The Curse of The Cleveland Indians

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  • čas přidán 11. 08. 2021
  • The Cleveland Indians are a very old baseball franchise, Dating back as early as 1900, It’s a surprise when you hear that they have only won 2 World Series, and that the last one was in 1948. today I will take you on the journey of the Cleveland’s beloved baseball team. Welcome to the Baseball Paradox.
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Komentáře • 129

  • @eddieg4437
    @eddieg4437 Před 2 lety +34

    Literally had a great chance of winning the World Series from 95-99, 2007, and 2016/17. It really is just insane that such talented Indians teams seem to blow it the same way every time, even when they are made up of different players. Hope to see a part 2 for this once the curse is broken!

    • @RetroBaseball
      @RetroBaseball  Před 2 lety +10

      As soon as the curse is broken part 2 will be out.

    • @BartoloVids
      @BartoloVids Před 2 lety +2

      @@RetroBaseball i guess there will never be a part 2 then

    • @DemonaterTheAce
      @DemonaterTheAce Před 11 měsíci

      Not vs the Braves

    • @jackson5116
      @jackson5116 Před 8 měsíci +1

      The fact they had a 3-1 series in 2016 was the closest they've come during that run. And, yes, even closer than 1997, because having both home field and a 3-1 lead assured them they wouldn't lose on a walk-off.

    • @thedon1570
      @thedon1570 Před 3 měsíci

      It will never be broken my cubs broke your team so bad the name had to change 🇺🇸😍🇺🇸🇺🇸🎊🎉💪💪💪

  • @AndThatsBaseball
    @AndThatsBaseball Před 2 lety +33

    It’s absolutely insane that the Indians didn’t win in the 90s with those lineups

    • @BartoloVids
      @BartoloVids Před 2 lety +3

      god awful pitching is the answer. and jose mesa

    • @TheTyronecus
      @TheTyronecus Před rokem +3

      @@BartoloVids you must not have watched them play, they had a dominant pitching staff in the 90s as well as batting.
      The only thing accurate about your claim was Mesa in 97 lol

    • @scottkalinowski7185
      @scottkalinowski7185 Před rokem

      @@BartoloVids they had good pitching, we lacked an ace of the staff. Ironically, we have had plenty of those since the 90s and before the 90s.

    • @IbelieveinGod483
      @IbelieveinGod483 Před rokem +2

      Just Cleveland doing what it does best.

    • @ryankessler9528
      @ryankessler9528 Před 11 měsíci

      The Strike zone in 95 fucked them and the strike in 94

  • @KcBaseball
    @KcBaseball Před 2 lety +19

    I never thought I would find myself in the credits of a Retro vid. Huge W

  • @KevBrado
    @KevBrado Před 2 lety +12

    cant wait for this channel to blow up

  • @zach3619
    @zach3619 Před 2 lety +9

    2016 was the best World Series in recent history.

  • @mattmurphy5805
    @mattmurphy5805 Před 2 lety +15

    I would love to see more team docs like this!

  • @UnitedGamingMLB
    @UnitedGamingMLB Před 2 lety +20

    I’ve watched thousands of CZcams videos in my life, this is one of the finest I have ever witnessed, well done Retro!!!

    • @RetroBaseball
      @RetroBaseball  Před 2 lety +10

      Thank you, it means a lot!

    • @UnderdawgMLB
      @UnderdawgMLB Před 2 lety

      Astronomically common Wetro

    • @unkledoda420
      @unkledoda420 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Would've been better if Cleveland wasn't misspelled as Cleavland throughout the entire video.

  • @wimbledon5353
    @wimbledon5353 Před rokem +5

    Despite the drought, the Indians (Now Guardians) have been a relatively successful franchise since the late 90's. 3 Pennants, 11 Central Division Titles, 13 playoff appearances overall, and a .512 winning percentage (as of 2022). Hopefully they break the curse, they are one of the more historic and fascinating franchises...

  • @NevadaLamb
    @NevadaLamb Před rokem +4

    What’s crazy for me is I started following baseball in 1995, when I was 7. I lived in Seattle and had no knowledge of the Indians history prior to 95. I saw them as one of the best teams out there! Having no idea they can’t win the series to save their lives.

  • @quadrupleplay4328
    @quadrupleplay4328 Před 2 lety +14

    Great work as always! Love the potential of this new series!

