Affected by Altitude Episode 153: Youth Springs Eternal
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What to Expect of Kyle Manzardo
Kyle Manzardo, the number two prospect for the Cleveland Guardians, made his highly anticipated debut, as Cleveland baseball fans have been clamoring for his debut since spring training. Manzardo was drafted in the second round of the 2021 MLB draft and made his minor league debut in 2022 for the Bowling Green Red Hots, the… read more
Manoah Gets Rocked In Return To Blue Jays, Lose 11-8 vs. Nats
Former Cy Young finalist and Blue Jays ace starter Alek Manoah Hasn’t pitched for Toronto since August of last year, after struggling throughout the season. After coming off of a dominant 2022 season, in 2023 we saw a heavy regression from Manoah where he would string multiple outings with many runs given up that ultimately… read more
Series Preview: Rockies kick off homestand with first meeting against the Giants
The Colorado Rockies are coming off a road trip in which they went 1-7 between a trip to Mexico City, Miami, and Pittsburgh. They were swept twice and lost via the walk-off three separate times against three of the most struggling teams in the league. Their struggling offense has proven a formidable hurdle to overcome… read more
Cubs take two of three in first series against the Brewers
This weekend marked the first time the Chicago Cubs had played a division opponent in the 2024 season when the Milwaukee Brewers came to Wrigley Field. The weekend started with the Cubs a game behind the Brewers and ended with the two teams tied after the Cubs took two of three. Chicago’s starting pitching was… read more
Rockies can’t solve Jared Jones, collect one hit in walk-off loss
Two teams that have struggled to muster offense this season came to a head on Friday as the Colorado Rockies collected just a single hit in a 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rookie pitcher Jared Jones continued his strong start to his season carving through the Rockies lineup easily through seven innings. He threw… read more
The Pirates had a chance to be the story of the summer but are failing miserably
The Pittsburgh Pirates rarely get to be the top sports story in Pittsburgh for even a summer. This is thanks to an almost unhealthy obsession with the Steelers, along with the Penguins winning five Stanley Cups since 1991. But 2024 could have been the exception. The Steelers have made a lot of exciting moves off… read more
McMahon’s splash ball, Quantrill’s gem, give Rockies much needed victory
After trailing in 31 consecutive games to begin the season and set a modern-era baseball record, the Colorado Rockies finally obtained a lead and held on to it for an entire game as they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Friday. It was going to be an interesting series as both teams have been struggling… read more
Who is on the Cleveland Sports Mount Rushmore?
In the latest episode of The East Bank Sports Show: At The Office, my fellow hosts John, Erik, and I discussed who is on the Mount Rushmore of Cleveland sports. We all had different answers as well as some similar and obvious ones. Today, I will discuss this question, picking four Cleveland athletes to put… read more
Chicago Cubs Friday injury updates
It is pretty remarkable that the Chicago Cubs are 19-13 with all of the injuries they have had in the first month of the season. Three of the five pitchers that were scheduled to be in their starting rotation at the beginning of the season have missed multiple starts. They have also been without two… read more
Series Preview: Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates
There isn’t much more that can be said about the Colorado Rockies. For all intents and purposes, they are bad. Nothing is working for them as they have a 7-24 record and sit at the bottom of the National League standings. They were just swept by the Miami Marlins (who had a worse record than… read more
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