It's a Celebration, Bitches!

The City of Cleveland, and the late Rick James, couldn't be prouder.

After a season of ups and downs, the Indians secured their first AL Central crown, and trip to the MLB playoffs, since 2001 with a 6-2 victory of the Oakland A's Sunday. They did it the same way they have been doing it all season, with a dominant starting pitching, a collection of unspectacular but well sequenced hitting and a lights out performance from the bullpen.

Despite the criticism they have endured the Dolans, Mark Shapiro and Uncle Eric Wedge deserve credit for making things work throughout the year with the team they have assembled. They may not have shelled out the big dollars for a high priced free agent, but spent wisely on Joe Borowski, netted a subtle but key player at the trade deadline in Kenny Lofton and saw the large amount of money they pump in the the farm system pay off in the likes of Fausto Carmona, Franklin Gutierrez and Asdrubal Cabrera.

It may not have been easy but the Indians are final where all of Cleveland wants them to be, the playoffs. As the Plain Dealer pointed out "The Indians worked their way through 150 bottles of champagne and 40 cases of beer in drenching each other to celebrate their first division title since 2001." Well done, gentlemen, well done. But the journey is not over, as one fictitious Cleveland Indian once said...

"Well, I guess there's only one thing left to do..."

"What's that?"

"Win the whole, fucking thing."