  • @KcBaseball
    @KcBaseball Před 2 lety +13

    this is many months in the making

  • @laureanouberalles5391
    @laureanouberalles5391 Před 2 lety +17

    and they just lost 17-0 today. nice upload timing

  • @Ryndaniels_37
    @Ryndaniels_37 Před 2 lety +11

    They should change their name to the Cleveland Failures! Or go back to 1902 with the Bronchos Lmao I remember when I saw that for the first time.

  • @HufflepuffBaseball42313
    @HufflepuffBaseball42313 Před 2 lety +3

    In 1987 the Indians were supposed to have the best record in MLB according to Sports Illustrated

  • @pjtwelve
    @pjtwelve Před 2 lety +1

    This is such a great channel!

  • @JramLisztfan
    @JramLisztfan Před 2 lety +4

    2016 3-1 WS choke, 2017 choke 2-0, 2007 choke 3-1, 1999 choke 2-0, 1997 choke 9th inning lead in game 7 WS. Cursed!

    • @tony6666
      @tony6666 Před 2 lety +1

      That 2007 series still haunts me. They would have absolutely destroyed Colorado in 2007 in the WS

    • @patrickmanway290
      @patrickmanway290 Před rokem

      @@tony6666 The Indians have ALWAYS choked when it really mattered. It's infuriating as a fan.

    • @markmiller6868
      @markmiller6868 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@tony6666 Yeah that 2007 ALCS I think bothers me more than anything. Game 7 was tight until Skinner held Lofton up at 3rd (run that would have tied it and given us momentum) in like the 7th inning - Lofton would have scored cause Manny was playing LF. Blake grounded into a double play to end the inning and it was such a shock that they then fell apart completely and it ended up looking like a blowout (when it was close most of the way).

  • @jackson5116
    @jackson5116 Před 8 měsíci +1

    When you lose to a team with a goat curse, then you know you've got a very, very bad curse on the team!

  • @HufflepuffBaseball42313
    @HufflepuffBaseball42313 Před 2 lety +4

    Great music!

  • @nomorefielders
    @nomorefielders Před 2 lety +5

    I kinda like Cleave -land. It has a bit of a ring to It

    • @RetroBaseball
      @RetroBaseball  Před 2 lety +5

      Shhhh… we don’t talk about that…

    • @nomorefielders
      @nomorefielders Před 2 lety +3

      @@RetroBaseball trust me if I had a nickel for every misspelling I’ve made I would have enough to buy their franchise.

  • @CentTV
    @CentTV Před 2 lety +6

    Cleveland Paindians would’ve worked better then guardians

  • @jimslancio
    @jimslancio Před 8 měsíci +1

    Regarding the spelling:
    Moses Cleaveland led an expedition into Connecticut's western reserve, territory now the northeastern part of Ohio. The city now called Cleveland was founded by that expedition. I understand that a newspaper dropped that extra "a" to shorten the name. (Incidentally, the expression "Western Reserve" is still used a lot in northeastern Ohio.)
    Regarding the curse:
    No explanation is complete without mentioning general manager Frank "Trader" Lane, who took a contending team in the late 1950s, and disemboweled it. Lane's most notorious and reviled move was to trade away popular slugger Rocky Colavito. Five years later, a new front office tried to undo some of the public relations damage by trading to get Colavito back. But they gave up prospect Norm Cash, who went on to have a distinguished career in Detroit.

  • @jackc1186
    @jackc1186 Před rokem +2

    As a Clevelander this fucking hurt to watch. Great job!

  • @Birddoge
    @Birddoge Před 2 lety +9

    Another excellent production. I liked that part where that Rizzo guy caught the ball. 🙂

    • @UnitedGamingMLB
      @UnitedGamingMLB Před 2 lety +5

      You mean the Yankees 1st Baseman?

    • @HomeRunChess
      @HomeRunChess Před rokem

      @@UnitedGamingMLB Former Cubs 1st baseman too

    • @HomeRunChess
      @HomeRunChess Před rokem

      @@UnitedGamingMLB So happy to have him on the yankees though

  • @markmiller6868
    @markmiller6868 Před 4 měsíci

    Because they ended up losing, I can't watch that Rajai Davis game tying HR from Game 7. And I absolutely despise rain delays to this very day. 😔😒

  • @JoseArroyo-zd9cw
    @JoseArroyo-zd9cw Před rokem +3

    2023 we will break the "Curse"!

