michael bode

Focus on baseball player development and the Cleveland Guardians.

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

Congratulations to the Yankees on achieving their 4th win vs team over 500

Guardians accomplished that feat the first week of the season

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Stuart avoids infamy by drawing a walk

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

Most strikeouts consecutively to start a season by a position player

Current holders are at 7
Chris Stynes 1997 Reds
Mitch Walding 2018 Phillies

Stuart Fairchild is at 5

Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaughn taught Cleveland fans as long as you do something colorfully then it's good.

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

@JakerBrahney It was a fun team and one other teams weren't looking to start a brawl with.

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

Every team needs a veteran who hits a low batting average but socks enough home runs to maintain value like Russell Branyan, err Mike Napoli, I mean, Rhys Hoskins.

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

Kyle Manzardo destroying the Yankees with George Steinbrenner approved facial hair has to double-irk those fans.

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

@castrovince Only took 100 years

In Europe that's on the same page in a history book

[Cleveland Guardians @CleGuardians]

Heckuva month for Agent 36. 😤

Cade Smith has been named the American League Reliever of the Month.

#GuardsBall

[Mark Schwab @MarkSchwab]

After a day and a half of nothing but Myles Garrett to the Rams I needed that Bazzana double like oxygen.

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

Bazzana-ball 1
Yankees 0

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

This AB shows Kyle is back as much as any other tonight. He's got that 'I can put the bat on any pitch' swagger like he's mustachioed Jose.

8 fouls
13 pitches
Walk

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

@PatrickThePi The whole team legging out infield singles to set that up then Bazzana hitting THAT pitch to clear?

I'd be going home too if I were them. Our guys clearly are not going to be denied.

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

@alisonrae22 @evasive2k To be clear, I am offended by that account as a Guardians fan, but even moreso as a data nerd.

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

@alisonrae22 @evasive2k Yes, I haven't charted them (yet), but I noticed the same. I assume it is in direct reference to the account that pretends to use stats to say the Guardians are luck merchants, but ignores base running and defense.

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

And then what happened...

(Just playful here, Bernie, this was an incredible reverse jinx)

[Bernie Pleskoff @bernie_ple28263]

Guardians have insisted on a roster of left-handed hitters for years-but has come home to roost. The lack of legitimate right-handed hitting hampers them constantly. Tonight they have the left-handed lineup in. And they can't hit, either. I don't mean to be cynical. Just honest.

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

Travis Bazzana, Australian for ballplayer

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Welcome to old school Guardsball, Yanks. As the Twins know, it's hell for the opposition.

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

Crushed a monster rip past the dogleg, threaded the tight hazard-lined fairway, and stuck the green to setup a gimmie eagle putt.

[Cleveland Guardians @CleGuardians]

🔙 🔛 🔝

#GuardsBall

[michael bode @michaelgbode]

@Seth_3773 Central Texas loves baseball and has a booming population

San Antonio Javalinas

[AT @BaseballWRLD_]

Travis Bazzana was really the best offensive 2B in the game in his first full month in the big leagues