Fans can point fingers, second-guess managerial decisions and debate incessantly over reasons why Cleveland collapsed in the AL championship series against the Boston Red Sox.
Indians general manager Mark Shapiro has his own theory.
"We won three in a row. They won three in a row," Shapiro said. "The best two teams played in the ALCS, it went seven games and the best team won."
Simple as that.
The Red Sox were just better.