All of a sudden, Cleveland has turned into the center of the sports universe.
Just weeks removed from the Cavaliers winning the 2015-16 NBA championship, the Indians are still riding a 14-game winning streak. And entering play Saturday with an AL Central-leading record of 49-30, you could argue they are World Series contenders.
Heck, Cleveland could play .500 baseball the rest of the way and probably would still make the playoffs. So it’s more than safe to pencil them into the October picture.
It’s probably reasonable to do it in erasable pen.
Other cities too saw their playoff hopes affected. Which cities might those be?