Cleveland Indians fans adore Terry Francona. He has only been in town for four seasons, but he has brought the Indians back to being one of the best teams in all of baseball. He has them back at a level of success not seen since Mike Hargrove was manager.
Hargrove took a franchise that hadn’t been successful for several decades and made them a perennial contender. He took the Indians to two World Series appearances and five straight division titles from 1995-1999.
The Indians were unable to win a championship with Hargrove at the helm, which may explain why he was let go after the 1999 season, but that doesn’t take away from what he did for the city and the franchise.