The Cleveland Indians have had about enough of perceived slights by their opponents in the postseason.
Up 2-0 on the Blue Jays in the American League Championship Series headed into Game 3 in Toronto on Monday night, the team's Twitter account took aim at conspiracy theories hinted at by opposing players this month.
"We've had sign stealing and circumstances," read a tweet from the Indians' official account. "What will our opponents' next excuse be?"
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We've had sign stealing and circumstances.
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) October 17, 2016
POLL: What will our opponents' next excuse be? #RallyTogether
The poll comes on the heels of an ominous comment Sunday by Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista that "circumstances" were working against his team in regards to the umpiring in the series.
Jose Bautista implied today that there are "circumstances" working against the Jays & we're not talking about whatever they are. #postseason pic.twitter.com/cbTfN7gqws
— Mike Vorkunov (@Mike_Vorkunov) October 16, 2016
The Indians — or, their social media department, anyway — are not a group to let a slight like that go unnoticed.
Following Game 1 of the AL Division Series, Red Sox catcher Sandy Leon told the Boston Herald he and starting pitcher Rick Porcello had switched their signs in the middle of the game. Asked by the Herald whether that move was based on concerns that the Indians might be stealing signs, Boston pitching coach Carl Willis smiled and said, "Yeah, you never know."
Once Cleveland closed out a sweep of the Red Sox, the Indians posted a photo of the Fenway Park scoreboard on their Twitter account with the message: "Couldn't steal this sign, so just took a picture of it."
Couldn't steal this sign, so just took a picture of it. #RallyTogether pic.twitter.com/BCRxZ0DXkj
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) October 11, 2016
Call the Indians a bit thin-skinned if you will, but they continue to get the last laugh on the field.
