Terry’s Talkin’

Highlights: The Guardians are doing anything but crumbling, as Elvis Andrus and the White Sox are finding out; How the Guardians are doing this, and the pressure they put on opponents; Terry on how Myles Straw found “it” again; What the Guardians should do with Amed Rosario, who has one year left on his contract; Forget breaking down the playoffs, just enjoy the ride with the Guardians; Which two...

Highlights: Is this one of Terry Francona’s best managerial seasons of his career? How Francona makes everyone feel important and how that translates onto the field; Terry’s take on the new MLB rules that will institute a pitch clock and outlaw infield shifts in 2023; First impressions of Jacoby Brissett in Sunday’s Browns win over the Panthers; How the Browns might be able to “weaponize” the kick...

A programming announcement: Terry will appear Tuesday (Sept. 13) at the Medina Library at 6:30 p.m. to meet fans and sign books. It’s free. How the Guardians keep finding a way to stay atop the AL Central; Shane Bieber reached some milestones in Tuesday’s 4-1 win at Kansas City; Is Bieber the most important pitcher on the Guardians staff? What it says about Steven Kwan and Andres Gimenez that they...

Note: This podcast was taped Monday right before reports surfaced that Jimmy Garoppolo and the 49ers had agreed to terms on a new contract. Highlights: Terry talks about memories of Cleveland-Yankees games of past years, in the wake of a nearly flawless Mickey Mantle rookie baseball card being sold recently for a record $12.6 million at auction. Who would have thought a Guardians-Orioles midweek s...

Highlights: Who should play in the Browns’ final preseason game Saturday against the Bears? And how much should they play? Why it was good that Browns guard Joel Bitonio clarified his “Cleveland against the world” comments from after the preseason game in Jacksonville; Should the Browns have a player-run practice like the Lions did earlier this week? Terry on why young pitchers on the Guardians st...

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Terry’s Talkin’ podcast with cleveland.com and Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto, and host David Campbell. On this week’s podcast, Terry talks Guardians, Browns and Cavs, as well as his Faith & You column for the weekend. Highlights: Terry weighs in on MLB’s rules about catchers blocking the plate, and why Tuesday night’s controversial play doesn’t capture th...

Highlights: The demise of the Choco Taco; What Terry’s expecting to see as the Browns start 2022 training camp; Can the Browns rely on Anthony Schwartz? Why it’s about time we’re seeing more Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt in the backfield together; Terry sits behind Roger Goodell’s desk and we think about how the commissioner might handle the Watson ruling when it comes down; Why Oakland A’s catcher S...

An appreciation of Emmanuel Clase’s performance in Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game, where he struck out three straight National League batters and almost had an “immaculate inning” – three strikeouts on nine pitches; Terry discusses the deal that brought Andrews Gimenez to the Guardians, and why it’s working; What Terry is looking for in the second half of the Guardians season, and how he sees t...

Highlights of this week's episode with Terry Pluto and host David Campbell: Why the Guardians brought up Nolan Jones instead of Will Brennan, and why it’s working out wonderfully so far; Why Franmil Reyes could be on the move as trade deadline looms; What grade Terry gives Guardians manager Terry Francona for the first half of the season; Terry’s take on the Baker Mayfield press conference in Nort...

Why the Guardians can recover from this rough stretch and challenge in the AL Central; Terry on Myles Straw’s struggles, and why Will Brennan is an option for the Guardians in the outfield; What the Browns and the the Tennessee Titans have in common, and what Terry thinks it says about the Browns’ approach with Baker Mayfield and Deshaun Watson; Why the Cavs’ signing of Darius Garland was the righ...

This week’s edition of the Terry’s Talkin’ podcast with cleveland.com and Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto, and host David Campbell: The Guardians are tied for first heading into Wednesday night’s game at Minnesota. How are they doing this? Why Emmanuel Clase has the best stuff of any reliever Terry has seen since … Jose Mesa? And speaking of comparisons, Shane Bieber’s curveball has Terry think...

Highlights from this week's podcast with Terry Pluto and host David Campbell: Why it was a good idea for Deshaun Watson to meet with reporters at minicamp, though it probably won’t change anything; Whether Terry thinks Baker Mayfield will be starting for the Carolina Panthers against the Browns on opening weekend of the NFL season; Why Terry says Myles Garrett should have visited the Hall of Fame...

Highlights of this week's Terry's Talkin' with host David Campbell and Terry Pluto, columnist for cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer: Why the Browns are anything but “comfortable” with the newest Deshaun Watson revelations; What Terry thinks about the Browns excusing Baker Mayfield from next week’s mandatory minicamp; Can Emmanuel Clase be the next All-Star-caliber closer for the Cleveland basebal...

