The Selby Is Godcast: A Cleveland Guardians podcast

Zack and T.J. spend way too long talking about Myles Straw and if the elite defense he provides in center field still makes it worth his lack of offensive production. For additional episodes of the show and access to the show Discord, consider supporting the show at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcast

The Guardians annoy another opposing fanbase, and Zack and T.J. discuss the way Cleveland forces the action and often creates the mistakes they later turn into runs. Then, the guys chat about the Guardians' projected playoff chances -- playoffs?! -- and if they are truly the team with the best chance to win the AL Central. For additional episodes and access to the show Discord, find us at Patreon....

Zack and T.J. react to the Guardians 4-game split with the Houston Astros, discuss another dominant start by Triston McKenzie, react to the surprising news of Franmil Reyes being designated for assignment and talk about Bo Naylor, James Karinchak and Emmanuel Clase.  For additional episodes of the show and access to the Discord, a place to chat about the Guards with other Cleveland fans, cons...

Cleveland doesn't make a big move before the deadline, and Zack and T.J. pick up the pieces. Amed Rosario stays, Franmil Reyes is demoted and Tyler Freeman is up. No new catching but we do have a random dream to share. For more episodes and access to the show Discord, consider supporting the show at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcast

Cleveland spits a 4-game series with the White Sox, but letting a doubleheader sweep slip away on Saturday night stings more after a loss in Sunday's finale. T.J. and Zack talk about reliever trust, second-guessing, the possibility of a bullpen trade, an undiscussed starting pitcher target and more. For a second episode per week and access to the show Discord, consider supporting the show at Patre...

T.J. and Zack play a little Fact or Fiction after the first half of the MLB season, including a discussion about whether or not the Guardians should enter the upcoming Juan Soto trade market and if the All-Star Game is as fun as it once was -- and if any change has more to do with us than it does the game. For an additional episode per week and access to the show's Discord, consider supporting the...

In an abbreviated episode, Zack and T.J. discuss the recent poor play by Cleveland, talk about the promotion of Nolan Jones and his tremendous first weekend in the Majors and Zack shares a story about Andrés Giménez learning that he was one of the Guardians' three All-Stars. For additional episodes of the show and access to the Discord, consider supporting us at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcast

Zack and T.J. talk about the return of Oscar Mercado and how the team is handling a few roster spots in the absence of Oscar Gonzalez. Then, the guys discuss the importance of the upcoming stretch of winnable games before the All-Star Break and T.J. asks Zack about a pair of potential trade candidates. For additional episodes of the show, find us at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcast

The Red Sox steal the fun to begin the Guardians' homestand. Zack and T.J. return to discuss and continue to look ahead to the trade deadline. For more episodes of the show and access to our exclusive show Discord, find us at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcast

Cleveland takes 2 of 3 from the Dodgers and didn't have Jose Ramirez for a pair of the games. Zack and T.J. discuss the continued pleasant stretch for the Guardians and assess the current AL MVP race. Then, the guys talk about Shane Bieber's solid performance against Los Angeles, talk about when Nolan Jones will get an opportunity and the promotion of Bo Naylor to Triple-A. For more Guardians talk...

The King has returned with a special surprised from T.J. Zack is back from the paternity list and discusses whether Aaron Judge is truly the MVP (or if it *is* actually close), watching Jose Ramirez from home as opposed to in person, how real is Oscar Gonzalez's performance and if we haven't given enough credit to the youngest team in baseball for hanging around the standings. For more Guardians d...

Looking for dudes and guys? Well, kind of. Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com joins T.J. this week to revisit the Francisco Lindor trade and assess Andres Gimenez's great season, offer some continued love to José Ramírez and begin to look ahead to the trade deadline, which seems more than a little uncertain at this point. For additional episodes and access to the show Discord, find us at Patreon.com/S...

T.J. is joined on today's episode by Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal. The guys discuss the young hitters' struggles, including Owen Miller and Steven Kwan, Franmil Reyes' recent trip to the IL, the promotion of Oscar Gonzalez and what to expect from the young outfielder, then Ryan and T.J. hand out grades to the offense, starting rotation and bullpen. For more episodes of the show and acces...

Mike "Chico" Bormann, host of Chico After Dark on 92.3 The Fan, joins T.J. to discuss a poor homestand by the Guardians against the Reds and Tigers, assessing if this season has been a "success" to this point, anything encouraging in a 10-strikeout performance by Shane Bieber and how a radio host balances the need to talk Browns with anything else in the Cleveland sports talk scene.

Al Pawlowski of Guardians Live on Bally Sports Great Lakes fills in for Zack this week, as Al and T.J. talk about Cleveland dropping a pair this weekend to the Twins, the growth of young players on the roster, the mostly disappointing starting pitching and Al's start in TV and his passion for broadcasting. For additional episodes and to join our Discord, find us at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcast

Zack and T.J. talk about some of the positives within the offense, including a resurgent Franmil Reyes. Then, the guys talk about another poor showing in Shane Bieber velocity and how odd it is to be more intrigued by the bats to begin the season. For additional content and access to the show Discord, where you an chat with other Guardians fans like you, find us at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcast

The Cleveland Guardians -- Team Extreme -- continue the sweep theme alive by taking three from Oakland to conclude a long road trip. How can a younger team make it worth enduring the mistakes and learning moments? Zack and T.J. discuss. Then, the guys talk about Bobby Bradley and Logan Allen being designated for assignment and, given Tuesday's upcoming pitching matchup, revisit the Mike Clevinger...

Zack gives his account of the ugly trash-throwing incident at Yankee Stadium this past weekend and recaps the thoughts of Myles Straw and Oscar Mercado, then T.J. asks Zack to rate the reality of some way-too-early observations about the Guardians to begin the 2022 season. For additional episodes and to join us on Discord, find us at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcast

A big shock as it appears that the Cleveland Guardians are not the owners of baseball's best offense, as the previous 4-game stretch suggested. However, Zack and T.J. are back to discuss the difficulties of early-season evaluation, whether it's OK to embrace a little unfounded optimism at times, and the guys revisit the José Ramírez extension and determine if some additional pay this season for Jo...

Steven Kwan is off to a historical start to his MLB career with the Guardians. Zack and T.J. discuss -- and they share a big secret behind his success -- before talking about Shane Bieber and the Myles Straw extension. For midweek episodes and to join our exclusive Discord server, consider becoming a supporter of the show Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcast

Happy Opening Day! Zack and T.J. draft Cleveland players after an unnecessarily long game of rock, paper, scissors.  If you want to catch our Jose Ramirez extension reaction episode, become a member of our Patreon group: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64820585 - You will earn one extra episode per week for $1 per show.

Zack and T.J. discuss the formation of the opening day Guardians roster, the reported extension of Emmanuel Clase and what it means to both sides, an update to José Ramírez extension talks and about some important survey questions before the upcoming start of the 2022 season.

Zack and T.J. discuss the potential Opening Day roster, which is starting to take shape. Or is it? What will the bullpen look like? Which younger players are impressing this spring and which have a shot at making the team? The guys also talk about the latest José Ramírez developments. For additional episodes throughout the week, become at show supporter at Patreon.com/SelbyIsGodcast

It's the offseason. It's spring training. It's all happening at once. Zack and T.J. talk about the weird dynamic of player movement post lockout and what we can read into Cleveland's reported attempts -- unsuccessful -- to deal for Matt Olson and Jesse Winker. The guys also discuss reported interest in Joc Pederson and the need to make a play for a more established option.

Baseball is back. That's it. That's the description.