★ CLE (86-64 .573 || +4 / +6.5 KC / MIN || +22 over .500 || AND THE ● BEST ♥︎ RECORD IN THE AL ● -16- GAMES LEFT ★ REV. 9/11/2024 ★

[mjp28]

~  Well  ~  this cheap  HOSPITAL  that I'm in   DOES NOT EVEN SHOW THE GARDIANS  ( BALLY SPORTS )  but instead shows  FOX SPORTS !    ︎ And  the next  few games  that  while I'm in  -here.    -  NO GUARDIANS  BASEBALL -.

I'll have to get the radio Hout and have to listen to  " Hammyst calling the't games"    which isn't all bad.    Oh well,  carry on.

The rest of this  "newest hospital in town"  isn't all bad.  -7- stories,  nice cafeteria, nice staff .... but still    - NO GUARDIANS -  baseball.     

[mjp28]

★   CLE  5    SF  4  final score !      ● The young gun  Guardians win yet another series.   Now on to  Detroit  &  Tampa Bay !

[mjp28]

~  OK  ~   " The"  games right up to the    "2024 Season ALL-STAR  Break  -4- with DET  -and-  -3- with TB       mjp.

Mon, Jul 8	@Detroit	6:40 PM	FS1	Williams	Flaherty	TONIGHT ★ on★ FS1. - L - DET 1 - 0.
Tue, Jul 9	@Detroit	6:40 PM		Lively	Maeda	Game 2 / 4
Wed, Jul 10	@Detroit	6:40 PM		Bibee	Olson
Thu, Jul 11	@Detroit	1:10 PM		Allen	TBD	<--  THEN OFF TO TB !
Fri, Jul 12	@Tampa Bay	6:50 PM
Sat, Jul 13	@Tampa Bay	4:10 PM
Sun, Jul 14	@Tampa Bay.       1:40 pm -->

[mjp28]

0-0  top 7.    Some close game in DETROIT.   To bottom 7.

■  DET 1    CLE 0   top 9. ■  X  DET 1   CLE 0    final score.  Game 1 of 4.   ~  SEE  ~  you tomorrow for  Game 2 of 4.

[mjp28]

72÷162 = .4444444. to go !     90÷162 = .555555. already done.    

  It's  Getting interesting.   The ALL-STAR BREAK is only  -6-  games away !   

 This 2024 Season  ....  really   IS   getting interesting.

[mjp28]

Another close one tonight,   Tues.  7/9/24.  The top of the 9th .... TRIBE is up.

CLE 9   DET 8   in  10 innings  the final score.        Wow .... what a game.

[Dutch Oven]

That was one frustrating win last night, but a frustrating win is always better than any loss.

In other Guardians news, attendance at Progressive Field went over the 1,000,000 mark in 41 home games, the fastest pace since 2008.

So much for Go Woke, Go Broke after the name change, huh? 

It also means the Gs will have an insane amount of home games after the All-Star Game. Something like 41 out of 67 games. Their record at home so far this season - 30-11.

[mjp28]

~  THE  ~  Game is on !   DET 4   CLE 3   to top 7.    And  I'm home  !   

MEANWHILE.  DETROIT 4    CLEVELAND 3   final score.

EOM.

[mjp28]

~  THE  ~  Game 4 of 4 this afternoon  -at- 1:10 pm.   DET leads series  2-1.   Enjoy your game.

DET 6    CLE 1  bottom 6,  bases loaded ... CLE in trouble,  again.  DET 7-1  still loaded.   DET 10-1 a rout is on !          -  AND -  The final  score is   DETROIT 10 - 1.  -

Mon, Jul 8	@Detroit	6:40 PM	FS1	Williams	Flaherty	TONIGHT ★ on★ FS1. - L - DET 1 - 0.
Tue, Jul 9	@Detroit	6:40 PM		Lively	Maeda	Game 2 / 4  - W -   CLE 8   DET 7  in  10 innings.
Wed, Jul 10	@Detroit	6:40 PM		Bibee	Olson	- L -   DET 4    CLE 3
Thu, Jul 11	@Detroit	1:10 PM		Allen	TBD	- L -   DET 10   CLE 1  ...   DETROIT  3-1.  CLE

[mjp28]

~  IN  ~   other baseball chit- chat  -   THE AL STANDINGS.

American League  -  7/12/2024  -   AL STANDINGS UPDATE  and  COMMENTS, feel free to add !

EAST

Baltimore Orioles. WHO PICKED THAT ?

New York Yankees   JUST -2  BEHIND.

Boston Red Sox.      ALWAYS (IT SEEMS) BEHIND NYY

Tampa Bay Rays.    (45-47) -12 GB - BIG SERIES vs ★ CLE (57-35) .620

Toronto Blue Jays.   IN  5th  PLACE ???  ( 43-50 ) .462 -14.5 GB

CENTRAL

Cleveland Guardians  #1  ALL YEAR to ALL-STAR BREAK  (57-35) .620  L10  5-5 ?

Minnesota Twins.     CHASING  CLEVELAND  -4.5 GB. (53-40) .570

Kansas City Royals    IN 3rd  PLACE  -7 GB  (51-43) .543

Detroit Tigers.          4th - REBULDING YEAR (AGAIN ?) -13 GB. (45-49)

Chicago White Sox.   5th - and  -31 GB    REALLY ?  (27-68) .264  [ 68 LOSSES ALREADT ? ]

 

W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10
BAL.   57	35	.620	-	29-19	28-16	466	371	+95	L2	5-5
NYY.  56	38	.596	2	25-19	31-19	469	369	+100	W1	3-7
BOS.  50	41	.549	6.5	21-24	29-17	428	392	+36	L1	7-3
■ TB.     45	47	.489	12	24-26	21-21	365	431	-66	L1	4-6
TOR.   43	50	.462	14.5	21-24	22-26	377	432	-55	W2	5-5
W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10
■  CLE     57	35	.620	-	30-11	27-24	450	363	+87	L2	<--︎ 5-5 <-- ? L10
MIN       53	40	.570	4.5	27-18	26-22	459	407	+52	W1	7-3
KC.   51	43	.543	7	31-18	20-25	432	371	+61	W3	5-5
DET./ WSX(5) 45	49	.479	13... -31 (5th)

[mjp28]

~  AND  ~   on tonight's game.  To the 5th.  CLE is up.  Bottom 6.//   TB 3   CLE 0   final score.   

