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April 4, 2017

Contacts: Joel Hammond, 216-287-1454

 

CLEVELAND INDIANS ANNOUNCE FESTIVITIES, GUESTS FOR APRIL 11 HOME OPENER AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD

 

Jim Thome, Austin Carr, Jim Brown to throw ceremonial first pitches

 

Cleveland Orchestra String section to perform national anthem

 

AL Champion flag raising, banner unveiling, ring ceremony to take place pregame

 

Cleveland, OH—The American League Champion Cleveland Indians announced today the full schedule of festivities leading up to first pitch at 4:10PM on Tuesday, April 11, the Tribe’s 2017 Home Opener at Progressive Field. Gates will open at 2PM.

 

The game, the Tribe’s 24th Home Opener at Progressive Field, marks the 117th as a charter member of the American League, and the 25th consecutive Home Opener sellout dating back to the team’s final year at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. This year’s game sold out in three minutes on March 6.

 

There will be a pregame ceremony to celebrate the Indians AL Championship, during which players and coaches will receive their AL Championship rings, a flag will be raised in center field and a banner will be unveiled in the Right Field Terraces. The Indians encourage fans to be in their seats by 3PM to witness the ceremony.

 

The Tribe will help the city #RallyTogether by hosting a trio of Cleveland sports legends to throw out ceremonial first pitches:

 

·        Jim Thome: A familiar face to fans, the Indians Hall of Famer played for the Tribe from 1991-2002 and in 2011 and is the franchise leader in home runs.

 

·        Austin Carr: This Cavs great is second on the franchise’s all-time games played list and fourth in points scored.

 

·        Jim Brown: The Browns Hall of Fame running back was recognized as the NFL MVP three times and led the team to an NFL championship in 1964.

 

The Cleveland Orchestra string section is set to perform the national anthem; the group also performed the anthem before Game 7 of the World Series. The Cleveland Orchestra is nearing the celebration of its centennial of its founding. Following the conclusion of their performance, there will be a US Air Force F-16 flyover.

 

The Indians will honor all branches of the United States military, as members of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard will present the colors. Meanwhile, an oversized American flag will be presented by 250 employees of Progressive Insurance, the presenting partner of the club’s Opening Series.

 

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Holy s-hit Lindor!!!!!!

Holy s-hit Lindor!!!!!!

 

We are in for a hell of a ride this summer!!

Lindor's amazing Slam leading to the Indians sweep along with the Cavs take-no-prisoners beatdown of the punky Celts on ESPN (to practically wrap up the no. 1 seed/East) made tonight one of the most satisfying for Cleveland sports fans since, well, June 19th of last year!!

Even more impressive was Lindor's postgame interview with Andre Knott.  He's a special young man....

Even more impressive was Lindor's postgame interview with Andre Knott.  He's a special young man....

 

Very classy for his age--nice to see!

^^Nice interview.  This young man is very dialed in, in addition to being highly talented.  That he felt he let down Salazar and the team more than simply going for his own personal stats and agenda says a lot.

I recall noting during the WS how much bigger and more intimidating the Cubs seemed at the plate.  I'd say we've closed the gap significantly with the promo of Diaz, the addition of Encarnacion, and the reinstatement of Almonte.  Dias is huuuuuuge.

Dias is huuuuuuge.

 

His biceps are insane!

^Even though not huge in stature, both Santana and Brantley should also be intimidating, and we just got Brantley back as, essentially, a new ballplayer viz much of the current team (with guys like Lindor and Ramirez).  Since last year after we got power-hitting Napoli and a full season with Lindor (and Ramirez's awakened bat), Carlos seems much more relaxed now that he's not called upon to shoulder the lion's share of the offensive load as he was 2 years ago.  He's not pressing and his natural hitting abilities are kicking in and he's a very dangerous hitter.  And Brantley of course is Mr. Clutch (as is Ramirez big time)... And of course this year we've upgraded over Napoli with Encarnacion ... Diaz and, now, Almonte (for a full season and playoffs this time) are like gravy.

