So I was watching ESPN's First Take this week (the black hole of broadcasting) and, as usual, I was sickened. (Hey, it was between watching THIS or (Insert name of some female-friendly, dull as dishwater, morning show HERE.)
So, what would YOU have done in this hostage standoff situation...?
Regardless, the Cleveland Indians have been playing some of the BEST baseball of the season - winning (at this time) six games in a row and strengthening their lead in the American League Central over their feline foes, the Detroit Tigers.
But, still, do my wacky Wahoos get any respect from the national media? Does anyone outside of the “Cleveland fishbowl” actually think that the Tribe has a chance of winning their division and making the post-season playoffs?
Nah. It seems Darth Vader (and “the ESPN Empire”) has spoken.
However, like Han Solo navigating an asteroid storm, I always like to tell C-3PO (in regards to the Tribe): "Never tell me the odds!"
Back to ESPN: Skip "Clueless" and guest-host Donnie Walhberg were debating between the outcomes of their beloved New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, folks (Because, as we all know, the world seems to revolve around Boston and New York - cough).
NEWSFLASH: There is a "new kid on the block" - The Cleveland Indians! And, hey, they have "the right stuff" - at least according to this Teen Beat blogger.
“Oh, my New York Yankees!” “Oh, my Boston Red Sox!” They both squealed with delirious delight - who will be the winner of these two juggernauts?
I'm taking the Cleveland Indians for the block, Wink!
And, hell yeah, I'm siding with those spunky Ewoks from Endor on this one, kids - and, hopefully, blowing up the ESPN "Death Star" in the process!
The national media will never seem to give the Cleveland Indians (Grady Sizemore, Travis Hafner, C.C. Sabathia, Fausto Carmona, Victor Martinez, and, yes, Joe Borowski) the respect they truly deserve - it seems much easier to swoon over the whiny-ass Red Sox and the overpriced Yankees while “towing the company line.”
Article comments
1 - Igor
"Grace and quiet dignity, he says."
(Shrugs)
2 - nicolas
sure, the indians are a good enough team that they should be in every AL conversation (with boston, NY, detroit, LA, and minnesota), but don't be so sure about the whole enchilada. they're still playing a bit above their heads (anywhere from 3 to 5 wins above where they should be, according to BP), so we'll see if they can actually manage to hold off detroit, or merely manage another "almost" year.
3 - The Haze
Detroit won't be the problem. If the "Stankees" get the wild card they will have their hands full. The "Stanks" own them this year,so they need to get over that hump. They can hang with any other team in MLB. Some of the games they lost this year may come back to haunt them.
4 - alessandro nicolo
Cleveland, New York, Boston; it's all the same once the Angels from Whatever City are done with them.
5 - Chris McVetta
True, the Indians are playing "over their heads" ...but we are (as always) use to that here in Cleveland.
The Tribe HAS the starting pitching (Sabathia, Fausto Carmona and Byrd) ...but the Yankees have the big bats.
As long as the Indians make it to the playoffs, I'll be happy (anything, and everything, else is just a cherry on the top of the cake, eh, Appalachian State?).
6 - alessandro nicolo
I like the Indians and Red Sox over the Yanks - assuming they get there. But the Angels can play some kind of variable ball. They can play bog or small and have a solid pitching staff. They are not the best in any particular area -but as a whole they are a great ball team. One built for the playoffs. Mike Scioscia is a great manager to boot.
7 - The Haze
It appears that the "Stankees" are floundering. Go Tribe! Their pitching staff has consistently stayed in the middle of the pack in the AL. They need a pick me up streak to make a run down the end of the month. Don't they play the Stanks again? A nice ass-whoopin' would send them into the playoffs with their heads up.
8 - The Haze
going against the Angels. Tell me this ain't a big deal?? they need to look good against them or some steam comes out of the machine. Pronk adjusts his stance and starts to produce. timing is everything,right?.....R-I-G-H-T!!!!! GO TRIBE!!!!! Let's hear it all you Erie ground dwellers!!!