The California Penal League: A Cleveland Guardians Podcast

Currently leading all of baseball in hits, Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan is positioning himself for perhaps the best season of his young career. Check us out on social while you're at it @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're a little late with our 2024 over/unders for the pitching staff, but better late than never. But hey, let's talk about an intriguing start from the Cleveland Guardians offense while we're at it, okay? Be sure to follow us on social @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2024 MLB season is getting ever closer, so we're doing our second annual over/under predictions for the Cleveland Guardians, looking first at the offense. Check out our predictions and be sure to return at the end of the season to make fun of how wrong we were. Follow us on social media @calpenalpod while you're at it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Guardians are once again the youngest team in Major League Baseball. However, the early returns in spring training are quite promising - we think. Can we even trust the hot starts of a few prospects? What can we really expect from this team in a weak AL Central division? Let's figure this out, and then be sure to follow us on social @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

It was a quiet offseason all around baseball, with many free agents still unsigned. That being said, pitchers and catchers have started reporting and there is a light at the end of the tunnel - a new MLB season is nearly upon us. Let's wrap up some offseason loose ends and look forward to 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The baseball offseason drags on and the Cleveland Guardians are, well… not doing much. But until that gloriously day when pitchers and catchers report, let’s take a break and watch a movie together. Today we’re checking out the 1996 movie “Ed,” in which two adults leave a wild chimpanzee alone with a child for many hours, along with some other stuff. Check us out on social @calpenalpod while you’r...

Well, this isn't the offseason any Cleveland Guardians fan wanted, though it might have been expected. What are we to make of it? Do the Guardians feel that strongly about their internal options that we could be surprised this season? Let's dig in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Major League Baseball's infinite wisdom, the league announced the 2023 All-MLB Team over the weekend but didn't really tell anyone about it. Apparently, some Cleveland Guardians made the list! Let's take a look at who made the list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Guardians have been making some interesting moves this offseason, including re-signing catcher Austin Hedges, whose contributions will perhaps be felt in the clubhouse more than anywhere else (which is something the team sorely needs). Let's look at that move and more in our latest episode (and catch us on social @calpenalpod while you're at it).  Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

The Cleveland Guardians have been surprisingly busy already this offseason, so let's see what they've been up to and what it might mean for the rest of the winter. Check us out on social too @calpenalpod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re wrapping up our two-part series on revisiting our predictions for the 2023 Cleveland Guardians, focusing now on our predictions for the pitching staff. Let’s see how we did - be sure to follow us too on social @calpenalpod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We made a bunch of over/under predictions for the 2023 Cleveland Guardians season, and now in the cold light of day, we revisit those props. In this episode, we look at our predictions for the offense, which vastly underperformed in almost every way. So this should be fun! Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe and to check out our writing on awaybackgone.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

The Cleveland Guardians' season is officially over, and while it didn't go the way anyone would have liked or predicted, there is hope for 2024. Let's recap a disappointing 2023 season and look forward to better days next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the season winds down, what are the September storylines you're looking at for the Cleveland Guardians? Which young players are you paying attention to? Would seeing Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie escape unscathed after a few starts be enough of a win for you? Which recently acquired players should the Guardians consider bringing back in 2024? Let's see what the final month has in store. Lea...

The season isn't quite over yet and the Cleveland Guardians TECHNICALLY still have a chance, but we're going to use this episode to say our goodbyes to the 2023 season and look ahead to what this team might look like in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Much like the rest of this season, the Cleveland Guardians had a somewhat confusing, frustrating trade deadline, but it likely sets them up for a much better 2024 outlook. Let's dive into the trade deadline moves and more in our latest episode, and be sure to follow us on social @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie being hurt doesn't do much to inspire confidence in the Cleveland Guardians' postseason hopes, but they're still in the AL Central hunt, and a move or two could really swing things in their favor now and into the future. Let's look at what the upcoming trade deadline could mean for the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazingly, the Cleveland Guardians sit in first place atop the AL Central at the All-Star break. How did they get here and what will the rest of the season look like? Let's discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Guardians are playing better, no doubt, but if this offense is going to hit the next level the rest of the season, there are a number of moves the team still needs to make. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Guardians had another disappointing month in May, finishing under .500 - but are they showing signs of life in June? Also, what's going to happen to Shane Bieber? Let's talk it out in our latest episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2022 Cleveland Guardians started with an identical 19-23 record as this year's team, which should give fans some hope for a turnaround. However, there are a few moves that simply have to be made for the Guardians to get back on track. Join in on our collective therapy session in this week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turns out, the Cleveland Guardians do kind of stink. Well, at least we know the offense *really* stinks, but there is still time for the team to fix things during this long season. However, they have to start thinking soon about what they're going to do, because the entire team is mired in a deep offensive funk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another April in the books for the Cleveland Guardians, and it was yet another sluggish start to the season. But the team has done just enough to not bury itself, and that's all any MLB team can hope for in the most unpredictable month of any season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Guardians are experiencing issues in their lineup, in their pitching rotation, and in their bullpen to some extent. Things aren't going great at the moment, but it sure pays to be playing in the AL Central. Follow us on social too @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Right now, the Cleveland Guardians aren't excelling in any area, but they're doing just enough to win ballgames, and that's more than enough as they settle into the season. Check us out on social too @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices