We’ve all seen the signs, the social media posts, the trolling of Golden State blowing a 3-1 lead last season in the NBA finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In fact, the Cavs MADE SURE the Warriors did not forget. But karma is a funny thing, and one could say that Cleveland got a taste of it’s own this week.
The Chicago Cubs, who trailed 3-1 against the Cleveland Indians, became just the 6th team in MLB history to win the World Series, after trailing from a 3-1 deficit. So basically, Cleveland blew a 3-1 lead. The very slogan that Cleveland’s basketball team incessantly lamented over all summer long. Except this time it’s So Much Worse!!
It’s exponentially tougher to make the playoffs in baseball than it is in basketball. The Indians are a good team, that was even missing some of their best players and pitchers, but the reality is in baseball good teams don’t make the playoffs. They may not even make the playoffs for a long time, nevermind have a chance to win the world series again (see 1948 Indians drought).
In baseball, your momentum is only as good as your next day’s starter. And the Indians had several chances to change that momentum swing. Cleveland had arguably the 3 best pitchers of the series going for them in game 7 with Kluber, Miller and Allen, and they still could not get the job done.
The Warriors had already won a championship the year before….against the Cavaliers. This was merely a repeat performance for them. So as devastating as losing the 3-1 series was, they are technically now at one championship apiece vs the Cavs and this year should be considered the rubber match.
In conclusion, karma is a bitch!