Go ahead readers, guess the team with the low attendance numbers.
Team A: 9,853; 8,726; 9,025.
Team B: 20,000; 18,936; 10,482.
Team A is Cleveland. Team B is Florida.
Surprised?
With an estimation of 1.3 million fans in attendance during the 2010 season and not cracking the five figure mark after Opening Day, it is clear that the sports fans in Cleveland are no longer interested in their major league baseball team.
Some people like to use the "R" word, known as relocation.
But I argue that for a relocation of the Indians to work, only one city should be considered.
Columbus, Ohio.
Columbus is the capital and the largest city in Ohio. The broader metropolitan area is the third largest, behind Cincinnati and Cleveland. Columbus is the fourth largest city in the American midwest and the 16th largest city in America.
Columbus also has a very successful minor league franchise known as the Columbus Clippers, (who win more games than the Los Angeles Clippers) the triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.
Their stadium is built right in the apex of the city and can be revamped into a major league beauty within a year.
Once that is done, the Clippers and the Indians can simply switch places. The move would bring new life to the sports town that has the biggest college athletic powerhouse in the country and as well as an NHL team.
All they need is a MLB team to fill the gap and Columbus, Ohio can be one of the premier sports towns in the midwest.
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