October 18, 20222 yr looks like civale will be the one getting in some light work tonight, then probably beiber starts tomorrow in houston.
October 18, 20222 yr Just poured myself a large one. Gonna sit back and reflect on a great season and look forward to 2023 when we’re gonna be even better. My hovercraft is full of eels
October 19, 20222 yr oh well, young, playing with house money anyway, etc.. congrats to the guardians for being entertaining and doing better than we expected. they’ll be back in the playoffs next year and we’ll see what happens.
October 19, 20222 yr The Guardians have to get some more power into the lineup next year. It's a shame Framil Reyes flamed out. The definitely need more offense from the catcher position. Maybe Bo Naylor will be able to provide it, or else bring in a veteran free agent. And if Miles Straw can't get things figured out at the plate, he will need to be replaced.
October 19, 20222 yr I'm still disappointed at the way the last game played out, but give me a few weeks and I'll be happier looking back on a surprisingly successful season. Assuming that the Game 5 roster represented our best lineup, I'm happy enough with our pitching and our defense but I really want to see some improvement at the plate. The leading three in the lineup, Kwan, Rosario, Ramirez, played decently and got on base at a good clip (over 0.300 OBP in the playoffs, against the best pitching). The last spots in the lineup are traditionally weak, and are filled with players who bring something else to the table -- typically defensively (Hedges and Straw in our case). It would be nice if they could find more ways to get on base, but expectations are low for batting average and slugging at the back of the lineup. But the middle of the order was a real disappointment in the final game (in 16 at-bats - 1 hit, 0 walks, 6 strikeouts) -- Gonzalez (playoffs OBP only 0.250 with a 0.226 average), Naylor (playoffs 0.194 OBP and 0.194 average), Arias (playoffs 0.273 OBP and 0.273 average -- actually better in the playoffs than expected), Gimenez (playoffs 0.207 OBP and 0.179 average). The Yankees weren't significantly better in BA against the Guardians' pitching, but made up for it with 4 players over 0.500 in slugging percentage to the Guardians' 1 (Ramirez). If just one of Gonzalez, Naylor, Arias, and Gimenez had had a postseason BA over 0.250 or a slugging percentage over .700, I think that would have been the difference we needed to overcome the Yankees. We're so close to being the better team. Regular season, the Yankees had 4 players with a BA over 0.250, the Guardians had 5. Of the players with an on-base percentage over 0.300, the Yankees had 7 (almost 8), and the Guardians had 7 (almost 8). I like our pairing of quality pitching and deep ability to get on base with singles/doubles/walks -- small-ball is fun. We don't have to be a team of home run hitters like NY, but over the course of the regular season they had three players with slugging percentages over 0.600 and we had none. Ramirez was the only regular player with a slugging percentage over 0.500 (Will Brennan was the only other). Just one better slugger, one better hitter with men-on-base, and we reach the ALCS and have a chance at the World Series. So close hurts today, but the future is bright.
October 20, 20222 yr one more dam kick in the teeth here -- topps released a collector trading card about the series: Topps unveils limited edition Yankees ALDS trading card after series win over Guardians Published: Oct. 19, 2022, 6:26 p.m. By Nick Regina | [email protected] It looked so good they had to print it on a card. Following the New York Yankees American League Division Series victory over the Cleveland Guardians, Topps unveiled a trading card commemorating the signature triumph. TheTopps NOW Card, highlighting the Yankees’ advance, is available now for 24 hours only. more: https://www.silive.com/sports/2022/10/topps-unveils-limited-edition-yankees-alds-trading-card-after-series-win-over-guardians.html
October 20, 20222 yr 5 minutes ago, mrnyc said: one more dam kick in the teeth here -- topps released a collector trading card about the series: Topps unveils limited edition Yankees ALDS trading card after series win over Guardians Published: Oct. 19, 2022, 6:26 p.m. By Nick Regina | [email protected] It looked so good they had to print it on a card. Following the New York Yankees American League Division Series victory over the Cleveland Guardians, Topps unveiled a trading card commemorating the signature triumph. TheTopps NOW Card, highlighting the Yankees’ advance, is available now for 24 hours only. more: https://www.silive.com/sports/2022/10/topps-unveils-limited-edition-yankees-alds-trading-card-after-series-win-over-guardians.html As far as I'm concerned, the Astros can use a damn dumpster if it helps them defeat Evil®
