Guardians Ace knows his assignment for Game 2 of the ALCS

The 2024 Cleveland Guardians are the epitome of a top team.

Yes, they have a few legitimate stars in various positions, but they are a team because each member trusts others to come through and do their job to achieve a common goal.

The organization has full confidence in Tanner Bibee to tie the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees on Tuesday night in the Bronx.

Bibee, on the other hand, knows what he has to do and has confidence in himself and his teammates because he trusts them.

“We had a historic bullpen and my job is to hand them the ball.” Tanner Bibee will make his third playoff start tonight. He knows his job and is willing to do whatever it takes to help the team win,” Guardians on SI wrote on X.

“We had a historic bullpen and my job is to hand them the ball.”

Tanner Bibee will make his third playoff start tonight. He knows his job and is willing to do whatever it takes to help the team win. #GuardsBall | #Offseason pic.twitter.com/KrSoZdw1j3

— Cleveland Guardians On SI (@GuardiansOnSI) October 15, 2024

Top teams like the Guardians know how to deal with success and failure.

Yes, they won the AL Central with 92 wins, but that doesn't mean they didn't have to face some rough patches in 2024.

This is a club that once lost seven games in a row and was heavily questioned and criticized for it, among other things.

Yet here they are, among the four best teams in baseball and four wins away from making the World Series.

Bibee posted a brilliant 3.47 ERA in the regular season and has an even better 2.08 ERA in 8.2 playoff innings.

In the absence of Shane Bieber, he has transformed into Cleveland's ace and embraced his role.

However, he knows his job on Tuesday is to come up with a good game and hopefully hand it over to the Guardians' incredible bullpen with a lead.

This is exactly where their recipe for success lies.

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