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Yep. Max Alvis, Leon "DaddyWags" Wagner. Sonny Seibert. Rocky Colovito. Tony Horton, Joe Azcue. Duke Sims. Vern Fuller. Louie Tiant.

I probably butchered the spellings.

j/c...

Hopefully, the Guardians brought some rum and sacrificed a live chicken in the clubhouse to wake up the bats.

Need to win today.

Guardians!

After three hours of walking on egg shells...

HELL YEAH!

Good job!

Yea, it was rough. I was hoping it would end soon with a win.

I want to get down to the pool

Through the first 18 innings of baseball...

Tribe:

17 LOB
1-15 RISP

Need more timely hitting if we want to pull this off. But damn, gotta love this hustle and resilience! Took our lumps and kept coming back off the ropes!

What a big win!! Nerves are wrecked.

Jose Ramirez doing what he's done all year.

Finally, some timely hitting.

McKenzie tomorrow.

I didn’t want to post during the game and jinx us, haha

I'm having a hard time feeling bad for you... in Honolulu... trying to get to the pool.

LOL

Same here... nerves shot, not tryna come here for the jinx. 🤣

Haha, what’s sad is I live a block from the Ala Moana/Waikiki beach and I’m choosing the pool.

Those 7 am games though! Thankfully I took leave this week to catch the games

Gotta take the good with the bad, eh?

j/c...

That was exciting! Getting a split in a 5-game series changes things dramatically.

--I thought Bieber's location wasn't as good as it was in the first playoff game, but he gutted it out and kept things close.

--Bullpen was amazing!

--Great hustle by Jose.

--We finally got some timely hitting at the end.

--I thought we were in a bad place after we stranded runners in the first and they hit the 2-run dinger.

--I was surprised we didn't have Straw running in the 9th. He would have scored on the play where Kwan hit the ball and an error was charged.

--I did like putting Gonzalez in motion in the 10th.

--I was getting a little worried about Clase's pitch count at the end, but he got it done.

--Milk's point earlier about the two bullpens is looming larger given what happened in today's game.

--That was fun!

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--I was surprised we didn't have Straw running in the 9th. He would have scored on the play where Kwan hit the ball and an error was charged.[/quote]

I was thinking the same except making the 1st baseman hold the runner opens up that side of the field a bit.

I forget how many outs were on the board, but if a DP was in order, it would have been even bigger. since the Yankees would play at double play depth with the 2nd baseman shading towards 2nd. He wouldn't be able to play more in the hole and still be able to turn a double play if he had to cover the bag. He would never be able to get to the bag and set for a throw,

You figure that Straw could swipe the bag, but in that situation you also don't want to be running in to outs. Tough call. I am just trying to think what Tito may have been thinking.

As it worked out, holding the runner is what probably caused the 1st baseman to get handcuffed. I know that wasn't the plan by any means, but if he was deeper he probably fields it cleanly.

Just like you like talking football, I like talking baseball.

All I can say is, "Let's gp Guardians! Wahoo!"

I love and didn't doubt

that this Guardians team could go into a big city

and put out the lights

and bring that energy home

would love to see a three game sweep

be happy with one win at home Saturday or Sunday

nope ! sweep them Yankees for a 3-1 series !!!!

1-1 tied up. Feels like it’s Cleveland’s to lose IMO. Yankees weaknesses continue to show: bad approach at the plate and no bullpen.

Way to go GuardIndians! Beat those da&* Yankees!

It should be a bit in our favor but there is a good chance we end up back in NY on Monday.

Today would be a good day for the bats to pick up and have a bit of a lead later because I don't think Clase will be available in todays game. He looked to be losing his stuff yesterday as he got up to 25 pitches. Some guys have rubber arms but don't have starter arms just like starters many times need a few innings before they find their groove.

Off topic just a bit, but if you can stream "Facing Nolan", do so. Nolan Ryan was pretty amazing. One really cool part was after the first inning of one of his no hitters, he came to the dugout and told the rest of the players he only needed 1 run today.

Not surprising but ...
The tougher question is who starts Game 5 if there is one?
My guess is Civale

Guardians announce RHP Cal Quantrill will start Game 4 of ALDS vs. Yankees
Updated: Oct. 15, 2022, 10:32 a.m.|Published: Oct. 15, 2022, 10:17 a.m.


By Joe Noga, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Guardians right-hander Cal Quantrill will start Game 4 of the American League Division Series on full rest Sunday at Progressive Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 p.m.

Quantrill will be opposed by Yankees righty Gerrit Cole in a rematch of the series opener won by New York, 4-1, on Tuesday in the Bronx. Quantrill is 14-0 with a 2.88 ERA in 34 career starts (44 appearances) during the regular season at Progressive Field.

New York got to Quantrill for four runs (three earned) in five innings on Tuesday. He allowed five hits and three walks while striking out five. But home runs by Harrison Bader and Anthony Rizzo put the Yankees in front as Quantrill faltered in the sixth. Cole, meanwhile, is 3-0 in his career against Cleveland, including a 2020 wild card victory at Progressive Field.

Guardians manager Terry Francona also had right-hander Aaron Civale available to start Game 4, but it seems likely that Civale would now start a potential Game 5 if the series goes that long. Shane Bieber started Game 2 in New York on Friday and is likely unavailable on short rest for a Game 5 appearance.

Prior to his Game 1 start, Quantrill talked about keeping the approach simple against Yankees slugger Aaron Judge.

“Limit the damage, last as long as I can, and trust that the lineup and the defense behind me is going to play their best baseball, and they have,” Quantrill said. “Score a lot of runs. I focus on great pitching and they do great defense and that allows me to do the thing that I think I’m best at, which is staying in the game and giving us a chance to win.”


https://www.cleveland.com/guardians...ill-start-game-4-of-alds-vs-yankees.html

Civale probably the guy if it goes 5. Although, Tito could opt for Plesac. Civale was kept off the Wild Card roster because Tito preferred Plesac's experience.

I like this change in the lineup. Owen Miller and Brennan were giving you nothing at the plate.

I think Naylor's ankle is the impretus for the change. He tweaked it in Firday's game and I think Tito wants to rest it without losing his bat, thus Naylor at DH
We don't really have a backup 1sr baseman. Miller could do it but hasn't been great out there.

I do like Arias

Looking forward, I think Rosario is our starting SS next season.
It will be a very interesting battle between Rosario, Arias, and Freeman for 2024
Gimenez isn't out of the picture but I think he will be our starting 2b for the next 10+ years

Sorry about your Braves, Bone. That sucks. MLB postseason is so hard. The ebb and flow of a 162 game season changes dramatically when it gets compacted into the intensity of a short series. The wrong team at the wrong time, a mini slump, a bad outing... and it can all be over as quick as it started.

At least you still have the Guards to root for.

Next year.

Phillies seem to be a team of destiny .. rooting for the Padres tonight too

Guardians!!!

YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

Guardians take game 3 on a 2 out, 1-2 base hit by "Mr October", Oscar Gonzalez!

Hey Bob/Ron….. you guys cool with the Guards having more hits…and more runs? Sounds like the Yanks were short a home run.

Go Guardians!!!

I am going bonkers. Speechless for what this team is accomplishing with all of these rookies. Just incredible.

Playoff baseball shaving decades off my life.

Heading to the game tomorrow with my oldest son. Feel much better about going knowing it's not an elimination for the Guardians.

Cannot wait.

Go Gaurdos!

And that my friends, is Guardians baseball!