Highlights from this week’s podcast with host David Campbell and Terry Pluto, columnist for cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer: ·      Why Terry is OK with David Njoku’s new four-year, $56.750 million deal that makes him the NFL’s fifth-highest-paid tight end; ·      Will Kevin Stefanski move the Browns offense away from so many three-tight-end formations? ·      Why Oscar Gonzalez is a breath of...

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Terry’s Talkin’ podcast with cleveland.com and Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto, and host David Campbell: Terry on what we can learn about the Browns’ approach to Baker Mayfield from the way they handled the Jadeveon Clowney signing; Deshaun Watson settles in at OTAs; How Jerome Ford can make an impact in 2022, and beyond; As the Browns put a basketball hoop...

Highlights from this week’s podcast with host David Campbell and Terry Pluto, columnist for cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer: Why the Guardians’ culture is helping them stay in contention despite all the upheaval of the early season; What Terry Francona’s comments on robot umps say about his strengths as a manager; What Terry’s thinking about a possible extension for Browns tight end David Njoku...

We discuss the Guardians having Wednesday’s game canceled because of positive COVID tests for Terry Francona and DeMarlo Hale; What Josh Naylor brings to the Guardians, besides a big bat and clutch hits; and which former Cleveland players brought the same kind of juice; Which player Terry thinks is No. 2 on his Guardians MVP ballot right now, behind Jose Ramirez; Fact or fiction: Part of the reaso...

Terry breaks down the 2022 Browns draft class and gives a quick scouting report on each player; He discusses why Akron football coach Joe Moorhead said, “Oh, no!” when the Browns drafted Martin Emerson; We delve into the question, “Will Baker Mayfield ever be traded?” What to know about the NFL’s announcement that Hue Jackson’s claims of the Browns tanking games were unfounded; What Terry’s feelin...

·      Are the Browns better? And if so, how much? ·      What Terry would do if he was on the clock Friday night for the Browns; ·      What the Guardians are doing to elevate their farm system, which is ranked 12th in MLB by Baseball America and MLB.com; ·      Players Guardians fans should keep an eye on as the team moves into May and the (hopefully) warmer weather; ·      What the Cavaliers mi...

We break down the Cavaliers’ 115-108 loss to Brooklyn on Tuesday night in an Eastern Conference play-in game Terry talks bout how he’d like to see the Cavs use Kevin Love in Friday’s do-or-die home play-in game against either Atlanta or Charlotte; Why Terry thinks the Cavs can win Friday even if Jarrett Allen isn’t able to come back from his finger injury and play; We discuss the amazing Steven Kw...

Terry talks about why the $150 contract extension agreed to by the Guardians and third baseman Jose Ramirez was important, both short and long term; Terry shares the story of how Cleveland scouted and found Ramirez when he was a teenager; and how a donkey is involved; Why this season will be such a different experience for Guardians manager Terry Francona; Terry makes his prediction on how many ga...

Terry talks about what he’s seen at Guardians spring training in Goodyear, Arizona; Josh Naylor’s impressive recovery from a gruesome injury; Why 5,000 tickets for the Guardians home opener were still available as of last week, and what it might say about how fans think about the franchise; Terry shares his takeaways from last Friday’s Deshaun Watson introductory press conference with the Browns;...

The Browns’ trade for Deshaun Watson, and how the team may address the anger and disappointment of fans who disapprove of the move because of sexual assault allegations against him; Why the Browns basically let Watson and the Texans write their own terms of the deal; What’s next for Baker Mayfield after he went from being the Browns’ starter to apparently a quarterback without a home; Should the B...

Why Terry doesn’t think the Browns should make the trade for Deshaun Watson: What fans are saying about the pros and cons of the proposed trade, both off the field and on it; Terry’s thoughts on Baker Mayfield’s letter to Cleveland on Tuesday night; Have the Browns painted themselves into a corner with their quarterback situation? Why they have, and haven’t; Can the Cavaliers hold onto the sixth s...

  Terry shares his thoughts on the trade of Russell Wilson to Denver, the Packers keeping Aaron Rodgers, and what Matt Ryan’s age and contract mean for the Browns this offseason; After Darius Garland went for a career-high 41 points to go with 13 assists in Tuesday’s win over the Pacers, Terry talks about Cavs he’s seen take over games, and which Cavs guards he’s reminded of when he watches Garlan...