CLEVELAND, OHIO -- A year ago, Sports Illustrated picked the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series.
That seemed ridiculous.
But ESPN had 15 of its experts pick the American League Central Division winner. Six of them favored the Tribe. No other team had more than three votes.
"I feel very good about this year's team," said Tribe owner Paul Dolan. "But I felt very good about last year's team, too."
The Indians ended up at 81-80, but a 7-14 start in April killed any semblance of Indian fever for the season.
"We started badly and buried ourselves," said Dolan.