@Castellani2014 Guards fan here. Skubal is the best starting LHP since Randy Johnson and it isn't close.
I will also always respect him as a human for what he did following the Fry incident. He seems like a top-shelf human.
That was a legendary performance.
@GuardsJoey I'm ambivalent to most baseball personalities generally, even if they like teams I hate, but I want to hit Marty Mush and Tommy Smokes with something large and heavy.
@fuzzyfromyt That being said, this doesn't excuse the lack of spending AT ALL.
If you can't or won't spend what needs to be sent to field a real contender, you shouldn't own a MLB team.
But it's disingenuous to say that Larry Dolan is a top-5 richest MLB owner.
@fuzzyfromyt Guardians ownership is NOT top 5. Dolan's family net worth includes Larry's brother Charles who has WAY more money than Larry - two totally independent ownership groups. And I highly doubt Larry gets any of that financial flexibility for the Guardians.
@JoezMcfLy Please note this is not me defending ownership's lack of spending. But saying the Guardians ownership is richer than the Yankees is categorically false.
@JoezMcfLy The Guardians owner is not worth 4.6 billion. His BROTHER is worth that but those are two totally seperate ownership groups and for some reason all sources tend to lump the whole family together. I guarentee Larry Dolan sees none of Charles Dolans' money for the Guards.
It sucks to lose a winnable series, but these guys were 10 games under .500 last year...an incredible accomplishment to do this.
Rookies get some postseason experience, now we need healthy, solid starting pitching.
Let's run it back in 2025.
Guards, forever
#ForTheLand