GUTHRIE, who is now 32 years old and in his 8^th year in the Big Leagues, is off to His finest start in a storied career with a 3.12 ERA and an opening day win with 8 shutout innings.” Jeremy was a very hard working, committed, yet fun loving man when He played for Bank and a great Team Mate and put Family, Faith, and Education at the top of his priorities”.   His success at Stanford University setting school records and as a Big League Pitcher  has not changed him as a person one bit. His values of family, and faith are so solid that nothing can shake them including Money, Fame and Success. He called several years ago to ask if   He could get one of our inexpensive   warm up Banker shirts because his wife liked wearing it around the house and it was comfortable.   He is the highest paid pitcher on the Baltimore staff and rides a bike to work and recycles everything and keeps the heat turned low.

Jeremy was class Valedictorian at Ashland High School. He played and excelled in basketball, football, baseball and the classroom. After His summer with the Bankers where we fell one game short of winning the Connie Mack Regional’s in Northern California Guthrie headed to College at BYU. He was drafted by the Mets but declined because He was going to put baseball aside for two years and go on the Mission field in Spain where He did not touch a baseball during those two years.  In 2001 Guthrie was the Ace on the STANFORD CARDNIAL Baseball Team and formed a battery with Ryan Garko. He pitched in the Regional’s against MAAC Champion Marist College in the first game and won 5-3 and the team made it all the way to the final game losing in the Championships to Miami.  At Stanford Guthrie studied Sociology and ended up with a 26 -6 Record and 2.65ERA with 264 strike outs and 291 innings pitched. His 157 innings pitched in 2002 continues to be a Stanford School record.  Jeremy was a First Team All American and Pac 10 Pitcher of the year and 2^nd Team All Academic before leaving his mark at the Farm and signing a FIRST ROUND CONTRACT WITH THE CLEVELEND INDIANS after the 2002 Season.

On a personal note, as I think back to 1997 when Guthrie was on our Club I remember a young man who not only respected the game of baseball but everyone involved in the game on and off the field.   He definitely was not passive and understood as a pitcher that there was a battle with each batter He faced that is just part of the game and pitching inside and taking control of the plate was His job. On road trips I can still see Jeremy sitting by the pool at the Hotel with his sun glasses pulled down writing post cards home to his family and extended family.   It was obvious that Jeremy had been brought up with core values that would serve him well throughout his life. Jeremy Guthrie married his wife Jenny June 20, 2001 and they have 3 children (2 boys and 1 girl) and it is wonderful knowing that his priority will be raising those Children and passing on the core values that have served him throughout his life.  It was an honor for me to coach Jeremy Guthrie and be part of his life during the summer of 1997.