That’s a line used by former Cleveland manager Terry Francona, especially when explaining why he stayed with a veteran who was having a miserable time at the plate. Francona is gone, the new manager of the Cincinnati Reds. The baseball card line is old school, the back of the card was where you found a player’s career stats.

Once Bibee was lifted by Vogt, rookie Cade Smith, Tim Herrin, Hunter Gaddis and closer Emmanuel Clase, who led the league with 47 saves and hasn’t blown one in 34 straight chances, since May, took it from there. The Guardians matched the largest shutout in postseason history.

Lane Thomas talks about the Guardians' offensive outburst in the 1st inning and how the pitching staff shut the Tigers down in Game 1