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Guardians fall short in The Bronx, lose 5-1

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The Cleveland Guardians were not able to continue their cinderella season as they lost Game 5 to the New York Yankees.

All year long the Cleveland Guardians found success with getting on base and coming through at just the right time. That was not the case Tuesday night against the Yankees. Cleveland was able to outhit the Yankees 8-6, but their one walk compared to New York’s four gave the home team a 10-9 advantage in the on base department. This would ultimately contribute to the 5-1 final score which saw the Guardians season end.

While both teams would leave the same amount of runners on base (8), the game would come down to which team would come through with runners in scoring position. Unfortunately for the Guardians it was the Yankees who held the advantage in this area. New York went 2-7 with RISP while Cleveland was hitless in six attempts. Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Rizzo were the two Yankee hitters who were successful with men in scoring position with the former’s three-run homer in the 1st inning essentially putting the game out of reach for Cleveland.

Aaron Civale was Cleveland’s starter and it did not go as planned. Civale allowed the homer to Stanton mentioned previously and failed to get out of the 1st inning. While there will be a lot of handwringing over the decision the fact of the matter is the bats did not do enough. Scoring just one run was never going to beat a Yankees team that can simply out-slug their opponent with ease.

Looking at the big picture this season was a success even though their postseason run has come to an end. The Guardians have a bright future ahead of them and a couple more additions to the roster can make the difference from their season ending in the ALDS and winning a World Series.

Guardians season on the line

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The Cleveland Guardians split their two ALDS home games and now return to The Bronx with their season on the line.

There is nothing like the drama of October baseball and the Cleveland Guardians have found themselves in a movie type scenario. Cleveland is tied with the powerhouse New York Yankees after the first four games of the American League Division Series with a decisive Game 5 taking place this evening. Due to bad scheduling and a rainout, this will be the fourth game in as many days which has cranked up the pressure for both clubs. This is the ideal situation when discussing the premise of October baseball.

New York is the better team and possess a higher payroll, but is has been Cleveland who has looked like the more complete team so far. The Guardians hold the edge in hits (36-22) and strikeouts by their pitching staff (41-38) while the Yankees hold a slight two run advance in runs scored (15-13). The runs scored number shows just how close a series between two teams so incredibly different are playing a very competitive series. It is going to come down to which team does the little things right and that has mostly been Cleveland so far.

There will be a lot said about the team which does not win this evening. Aaron Boone has been under fire for his repeated failures in the postseason and another loss could be the end of his time in New York. Meanwhile the Guardians have largely struggled over recent years, losing four straight postseason series dating back to 2016 with their Wild Card Series win bucking the trend. Should Cleveland falter it would be their 10th loss in a series clinching game in 11 tries and that is far from ideal.

The winner of Monday’s contest will advance to take on the Astros in the American League Championship Series beginning Wednesday in Houston.

Guardians – Yankees postponed

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Game 2 of the American League Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees has been postponed. The new start time will be 1:07 P.M. Friday afternoon.

This is due to there being an off day between the first two games of the series for some bizarre reason. Now should the series last the full five games it will complicate things. Both teams must travel to Cleveland after Game 2 to play games 3 and 4 at Progressive Field. If a fifth game is needed they must travel back to New York for a Monday contest. That’s right. Four games in four days in two different cities.

Guardians set ALDS pitching order

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The Cleveland Guardians have set their pitching rotation for the first three games of the ALDS against New York.

After completing their sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays, the Cleveland Guardians have determined their pitching order against the New York Yankees. Cal Quantrill gets Game 1 while Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie will follow.

Quantrill pitched once against the Yankees, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two with one of the hits being a Josh Donaldson solo homer.

Bieber is the only one of the three Guardians pitchers set to pitch who did not face the Yankees this season. The last time Bieber faced New York was in 2021, striking out nine and allowing two runs on four hits and two walks.

McKenzie dominated New York, allowing just one hit and striking out seven Yankee batters across seven innings.

