Baseball’s final four teams hail from New York, Los Angeles, New York … and Cleveland. The Guardians overcame Cy Young favorite Tarik Skubal and the never-say-die Detroit Tigers to win 7-3 on Saturday afternoon. As a result, Cleveland advances to the American League Championship Series against the top-seeded New York Yankees. When asked about facing… read more

David Fry went from All-Star in the first half of the season to part-time designated hitter in the second half. Last night, he was the toast of the town. Fry smashed a two-run homer to propel Cleveland to a 5-4 victory in Detroit, setting up a climactic Game 5 on Saturday at 1:08 p.m. at… read more

Nothing is better than October for baseball fans and the 2024 playoffs have not disappointed thus far. From Dodgers and Padres beef to Mets and Phillies thrillers the NLDS’ have been full of fireworks. On the AL side, a pair of 1-1 series between the Tigers and Guardians, and the Yankees and Royals have the… read more

Every great pitcher’s duel has to end sometime. Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Emmanuel Clase to give Detroit a 3-0 win at Progressive Field on Monday. Clase had only surrendered five earned runs in the regular season. Tarik Skubal, who will probably beat Clase for the Cy Young Award, pitched seven shutout innings…. read more

Stephen Vogt laid his cards on the table in the Cleveland’s 7-0 win over Detroit to open the playoffs. The Guardians manager unleashed an offense that had been waiting for nearly a week to hit something. Cleveland scored five runs before making an out. Then, with the game well in hand, Vogt showed off all… read more

During the MLB offseason, I was on Twitter talking about the Pirates and their reputation as a small-market franchise that doesn’t know how to win and has an owner–Bob Nutting–with no real desire to try to win. I contended that, yes, it had been 45 years since Pittsburgh last appeared in and won a World… read more

The Cleveland Guardians didn’t have to wait long to find out their opponent in the American League Division Series. The Detroit Tigers bounced the Houston Astros out of the playoffs with a 5-2 win yesterday. Detroit swept the best-of-three series on the road. Pinch hitter Andy Ibanez broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth with… read more

Jose Ramirez has a chance to join one or two rare baseball clubs today. As the Cleveland Guardians face the Houston Astros in the season finale, Ramirez is one home run away from joining baseball’s 40/40 club. That means 40 homers and 40 stolen bases. Coming into this year, the club included Jose Canseco (1998),… read more

The Cleveland Guardians can just play baseball for the fun of it this weekend. For the first time all season, nothing will be on the line. That’s because the New York Yankees clinched the top spot in the American League playoffs with Cleveland’s 5-2 loss to Houston. It was Progressive Night at the ballpark, as… read more