October 20, 20222 yr 50 minutes ago, mrnyc said: one more dam kick in the teeth here -- topps released a collector trading card about the series: Topps unveils limited edition Yankees ALDS trading card after series win over Guardians Published: Oct. 19, 2022, 6:26 p.m. By Nick Regina | [email protected] It looked so good they had to print it on a card. Following the New York Yankees American League Division Series victory over the Cleveland Guardians, Topps unveiled a trading card commemorating the signature triumph. TheTopps NOW Card, highlighting the Yankees’ advance, is available now for 24 hours only. more: https://www.silive.com/sports/2022/10/topps-unveils-limited-edition-yankees-alds-trading-card-after-series-win-over-guardians.html Probably felt like they had to do it since it was the last series they're going to win this season. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 22, 20222 yr interesting the guardians minority ownership team just bought the nba 76er’s: https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/fanatics-michael-rubin-david-adelman-hbse-philadelphia-76ers-new-jersey-devils-sale/ that would seem to take money away from the guards? Edited October 22, 20222 yr by mrnyc
November 1, 20222 yr De-fense! FOUR Golden Glovers!! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 1, 20222 yr ^ I’m especially delighted for Kwan. What a rookie season he had. I’m really doing my best not to get carried away about the kid, but I really think he’s a superstar in the making. My hovercraft is full of eels
November 1, 20222 yr 9 minutes ago, roman totale XVII said: ^ I’m especially delighted for Kwan. What a rookie season he had. I’m really doing my best not to get carried away about the kid, but I really think he’s a superstar in the making. I'm glad the fans and the staff didn't give up on him while he was slumping after his electric start. He proved to be very resilient and consistent! Plus, he looks like he's having a good time out there, which I love to see.
November 3, 20222 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 16, 20222 yr Tito named manager of the year. I hope his health holds out and we have him for many more years. He's a great manager, and also a great citizen of Cleveland! Love that he rides his scooter from his home downtown and is gracious with all the fans!
November 16, 20222 yr I think we would all love to see Tito riding his scooter in a championship parade downtown.
December 10, 20222 yr good get: 1B Josh Bell, Guardians agree on two-year deal, sources say Dec 6, 2022 Jeff Passan ESPN First baseman Josh Bell is in agreement on a two-year, $33 million contract with the Cleveland Guardians, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN. Bell has an opt-out clause after the first season. Bell, 30, has played in 93% of games while with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationalsand San Diego Padres over the last six years, batting .262/.350/.462 with 127 home runs and 449 RBIs. more: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35197807/1b-josh-bell-guardians-agree-two-year-deal-sources-say
December 18, 20222 yr big congrats to brian sweeney hired away from the guards bullpen to be kc’s new pitching coach. he’s best friends with a guy i work with. we called him and talked to him during a couple games when he was at work in the bullpen lol. https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2022/12/royals-hire-brian-sweeney-as-pitching-coach-after-two-seasons-leading-guardians-bullpen.html
January 5, 20232 yr minor league siginings -- The Guardians have signed four players to minor-league deals that include invites to big-league spring training: OF Roman Quinn RHP Touki Toussaint C Cam Gallagher RHP Michael Kelly https://www.coveringthecorner.com/2023/1/4/23538756/guardians-reportedly-agree-to-a-milb-deal-with-outfielder-roman-quinn
January 25, 20232 yr Damn, what is going on with recent ex-Indians pitchers? Something in the water here? If Kluber is next, I'm going to be heartbroken. Guess we ended up dodging at least two bullets now. Edited January 25, 20232 yr by TBideon I can't spell least
January 30, 20232 yr Sad news: https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2023/01/john-adams-cleveland-guardians-drummer-dead-at-71.html
February 10, 20232 yr pre-pre-season espn power rankings — 12. Cleveland Guardians Final 2022 regular-season ranking: 8 There isn't a whole lot to be wringing your hands about when it comes to the Guardians. Yeah, maybe they could have been a little more aggressive when it comes to filling out the handful of needs their young but already accomplished roster needed. They needed a first base/DH bat and Josh Bell fits the bill, but could they have made a bigger splash with a bigger investment? And at catcher, the Guardians were linked to the Murphy sweepstakes and ended up with Mike Zunino. Still, Cleveland has emerged as a clear-cut favorite to repeat in its division, and given that a roster so young should get better simply because that's what good young players tend to do, you'd have to dig deep to be worried about the Guardians. -- Doolittle
February 25, 20232 yr the latest: https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/myles-straw-relies-on-elite-defense-speed
March 4, 20232 yr via the pd — pretty cool spring training games for the guards — KEY UPCOMING DATES March 8: Guardians vs. Team Mexico at Goodyear Ballpark. March 8-21: World Baseball Classic. March 30: MLB opening day. Guardians at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. April 7: Guardians home opener at Progressive Field vs. Seattle, 4:10 p.m.