 

All in all, this team is the best Indians team of my lifetime including that 90s power hitting bunch.  While I'm not ready to say this team can mash quite like that team (although ultimately it might, we'll have to see), this year's pitching (starters and pen) is light years better than that team's.  I also give Francona an edge over Hargrove, even though I very much liked Grover.

Well said, clvlndr. I'm in total agreement. The only thing that could stop them is the injury bug.

^Even though not huge in stature, both Santana and Brantley should also be intimidating, and we just got Brantley back as, essentially, a new ballplayer viz much of the current team (with guys like Lindor and Ramirez).  Since last year after we got power-hitting Napoli and a full season with Lindor (and Ramirez's awakened bat), Carlos seems much more relaxed now that he's not called upon to shoulder the lion's share of the offensive load as he was 2 years ago.  He's not pressing and his natural hitting abilities are kicking in and he's a very dangerous hitter.  And Brantley of course is Mr. Clutch (as is Ramirez big time)... And of course this year we've upgraded over Napoli with Encarnacion ... Diaz and, now, Almonte (for a full season and playoffs this time) are like gravy.

 

All in all, this team is the best Indians team of my lifetime including that 90s power hitting bunch.  While I'm not ready to say this team can mash quite like that team (although ultimately it might, we'll have to see), this year's pitching (starters and pen) is light years better than that team's.  I also give Francona an edge over Hargrove, even though I very much liked Grover.

 

Francona's probably the best manager in baseball history and if he breaks both the Indians' and Red Sox's droughts that is pretty much cemented. 

 

He's also complete.  Hargrove could get the best out of a superteam like the mid 90s crew, he was like Torre in that regard.  Not all managers can, even the ones that get the most out of a bunch of overachievers.  Francona can do either.

 

I was telling some Boston fans last year lamenting Francona and Miller being gone that they, along with Lue, were what they traded for Belichick.

^No argument with you at all, E Rocc; and one of Francona's earliest and greatest feats with the Indians was straightening out and turning around a totally messed up Ubaldo Jimenez, who has reverted back to hair-yanking, mechanical-nightmare inconsistency now that he's  in Baltimore and no longer with Francona. ... Overall, Tito has been the best pitcher's manager I've ever seen. Taking our beat up, 1-man rotation to within an eyelash of the title last year, against a powerhouse Cubs team, is all you need to know.

^No argument with you at all, E Rocc; and one of Francona's earliest and greatest feats with the Indians was straightening out and turning around a totally messed up Ubaldo Jimenez, who has reverted back to hair-yanking, mechanical-nightmare inconsistency now that he's  in Baltimore and no longer with Francona. ... Overall, Tito has been the best pitcher's manager I've ever seen. Taking our beat up, 1-man rotation to within an eyelash of the title last year, against a powerhouse Cubs team, is all you need to know.

 

Exactly. 

 

Hargrove took Roberto Alomar to a career resurgence that ended abruptly when he left Cleveland.  Albert Belle never approached his dominance elsewhere, and Manny became inconsistent.  Francona approaches that, yet can also make an average team better, which Hargrove couldn't.

^Yes.  And as I've said before, Francona's gift is that he is a master psychologist which we've seen time and again in sports -- no matter the particular sport -- usually trumps (now hate that word) the mastery of Xs and Os, of which Francona is also better than most.  He understands people and is clearly a pitcher whisperer.

Oh, just rip the band aid off already!....

 

MLB commissioner wants Cleveland Indians to ‘transition away’ from Chief Wahoo logo

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/04/12/mlb-commissioner-wants-cleveland-indians-to-transition-away-from-chief-wahoo-logo/?utm_term=.9587610fc1d1

Oh, just rip the band aid off already!....

 

MLB commissioner wants Cleveland Indians to ‘transition away’ from Chief Wahoo logo

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/04/12/mlb-commissioner-wants-cleveland-indians-to-transition-away-from-chief-wahoo-logo/?utm_term=.9587610fc1d1

 

I agree.  It shouldn't be as hard as the Dolans (and the Jacobses before them) and Cleveland fans are making it.  It's so damn emotional where it shouldn't be.  Why are these fans acting like it's their God-given right to crap on the dignity of a whole race of people, regardless of their small numbers and limited political power in this country at the moment?  Nobody can say with a straight face that Chief Wahoo isn't racially degrading, and yet a whole lot of local sports fans, and sadly a bunch of talk show hosts, are trying to do just that...  I fear this could get even uglier with many conservative fans and media feeling even more emboldened in this current bigoted, backwards era of Trump.

