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No one should overlook the Indians.(professional baseball team)

The Sporting News

| September 10, 2001 | ROSENTHAL, KEN | COPYRIGHT 2001 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Remember 1997. The Indians entered the postseason that year with 86 wins, fewest of any American League playoff team. They finished ninth in the league in earned-run average. Yet they came within two outs of winning the World Series.

"That was the worst team we've had (since 1993), by far" Indians assistant general manager Mark Shapiro says. "We were struggling the entire season. We never played up to our potential. But those guys turned it up the second we got in."

Can history repeat? Probably not, because the Indians likely will face the Mariners or A's if the Tribe wins the A.L. Central. But the circumstances are eerily similar. And as Red Sox pitcher ...

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