2019 Around the MLB

[JMoneyYourHoney]

You could clone Michael Brantley, sign both he and his clone this offseason to add to their bevy of ridiculous talent, and they’re still going to finish 25th in attendance.

Well yeah, that's because everybody would know that's 2 players who'd be injured for the playoffs.

 

[Amherstcavsfan]

I just think that Cleveland just doesn't like baseball. Blame the Browns if you want, but the Indians season has barely any overlap with the Browns.

Be honest, how many people on here can even commit to watching a full game on TV, let alone drive to the ball park, watch the game without interruption, pay for food and drink, for the majority of the season?

 

[AZ_]

I just think that Cleveland just doesn't like baseball. Blame the Browns if you want, but the Indians season has barely any overlap with the Browns.

Be honest, how many people on here can even commit to watching a full game on TV, let alone drive to the ball park, watch the game without interruption, pay for food and drink, for the majority of the season?

Would be so much easier to just admit this, instead of this irrational circular talk about how Cleveland can sell out like the 90s again.

 

[Ohio]

There is no other excuse. This one offseason doesn’t excuse the fact that this city irrationally hates a team that has two MVP candidates and at least 4 Cy Young contenders.

The fans don’t hate the team. If they did, they wouldn’t watch on TV.

 

[AZ_]

The fans don’t hate the team. If they did, they wouldn’t watch on TV.

They sure as hell don’t like supporting winning baseball, so again...

...they get what they deserve.

 

[Ohio]

They sure as hell don’t like supporting winning baseball, so again...

...they get what they deserve.

Everyone does

 

[sportscoach]

I just think that Cleveland just doesn't like baseball. Blame the Browns if you want, but the Indians season has barely any overlap with the Browns.

Be honest, how many people on here can even commit to watching a full game on TV, let alone drive to the ball park, watch the game without interruption, pay for food and drink, for the majority of the season?

I seriously would commit if I had the money to! Baseball isn't as big as it used to be either, but its still my favorite sport to watch.

 

[Stark]

Hell, if I lived near Cleveland, I'd be at 30+ games a year. I'm so jealous of people that live within driving distance of the stadium.

 

[Marcus]

Hell, if I lived near Cleveland, I'd be at 30+ games a year. I'm so jealous of people that live within driving distance of the stadium.

Used to go to about 20 games a year when I lived in Cleveland. Now I only get to catch them once when they visit Seattle.

Feels bad, man.

 

[chuck0609]

I just think that Cleveland just doesn't like baseball. Blame the Browns if you want, but the Indians season has barely any overlap with the Browns.

Be honest, how many people on here can even commit to watching a full game on TV, let alone drive to the ball park, watch the game without interruption, pay for food and drink, for the majority of the season?

I disagree. Our youth baseball leagues thrive in NE Ohio.

But the games are a hell of a commitment, esp with kids.

 

[NorthCoastBias]

I disagree. Our youth baseball leagues thrive in NE Ohio.

But the games are a hell of a commitment, esp with kids.

Gotta love those 8 to 13 year olds and their disposable income lmao

 

[chuck0609]

Gotta love those 8 to 13 year olds and their disposable income lmao

Starts earlier than 8.

And most of those kids don’t like sitting through other baseball games.

 

[Kevalier]

I live in the suburbs on the west side and went to about ten games last season and plan to go to at least that amount again this season.

 

[BimboColesHair]

Wouldn’t be the beginning of a baseball season without sweeping overreactions to 2 whole games.

 

[2 For The Brew]

Having gone to games in the 70s and 80s prior to Steve O'Neiil, Jacobs and Dolan I find the criticism of Dolan as an owner to be overblown.

Attendance then was awful, but the team was awful for 30 years and the stadium was worse. The problem now is that this is a relatively bad baseball market compared to almost any other current baseball market - too small, and weak attendance despite success.

If Dolan put the Tribe up for sale there's no business case for paying a lot for it unless the team is moved.

I dont blame anyone. IMHO it's been a miracle the team had two windows in the past dozen years. The disparity in TV contracts alone is a killer.

I remember that in the late 90's the Indians had the best attendance and their merchandise sales were second, just behind the Yankees. But TV was $20MM a year compared to Yankees $100MM and it isn't any better now.

Dolan in the first couple years spent more than Jacobs, but it wasn't sustainable due to the cash bleed. Same problem now, only attendance is much weaker.

Hard to watch former Indians win rings in large & rich markets but the franchise is competing against a stacked deck.