Oh, just rip the band aid off already!....

 

MLB commissioner wants Cleveland Indians to ‘transition away’ from Chief Wahoo logo

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/04/12/mlb-commissioner-wants-cleveland-indians-to-transition-away-from-chief-wahoo-logo/?utm_term=.9587610fc1d1

 

I agree.  It shouldn't be as hard as the Dolans (and the Jacobses before them) and Cleveland fans are making it.  It's so damn emotional where it shouldn't be.  Why are these fans acting like it's their God-given right to crap on the dignity of a whole race of people, regardless of their small numbers and limited political power in this country at the moment?  Nobody can say with a straight face that Chief Wahoo isn't racially degrading, and yet a whole lot of local sports fans, and sadly a bunch of talk show hosts, are trying to do just that...  I fear this could get even uglier with many conservative fans and media feeling even more emboldened in this current bigoted, backwards era of Trump.

 

its on its way out and thats fine. I root for Cleveland baseball.  I have memories with Chief Wahoo, but i havent worn any clothing with him in a few years.  I hate the argument of the morons saying "I hate how white liberals are offended when it has NOTHING to do with them"...its called empathy.  geez. they are speaking out for people who are offended.

 

Anyway, if i were to take a guess, i wouuld think Dolan doesnt have as much of an attachment to it as he does the fear of losing some of the fan base over it.  HOwever, if you stop rooting for a team because the MLB made you get rid of the logo, you may wanna check yourself in the mirror.

Early season reality check...

I wish the local pundits would stop with 'the best rotation in baseball' line.

Need more starters if they want to win the AL again.

I basically trust Kluber and sometimes Carrasco and Salazar.

 

APR. 20, 2017 AT 5:09 PM

Baseball’s New Leadoff Hitters Don’t Need To Be Speed Demons

By Neil Paine

 

.......

 

To find out who is perfect, I ran a regression between a leadoff hitter’s playing attributes2 and his team’s runs scored per game (adjusted for the stadium they were scored in). According to that, the ideal current leadoff man3 is Cleveland’s Carlos Santana. Leading off for the Tribe while splitting time between designated hitter, first base and right field, the 210-pound Santana doesn’t look like the traditional platonic ideal of a leadoff man, and he stole just 5 bases last season. But his peculiar blend of abilities — great contact skills, tons of walks and the power to drill 34 home runs — is associated with about 30 extra runs (or 3 more wins) over a 162-game season, tops of any leadoff man in baseball.

 

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/baseballs-new-leadoff-hitters-dont-need-to-be-speed-demons/?addata=espn:frontpage

Jose Ramirez is one of the most clutch hitters the Indians have had in recent times.  Just love this guy. With him and Lindor anchoring our hitting attack, it's giving space to guys like Encarnacion to get power hitting swing together.  Being tied for 1st, a game over .500 is right where we need to be.

^Even though not huge in stature, both Santana and Brantley should also be intimidating, and we just got Brantley back as, essentially, a new ballplayer viz much of the current team (with guys like Lindor and Ramirez).  Since last year after we got power-hitting Napoli and a full season with Lindor (and Ramirez's awakened bat), Carlos seems much more relaxed now that he's not called upon to shoulder the lion's share of the offensive load as he was 2 years ago.  He's not pressing and his natural hitting abilities are kicking in and he's a very dangerous hitter.  And Brantley of course is Mr. Clutch (as is Ramirez big time)... And of course this year we've upgraded over Napoli with Encarnacion ... Diaz and, now, Almonte (for a full season and playoffs this time) are like gravy.

 

All in all, this team is the best Indians team of my lifetime including that 90s power hitting bunch.  While I'm not ready to say this team can mash quite like that team (although ultimately it might, we'll have to see), this year's pitching (starters and pen) is light years better than that team's.  I also give Francona an edge over Hargrove, even though I very much liked Grover.

