When did you give up on this season?
At the end of May, when the team’s record dipped below .500, at 28-29, and it’s playoff odds hit the pre-September nadir of 26.8%? Or maybe after the 2-7 trip to the east coast, capped by a sweep at the hands of the Mets, in mid-August? Perhaps, like me, you held fast until the beginning of September, when Tampa Bay proved they were the better playoff team in a convincing three-game sweep?
Technically, the Indians playoff odds remained above zero until Sept. 26. But as of Sept. 24, with five games still remaining in the season, the team’s chances of making the playoffs were 43.