Guardians and Twins are doing the thing again

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty ImagesYou ever think we’re in the “bad universe”? Like, maybe somewhere out there in the infinite void of time is a version of us that is perfect in every way and our favorite baseball team never loses? In an infinite number of universes, the 2021 Cleveland Guardians are probably undefeated somewhere right now.

What about another universe that is less extreme, but Cleveland — and sure, the Twins — aren’t on the fringes of playoff contention at best? What a fun series preview this would be — the predicted three-team race between Cleveland, Minnesota, and Chicago all coming down the wire with a series of pivotal matchups in September and into…