🦸 Heroic 6-Year-Old Boy Shields Little Bro From Fire + Damn Yankees Are Next!

Let's start Monday with a few words about a hero. This is a big sports week in Cleveland, but we're not talking about sports heroes. We lead today's news with a pint-sized superhero who put himself between certain harm and his 4-year-old brother. Have a good thought for his recovery.

Our digest also includes:

• A heartwarming gesture of respect at the Guardians game
• Cool pix of Guardians at the Browns game and utter bafflement at our beloved Browns
• A voter guide to prep you for our upcoming exercise in self governance

Happy Monday, Cleveland! Bring on the Yankees!

🌤️ Clouds and sun. High: 64, Low: 52

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Brave 6-Year-Old Boy Shields Little Brother In Burning Car

1) A heroic 6-year-old boy is recovering from severe burns he suffered while trying to shield his 4-year-old brother from the flames of a car fire in Lakewood. Dean Martin, who's being treated at MetroHealth in Cleveland, has second and third-degree burns on his face, arms and legs. The car went up in flames while mom was picking up prescriptions. Good Samaritans pulled both boys from the fire. When Dean woke up at the hospital, the first thing he said to his mom was: "I’m Spiderman mom. I saved my brother."

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❤️ 💙 2) Fans paid tribute to John Adams — the man who pounds the legendary drums in the bleachers at Cleveland Guardians games — with a banner at the Tampa Bay Wildcard Series game that read "Keep Rockin' John." Adams, a bleachers fixture for five decades, has been unable to attend the games in recent years due to his health. The Guardians dispatched the Rays when Oscar Gonzalez smacked a walk-off homerun in the 15th inning. (Whew!) The Guardians flew to New York Sunday night and will face the N.Y. Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 7:37 p.m. in Yankee Stadium. Game 2 will be Thursday at 7:37 p.m. The Yankees finished first in the AL East with a 99-63 record.

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• Fan "flashes" Guardians manager her Tito tee: Terry Francona had an "interesting" ride home on his scooter after the first wildcard win (Cleveland.com)

🤯 3) The Bad News Browns shocked and disappointed again Sunday, losing yet another winnable game, this time to the L.A. Chargers 30-28 as Cade York missed a 54-yard field goal at game's end. York never should have been in that situation. The Browns offense got off to a hot start. Jacoby Brissett is doing what he needs to do. Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt and Amari Cooper all scored touchdowns, but the Browns defense let the Chargers run through them at will.

Jim Donovan breaks down the Browns loss on 3News WKYC

• Ain't that a kick in the head: Browns still have trust in rookie kicker Cade York after 2 missed field goals in Chargers loss (Cleveland.com)
• Guess who's back ... Shady's back: Deshaun Watson, back at the Browns facility on Monday, has kept in close contact with the QBs during his ban (Cleveland.com)

4) Residential redevelopment of office buildings has contributed to downtown Cleveland losing 30 percent of its leasable office space, according to a recent Newmark real estate brokerage study. Meanwhile, only 60 percent of the remaining office space is being used at any given time due to the new realities of post-pandemic workplaces. Office space rental rates across Greater Cleveland remain steady at $18.58 per square foot.

Ken Prendergast reports for NEOtrans blog

5) Absentee voting and early in-person voting for the 2022 general election begins Wednesday, Oct. 12. People may register to vote for the general election through Tuesday, Oct. 11. Boards of election will be open until 9 p.m. for in-person registration. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. The biggest contests on this ballot are the race for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat and the race for the governor's office. There are two statewide constitutional amendments on the ballot, too.

See everything you need to know about registration, absentee and early voting, and what's on the ballot in this Election Guide compiled by Ideastream Public Media

Today In Cleveland

• Cleveland Heights Administrative Services Committee (11:00 AM)
• Architectural Review Board Meeting - City of Highland Heights (1:30 PM)
• Poetic Power - Adults - Warrensville Heights Branch Library (7:00 PM)
• Jane Austen Deep-Dive Book Club: Mansfield Park (7:00 PM)
• Anti-Racism Task Force Meeting - City of Lakewood (7:00 PM)
• Evening Book Discussion - Middleburg Heights Branch Library (7:30 PM)

Cleveland Chatter

• Fine Print Fair: "The Print Club of Cleveland is thrilled to announce the return of the Fine Print Fair to benefit the Cleveland Museum of Art! 😄 Dates: Friday, Oct. 14, 10 am - 6 pm | Saturday, Oct. 15th, 10 am - 5 pm | Sunday, Oct. 16th, 10 am - 5 pm." (Cleveland Museum of Art via Instagram)
• Counting down to Cavs season: "Wine & Gold Scrimmage powered by FirstEnergy Corp. ✔️ Thank you to the best fans in the league! #LetEmKnow" (Cleveland Cavaliers via Facebook)
• Looking for a final resting place, PV 130th Sprague York: "Any suggestions on a nice cemetery for my grandpa's ashes? - Looking for not something super expensive but something decent. Thanks." (Nextdoor)

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