Cleveland Guardians fans react to manager Terry Francona's rough start at Spring Training: "There's coffee on his speech already, hard spaghetti"

Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona is no stranger to spring training. Francona has played nine years in the league as a player, and this will be his 23rd season as a manager.However, he's off to a bit of a rough start this year. He was soaking wet from sweat while giving his annual team speech. He skipped dinner with his coaches, instead making pasta for himself that didn't cook properly, resulting in him chipping his tooth. To top it all off, when he arrived at camp at 3:30 am, he spilled coffee all over his speech.Zack Meisel@ZackMeiselTerry Francona gave his annual team speech. He was so nervous he was drenched in sweat. He declined dinner w/ coaches last night so he could make edits. He made pasta, but it didn't fully cook and broke his tooth. He arrived at camp at 3:30am &amp; spilled coffee all over the speech.2762213Terry Francona gave his annual team speech. He was so nervous he was drenched in sweat. He declined dinner w/ coaches last night so he could make edits. He made pasta, but it didn't fully cook and broke his tooth. He arrived at camp at 3:30am &amp; spilled coffee all over the speech.Not everything was bad, though. Francona got his message across. The chipped tooth and spilled coffee on his speech didn't affect the points he wanted to make for his team. He's here, he's healthy, and he's ready to go to work and bring Cleveland another division championship.Last season, the Cleveland Guardians finished with a 92-70 record, cruising past the Chicago White Sox. They should be an even better team in 2023 with the acquisition of first baseman Josh Bell.&quot;There's coffee on his speech already, hard spaghetti,&quot; one fan tweeted.Thomas Trovato@thomt17@ZackMeisel There's coffee on his speech already, hard spaghetti34811@ZackMeisel There's coffee on his speech already, hard spaghetti&quot;Iconic,&quot; said another fan.Shannon 38-23@ShannonAber@ZackMeisel Iconic@ZackMeisel IconicJohnnyG@JohnGeorgeJ@ZackMeisel This just proves that Tito is healthy and that it's going to be a memorable season.18@ZackMeisel This just proves that Tito is healthy and that it's going to be a memorable season.phunq@funksawz@ZackMeisel I pictured this situation as one of those old silent film comedies.@ZackMeisel I pictured this situation as one of those old silent film comedies.This just proves that everyone gets nervous. Francona has been doing this for 23 years now, and he still gets nervous at the start of the season.Scott Goldstein@blemtown@ZackMeisel Sounds like me.@ZackMeisel Sounds like me.Luke@GuardsFanLuke@ZackMeisel This is copy pasta material46@ZackMeisel This is copy pasta materialBryce Nalbach@BryceNalbach@ZackMeisel That is why he is the best! Still cares so much after all this time!@ZackMeisel That is why he is the best! Still cares so much after all this time!Dan Mizener@OfMizeAndMen@ZackMeisel Are we sure Tito isn't actually my 19 year old cousin getting ready for his first job interview?97@ZackMeisel Are we sure Tito isn't actually my 19 year old cousin getting ready for his first job interview?You often don't hear much about managers, especially when the news sheds them in this light. But Francona doesn't care; he'll be the first to laugh at himself.The Cleveland Guardians are looking to repeat as American League Central champsDivision Series - New York Yankees v Cleveland Guardians - Game FourAside from signing first baseman Josh Bell, they also signed catcher Mike Zunino. The former Florida Gator is known for having a good amount of power. In 2021, when he was a member of the Tampa Bay Rays, he hit a career-high 33 home runs.They'll have a solid offense behind Zunino, Bell, and the always-dangerous Jose Ramirez. This might be the year Ramirez finally wins that illustrious AL MVP Award.Even with the power bats they have in their lineup, their pitching may carry them. Triston McKenzie is growing into a Cy Young-quality pitcher. The same could be said for Shane Bieber as well.It doesn't stop with the starters for this team either. James Karinchak is a pitcher no batter enjoys facing, and Emmanuel Clase is one of the best relief pitchers in baseball. Don't sleep on the Cleveland Guardians this season.

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