The California Penal League: A Cleveland Guardians Podcast

We're taking a quick break from the season to bring you our favorite all-time Cleveland lineups as the Indians era comes to an end in 2021. Let us know your favorites or simply roast us on social @calpenalpod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, it's official: say hello to the Cleveland Guardians! We dive into everything going into the decision as well as the new look of the team. We also take a look at where the team currently stands going into the all-important trade deadline. After you're done processing the new look and feel of your Cleveland baseball team, be sure to follow us on social @calpenalpod." Learn more about your ad c...

We continue our quest to fix baseball with the third part of our series, focusing on the financial aspects of the game. You better believe we talk a salary cap, among other things that should help the game finally enter the 21st century. Be sure to follow us on social @calpenalpod while you're at it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The All-Star break has come and gone, so we’re recapping the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game, while giving out our mid-season awards and getting you ready for what should be an exciting second half of the MLB season. Come hang out with us and be sure to follow us on social @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cleveland Indians are down but not out, and with the trade deadline approaching, there are plenty of potential deals out there that would keep the team focused on the future while still leaving the door open for 2021. After you get yourself amped up with some trade talk, be sure to follow us on social @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The wheels are officially starting to fall off the wagon for the Cleveland Indians. Following a nine-game losing streak, the team is trying to pick up some momentum heading into the All-Star break, but are they too far out of contention at this point? We consider this depressing possibility and more in our newest episode. Be sure to follow us on social too at @calpenalpod to pick up your spirits!...

If you’ve ever pitched in a game, or really ever held a baseball, please make sure to contact the Cleveland Indians, because they could really use your help right now. We take a look at the state of Cleveland’s pitching in our latest episode and, well… things are getting dire. Enjoy! Be sure to follow us too on social media @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

The Cleveland Indians are in the midst of playing the worst teams in baseball, but July… is another story. With injuries mounting, we’re looking for the team to make some proactive moves to stay in contention this year while still positioning themselves for the future. Be sure to check us out on social too @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baseball needs a lot of fixing, so we’re going to continue our series in improving the game we love, focusing this episode on the rules. Check it out, get enraged about the antiquated things baseball continues to do, and then be sure to follow us on social @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After an uncharacteristically tough outing, Cleveland ace Shane Bieber landed on the IL with a right shoulder strain, which is... not ideal. But the Indians are in the midst of a prolonged stretch against some of the worst teams in baseball, so let’s see if they can weather the storm. Be sure to follow us on social @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Major League Baseball has finally decided it has a real problem on its hands when it comes to pitchers using foreign substances, so the league is trying to put an end to it mid-season to help the collective anemic offense we’ve been seeing. Oh, and the Indians have whittled down their list of potential new names to a slim 1,200 options! Follow us on social @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad ch...

It’s no secret that baseball has a lot of problems right now, but we’re going to fix them all, starting with some ways the game could be better marketed (in other words, END THE BLACKOUTS). Be sure to follow us on social too @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another month in the books for the Cleveland Indians and guess what? They’re officially in the playoff hunt! Let’s go wild and talk about what it’ll take to stay there. Be sure to follow us on social @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Major League season is lonnnnnnng and no team makes it through unscathed, and right now, the Cleveland Indians are dealing with adversity from many sides, from key injuries (Franmil Reyes and Zach Plesac) to surprisingly disappointing pitching (anybody in the rotation after Shane Bieber and Aaron Civale). But hey, nothing’s slowed them down yet and the team is still right in the hunt for the div...

May has been very, very good to the Cleveland Indians, despite their collective offensive struggles. The pitching staff, bolstered by the best bullpen in the Majors, continues to deliver, and the Indians remain right in the thick of things as the calendar begins to peek forward to June. Be sure to check us out on social too @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

One month of the baseball season is in the books and we’re recapping a .500 month from the Cleveland Indians, along with everything else - the good, bad, and strange - happening throughout the rest of Major League Baseball. Be sure to follow us on social @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April is drawing to a close and the Cleveland Indians have Major League Baseball’s worst offense. Not ideal! However, we’re looking for some signs of life to complement that tremendous pitching staff we currently enjoy watching, always keeping in mind that it is in fact only April (but it definitely wouldn’t hurt to start hitting now). Be sure to check us out on social too @calpenalpod. Learn more...

We’re here to talk to you about our Lord and Savior Shane Bieber, who is literally doing things never seen before in the game of baseball. And he’s single-handedly saving this early stretch of the Cleveland Indians’ season, as the team fights its way through a rough patch offensively. And as baseball fans, we’ve got a juicy matchup this weekend when the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole toes the rubber against...

The Cleveland Indians have come out of the gate in 2021 with dominant pitching (nothing new there) but also… a homer-happy offense?! Can they sustain this all season or is it just a mirage? Either way, we’re covering the first week of your AL Central leaders and looking ahead to the rest of April, which should put this team to the test. Be sure to also follow us on social @calpenalpod! Learn more...

The 2021 baseball season is here - and it’s a full one! We’ve missed you, baseball, and this year, we expect the Cleveland Indians to at least be in the postseason hunt. A few things fall their way and they might even make it, especially with the pitching staff expected to be as good as ever. As always, the lineup will always be a question mark, but there is an influx of young talent coming that s...

When you haven’t won a World Series since 1948, you’re left with a lot of what-ifs, so here is the first part of our dive into the alternate realities that surround Cleveland Indians baseball. When you’re done with this episode, join us again in this reality and follow us on social media @calpenalpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2021 baseball season is hurtling towards us and we welcome its warm embrace. But in the meantime, let’s check in on the Cleveland Indians and how their spring training is going, shall we? Be sure to follow us on social too @calpenalpod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just about everyone will tell you that the American League Central is a two-team race in 2021 between the defending-champion Minnesota Twins and the upstart Chicago White Sox, but we’re here to tell you the Cleveland Indians are going to have something to say about that. Be sure to check us out on social @calpenalpod while you’re at it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Most of the country is buried in snow right now, but spring is in the air and the Cleveland Indians are still planning on contending! The 2021 season might still not feel completely normal for non-baseball reasons, but with a younger, retooled roster and a few shrewd free agent signings, we should at least be able to expect the Indians to be in the playoff hunt all year long. Be sure to check us o...

The Cleveland Indians are getting a new name! It’s an exciting prospect, and there are plenty of great potential names out there, so we’re going to get into our favorites and warn you of the worst possible choices for the franchise. Be sure to follow us on social media @calpenalpod for more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices