CLEVELAND, Ohio – Can they pull this off?

I keep asking myself that about the Guardians.

Can they keep winning? Will that be enough for them to sneak into the playoffs as a Wild Card team?

Wait a minute …

What about Detroit?

Can they ambush the Tigers and win the Central Division?

Am I delusional?

The Guardians blanked Detroit 4-0 on Wednesday night. I looked at the Central Division standings on Thursday and saw the Guardians are … 4 ½ games behind the Tigers for first place.

It’s the final two weeks of the season. Heading into Thursday night, Detroit (85-67) had 10 games left. The Guardians (80-71) had 11 games left.

I think I can, I think I can …

Earlier in the season, I called the Guardians “ The Little Team That Could.” I thought of the old children’s story, “The Little En

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