 

Francona's probably the best manager in baseball history and if he breaks both the Indians' and Red Sox's droughts that is pretty much cemented. 

 

He's also complete.  Hargrove could get the best out of a superteam like the mid 90s crew, he was like Torre in that regard.  Not all managers can, even the ones that get the most out of a bunch of overachievers.  Francona can do either.

 

I was telling some Boston fans last year lamenting Francona and Miller being gone that they, along with Lue, were what they traded for Belichick.

 

 

hargrove was in no way shape or form like torre. torre knew to leave the hot hands in, hargrove played the stats and pitch counts and yanked people out no matter what and every time. that was the difference between grovers ultimate failing and torre's success. you don't unalteringly always, always, always play moneyball with very good players. i mean if grover skippered the cavs the other night, he would have put kyrie and love back in. sure, hargrove's steady as she goes style can get you there, but it takes torres and lues to win it. thats why while i really liked hargrove as a player, i never really did as the coach.

Alternative view: managers in baseball don't matter all that much and the "hot hand" is 95% myth.

Alternative view: managers in baseball don't matter all that much and the "hot hand" is 95% myth.

 

If one flipped a coin a thousand times consecutively, there would inevitably be long streaks where, if you didn't know any better, it may appear as though the coin flipper was "in the zone" in landing heads or tails. But ultimately, each side of the coin only has a 50% chance of landing face up. The same is true in sports, a batter or shooter is really only as good as their average or shooting percentage dictates (assuming several seasons worth of data), and long streaks are nothing more than statistical variances to which human beings attribute special meaning. Statistical fallacies, if you will, based on our evolutionary development of pattern seeking.

Getting back to the Indians, though. I am frustrated that Francona can't find a way to get Diaz's bat in the lineup on an everyday basis. I understand that if they couldn't find a place for him that he needs to be in Columbus where he'll get a higher volume of at-bats, but I'm not convinced that they couldn't find a way to do that at the MLB level. Diaz came to the United States as a 2B, and although he has played the most in his minor league career as a 3B, he can comfortably play either corner outfield position and has even spent some time in CF. It's not as if he can only play one or two positions, he has a versatile glove. I mean, if an Abraham Almonte/Brandon Guyer platoon is the best they've got for RF, he's certainly a more promising option than that duo (or at least Almonte, who is not worthy of a spot on the Tribe's roster, let alone a place in the starting 9).

^Almonte has the highest OBP of all the regulars and is hitting .278.  Also has hit well in clutch situations. Not sure why he doesn't belong not the team

^Almonte has the highest OBP of all the regulars and is hitting .278.  Also has hit well in clutch situations. Not sure why he doesn't belong not the team

 

Batting average is an overrated statistic and "clutch hitting" probably doesn't exist. As for OBP, Almonte's .396 is a mirage at this incredibly early stage of the season (see my above post above how small sample sizes can play tricks on us). In reality, he has a career .302 OBP, so if given a large enough sample size over the course of the season, he will revert to being much closer to that number.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance

 

Lol.

Pretty sad. TV ratings still among the highest in the league though. It seems like the top of the attendance table is always populated by the largest markets (maybe obviously), while tv rating s are typically dominated by smaller markets. Of course baseball-crazy St. Louis is the exception.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2016/09/28/here-are-the-2016-mlb-prime-time-television-ratings-for-each-team/amp/

What's sad about it? They were last or near last in attendance at this point last year. I see an improvement of 5-6000 people a game during the coldest month of the season.

Our attendance is much better this year as is befitting a thrilling World Series contender. 28K yesterday (plus the squirrel) for another small-market, non-Detroit, Cubs, Yankees team was a very nice crowd. I'm more concerned with the team's total lack of hitting more than I am anything else.

