Attendence Sags Big Time for the White Sox Series
Remember the times when it was Jacobs Field, and no matter who the Indians battled the stadium was sold out every single night?
While those days are long gone, things are quickly eroding at Progressive Field, and a team that is now 18 games under .500 is seeing less and less fans show up. The team is in a five-game losing streak, and has lost 13 of 15, and the lack of fans at the ballpark should let them now truly how disinterested they are.
Over the last three games vs Chicago, Monday through Wednesday, the Indians averaged a sorry 15,720 for the each of the three games. The three games total drew just 47,160, only a few thousand over what a sellout at Progressive Field would be.
It will be interesting to see how many people pay money to watch the two worst teams in the AL this weekend – the Indians and A’s. Oakland comes into town in dead last in the AL West, with the Indians sinking towards new lows in the AL Central. And not many people may be around to watch.
Matt has covered Major League Baseball and the "other two" Pro teams in Cleveland since 1994. He has been on the beat of the Indians in full-time mode since 1996, working for various raido and print networks around the country.
