Corey Kluber Favorite Cleveland Indians Player According to NEOSI’s Twitter

A few weeks back I decided to start a 64-man Cleveland Indians favorite player tournament. At first, I didn’t think that this Favorite Cleveland Indians tournament would be successful but our Twitter followers proved me wrong almost immediately.

So before I break down the way the match ups were set and what not I would quickly like to say Thank You and you can expect something similar in the future for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Browns.

The polling was strictly done on NEOSportsInsiders Twitter this time around for this tournament.

This tournament was broken down into 4 separate regions involving 16 players in each region. The four regions were players from the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. Seeding was done at random from 1-16.

The following is the first round match ups for the 80s region (names bolded moved on) :

• 1.) Len Barker vs 16.) Phil Niekro
• 8.) Mel Hall vs 9.) Bud Black
• 5.) Joe Carter vs 12.) Mike Hargrove
• 4.) Julio Franco vs 13.) Terry Francona
• 6.) Brook Jacoby vs 11.) Rick Manning
• 3.) Tom Candiotti vs 14.) Scott Bailes
• 7.) Brett Butler vs 10.) John Farrell
• 2.) Neal Heaton vs 15.) Bert Blyleven

90s region first round match ups (names bolded moved on) :

• 1.) Albert Belle vs 16.) Carlos Baerga
• 8.) Jaret Wright vs 9.) Paul Sorrento
• 5.) Tony Pena vs 12.) Charles Nagy
• 4.) Kenny Lofton vs 13.) David Justice
• 6.) Dennis Martinez vs 11.) Jim Thome
• 3.) Sandy Alomar Jr. 14.) Manny Ramirez
• 7.) Jose Mesa vs 10.) Eddie Murray
• 2.) Joel Skinner vs 15.) Orel Hershiser

2000s region first round match ups (names bolded moved on) :

• 1.) Shin-Soo Choo vs 16.) C.C. Sabathia 
• 8.) Fausto Carmona vs 9.) Bartolo Colon
• 5.) Cliff Lee vs 12.) Victor Martinez
• 4.) Travis Fryman vs 13.) Ben Broussard
• 6.) Grady Sizemore vs 11.) Coco Crisp
• 3.) Omar Vizquel vs 14.) Casey Blake
• 7.) Jake Westbrook vs 10.) Travis Hafner
• 2.) Ronnie Belliard vs 15.) Ellis Burks

2010s region first round match ups (names bolded moved on) :

• 1.) Michael Brantley vs 16.) Nick Swisher
• 8.) Jason Kipnis vs 9.) Chris Perez
• 5.) Johnny Damon vs 12.) Carlos Carrasco
• 4.) Edwin Encarnacion vs 13.) Lonnie Chisenhall
• 6.) Rajai Davis vs 11.) Carlos Santana
• 3.) Mike Napoli vs 14.) Corey Kluber 
• 7.) Lou Marson vs 10.) Francisco Lindor
• 2.) Justin Masterson vs 15.) Jose Ramirez

Second round match ups are as followed :

80s Region

• 1.) Len Barker vs 8.) Mel Hall
• 5.) Joe Carter vs 13.) Terry Francona
• 11.) Rick Manning vs 3.) Tom Candiotti
• 7.) Brett Butler vs 15.) Bert Blyleven

90s Region

• 1.) Albert Belle vs 9.) Paul Sorrento
• 12.) Charles Nagy vs 4.) Kenny Lofton 
• 11.) Jim Thome vs 3.) Sandy Alomar Jr.
• 10.) Eddie Murray vs 13.) Orel Hershiser

2000s Region

• 16.) C.C. Sabathia vs 9.) Bartolo Colon
• 12.) Victor Martinez vs 4.) Travis Fryman
• 6.) Grady Sizemore vs 3.) Omar Vizquel
• 10.) Travis Hafner vs 2.) Ronnie Belliard

2010s Region

• 1.) Michael Brantley vs 8.) Jason Kipnis
• 12.) Carlos Carrasco vs 4.) Edwin Encarnacion
• 11.) Carlos Santana vs 14.) Corey Kluber
• 10.) Francisco Lindor vs 15.) Jose Ramirez

Sweet Sixteen match ups:

80s

• 1.) Len Barker vs 13.) Terry Francona
• 11.) Rick Manning vs 15.) Bert Blyleven

90s

• 1.) Albert Belle vs 4.) Kenny Lofton 
• 11.) Jim Thome vs 15.) Orel Hershiser

2000s

• 16.) C.C. Sabathia vs 12.) Victor Martinez
• 3.) Omar Vizquel vs 10.) Travis Hafner

2010s

• 1.) Michael Brantley vs 4.) Edwin Encarnacion
• 14.) Corey Kluber vs 10.) Francisco Lindor

Elite Eight match ups :

80s

• 13.) Terry Francona vs 11.) Rick Manning

90s

• 4.) Kenny Lofton vs 11.) Jim Thome

2000s

• 12.) Victor Martinez vs 3.) Omar Vizquel

2010s

• 1.) Michael Brantley vs 14.) Corey Kluber

Final Four match ups:

80s Region vs 90s Region

• 13.) Terry Francona vs 4.) Kenny Lofton

2000s Region vs 2010s Region

• 3.) Omar Vizquel vs 14.) Corey Kluber

Favorite Cleveland Indians Player Championship Match up:

• 4.) Kenny Lofton vs 14.) Corey Kluber

Thank you again to everyone that participated in the polling!