13:59.360 the best safety best the glasses. Yes, so we're doing 216 00:13:59.399 --> 00:14:03.879 this interview completely safe in case something happens. It's a 217 00:14:03.879 --> 00:14:08.399 beautiful day. The weather this fall has been absolutely terrific, 218 00:14:08.440 --> 00:14:10.360 and I know last year that came into play because 219 00:14:10.399 --> 00:14:12.279 so much of it was outside in the upper decks, 220 00:14:12.320 --> 00:14:16.279 both in left and right field. The tremendous changes up 221 00:14:16.320 --> 00:14:19.320 there that I know fans enjoyed. Is the weather as 222 00:14:19.320 --> 00:14:22.720 big a factor this off season based on where most 223 00:14:22.759 --> 00:14:24.639 of the work is being done as it was a 224 00:14:24.679 --> 00:14:25.120 year ago. 225 00:14:25.759 --> 00:14:28.919 So we've got a couple of different projects going on. 226 00:14:29.320 --> 00:14:33.519 So the ballpark improvements, so specifically the clubhouse, which is 227 00:14:33.600 --> 00:14:37.679 what I'm overseeing. The weather's not going to be that 228 00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:41.559 much of an impact. Most of our work is underground inside. 229 00:14:42.840 --> 00:14:47.679 But Gateway is replacing a good number of the seats 230 00:14:48.960 --> 00:14:52.720 this off season, so they're working on that right now. 231 00:14:52.840 --> 00:14:58.039 So last season we had those new blue seats about 232 00:14:58.440 --> 00:15:01.480 say two thirds of the lower ball well, the rest 233 00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:03.440 of the lower bowl is going to be changed out, 234 00:15:04.440 --> 00:15:08.840 the mezzanine and the club level. All those seats will 235 00:15:08.840 --> 00:15:12.039 be changed out, and then in the upper deck behind 236 00:15:12.039 --> 00:15:16.399 home plate between the bases, those seats are being replaced, 237 00:15:17.480 --> 00:15:22.080 as will the bleachers. So they take the seats out, 238 00:15:22.120 --> 00:15:25.039 they take out the railings and everything else, and then 239 00:15:25.120 --> 00:15:30.519 rehabilitate the concrete. So there's a lot of just clean 240 00:15:30.639 --> 00:15:32.320 up work, and then they're going to put a new 241 00:15:32.480 --> 00:15:35.840 traffic coating on that concrete to preserve it for the 242 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:39.200 next however many years, and then put the seats back 243 00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:41.080 in and then put the railings back in and all 244 00:15:41.120 --> 00:15:45.919 that sort of thing. So they are much more dependent 245 00:15:45.960 --> 00:15:49.320 on the weather. And so right now they're building framework 246 00:15:49.480 --> 00:15:53.919 for huge tents that will go over the seating bowl 247 00:15:54.559 --> 00:15:56.639 so that they can pump heat in and protect it 248 00:15:56.679 --> 00:16:01.480 from the weather because they need temperature control when they 249 00:16:01.600 --> 00:16:05.799 when they put down the new uh traffic coating, uh 250 00:16:06.080 --> 00:16:08.600 sealing whatever you want to call it, on the on 251 00:16:08.679 --> 00:16:11.519 the seating bowl, and then it makes it easier for 252 00:16:11.559 --> 00:16:15.200 them also when they reinstall the railings and the seats 253 00:16:15.240 --> 00:16:16.399 and everything else. 254 00:16:17.200 --> 00:16:19.639 You look around and look, there's stuff all over the place. 255 00:16:19.679 --> 00:16:24.679 There's cranes, there's trucks, there's a baseball game will not 256 00:16:24.720 --> 00:16:26.759 be played here tomorrow, is what we're trying to say, so, 257 00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:28.639 there's a lot going on, but you love this stuff. 258 00:16:28.720 --> 00:16:31.919 Huh, there is, you know, Jim, I don't know how 259 00:16:31.919 --> 00:16:34.080 many times I've said it. I have never worked a 260 00:16:34.159 --> 00:16:37.080 day in my life. I've been doing this forty five years. 