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Back to 1997: What the world was like the last time the Indians made the World Series

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- What were you doing when Tony Fernandez's home run in the 11th inning of Game 6 of the 1997 ALCS sent the Indians to the World Series?

Perhaps you were watching it at the TGI Fridays in the Flats or maybe panicking over the fact you didn't account for extra innings when you set the timer on your VCR. Could you have been stuck in class, learning about Britain's recent handover of Hong Kong back to China?

Yes, life as we know it was different 19 years ago.

In the summer of 1997, TV news was consumed by the nationwide manhunt for Andrew Cunanan, the serial killer who murdered four people before gunning down fashion designer Gianni Versace outside of his South Beach mansion.