You want attendance to traject upward, which it is. The casual fan wants sustainable success. They've also only had 14 games, they will be middle of the pack this year if we keep winning. However, I think they play better in front of 10k. They have been screaming about attendance for a few years and now that people are coming, they can't hit. That's not gonna make the casual fan want to come back

The more I look at that table, the less sad it is. I suspect they will jump 3-4 spots after this weekend.  Assuming they get up to 22-23k per game after the first month, that's growth of 7-8k per game from last year, or more than 50% growth. Anyone would take that. This is a big year in terms of the rebranding of Indians baseball, which including stadium renovations, blowing up the team in 2010-2011, etc.  they are where they need to be

also, the marketing is really top notch lately, ie., mothers day and the squirrel. maybe that will draw in millenials. it helps create goodwill about the tribe at the least.

^I would also like to see that number as a %occupancy... No physical way Progressive Field can crack the top 10 ever.

The more I look at that table, the less sad it is. I suspect they will jump 3-4 spots after this weekend.  Assuming they get up to 22-23k per game after the first month, that's growth of 7-8k per game from last year, or more than 50% growth. Anyone would take that. This is a big year in terms of the rebranding of Indians baseball, which including stadium renovations, blowing up the team in 2010-2011, etc.  they are where they need to be

 

The Indians so far in 2017 are up a mere 1k over average attendance in 2016.

 

As for % of capacity...Progressive Field is ranked #27 in the MLB by capacity of seats.  At its heyday, the Jake would rank #9 today.  The Jake held 45,569 in 2010 but has since slashed over 10,000 seats (which is freaking embarrassing).  Guess they need to slash 10k more so games look full?

that isn't a mere 1,000 when you consider that the attendance rises as the summer goes on.  being up an average of 1,000 through april and the first half of may (traditionally the least attended months) is good. 

The more I look at that table, the less sad it is. I suspect they will jump 3-4 spots after this weekend.  Assuming they get up to 22-23k per game after the first month, that's growth of 7-8k per game from last year, or more than 50% growth. Anyone would take that. This is a big year in terms of the rebranding of Indians baseball, which including stadium renovations, blowing up the team in 2010-2011, etc.  they are where they need to be

 

The Indians so far in 2017 are up a mere 1k over average attendance in 2016.

 

As for % of capacity...Progressive Field is ranked #27 in the MLB by capacity of seats.  At its heyday, the Jake would rank #9 today.  The Jake held 45,569 in 2010 but has since slashed over 10,000 seats (which is freaking embarrassing).  Guess they need to slash 10k more so games look full?

 

 

 

Indians' attendance is up 42%, and weekday crowds have increased 45%

Through 12 games, the Indians' attendance average of 20,376 is 6,003 ahead of the norm for the first 12 home dates of 2016. The Tribe could top 2 million at the gate for the first time in nine years.

 

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The Cleveland Indians boast the highest local TV ratings in Major League Baseball

 

http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2017/05/cleveland_indians_have_highest.html#incart_river_index

Yeah, I think you are thinking of season ticket holders with the 1K. Through May in the past they would have 15k. They are in the 20's now. By end of season if they can start actually playing good baseball, they will likely be mid to high 20's.  A good one year increase

I wish my post a few weeks back was wrong but the starting rotation is a mess.

Carrasco is fragile, Salazar is weak mentally and don't get me started on Bauer.

Frustrating that this wasn't addressed in offseason.

And yes...the signs were there last year.

The more I look at that table, the less sad it is. I suspect they will jump 3-4 spots after this weekend.  Assuming they get up to 22-23k per game after the first month, that's growth of 7-8k per game from last year, or more than 50% growth. Anyone would take that. This is a big year in terms of the rebranding of Indians baseball, which including stadium renovations, blowing up the team in 2010-2011, etc.  they are where they need to be

 

The Indians so far in 2017 are up a mere 1k over average attendance in 2016.

 

As for % of capacity...Progressive Field is ranked #27 in the MLB by capacity of seats.  At its heyday, the Jake would rank #9 today.  The Jake held 45,569 in 2010 but has since slashed over 10,000 seats (which is freaking embarrassing).  Guess they need to slash 10k more so games look full?

