My fear for this weekend's Reds-Indians series
Basically, it's a repeat of what happened in 2004: The Reds looked to be in contention, while the Indians did not. Cincinnati came to Cleveland, only to be swept by the Indians, a blow the Reds never recovered from.
My fear is the Indians, not content to ruin their own season, will again sweep the Reds, sending them to just two games over .500.
The worst part of this is the Indians are not going anywhere. But they always seem to play their best against my second-favorite team, one that has actually exceeded expectations, rather than fallen way below them.
For the first time since 2004, I find myself weary of the Indians playing their best baseball. There have just been so many teases during the Eric Wedge era. Meanwhile, this is traditionally the time of the year when the Reds go in the tank.
We will see.