News and Notes: Guardians Advance to the ALCS
News and Notes for Sunday, October 13th, 2024
The Guardians defeated the Tigers 7-3 to win their five-game series and advance to the ALCS to face the dreaded New York Yankees.
For this season, the Guardians went 10-8 against the Tigers, and the Tigers outscored them 73-69. They matched up well against each other and I think the Tigers would still be playing had they not traded Guardians-killer Jack Flaherty at the trade deadline. Of course, rumors are that they would not even consider trading Flaherty to the Guardians, so I have less than registerable sympathy for them.
Matt Seese will have a recap for us, so I will instead share some of my favorite social media highlights from Twitter (sorry if you don’t have Twitter):
GRITTY TIGS THOUGHT THEY COULD EAT AT THE BIG BOYS TABLE SEASON OVER. ROLL CREDITS pic.twitter.com/YKN8dSTBbj
— Cy Clase (@modelolover_) October 12, 2024
Past your bedtime, ol' chap. https://t.co/R6i4bO8BeV
— Tyler ~Bibee's Glasses~ Griffith (@tgriffith1992) October 12, 2024
I'd like to know where that one Tigers' fan who said Tyler Holton is better than Emmanuel Clase is right now pic.twitter.com/iB2Jxbo2hz
— Quincy Wheeler (@QuincyWheeler1) October 12, 2024
No matter how big the moment, José Ramírez is always having fun in the @CLEGuardians dugout
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2024
(MLB x @GoogleCloud) pic.twitter.com/YBT4ZDf1nE
Donovan Mitchell's reaction to Lane Thomas' grand slam
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2024
(via @spidadmitchell) pic.twitter.com/RfeY7G2R1n
— Reece is Here, Queer, and Needs a Beer (@ReeceBastardMan) October 12, 2024
— Freezing Cold Takes (@OldTakesExposed) October 12, 2024
As Lane Thomas' grand slam today reached the bleachers, the man who caught it immediately handed it to another fan seated in a wheelchair.
— Daniel Kramer (@DKramer_) October 12, 2024
The two are cousins, bonded through a love for baseball and who’ve leaned on each other through recent heartache.https://t.co/UQTl8QuxJ5
Make sure you read the usual suspects in their game recaps: Meisel, Bell, Hoynes, Pluto.
The first two games of the ALCS are in the Bronx Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:37PM EST. The Athletic and MLB dot com also have ALCS previews here and here, respectively.
We will have a preview or two here for you on Monday! Enjoy a big win today, Guardians fans, before we turn our attention fully to the Yankees.
One more time, listen to us roar for Lane Thomas:
VOLUME UP
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) October 12, 2024
Lane Thomas got the Cleveland faithful on their feet with this homer. pic.twitter.com/YxArNgYQEa