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Off the wall type question. Cleveland is one of the smallest markets with all 3 major sports teams. We saw when the Browns left in 95, everyone flocked to the Indians for 455 straight games.
HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING - if the Cavs ever left town, do you think the Indians would see an increase in attendance and more fan interaction than Tribe Fest and weekend games?
It's so hard to answer, I think baseball just doesn't resonate with a lot of Clevelanders the way it did in the mid 90's when it might have been a more exciting.
Baseball, like football and basketball, is just not getting the attendance that it used to get. With new TV's that make it just as good if not better than in person and the time sink that baseball requires, I don't think you'd expect any attendance figures to increase soon.