I'll have to admit that I was thinking yesterday that the Twins were going to play the Baltimore Orioles tonight. I've been thinking about a six word phrase for the Orioles, I looked up the Oriole wikipedia page (did you know that the Orioles started in Milwaukee?). Then, I woke up this morning and I thought, hey, I had better check the schedule. Wouldn't you know it -- I've been operating under a mistaken belief.
The Indians won the World Series in 1920. The dynasty continued with a second World Championship in 1948. The Indians narrowly lost the 1954 World Series to the New York Giants 4-0 after winning 111 games during the regular season. After that, though, things were a little quiet. In 25 years of play in the American League East, the Indians never finished higher than fourth. Starting in 1995, the Indians played in the AL Central and have won the Central seven times, twice losing in the World Series. This is another season where the Indians have been favored to win the Central, but they've been off to a little bit of a slow start. All in lall, though, the Indians have had a long and generally unsuccessful history.
So, here's my six word evaluation of the Indians:
Chief Wahoo smiling, not sure why.
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No more Indians: Sabathia ate them.
Jason Tyner doesn't hate them...yet.
"Mistake by the Lake"? Long gone.
We're a Major League Baseball team.
We should've got the live chicken.
Cerrano, Taylor, Hayes...oh, not them?
Went to Cleveland. It was closed.
Please get off Bob Feller's lawn
I met Bob Feller at his museum (it's in Van Meter about 20 miles from Des Moines). He's...well...he acts his age. Buck O'Neil, who I met at the same time, however was an absolute pleasure. I still consider it an extreme privilege to have met him.
I would kill to have met Buck O'Neil. Ken Burns' Baseball alone is reason enough to adore that guy.
how long will they keep lee?
these guys ain't so fucking bad.
"he's dead" "then cross him off."
(not that i helped, but i guessed this would involve a lot of major league quotes)
Hats for bats...keep bats warm.
I'd love Grady Sizemore...playing elsewhere.
No titles since '48? Sorry (almost).