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Cleveland Indians: 10th ALCS berth
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Harry Doyle:
“HOW ABOUT THIS ONE, FOLKS?! The Cleveland Indians didn’t just beat the defending World Series champions — they ran them out of the ballpark! Sixteen to five! This one was over faster than you can say ‘The Angels are going home!’”
“Let me tell ya, last year Anaheim was on top of the baseball world. Champagne, parades, nobody believed in them — all of it! Well guess what? This year, Cleveland believed in themselves, and they just blew the doors off Angel Stadium!”
“Twenty-two hits! TWENTY-TWO! It was a hit parade, a fireworks show, and a demolition job rolled into one! Holloway, Alay, Walters — doubles everywhere! Triples! Home runs! Mike Amero with another big fly! If you blinked, Cleveland scored again!”
“And Danny Alay? THREE hits, TWO home runs, FOUR runs batted in! That man was locked in tighter than the lid on a pickle jar! Player of the Game? You better believe it!”
“Meanwhile, Anaheim — and I say this with respect — they just couldn’t stop the bleeding. Pitching change after pitching change, and the Indians just kept swinging! By the fifth inning, folks, this thing felt like a mercy rule!”
“And how about the significance here! The Cleveland Indians are heading to their 10th American League Championship Series — and their first in five years! That’s right! Five long years watching October from the couch, and now they’re back where they think they belong!”
“As for the Angels — defending champs, yes — but tonight? The magic ran out. The crown is off, the season is over, and the flight home is waiting.”
“So dust off the champagne in Cleveland, folks! The Indians are moving on, Anaheim is moving out, and next stop… the ALCS against Tampa Bay!”
“And you can put it on the board… YES!”