Shakalu M.D.
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They did in Detroit.
Detroit actually has some exciting players. Market share doesn't matter there though, Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons.
They did in Detroit.
Detroit actually has some exciting players. Market share doesn't matter there though, Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons.
Detroit actually has some exciting players. Market share doesn't matter there though, Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons.
Don't forget that Ilitch has big time revenue also coming in from the Red Wings, who he also owns.
I think it has more to do with him being a fan of the team than it does with extra revenue. The Dolan's are business people, they don't want to lose money. If you put an average joe like one of us in the position of being an owner, we likely would go bankrupt in a year or 2 trying to be the owner who breaks the championship drought.
As for the exciting players, Grady hasn't been exciting in about 5 years. Pitching is great, but you have to have some offense to go with it. Victor was awesome, I miss him and he was fun to watch, but he isn't going to generate the same kind of excitement as having Miguel, Fielder, and Verlander. I hope Masterson turns out to be that next ace pitcher who we trade away, but we need to get some offense to go with him otherwise we're going to have a lot of 2-0 losses.
I think it's safer to say the 90's were an anomaly than to base our expectations of the future on them. I am surprised to see no one has mentioned that Jacobs field opened in '94. New ballparks and arenas are always a huge boom initially...ours was only multiplied because we had the best offensive team of the late 90's, and then later helped by the Browns leaving just one year later. That rocketed us to a level that couldn't be sustained long term and simply won't ever be matched again.
Another reason I think the team has trouble? The lack of downtown residents and fewer people working within walking distance of the stadium (and limited to no weekday day games at home due to this) Baseball has become sport people attend games to talk business, have drinks, and enjoy the ambiance and nostalgia of the past...the game being played is just sort of there in the background....none of those things play into the favor of a stadium that is probably on average a 30 minute drive from those attending....
The problem is that the Indians do not have the type of player that can bring in the bandwagon fans.
Like CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee, Victor Martinez, Carlos Santana...
Yeah, that's the problem.
Like CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee, Victor Martinez, Carlos Santana...
Yeah, that's the problem.
Personally, I think shitty drafting has been a far bigger problem that spending. I really never have had a beef with spending.