~  COMING   up next for the  GUARDIANS  -at-  6:50 pm on Friday  July 12.

DATE OPPONENT TIME TV PITCHER OPP TICKETS ■ Fri, Jul 12 @Tampa Bay 6:50 PM Apple TV+ Carrasco Bradley <--︎  ON APPLE TV+ !  ■

[mjp28]

~  COMING  ~   up next for the  GUARDIANS  (57-35) .620  -4.5  -at-  6:50 pm.  

    ~  CLE is a  very slight favorite.    Gavin Williams  (0-1)   vs   Zach Littell (3-6)  this afternoon.

■   CLE  4     TB  2    bottom 9.       FINAL  SCORE !     CLE  wins  4-2.  ■

DATE OPPONENT TIME TV PITCHER OPP TICKETS ■ Fri, Jul 12 @Tampa Bay 6:50 PM Apple TV+ Carrasco Bradley <--︎  ON APPLE TV+ !  ■ Sat, Jul 13 @Tampa Bay 4:10 PM   Williams Littell <--︎.  Saturday's game  4:10 pm Sun, Jul 14 @Tampa Bay 1:40 PM   Lively Pepiot     * Game played at neutral location

[mjp28]

~  SUNDAY  ~  the  CLE / TB  Rubber Match  at  1:40 pm.  

COMING  ~   up next for the  GUARDIANS  (57-35) .620  -4.5  -at-  6:50 pm.  

    ~  CLE is a  very slight favorite.    Gavin Williams  (0-1)   vs   Zach Littell (3-6)  this afternoon.

 

■   CLE  4     TB  2    bottom 9.       FINAL  SCORE !     CLE  wins  4-2.  ■

 

DATE OPPONENT TIME TV PITCHER OPP TICKETS ■ Fri, Jul 12 @Tampa Bay 6:50 PM Apple TV+ Carrasco Bradley <--︎  ON APPLE TV+ !  ■   -L- Sat, Jul 13 @Tampa Bay 4:10 PM   Williams Littell <--︎  -W-  CLE 4  TB 2 Sun, Jul 14 @Tampa Bay 1:40 PM <--︎ Lively Pepiot <--︎. THE GAME  3 of 3.

[mjp28]

~  SUNDAY'S  ~   Game  3  of  3   -at-   1:40 pm.

Sun, Jul 14

@Tampa Bay

1:40 PM

<--︎

Lively

Pepiot

<--︎.  GAME  3 of 3.   TB 2    CLE 0   ● SERIES  CLE 1-2.

[Dutch Oven]

Guardians finish the first half with a whimper, losing two of three to the Rays (by identical 2-0 scores).

They did take Travis Bazzana #1 overall in the draft tonight, a second baseman originally from Australia. He played at Oregon State, where Steve Kwan played. 

[mjp28]

@dutch-oven said:

Guardians finish the first half with a whimper, losing two of three to the Rays (by identical 2-0 scores).

They did take Travis Bazzana #1 overall in the draft tonight, a second baseman originally from Australia. He played at Oregon State, where Steve Kwan played. 

On the plus side ....  Still in  1st place.

★ (58-37)  .611 ★  CLE +4.5  over  MIN  and  [ +21   over  .500 ]   ●   GAME #95   ︎   at the break  ●  ( Rev.  7-14-24)

[Dutch Oven]

@mjp28 said:

On the plus side ....  Still in  1st place.

★ (58-37)  .611 ★  CLE +4.5  over  MIN  and  [ +21   over  .500 ]   ●   GAME #95   ︎   at the break  ●  ( Rev.  7-14-24)

And 40 of 67 games left at Progressive Field!

[mjp28]

●~~~~~~~~~~●

~  THE  ~  Offical  ALL-STAR  Week  Schedule  ....  coming up soon !   

●~~~~~~~~~~●

︎  July 12-16, 2024    ︎ From  Arlington, Texas

The  2024  HOME RUN DERBY  on  MONDAY  JULY 15  at  8 pm.   Jose qualifies for the   NEXT    round.   Yay !

[mjp28]

The  2024  HOME RUN DERBY  on  MONDAY  JULY 15  at  8 pm.

( Personally I do not know what the  ︎ MLB ︎  wanted to do with their cameras all around the hitters and the announcers that you couldn't really hear that well.     Bring back the  "old fashioned  HR Derbys"  .... I guess. )

□---●---♧-->        <--♧---●---□

OH one bright spot ?

VIDEO

A look at José Ramírez's greatest home runs

Ahead of José Ramírez's participation in the 2024 Home Run Derby, take a look at his most notable homers.

....  edit add #1  ....  I  really  did enjoy  the  deluxe cheese & cracker spread my wife made for me.   Oh I should have taken a picture    -but-   it's almost gone now.      Sorry,  mjp.

....  edit add  #2  ....  My  excellent  cook & wife in addition to crackers. actually made me some homemade  cut-up  rye bread  buttered  crackers to have with the cheese.  Ummm-mmmm  delicious.        Again sorry,  they went first !   mjp.

[mjp28]

Jose is up now.   ....  and Jose qualifies for the   NEXT    round.