Guardians!

[bk400]

I've always been a fan of Steven Kwan -- the guy plays the game right. How fun are the Guardians to watch? I also like their broadcast team. They're a throwback club, and it's kind of hard to not like them.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Kwan is a very likable player. I love Vogt as a manager too. I'm pulling for them over all the other AL teams at this point

[jayshum]

Cleveland now 1 game up and has the tiebreaker after beating the Tigers again tonight. It would definitely be an epic collapse for Detroit if they blow a 15.5 game lead in the division. They could still hold on to a wild card if Houston keeps losing.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Cleveland now 1 game up and has the tiebreaker after beating the Tigers again tonight.

The Cleveland Indians were my favourite American League team for nearly fifty years but they were taken from me over three years ago. I can't abide the replacement Cleveland Guardians. With the Oakland Athletics now also a thing of the past, the Detroit Tigers have become my favourite AL team.

Originally Posted by jayshum

It would definitely be an epic collapse for Detroit if they blow a 15.5 game lead in the division. They could still hold on to a wild card if Houston keeps losing.

An unbelievable collapse! Worse even than the one in 2009 when they blew a seven game lead over the Twins with 26 to play.

[todeen]

Love the Guardians myself. Manzardo is a local boy who played ball with my boss's son. She has gone to Seattle multiple times to watch him play.

I grew up in Montana cheering for multiple teams, Cleveland being one of them. I ended up picking all losers except for CLE. The others are SEA, CINCY, COL, MINN. Cleveland has provided me the most joy, although I don't collect them. 1995, 1997, and 2016 were all heart breakers. I think I cried in 1997 as an 11yo boy. I was watching 2016 game 7 in a bar, probably the only CLE fan there. I left during the rain delay, put the game on the radio at home, and listened to the Cubs win I absolutely hate how that rain delay changed the momentum of the game after Rajai Davis' HR.

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[bk400]

Originally Posted by todeen

Love the Guardians myself. Manzardo is a local boy who played ball with my boss's son. She has gone to Seattle multiple times to watch him play.

I grew up in Montana cheering for multiple teams, Cleveland being one of them. I ended up picking all losers except for CLE. The others are SEA, CINCY, COL, MINN. Cleveland has provided me the most joy, although I don't collect them. 1995, 1997, and 2016 were all heart breakers. I think I cried in 1997 as an 11yo boy. I was watching 2016 game 7 in a bar, probably the only CLE fan there. I left during the rain delay, put the game on the radio at home, and listened to the Cubs win I absolutely hate how that rain delay changed the momentum of the game after Rajai Davis' HR.

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Awesome background. I always hope that the Guardians do well, as I have an affinity for Cleveland as a city. And man, Kwan and Ramirez and frankly everyone in the lineup that I've seen (admittedly, I only watch 5-10 Guardians games a season). How can you not love how those guys play the game.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by bk400

Awesome background. I always hope that the Guardians do well, as I have an affinity for Cleveland as a city. And man, Kwan and Ramirez and frankly everyone in the lineup that I've seen (admittedly, I only watch 5-10 Guardians games a season). How can you not love how those guys play the game.

Losing two relievers, and Clase being one of the best, it makes me wonder how far they can run through the playoffs. But for the first time in ages, Seattle looks like this might be the year. And maybe, just maybe, the Reds squeeze into the playoffs, but I can't see them going far. They can get very very cold bats when it's absolutely the worst time to go cold.

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[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by todeen

Losing two relievers, and Clase being one of the best, it makes me wonder how far they can run through the playoffs. But for the first time in ages, Seattle looks like this might be the year. And maybe, just maybe, the Reds squeeze into the playoffs, but I can't see them going far. They can get very very cold bats when it's absolutely the worst time to go cold.

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As a fan, how do you feel about Clase purposely throwing Balls in order to get some extra cash for his buddies?

[todeen]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

As a fan, how do you feel about Clase purposely throwing Balls in order to get some extra cash for his buddies?

As a fan? It's sad that his teammates kept their mouths shut. At least 1 additional person in the clubhouse should have known what was going on, even if it was an interpreter, or gear manager, or someone. And Clase was an idiot for doing it repeatedly. I believe there are allegations that he made 10+ pitches that could be considered evidence against him. yikes!

As someone who doesn't gamble.... everyone in baseball saw this coming. Sadly, it won't be the last. But, it's just further proof that the US Congress is failing to regulate commerce in the NCAA and gambling. So many people are calling out notice that prop bets / microbetting on individual plays and players will lead to greater occurrence of incidents like this.

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[Swadewade51]

Go Cleveland!