Terry’s Talkin’ – Details, episodes & analysis

Highlights: Terry has an appearance coming up on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Dover Public Library in Dover, Ohio, at 6:30 p.m. You can sign up here. What Matthew Boyd and Alex Cobb have meant to the Guardians' pitching staff; What Alex Cobb's approach to his perfect game says about the Guardians; Kyle Manzardo's arrival; a potential nickname for him; and who's winning the Aaron Civale deal; Who should play center field? Lane Thomas or ...... Terry's report on No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana; The greatness of Jim Donovan; Browns 2024 season predictions; Some listener emails on foul balls from dad; a sports cliche; and a book suggestion for Terry to write. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Highlights: Terry will be appearing on Thursday (Aug. 29) at the Niles McKinley Library, 6 p.m. It's free. The address is 40 N. Main Street, Niles, Ohio. What can Chris Antonetti and the front office do, if anything, to help the Guardians win the division? Inside the numbers, which are rough; Why Terry thinks the Guardians shouldn't try José Ramírez at the leadoff spot and give Steven Kwan a different look; One small statistical reason for Guardians fans to be encouraged; Was not playing Deshaun Watson in Seattle still the right move? Terry weighs in; The biggest areas of concern for the Browns heading into the season are ....; Terry senses a "strange vibe" within the Browns; A listener idea: the two-point football field goal, and the three-point safety; A listener question about why the zone defense wasn't allowed in the old NBA: Terry discusses his Faith & You column for this week, about "Peace Hijackers"; Some listener emails about visiting ballparks and Jim Rice; and one on the late Willie Mays. A listener writes in to say he tracked down Terry's first book, "The Greatest Summer." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Highlights: Why José Ramírez seems to be so inspired this season; A Hall of Famer comparison for Ramírez; Tyler Freeman's rise at the top of the Guardians order; A fast-rising Guardians prospect to watch; Stephen Vogt's "special formula"; What the Guardians should do with Josh Naylor this offseason; How Cavs fans should feel about Donovan Mitchell; The mystery of Jarrett Allen's rib injury was solved; Deshaun Watson: the 23rd-best QB in the NFL? Remembering D-Day as its 80th anniversary approaches, and appreciating Ernie Pyle and what he brought to journalism and history; And two more foul ball stories from listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 right move; And why Terry thinks the Cavs have been smart with their signings of Ricky Rubio, Raul Neto and Robin Lopez; Terry discusses his Faith & You column for this weekend, about caregivers, the struggles they face, and the meaningful moments that can come from it all; This week’s Hey, Terry questions from fans, about restaurants in Kansas City; why the Guardians can’t find a better-hitting catcher; and whether Collin Sexton will be on the Cavs’ roster in 2022-23. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 thinking about another Cleveland pitcher of lore; What the Browns can do for a backup to Jacoby Brissett; Mike Brown’s hire with the Sacramento Kings and what it means about culture, and why the Cavaliers are in a good place with their culture, and their young roster; Is Ohio State’s Malaki Branham, out of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, a good fit with the Cavs in Thursday night’s NBA Draft 2022? Terry’s Faith & You column this week, about the remarkable life of a man named Rob Sharkey; And some Hey, Terry! questions about what Franmil Reyes can do to get hot again in his return to the Guardians; would Colin Kaepernick make sense for the Browns if Deshaun Watson is suspended; and whether Kevin Love will be back with the Cavaliers for the 2022-23 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 with his teammates Wednesday; What’s up with the short practices Kevin Stefanski is running at minicamp this week? Should Jose Ramirez be the AL MVP frontrunner? Oddsmakers have him fourth right now; Why the “Jose Hustle” should become a thing; What kind of deal Collin Sexton should be expecting heading into the 2022 season; Terry shares some of the stories from this weekend’s Faith & You column, where readers send in some of their fondest Father’s Day memories; And Terry answers some Hey, Terry questions about whether the Browns would retire Phil Dawson’s number; and how Oscar Gonzalez almost got away from the Guardians over the offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 baseball franchise? Why Terry thinks the Guardians’ Andres Gimenez will be an All-Star in his own right; Do the Cavs need a “pest” on their roster – a player who can get under opponents’ skin the way Draymond Green does for the Golden State Warriors? And if so, who might that be? What the Cavs might do with Collin Sexton this offseason, and the idea of offering him a two-year deal instead of a one-year; Terry discusses his Faith & You column for this week, which is about a child who loses a parent to a drug overdose and how they can cope with the loss; And Terry answers some Hey, Terry questions from fans about Odell Beckham Jr. and a possible return to Cleveland; how the Browns might use David Njoku in the 2022 offense; and what Browns position group is the most concerning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 fresh air in the Guardians outfield; ·      How excited should fans be about Gonzalez, anyway? ·     Terry’s take on Luke Walton returning to Cleveland to work on J.B. Bickerstaff’s coaching staff; ·     Terry discusses this week’s Faith & You column, including a story of a stuffed Snoopy, and Rocky Colavito’s advice making a difference; ·     Terry answers some Hey Terry! questions, including one on whether the Browns might want to bring back Joe Haden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 on their practice field, Terry talks about other pro athletes who were surprisingly good at more than one sport, including Jim Thome and Rick Manning; Why the upcoming stretch of games against sub-.500 teams is important for the Guardians; The Warriors are back in the NBA Finals, without Kevin Durant; Terry has thoughts on what the Cavs can take from their success; Terry shares his thoughts on this week’s Faith & You column, where he writes during graduation season about what he would tell his younger; and we discuss the lost art of letter writing; We share some excellent fan responses to what pieces of Cleveland sports memorabilia they would like to have if money were no object, in the wake of Diego Maradona’s World Cup jersey going for $9.3 million at auction; And Terry answers this week’s “Hey, Terry!” questions, including one about whether the podcast host interrupts him too much.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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; What we think the Browns’ schedule says about how the NFL feels about them this season; Terry’s take on why Evan Mobley made the All-Rookie First Team, but lost out on Rookie of the Year to Toronto’s Scottie Barnes; Terry discusses this weekend’s “Faith & You” column, which is about “seeing” people in need and how sometimes just being there is enough; And we share some of the excellent fan responses about what piece of Cleveland sports memorabilia they would love to have if money was no object. This is a follow-up from our callout last week as we talked about the multimillion-dollar auction of the “Hand of God” soccer jersey worn in the 1986 World Cup by Diego Maradona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices