Cleveland Indians: Back To The Future?

Cleveland Indians owner Larry Dolan just had a fire sale, and the natives are restless. For the first time in over a century of major league baseball, a team has traded away two Cy Young winners in a row for prospects. An All-Star catcher/first baseman is also gone, along with other starters. The fans are outraged, and many swear they will have nothing to do with the team as long as Dolan owns it. This is another movie I've seen before, and Tribe fans, get ready for a long, cold winter of baseball futility. For younger readers, it may seem as though the Indians have always been contenders, or at least respectable. This was not always the case.  In fact, an entire generation knew a different Indians team. From around 1960 through 1993, the Tribe was in perpetual Suck Zone. A record of .500 or better was an uncommon cause for celebration. Underfunded owners and a stadium that was just too damn big (Cleveland Municipal Stadium, pictured above) along with completely inept manag...