Is Cleveland getting some excitement back into their town?

Is Cleveland getting some excitement back into their town?

May 26, 2011 

The city of Cleveland has been plagued in the sports world for over the last fifty years. There have been many moments in Cleveland sport’s history where Cleveland is the team that is receiving the bad end of a moment in sport’s history. Just to name a few moments that Cleveland fans would probably want to forget about is when Michael Jordan hit that game winning shot over Craig Ehlo to win the game and win the series. This past summer the city of Cleveland felt a big shock throughout their city and were all in disgust when Lebron James a home grown product from Akron, Ohio the face of the franchise left the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Miami Heat to make his chances better at winning an NBA title. I could go on and on about how many different teams in Cleveland sport’s history have failed to succeed, and one of the biggest blows to the city’s history is that when owner Art Modell of the Cleveland Browns moved the team to Baltimore which still upsets people all throughout Cleveland.

The one thing that the city of Cleveland has going for them is that shockingly the Cleveland Indians are the best team in baseball. They are the first team to 30 wins.  They have been playing the best baseball throughout the league better than the common powerhouses of the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers. This all comes to a shock when the Indians have always been the laughing stalk of the league and have had record low attendance due to the downturn in the economy with a city that boasts an unemployment rate of 8.2%. Though the Indians do not have a payroll nearly anywhere close to the powerhouses of the Yankees or the Red Sox they are just getting back to the basics and just playing baseball, which is the key to their success. The Indians have had great play from their young shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera from Venezuela who is succeeding offensively and defensively. He has made himself into one of the top candidates to be the starting shortstop for the National League team in the All Star game. Cabrera currently has a batting average of .312, 10 home runs, and 34 rbis. In his last two games Cabrera is hitting 8 for 9, 3 home runs, and 7 rbis. Cabrera is clearly making a case for himself to be considered either the best or one of the best shortstops in Major League Baseball. His great play, has translated into an incredible home record for the Indians at 19-4. Also the Indians have the highest differential of + 67, which means they have the highest difference between runs scored and allowed. Though many claim that it’s only May and that we should just wait for the Indians to cool down, and that the powerhouses of baseball usually prevail.  Do not underestimate Cleveland, I believe that if they continue to play the baseball that they are capable of playing they should find themselves in the playoffs come October.

By: Cy Sepasi