Friday, October 5, 2007
Playoffs are here! The first meeting of the Cleveland Indians and New York Indians seemed predictable. Most think the Yankees will without a doubt beat the Indians, an unlikely team to even make it to the postseason.
The Yankees haven’t even lost a game to the Indians during the regular season, why would the now?
However, game surprised all baseball fans. The Yankees took a beating from the Indians and lost 13-2. Both teams had their aces on the mound. The Indians had C.C. Sabathia against Yankees veteran Chien-Ming Wang who struggled from the start of the game.
Despite all the statistics, Carmona, along with some great offense, won the first game of five.
Here’s the biggie: The Yankees payroll is about $200 million and the Indians’ only cost about $61.6 million. Despite the fact that the Yankees have some “big-name” players (including Derek Jeter and A-Rod) with some big money, the Indians played some old-fashioned ball and beat them.
The Indians weren’t scared of the names, statistics, or payroll. They went out there playing hard and came out winning.
Good job Indians. Show us fans and other teams it's not all about the money.
3 comments:
I saw a great game last night, in which the Indians defeated the Yanks in extra innings. Exciting game!
Glad you're blogging about this.
That's right, it's not all about the money.
That extra innins game was exciting...unbelievable!
Cleveland and New York actually have a series. All other series were won 3-0. But this one creates a little excitement.
And I'm so glad it's not all about the money, maybe now players will come done on "their prices" some!
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