Indians Fans Heartbroken But Never Alone

102 wins. Some people claim baseball is too long of a season, I ignore that theory every time I hear it. Throughout a 162 game season, there is more than just a playoff berth that a team is playing for.

Home advantage should be big thing in October, that's what the Indians were playing for when they won a historical  22 straight in late August to early December.

Noah Syndergarrd of the New York Mets tweeted out the greatest tweet of all time last year after his team was eliminated from the NL Wildcard game.

"Baseball has a way of ripping your heart out, stabbing it, putting it back in your chest, then healing itself just in time for Spring Training."

I think Cleveland Indians fans can relate to that this morning as the Indians special season came to a end in the worst possible way.

Lets be real though, the Indians weren't the first team to pull this feat. In 2002, Oakland won 20 straight games on route to a 103 win season. If you recall, they ended up losing in five games in the ALDS to the Twins blowing a 2-1 series lead.

In fact, the symmetry to the 2002 A's and 2017 Indians in amazingly similar. Both teams have exciting playoff atmosphere's. Cleveland has the drum and Oakland has the load horn. Both endured long winning streaks that flared out and the seasons ended way too soon.

Both teams know what it's like to be heart broken and back in the day both teams had rather small payrolls despite Cleveland deciding to spend a lot lately.

The theory that winning too much in the regular season hurts a teams chances of winning a Championship isn't new. That was the theory when Golden State blew a 3-1 series lead in the 2016 NBA Finals.

To add to this, The President Trophy winner in NHL rarely wins the Stanley Cup. Grabbing the #1 seed in the NFL by no means guarantees you an appearance in the Super Bowl and I could go on.

Now Cleveland has to wait all winter long, thinking of what could have been. How long is their window open for even. MLB is a very fluid league which means that it's tough to win three or four division titles in a row unless your roster is far better than the other teams fighting in your division.

When teams of this caliber don't preform in the playoffs it's hard to shift the blame right a way. Some franchises have a tough time winning the big game, but to make a knee jerk reaction right now would be unfair to the coaches and management.

I think something clicked in with the Yankees after they blew a 8-3 lead in Game two. Cleveland fans will be upset, but just remember. Your never alone.