261 00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:41.360 And this is it. This is thrilling, this is I'm 262 00:16:42.399 --> 00:16:43.919 I don't want to say I'm like a kid here 263 00:16:44.080 --> 00:16:48.279 playing with toys, but I'm just having a blast. A 264 00:16:48.320 --> 00:16:51.519 lot of work, a lot of again planning and coordination, 265 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:54.720 things come up and you've got to figure out how 266 00:16:54.720 --> 00:16:57.919 to work around and make uh, you know, make things work. 267 00:16:58.360 --> 00:17:02.399 But this is more. This is so much fun right now. 268 00:17:02.519 --> 00:17:07.160 And I really think that, you know, in what less 269 00:17:07.160 --> 00:17:10.559 than six months time, one hundred and fifty days. Actually, 270 00:17:10.559 --> 00:17:16.400 I've got a countdown clock till Gate opening on April eighth. 271 00:17:16.480 --> 00:17:18.319 I think the fans are going to love it. And 272 00:17:18.519 --> 00:17:23.240 knowing that we're we're doing good stuff, We're doing things 273 00:17:23.240 --> 00:17:27.559 that people are going to enjoy, and just being a 274 00:17:27.559 --> 00:17:30.799 part of all of this is it's just it's a thrill. 275 00:17:31.039 --> 00:17:33.759 It's really a thrill. I know that people who got 276 00:17:33.799 --> 00:17:36.000 to enjoy the new areas in the upper deck, both 277 00:17:36.079 --> 00:17:39.279 left and right field loved it. And all the other 278 00:17:39.319 --> 00:17:43.920 things that happened in phase one. Phase two coming along nicely, 279 00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:46.039 tell you what. We'll check back in with you before 280 00:17:46.079 --> 00:17:48.000 we leave for spring training and get a further update, 281 00:17:48.079 --> 00:17:52.039 and then hopefully fingers cross good weather continues here throughout 282 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:53.279 the fall and early winter. 283 00:17:53.759 --> 00:17:56.079 Always look forward to sitting down talking with the Jimmy. 284 00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:59.200 So that sounds like a good plan, and you know, 285 00:17:59.559 --> 00:18:02.279 let's for that good weather that just lets all of 286 00:18:02.319 --> 00:18:03.039 this continue. 287 00:18:03.079 --> 00:18:03.279 Well. 288 00:18:03.720 --> 00:18:05.880 That is Jim Folk with an update on the ballpark 289 00:18:05.920 --> 00:18:09.559 renovation project. He's the vice president of Ballpark Improvement. Stay 290 00:18:09.559 --> 00:18:43.759 tuned a lot more of Guardians Weekly after this. Welcome 291 00:18:43.799 --> 00:18:46.519 back to Guardians Weekly, Jim rosen House along with you 292 00:18:46.839 --> 00:18:50.799 from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, as we continue with 293 00:18:50.880 --> 00:18:53.759 our Hot Stove shows and our series the Game of 294 00:18:53.799 --> 00:18:57.480 the Week segment that we go with each off season 295 00:18:57.880 --> 00:19:00.920 during Guardians Weekly, and this will be the final edition 296 00:19:01.119 --> 00:19:04.119 of that as we shut things down until after the 297 00:19:04.160 --> 00:19:07.240 new year. After our show this week, but we'll leave 298 00:19:07.279 --> 00:19:09.680 you with what turned out to be the last win 299 00:19:09.839 --> 00:19:12.559 of the year for the Guardians, Game three of the 300 00:19:12.559 --> 00:19:16.640 American League Championship Series. The Yankees had taken the first 301 00:19:16.680 --> 00:19:20.200 two games in New York. So it was certainly a 302 00:19:20.240 --> 00:19:23.400 critical game for Cleveland if they wanted to stay in 303 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:26.720 the series and make it a series. And what a 304 00:19:26.720 --> 00:19:29.119 memorable night. It was the first home game in the 305 00:19:29.160 --> 00:19:32.240 American League Championship Series for Cleveland, and it was the 306 00:19:32.319 --> 00:19:35.200 Yankees who got the scoring started in the second inning, 307 00:19:35.400 --> 00:19:37.680 a walk in a double that put two men on 308 00:19:38.160 --> 00:19:41.839 for Yankees catcher Jose Travino, making his first start of 309 00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:42.480 the series. 