The Tribe reached the playoffs in 2001 and 2007. In the latter year, the team made it to the ALCS and had a 3-1 series lead before being eliminated. Close to the World Series, but no cigar! The team had exciting contention years during this decade along with painful rebuilding ones. Top performers included: David Segui, Ricky Ledee, John McDonald, Chuck Finley, Steve Karsay, Bob Wickman, Jason Bere, Marty Cordova, Juan Gonzales, Ellis Burks, Karim Garcia, Milton Bradley, CC Sabathia, Jake Westbrook, David Riske, John Rocker, Ryan Drese, Ricky Gutierrez, Matt Lawton, Chris Magruder, Lee Stevens, Coco Crisp, Ben Broussard, Brady Anderson, Josh Bard, Greg LaRocca, Brandon Phillips, Victor Martinez, Cliff Lee, Mark Wohlers, Jhonny Peralta, Casey Blake, Jody Gerut, Travis Hafner, Shane Spencer, Ryan Ludwick, Ronnie Belliard, Grady Sizemore, Aaron Boone, Ryan Garko, Andy Marte, Shin Soo Choo, Paul Byrd, Fausto Carmona (Roberto Hernandez), Josh Barfield, Trot Nixon, Asdrubal Cabrera, Ben Francisco, Joe Borowski, Jensen Lewis, Matt LaPorta, Carl Pavano, Kerry Wood, Justin Masterson and many more!