![By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA — Sure, there was that one pitch on baseball’s biggest stage, the one that clipped a little too much of the plate, the one that Jim Poole would’ve loved to have back. Of course, sports rarely offer up the chance for a do-over, so we’re left to ponder that nagging question. Should someone be defined by their worst moment? Not at all, which is why one of Poole’s former teammates and best friends felt compelled to reach out after the longtime big league reliever died from ALS a couple of weeks ago. Paul Assenmacher, who had […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AP23280799806729.jpg?w=132 "By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA — Sure, there was that one pitch on baseball’s biggest stage, the one that clipped a little too much of the plate, the one that Jim Poole would’ve loved to have back. Of course, sports rarely offer up the chance for a do-over, so we’re left to ponder that nagging question. Should someone be defined by their worst moment? Not at all, which is why one of Poole’s former teammates and best friends felt compelled to reach out after the longtime big league reliever died from ALS a couple of weeks ago. Paul Assenmacher, who had […]")
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Remembering Jim Poole for more than one pitch in the Indians-Braves 1995 World Series
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA — Sure, there was that one pitch on baseball’s biggest stage,...
Cleveland Guardians
![By TOM WITHERS Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell looked reverently at the elderly man sitting in the front row clutching his cane and was star struck. To Mitchell and others, John Wooten is a giant. “That’s a man who didn’t know if he would be able to see his dream come true,” Mitchell said. “To be a part of the vision he dreamed for. This is truly special.” On Oct. 11, Mitchell helped unveil a public sculpture honoring the Ali Summit, the famous 1967 gathering in Cleveland of some of the nation’s top Black athletes, including Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Bill […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AP23285056969925.jpg?w=132 "By TOM WITHERS Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell looked reverently at the elderly man sitting in the front row clutching his cane and was star struck. To Mitchell and others, John Wooten is a giant. “That’s a man who didn’t know if he would be able to see his dream come true,” Mitchell said. “To be a part of the vision he dreamed for. This is truly special.” On Oct. 11, Mitchell helped unveil a public sculpture honoring the Ali Summit, the famous 1967 gathering in Cleveland of some of the nation’s top Black athletes, including Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Bill […]")
Sculpture commemorating historic 1967 Cleveland summit with Ali, Jim Brown, other athletes unveiled
By TOM WITHERS Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell looked reverently at the elderly man sitting in...
Rays manager Kevin Cash tries to end speculation he’ll replace Terry Francona as Guardians manager
Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash is trying to end speculation he might replace his...
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More than 45 names on Guardians’ managerial candidate list; Tito staying in organization
President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti and General Manager Mike Chernoff are casting a wide...
![Major League Baseball attendance topped 70 million for the first time in six years. Total attendance of 70.75 million was up 9.6% from last year’s 64.56 million, and the average of 29,295 was up 9.1% from last year’s 26,843, the commissioner’s office said Monday. The total and average were the highest since MLB drew 72.67 million in 2017 for an average of 30,042. MLB set its record attendance in 2007 with a total of 79.5 million and an average of 32,785. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred credited the pitch clock, balanced schedule and expanded postseason for part of the increase, the […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TNH-L-RoyalsGuardians-0726-33.jpg?w=132 "Major League Baseball attendance topped 70 million for the first time in six years. Total attendance of 70.75 million was up 9.6% from last year’s 64.56 million, and the average of 29,295 was up 9.1% from last year’s 26,843, the commissioner’s office said Monday. The total and average were the highest since MLB drew 72.67 million in 2017 for an average of 30,042. MLB set its record attendance in 2007 with a total of 79.5 million and an average of 32,785. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred credited the pitch clock, balanced schedule and expanded postseason for part of the increase, the […]")
MLB draws 70.75 million fans, first time over 70 million since 2017
Major League Baseball attendance topped 70 million for the first time in six years. Total...
MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987
The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped to 2 hours, 40 minutes...