    • @RB01.10
      @RB01.10 Před 8 měsíci

      This didn’t age well……
      Missed the playoffs and Francona retired, albeit I had a feeling he would

  • @MrBird-js1np
    @MrBird-js1np Před 3 měsíci

    what a well made video good job on this

  • @r3mdh
    @r3mdh Před 21 dnem

    From the January 18, 1915 edition of the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
    “It has now been decided to revive this name. The Clevelands of 1915 will be the ‘Indians.’ There will be no real Indians on the roster, but the name will recall fine traditions. It is looking backward to a time when Cleveland had one of the most popular teams of the United States. It also serves to revive the memory of a single great player who has been gathered to his fathers in the happy hunting grounds of the Abenakis.”
    That “single great player” was Louis Sockalexis, who died in 1913.

  • @Ryndaniels_37
    @Ryndaniels_37 Před 2 lety

    Feels like you haven’t posted in 7 days but it’s only been 2 days lol

  • @WaffleMan
    @WaffleMan Před 2 lety +1

    If you ever get around to it could you do a team doc on the texas rangers? also this is foolish baseball quality video great job on this

  • @yawnberg
    @yawnberg Před 2 lety +6

    That spelling error is a disaster of carelessness because of how sorely it sticks out in an otherwise fantastic video.

    • @RetroBaseball
      @RetroBaseball  Před 2 lety +8

      Wow, I actually did not notice that even after I saw this comment, I had to ask someone what it was, thanks for pointing that out. it should be changed now.

    • @SimonFoster23111971
      @SimonFoster23111971 Před 9 měsíci

      @@RetroBaseball It hasn't been changed - and also "Robbins" should be spelled "Robins".

  • @irishdogclock
    @irishdogclock Před 5 měsíci

    Wow Retro, this is good.

  • @deividz1041
    @deividz1041 Před 2 lety +3

    Banger

  • @thejoeyd9207
    @thejoeyd9207 Před rokem +1

    Nicely done. To be fair, while there were a lot of god awful teams in there, most of the teams were just plain average. Also, I think Cleveland would’ve gotten another WS in the 1950s if divisional play existed. Those 92-93 win teams might’ve gotten it done in the playoffs.

  • @manatee31gaming91
    @manatee31gaming91 Před 2 lety +2

    Great Video

    • @BrandonCuringtonTheBarber
      @BrandonCuringtonTheBarber Před 2 lety

      You didn’t even watch it lol you have watched 1 minute of it

    • @UnderdawgMLB
      @UnderdawgMLB Před 2 lety

      No he watched the whole thing at 11x speed

    • @manatee31gaming91
      @manatee31gaming91 Před 2 lety

      @@BrandonCuringtonTheBarber
      I am history buff and I saw it was history video in the intro. I just wanted to be positive.

    • @RetroBaseball
      @RetroBaseball  Před 2 lety +3

      Thank you.

  • @ItsCodys526
    @ItsCodys526 Před 2 lety

    Let's go

  • @jackson5116
    @jackson5116 Před 8 měsíci

    At this point it's now guaranteed the Cleveland *Indians* will never win a World Series.

  • @W0LFisGoated
    @W0LFisGoated Před 2 měsíci

    The fact that the indians are probably the most successful team in cleveland since the cavs were founded if were not considering lebron is insane and they still cant get a chip

  • @RodKB80
    @RodKB80 Před měsícem

    "CLEAVLAND" CHOPPERS! Tell me you guys really didn't notice the spelling error most of the way through the video?!

  • @scottkalinowski7185
    @scottkalinowski7185 Před rokem +1

    No mention of the Curse of Rocky Colavito?

  • @phanatic599
    @phanatic599 Před 2 lety +1

    Oooooh a documentary

  • @CentTV
    @CentTV Před 2 lety

    The 1997 comeback kids

  • @DemonaterTheAce
    @DemonaterTheAce Před 11 měsíci +1

    The 90s were Braves years

    • @Mardemat27
      @Mardemat27 Před 11 měsíci +1

      … the Yankees?

    • @RB01.10
      @RB01.10 Před 8 měsíci

      @@Mardemat27Correct, because they won three in that decade (and a fourth in 2000).
      While the Braves only won once

  • @HufflepuffBaseball42313
    @HufflepuffBaseball42313 Před 2 lety +1

    Never understood why FOX used “CHI” instead of “CHC” for the abbreviation
    Also why does Nap Lajoie look like Tobey Maguire

  • @AeckProductions
    @AeckProductions Před 2 lety +1

    As an Indians fan I hate this curse....

