Time for me to vent, though I doubt anything below will be very original.
The Good:
-We are still a young team with a ton of talent and potential. Next year we will get to see more of what Zimmer, Mejia, Gonzalez, Allen, and maybe Naquin have to offer.
-Most of our main guys are locked up.
-We still won the Division, 100+ games, and 22 straight. To say that is nothing even in the wake of what feels like a wasted postseason, is to lose the joy of baseball.
-Game 2 was still fucking amazing.
The Bad:
-Honestly, poor management. Tito seemed to be planning ahead for the ALCS instead of worrying about the team we were playing. We relied way too much on injured guys who weren't ready to produce. Last year we lost to a Cubs team that outmatched us when we only had 3 (at best) starters worth a damn in a 7-game series. This year we had 5 solid starters and blew a 5-game series. Tito used Bauer on short rest after using up Tomlin and Clev in game 2. Where was Merritt? Why did we only get one start out of Cookie and waste it? And why were we trotting Miller out at every opportunity as if he was pitching like he was last year? I don't want to fire Tito. In fact, I'd like him to stay for a decade or more if he can keep producing seasons like this one. We know he can lead a team to the WS and WIN. He'll break through for us, I know it. But we can stop with the "Trust Tito" shit and realize that he's made mistakes. That being said, he knows way more about baseball than me and has accomplished so much with this team.
-The Yankees. Only losing to the Sox would've been worse... Or the Cubs.
-Going out with a whimper was lame as hell. And losing 3 straight when we were up to finish the season... AGAIN... sucks ass.
The Ugly:
-Our stars looked like fucking losers.
-Lindor had one big hit and one almost big hit.
-Ramirez was so horrible and it was terrible to watch this MVP level talent just shit the bed.
-Kluber getting rocked twice in a row still doesn't make sense to me. WTF?
-Brantley looked lost in every at bat. I would've loved to see what he could do with a full healthy season, but it feels like we'll never get that. He was a wasted roster spot this postseason.
-Edwin got hurt, so meh.
-Kip, relative to the rest of the lineup's performance, wasn't half bad, which is fucking pathetic.
-Miller seemed to make mistakes or break down in every outing. He returned too late from injury.
This team clearly under performed and/or choked (and I hate using the word choked). It's baseball and shit happens, pre-destiny is mostly bullshit in this game. But damn this sucked. Oh well, next year is our year.