[extremely 30 for 30 voice]
What if I told you there was a professional sports team based in Ohio that wore blue, featured an experienced coach leading a young, talented team, and which surpassed expectations in a quest for postseason glory?
What if I told you this applied to several teams over the last year?
I’ve been a die hard Cleveland Indians since before the Blue Jackets were a gleam in John McConnell’s eye. That 1990s dynasty is why I became a baseball fan, and the 2016 season was reminiscent of those teams. It was a blast watching them win the American League pennant (apologies to site manager and Toronto Blue Jays fan Mike McLean) and take the World Series to extra innings of Game 7.