Despite the Guardians loss in KC in the finale on Wednesday, September 4, the rest of the AL scoreboard went in their favor with the Twins, Astros, Orioles, and Yankees all losing.

Today's show quickly looks at what went wrong in the finale loss but focuses on the Guardians ideal playoff pitching rotation and plan. Which of the Guardians starters would be the ideal bullpen candidate and how would we line them up in a series?

We also look deeper into the data on Steven Kwan to find the source of the struggles and what needs to be done to turn him around soon.

At the end of the show, we set expectations for the series in LA against the Dodgers.

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A week ago, the AL Central was tied. A week later, the Royals are now in third place and the Guardians magic number to clinch the division is 20 with 23 games to play.

Today's show talks about the Guardians finally kicking things into gear at the right time after weeks of waiting for them to find the right direction again.

We also get into how Tanner Bibee showed growth and found another gear in a big start vs the Royals.

Also discussed is Brayan Rocchio's big night for the Guardians and how the offense looked like the version from the first two months of the season.

We get into how Kyle Manzardo has lengthened this lineup and also some math about what it will take for the Guardians to finish off clinching the AL Central the rest of the way.

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The Guardians got another critical series with the Royals off on the right foot.

Today's show looks at the importance of the players that stepped up to win this game are the one that matter a lot going forward - Gavin Williams, Lane Thomas, and Josh Naylor.

We also take a look at one player who is still struggling that the Guardians really need to get going.

And we discuss the players that were not part of September callups, including George Valera, Andrew Walters, and Franco Aleman, and why they haven't been called up yet and if they still might.

We also talk about Ralphy Velazquez's future position as well.

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The Guardians 'reinforcements' came up big on Sunday to help win 2/3 from the Pirates.

On today's Locked On Guardians, we discuss the timing and fit of Kyle Manzardo on this roster and the difference the Guardians hope he makes. We also discuss Alex Cobb's flirtation with history coming off the injured list, Emmanuel Clase's quick ascent into club history record books.

We also debate if the Guardians are ready to finally get on a run to help put some distance between themselves and the Royals and Twins again to clinch the AL Central division title.

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With September coming up this weekend, we look at who is on the table for the Guardians to callup to add as rosters expand to 28, including one hot bat this week for Columbus.

And the rest of his episode is all of your mailbag questions. We address if the Guardians roster full of middle infield investments has been a success or failure, why certain prospects haven't been recalled amid all the offensive struggles, if Angel Martinez should have been given more time, what offensive adjustments the team needs to make, how their rotation stacks up against other contenders, and if there is an ideal team to face in the playoffs.

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The Guardians salvaged the series with the Royals with a win in the finale, holding on to first place.

Today's episode discusses if the Guardians can turn that into positive momentum back towards their first half success. We get into what made them good through the first 60% of the season vs. what has ailed them in the months since.

Jeff brings up how many position player draft picks have been on the field consistently over the last 10 years.

We also get into the psychology of slumps and streaks in sports and compare the Twins/Royals schedules the rest of the way vs. the Guardians.

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The Guardians AL Central division lead is gone with the Royals taking three of the first four in this series and now holding the season tiebreaker.

Today's show looks at how the Guardians got here and what it's going to take to right the ship.

We also discuss if the perception changes when the team doesn't play well early in the season and turns it on late vs. playing well early and struggling later after building a big record.

And we get into why this team has struggled to make adjustments and roster moves, looking at one roster spot that feels like it has had the most impact on the lack of changes right now.

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The Guardians double-header issues continued on August 26, getting swept by the Royals.

Today's show discusses how the Guardians found a way to lose despite being set up for success heading into the twin bill, and even being in a position to win each game, and how tough that can be. We also discuss how a sweep was always for the least you hoped for in this series, and is still attainable, but much harder now.

We spend a good chunk of the second half of the show on the farm system, as the Guardians completed the Alex Cobb trade with the Giants by sending them Nate Furman. We discuss what the Guardians are giving up in Furman, and we also get into the season injury to Jaison Chourio. And we also get into more interesting minor league performances recently.

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