Tito Francona had hip surgery two days after the 2016 World Series, which ended, again, in heartache for the Indians, their fans and the city of Cleveland. When Francona came to, he was wobbly, which isn't unusual for him. A doctor and a nurse asked him about the World Series. "I was so doped up from the drugs," he said, laughing, "I thought we won."
The Indians haven't won the World Series since 1948, the longest active drought of any team in Major League Baseball.