Somebody forgot to tell the Cleveland Guardians that they're in a re-building year.
Maywood
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Many sports writers and commentators wrote the Indians off after their June 26th---July 6th losing streak of 10 games which ended with a three-game HOME weekend sweep by the Division leading Detroit Tigers. They were "re-building" they said. Heck, I thought it was over for the season and lost interest. One thing about sports, though, is that each day can bring redemption, each new game can offer an opportunity for yesterdays "goat" to be today's "hero." Such has been the case with this Cleveland team.
After that Detroit sweep they found themselves in 4th place, 15-1/2 games out and the basement looming.
Nobody knows what the future holds, but on my birthday, July 7th, the Indians awoke to all that is good in MLB and embarked on the current run that has them right in the thick of things. From a losing streak emerged the hottest team in Baseball. Since the end of the 10-game losing streak they have a record of 22-7 and have reduced the Detroit lead to 5-1/2 games. Perhaps more important, they now trail the Yankees by only 1 full game in the Wildcard Race.
I'm a realist. I have no misgivings about this team having a shot at the World Series, they simply don't have the starting pitching to compete against the best clubs in a series where the games are separated by 2-3 days. But it's nice to see them fighting, it's nice to just think about David having a shot at Goliath. At their current pace all Cleveland has to do is pick up one game each week on Detroit. Come mid-September they'll play the presumed Division leaders in two 3-game series' that look a lot more important now than they did a month ago.
Maywood
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
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They have a great manager in Vogt there in Cleveland.
Someone forgot to tell the Red Sox the same thing
Go Tribe, Go Sox
Hope the Yankees keep plummeting
Anything is possible, if they make the playoffs they got a real shot
Haven't been to an MLB game in a number of years, last time I went Cleveland was still the Indians!!! Meeting up with a couple of my boys for dinner and the game tomorrow vs. the Braves.
This is a treat, they're buying the tickets!!
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
If you watch tomorrow’s Indians vs. Braves game I’ll be the guy holding the “K” sign.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
Enjoy!
I haven't been to a Sox game since 2013
I never really plan on going to games, it's always spur-of-the-moment. In the past it seems every time I'd go it was against the KC Royals so this inter-league game should be fun to watch.
Here's a funny story.......................
I was at a game against the Oakland A's a number of years ago when Nick Swisher was on that team. Being an Ohio State alumnus he had about 10-20 fans in the stands behind him in Left Field. They messed with him every time between innings. Swisher comes up for the 2nd time and after a "ball" flips his bat and trots down to first with a walk. The stadium got sort of quiet, Swisher is standing on 1st and both managers are at the plate talking to the Umpire. After about 5 minutes of back and forth they wave Swisher back to the plate ------------------ it was only ball 3!!!
When he took the field at the end of the inning his "support group" was merciless and, to his credit, he was very contrite. It was one of the funniest things I ever witnessed at a game.
His next at bat he absolutely crushed one into the Right Field seats and the guys behind him bowed and bowed and bowed to him. Swisher tipped his cap with a great big smile. He wound up in Cleveland for a few years later in his career, a classy guy with a lot of enthusiastic energy.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin