Claim: In the 1987 season, the Cleveland Indians were being predicted by several publications such as Sports Illustrated (an American sports magazine owned by Authentic Brands Group), as the best team in baseball on the back of their two 30+ home run hitters, but fall well short of SI's bold prediction as they were not above .500 even once all season, and an 8-20 May ended any realistic hope of contention.
Evidence: Sports Illustrated magazine predicted that the Indians would finish in first. The Indians were being predicted as the best team in baseball on the back of their two 30+ home run hitters. The 1987 Indians would fall well short of SI's bold prediction. They were not above .500 even once all season, and an 8-20 May ended any realistic hope of contention. Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine owned by Authentic Brands Group, and was first published in August 1954.