After the first 59 games of the season, would anyone have noticed if Tom Hamilton took a cue from Virgil to open his broadcast?
From Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, it is game No. 60. All hope abandon ye who enter here. Hi again, everybody, Tom Hamilton, Jim Rosenhaus, Stephanie Hagele here in the booth.
In the aftermath of that 59th game, an 0-2 loss to the White Sox, Cleveland’s playoff odds (per FanGraphs) sunk to a nadir of 26.8%, down from 95.9% on April 8. It was hard to argue with the prediction, however, as the loss sunk the team’s record below .