2022 Cleveland Guardians Regular Season Thread

[KilgoreTrout]

Time to lock this one.

Was time when the regular season ended!

 

[Criznit]

Fantastic year... Great run...

Commence with all the "house's money", "icing on the cake drivel if you wish.

Really hard not to see the team improving for next year and maybe even exponentially.

Go NATIONAL LEAGUE... I'll go with the Padres.

 

[LL3]

Fantastic year... Great run...

Commence with all the "house's money", "icing on the cake drivel if you wish.

Really hard not to see the team improving for next year and maybe even exponentially.

Go NATIONAL LEAGUE... I'll go with the Padres.

I'm not sure it is drivel, and I prefer good cake to icing any day....but as you say, "Fantastic Season".

 

[Criznit]

I'm not sure it is drivel, and I prefer good cake to icing any day....but as you say, "Fantastic Season".

Actually going out for some sort cake and ice cream sounds like a good plan for later tonight. Thanks!

 

[sportscoach]

I'm not sure it is drivel, and I prefer good cake to icing any day....but as you say, "Fantastic Season".

Sincerely this team should be proud of what they accomplished! You hate losing, but getting this far, way above the national expectations...

 

[Mr. Orange]

2007: Blew a 3-1 lead

2016: Blew a 3-1 lead

2017: Blew a 2-0 lead

2022: Blew a 2-1 lead

The only game that matters is the last one. This is a VERY disturbing trend. Statistically speaking we should have won all 4 series. We lost them all. Yikes.

 

[Chris]

2007: Blew a 3-1 lead

2016: Blew a 3-1 lead

2017: Blew a 2-0 lead

2022: Blew a 2-1 lead

The only game that matters is the last one. This is a VERY disturbing trend. Statistically speaking we should have won all 4 series. We lost them all. Yikes.

Shrug . These are all different teams different eras besides 2016/2017… what can you do? This is cleveland. More often than not you’ll end up disappointed.

 

[smalls1129]

Shrug . These are all different teams different eras besides 2016/2017… what can you do? This is cleveland. More often than not you’ll end up disappointed.

Plus baseball is not like basketball, match ups change everything and I bet our chances of winning last night were about 35% higher than tonight.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

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You know who you are. And if you don't....

@Ohio

 

[Mr. Orange]

Shrug . These are all different teams different eras besides 2016/2017… what can you do? This is cleveland. More often than not you’ll end up disappointed.

Yeah it just sucks. But you are right. Just seems with all the playoff teams we would have won a WS. The list of teams who have won since say 1989

Oakland, Cincinnati, Toronto, Atlanta, Yankees, Red Sox, White Sox, Cubs, Angels, Diamondbacks, Marlins, Twins, Royals, Cardinals, Astros, Dodgers, Phillies, Nationals, Angels, Giants…it’s almost 2/3 of MLB. Go back to the early 80s and you add Orioles, Tigers and Mets.

It’s INSANE that we haven’t won one in the past 30 years.

Oh and btw I’ll never hit report again.

 

[buzzdog]

I couldn't watch the game live today so I made sure I didn't see a score, and watched the recording when I got off work (and I'm on Pacific Time so it was all over by then).

Disappointing outing by Civale and the bats stayed silent, the worst case scenarios for this team played out. Oh well, that's baseball and the odds were stacked heavily against us with the rain day and all.

This was right up there on my list of very enjoyable baseball seasons. It's so nice to see a squad outperform expectations and I can't wait to see how things evolve over the next couple of years.

I hope there's a big welcome waiting for the team when they get off their plane in Cleveland. They deserve every bit of it.

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

2007: Blew a 3-1 lead

2016: Blew a 3-1 lead

2017: Blew a 2-0 lead

2022: Blew a 2-1 lead

The only game that matters is the last one. This is a VERY disturbing trend. Statistically speaking we should have won all 4 series. We lost them all. Yikes.

What about all the series we won during that time?

The most disturbing trend is your posting

 

[Ohio]

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You know who you are. And if you don't....

@Ohio

Apologies, I actually did not know this. I think this was the first time I've ever reported a post on RCF or any other website for that matter. At the least, the first one in recent memory. And had I known the effects, I would have never even considered using it. Is this mentioned in a pinned thread anywhere? If not, might not be a bad idea; can't imagine I'm the only one who didn't know this. I do not frequent the Politics section where I'm sure most of these conversations happen.

cc: @Sebastian , apologies to you in particular for the phone ping.

 

[33Y0]

Bro I hope you aren’t talking about me. If so, PM or ignore instead of reporting to mods if something upsets you.

Everyone gets pissed after a playoff loss or even a series collapse. Though I don’t consider 2016 and 2022 collapses. I think the better teams won. I am not so sure that was the case in 2007 and 2017. But we always seem to lose whether we are the better team or not. Something just doesn’t makes sense.

