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Article: Indians' Season, Maybe an Era, Ends
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- October 16, 2001
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TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
10-16-2001
Indians' Season, Maybe an Era, Ends
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Most of the Cleveland Indians had been through this drill before, explaining how another promising season ended short of the goal.
But after losing Game 5 of the AL playoffs on Monday in Seattle's Safeco Field, there was something very different about the way the Indians said goodbye to 2001.
A season ended. An era may have, too.
Manager Charlie Manuel sat in his office and rubbed his eyes. Bob Wickman went to every locker in Cleveland's quiet clubhouse and hugged teammates.
Kenny Lofton and Dave Burba slowly took off their gray Indians' road jerseys, perhaps for the last time, and ...