Cleveland Baseball Mornings: A Guardians Fan Podcast

It's game 19 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians get one back against the Detroit Tigers with a 3-2 win. On today's show we're talking about José Ramírez going beast mode after a pitch clock violation K, ask what Cal Quantrill does well, do a prospect breakdown for Brayan Rocchio, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you can f...

It's games 17 & 18 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians get swept in a double header by the Detroit Tigers. On today's show we're talking about which young pitcher is looking better Gaddis or Battenfield, Tigers hitting solo home runs with some high launch angles, taking some emails, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you can...

It's game 16 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians can't finish off the sweep of the Washington Nationals falling 7-6. On today's show we're talking about bullpens and defense being a key differentiator, Bieber pitching with runners on base vs bases empty, the Guardians bottom of the order doing the heavy lifting, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anyth...

It's game 15 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians pull ahead and beat the Washington Nationals 6-5. On today's show we're talking about José Ramírez's first home run of the season, Josh Bell with more XBH, some interesting numbers on Straw and Naylor, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you can find me on Twitter @daveyberris,...

It's game 14 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians score in the 6th, 7th, and 8th inning to beat the Washington Nationals 4-3. On today's show we're talking about the Guardians driving in runners from scoring position without hits, Cal Quantrill's chase rate and cutter location, Josh Bell's bat waking up, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleve...

It's game 13 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians give up an early lead to the New York Yankees and lose 3-4. On today's show we're talking about the Guardians not finishing games, Peyton Battenfield's MLB debut, the Guardians numbers with RISP, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you can find me on Twitter @daveyberris, you c...

It's game 12 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians get destroyed by the New York Yankees 11-2. On today's show we're talking about the game for a few minutes, but so much more. We'll see how the Guards are doing compared to the rest of baseball in team stats, learn a little about Battenfield who should start today, play where are they now with former Guardians, and check in on the AAA tea...

It's game 11 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians, after giving up 2 first inning runs, come back to beat the New York Yankees 3-2. On today's show we're talking about scoring runs without getting a hit, Bieber going heavy cutter/fastball, Karinchak and Clase handling the 8th and 9th, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you ca...

It's game 10 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians battle back multiple times and finally pull off a 7-6 win in 12 innings over the Seattle Mariners. On today's show we're talking about my emotional roller coaster every time the Guardians came close to winning, Plesac's use of the slider and battles with Cal Raleigh, Ramírez's base running, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to s...

It's game 9 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians can't find the big hit and lose to the Seattle Mariners 3-2. On today's show we're talking about Expected Batting Average vs actual results, Cal Quantrill settling down and the bullpen keeping us in the game, why Giménez is still batting 7th, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball...

It's game 8 of the 2023 season and the Seattle Mariners ruin Cleveland's Opening Day by serving them a 5-3 loss. On today's show we're talking about Civale's pitch location, Cleveland's offense not getting a rally going, Kwan's chase rate, and naming our MVP for the Day (nope, forgot today, but should have been Amed Rosario). If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you ca...

It's game 7 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians go to extra innings again, but take the series with a 6-4 win over the Oakland Athletics. On today's show we're talking about Tim Herrin getting his first taste of major league adversity, Hunter Gaddis putting it all together for a solid start, the Guards going 3-17 with RISP, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoug...

It's game 6 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians get walked off by the Oakland Athletics with a 3-4 loss. On today's show we're talking about Bieber and Sears slider use, Zunino allowing a ball to get past him again, learning about AAA RHP Prospect Tanner Bibee, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you can find me on Twitter @d...

It's game 5 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians come back to beat the Oakland Athletics in a wild one 12-11 in extra innings. On today's show we're talking about Xzavion Curry coming up big in relief, the offense always having an answer, some bad defensive plays by both teams, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you can find...

It's game 4 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians take the series with a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners in extra innings. On today's show we're talking about Tim Herrin's fantastic debut, some ugly runs scored by the Guardians, Cal Quantrill has a rough outing, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you can find me on Twitter @...

It's game 3 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians use the HR ball to beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0. On today's show we're talking about what was Civale doing that made him so effective, the matchups for the Guards 2 solo HRs, which inning did Davey sleep through this time, and naming our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you can find me on...

It's game 2 of the 2023 season and the Cleveland Guardians get into the win column with a 9-4 win over the Seattle Mariners. We'll talk about the offense playing their brand of ball, Kwan's masterful ABs, Gaddis surviving for a few innings, the bullpen with an excellent game, and name our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you can find me on Twitter...

It's game 1 of the 2023 season (Opening Day!!!!) and unfortunately our Cleveland Guardians fall to the Seattle Mariners 3-0. We'll talk about Castillo getting our hitters to expand the zone, Shane Bieber fighting to keep us in the game, what went wrong with Karinchak in the 8th, and name our MVP for the Day. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you can find me on Twitt...

Guardians Spring Training has reached the final stretch. The starting pitchers are getting their final tune-ups before the season starts and so are we on Cleveland Baseball Mornings. We'll talk about the final roster construction, Bieber's CSW numbers, a report from my brother in Goodyear, and the finalized Will Benson trade. If you want to share your thoughts on anything Cleveland baseball you ca...

Guardians Spring Training has started to show us what the lineup is going to look like, and no surprise it's pretty much the same as last season. We'll talk lineup construction and then transition into how the pitching is coming along.  Plus we'll talk about the dramatic win for team USA over Venezuela and more injuries in the World Baseball Classic. If you want to share your thoughts on anything ...

Guardians Spring Training is treading water while the pitchers get stretched out and guys are off at the World Baseball Classic, but there's still some interesting things to talk about with the middle infielders and battles or bench spots. Plus we'll talk about how much fun the World Baseball Classic has been so far, who's offenses look scary good, and what some of our Guardians connected players...

Spring Training has officially begun as the Cleveland Guardians fall to the Cincinnati Reds 4-3, but the final score doesn't matter, Steven Kwan and Gabrial Arias with back to back singles in multiple innings is much more important. We'll cover the game action, plus talk injury news with guys like Daniel Espino and Myles Straw, and answer an email question. If you want to share your thoughts on an...

Spring Training is warming up in Arizona and it has been to long since we've talked Cleveland Guardians baseball. Let's catch up on some of the things we missed over the winter like signing Zunino and trading Owen Miller and Will Benson. Then I'll get into what I'm excited to see this spring from the Guards. If you want to share your thoughts on Josh Bell or anything Cleveland baseball you can fin...

The Cleveland Guardians have made their first big splash of the offseason and signed slugging 1B/DH Josh Bell to a 2-year contract. On today’s show we're talking about Josh Bell's advanced numbers and spray chart, plus the trades of Nolan Jones and Carlos Vargas, and a few comments wrapping up the veterans from the 2022 season. If you want to share your thoughts on Josh Bell or anything Cleveland...

The Cleveland Guardians have been eliminated from the playoffs so it's time to wrap up the 2022 Season. We'll break it down in two episodes, one about all the rookies, and the next about all the veterans. On today’s show we're talking about Steven Kwan's OBP, Oscar Gonzalez's BA against Sliders, Kirk McCarty pitching in high leverage relief situations, and details on every other rookie. If you wan...