  • @dubvuchyea502
    @dubvuchyea502 Před 19 dny

    Uggh this was a painful watch

  • @mogreenz
    @mogreenz Před rokem

    Rock !

  • @BellaBellaElla
    @BellaBellaElla Před měsícem

    Ok but hold on wait.. . them being called 'indians' s an insult cuzthey were at keast willing to have a native American on their team but then EMBRACING it? That's actually kinda cool

  • @Mr.NoName1972
    @Mr.NoName1972 Před měsícem

    I have a feeling the Cleveland Indians, I mean the Cleveland Guardians will win the 2024 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.

    • @RetroBaseball
      @RetroBaseball  Před měsícem

      I have a feeling that would be one of the greatest World Series of all time if it happened.

  • @nickhoward7283
    @nickhoward7283 Před rokem

    Its the Curse of Joc-O-Soc

  • @CentTV
    @CentTV Před 2 lety

    Ooh wee

  • @bradyrhodess
    @bradyrhodess Před 2 lety

    Underdawg sent me

  • @joethaler7921
    @joethaler7921 Před 2 měsíci

    Hey bot breath, the city is spelled CLE VEL AND, Cleveland. As per the song, “The Best Location in The Nation CLE VEL AND.”

  • @ghostface9702
    @ghostface9702 Před 2 lety

    WUNDERDAWG RAIDDDDDDDDD BABY

  • @denlec_24
    @denlec_24 Před 7 měsíci +1

    "Cleavland"???

    • @RetroBaseball
      @RetroBaseball  Před 7 měsíci +1

      I know, it’s a dumb mistake by me. but this is an old video and I try to do much better now.

  • @phanatic599
    @phanatic599 Před 2 lety +2

    *watch out for the spelling error in the title*

  • @KcBaseball
    @KcBaseball Před 2 lety +1

    THE FLORIDA MARLINS

  • @r3mdh
    @r3mdh Před 21 dnem

    BTW, it’s spelled “Cleveland”, not “Cleavland”. 🙄😒

  • @classicplaylists8052
    @classicplaylists8052 Před rokem

    Cleavland???

  • @otisyoungblood
    @otisyoungblood Před 8 měsíci

    Why does the animation spell Cleveland wrong Lol

    • @RetroBaseball
      @RetroBaseball  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Just a dumb mistake by me. I still don’t know how that got through all my reviews lol. But this video is a couple years old and I try to be much more careful nowadays.

    • @otisyoungblood
      @otisyoungblood Před 8 měsíci

      @RetroBaseball great video I was born and raised in Cleveland

  • @thomassain3985
    @thomassain3985 Před rokem

    Dude, it's Cleveland, not Cleavland. Stuff like that really bums me out. Other than that, good job.

    • @RetroBaseball
      @RetroBaseball  Před rokem +2

      Yeah, it’s a very dumb mistake on my part. I don’t even know how it happened. This video was made almost 14 months ago though, so I hope I’ve learned from my mistakes.

    • @thomassain3985
      @thomassain3985 Před rokem

      You're videos are great dude. Keep it up.

  • @WaffleMan
    @WaffleMan Před 2 lety

    a long video!

  • @Mrbread.144
    @Mrbread.144 Před 2 lety

    Here from waffle man

  • @benjamingauchat5221
    @benjamingauchat5221 Před 5 měsíci

    It really annoys me with this curse

  • @backbyknightfall
    @backbyknightfall Před 2 lety

    Ahhhhhh

  • @UnderdawgMLB
    @UnderdawgMLB Před 2 lety

    Lunderdawg raid

  • @threeg6966
    @threeg6966 Před 8 měsíci

    Spell CLEVELAND right for gods sake. It is spelled CLEVELAND,.... not Cleavland.

  • @ThomasJanik-nf5vi
    @ThomasJanik-nf5vi Před rokem +2

    The city is spelled, "Cleveland." NOT , "Cleaveland!" ):/

    • @user-co7fb6qe5w
      @user-co7fb6qe5w Před 2 měsíci

      Learn your history. The name was changed. Not misspelled.

    • @ThomasJanik-nf5vi
      @ThomasJanik-nf5vi Před 2 měsíci

      @@user-co7fb6qe5w "Are you that "Dickhead D.A.?"

  • @stephenballard3549
    @stephenballard3549 Před 2 měsíci

    You think it would be odd to name the team after a player when they literally just did that before changing to the Indians? And then you just assume that it was an insult and throw that out there with no proof?