Eliminated from playoff contention not long after the season's first pitch, the Indians played the role of spoiler to perfection, knocking the White Sox out of the playoff picture with a 14-1 drubbing.
Last year acerbic manager Ozzie Guillen made a choking gesture to the Tribe fans during the final weekend. Guillen, who's never had a thought he failed to speak, was on the receiving end, when four fans behind the White Sox dugout stood and offered the gesture back to him (Thank you, Cleveland Plain Dealer, for catching that on memory card).
This is what Cleveland sports have come to. There are a few heroes, but don't bother looking for champions.
Whatever meager satisfactions we take from the teams owning our unswerving loyalty, we take. After losing our final game last year, the capacity crowd gave the team a standing ovation, a touching way to end an unexpectedly vibrant season.
This year, the Choking Guys summed up the White Sox's season - and our own.
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