August 9, 2025 • 39 mins
Recapping a big week for the Guards in New York and Chicago. Plus, a conversation with catcher Austin Hedges about Gavin Williams near historic night against the Mets. Also, CJ Kayfus stops by to talk about his Big League debut. That's all on this edition of Guardians Weekly with Jim Rosenhaus on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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On car insurance. Hi, everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim
(00:54):
Rosen House along with you from Chicago the South Side
as the Guardians are taking on the White Sox this
weekend at Great Field in Chicago, and we have a
good show lined up for you today and a little bit.
We'll talk with Austin Hedges, who caught a near no
hitter from Gavin Williams earlier this week. We'll also hear
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from Nick en Wright, rookie reliever and rookie outfielder first
baseman Cjkaphis is off to a nice start in his
major league career. And we'll talk hitting with the Guardians
hitting coach Grant. Think that's coming up and just a
little bit, but we'll take a time out.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
When we come back.
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Speaker 3 (01:45):
I can't believe we blew a five touchdown lead.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
Sure, but you got to feel like they were going
to win for almost the entire game.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
But I was about to buy playoff tickets.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
So you were prepared for a good time. That's pretty nice.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
It's the worst loss any team has ever.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
Had and you got to witness history.
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Situations Welcome back.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
It's Guardian's weekly Chim Rosenhouse back with you from Chicago,
and it's time now to take a look back at
the week gone by. And a good week it has
been for the Guardians as they headed out on the
road after Sunday's game at home against the Twins to
open up a three game series in New York against
the Mets, and it was a thriller on Monday night.
Nine innings wasn't enough to settle it. They went to ten,
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and we'll tell you how they got there. Good starting
pitching both sides in this one. The game stayed scoreless
until the sixth inning. That's when the Guardians broke through
with a couple of men on and David Fry at
the plate.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
David Frye digs in the pitch swung on rich to
right that Sabas will score. Martinez will be stopped at third.
Soto's throat of the plate on a bounce, knocked down
at the plate by Alvarez, and the Guardians tago one
nothing lead oh in advent. David Frye on the seventh
pitch laced an RBI single.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
The other way to write. The next batter was Carlos Santana.
The pitch swung on, rifting to right.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
There's another an opposite field base it another run will score.
Martinez steps on home. Fry stops at second.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Once again, two men on in the sixth inning, and
Gabrie Larius delivered the big blow.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Now the O one swung on, pounding deep left center field.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Gone.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Gabriel Larius with his eighth home run of the year,
pounding it to the left of center and the Guardians
make it a five run six. The Mets got right
back in it in the bottom of the sixth with
a three run home run off the bat of Pete
Alonso that made it a five to three game, and
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then in the eighth, the Mets would scratch out two
more runs to tie the game at five. Neither team
would be able to score in the ninth, and onto
extra innings the game went. Daniel Sneman was the runner
starting at second base. In the tenth, Jose Ramirez was
intentionally walked. That put two men on for David Frye.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
Mets locked for the bunt.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
The pitch, he squares bunch of beautifully to third, grabbed
by Beatty, throws to center field him to score the
go ahead run. A Sneaman getting up going to second
is going to be Fry and Ramirez scampers to third.
Oh what a bunt by Fry to the third baseman,
baby who tried to get the runner at second and
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throw it into center.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
It'll be a second.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Bunt, a throwing air and Cleveland's got a six to
five lead. In the tenth, and then with two outs,
Gabrielarius got the job done, bringing home a big insurance run.
Swung on him high, deep to right toward the corner
is Sodo. Soto will make the catch a fair ball,
tanging and scoring Ramirez tanging going the third ist Capus
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and the Guardians take advantage of the Bret Baby throwing error,
and the Guardians now lead the Mets seven to five
here in the tenth.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
In the bottom of the tenth, with Hunter Gaddis and
Kate Smith already having worked in the eighth and ninth,
it was Nick Enright getting the chance to close it out.
The Mets had that runner starting at second. He made
it home. That made it a seven to six game,
but Enright was able to lock it in and finish
the job.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
En Right's ready.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Here it comes, swung on, skied in the air to
right deep, Nolan Jones back toward the corner.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
He made the catch ball game.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
He disappeared from a review in the right field corner,
and the Guardians survived the Mets in tenth, seven to.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
So a nice win in the series opener for the Guardians,
and it was on to Tuesday night, trying to make
it two straight in New York. The Mets jumped in front,
scoring a run in each of the first two innings
to take an early two to nothing lead, but the
Guardians answered in the fourth with a couple of board
for Kyle Manzardo. Here's the pitch to Manzardo and he
lines it to center shallow charging in Taylor, he can't
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make the play. He throws to second, not in time
for the force there. Scoring from third is Kwan and
the Guardians are on the board. On another RBI base
hit from Kyle Manzardo. Two batters later, gabriel Aris's big
series continued. Homes with the pitch swung online base hit
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right field, Arius paddle play, Ramirez with the tying run,
and Gabrielarius comes through again, you know, once again going
to the opposite field with great success. RBI number thirty
nine ties this game at two. It remained hid at
two until the seventh inning. That's when the Guardians got
three straight two out base hits, first from CJ. Caphis,
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then Brian Rocchio and the biggest of the bunch from
Stephen Kwan. The cent the next offering and Kwan hits
it back up the middle, base hit into center field.
Caps coming around third will score. The throw to third,
the slide the tag safe advancing the second on the
throw is Kwan.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Cleveland tanks a three to two lead.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Colby Allard and Jacob Junis shut down the Mets in
the seventh and eighth and in the ninth. Kate Smith
was on trying to nail down another save.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Kate Smith firing the pitch hit back to him. He
gloves goes to first ball game. So the Cleveland Guardians
with Mets fans booing, have won the series with the
day game coming up tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
So the Guardians had taken the first two games of
the series, could they get a sweep on Wednesday afternoon? Well,
it turned out to be the Gavin Williams show in
this one, as he looked sharp in the first inning,
setting the Mets down in order. Then the offense gave
him a lead in the second thanks to David Fry.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
The pitch hit a ton deep left center field. This
ball is gone.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
David Fry with his sixth home run, a line drive
home run to the seats in left center and Cleveland's
got the early one nothing lead. And for the Guardians,
they are playing right now with as much confidence as
they have had all year long. And if they get
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David Fry going look.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
Out in the third of the man on Ito was
on Hell Martinez extending the lead. Now in the set,
Now the one one swung on hammered deep left field.
Speaker 3 (08:49):
This ball gone on.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
Hell Martinez with his tenth home run, three nothing Cleveland,
a laser to left, and Martinez continues to thrive when
facing left handed pitching, and the Guardians have shocked city
field with home runs the last two innings, looking for
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a sweep in Queens, and then Gavin Williams went back
to work with that three run advantage, two down, nobody
on in the Mets third payoff pitch, God, I'm swinging
at a curve in the dirt. Gavin Williams with his
first one two three inning where there wasn't any deep
counts per se. Outside of Soto, fans are booing early,
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three nothing Cleveland after.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
Three, here's his one two pitch swung on and that's
line to left, but Kwan is there and the left
fielder makes the catch.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
Side retired.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
Williams still with no hit baseball through five. We head
to the sixth, three nothing Cleveland. In the sixth, the
Guardians added on with another big two out hit from Gabrielarius.
Cleveland trying to get four games above five hundred for
the first time in almost two months June eighth, the
last time they were plus four.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
Now the two two swung on trail toward the gap
deep rank center. It'll get down, take a bounce, go
up against the wall. Santana's got a chance to score.
Bobbled out there by Soda heading around to third, going
in with a slide Asarius and the Guardians laid forth
to nothing. Gabrielarius knox in Carlos Santana. He found the
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gap in right center, and then Soto when he picked
up the ball after it ricocheted off the wall, bobbled
it and then enabled Santana to score from first with ease,
Arius able to go to third. It is going to
be a generous triple for Gabrielarius.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
And then it was all Gavin Williams from there, as
his memorable night continued.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
Gavin Williams into the motion and the pitch to Soto
swung on, grounded up the middle. The shortstop. Arius throws
over two down the booze get louder. Here's Peter Alonzo
the payoff, swinging the jam job role the third Ramirez
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has plenty of time, throws across the diamond. Six no
hit innings for Gavin Williams. He brings out more boobirds
four nothing Cleveland seventh inning. Next Gavin Williams Rocks into
his delivery. Here it comes swung on a week chopper,
a second chest time bounce handle. Rokio throws out McNeil.
