Guardians!

[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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[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by todeen

Love the Guardians myself.

Originally Posted by bk400

I always hope that the Guardians do well, as I have an affinity for Cleveland as a city.

I like the city of Cleveland a lot because of its geographic location. I took a couple of weekend jaunts from London to Cleveland in 1982 because Saturday-Sunday return airfare from London to Cleveland by Eastern Air was only $30! I stayed at Jim Swingo's Hotel and took in the shows at Stage Door Johnny's as well as watching Indians' games at Municipal Stadium.

But I can't abide the Guardians now because their existence is a constant reminder of the loss of my beloved Indians and thus constitutes a raw wound.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

I like the city of Cleveland a lot because of its geographic location. I took a couple of weekend jaunts from London to Cleveland in 1981 because return airfare from London to Cleveland by Eastern Air were only $30! I stayed at Jim Swingo's Hotel and took in the shows at Stage Door Johnny's as well as watching Indians' games at Municipal Stadium.

But I can't abide the Guardians now because their existence is a constant reminder of the loss of my beloved Indians and thus constitutes a raw wound.

It's just a name change. At least they didn't move cities on you.

[jayshum]

Tigers clinched at least a wild card with their win today so even if they blow the division, they managed to get into the playoffs.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Tigers clinched at least a wild card with their win today so even if they blow the division, they managed to get into the playoffs.

The expanded playoff field generates some interest around this time, but let's face it: some of the teams that will get in are not playoff teams.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Tigers clinched at least a wild card with their win today so even if they blow the division, they managed to get into the playoffs.

Oh wow.

Originally Posted by jayshum

Hard to know what the Tigers are. They were a playoff team for the first 5 months of the season before falling apart. You never know what will happen once you get to the playoffs.

The owner/president/manager needs to give the Tigers a real ass kicking. The only way the Tigers can now make up for their late season collapse is to win the World Series.