March 12, 20232 yr guards over the a’s today. kwan and ramirez are hitting. tito is playing the starters lately and then subbing in prospects. i would love to be out there to see a few games. hmm, maybe next spring.
March 12, 20232 yr free love for everybody maaaan its the 70s — a happy 50th anniversary of the mike kekich-fritz peterson spouse swap — and funny enough it was the very first newsmaking event for george steinbrenner after he took over the yankees — an auspicious and fitting start to his stewardship for sure lol: It’s 50th anniversary of Yankees’ most insane swap ever By Mike Vaccaro March 12, 2023 more: https://nypost.com/2023/03/12/its-50th-anniversary-of-yankees-most-insane-swap-ever/
March 12, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, mrnyc said: free love for everybody maaaan its the 70s — a happy 50th anniversary of the mike kekich-fritz peterson spouse swap — and funny enough it was the very first newsmaking event for george steinbrenner after he took over the yankees — an auspicious and fitting start to his stewardship for sure lol: It’s 50th anniversary of Yankees’ most insane swap ever By Mike Vaccaro March 12, 2023 more: https://nypost.com/2023/03/12/its-50th-anniversary-of-yankees-most-insane-swap-ever/ The subject of this article is quite interesting. However, the awful writing, and the web site on which it’s hosted, are abominations.
March 21, 20232 yr Hey baseball lovers, this seems like a good deal (especially if you live close to the stadium) When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
March 21, 20232 yr And probably for 90% of the games you will probably end up sitting in a seat at some point unless they rope you off in some area or really police it. Edited March 21, 20232 yr by Htsguy
March 28, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, Boomerang_Brian said: This is a great move in my opinion. Seems similar to the Kipnis extension, though Giminez is younger than Kip was during his extension. I know they are working on getting something finalized with Trevor Stephan, and I hope Kwan is next. I think he's worth tying up for a few years, though he is early on in his career and it'll be a while before he starts getting really expensive. It may be worth the risk to control the cost now. Heh, I could never be a GM. Lots of moving parts!
March 28, 20232 yr Very good news. We've got to lock in decent hitters, and Gimenez certainly made up for a crappy 2021 last year.
March 29, 20232 yr i imagine they will have the roof open in seattle for opening day. its a projected high of 53 and partly sunny.
March 30, 20232 yr 12.5 hours to go!!!!!!! Holy s-hit I'm psyched about the season. Edit: I'm thinking 95-67 and eliminated in game 6 of the World Series. /remindmeinNovember. Edited March 30, 20232 yr by TBideon
April 4, 20232 yr Fun start to the season but these late games are killing me. Do they not have afternoons out west?
April 4, 20232 yr Any UO'ers headed to the Home Opener? I'm giving the 'unlimited plan' a go, if anything it was cheaper to buy that then secondary home opener tix hah.
April 4, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, LibertyBlvd said: Wednesday's game starts at 3:37 EDT. Early 70s but potential storms. It's going to be a strange home opener.
April 5, 20232 yr very, very nice idea to salute john adams: Guardians will wear John Adams jersey patch for home opener; Travis Kelce, mom to throw out first pitches Updated: Apr. 04, 2023 https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2023/04/guardians-will-wear-john-adams-jersey-patch-for-home-opener-travis-kelce-to-throw-out-first-pitch.html
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