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Seven no hit innings for Gavin Williams. Four nothing Cleveland
eighth is next first round pick out of East Carolina University.
Lets it fly, swinging a little dribbler the first even
with the bank Santana Club steps on the bag. No
hitters stays intact. Kevin Williams three outs away from putting
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his name in the record book. Four nothing Guardians ninth.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Next to the ninth, they went nobody up in the
Guardian's bullpen has Gavin Williams faced Francisco Lindor to start
the inning.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
The big right hander lets it fly, sweating on NFC
got him on a curve ball. Lindor is strikeout victim
number six, two outs away from history.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
And then it was the always dangerous Juan Soto to
the plate.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
Gavin into the motion. The one oer swung on, pounded
deep center field. Martinez track wall leaps, It's off the wall,
Karen's back toward the infield, and now the umpires are
saying it hit the back wall, and Karen back onto
the field a home run and hit the banner's eye
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above the orange strength and Juan Soto does it again
to Cleveland a.
Speaker 3 (13:09):
Solo homer to dead center.
Speaker 1 (13:12):
His twenty six no hit or gone shut out, gone.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
So close to history for Gavin Williams. He get Pete
Alonzo to fly out for the second out, and then
Hunter Gadis came on to close out an unforgettable game.
Speaker 1 (13:26):
On the one to one swung on skid in the
air to center.
Speaker 2 (13:30):
This will do it.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
Martinez is camped under it.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
Bulka and the Cleveland Guardians almost got into the history
books along with Gavin Williams. But you know what, their
second suite in the Big Ample in thirty five years.
Pretty darn good consolation prize, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
And moments after the game, we caught up with Gavin
Williams to talk about his incredible outing. Gavin, at early
on it looked like command issues. But man, you settled
in a hurry, and when did you feel like you
really had your good stuff gone?
Speaker 3 (14:06):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (14:06):
I had one tough inning. I was out of the
delivery a little bit. I mean, Carl BG and Joe
they all came down there and said something to me
and then after that, I think third fourth inning.
Speaker 2 (14:18):
I felt a garuve. You had not pitched past seven
or seven was your longest doubting in your career. You
go out for the night, tell us about the emotions,
taking them out with a chance at a no hitter.
Speaker 5 (14:29):
Yeah, I mean, especially when Hengi came out there, I
had I had chields running down my arms. Just giving
nine innings to the guys the bullpen. They've done a
lot for me in the past, so just trying to
help them out as much as possible is a big thing.
Speaker 2 (14:42):
You mentioned Austin Hedges. What did he mean today?
Speaker 5 (14:44):
Man, he's he's unbelievable that that rough ending the second
inning or whatever it was. He came out there told
me literally told me pick up the body language that
he didn't want to see it again.
Speaker 2 (14:55):
And I mean he helped me through the whole day.
So props to him having a great going today. Thank you.
I appreciate it. Thank you. What a game. What a
series in New York against the Mets for the Guardians
as they sweep New York heading into an off day
on Thursday, and then they open the series here in
Chicago on Friday night. In impressive fashion. They jumped all
over former Cleveland pitcher Aaron Sevali. In the first inning,
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Carlos Santana at the plate with the bases loaded, got
it going the pits, swing on a hind chopper over
the head of the first baseman Mead in the right
field near the line basin. Schneeman and Ramiroz score Santana's
sliding into second with a double as Manzardo stops at third.
Two batters later, bases full again, CJ. Cafus came through and.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
He drives under deep right down the line.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
It goes, takes a bounce off the base of the
wall that'll score Mansardo and Santana coming home. Nailor throw
of the plate feet first, slide safe and a three
run double by the kid.
Speaker 3 (15:58):
SEEJ.
Speaker 1 (15:59):
Cathus rips one down the right field line. It's a
five nothing Cleveland lead in the first.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
In the third, Kyle Manzarto let off with a double
and Carlos Santana delivered again.
Speaker 1 (16:12):
Swung and ripped to right that save a hit near
the line. Manzardo hits third. You'll come home going for two?
Is Santana throw head first, slide tag out at second
on the tag by the short stop Montgomery, good throw
by Talkman near the line and right Santana gets credit
for an RBI single six nothing Cleveland Chicago.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
They would get on the board with a run in
the third, but in the fourth, the Guardians continue to
pile on Cjkfis doubled and later scored on a Cevali bach,
making it seven to one, and then with a runner
at second, Daniel Schneman brought home another. Schneman swings lines
at the center base hit center field, rounding third, heading
for home and scoring easily is Rochio Harvey single for
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Schneeman and the Guardians lead it eight to one. A
basis loaded walk to Carlos Santana made it nine to
one Guardians after four, and then Chicago battled back with
three runs in the sixth another in the seventh that
made it nine to five, but the early runs for
Cleveland were enough, as Eric Sabrowski worked a scoreless eighth
and then Kate Smith came on to finish it up.
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In the ninth.
Speaker 1 (17:24):
Swung online deep bright field back goes Cafus on the
track banks to catch Banks up against the wall ballgame
and the Guardians stay unbeaten on this road trip four straight,
eight out of nine and twenty and seven their record
since July seventh. They'd take Game one of the weekend
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series in Chicago nine to.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Five, so the solid road trip continues. The Guardians have
won four straight heading into Saturday Nights game a seven
to ten start Cleveland. Time here in Chicago, stay with
uswaming him back well here from Guardians catcher Austin Hedges,
relief pitcher Nick n Right, and rookie outfielder first baseman
c J. Kaphis. That's next the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio
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network SI Bros anounced back with you from Chicago. It's
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Guardians Weekly and we are happy you could join us
this weekend from Chicago. And what a week it has
been for the Guardians. Almost history on Wednesday, as Gavin
Williams took a no hitter into the ninth inning only
to lose it on a home run off the bat
of Juan Soto with one out in the ninth inning.
Austin Hedges was cat that day and he says there's
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nobody who wants it more than a catcher when there's
a no hit bit on the line.
Speaker 6 (19:07):
Yeah, I mean you know when you're when you're back
there catching you just there's a lot of homework that
goes on, and you know, you want to see your
your your boy on the mound have as much success
as possible and anytime you can, you know, contribute to
you know. I mean, it's something like a no hitter,
you do, you know, something that goes down in history
that you know, you get to have forever. It's just
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one of those things that I think all catchers, Uh
they take a lot of pride in that. And uh,
you know, it's pretty cool to get close.
Speaker 2 (19:34):
Naturally, he gave you a lot of credit, especially so
early in the game. He said, you came out and
had a really important mound visit, and what did you
tell him that maybe you saw that that wasn't good
early on that he was able to clean up.
Speaker 6 (19:45):
I mean, I don't know anything about pitching mechanics or
how to throw a ball like that, So everything I
say is just more like psychological. Just just challenge him
to respond, to respond to how it's going right now,
and ah, you know, in a in a positive way,
because uh, you know, we were losing some some of
our command and I just wanted him to be able
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to uh you know, move on to the next pitch
and uh, you know, not look not look frustrated and
keep his keep his demeanor and keep his confidence out there.
Speaker 2 (20:16):
What was the ninth inning like going out to the
going out to the field for the ninth when he
has that opportunity for you.
Speaker 6 (20:23):
Yeah, it's a very nerve wracking, exciting, you know, just
uh I've never, never, never been a part of a
no hitter going into the ninth before, so it was
pretty cool. Uh, you know, especially in the place like
New York and you know we're about to go face
Lindor Soto and Alonzo, so uh, it was, it was
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it was more exciting than anything, but uh, pretty cool.
Speaker 2 (20:46):
And he regrets at all how the ninth inning played
out strategy wise or anything like that, or do you
feel like he got beat with his best stuff?
Speaker 3 (20:54):
Yeah?
Speaker 6 (20:55):
I feel like he got beat with his best stuff.