 

Indians will be passing Cincinnati in attendance after tonight as they keep climbing up the ladder, averaging 22,100 per game. Very nice increase from last year. The tribe are building something with the fans, have to keep winning games though

In case we needed it:

 

A crash course for Cleveland fans shifting their focus to the Indians following the NBA Finals

 

Updated on June 14, 2017 at 10:31 AM

Posted on June 14, 2017 at 7:00 AM

 

http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2017/06/cleveland_indians_cleveland_ca.html

The more I look at that table, the less sad it is. I suspect they will jump 3-4 spots after this weekend.  Assuming they get up to 22-23k per game after the first month, that's growth of 7-8k per game from last year, or more than 50% growth. Anyone would take that. This is a big year in terms of the rebranding of Indians baseball, which including stadium renovations, blowing up the team in 2010-2011, etc.  they are where they need to be

 

The Indians so far in 2017 are up a mere 1k over average attendance in 2016.

 

As for % of capacity...Progressive Field is ranked #27 in the MLB by capacity of seats.  At its heyday, the Jake would rank #9 today.  The Jake held 45,569 in 2010 but has since slashed over 10,000 seats (which is freaking embarrassing).  Guess they need to slash 10k more so games look full?

 

 

 

Indians' attendance is up 42%, and weekday crowds have increased 45%

Through 12 games, the Indians' attendance average of 20,376 is 6,003 ahead of the norm for the first 12 home dates of 2016. The Tribe could top 2 million at the gate for the first time in nine years.

 

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The Cleveland Indians boast the highest local TV ratings in Major League Baseball

 

http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2017/05/cleveland_indians_have_highest.html#incart_river_index

 

Now if the team could only match the fans' response on the field... If they keep playing as inconsistently and well below their potential as they've been this season to date, look for those attendance numbers to drop off.

^ I doubt there will be much drop off either way.  There's a lot of big weekday series left (Toronto,NYY, BoSox) and the remaining weekend games are almost sold out..

 

Here's a good look at the numbers:

Big weekend at the box office adds to belief Tribe will finally get to 2 million at gate

 

The Indians drew 88,407 for a three-game series vs. the White Sox and are averaging 22,014 fans per contest this season. With eight more weekend series ahead, it seems likely Edwin Encarnacion will reach at least one of his attendance bonuses.

 

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20170612/BLOGS06/170619949/big-weekend-at-the-box-office-adds-to-belief-tribe-will-finally-get

 

I just punched through the numbers and the Indians are filling the stadium to 62.9% of capacity. We are right between the pirates and rangers in that metric.

 

At the top over 90 percent you have the usual suspects who mostly play in old stadiums (giants-99.3%, red sox-93.8%, cubs-91.7%, cards-91.5%) the bottom is the A's-38.2%, Rays-47%, and diamonbacks-48.3%.

 

I'm thinking as summer goes along and the Indians start to get a little steam they could get to over 70% which would put them in with the Yankees and braves.

So former Indian minor leaguer Clint Frazier made his Yankees debut last night and had a home run. He's only 22, so I'll be curious to follow along with his progress to see if he's really ready to make an impact on the MLB level or if he'll have to go back down at some point.

 

I still think it was a great trade for the Tribe as Miller is so dominant in his flexible role in the late innings of close games. Having him for last year's postseason run plus this year and all of next year seems well worth what was given up for his services.

No looking back on that one even if Frazier turns out to be a complete stud. Miller already made that value back. Steamrolled the tribe through two rounds of the playoffs and almost cashed in a ring in year 1

No looking back on that one even if Frazier turns out to be a complete stud. Miller already made that value back. Steamrolled the tribe through two rounds of the playoffs and almost cashed in a ring in year 1

 

And we still have Zimmer.

No looking back on that one even if Frazier turns out to be a complete stud. Miller already made that value back. Steamrolled the tribe through two rounds of the playoffs and almost cashed in a ring in year 1

 

Oh I agree entirely. Just mentioning it because it seemed somewhat newsworthy.

 

In other news, I'll be curious to see who from the Indians makes the All-Star team. I have to believe that Kluber, Miller, and Ramirez are locks, especially with Tito picking some of the spots on the roster. After that, I think Carrasco and Brantley both should have a shot but are not guarantees. I think if you win the league and you're leading your division the following year, your manager should be able to make a homer selection or two to fill out his All-Star roster!

Lon should be considered as well