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Since the other thread was locked, figured I would start a new one.

Well the Guardians magic number is 19. Crazy to think about at the beginning of the season, they would actually have a magic number. Go Guards!!!

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I thought 19 was the number of games Tito has been ejected..lol


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Magic number is now 18, with the win over the Angels today 5-3. Guards have now won 6 in a row.

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Originally Posted by Frenchy
Magic number is now 18, with the win over the Angels today 5-3. Guards have now won 6 in a row.


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With the Sox losing, magic number is now 17. Go Guards!!!

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Given their injury situation, and the overall youth and inexperience of the team, this is nothing less than miraculous. They aren't stopping, aren't giving up. They just continue to play good, solid, fundamental baseball. If there is a better manager in all of baseball than Francona, I don't know who it is. He has definitely gotten all there is to get out of this young team. Our front office also deserves a ton of credit. People complain that we don't spend like the Yankees, but we make smart trades, and have drafted well.

I wonder how the Sporting News feels about picking us last in the ALC? wink CBS had the ALC with Cleveland in 4th, overall, with 1 3rd and 1 5th prediction. ESPN and FOX each had us missing the playoffs. (which could still happen, if the team doesn't continue to play hard and smart, but I don't see it happening)

I love this team, and if they win a playoff series this year, I will even call them by their new name. crazy wink


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j/c...

What a game!




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Magic number now 16, maybe less depending on the sox/tiger game

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Make that magic number 15, Tigers beat the sox

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I love the team and the way they love playing with each other.

I've heard from some that if they win the WS or a Play off game they will call them the Guardians and not the Indians or Tribe.

I call them the Guardians now ! Want to know why ? Because they

Want us to, They want to be the Guardians ! and that's who they are to me !

They want to make their own identity and make the Guardians special !

Play ball boys !!

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Tigers beat the Sox, so the magic number keeps creeping lower .... laugh


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Great game to watch

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You know my love will Not Fade Away.........


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j/c...

This game is bonkers.

Was up at the day game today to watch Bieber pitch.

Need to win this one.


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Unreal...


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Magic number I think is 13

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Originally Posted by Frenchy
Magic number I think is 13

I believe it was 13 after game 1 ..... and that it is now 12. laugh


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Originally Posted by YTownBrownsFan
Originally Posted by Frenchy
Magic number I think is 13

I believe it was 13 after game 1 ..... and that it is now 12. laugh


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So it is.

Quite unexpected by most people. This young team just doesn't give up though.


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Quite a day for the tribe


"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
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I am up for the Browns game and sticking around for the Steelers on Thursday night. The Guards have a rain make-up tomorrow against the Twins at 1. We plan on going but will have to see what happens with the weather. Calling for a pretty good chance of showers. Being a rain date, they will do everything possible to squeeze it in.


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Tom Hamilton: ‘The most incredible, unexpected baseball season’ – Terry Pluto’s Guardians Scribbles

https://www.cleveland.com/guardians...on-terry-plutos-guardians-scribbles.html

By Terry Pluto, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Scribbles in my notebook as the Guardians hang on to first place in the Central Division:

1. I was talking baseball with Tom Hamilton, the Guardians veteran radio broadcaster. He mentioned how much fun it was doing the games this season with MLB’s youngest team having 30 come-from-behind victories.

2. “This is the most incredible, unexpected (Cleveland) baseball season I can remember,” said Hamilton, who has been doing the game since 1990. “This is unprecedented, being in first place in the middle of September with baseball’s youngest team. We’ve had 15 guys playing the majors for the first time. This is unheard of.”

3. Hamilton and I have a theory. The turning point in the Guardians season came with the first of many unexpected pleasant surprises – Jose Ramirez signing a 7-year contract extension.

4. “It was April 5 in Goodyear,” said Hamilton. “We got on the plane and Jose was with us. If he and (owner) Paul Dolan had not worked out a contract, Jose probably would have been traded. Who knows how the season would have gone. But with Jose staying, it’s like it brought the team together.”

5. Ramirez entered the weekend batting .279 (.881 OPS) with 27 HR and 111 RBI. He leads the American League with 41 doubles. He’s stolen 15 bases. He’s missed only four games. His enthusiastic, hard-driving personality fuels the team. He’s the only established veteran hitter in the lineup.

6. Hamilton and I share something else – we love Oscar Gonzales. “How can you not?” asked Hamilton. “He’s a great kid. He loves the game. He has power. He’s hitting and he’s still figuring it out.” Gonzalez entered the weekend batting .297 (.819 OPS) with 9 HR and 24 doubles in 71 games.

7. This has been a season of fun stories. There has been the rise of Steven Kwan. Hamilton recalled how for years Cleveland has been looking for outfielders. Now they have Myles Straw, Kwan and Gonzalez. They also have prospects Will Benson, Will Brennan, Nolan Jones, George Valera and Richie Palacios. “We have a lot more prospects coming,” said Hamilton. “That’s the great part of this. There’s a lot to look forward to down the line.”

