1. The Cleveland Guardians lost game five to the New York Yankees. Blame it on the Rain. The matchup ended up heavily favoring the Yankees who were able to use pitchers who might not have been available if not for the extra day. We talk about how the weather hosed the Guardians in multiple forms. If there had been no rainouts then Shane Bieber could have pitched on full rest. If there had been one rainout then New York would not have had Cortes to start, but the combo of the two allowed for the worst possible outcome. Were Major League Baseball, the Yankees, and Weather in collusion against the Guardians? We may never know.
2. We get into the hitting struggles this postseason. This team not only failed to consistently string together hits and get on base but didn’t work counts or force pitchers out of games early when chances arose. They might have been aggressive to the point it hurt them overall. Game five had two significant opportunities for the Guardians to put some runs on the board and they ended up with just one. This makes one wonder if it really would have mattered at all if Shane Bieber had been given a chance to start.
3. We end by switching to the positive. We focus on what a fun and unexpected year this was. Some of the positive finds and players who have shown they are a part of this team's future going forward. We went from having two proven bats to start the year to five or six depending on your view. On top of being the youngest team in the league, they also have fantastic minors which means that they have great young players coming and the assets to add any player that could come on the market. Today hurts but know that there is every sign this is just the beginning of the Cleveland Baseball Team’s next great run.

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