Guardians' Emmanuel Clase flexing after Yankees implosion is wildly embarrassing

In a matter of minutes, the New York Yankees went from etching the opening line on Aaron Judge's Hall of Fame plaque to picking up the pieces of a devastating loss to the Cleveland Guardians.

Make no mistake: Judge's home run off Super Closer Emmanuel Clase to tie the game was the biggest highlight of his accolade-filled career. Same with the Giancarlo Stanton dinger that followed minutes later. But the Yankees didn't close things out, and those moments are somewhat lost to history, giving Clase the chance to rewrite the narrative throughout the rest of the series.

Or he could, uh, not wait for his play to do the talking during the rest of the series. He could also do something else wholly embarrassing instead, if he wanted to.

After the game, Clase went to the locker room, put on every ring he owns representing individual glory (All-Stars, what have you), zoomed in on his awards, and flexed all over Instagram. If any Yankee dared to brag after allowing two booming home runs to nearly lose an entire series, we'd cringe so hard our mandibles would break. We can only hope this brazen display of self-worth has the same jinxing outcome as Aaron Judge's boombox hoist.

Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase flexes on Instagram after blowing Game 3 to Yankees (and, uh, winning it anyway)

How did Luke Weaver respond to his nightmare ninth inning, featuring an 0-2 to 3-2 to Lane Thomas double, followed by a Jhonkensy Noel home run for the ages? Did he preen in front of the camera, daring the Guardians to do it again? Did he go on Snapchat and send photos of his previous box scores out to all his contacts?

Nope. Has to get better. Can't happen again. That's the bottom line.

Weaver, who's been used in all seven Yankees playoff games to date, is worn down and giving it his all. He received a lesson in humility he didn't deserve in Game 3, based on his effort level to date.

Clase? He was well-rested, and hadn't appeared since October 12 for Game 5 against Detroit. He was victimized by two of the game's best. It should've been the Yankees' crowning championship moment. It was not.

Celebrating is one thing. That's encouraged. Flexing individual accomplishments after your team bailed you out from a lifetime of embarrassment? Come on, man. For a sports-tortured city like Cleveland, you'd have to imagine Clase's antics have introduced a fair amount of trepidation back into the mix.