2022 Cleveland Guardians Regular Season Thread

[Gson]

Personally I want to face Tampa, as I would like one last chance to see Cleveland play MLB baseball in person and that would end up being Cleveland vs. Seattle in the ALCS

It's kind of a comparison of the customer service / customer service attitude between the Cavs and the Guardians.. no?

 

[CalBuckeyeRob]

Since the All-Star break (American League):

Houston 45-23
Cleveland 44-25
Toronto 40-26
Seattle 36-29
Baltimore 36-31
Tampa 35-32
Angels 34-33
Yankees 33-33

If we can get past the Rays or Mariners we have a shot at getting to the A.L. Championship series.

However, playoff baseball is different from regular season baseball - you only need three starters and sometimes four. Teams that have really good #1's and #2's have a big advantage.

Cleveland's top 3 guys give them a puncher's chance in the postseason. Hope to at least win the short series to give the team a boost as the young players should just get better.

 

[Mott the Hoople]

I'm sure the Guardians do stuff like this for their ticket holders all the time.​ ​

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Join us on Monday, October 17 for the Cavs United Tipoff Event as we officially begin another exciting season of Cavs basketball! ‌ Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Date: Monday, October 17 Time: 5:30 PM ‌ The event will include: Membership updates from Cavs Business Executives, including a sneak peek at some new and improved areas throughout Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse! An opportunity to hear from the Cavs Basketball Operations Team about what to expect on the court this season Photo opportunities with Cavaliers Players, Coaches, Legends, and Mascots Chances to win exclusive prizes including a trip for two on the Team Plane to an away game this season! ‌​ ​

 

[33Y0]

​ ​ ​ ​ I'm sure the Guardians do stuff like this for their ticket holders all the time.​ ​ ​ ​

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​ ​ ​ ​ Join us on Monday, October 17 for the Cavs United Tipoff Event as we officially begin another exciting season of Cavs basketball! ‌ Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Date: Monday, October 17 Time: 5:30 PM ‌ The event will include:​ Membership updates from Cavs Business Executives, including a sneak peek at some new and improved areas throughout Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse! An opportunity to hear from the Cavs Basketball Operations Team about what to expect on the court this season Photo opportunities with Cavaliers Players, Coaches, Legends, and Mascots Chances to win exclusive prizes including a trip for two on the Team Plane to an away game this season! ‌​ ​ ​

Spoiler: they don’t lol

 

[DCTribefan]

 

[33Y0]

Exactly what we've been talking about. It's a damn shame on the Guards part. The Cavs get it.

 

[JDailey23]

Exactly what we've been talking about. It's a damn shame on the Guards part. The Cavs get it.

Not trying to be that guy, but the team is cheap. Name change or not, they are still the same cheap bastards as before.
What really sucks in all this, they don’t care if you attend or not. It’s all about the TV deals now.
10k, 20k, 40k attending, still a fraction of what they make on TV.
They know 1 good year (this year) will buy them 2/3 more years of high tv viewership.
Where the Cavs are different, they are willing to gamble and make a big splash when they see potential. Let’s hope the Tribe follows the Cavs lead and try to spend and fill in the gaps that they can’t fill internally/immediately.

 

[Alabuckeye]

Stats that may or may not matter.
Guardians record at Reyes release 54-52
since release 37-18

 

[Meatwad]

Not trying to be that guy, but the team is cheap. Name change or not, they are still the same cheap bastards as before.
What really sucks in all this, they don’t care if you attend or not. It’s all about the TV deals now.
10k, 20k, 40k attending, still a fraction of what they make on TV.
They know 1 good year (this year) will buy them 2/3 more years of high tv viewership.
Where the Cavs are different, they are willing to gamble and make a big splash when they see potential. Let’s hope the Tribe follows the Cavs lead and try to spend and fill in the gaps that they can’t fill internally/immediately.

It's not Tribe anymore, JDailey. You need to get with the times.

It's Gribe. Go Gribe.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

Stats that may or may not matter.
Guardians record at Reyes release 54-52
since release 37-18

Here's another one:

The Gribe is 18-2 in the last 20 games started by Bieber, McKenzie, Quantrill, and Civale. The two losses were both in extra innings.

This is a 100-win team next year. After dumping that huge black hole in the middle of the batting order the team is winning at a .637 pace over 55 games, equivalent to a 109-win season.

We're not losing anybody who had significant playing time this year except Reyes and Shaw. The Reyes release improved the team dramatically and whoever replaces Shaw will have a better ERA than he did (5.40).

 

[cliffdawg]

Some of us got mock for asking what wrong with Bieber Velocity, well it was a actual concern by some people n the media, not just us……

THE VELOCITY QUESTION



On May 27, a FanGraphs story asked, “What’s Going On With Shane Bieber?” It concentrated on his fastball dropping from 92.2 mph in his 2020 Cy Young season to 91.3 mph in 2022.



