Confession time: I'm a Cleveland Indians fan. The Tribe is in one of the richest veins of form in living memory, dominating the AL Central for the past few years and probably for the next couple. I love baseball. It was the first sport I ever played when I started in T-ball and, 18 years later, the last when I stepped off the field for the last time.
But...
I hated last season for the Indians, as they marched in a perfunctory manner towards an almost preordained first-round exit. By September, I was tired of the season; it seemed like most of the players were, too.