#clevelandplaindealer

Last night, the young Cleveland Indians defeated the 1st Place Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in 11 innings. It was the 9th walk off victory for the Tribe, it’s 7th coming on a home run.

Despite injuries and somewhat predictable under performances, the Indians are 61-60, with an impressive 36 home wins.

All of that said, ESPN and PlainDealer headlines read “Indians Scape by Orioles” and “Cory Kluber’s season ranks with Indians’ Cy Young winner Cliff Lee’s for excellence amid mediocrity.”

Scraping by…Mediocre…Hardly encouraging.

Personally, it pisses me off. I’m not a sports writer, but I’m sure someone thinks trashing their hometown team is a way to make money…quite the cynical business plan.

As a fan of the game and The Indians, though, this type of disparaging reporting is wrong.

This is a typical trend going back years, though. I’m not sure why ESPN keeps a negative spin on the Tribe and as for the Cleveland PlainDealer, they seem just listless, recycling similar titles and criticisms…I think they might just be lazy. How’s that for “mediocre?”

Either way, I think the Indians should be celebrated and enjoyed. After all, I live in CT and am without any professional team. I’d certainly root for the a Tribe if they played here. Quite frankly, these kids deserve it.