Retired teacher. Grandpa to 2 beautiful girls. Writing HS & College sports stories is still a blast
Ohio, USA
- Tweets 12,575
- Following 197
- Followers 326
- Likes 3,852
Easy gentleman. We are all patriots here.
I just would honor my commitment to the team and fans
My wife of 42 years is supportive and so are the kids.
But I'd skip practice for a kids program
15
AI Overview
Viewership for the 2026 WNBA postseason experienced a sharp 50% to 60% decline following the first-round elimination of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever by the Las Vegas Aces.
96
Well done
If your offense is near the bottom every season while playing SF, Oak, Colorado, etc. it is going to be atrocious against 1 of the remaining Top 8 teams.
Possibly my last GuardsBurner essay of the season:
It will be annoying seeing people who don’t watch Cleveland say “the Guardians play the same season every year.”
But there is an element of truth to that statement, even if it’s not fully accurate.
Every regular season the Guardians punch above their weight. They ride elite pitching and just enough offense to an AL Central title. But what they also do is steal improbable wins.
Just look at the White Sox season series. Two of their wins were Brayan Rocchio walk-offs. One homer off the pole and one popup over a shallow left fielder. Another win was a Petey Halpin left-on-left homer. Another was a Khalil Watson walk-off.
Stealing wins from the jaws of defeat is thrilling but it’s not sustainable in October.
We saw it in 2024. David Fry had a game-saving homer in Detroit. Lane Thomas hit a grand slam off Tarik Skubal. Then Jhonkensy Noel kept the season alive with a miracle homer against New York.
It almost happened again tonight with Jo Adell.
But eventually that magic runs out and the better team wins. You can’t get to the World Series relying on heroics every night. You need a roster, and specifically an offense, that is just flat out better than the opponent.
Until Cleveland builds that team, we’ll keep having exciting regular seasons and a few memorable postseason moments, but the drought will continue.
2
40
Sox should have walked 10 guys in the first 3 innings
Completely agree. I’ve watched all 162+ this year. The number of walks not taken. The number of first pitch swings after a walk. The abysmal RISP. Guys left on base. Complete lack of knowing the strike zone. All on the lack of approach, thus the hitting coach.
#GuardsBall
1
1
37
Browns were 1-1. Balt in 1st.
Michigan did lose to App St early.
OSU were winners
Indians in 1st.
Not Sept 13 or 20 for sure.
I'll keep looking at Sept 27...
89
You rock. As both a retired journalism teacher and 25 yr part time sports writer, I do appreciate your work. It isn't easy.
Nor is my 64 yrs of futility for this team.
I am running outta time.
8
132
Don't remember that at all.
Here is Wiki...
And there are others.... Greenspan. Dole.
Newt Gingrich: The Republican Speaker of the House partnered with Clinton to pass historic welfare reform in 1996 and frequently balanced the federal budget alongside him.
When Bill Clinton was president, Republicans wouldn’t shut up about how character matters.
Now they won’t shut up about how it doesn’t.
Weird, huh?
2
86
Amen
The @CleGuardians have done Cooper Ingle no favors by calling him up to the Majors for the 1st time & forcing him to play a position he's not comfortable at & he looks completely overwhelmed in the field & it's affecting him at the plate as well. #GuardsBall
1
48
Amen
Nice songs BTW. We watch The Voice religiously
The Guardians tell you time and time again who they are.
Sure, a year here and a year there it doesn’t work, but the culture is undeniable.
Now, if they could just add/spend a littttttllleeee more, they’d really be in business.
#Guardians
72
We did.
I got another teaching job in 1996. We moved closer and sold the house in 1997 to a young man and wife who were expecting.
That's country life in OH. Look out for each other. Not just $$
1
97