If you look hard enough, you can probably still find some wine and gold confetti in the alleys and sidewalk cracks downtown. It’s mid-summer in Cleveland and the time is right to be a sports optimist as the Indians hit the All-Star break with a 6.5 game lead in the Central and the second best record in the American League.
The break feels like it couldn’t come at a better time. The Indians wrapped up a tremendous first half by dropping three of four to the uninspiring New York Yankees. They nearly overtook the Yankees vaunted bullpen in two of the three losses, however, putting a dent in their goofy nickname “No-Runs DMC“, per Yankee radio announcer John Sterling.