Wow... Your Indians made it to the World Series! Yeah, you heard that correctly, THE WORLD SERIES. Amazing! You've waited for this for a very long time and you've wanted to see them win this for ... well, forever! You weren't even thought of in 1948.That's incredible, what an electric and unrecognizable feeling. You all but completely covered your eyes when they brought Shaw out in the ALCS game 5 appearance and can't really remember how long it took to focus on anything else after Santana fell to his knees. You cried with them, in pure happiness that night and then struggled to not go out at 9PM for your very own World Series gear. You hate the phrase "once in a lifetime" when relating to this week ahead, but the realist in you tells you to treat it that way. But after-all and for what it's worth, it'll also tell you to "live every day like it's your last" so it can't possibly be a sign of pessimism.
Then, you sat in your living room after a long day on Saturday and watched as the Cubs had the very same celebration as the Indians did, just a few days later. The Cubs! Maybe these events are scripted after all (Ayesha Curry didn't tell me to say that). The Cubs & Indians have waited for a long time. The longest time to be (almost) exact. So it's bittersweet either way, right? Both teams have talent, both teams have passion and both are ran very well. I just hope the team on Lake Erie can hang the banner when the series is over.
Either way, I'm writing this because it's exciting. It's exciting no matter what. Your team made it to the World Series! Out of all the teams in the MLB, your team, the "mistake by the lake", the underdogs, the laughing stock of sports and the one that is never considered to win anything. Above all else, you guys made it. Enjoy it, take deep breathes and remember everything.
Just over 28 hours until the first pitch, and I'm still pinching myself. Here's to The Cleveland Indians. My guys.
