You don't have to go back all the way for a season by an MLB team that was as disappointing, confusing, and wasteful as the one in Chicago. The San Diego Padres missed out on the playoffs last year after acquiring every player that wasn't nailed down and finishing under.500. It is not something that has ever been done before.
The Padres had to chase down the Dodgers even though they were trying to create something new. The same team that won the American League Central title a year ago was brought back with a couple of added relief pitchers. They shouldn't have been fighting in their own division. The Twins were trying to hail a comet by signing Carlos Correa to a one-year deal, but were still too reliant on Byron Buxton being able to keep all the rubber bands that hold him together and a pitching staff that would have a few steps to climb to achieve. Cleveland had a whole roster that was not known to anyone.
That is still true. The Sox should have achieved a total of 88 wins, but they didn't. As whiskey-dick as the entire season has been, the RedSox still had one last miracle left to try and save themselves. They had to sweep Cleveland to have a chance. They sleptwalked onto a rake and now can look forward to getting their fans out of their misery. The players, the front office, and the fans who have been exhausted by it all won't be happy that the season is over. This team needs to go away a lot.
It is still possible according to the math. When you were young, math wasn't your friend. It's here to make you feel bad. Cleveland has the advantage with 13 games to go. The table needs to be run from this location. They won't
Throughout the summer, we have chronicled everything that has gone wrong with the White Socks. They didn't play very hard, they were dumber than a post, on defense they treated the ball like flubber, and they thought it was 1982 and they were going to single their way to victory. They couldn't stay healthy with various dumpy asses hitting the IL with soft-tissue injuries.
All of that will ruin a Cy Young-worthy season from Dylan Cease, the only thing fans had to look forward to was the signing of Johnny Cueto as the season began.
One last chance to haul themselves out of the muck they let fill the house. They couldn't get to Civale until Cleveland's defense allowed them back in. GM Rick Hahn decided to waste his spare cash instead of using the holes at second or in the outfield, and that was the difference in the game. The dicks were kicked in but Lance Lynn was not threatened.
Fans can now put them down. The whole campaign has been bad drunk sex, hoping for a conclusion that long ago became obvious but would be brought on by some miracle. Their manager is usually sober. Everyone can go to sleep for the winter.
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