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The Indians have been so good, they won the AL Central sitting at home and everyone celebrated online

CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 14: Cleveland Indians celebrate a 3-2 10th inning victory over the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on September 14, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** (Ron Schwane/Getty Images)
By Michael Clair

After beating the Royals, 8-4, on Saturday afternoon, the Indians' magic number was down to one. All they needed to be able to go party on Saturday night was for the Blue Jays to beat the Twins. Sure enough, the boys from the north -- uh, meaning those in Canada -- beat those other boys from the other north -- meaning Minnesota -- 7-2. For the first time since the '95-'99 Indians teams, Cleveland were repeat AL Central champs. 
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Time to party. The Indians took to Snapchat to announce that the magic number was zero: 

And then it was time for champagne. Since all the players were at home, it was the bobbleheads that bathed in bubbles:  

Jose Ramirez has some plans for hair: 

And Jay Bruce, whose acquisiton from the Mets proved vital during the team's 22-game winning streak, popped the (digital) champagne: 

Nick Goody celebrated with aerobic dancing: 

It was time to get the memes in on the action, too: 

Slider threw the best kind of party: One with confetti and hot dogs. 

And the Cleveland Cavaliers were ready to extend their warm wishes: 

When the Indians take the field on Sunday, there will be even more celebrating to be had -- this time with the fans: 

Though Jose Ramirez is wondering why he won't have a birthday cake: 

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