I mean, hindsight's always twenty twenty, you know, whether it's
a almost no hitter or just any game. I'm always
second guessing myself and if anything doesn't go the way
that we want it to, just trying to be more
prepared for for the next time. You know, you know,
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learning from from your failures is you know, one of
the biggest things in in game calling. So uh, you know,
definitely learn some things. But once again, like you got
to go out there and make a decision in about
eight seconds and in usually leaning on your pitcher's strength,
and you know, I thought Gavin made a good pitch
and Soda made a better swing.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
Considering this stuff that he had on Wednesday, When did
you start to think, hey, this is a real possibility.
Speaker 6 (21:44):
Early, like the second inning, I mean the second They're
not getting hits to begin with them. They might not
get a hit today. Definitely, especially after we got through
the first time. Once we got through the order one time,
I was like, Okay, now these guys are really seeing
him that well and don't seem real comfortable. So I
definitely knew we had a shot.
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Boston Hedges is joining us. I've been a real nice
stretch for the team for a while. Now what are
you seeing now that's different from from early in the season.
Speaker 6 (22:14):
You know, not a whole lot, you know, I think
everyone's just ever just playing a little bit better. We
haven't changed much. I think we're hitting better, I think
we're pitching better. I think we're running the bases better.
It's just it's just part of a part of a
normal long season. You have your ups and downs, and
you know you don't want to peak too too soon,
so you know, for us to get hot in July
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and August and you know, hopefully carry that through September two.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
And obviously you're you're so in tune with the pitching staft,
both starters and relievers. And I know that's for some
teams this time of year it starts to become a
challenge to keep their good stuff and continue to at success.
But it seems like this crew is really picking it
up as the season is going along. Are you seeing
that too?
Speaker 6 (22:58):
Yeah, I mean we have we have the best pitching
coach in the world, and I think the work that
they do on a daily basis keeps challenging our guys
to get better and better in such a young pitching group,
so you know, they're they're still developing in a way
who they're going to be as big league pitchers. And
you know, when you have the coaches that we have
and the talent that we have a pretty good recipe
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for success.
Speaker 2 (23:20):
Recent seasons for Austin Hedges the finish has been really good.
You've gone playoff runs things like that. What do you
see in this team that says that that could happen
here even though they're not there yet. Oh, we're right there.
Speaker 6 (23:32):
We're right where we need to be. That's that's all
we care about making the playoffs. We got to get
in and I firmly believe that's that's where we're.
Speaker 2 (23:40):
Headed at you always good to have you on. Thank you,
thank you. That's Austin Hedges did a great job handling
Gavin Williams and guiding him through that near no hitter
on Wednesday. Nick Enright picked up his first major league
save Monday night in the ten inning, went over the Mets,
and we caught up with him the following day to
ask him if he felt his cool and collected as
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he looked on the mound trying to close out a
game an extra innings.
Speaker 7 (24:04):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (24:04):
Absolutely.
Speaker 7 (24:05):
And so it's a situation where in my time both
in collegen and the minor leagues, I filled a handful
of different roles, you know, just about every role that
you can as a reliever, and so for me, closing
games isn't necessarily something that you know, I haven't done before.
You know, I was able to you know, kind of
close in a sense where I had the extra inning
game against Toronto earlier this year, and so for me,
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it was, you know, nothing that I felt like I
hadn't done before.
Speaker 2 (24:29):
And it seems like a part of the reason you
get that opportunity is your stuff seems better since you've
been back this most recent time. And is that sole
and if so, how did you get it to a
point where you feel really good?
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Right?
Speaker 7 (24:41):
Yeah? Absolutely, you know. I'm working hand in hand with
all the coaches. I can't speak highly enough of all
of them, and we've been, you know, working on some
mechanical things, and yeah, I feel like, especially over kind
of this last month and change, some things have really clicked.
My body feels really good. I feel like I'm moving
well on the mound, and both the results from a
stuff standpoint and from a you know, box score standpoint
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of all kind.
Speaker 2 (25:02):
Of lined up. Obviously, you make progress in the minor
leagues toward that end, but what can be in the
major leagues and what are some of the areas that
they can help you with that's allowed you to take
maybe another step here?
Speaker 7 (25:14):
Yeah? Absolutely, you know, the just everything that they've done,
you know, from a pitch usage standpoint and from a
you know, not even as much sometimes about stuff, but
like a mentality behind it and how I'm using it
and the certain lanes that I'm trying to throw my
pitches off of have kind of helped everything play up
in a sense.
Speaker 2 (25:33):
Nick n Wright joining us first Major League save Monday night,
tell us about the emotions when you get the last out.
Speaker 7 (25:39):
Oh, it was awesome. I mean initially when Torn's hit
the ball, you know, it's kind of I'm watching it
tail towards the right field line. I'm like, oh no,
but fortunately no one came down with it. And you know,
a moment like last night, I'd be lying if I
say it didn't felt like it was something that was
going to happen, you know, three years ago when I
was diagnosed, or you know, in all the time, especially
early on when I was going through my treatments, And
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that makes being able to celebrate and enjoy a moment
like last night that much more special.
Speaker 2 (26:04):
And it seems like this bullpen a lot of stories
like yours. In the fact that pitchers are working in
different roles doesn't seem to matter. How enjoyable is that
from a pitching standpoint when you know you're a part
of that. Oh yeah, that's awesome.
Speaker 7 (26:17):
And we have a fantastic group of guys, and all
of us feel ready at any given time to fill,
like you said, any such role, and each one of
us has just as much confidence in ourselves as we
do the next guy. And so it's been a lot
of fun. We're all feeding off of each other and
just fortunate to be on.
Speaker 2 (26:34):
A good run. And for some teams, so with the
events that have happened in the last week to ten days,
it's not easy when you lose a big piece out
of your bullpen. What's allowed this group to really stay
together and at least so far, it doesn't seem like
they missed a beat.
Speaker 7 (26:48):
You know, for the most part, it's not just the
bullpen in general, but this whole team is very resilient
and with all of us. You know, yeah, it's been
you know, kind of a lot going on, but for us,
it hasn't really phased us, and we're all just focused
on going out there and doing our job and not
trying to be anything that we aren't. You know, we're
all we all feel like we're all really talented and
all really good at what we're doing. So when we're
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going out there, we're just trying.
Speaker 2 (27:10):
To be ourselves. You still have the baseball from the
other night, What are you going to do with that
when you get it back?
Speaker 7 (27:15):
So yeah, we're gonna get it. I'll get that one
marked up and all that kind of stuff, and yeah,
and that'll go in a little shadow box back home,
and yeah it'll be cool and nice add to the collection.
Speaker 2 (27:24):
Great stuff that. Congratulations, thank you, what a great story.
And again right, still battling cancer for more treatments to
go once the season concludes, but everything checking out well
so far, and he is throwing the ball extremely well.
Speaker 3 (27:38):
CJ.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
Capis has made a nice impact since being called up
from Triple A Columbus. He made his major league debut
last weekend against the Twins, drove in a run with
a sack fly and his first at bat, and the
next day he talked about what it was like getting
that first taste of big league action.
Speaker 8 (27:53):
Just, I mean, an unbelievable feeling. I've been dreaming of
this ever since I was five years old playing t ball,
coach pitch, having my dad throw to me, on the weekends,
and yeah, just truly amazing to be.
Speaker 2 (28:07):
Here, sellout crowd yesterday and they were on the fact
that it was your major league debut, your first at bat,
the ovation there and then even the at bat in
the eighth inning. What do you think about that and
were you surprised that they had such a knowledge of
what you could be here?
Speaker 8 (28:25):
Yeah, for sure, I was definitely surprising. I mean didn't
really hear much until that last at bat and just
here in the whole stadium cheer my name, you know,
really made it feel like home.
Speaker 2 (28:37):
It's obviously just one game, but you get some good
things done. You drive in a run in your first
at bat, The level of play, the pitching, things like that,
anything surprised you yesterday?
Speaker 3 (28:49):
No, not really.
Speaker 8 (28:50):
I mean, yeah, the pitching is always gonna get better
as you go up, and this is essentially the highest
level you can get to. So excited to be here
and excited to, you know, play against the best of
the best your path.
Speaker 2 (29:06):
It seems like since last year when you started at
Lake County and moved quickly, things have gone well. What
do you think has allowed you to move quickly and
what parts of your game have really worked well at
the professional level.
