As competitive as the Cleveland Indians have been this season.......

[marmar]

....... their attendance is worse than the Marlins?


27 Houston 25 465,411 18,616 45.4 22 29,493 70.3 47 23,707 57.2
28 Tampa Bay 22 394,600 17,936 52.6 24 25,586 57.5 46 21,927 55.5
29 Miami 25 443,259 17,730 47.4 22 30,388 69.0 47 23,655 58.4
30 Cleveland 24 387,991 16,166 37.2 21 26,507 65.2 45 20,992 49.8


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


(on edit, avg. attendance is the third number in each column)

[RockaFowler]

1. I have a feeling their paid attendance is higher than the Marlins

The Marlins give away so many tickets that the place looks full (ha!) but those aren't actual paying customers

[Auggie]

2. Cleveland owners alienate fans too

Back-to-back Cy Young award winners Sabathia and Lee... traded! All-star catcher Victor Martinez ... traded!
Add in a generally depressed economy and horrid weather. It's not hard to understand.