8. Finally, Hamilton added this: “There is no better manager than Tito (Francona) and no better coaching staff in baseball than what we have here. I find it hard to believe anyone else but Tito and his staff could have squeezed this much out of a young team like ours.”

ABOUT THE GUARDIANS

1. The Guardians aren’t sure if the future for Cody Morris is in the starting rotation or the bullpen, but it’s very bright. In 9 2/3 innings in Cleveland, Morris has fanned nine. He’s also walked eight, but pitched his way out of trouble. His ERA is 2.79.

2. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Morris has the look of a bullish starting pitcher. In his last two seasons in the minors, he has struck out 132 in 82 1/3 innings, compared to 50 hits and 26 walks. His ERA is 1.51. A seventh-round pick in 2018 out of South Carolina, Morris has had several injuries so a key will be staying healthy. But that power arm will fit in somewhere.

3. One of the least-told, most remarkable stories on the team is Sam Hentges, a fourth-round pick in 2014. The big lefty was supposed to be a starter. In the minors, he had a 4.36 ERA. In 2019, he reached Class AA Akron, where he was 2-13 with a 5.11 ERA. He pitched only 4 1/3 innings in Class AAA, then came to Cleveland in 2021: His record was 1-4 with a 6.68 ERA.

4. Francona and the coaching staff believed the bullpen was the answer. Simplfy things. Throw hard. Throw strikes. Use that sharp breaking ball. He is 3-2 with a 2.65 ERA this season. I’m amazed. He was wild until this season, but now has cut down his walks at the age of 26.

5. The Guardians believe Hunter Gaddis was probably tipping his pitches when he gave up five HR in four innings in Thursday’s loss to the White Sox. Gaddis has thrown only 241 minor league innings. He’s never pitched above Class A until this season. Between Class AA and AAA this season, he has a 4.15 ERA in 111 innings. He has allowed 16 HR. Inexperienced pitchers were pressed into duty because of the injuries to Zach Plesac and Aaron Civale. Like Hentges, the 24-year-old Gaddis probably needs time to find his best role and gain experience to be successful in the majors.


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That's out of date.

After last night, Chicago is 4.5 back, and the Twinkies are 7 games back. (and all but out)


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Big ouch for the Twins.

Guards are in great shape.

I went to the Braves game last night and kept up with the scores.

When I got home 5-0 after seven. I'm thinking oh this is looking good man.

Look again at play by play and it is 5-5. I made it to 12. Fell asleep. Got up at 2am. Checked and saw the win.

Future is so bright gotta wear shades.

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Speaking of 12 ...... That's what Cleveland's magic number is as of today.


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Went to the stadium yesterday. Once we went up 7-3 end of 6 it was time to leave. I saw we scored 4 more in the 8th.

Nice win v the Twins. Guards in the drivers seat at this point 4 games up on the White Sox. Now we have the Sox on the road for 3 big games. It would be nice to grab at least 2 games to add one more game up. At minimum win 1 game to only drop a game.


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Next up, 4 game series with the white sox.

We are currently up 4 games with 15 remaining

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I’m jealous. I would love to make it to a game. Happy you were able to see a good game by the G’s

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White Sox have the edge in the pitching matchups the first two games.

Then Beiber pitches and thye have the edge.

Need one game. Two would pad the lead. Three wins would set them up pretty.

Fingers crossed.

Braves and Mets looks like down to the wire. The three game series looms large.

I am all in on both teams.

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Guardians need to win one game this series. Accomplish that and they win the season series against the White Sox. The Guardians would then own the tiebreaker for the division title.

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Guardians need to win one game this series. Accomplish that and they win the season series against the White Sox. The Guardians would then own the tiebreaker for the division title.


I agree. No doubt we want to win 2-3, but winning 1 only drops one game in the standings.

I know we have some games against the Rays and KC down the stretch. Not sure about the Sox.

It doesn't really matter. Just keep winning and it take care of itself.


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5-3 in the 10th


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Aaaand, there's the blown save.


HERE WE GO BROWNIES! HERE WE GO!!
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Clase was automatic for most of the season. I think I'd give him a week off and se if he can reset himself.


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Guardians now up 9-5 in the 11th, still one on and 2 out.


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Tribe up 10-5, with the Sox coming to bat in the bottom of the 11th.


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John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
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Final Cleveland 10 - Sox 7.

Tribe now with a 5 game lead in the ALC, and a magic number of 10, IIRC 9. Sorry laugh

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[quote=YTownBrownsFan]Final Cleveland 10 - Sox 7.

Tribe now with a 5 game lead in the ALC, and a magic number of 10, IIRC 9. Sorry laugh[/quote}


Nice win.


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