Speaker 8 (29:20):
Yeah, I think you know, the staff, the hitting coaches
and defensive coaches in the Guardians organization have really been
a big part of my development as a player, and
I really owe it all to them. Wouldn't be here
without them, and especially you know, the trainers working at
all three levels that I've been all four levels have
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been awesome to me. I've mean done a lot for
me to keep me out on the field and healthy and.
Speaker 2 (29:47):
This year, patience can be a big part of finally
getting here and waiting for your time. Was that ever
difficult at all for you? Or does Andy Tracy and
the group at Columbus set a set some good parameters
to help you get through maybe times where you feel
like you should be here?
Speaker 8 (30:06):
Yeah, for sure. I mean I tried to stay in
the present where I am where, whether that was Acron Columbus,
my job was to help that team win where I was,
so I tried not to, you know, look into the future.
Speaker 2 (30:19):
CJ congratulations, thanks for coming back. Thank you at CJ Caps,
who had a strong week at the plate seemingly is
earning more playing time as time goes by. Stay with us,
we'll have our final segment, we'll talk hitting with hitting
coach Grant Fink. That's next on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians
Radio Network, A.
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The rough totally blew that call.
Speaker 4 (30:48):
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Speaker 3 (30:50):
It's too late. It cost us the game.
Speaker 2 (30:52):
Bro, It's just one game.
Speaker 3 (30:54):
That loss eliminated us from the playoffs.
Speaker 4 (30:57):
Oh, the playoffs are run so late. No, you'll be
well rested.
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Speaker 1 (31:22):
Steaming with a drive deep to right. This one's got
a chance God and Daniel Schneman with a towering drive
to right.
Speaker 2 (31:34):
Here's the two.
Speaker 3 (31:35):
Oh swung on and there's a high fly ball deep
right field reverse.
Speaker 1 (31:43):
Here's the one one swung on hit high, hit deep
to right center, poured.
Speaker 2 (31:49):
The wall and go.
Speaker 3 (31:51):
Not too homer game for Kyle Manzerdo.
Speaker 2 (31:58):
Welcome back to Guardian's Weekly Rosenhouse along with you from
Chicago where the Guardians are taking on the White Sox
this weekend. Grant Fake is the Guardians hitting coach, and
the offense has really picked it up past twenty five
games or so, averaging five and a half runs a game.
And that comes after a stretch of about a month
and a half where runs were a real struggle to
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come by. And we asked Grant if those tough times
can be beneficial in any way and maybe help lead
to what we're seeing now.
Speaker 9 (32:25):
Yeah, I mean that was a tough month, but I
think when you look at it, we use it as
a learning opportunity. We continue to work, we continue to
get better, and it's amazing to see like the things
we learned during that process starting to take place on
the field now.
Speaker 2 (32:37):
And were there things you learned about players individually during
that tough stretch that I don't know if they surprised
you but encouraged you that they would eventually turn things.
Speaker 9 (32:46):
Yeah, just in mindset and mentality of when things are hard,
you continue to work and you continue to get better.
And watching some of our guys that were struggling individually
but not giving in and continuing to show up and
work daily was really inspiring for us as a staff.
Speaker 2 (33:00):
I think a lot of people don't really think of
baseball as a team sport because it is so individual
the individual battles between a hitter and a pitcher. But
how can that team concept come into play and help
a hitter?
Speaker 9 (33:11):
Hitting is so hard and there's so much failure with it.
So if you internalize all of that, it can it
can be an emotional roller coaster. But what we've always
talked about on our team is when you look at
the guy next to you and you and you're playing there,
and you put all your focus on the team and
contributing to a win, becomes a lot easier, like mentally
to go out there and perform and have fun and
enjoy the game.
Speaker 2 (33:32):
We're joined by Grant Bank, Guardian's hitting coach, and touch
on some individual players. Kyle Manzardo has been going through
a nice stretch, another walk off base hit and Friday
Night's win over Minnesota. Uh, you've been around him a
little bit now, and what are you seeing in him
that's allowed him to get rolling again at a real
high level.
Speaker 9 (33:51):
He just has continued to get better and better. I
know he had it. He had a really hot start
to the year, and I think you got to remember this,
this is his first full season in the big leagues,
and typically with that comes little adversary at times, and
you have a little bit of updowns. And what we've
seen with him is he is just constantly put in
the work and you're starting to see consistency come out.
And that's what you're looking for in a first full season.
As you learn the league, the league adjusts to you
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and you have to learn to adjust back. And that's
what he's done.
Speaker 2 (34:16):
And you saw him after he first came over in
the trade, when you were working in your prior position
in the minor leagues, same guy, or has he changed
his approach and the way he goes about things as
he's gotten older.
Speaker 9 (34:27):
I think he's continued to develop. He developed some power,
he developed into more of a power hitter, and then
now he's starting to put it back together and just
being a complete hitter. So learned how to hit for
some power, always had the knocks in him, and now
he's putting it together as a whole to where you know,
he's a competitive at bat every time he goes up there.
And he's still going to run into balls.
Speaker 2 (34:47):
Another young hitter who seems to be coming along nicely
as Brian Rochio after a stint in the minor leagues.
How's he different from what you saw early in the season.
Speaker 9 (34:56):
I think he's just not trying to do too much.
You know, Rochio, He's always been a comp I've watched
him since he was eighteen years old, and he's always
been a very talented hitter. And there's times where he'll
even tell you he tries to do too much at
the plate or he puts too much pressure on himself.
I think going back down to Triple A and then
coming back up here, you just see him much calmer
and much more like just competitive in the bat, and
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you're seeing a lot more knocks through the middle of
the field, and that pairs with all of a sudden
he's run into some balls as well. So the confidence,
the ability to put in his work daily, and just
the ability to go out there and not try to
do too much, just enjoy the game.
Speaker 2 (35:31):
On all Martinez, when people talk about him, a lot
of times you hear he's just scratching the surface of
what he could be. What does that mean in his case?
What do you see in the future for him if
he can continue.
Speaker 9 (35:43):
So Angel is an incredible athlete, and you've heard voter
talk about when he's in the box right handed, it's
really really special. We've pushed him to continue to work
left handed, to you know, get on fastballs, to get
on velo and figure out that side of the box.
And he has put in tons of work and in
the last month or so seen him really start to
develop in some areas on that side of the box.
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That has been awesome to see.
Speaker 2 (36:04):
And how about the Guardian's hitting coach, how are you
holding up here in your first full major league season,
the ups and downs and everything that goes along with it.
Speaker 9 (36:13):
I'm absolutely loving it. This has been a learning year,
a year of growth. I mean, anybody in their first
time in the Major leagues, players, coaches, it's development. You're
learning the game in a new light. So I've been excited.
I've actually enjoyed some of the adversity we've faced because
I think it's taught me and our staff how to
think a little differently at times, or how to adjust
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in different ways. So enjoyed every second of it.
Speaker 2 (36:37):
Love it. Here we say new hitting coach, but you've
been in the organization in various capacities, including playing for
more than a decade. How does that matter, especially when
times are tough and the winds are hard to come back.
Speaker 9 (36:50):
Well, just the familiarity with everyone around. So if you
didn't know anyone and it's you know, you're going through
a tough stretch of hitting and that's your job is
to help players through, that would be little different. But
when you have the familiarity of everyone in the building
and they know you well and you don't have to
put on an act like hey, I'm working on like
everyone knows what we're doing here together. We do this
as a complete team. So that makes it a lot
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easier is we're all in this together. It's not just
about the hitting coaches or just about the players, or
just about the manager of defense. We're all doing this
together as a unit and that's the fun part.
Speaker 2 (37:22):
Grant, I appreciate the time, thanks for coming by.
Speaker 9 (37:24):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 2 (37:25):
That is Grant, fake Guardians hitting coach, who's done a
real nice job bringing this lineup along as the season
has gone along, and they are clicking on all cylinders
right now. As the Guardians remain the hottest team in
the American League and one of the hottest in all
of baseball. That's going to do it for this week's
edition of Guardians Weekly. Thanks so much for tuning in.
Thanks as always to Brian Motse for all of his help.
