The best conversations about the Guards from The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima, Baskin & Phelps, and The Afternoon Drive during the past week. Guardians podcaster Matt Dery says the team just wasn't talented enough this season. Baskin and Phelps want the Guardians to look inward and learn from this year's mistakes. Ken and Anthony look at some serious concerns with the rotation, and wonder how much of it is just bad luck. Plus, is it time to pull the plug on experimenting with Cade Smith as a closer? Despite those seemingly glum topics, the team is still surprisingly within striking distance of a wild card spot.