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won 22 straight. Bradley Zimmer got injured during The Streak, and that left the Indians without a steady presence in center field. So second baseman Jason Kipnis, who was injured Manny Ramirez Jerseys for the entirety of The Streak, became a center fielder, in a scrambling effort to get his bat back in the lineup while retaining the awesome infield defense that took place in his injury absence. But in the ALDS, Kipnis went 4-for-22 and the defense fell apart with nine errors, two of which were critical ones committed by the formerly fantastic young third baseman (and easy out at the plate) Giovanny Urshela. Speaking of Urshela, Cleveland spent the latter part of the season preparing him for a postseason super utility role, only to upgrade him to starting third baseman just as October arrived. Yandy Diaz, who had established himself as the primary third baseman during The Streak, wasn't even on the roster. The Tribe had various Spring Training elements sprinkled into the postseason, which is Francisco Lindor Jerseys not ideal. Brantley was working on his timing at the plate after so much time lost to an ankle injury; likewise Lonnie Chisenhall after a calf issue. Andrew Miller was outstanding in Game 5, but his last few weeks were obviously an uphill climb toward his usual standard because of patellar tendinitis in his plant leg. So there was a lot of this strange stuff going on, and maybe none of it affected the bottom line, because the truth is that even the Indians, who didn't have a lead after Game 2, were outplayed and were fortunate to have a phantom hit-by-pitch in Game 2 go their way. Furthermore, losing Edwin Encarnacion for two full games only amped up the pressure on Jason Kipnis Jerseys Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor, both of whom were mostly AWOL (save Lindor's gargantuan game-changing grand slam in Game 2, of course) at the plate. Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor lauds the Yankees for their comeback in the ALDS and looks ahead to 2018 But the point here is that little on this club was clear cut. In 2016, it was Cleveland Indians Jerseys all pretty matter-of-fact: without its two best starters, the Tribe was left to pick up the pieces. This time, the pieces were scattered all over the place. There were too many injuries and issues that kept Cleveland from attaining traction when it mattered most. None of this absolves the Indians of fault from their ALDS disaster, because that is undoubtedly what this was. It just helps explain why a team that made history one month can become history the next. I want to buy one? Welcome to our store http://www.clevelandindiansshop.us.