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We'll join you next week from back home when the
Guardians take on the Atlanta Braves next weekend. Until then,
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as the Guardians are taking on the White Sox this
weekend at Great Field in Chicago, and we have a
good show lined up for you today and a little bit.
We'll talk with Austin Hedges, who caught a near no
hitter from Gavin Williams earlier this week. We'll also hear
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from Nick en Wright, rookie reliever and rookie outfielder first
baseman Cjkaphis is off to a nice start in his
major league career. And we'll talk hitting with the Guardians
hitting coach Grant. Think that's coming up and just a
little bit, but we'll take a time out.
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Speaker 3 (01:45):
I can't believe we blew a five touchdown lead.
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Speaker 3 (01:51):
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It's Guardian's weekly Chim Rosenhouse back with you from Chicago,
and it's time now to take a look back at
the week gone by. And a good week it has
been for the Guardians as they headed out on the
road after Sunday's game at home against the Twins to
open up a three game series in New York against
the Mets, and it was a thriller on Monday night.
Nine innings wasn't enough to settle it. They went to ten,
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and we'll tell you how they got there. Good starting
pitching both sides in this one. The game stayed scoreless
until the sixth inning. That's when the Guardians broke through
with a couple of men on and David Fry at
the plate.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
David Frye digs in the pitch swung on rich to
right that Sabas will score. Martinez will be stopped at third.
Soto's throat of the plate on a bounce, knocked down
at the plate by Alvarez, and the Guardians tago one
nothing lead oh in advent. David Frye on the seventh
pitch laced an RBI single.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
The other way to write. The next batter was Carlos Santana.
The pitch swung on, rifting to right.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
There's another an opposite field base it another run will score.
Martinez steps on home. Fry stops at second.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Once again, two men on in the sixth inning, and
Gabrie Larius delivered the big blow.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Now the O one swung on, pounding deep left center field.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Gone.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Gabriel Larius with his eighth home run of the year,
pounding it to the left of center and the Guardians
make it a five run six. The Mets got right
back in it in the bottom of the sixth with
a three run home run off the bat of Pete
Alonso that made it a five to three game, and
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then in the eighth, the Mets would scratch out two
more runs to tie the game at five. Neither team
would be able to score in the ninth, and onto
extra innings the game went. Daniel Sneman was the runner
starting at second base. In the tenth, Jose Ramirez was
intentionally walked. That put two men on for David Frye.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
Mets locked for the bunt.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
The pitch, he squares bunch of beautifully to third, grabbed
by Beatty, throws to center field him to score the
go ahead run. A Sneaman getting up going to second
is going to be Fry and Ramirez scampers to third.
Oh what a bunt by Fry to the third baseman,
baby who tried to get the runner at second and
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throw it into center.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
It'll be a second.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Bunt, a throwing air and Cleveland's got a six to
five lead. In the tenth, and then with two outs,
Gabrielarius got the job done, bringing home a big insurance run.
Swung on him high, deep to right toward the corner
is Sodo. Soto will make the catch a fair ball,
tanging and scoring Ramirez tanging going the third ist Capus
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and the Guardians take advantage of the Bret Baby throwing error,
and the Guardians now lead the Mets seven to five
here in the tenth.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
In the bottom of the tenth, with Hunter Gaddis and
Kate Smith already having worked in the eighth and ninth,
it was Nick Enright getting the chance to close it out.
The Mets had that runner starting at second. He made
it home. That made it a seven to six game,
but Enright was able to lock it in and finish
the job.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
En Right's ready.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Here it comes, swung on, skied in the air to
right deep, Nolan Jones back toward the corner.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
He made the catch ball game.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
He disappeared from a review in the right field corner,
and the Guardians survived the Mets in tenth, seven to.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
So a nice win in the series opener for the Guardians,
and it was on to Tuesday night, trying to make
it two straight in New York. The Mets jumped in front,
scoring a run in each of the first two innings
to take an early two to nothing lead, but the
Guardians answered in the fourth with a couple of board
for Kyle Manzardo. Here's the pitch to Manzardo and he
lines it to center shallow charging in Taylor, he can't
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make the play. He throws to second, not in time
for the force there. Scoring from third is Kwan and
the Guardians are on the board. On another RBI base
hit from Kyle Manzardo. Two batters later, gabriel Aris's big
series continued. Homes with the pitch swung online base hit
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right field, Arius paddle play, Ramirez with the tying run,
and Gabrielarius comes through again, you know, once again going
to the opposite field with great success. RBI number thirty
nine ties this game at two. It remained hid at
two until the seventh inning. That's when the Guardians got
three straight two out base hits, first from CJ. Caphis,
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then Brian Rocchio and the biggest of the bunch from
Stephen Kwan. The cent the next offering and Kwan hits
it back up the middle, base hit into center field.
Caps coming around third will score. The throw to third,
the slide the tag safe advancing the second on the
throw is Kwan.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Cleveland tanks a three to two lead.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Colby Allard and Jacob Junis shut down the Mets in
the seventh and eighth and in the ninth. Kate Smith
was on trying to nail down another save.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Kate Smith firing the pitch hit back to him. He
gloves goes to first ball game. So the Cleveland Guardians
with Mets fans booing, have won the series with the
day game coming up tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
So the Guardians had taken the first two games of
the series, could they get a sweep on Wednesday afternoon? Well,
it turned out to be the Gavin Williams show in
this one, as he looked sharp in the first inning,
setting the Mets down in order. Then the offense gave
him a lead in the second thanks to David Fry.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
The pitch hit a ton deep left center field. This
ball is gone.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
David Fry with his sixth home run, a line drive
home run to the seats in left center and Cleveland's
got the early one nothing lead. And for the Guardians,
they are playing right now with as much confidence as
they have had all year long. And if they get
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David Fry going look.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
Out in the third of the man on Ito was
on Hell Martinez extending the lead. Now in the set,
Now the one one swung on hammered deep left field.
Speaker 3 (08:49):
This ball gone on.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
Hell Martinez with his tenth home run, three nothing Cleveland,
a laser to left, and Martinez continues to thrive when
facing left handed pitching, and the Guardians have shocked city
field with home runs the last two innings, looking for
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a sweep in Queens, and then Gavin Williams went back
to work with that three run advantage, two down, nobody
on in the Mets third payoff pitch, God, I'm swinging
at a curve in the dirt. Gavin Williams with his
first one two three inning where there wasn't any deep
counts per se. Outside of Soto, fans are booing early,
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three nothing Cleveland after.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
Three, here's his one two pitch swung on and that's
line to left, but Kwan is there and the left
fielder makes the catch.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
Side retired.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
Williams still with no hit baseball through five. We head
to the sixth, three nothing Cleveland. In the sixth, the
Guardians added on with another big two out hit from Gabrielarius.
Cleveland trying to get four games above five hundred for
the first time in almost two months June eighth, the
last time they were plus four.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
Now the two two swung on trail toward the gap
deep rank center. It'll get down, take a bounce, go
up against the wall. Santana's got a chance to score.
Bobbled out there by Soda heading around to third, going
in with a slide Asarius and the Guardians laid forth
to nothing. Gabrielarius knox in Carlos Santana. He found the
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gap in right center, and then Soto when he picked
up the ball after it ricocheted off the wall, bobbled
it and then enabled Santana to score from first with ease,
Arius able to go to third. It is going to
be a generous triple for Gabrielarius.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
And then it was all Gavin Williams from there, as
his memorable night continued.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
Gavin Williams into the motion and the pitch to Soto
swung on, grounded up the middle. The shortstop. Arius throws
over two down the booze get louder. Here's Peter Alonzo
the payoff, swinging the jam job role the third Ramirez
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has plenty of time, throws across the diamond. Six no
hit innings for Gavin Williams. He brings out more boobirds
four nothing Cleveland seventh inning. Next Gavin Williams Rocks into
his delivery. Here it comes swung on a week chopper,
a second chest time bounce handle. Rokio throws out McNeil.
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Seven no hit innings for Gavin Williams. Four nothing Cleveland
eighth is next first round pick out of East Carolina University.
