I wouldn’t call myself a huge believer in symbolism or whatnot, but these recent events have got me thinking about the Cleveland Guardians as a whole. It’s the fact about what the meaning of this season is, because AT LEAST two of our players have been betting and going against the rules of the game.
Honestly, the likelihood these current 52-54 Guardians are going to even make it to the postseason, let alone win the World Series, is pretty slim. However, let’s think about this…
Growing up, these Cleveland athletes, such as LeBron James, Jim Thome, Josh Cribbs and whatnot, could do no wrong. Unfortunately, that changes when seeing all the mistakes made by various players on and off the field. The recent scandal is just another example of the sad reality.
Moving forward and if the Guardians were to contend, there’s always going to be that thinking about the what ifs and how much of it was there?
How much were these players cheating?
How many players were betting against themselves?
Has this scandal just begun?
Do players really care about winning, or do they want to make money through the betting scandal were are starting to see?
Now, I’m not saying to root against the Guardians and not want them to win or anything. I just wonder what the disposition is as an entire fanbase with this getting investigated.
It remains to be seen as the MLB begins the investigation. However, could any type of victory this season really matter like a wholesome team title would be like it should? Well, that’ll be up to the average fan and feelings of each person and such.
For me, I’ll at least have to see what comes about from the investigation and then decide where to go from there. I just always feel like there’s going to be that “well..” with any type of success in this remainder of the season. It’s the sad reality of what has occured.
Now, the team has to try and even win against the worst teams, such as the Colorado Rockies and even that they’re struggling with also. One step at a time, I guess. Right? Then we can talk about the symbolism of it all to close out the season into the playoffs, if there are any for Cleveland.
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