After a dismal first half of the season, the Tribe has not lost since the All-Star break. The Indians beat the Tigers yesterday, 10-4, banging out 20 hits to win their fifth consecutive game.
Watch out, American League Central Division! Here comes the Tribe! We were 16 games back at the break, but we're only 12.5 games back now!
In all seriousness, that would be some comeback, especially given that we would have to pass four teams to do it. Nevertheless, anyone who knows me knows how optimistic I am about my sports teams, which is odd considering I root for Cleveland and Notre Dame, who are not two of the most successful sports entities in recent history.
Anyway, the Indians did this in 2008. They had a miserable first half to knock themselves out of the running, and then a meaninglessly awesome second half. They actually had the third-best record in the American League after the All-Star break (40-28), but were so far out of it they still lost the division by 7.5 games.
At any rate, it is nice to see them playing well for once, especially given the youth of their roster.
Let's go Tribe! 8-)
Very observant and, of course, your memory is impeccable as always!
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