They sure don't look the same when they arent playing shit teams, not to give credence to arguments regarding their sos
It always feels worse than it really is when the team loses, and better than it really is when the team wins.
Indians record against AL Teams...
.460 or lower (Seattle, Detroit, KC, Baltimore, Toronto, White Sox): 5-1, 12-1, 10-6, 4-3, 6-1, 5-7 = 42-19 (.689)
.460 through .580 (Angels, Rangers, Red Sox): 3-0, 4-3, 3-3 = 10-6 (.625)
Wild Card Teams (Rays and A's): 1-3, 1-5 = 2-8 (.200)
Division Leaders (Yankess, Twins, Astros): 4-3, 7-6, 3-4, = 14-13 (.518)
The Rays and A's series really stand out. They were all played May 10-26, when we were injured and a pretty bad team being kept afloat by great pitching and Carlos Santana.
We've played the three division leaders--the three best teams in the league (Yankees, Twins, Astros) to a record above .500. That's a win in my book.
I wish we were running away with the division and didn't have to play a wild card game, but that doesn't look like it's in the cards this year. But let's put this year into perspective. We basically lost Kluber and Cookie for the year. We traded away Bauer. We had injuries to Clevinger and most of our starting pitching depth. Frankie was hurt to start the year. Our MVP candidate from last year, Jose, was garbage for half of this season. Hand is struggling. So many things have gone wrong, but I still expect us to make the playoffs.
Are we the best team in the league this year? Hell no. But we weren't in 2016 either. Our rotation was Kluber, some of Bauer's fingers, Josh Tomlin and Ryan Merritt. Just get to the postseason in the MLB and you have a chance.