Lets it fly, swinging a little dribbler the first even
with the bank Santana Club steps on the bag. No
hitters stays intact. Kevin Williams three outs away from putting
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his name in the record book. Four nothing Guardians ninth.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Next to the ninth, they went nobody up in the
Guardian's bullpen has Gavin Williams faced Francisco Lindor to start
the inning.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
The big right hander lets it fly, sweating on NFC
got him on a curve ball. Lindor is strikeout victim
number six, two outs away from history.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
And then it was the always dangerous Juan Soto to
the plate.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
Gavin into the motion. The one oer swung on, pounded
deep center field. Martinez track wall leaps, It's off the wall,
Karen's back toward the infield, and now the umpires are
saying it hit the back wall, and Karen back onto
the field a home run and hit the banner's eye
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above the orange strength and Juan Soto does it again
to Cleveland a.
Speaker 3 (13:09):
Solo homer to dead center.
Speaker 1 (13:12):
His twenty six no hit or gone shut out, gone.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
So close to history for Gavin Williams. He get Pete
Alonzo to fly out for the second out, and then
Hunter Gadis came on to close out an unforgettable game.
Speaker 1 (13:26):
On the one to one swung on skid in the
air to center.
Speaker 2 (13:30):
This will do it.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
Martinez is camped under it.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
Bulka and the Cleveland Guardians almost got into the history
books along with Gavin Williams. But you know what, their
second suite in the Big Ample in thirty five years.
Pretty darn good consolation prize, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
And moments after the game, we caught up with Gavin
Williams to talk about his incredible outing. Gavin, at early
on it looked like command issues. But man, you settled
in a hurry, and when did you feel like you
really had your good stuff gone?
Speaker 3 (14:06):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (14:06):
I had one tough inning. I was out of the
delivery a little bit. I mean, Carl BG and Joe
they all came down there and said something to me
and then after that, I think third fourth inning.
Speaker 2 (14:18):
I felt a garuve. You had not pitched past seven
or seven was your longest doubting in your career. You
go out for the night, tell us about the emotions,
taking them out with a chance at a no hitter.
Speaker 5 (14:29):
Yeah, I mean, especially when Hengi came out there, I
had I had chields running down my arms. Just giving
nine innings to the guys the bullpen. They've done a
lot for me in the past, so just trying to
help them out as much as possible is a big thing.
Speaker 2 (14:42):
You mentioned Austin Hedges. What did he mean today?
Speaker 5 (14:44):
Man, he's he's unbelievable that that rough ending the second
inning or whatever it was. He came out there told
me literally told me pick up the body language that
he didn't want to see it again.
Speaker 2 (14:55):
And I mean he helped me through the whole day.
So props to him having a great going today. Thank you.
I appreciate it. Thank you. What a game. What a
series in New York against the Mets for the Guardians
as they sweep New York heading into an off day
on Thursday, and then they open the series here in
Chicago on Friday night. In impressive fashion. They jumped all
over former Cleveland pitcher Aaron Sevali. In the first inning,
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Carlos Santana at the plate with the bases loaded, got
it going the pits, swing on a hind chopper over
the head of the first baseman Mead in the right
field near the line basin. Schneeman and Ramiroz score Santana's
sliding into second with a double as Manzardo stops at third.
Two batters later, bases full again, CJ. Cafus came through and.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
He drives under deep right down the line.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
It goes, takes a bounce off the base of the
wall that'll score Mansardo and Santana coming home. Nailor throw
of the plate feet first, slide safe and a three
run double by the kid.
Speaker 3 (15:58):
SEEJ.
Speaker 1 (15:59):
Cathus rips one down the right field line. It's a
five nothing Cleveland lead in the first.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
In the third, Kyle Manzarto let off with a double
and Carlos Santana delivered again.
Speaker 1 (16:12):
Swung and ripped to right that save a hit near
the line. Manzardo hits third. You'll come home going for two?
Is Santana throw head first, slide tag out at second
on the tag by the short stop Montgomery, good throw
by Talkman near the line and right Santana gets credit
for an RBI single six nothing Cleveland Chicago.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
They would get on the board with a run in
the third, but in the fourth, the Guardians continue to
pile on Cjkfis doubled and later scored on a Cevali bach,
making it seven to one, and then with a runner
at second, Daniel Schneman brought home another. Schneman swings lines
at the center base hit center field, rounding third, heading
for home and scoring easily is Rochio Harvey single for
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Schneeman and the Guardians lead it eight to one. A
basis loaded walk to Carlos Santana made it nine to
one Guardians after four, and then Chicago battled back with
three runs in the sixth another in the seventh that
made it nine to five, but the early runs for
Cleveland were enough, as Eric Sabrowski worked a scoreless eighth
and then Kate Smith came on to finish it up.
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In the ninth.
Speaker 1 (17:24):
Swung online deep bright field back goes Cafus on the
track banks to catch Banks up against the wall ballgame
and the Guardians stay unbeaten on this road trip four straight,
eight out of nine and twenty and seven their record
since July seventh. They'd take Game one of the weekend
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series in Chicago nine to.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Five, so the solid road trip continues. The Guardians have
won four straight heading into Saturday Nights game a seven
to ten start Cleveland. Time here in Chicago, stay with
uswaming him back well here from Guardians catcher Austin Hedges,
relief pitcher Nick n Right, and rookie outfielder first baseman
c J. Kaphis. That's next the Cleveland Clinic. Guardians Radio
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network SI Bros anounced back with you from Chicago. It's
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Guardians Weekly and we are happy you could join us
this weekend from Chicago. And what a week it has
been for the Guardians. Almost history on Wednesday, as Gavin
Williams took a no hitter into the ninth inning only
to lose it on a home run off the bat
of Juan Soto with one out in the ninth inning.
Austin Hedges was cat that day and he says there's
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nobody who wants it more than a catcher when there's
a no hit bit on the line.
Speaker 6 (19:07):
Yeah, I mean you know when you're when you're back
there catching you just there's a lot of homework that
goes on, and you know, you want to see your
your your boy on the mound have as much success
as possible and anytime you can, you know, contribute to
you know. I mean, it's something like a no hitter,
you do, you know, something that goes down in history
that you know, you get to have forever. It's just
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one of those things that I think all catchers, Uh
they take a lot of pride in that. And uh,
you know, it's pretty cool to get close.
Speaker 2 (19:34):
Naturally, he gave you a lot of credit, especially so
early in the game. He said, you came out and
had a really important mound visit, and what did you
tell him that maybe you saw that that wasn't good
early on that he was able to clean up.
Speaker 6 (19:45):
I mean, I don't know anything about pitching mechanics or
how to throw a ball like that, So everything I
say is just more like psychological. Just just challenge him
to respond, to respond to how it's going right now,
and ah, you know, in a in a positive way,
because uh, you know, we were losing some some of
our command and I just wanted him to be able
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to uh you know, move on to the next pitch
and uh, you know, not look not look frustrated and
keep his keep his demeanor and keep his confidence out there.
Speaker 2 (20:16):
What was the ninth inning like going out to the
going out to the field for the ninth when he
has that opportunity for you.
Speaker 6 (20:23):
Yeah, it's a very nerve wracking, exciting, you know, just
uh I've never, never, never been a part of a
no hitter going into the ninth before, so it was
pretty cool. Uh, you know, especially in the place like
New York and you know we're about to go face
Lindor Soto and Alonzo, so uh, it was, it was
(20:43):
it was more exciting than anything, but uh, pretty cool.
Speaker 2 (20:46):
And he regrets at all how the ninth inning played
out strategy wise or anything like that, or do you
feel like he got beat with his best stuff?
Speaker 3 (20:54):
Yeah?
Speaker 6 (20:55):
I feel like he got beat with his best stuff.
I mean, hindsight's always twenty twenty, you know, whether it's
a almost no hitter or just any game. I'm always
second guessing myself and if anything doesn't go the way
that we want it to, just trying to be more
prepared for for the next time. You know, you know,
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learning from from your failures is you know, one of
the biggest things in in game calling. So uh, you know,
definitely learn some things. But once again, like you got
to go out there and make a decision in about
eight seconds and in usually leaning on your pitcher's strength,
and you know, I thought Gavin made a good pitch
and Soda made a better swing.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
Considering this stuff that he had on Wednesday, When did
you start to think, hey, this is a real possibility.
