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Historic Homer Doesn’t Extend Cleveland Guardians’ Winning Streak
Hitting a home run in your first at-bat doesn’t happen every day. In fact, Jhonkensy Noel became only the fourth Cleveland hitter in history to do it. The Guardians lost to the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 last night, breaking a seven-game winning streak. Noel debuted at first base and gave Cleveland a 1-0 lead in the… read more
The Bryan Reynolds no-jinx hitting-streak article
Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning at Great American Ball Park, which proved to be the catalyst for a 9-5 Pirates win over the Reds on Tuesday night. Yay! Maybe it’s not that big of a deal. After all, Pittsburgh went into Tuesday’s affair losers of two… read more
Name That Ramirez: Jose Ties Manny as Cleveland Guardians Collect 50th Win
Round numbers can be fun in baseball. Jose Ramirez has 20 home runs, and the Cleveland Guardians have 50 wins. Kicking off a seven-day road trip, the Guardians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 for their sixth win in a row. Jose Ramirez also tied Manny Ramirez for third place on Cleveland’s all-time home run list… read more
Swept Back to Canada: Cleveland Guardians Take Three from Toronto Blue Jays
Even when things go wrong for the Cleveland Guardians, they still go right. David Fry hurt his elbow, Triston McKenzie didn’t make it to the fourth inning, but the Guardians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 to complete the sweep at Progressive Field on Sunday afternoon. Toronto took a 2-0 lead in the first inning… read more
Oops! All Homers: Cleveland Guardians Win Long-Ball Battle with Toronto Blue Jays
What if they changed the rules of baseball and you could only score on a home run? The game would look a lot like the Cleveland Guardians’ 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. Cleveland’s home runs were more frequent and had more runners on base. That made all the difference. FIREWORKS… read more
Andrew McCutchen running the bases is still exciting after all these years
When I heard that Pirates legend, Andrew McCutchen, drove a ball off the right-field wall and managed to leg it into a triple in the bottom of the third inning of what would be a 4-3 victory over Tampa at PNC Park on Saturday afternoon, I got super excited. I found the highlights on social… read more
Cole Ragans Difficult Road to the Major Leagues
Kansas City Royals pitcher Cole Ragans didn’t have a typical minor league experience. As many minor leaguers have to, Ragans needed Tommy John surgery early on. After months of rehab, strength training and prep work, Ragans go back to the mound. After only a few pitches, he felt something in his elbow and was removed… read more
Seven-Run Spectactular: Cleveland Guardians Kick off the Weekend with a Win
Carlos Carrasco hadn’t won a game since May 5. The Cleveland Guardians offense (and the Toronto defense) made it easy for him. The Guardians exploded for seven runs in the second inning and cruised to a 7-1 victory, their third in a row. Carrasco (3-6) did his part on the mound, pitching six innings while… read more
Tanner Bibee Dominates as Cleveland Guardians Beat Seattle Mariners 8-0
After three straight Guardians losses, radio announcer Tom Hamilton called on starter Tanner Bibee to pitch a shutout. Bibee had some help, but he did it. Bibee (5-2) and four relievers only gave up three hits and struck out 14 batters in an 8-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at Progressive Field…. read more
Willie Mays was a national treasure
If you’re a member of Generation X, the only time you got to see Willie Mays play was in the 1989 baseball comedy, Major League. Actually, people my age didn’t get to see the real Willie Mays; we got to watch actor Wesley Snipes play Willie Mays Hayes, a fictional character, who was more a… read more
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