310 00:19:42.839 --> 00:19:46.000 Now the one to one swung on drill, the right 311 00:19:46.119 --> 00:19:50.440 up base hit that'll score volpie Verdugo stops a third 312 00:19:51.200 --> 00:19:55.880 and how about that? Travino delivers an RBI single the 313 00:19:55.960 --> 00:19:59.920 other way and part of the reason Travigno got the 314 00:20:00.160 --> 00:20:04.440 start today. Austin Wells was two for twenty four this 315 00:20:04.559 --> 00:20:08.839 October and Travino puts New York up one to nothing. 316 00:20:09.640 --> 00:20:12.079 New York looked to add more in the second inning, 317 00:20:12.119 --> 00:20:14.680 but Matthew Boyd was on the mound for the Guardians, 318 00:20:15.000 --> 00:20:17.599 and he found a way to limit the damage. 319 00:20:17.720 --> 00:20:21.759 One nothing, Yankees runners first and third, one down, second inning, 320 00:20:22.640 --> 00:20:23.519 the set and the. 321 00:20:23.480 --> 00:20:25.160 Throat first he got him picked off. 322 00:20:25.440 --> 00:20:28.119 Naylor's got him in a rundown between first and second, 323 00:20:28.359 --> 00:20:31.319 Jimenos runs him back to first, tag made by Boyd 324 00:20:31.680 --> 00:20:36.359 folding at third as Dugo and Jose Trevigno gets picked off. 325 00:20:36.599 --> 00:20:40.400 The Yankees in the last two games have had three 326 00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:45.640 base runners picked off. In the third inning for Cleveland, 327 00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:48.480 Brian Rokio got it started with a base hit and 328 00:20:48.519 --> 00:20:51.680 with one out, Kyle Manzardo came to the plate. Now 329 00:20:51.759 --> 00:20:54.039 the three to one, man zarted. 330 00:20:53.799 --> 00:20:57.839 With a drive to day Bry Hallway back to go 331 00:21:00.400 --> 00:21:06.960 Kyle Manzardo. What a joyous joint around the basis, uh, 332 00:21:07.039 --> 00:21:10.440 No doubt about it. Two run home run. 333 00:21:10.799 --> 00:21:14.440 Halfway up the lower deck in right and for the 334 00:21:14.480 --> 00:21:18.799 first time in the American League Champion Chips Series, Cleveland's 335 00:21:18.799 --> 00:21:22.359 got a lead at two to one on the first 336 00:21:22.400 --> 00:21:26.119 ever postseason home run by Kyomanzardo. 337 00:21:28.720 --> 00:21:31.400 So now pitching with the lead, Boyd was back at 338 00:21:31.440 --> 00:21:35.000 it and getting better as the game moved along. Here's 339 00:21:35.000 --> 00:21:38.000 the two to one pitch swung on crownd ball to short, 340 00:21:38.039 --> 00:21:41.559 gobbled up by Rochio, fires to first in time. 341 00:21:41.400 --> 00:21:42.000 For the out. 342 00:21:42.559 --> 00:21:46.440 Another strong inning for Matthew Boyd as he sets the 343 00:21:46.480 --> 00:21:49.240 side out in order. That is seven in a row, 344 00:21:49.319 --> 00:21:51.680 retired by Boyd. As we head to the bottom half 345 00:21:51.720 --> 00:21:54.839 of the fourth inning, the Guardians two, the Yankees won. 346 00:21:55.240 --> 00:21:58.440 Here's the two to one pitch swung on ground ball 347 00:21:58.519 --> 00:22:02.359 to short Rocchio. It up throws to first in time 348 00:22:02.480 --> 00:22:06.200 for the out. Another three up pre down inning for 349 00:22:06.440 --> 00:22:10.640 Matthew Boyd ten in a row, retired by the veteran 350 00:22:10.720 --> 00:22:13.839 lefty and he gets a standing oh. Heading back to 351 00:22:13.880 --> 00:22:16.759 the dugout. We will head to the bottom of the fifth. 