Considering this is the first year in recent history that the Indians have had a viable Cy Young threat (actually we have two, which is just baffling), I began wondering what was the last time that an Indians player won either an MVP or a Cy Young. The answer is Gaylord Perry in 1972. Seems like a long time for a time to go without either a Cy Young or an MVP? Yes, in fact, in the last FIFTY years, Perry is the only indian to win either a Cy Young or an MVP.
In fact, the only other two teams worse off than the indians are the Devil Rays, who weren't created until 1998 and the Marlins who have been around since 1993. Also, there are two other teams who have only 1 award winner as well, they are: Colorado, who have been viable since 1993 as well, and Montreal/Washington who has existed since 1969.
This is just sad. Remember that teams like Arizona, Kansas City, Texas, Seattle and Milwaukee, who all have relatively short lives as franchises, have many more award winners than the Tribe.
I'm gonna play the "everyone is against us and the baseball writers hate cleveland more than Art Modell does", but if anyone has a better answer, i'd like to hear it. And don't just say "they suck", that's not helping anything.
Laz
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