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Shane Bieber Is An Automatic Win With Some Run Support

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   Shane Bieber is one of baseball's top pitchers right now. The Cleveland Guardians ace is pretty automatic when he just gets a little run support. Give him a lead and he'll keep it intact for his team. He's struggled a little bit lately, but the right-hander is 4-5 with a 3.24 ERA on the seaso...

Guardians Fans React To Shane Bieber's Complete Game

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber entered Tuesday with a 3.44 ERA. A 3.44 ERA, for most pitchers, represents an incredibly good performance level. For Bieber, however, it's considered a tad high. This is a pitcher who won the Cy Young award with a 1.63 ERA two years ago: granted, it was th...

Shane Bieber Matches A Former Cleveland Ace In Tuesday's Win

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber was in vintage form on Tuesday afternoon. He completely dominated the Chicago White Sox offense, limiting them to just a single run in a complete-game victory for Cleveland. The game finished 4-1 for the Guards, who are now 43-42 and have won two straight...

Terry Francona Details The Josh Naylor Headbutt Episode

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   By now, it's pretty obvious what Cleveland Guardians star Josh Naylor is capable of, not just at the plate, but also in the dugout after he comes up clutch. Naylor is one of those guys who gets fired up to the point where it's actually hilarious. After a clutch home run in Chicago earlier thi...

Nolan Jones Is Already Making MLB History

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   The youth movement is on in Cleveland. Cleveland Guardians rookie Nolan Jones is off to a tremendous start just a few games into his MLB career. A former top prospect, the third baseman and outfielder was called up to the big-league club on Friday ahead of the Guardians series with the Kansas...

Guardians Giving Another Top Outfield Prospect A Chance

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   The Cleveland Guardians and the Philadelphia Phillies are playing table tennis with struggling outfielder Oscar Mercado. The Phillies claimed him off waivers on June 27, but then he was designated for assignment and claimed by the Guardians again. On Monday afternoon, he was once again DFA'd...

The Guardians Offense Woke Up And Made Some MLB History

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   The Cleveland Guardians offense is hard to describe. The full-season numbers say they haven't been particularly productive, but they are tied for second in grand slams with four. Yet, the year hasn't been so smooth if we look at certain metrics and numbers beyond home runs with bases loaded (...

Nolan Jones Made Noise During His Debut Weekend

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   We're all fans of watching some long home runs fly out of the ballpark. Former top prospect Nolan Jones made his MLB debut over the weekend for the Cleveland Guardians, and he did not disappoint. On Saturday afternoon in game two of the Guardians' three-game set with the Kansas City Royals at...

Andres Gimenez Has A Shocking Lead Over Francisco Lindor

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   When a team trades away a star player, they often receive a heavy load of prospects in return. When the Cleveland Guardians, then the Indians, traded away Francisco Lindor, the big pieces to come back in that deal were Andres Gimenez and Amed Rosario. While 2022 hasn't been a great year for t...

Guardians Make A Long List Of Notable Moves Friday

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   The Cleveland Guardians are trying to find a spark that allows them to snap out of their recent funk. They know that, despite their current 40-40 record, they are good enough to make a push for the postseason. Status quo, however, was not going to take them anywhere, so they decided to make s...

Guardians Close To Leading MLB In A Surprising Power Category

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   Power is not really the Cleveland Guardians' calling card, at least not in 2022. They are, as of Friday afternoon, 28th out of 30 teams in home runs, with 62. Only the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, two of the worst teams in the league, have hit fewer home runs than Cleveland. Howe...

Guardians Fans Remember A Special All-Star Game

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   With the MLB All-Star Game approaching fast, we as baseball fans wait in anticipation to see who gets announced as starters for each side later today. The game will take place on July 19 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. But since we're getting close to the big game, it's time for us to look...

Guardians Finally Giving Nolan Jones A Real Chance

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   The Cleveland Guardians are about to get a fresh face on their roster. It was announced yesterday that the Guardians would be promoting third baseman and outfielder Nolan Jones to the majors. Jones, 24, is hitting .311 with three home runs, 25 RBI, and a .917 OPS at Triple-A Columbus. He's a...

Guardians Land 2 Top Prospects In Annual Showcase

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   The 2022 MLB Futures Game is one of the most entertaining events of the All-Star week. This year, it will be held in Los Angeles on July 16, at 7 p.m. ET. The rosters have already been announced, and two members of the Cleveland Guardians are making it: Jhonkensy Noel and George Valera. https...