Taking the series against Tampa in just two games is huge for Cleveland. Being able to use Quantrill in Game 1 rather than rushing back Bieber on short rest is ideal for the Guardians. Things would have looked a lot different if Cleveland was not able to come out victorious in that five hour 15 inning marathon on Saturday.

Supreme Cleveland Sports Show 10/5/22

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The Cleveland Guardians shocked the baseball world this year, making an incredible run to the post season as the youngest team in baseball. Join us today for a special episode of The Supreme Cleveland Sports Show, where we will recap the inaugural season as the Guardians and analyze Cleveland’s path to the World Series! Oh and Aaron Judge did a thing so we’ll talk about that too.

Barry Bonds still holds MLB HR record

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Aaron Judge may have broken the American League record, but the MLB record belongs to Barry Bonds.

All eyes have been on Aaron Judge as everyone waited for the Yankees slugger to hit his 62nd home run of the season. It finally came Tuesday night as Judge finally eclipsed the number set by Roger Maris all the way back in 1961. While now has the American League record to himself it is important to remember one thing, the Major League record still belongs to Barry Bonds.

It seems many baseball personalties, analysts, reporters, and fans have decided to discount the achievements of Barry Bonds. Yes, it is incredibly likely that Bonds had some external enhancements that may have aided his on field production. That being said, any type of help that Bonds may have received would not help in the ability to put bat to ball and hand-eye coordination. These are two things that someone has or does not have and Bonds had it. Even before the widely accepted era of enhanced play, Bonds was well on his way to Cooperstown. It can even be argued that Bonds had two Hall of Fame careers, pre and post enhancement.

All things considered this is not to take away what Judge has accomplished this season, setting the new home run mark for the American League and the historical franchise that is the Yankees is incredibly impressive. It is just important to remember where Judge’s 62 sits all time (seventh) and the single season home run totals from the National League which surpass his 2022 total. It is Barry Bonds who stands atop this list and he will remain there until someone hits 74.

Guarding The Corner Ep. 6 – Myles Straw’s (Almost) Fight Club

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Guarding The Corner Episode 6 – Myles Straw’s (Almost) Fight Club: James and Bryan discuss the Guardians being swept in New York, Myles Straw, Kyle Schwarber’s problem with Angel Hernandez, the injury to Eloy Jimenez, and their series against the Angels.

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Guardians swept by Yankees

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The trials and tribulations of a young baseball team were on full display as the Cleveland Guardians leave The Bronx without a win. It was the sputtering New York Yankees who managed to find their form and hand Cleveland three consecutive losses.

Cleveland was outscored 19-7 in the series, with Saturday’s loss being the first time the Guardians have come up short when scoring four or more runs. Unfortunately that game is completely overshadowed by the shenanigans of a certain section of Yankees fans. This group decided to berate Steven Kwan after crashing into the wall before throwing trash and other assorted items at Guardians players following their walk-off win. Even in victory a fanbase that most describe as insufferable sink to new lows.

The 10-2 loss in the series finale Sunday came hardly as a surprise. Considering the events that transpired the day before and a pitcher in Gerrit Cole who was due, this was a loss that seemed inevitable. The only reason the Guardians scored Sunday was thanks to a lackluster inning from Yankees pitcher Ron Marinaccio. Both of Cleveland’s runs came off the reliever as did two of their six hits.

This series serves as another learning experience for the young Guardians as they were swept by an opponent for the second consecutive weekend. Just a couple weeks into the season and this team has experienced the highest highs and lowest lows. This appears to be a pretty good forecaster of how the rest of the season will play out for a team expected to be middle of the pack in a transition year. Now, onto Los Angeles.

Guarding The Corner episode 5 – Hit Parade

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Guarding The Corner episode 5 – Hit Parade: James and Bryan discuss the Cleveland Guardians sweep of Chicago, Miguel Cabrera, and the Yankees series.

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Guarding The Corner Episode 2 Kwantum Realm

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Guarding The Corner Episode 2 Kwantum Realm: James and Bryan discuss the series split with Kansas City, Steven Kwan, primetime baseball, and the two game series in Cincy.

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