Speaker 6 (21:44):
Early, like the second inning, I mean the second They're
not getting hits to begin with them. They might not
get a hit today. Definitely, especially after we got through
the first time. Once we got through the order one time,
I was like, Okay, now these guys are really seeing
him that well and don't seem real comfortable. So I
definitely knew we had a shot.
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Boston Hedges is joining us. I've been a real nice
stretch for the team for a while. Now what are
you seeing now that's different from from early in the season.
Speaker 6 (22:14):
You know, not a whole lot, you know, I think
everyone's just ever just playing a little bit better. We
haven't changed much. I think we're hitting better, I think
we're pitching better. I think we're running the bases better.
It's just it's just part of a part of a
normal long season. You have your ups and downs, and
you know you don't want to peak too too soon,
so you know, for us to get hot in July
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and August and you know, hopefully carry that through September two.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
And obviously you're you're so in tune with the pitching staft,
both starters and relievers. And I know that's for some
teams this time of year it starts to become a
challenge to keep their good stuff and continue to at success.
But it seems like this crew is really picking it
up as the season is going along. Are you seeing
that too?
Speaker 6 (22:58):
Yeah, I mean we have we have the best pitching
coach in the world, and I think the work that
they do on a daily basis keeps challenging our guys
to get better and better in such a young pitching group,
so you know, they're they're still developing in a way
who they're going to be as big league pitchers. And
you know, when you have the coaches that we have
and the talent that we have a pretty good recipe
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for success.
Speaker 2 (23:20):
Recent seasons for Austin Hedges the finish has been really good.
You've gone playoff runs things like that. What do you
see in this team that says that that could happen
here even though they're not there yet. Oh, we're right there.
Speaker 6 (23:32):
We're right where we need to be. That's that's all
we care about making the playoffs. We got to get
in and I firmly believe that's that's where we're.
Speaker 2 (23:40):
Headed at you always good to have you on. Thank you,
thank you. That's Austin Hedges did a great job handling
Gavin Williams and guiding him through that near no hitter
on Wednesday. Nick Enright picked up his first major league
save Monday night in the ten inning, went over the Mets,
and we caught up with him the following day to
ask him if he felt his cool and collected as
(24:01):
he looked on the mound trying to close out a
game an extra innings.
Speaker 7 (24:04):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (24:04):
Absolutely.
Speaker 7 (24:05):
And so it's a situation where in my time both
in collegen and the minor leagues, I filled a handful
of different roles, you know, just about every role that
you can as a reliever, and so for me, closing
games isn't necessarily something that you know, I haven't done before.
You know, I was able to you know, kind of
close in a sense where I had the extra inning
game against Toronto earlier this year, and so for me,
(24:26):
it was, you know, nothing that I felt like I
hadn't done before.
Speaker 2 (24:29):
And it seems like a part of the reason you
get that opportunity is your stuff seems better since you've
been back this most recent time. And is that sole
and if so, how did you get it to a
point where you feel really good?
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Right?
Speaker 7 (24:41):
Yeah? Absolutely, you know. I'm working hand in hand with
all the coaches. I can't speak highly enough of all
of them, and we've been, you know, working on some
mechanical things, and yeah, I feel like, especially over kind
of this last month and change, some things have really clicked.
My body feels really good. I feel like I'm moving
well on the mound, and both the results from a
stuff standpoint and from a you know, box score standpoint
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of all kind.
Speaker 2 (25:02):
Of lined up. Obviously, you make progress in the minor
leagues toward that end, but what can be in the
major leagues and what are some of the areas that
they can help you with that's allowed you to take
maybe another step here?
Speaker 7 (25:14):
Yeah? Absolutely, you know, the just everything that they've done,
you know, from a pitch usage standpoint and from a
you know, not even as much sometimes about stuff, but
like a mentality behind it and how I'm using it
and the certain lanes that I'm trying to throw my
pitches off of have kind of helped everything play up
in a sense.
Speaker 2 (25:33):
Nick n Wright joining us first Major League save Monday night,
tell us about the emotions when you get the last out.
Speaker 7 (25:39):
Oh, it was awesome. I mean initially when Torn's hit
the ball, you know, it's kind of I'm watching it
tail towards the right field line. I'm like, oh no,
but fortunately no one came down with it. And you know,
a moment like last night, I'd be lying if I
say it didn't felt like it was something that was
going to happen, you know, three years ago when I
was diagnosed, or you know, in all the time, especially
early on when I was going through my treatments, And
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that makes being able to celebrate and enjoy a moment
like last night that much more special.
Speaker 2 (26:04):
And it seems like this bullpen a lot of stories
like yours. In the fact that pitchers are working in
different roles doesn't seem to matter. How enjoyable is that
from a pitching standpoint when you know you're a part
of that. Oh yeah, that's awesome.
Speaker 7 (26:17):
And we have a fantastic group of guys, and all
of us feel ready at any given time to fill,
like you said, any such role, and each one of
us has just as much confidence in ourselves as we
do the next guy. And so it's been a lot
of fun. We're all feeding off of each other and
just fortunate to be on.
Speaker 2 (26:34):
A good run. And for some teams, so with the
events that have happened in the last week to ten days,
it's not easy when you lose a big piece out
of your bullpen. What's allowed this group to really stay
together and at least so far, it doesn't seem like
they missed a beat.
Speaker 7 (26:48):
You know, for the most part, it's not just the
bullpen in general, but this whole team is very resilient
and with all of us. You know, yeah, it's been
you know, kind of a lot going on, but for us,
it hasn't really phased us, and we're all just focused
on going out there and doing our job and not
trying to be anything that we aren't. You know, we're
all we all feel like we're all really talented and
all really good at what we're doing. So when we're
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going out there, we're just trying.
Speaker 2 (27:10):
To be ourselves. You still have the baseball from the
other night, What are you going to do with that
when you get it back?
Speaker 7 (27:15):
So yeah, we're gonna get it. I'll get that one
marked up and all that kind of stuff, and yeah,
and that'll go in a little shadow box back home,
and yeah it'll be cool and nice add to the collection.
Speaker 2 (27:24):
Great stuff that. Congratulations, thank you, what a great story.
And again right, still battling cancer for more treatments to
go once the season concludes, but everything checking out well
so far, and he is throwing the ball extremely well.
Speaker 3 (27:38):
CJ.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
Capis has made a nice impact since being called up
from Triple A Columbus. He made his major league debut
last weekend against the Twins, drove in a run with
a sack fly and his first at bat, and the
next day he talked about what it was like getting
that first taste of big league action.
Speaker 8 (27:53):
Just, I mean, an unbelievable feeling. I've been dreaming of
this ever since I was five years old playing t ball,
coach pitch, having my dad throw to me, on the weekends,
and yeah, just truly amazing to be.
Speaker 2 (28:07):
Here, sellout crowd yesterday and they were on the fact
that it was your major league debut, your first at bat,
the ovation there and then even the at bat in
the eighth inning. What do you think about that and
were you surprised that they had such a knowledge of
what you could be here?
Speaker 8 (28:25):
Yeah, for sure, I was definitely surprising. I mean didn't
really hear much until that last at bat and just
here in the whole stadium cheer my name, you know,
really made it feel like home.
Speaker 2 (28:37):
It's obviously just one game, but you get some good
things done. You drive in a run in your first
at bat, The level of play, the pitching, things like that,
anything surprised you yesterday?
Speaker 3 (28:49):
No, not really.
Speaker 8 (28:50):
I mean, yeah, the pitching is always gonna get better
as you go up, and this is essentially the highest
level you can get to. So excited to be here
and excited to, you know, play against the best of
the best your path.
Speaker 2 (29:06):
It seems like since last year when you started at
Lake County and moved quickly, things have gone well. What
do you think has allowed you to move quickly and
what parts of your game have really worked well at
the professional level.
Speaker 8 (29:20):
Yeah, I think you know, the staff, the hitting coaches
and defensive coaches in the Guardians organization have really been
a big part of my development as a player, and
I really owe it all to them. Wouldn't be here
without them, and especially you know, the trainers working at
all three levels that I've been all four levels have
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been awesome to me. I've mean done a lot for
me to keep me out on the field and healthy and.
Speaker 2 (29:47):
This year, patience can be a big part of finally
getting here and waiting for your time. Was that ever
difficult at all for you? Or does Andy Tracy and
the group at Columbus set a set some good parameters
to help you get through maybe times where you feel
like you should be here?
