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Terry Francona Loves Managing Cleveland Guardians, Excited for Playoffs To Start

Check out what Francona has had to say about his time in Cleveland and why it's so important to him.

Brendan Gulick

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As fate would have it, today is a special anniversary for Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona.

Ten years ago today on October 6, 2012, Cleveland introduced Francona as the new manager in town in a move that ignited a fanbase desperate for a winning team.

The several years prior to Tito's arrival were pretty lean for the Indians, so his addition to the franchise gave Cleveland instant credibility.

Now 10 years later, he is the winningest manager in franchise history and has taken the youngest team in baseball to a 92-70 season, an A.L. Central title and a chance to make another deep run in October.

Francona spoke to the media on the eve of the American League Best-of-3 American League Wild Card Series where the Guardians will host the Tampa Bay Rays this weekend.

Francona loves Cleveland and has made it no secret that this has been such a wonderful place for him to spend such a substantial part of his career. He reflected briefly on his time here and what post-season baseball means to him in this town, how he feels getting ready to start the 2022 post-season and how grateful he is to have gotten through the season healthy.

Here is Terry Francona's press conference with the media this afternoon.

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Brendan Gulick
BRENDAN GULICK

Brendan Gulick is the publisher for BuckeyesNow, Cleveland Baseball Insider and Cavs Insider on the FanNation Network. He is also an accomplished host and play-by-play voice on TV and radio, including on Big Ten Network and NCAA.com where he's called 45 NCAA national championships. Gulick is an update anchor and fill-in host at 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland, Ohio.

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