This response by Cleveland only proves my point that emotion drives sports as much as anything. Cleveland knows how to respond. They are now 8-1 in series finale games when facing a sweep crushing their opponents, 76-21 in those games. They are 13-3 overall in Home series finale games. Emotion drives that kind of effort.
While most teams have folded over the decades when they have faced a devastating loss like Cleveland did on Tuesday, these Indians have a different emotional makeup. They were able to dig deep down inside of them and pull out a collective effort that was their season's best. Their pitcher was striking out batter after batter while their hitters put up two touchdowns and a field goal befor the 4th inning ended.
This team has to be on World Series watch. This is no ordinary Division Leader (whom the REDS just beat for the series, another series win against a Division Leader for the REDS). This is a club of Championship material.
What happens one night has an effect on what happens the next night. As Francisco Lindnor said after Wednesday's game, "Guys are going to get a lot of confidence out of it. Pretty much everybody got a hit. It gives you that little confidence for the next series and the next day."
Last edited by Kingspoint; 07-12-2018 at 12:37 AM.
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