Speaker 8 (30:06):
Yeah, for sure. I mean I tried to stay in
the present where I am where, whether that was Acron Columbus,
my job was to help that team win where I was,
so I tried not to, you know, look into the future.
Speaker 2 (30:19):
CJ congratulations, thanks for coming back. Thank you at CJ Caps,
who had a strong week at the plate seemingly is
earning more playing time as time goes by. Stay with us,
we'll have our final segment, we'll talk hitting with hitting
coach Grant Fink. That's next on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians
Radio Network, A.
Speaker 4 (30:39):
Progressive home and Ottawantle can protect you around the clock,
but we can't protect you from those painful moments in sports.
Speaker 3 (30:47):
The rough totally blew that call.
Speaker 4 (30:48):
Oh, I'm sure he'll make the right call next time.
Speaker 3 (30:50):
It's too late. It cost us the game.
Speaker 2 (30:52):
Bro, It's just one game.
Speaker 3 (30:54):
That loss eliminated us from the playoffs.
Speaker 4 (30:57):
Oh, the playoffs are run so late. No, you'll be
well rested.
Speaker 3 (31:00):
Okay, I need you to stop talking now.
Speaker 4 (31:02):
At least your Hollanada or protected with a bundle from
Progressive Progressive Kensual Canterns Company affiliates. Another Inturi's not available
in thosetates a situations.
Speaker 1 (31:22):
Steaming with a drive deep to right. This one's got
a chance God and Daniel Schneman with a towering drive
to right.
Speaker 2 (31:34):
Here's the two.
Speaker 3 (31:35):
Oh swung on and there's a high fly ball deep
right field reverse.
Speaker 1 (31:43):
Here's the one one swung on hit high, hit deep
to right center, poured.
Speaker 2 (31:49):
The wall and go.
Speaker 3 (31:51):
Not too homer game for Kyle Manzerdo.
Speaker 2 (31:58):
Welcome back to Guardian's Weekly Rosenhouse along with you from
Chicago where the Guardians are taking on the White Sox
this weekend. Grant Fake is the Guardians hitting coach, and
the offense has really picked it up past twenty five
games or so, averaging five and a half runs a game.
And that comes after a stretch of about a month
and a half where runs were a real struggle to
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come by. And we asked Grant if those tough times
can be beneficial in any way and maybe help lead
to what we're seeing now.
Speaker 9 (32:25):
Yeah, I mean that was a tough month, but I
think when you look at it, we use it as
a learning opportunity. We continue to work, we continue to
get better, and it's amazing to see like the things
we learned during that process starting to take place on
the field now.
Speaker 2 (32:37):
And were there things you learned about players individually during
that tough stretch that I don't know if they surprised
you but encouraged you that they would eventually turn things.
Speaker 9 (32:46):
Yeah, just in mindset and mentality of when things are hard,
you continue to work and you continue to get better.
And watching some of our guys that were struggling individually
but not giving in and continuing to show up and
work daily was really inspiring for us as a staff.
Speaker 2 (33:00):
I think a lot of people don't really think of
baseball as a team sport because it is so individual
the individual battles between a hitter and a pitcher. But
how can that team concept come into play and help
a hitter?
Speaker 9 (33:11):
Hitting is so hard and there's so much failure with it.
So if you internalize all of that, it can it
can be an emotional roller coaster. But what we've always
talked about on our team is when you look at
the guy next to you and you and you're playing there,
and you put all your focus on the team and
contributing to a win, becomes a lot easier, like mentally
to go out there and perform and have fun and
enjoy the game.
Speaker 2 (33:32):
We're joined by Grant Bank, Guardian's hitting coach, and touch
on some individual players. Kyle Manzardo has been going through
a nice stretch, another walk off base hit and Friday
Night's win over Minnesota. Uh, you've been around him a
little bit now, and what are you seeing in him
that's allowed him to get rolling again at a real
high level.
Speaker 9 (33:51):
He just has continued to get better and better. I
know he had it. He had a really hot start
to the year, and I think you got to remember this,
this is his first full season in the big leagues,
and typically with that comes little adversary at times, and
you have a little bit of updowns. And what we've
seen with him is he is just constantly put in
the work and you're starting to see consistency come out.
And that's what you're looking for in a first full season.
As you learn the league, the league adjusts to you
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and you have to learn to adjust back. And that's
what he's done.
Speaker 2 (34:16):
And you saw him after he first came over in
the trade, when you were working in your prior position
in the minor leagues, same guy, or has he changed
his approach and the way he goes about things as
he's gotten older.
Speaker 9 (34:27):
I think he's continued to develop. He developed some power,
he developed into more of a power hitter, and then
now he's starting to put it back together and just
being a complete hitter. So learned how to hit for
some power, always had the knocks in him, and now
he's putting it together as a whole to where you know,
he's a competitive at bat every time he goes up there.
And he's still going to run into balls.
Speaker 2 (34:47):
Another young hitter who seems to be coming along nicely
as Brian Rochio after a stint in the minor leagues.
How's he different from what you saw early in the season.
Speaker 9 (34:56):
I think he's just not trying to do too much.
You know, Rochio, He's always been a comp I've watched
him since he was eighteen years old, and he's always
been a very talented hitter. And there's times where he'll
even tell you he tries to do too much at
the plate or he puts too much pressure on himself.
I think going back down to Triple A and then
coming back up here, you just see him much calmer
and much more like just competitive in the bat, and
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you're seeing a lot more knocks through the middle of
the field, and that pairs with all of a sudden
he's run into some balls as well. So the confidence,
the ability to put in his work daily, and just
the ability to go out there and not try to
do too much, just enjoy the game.
Speaker 2 (35:31):
On all Martinez, when people talk about him, a lot
of times you hear he's just scratching the surface of
what he could be. What does that mean in his case?
What do you see in the future for him if
he can continue.
Speaker 9 (35:43):
So Angel is an incredible athlete, and you've heard voter
talk about when he's in the box right handed, it's
really really special. We've pushed him to continue to work
left handed, to you know, get on fastballs, to get
on velo and figure out that side of the box.
And he has put in tons of work and in
the last month or so seen him really start to
develop in some areas on that side of the box.
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That has been awesome to see.
Speaker 2 (36:04):
And how about the Guardian's hitting coach, how are you
holding up here in your first full major league season,
the ups and downs and everything that goes along with it.
Speaker 9 (36:13):
I'm absolutely loving it. This has been a learning year,
a year of growth. I mean, anybody in their first
time in the Major leagues, players, coaches, it's development. You're
learning the game in a new light. So I've been excited.
I've actually enjoyed some of the adversity we've faced because
I think it's taught me and our staff how to
think a little differently at times, or how to adjust
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in different ways. So enjoyed every second of it.
Speaker 2 (36:37):
Love it. Here we say new hitting coach, but you've
been in the organization in various capacities, including playing for
more than a decade. How does that matter, especially when
times are tough and the winds are hard to come back.
Speaker 9 (36:50):
Well, just the familiarity with everyone around. So if you
didn't know anyone and it's you know, you're going through
a tough stretch of hitting and that's your job is
to help players through, that would be little different. But
when you have the familiarity of everyone in the building
and they know you well and you don't have to
put on an act like hey, I'm working on like
everyone knows what we're doing here together. We do this
as a complete team. So that makes it a lot
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easier is we're all in this together. It's not just
about the hitting coaches or just about the players, or
just about the manager of defense. We're all doing this
together as a unit and that's the fun part.
Speaker 2 (37:22):
Grant, I appreciate the time, thanks for coming by.
Speaker 9 (37:24):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 2 (37:25):
That is Grant, fake Guardians hitting coach, who's done a
real nice job bringing this lineup along as the season
has gone along, and they are clicking on all cylinders
right now. As the Guardians remain the hottest team in
the American League and one of the hottest in all
of baseball. That's going to do it for this week's
edition of Guardians Weekly. Thanks so much for tuning in.
Thanks as always to Brian Motse for all of his help.
(37:48):
We'll join you next week from back home when the
Guardians take on the Atlanta Braves next weekend. Until then,
this is Jim rosen House reminding you that you've been
listening the Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio netword.
Speaker 1 (38:22):
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