The legendary Mark Price of the Cleveland Cavaliers is familiar with being passed over for more prominent players or glitzier teams, so it is hardly surprising that he is taken an interest in the 2024 Guardians during the MLB playoffs. After the team’s thrilling triumph over the New York Yankees, the former All-NBA guard responded with a well-chosen throwback.
“The Guardians Triumph! He shared a picture of the three brothers—Maurice, Barry, and Robin Gibb—who made up the well-known disco group the Bee Gees on X along with the message, “Stayin Alive!” Price highlights their classic song from 1977, which sums up exactly what David Fry, Jhonkensy “Big Christmas” Noel, and this small-market team accomplished on Thursday night in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.
After outstanding closer Emmanuel Clase collapsed in the eighth inning, giving the Yankees complete momentum, Cleveland was on the verge of collapse. Manager Stephen Vogt became desperate quickly and pinch-hit Noel with two outs in the ninth, thinking the youthful slugger would tie the game with a big swing. To everyone’s amazement and happiness, he accomplished precisely that.
In the bottom of the 10th inning, All-Star utility player and master of postseason magic David Fry completed the late comeback with a home run of his own that made headlines. The unlikely 7-5 walk-off victory has reduced the Guardians’ ALCS deficit to 2-1 against the Yankees. For the time being, at least, they are still alive. The tenacity of this club draws in supporters like Mark Price and others who have ties to Cleveland.
During his nine-year tenure with the Cavaliers, the 6-foot guard who was selected as the No. 25 selection in the 1986 NBA Draft showed a decent degree of toughness in addition to his evident talent, which included a phenomenal shooting stroke (40.2 percent from 3-point range and 90.4 percent from the free throw line). Throughout the rest of this unexpectedly captivating ALCS, the Guardians hope to mix and match their own delicious blend of skill and perseverance.
Perhaps Price is unaware of how appropriate his social media post was. The Bee Gees and “Stayin’ Alive” are synonymous with the Disco Era, which gave people much-needed joy and positive energy during a contentious period in our nation. Cleveland is attempting to follow suit in the MLB Playoffs in 2024.
All the Guardians can do is hope they escape the same fate disco did. They will do every effort to withstand the Yankees’ apparent superiority and tie the series in Game 4. Mark Price and the Cavaliers community will never back down from their tenacious neighbors.