There was no question, his velocity was down. He was looking for a comfort level after the shoulder injury. He also was changing how he attacked hitters.



“Less curveballs, more cutters, more sliders,” said Bieber. “I’m throwing different pitches to new spots I never tried before.”



It took a while, but Bieber excelled after the All-Star break: 9-3 record with a 2.48 ERA.



“I never paid much attention to the velocity,” said Francona. “Whatever you are pitching at, that’s what you’re pitching at. Don’t try to get a number (on the radar gun) for the sake of a number.”



Francona has watched some pitchers become so fixated on the radar gun speeds, they mess up their motion and lose control of their pitches.



“I’m more concerned about command,” said the manager. “Pitchers can all compete if they have good command. ... Command is a word used less and less in our game and probably needs to be used more.”



Bieber did what he’s always done, dating to high school. He throws strikes. He wins games.



“The goal is to eat up innings, miss bats and give up as few runs as possible,” said Bieber.



Guess who leads the American League in innings pitched this season? It’s Bieber with 200.



“He’s extremely intelligent,” said Francona. “I realized that from the day he got here. His work between starts is impeccable. He’s an easy kid to root for. And he pitches, he really pitches.”

 

[Derek]

Some of us got mock for asking what wrong with Bieber Velocity, well it was a actual concern by some people n the media, not just us……

THE VELOCITY QUESTION



On May 27, a FanGraphs story asked, “What’s Going On With Shane Bieber?” It concentrated on his fastball dropping from 92.2 mph in his 2020 Cy Young season to 91.3 mph in 2022.



There was no question, his velocity was down. He was looking for a comfort level after the shoulder injury. He also was changing how he attacked hitters.



“Less curveballs, more cutters, more sliders,” said Bieber. “I’m throwing different pitches to new spots I never tried before.”



It took a while, but Bieber excelled after the All-Star break: 9-3 record with a 2.48 ERA.



“I never paid much attention to the velocity,” said Francona. “Whatever you are pitching at, that’s what you’re pitching at. Don’t try to get a number (on the radar gun) for the sake of a number.”



Francona has watched some pitchers become so fixated on the radar gun speeds, they mess up their motion and lose control of their pitches.



“I’m more concerned about command,” said the manager. “Pitchers can all compete if they have good command. ... Command is a word used less and less in our game and probably needs to be used more.”



Bieber did what he’s always done, dating to high school. He throws strikes. He wins games.



“The goal is to eat up innings, miss bats and give up as few runs as possible,” said Bieber.



Guess who leads the American League in innings pitched this season? It’s Bieber with 200.



“He’s extremely intelligent,” said Francona. “I realized that from the day he got here. His work between starts is impeccable. He’s an easy kid to root for. And he pitches, he really pitches.”

I’m comfortable mocking the media as well

 

[BimboColesHair]

SSS alert.

In his 9 starts since he's been recalled Arias is posting an .881 OPS over 37 PAs, including a .417 OBP. Posting his typical 20% K rate, but also a 19% BB rate. Has been on base 15 times in those 9 games after only getting on base 3 times his first 6 games earlier in the season.

And this isn't some fluke. He's been posting an .850+ OPS, .400+ OBP slash line since late August between AAA and the MLB with a BB rate at 17% and K rate at 20.4%.

Turned a corner in August as a hitter and seeing success at the MLB level after making that leap is huge for him moving forward.

Don't think the 17% or 19% BB rate is sustainable (obviously) because he likes to swing, but I can absolutely see him settle in around the 10% to 13% range.

 

[Urban]

SSS alert.

In his 9 starts since he's been recalled Arias is posting an .881 OPS over 37 PAs, including a .417 OBP. Posting his typical 20% K rate, but also a 19% BB rate. Has been on base 15 times in those 9 games after only getting on base 3 times his first 6 games earlier in the season.

And this isn't some fluke. He's been posting an .850+ OPS, .400+ OBP slash line since late August between AAA and the MLB with a BB rate at 17% and K rate at 20.4%.

Turned a corner in August as a hitter and seeing success at the MLB level after making that leap is huge for him moving forward.

Don't think the 17% or 19% BB rate is sustainable (obviously) because he likes to swing, but I can absolutely see him settle in around the 10% to 13% range.

10-13% would be massive, but maybe optimistic for a guy who has only been at ~8% the last 2 seasons in Columbus?

 

[Derek]

10-13% would be massive, but maybe optimistic for a guy who has only been at ~8% the last 2 seasons in Columbus?

Also worth noting that he’s been one of the youngest players in AAA the last two years.

That was one of the reasons I was always so optimistic about Jose Ramirez when he was coming through the system. He was always one of the youngest guys at each level.

Being able to produce at the highest levels while being one of the youngest players isn’t common.

Now that there are no more levels as for him to advance, it wouldn’t be surprising at all to see the kind of improvements @BimboColesHair is talking about.