Who are the Indians Rivals?

[33Y0]

It's Detroit in my book.

 

[DCTribefan]

The Indians since we consistently beat ourselves through poor fundamentals.

 

[Alabuckeye]

The Indians since we consistently beat ourselves through poor fundamentals.

are you speaking this year alone or as a trend of years?

I attribute a fair amount of this year to be our youth.

 

[DCTribefan]

are you speaking this year alone or as a trend of years?

I attribute a fair amount of this year to be our youth.

Certainly more pronounced in 2021.

 

[Lee]

If we are going with the not real rivals thing, The Browns and Cavs are their rivals for Cleveland sports fans money and Lebron has turned Cleveland into a bigger basketball town than baseball. (always was football 1st and still is)

 

[Kevalier]

If we are going with the not real rivals thing, The Browns and Cavs are their rivals for Cleveland sports fans money and Lebron has turned Cleveland into a bigger basketball town than baseball. (always was football 1st and still is)

When LeBron was here, yes, the Cavs were the bigger ticket in town than Tribe. But, it's safe to say that the Cavs are currently third in the pecking order in terms of interest and enthusiasm. Also, the Indians currently have the third-highest television ratings in the league, while the Cavs had the lowest local-television ratings this past season since 2002-2003 (the year before LeBron was drafted.

 

[Lee]

When LeBron was here, yes, the Cavs were the bigger ticket in town than Tribe. But, it's safe to say that the Cavs are currently third in the pecking order in terms of interest and enthusiasm. Also, the Indians currently have the third-highest television ratings in the league, while the Cavs had the lowest local-television ratings this past season since 2002-2003 (the year before LeBron was drafted.

For some reason, the Cavs remain the bigger draw it seems. I know the cavs are awful and the Indians are atleast playoff contenders, but the redraw has been set, and its Cavs before Indians.

 

[cliffdawg]

If I had to pick a team , I would probably pick the White Sox’s, and a lot have to do with there announcer, they really are pretty arrogant, and really play down our team......

 

[Kevalier]

For some reason, the Cavs remain the bigger draw it seems. I know the cavs are awful and the Indians are atleast playoff contenders, but the redraw has been set, and its Cavs before Indians.

Based on what though? The Indians have higher ratings, while the Cavs season ticket base has supposedly tanked. Plus, even sports talk radio features more Tribe talk now than Cavs.

 

[DCTribefan]

When LeBron was here, yes, the Cavs were the bigger ticket in town than Tribe. But, it's safe to say that the Cavs are currently third in the pecking order in terms of interest and enthusiasm. Also, the Indians currently have the third-highest television ratings in the league, while the Cavs had the lowest local-television ratings this past season since 2002-2003 (the year before LeBron was drafted.

Ver surprising given that almost no streaming options include Bally Sports Ohio.

 

[Anglefan]

I picked:

Tigers - 25
White Sox - 20
Twins - 20
Reds - 15
Royals - 10
Yankees - 10

We basically don't have a rival though, which kinda sucks.

 

[Lee]

Based on what though? The Indians have higher ratings, while the Cavs season ticket base has supposedly tanked. Plus, even sports talk radio features more Tribe talk now than Cavs.

I dont live there, and Covid has been hard to figure, just basing off of the lack of interest in the Indians for some reason, maybe Cleveland outside of the Browns isnt the sports town I thought it was.

 

[Obscured By Clouds]

Cleveland's rival is simple: on a micro level, the team they are facing. Macro level, whoever is above us in the Central.

You can point back to times where we may have had a 'rival,' but that hasn't existed for a bit now. Like looking back, fucking Seattle. Fuck Jay Buhner and his timely HR's against us ruining my life back then.

 

[Coyote]

Cleveland's rival is simple: on a micro level, the team they are facing. Macro level, whoever is above us in the Central.

You can point back to times where we may have had a 'rival,' but that hasn't existed for a bit now. Like looking back, fucking Seattle. Fuck Jay Buhner and his timely HR's against us ruining my life back then.

Good catch. I hated Seattle for a brief time almost as much as the Yankees.

If longevity is the measure, the closest rival would have to be Detroit, I guess, but it ain't much. And like others have said, everyone hates the Yankees anyway, so that can't really count.