By Ron Calhoun
Baseball’s Kardiac Kids of 2022, the Cleveland Guardians, is also the Cinderella team of Major League Baseball. Media coverage and attention over the baseball season focused on the Cleveland Browns’ quarterback Deshaun Watson, and the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers’ blockbuster trade for Jazz star Donovan Mitchell, which is a huge addition to the rooster. This overshadowed the Cleveland Guardians’ success over the past four months.
The Guardians played the Tampa Bay Rays in the wildcard series. This contest now serves as the longest playoff game in either franchise’s history. The two pitching staffs combined for 39 strikeouts, a new postseason record. The Guardians were responsible for 20 of those, meaning the two sides were nearly split 50/50. The Guardians won over the Tampa Bay Rays and advanced to the AL Division Series to play a best-of-five set against the New York Yankees. Wake up Cleveland.
There were several dramatic wins throughout the season that most of Cleveland did not witness. Look forward to seeing just how talented this team is against the powerful New York Yankees.