![By LARRY LAGE DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera made a backhanded stop, stepped on first base and smiled in the eighth inning on the final play of his career, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 Sunday. The game also marked the end of Terry Francona’s career, Cleveland’s manager, who led Boston to a pair of World Series titles, is set to retire this week. Francona said the day belonged to Cabrera. It most certainly did. The only player to win the Triple Crown in more than a half-century went 0 for 3 with a walk in his last plate […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AP23274704119722.jpg?w=132 "By LARRY LAGE DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera made a backhanded stop, stepped on first base and smiled in the eighth inning on the final play of his career, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 Sunday. The game also marked the end of Terry Francona’s career, Cleveland’s manager, who led Boston to a pair of World Series titles, is set to retire this week. Francona said the day belonged to Cabrera. It most certainly did. The only player to win the Triple Crown in more than a half-century went 0 for 3 with a walk in his last plate […]")
Miguel Cabrera, Terry Francona close careers as Tigers beat Guardians, 5-2
By LARRY LAGE DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera made a backhanded stop, stepped on first base...
![By DAVE HOGG DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera followed a pregame retirement celebration by scoring the first run and driving in another, helping the Tigers beat the Guardians, 8-0, on Sept. 30 to clinch second place in the AL Central. The start of the game was delayed 33 minutes by the retirement celebration of Cabrera, the 40-year-old 12-time All-Star who is playing his 21st and last big league season. Cabrera went 1 for 4 with a double and is batting .260 with four homers and 34 RBI. The 2012 AL Triple Crown winner plays his finale on Oct. 1, the same […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AP23273684992513.jpg?w=132 "By DAVE HOGG DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera followed a pregame retirement celebration by scoring the first run and driving in another, helping the Tigers beat the Guardians, 8-0, on Sept. 30 to clinch second place in the AL Central. The start of the game was delayed 33 minutes by the retirement celebration of Cabrera, the 40-year-old 12-time All-Star who is playing his 21st and last big league season. Cabrera went 1 for 4 with a double and is batting .260 with four homers and 34 RBI. The 2012 AL Triple Crown winner plays his finale on Oct. 1, the same […]")
Tigers rout Guardians, 8-0, clinch second in AL Central
By DAVE HOGG DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera followed a pregame retirement celebration by scoring the...
![Terry Francona knows many, many candidates inside and outside the Guardians organization who would be worthy of replacing him, but he won’t be recommending any of them to president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti or general manager Mike Chernoff. Francona had a quick and emphatic answer Sept. 27 when asked whether he’ll suggest who the next manager should be. He is retiring after 11 years as manager at the conclusion of the game Oct. 1 with the Tigers. Francona, 64, strongly hinted during a pregame news conference in August that this would be his last season. The announcement took reporters […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TNH-L-Guardians-0927-09.jpg?w=132 "Terry Francona knows many, many candidates inside and outside the Guardians organization who would be worthy of replacing him, but he won’t be recommending any of them to president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti or general manager Mike Chernoff. Francona had a quick and emphatic answer Sept. 27 when asked whether he’ll suggest who the next manager should be. He is retiring after 11 years as manager at the conclusion of the game Oct. 1 with the Tigers. Francona, 64, strongly hinted during a pregame news conference in August that this would be his last season. The announcement took reporters […]")
Terry Francona says he will not recommend his replacement as Guardians manager
Terry Francona knows many, many candidates inside and outside the Guardians organization who would be...
![DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera had three hits, including two doubles, but the Guardians spoiled the first day of his valedictory weekend with a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sept. 29. Cabrera, playing the last three games of his career, doubled in his first two at-bats to raise his total to 626, breaking a tie for 13th place and moving two ahead of Hank Aaron. Cabrera singled in the seventh for his 3,173rd hit. Cal Quantrill drew thunderous boos when he hit Cabrera in the third inning, although Cabrera simply jogged to first and engaged in his normal laughing […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AP23273019961270.jpg?w=132 "DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera had three hits, including two doubles, but the Guardians spoiled the first day of his valedictory weekend with a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sept. 29. Cabrera, playing the last three games of his career, doubled in his first two at-bats to raise his total to 626, breaking a tie for 13th place and moving two ahead of Hank Aaron. Cabrera singled in the seventh for his 3,173rd hit. Cal Quantrill drew thunderous boos when he hit Cabrera in the third inning, although Cabrera simply jogged to first and engaged in his normal laughing […]")
Guardians spoil start of Miguel Cabrera weekend in Detroit
DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera had three hits, including two doubles, but the Guardians spoiled the...