The Cleveland Indians begin their 2020 playoff journey against the New York Yankees tonight. The Tribe have a legitimate claim to being the hottest team in baseball right now, winning eight of their last nine to lock up the fourth seed. Rather than dominate opponents down the stretch, they rallied late and walked off to win it almost every other game in the last week.
It goes without saying, then, that I am ready for the pain.
I don’t want the Indians to come up short again this year. 2016 gave us bittersweet heartbreak; 2017, a rotted chest cavity; and 2018 bashed us to death with a shovel.