TORONTO -- For the first time since 1997, the Cleveland Indians are the American League champions. The Tribe beat the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 5 of the ALCS on Wednesday afternoon (CLE 3, TOR 0) to clinch the series victory. They now await the winner of the Dodgers-Cubs NLCS.
"I'm honored that we're going to the World Series," said Indians manager Terry Francona, "because to do it with -- we always said if we could do it with this group, it would be so special because this is as close to a family feel as you can get in a postseason setting.