Yea I mean don't get me wrong I support and will always support the Indians. But I realize that the only way they'll ever have a chance at competing for a World Series again is if they have a new owner. Therefore not spending money on them will help this goal. Hopefully Dan Gilbert develops an interest in baseball.

newarkcatholicfan wrote:

krazie45 wrote: I'm more excited to go to Clippers games. I will not spend a dime on Indians tickets or merchandise this year....I'll be damned if the Dolan's see a penny from me. The attendance at Progressive Field this year could reach an all time low

I posted this very thing on the huddle and was jumped on by the not so smart followers of this organization for being a true fan. I think it’s funny that those same followers have not jumped all over this post.

You posted 4 minutes after him, lol. Doesn't leave a lot of time for those followers to jump all over anything.

newarkcatholicfan wrote:

krazie45 wrote: I'm more excited to go to Clippers games. I will not spend a dime on Indians tickets or merchandise this year....I'll be damned if the Dolan's see a penny from me. The attendance at Progressive Field this year could reach an all time low

I posted this very thing on the huddle and was jumped on by the not so smart followers of this organization for being a true fan. I think it’s funny that those same followers have not jumped all over this post.

I don't totally disagree with either of you on this point. Everyone is fed up with the current ownership and direction of the team. I definitely won't go to the 10-15 games per year that I have in the past, but to me there is still nothing better than going to an MLB game during the summer. The Tribe has some young talent that will play hard, plus you get to see some of the best players in the world, although they will be playing for the other teams. That being said, I am definitely going to make it to a Clipper game or 2 as well as a few Aeros games to make up for the trips I will not be making to the Jake.

Fab4Runner wrote:

newarkcatholicfan wrote:

krazie45 wrote: I'm more excited to go to Clippers games. I will not spend a dime on Indians tickets or merchandise this year....I'll be damned if the Dolan's see a penny from me. The attendance at Progressive Field this year could reach an all time low

I posted this very thing on the huddle and was jumped on by the not so smart followers of this organization for being a true fan. I think it’s funny that those same followers have not jumped all over this post.

You posted 4 minutes after him, lol. Doesn't leave a lot of time for those followers to jump all over anything.

I had a few repsonses to mine in that amount of time.

Fab4Runner wrote: I'm still a Tribe fan but this season is going to be a disaster. I won't pay to go to any games in Cleveland (just like last year) but I will still watch and support the players. At least I have the Akron Aeros.

miller45452003 wrote: They need new ownership. Spending a mere 65 million on payroll isn't gonna get you much (other than TB a few years ago). Besides, wtf does it matter? We'll just groom another Cy Young or MVP caliber player and trade him off for a bag of peanuts and a has been 35 year old. Indians baseball is getting really unwatchable. I've been a fan of them my whole life and used to spend quite a bit of coin going to games. Not this year...i'll watch it on the tube.

Kind of ironic that these posts would follow each other. They "only spend 65 million on payroll" follows a post from a fan saying that they "aren't paying to go to any games" That is the Catch 22. Fans expect their teams to pony up the money when the fans won't even do that themselves. Poor attendance causes the team to have less money to spend, and less money to spend equals a $65 million payroll.

But yeah, the Indians are probably going to be bad. No real pitching to speak of and alot of their young guys are guys I watched a few times in Columbus this past year (all of them save LaPorta look like they are going to be average to below average). LaPorta is a good hitter but he seems to me that he is a 1B or DH. I don't know why they think he can play the OF on a regular basis. He cost the Clippers many runs last year out there.

krazie45 wrote: Hopefully Dan Gilbert develops an interest in baseball.

Not saying that Gilbert isn't a good owner, or wouldn't be a good baseball owner, but c'mon the guy walked into a great situation. Lebron James on your team assures of 45+ wins regardless of who the GM, coach, and other players are

Baseball is broken and those who run the game don't care -- so long as Boston, New York, Los Angeles and a few other franchises are healthy.

There's no parity and no attempt to create parity.

It's one reason I simply stopped following the Indians and baseball a few years ago. I'd finally had enough. This from a guy who listened to/watched every game from the time I was in my early teens until I was in my 40s.

Funny thing...I find I don't miss it at all. I just bide my time until football season gets here.

jordo212000 wrote: Not saying that Gilbert isn't a good owner, or wouldn't be a good baseball owner, but c'mon the guy walked into a great situation. Lebron James on your team assures of 45+ wins regardless of who the GM, coach, and other players are

No doubt he did, but Dan Gilbert does 2 things that the Dolan's don't do and you see the difference in how the two franchises are run. Gilbert takes care of the fans/his players (ie upgrades to the Q, creating great promotions/entertainment at Cavs games, upgrades to the locker room, new practice facility) and Gilbert is willing to spend money to win (ie how he usually goes over the luxury tax to put the team in position to win a championship). Not to mention that Gilbert actually HAS money and can finance the team, it's a secondary prospect for him not a main source of income like it is for Dolan. Dan Gilbert is everything a pro sports owner should be, Larry Dolan is everything a pro sports owner shouldn't be.

Fab4Runner wrote:

RedRider1 wrote: Good idea Fab, might be a season to check out the Aeros or the Clippers down in C-Bus.

Aeros games are fun! They have good fireworks every Friday and $1 drafts on Thursdays. The first time I ever met Mantooth was at a Thursday game...we got good and hammered and when my sister asked him where he was staying he kept pointing at a random office building, lol.

That office building looked like a wonderful place to sleep......SMH. awww, good times fo sho.

HitsRus wrote:

devil1197 wrote: I'll give them a month or two, these young guys need our support imo. Its not their fault.

a month or two...hahahha you better give them about 2 years.

The great thing though, is that with no expectations, the trolls are going to have to find something else to justify their existence.

I'll always follow them.

What I mean't with the 1-2 months is that I won't call them terrible until I see some games. You never know what can happen.

^^^Yeah. I can agree with that.

"Hello Fans and Welcome to another edition of Teepee Talk. Hey in case you haven't noticed, and judging by the attendance, you haven't, the Indians have managed to win a few here and there, and are threatening to climb out of the cellar..."

I'm trying out. You heard it here first. I'm a great catcher, right NCF?

^^^^

Invitation to Spring Training eh?

You could probably suit up for Columbus at this rate

darbypitcher22 wrote: ^^^^

Invitation to Spring Training eh?

You could probably suit up for Columbus at this rate

Columbus was bad last year haha. I love the stadium and it is very fan friendly, but the team last year (this year's Indians ) stunk.

I'll probably go to a few Clippers games, but no Indians games for me this year