Four months to the day the Cavaliers lifted their trophy, the Indians hoisted their own American League hardware.
They punched their ticket to the World Series and, now, will try to win it for the first time since 1948.
They've been here before.
They lost the series in 1997, lost in 1995, lost in 1954. But this time, it's different.
This city is different—overlooked in these baseball playoffs by everyone except themselves and their fans.
Forget all the ancient "mistake by the lake" nonsense.
Instead, get that picture in your mind of what downtown Cleveland will look like next Tuesday.
The Cavaliers lift a world championship banner to the rafters and receive their championship rings while, next door, the Indians host Game 1 of the World Series.
ESPN's Darren Rovell wrote today, "Before this year, the Cavaliers and the Indians combined to win two titles in 156 tries. They could now win two titles in four months."
And that, is no mistake.