352 00:22:17.240 --> 00:22:21.359 It's the Guardians two, the Yankees won. In the sixth inning, 353 00:22:21.440 --> 00:22:24.279 Kate Smith came on the first man up out of 354 00:22:24.319 --> 00:22:24.880 the bullpen. 355 00:22:25.279 --> 00:22:28.440 Kate Smith's tenth pitch here of this sixth inning. 356 00:22:28.480 --> 00:22:30.240 Here it comes to swing in a ground ball to 357 00:22:30.319 --> 00:22:34.599 third Bankanna by Ramires, long throw across the diamond, A one, two, 358 00:22:34.759 --> 00:22:37.640 three ten pitch inning, and they're on their feet at 359 00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:40.880 the corner carnang in Ontario. In the middle of the 360 00:22:40.960 --> 00:22:45.920 sixth it is Cleveland two. The Yankees won. And in 361 00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:48.319 the bottom of the sixth the Guardians were looking to 362 00:22:48.480 --> 00:22:52.000 add to their lead lane. Thomas Walked moved up to 363 00:22:52.079 --> 00:22:54.400 second on a ground out and then made it to 364 00:22:54.519 --> 00:22:57.680 third all on his own. The pitch runner goes pitch 365 00:22:57.799 --> 00:22:59.880 is taking a strike throw to third, not in time. 366 00:23:01.519 --> 00:23:03.400 Oh what a jump for Lane Thomas. 367 00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:08.799 And Andre Simanus saw him break for third, Andres automatically 368 00:23:08.960 --> 00:23:13.440 took that pitch to enable Thomas to steal third. And 369 00:23:13.480 --> 00:23:18.160 there's the aggressiveness we saw all year from Cleveland. Thomas 370 00:23:18.200 --> 00:23:22.119 has his first postseason steal and that's a huge one. 371 00:23:22.680 --> 00:23:26.160 And at the plate it was Andre Semanez. Now the 372 00:23:26.240 --> 00:23:31.200 payoff pitch swung on, grounded up the middle BaseT RBI 373 00:23:31.480 --> 00:23:36.519 single of center. He Vedos comes through with a drawing 374 00:23:36.599 --> 00:23:39.400 in infield. He shot it right back up the middle 375 00:23:39.799 --> 00:23:43.799 and Cleveland's got itself a lead of three to one. 376 00:23:44.839 --> 00:23:48.759 But credit all of that to Lane Thomas. Once he 377 00:23:49.000 --> 00:23:53.119 stole third base with one down, Yankees had to play in. 378 00:23:53.720 --> 00:23:58.480 Otherwise that's a routine groundout. Different story with the infield 379 00:23:58.519 --> 00:24:01.799 in and Andres Amenas comes through big time. 380 00:24:02.519 --> 00:24:05.079 Great work by Tim Herron shut down the Yankees in 381 00:24:05.119 --> 00:24:08.039 the seventh inning. Hunter Gaddis came on to get the 382 00:24:08.079 --> 00:24:10.640 first two outs in the eighth, but then a walk 383 00:24:10.680 --> 00:24:13.880 to Juan Soto and Steven Vote turned things over to 384 00:24:14.079 --> 00:24:18.319 a Manuel class A to face the dangerous Aaron Judge. 385 00:24:18.680 --> 00:24:23.079 Now the one two pitch swung on, drill deep break field. 386 00:24:23.119 --> 00:24:26.279 This is trouble. This ball is going to be gone, 387 00:24:26.720 --> 00:24:31.640 and we are tied. He just cleared the nine foot wall, 388 00:24:31.720 --> 00:24:36.680 and Aaron Judge has tied this game at three. Aaron 389 00:24:36.839 --> 00:24:39.880 Judge hit a laser that just got over the ninth 390 00:24:39.880 --> 00:24:40.960 foot wall and right. 391 00:24:41.559 --> 00:24:43.119 It's a three to three. 392 00:24:42.799 --> 00:24:47.160 Game in the eighth and Aaron Judge, whom the Yankees 393 00:24:47.200 --> 00:24:51.559 have been waiting for all this month to get hunt, 394 00:24:52.519 --> 00:24:56.319 has come through in the most incredible way here in 395 00:24:56.359 --> 00:24:57.400 the eighth inning. 396 00:24:58.960 --> 00:25:02.119 And the very next batter was Jean Carlos Stanton. 397 00:25:02.279 --> 00:25:06.519 Now the one two Stanton swings and hits it high 398 00:25:06.839 --> 00:25:07.680 deep to right. 399 00:25:08.079 --> 00:25:09.640 This ball is. 400 00:25:09.519 --> 00:25:15.119 Gone and the Yankees fly out of the first base dugout, 401 00:25:16.720 --> 00:25:23.559