Baseball doesn’t always make sense. I’ll be quite honest, some crazy shit can happen in baseball and it’s a game of not only momentum but streaks (both good and bad). Look at this year as a prime example… 101 win Mets and Braves bounced. The 111 win Dodgers bounced by an 89 win Padres team. It’s not always the best team that wins. Baseball is unique in that way. How often does a team in the NBA win it all that’s below, say, a 4 seed?

Actually, that’s a good topic to do research on.

Recent NBA champions and seed:
21-22: Warriors (3)
20-21: Bucks (3)
19-20: Lakers (1)
18-19: Raptors (2)
17-18: Warriors (2)
16-17: Warriors (1)
15-16: Cavs (1)
14-15: Warriors (1)
13-14: Spurs (1)
12-13: Heat (1)
11-12: Heat (2)
10-11: Mavs (3)
09-10: Lakers (1)
08-09: Lakers (1)
07-08: Celtics (1)
06-07: Spurs (3)
05-06: Heat (2)
04-05: Spurs (2)
03-04: Pistons (3)
02-03: Spurs (1)
01-02: Lakers (3)
00-01: Lakers (2)
99-00: Lakers (1)
98-99: Spurs (1)
97-98: Bills (1)
96-97: Bulls (1)
95-96: Bulls (1)

In 27 years of data, no seed lower than a 3(!!) has won it all. 15 times (55.6%) of the time, won by a 1 seed, 6 times (22.2%) by a 2 seed, and 6 times by a 3 seed (22.2%). 77.8% by a 1 or 2 seed.

Now let’s look at the NFL…
21-22: Rams (4)
20-21: Buccaneers (5)
19-20: Chiefs (2)
18–19: Patriots (2)
17-18: Eagles (1)
16-17: Patriots (1)
15-16: Broncos (1)
14-15: Patriots (1)
13-14: Seahawks (1)
12-13: Ravens (4)
11-12: Giants (4)
10-11: Packers (6)
09-10: Saints (1)
08-09: Steelers (2)
07-08: Giants (5)
06-07: Colts (3)
05-06: Steelers (6)
04-05: Patriots (2)
03-04: Patriots (1)
02-03: Buccaneers (2)
01-02: Patriots (2)
00-01: Ravens (4)
99-00: Rams (1)
98-99: Broncos (1)
97-98: Broncos (4)
96-97: Packers (1)
95-96: Cowboys (1)

A little more parity here. 12 times (44.4%) in 27 years a 1 seed has won the Super Bowl. 6 times (22.2%) by a 2 seed. 1 time (3.7%) by a 3 seed. 5 times (18.5%) for a 4 seed. 2 times (7.4%) by a 5 seed. And 2 times (7.4%) by a 6 seed. 66.7% of the time has been won by a 1 or 2 seed.

Nooooow let’s look at MLB.
2021: Braves (5)
2020: Dodgers (1)
2019: Nationals (3)
2018: Red Sox (1)
2017: Astros (2)
2016: Cubs (1)
2015: Royals (1)
2014: Giants (5)
2013: Red Sox (1)
2012: Giants (3)
2011: Cardinals (4)
2010: Giants (2)
2009: Yankees (1)
2008: Phillies (2)
2007: Red Sox (1)
2006: Cardinals (4)
2005: White Sox (1)
2004: Red Sox (2)
2003: Marlins (3)
2002: Angels (4)
2001: Diamondbacks (2)
2000: Yankees (3)
1999: Yankees (1)
1998: Yankees (1)
1997: Marlins (4)
1996: Yankees (1)
1995: Braves (1)

One thing to note, MLB playoff structure has changed several times here. Anyway, same number as the NFL for 1 seeds..12 times (44.4%). 5 times (18.5%) for 2 seeds. 4 times (14.8%) for 3 seeds. 4 times for 4 seeds (14.8%). And 2 times (7.4%) for 5 seeds. 63.0% win rate for 1 and 2 seeds.

So, in terms of 1 or 2 seeds winning it all over the last 27 years…
NBA 77.8%
NFL 66.7%
MLB 63.0%

 

[Sebastian]

Apologies, I actually did not know this. I think this was the first time I've ever reported a post on RCF or any other website for that matter. At the least, the first one in recent memory. And had I known the effects, I would have never even considered using it. Is this mentioned in a pinned thread anywhere? If not, might not be a bad idea; can't imagine I'm the only one who didn't know this. I do not frequent the Politics section where I'm sure most of these conversations happen.

cc: @Sebastian , apologies to you in particular for the phone ping.

"Do not use the Report button" notes are attached in each sub-Forum's moderation thread.

And, actually, I can't recall the last time Report was used in the Politics section, it always emanates from one of the sports forums, due to the heavy moderation in that Forum.