MLB Insider Sees Jose Ramirez As Key Piece Of A Special Roster

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   Dominicans are very, very good at baseball: that's not really a surprise. They have a loaded roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic, provided everything goes according to the plan and the event is played. An MLB insider is considering a Cleveland Guardians star as a big part of that incre...

Jose Ramirez Remains In A Battle With A Red Sox Star

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   We've got ourselves a hot race for the starting job at third base for the American League All-Stars. It's an extremely close battle between Cleveland Guardians star Jose Ramirez and Rafael Devers of the Boston Red Sox. Both players have been raking all season long and have each provided a str...

Myles Straw Is Posting Hideous Numbers This Summer

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   Sometimes, a player has a bad season and posts some ugly numbers. There isn't always an easy explanation as to why said player's numbers are so bad, other than it may just not be their year. Myles Straw is one of those players this year. The Cleveland Guardians' 27-year-old center fielder is...

Franmil Reyes Provided A Rare Highlight In The Tigers Series

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   To say Franmil Reyes' 2022 season hasn't gone as he, or the Cleveland Guardians, would have liked would be an understatement. Before Wednesday's loss to the Detroit Tigers, he was slashing a poor .211/.260/.346 with just six homers in 200 plate appearances. His bat had something to say during...

Guardians Lose All Momentum After Being Swept By The Tigers

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   The Cleveland Guardians are doing their best Jekyll and Hyde impression. They are capable of completing back-to-back walk-off wins against the division-leading Minnesota Twins, yes; but they are also capable of being swept by the Detroit Tigers. No, that last part is not an example: it actual...

Terry Francona Comments On The Challenges Facing His Young Team

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   It's been a tough stretch of games for the Cleveland Guardians. After winning a series against the first-place Minnesota Twins, they had shrunk their deficit in the AL Central to just one game. Unfortunately, they were unable to keep the momentum alive as they lost a weekend series to the New...

Guardians Showing The Signs Of So Many Doubleheaders

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   When a lot of games are postponed, the team, or teams, affected by the postponements are often times subject to a ton of doubleheaders. And when a team plays a lot of doubleheaders, it can be quite taxing on the roster, especially the pitching staff. The Cleveland Guardians are a team that is...

MLB Fans Remember Larry Doby's Historic Debut

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   MLB fans remember Jackie Robinson as the man who broke the color barrier back in 1947. That happened in April. However, it's important to remember the first Black man ever to play in the American League. Larry Doby made his MLB debut on July 5, 1947, a few months after Robinson. He, too, had...

Guardians Urge Fans To Get Jose Ramirez To Los Angeles

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   The 2022 MLB All-Star Game will be played in Los Angeles on July 19. So far, all we know about the rosters is that Aaron Judge will start in the American League outfield, and Ronald Acuna Jr. will do the same in the National League's. We are currently in phase 2 of the fan voting: there are t...

Guardians Analyst Shares Plea To MLB For Larry Doby

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   Today marks the 75th anniversary of Larry Doby's MLB debut with the Cleveland Guardians, previously known as the Cleveland Indians. Doby was the second player to break the color barrier when he made his debut, becoming the first African-American player in American League history. Doby had a c...

Jerry Lawler Shares A Relatable Tweet For Guardians Fans On The 4th

Curt Bishop • 4 years ago   Just when it looked like the Cleveland Guardians were about to pose a significant threat to the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central, things went south yet again. Over the weekend, the Guardians lost two out of three to the New York Yankees, who just don't stop winning. On Monday, things didn't...

Jose Ramirez Was Not Amused By Carlos Correa On Thursday

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   The Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Guardians are starting to create an intense rivalry. There are reasons for that: Minnesota is currently first in the standings, but the Guardians, just one game back, represent direct competition for them. Cleveland dominated the AL Central from 2016 to 2...

Andres Gimenez Just Missed Out On Being An All-Star Finalist

Andres Chavez • 4 years ago   Watching Andres Gimenez blossom into one of the best all-around second basemen in the league has been one of the best and most exciting developments in the Cleveland Guardians' 2022 season. He was always a promising player, but his bat lagged behind his good defense, speed, and intangibles. 2...