Stadium 24. Progressive field and the mistake by the lake....

No one cared about Cleveland until LeBron James showed up. "Mistake by the Lake" is what most people call it. They also want to let you know one important major detail...

HOME OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!

Even LeBron James mentions it in his recent movie "Trainwreck" (He actually is funny in it)

I think when people try so hard to convince you that something is really great.... It isn't... Take it away Drew Carey...

I have been to Cleveland twice and both times have been simply astonished about how lame of a city it is. It is the city that annually ranks as one of the worst cities in America to live in. LeBron is the only person who actually wanted to go live in Cleveland....by choice

I also will not mention the nasty sports drought they have. The Cleveland Cavaliers have never won a championship and kept on losing against Michael Jordon. Most famously in "The Shot"

And we know the whole story recently....

Then there is the Cleveland Browns who lost the AFC Championship game to John Elway in "The Drive" and then later had their team moved to Baltimore in the middle of the night! Of course that Ravens team went on to win the Super Bowl.

Finally, the Cleveland Indians... they can only win titles in Movies involving Wild Thing...

The Indians lost the 1995 World Series to the Atlanta Braves (Hard to do) and then came the 1997 World Series.... They were two outs away from the World Series when Jose Mesa blew the save and the Marlins went on to win that World Series. 

(Craig Counsell is now the manager of the Milwaukee Brewers)

See if your city sucks and your town is cursed sports wise...What is the point?

Progressive Field: 

Not

Home for the Cleveland Indians since 1994 is located just south of Downtown Cleveland in the sports district. It is adjacent to Quicken Loans area, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers. I have been here twice and both times witnessed a win for the Indians (shocker)

Progressive has its highlights including a hall of fame park in center field and an interesting view of the city

The atmosphere in the park is nice as people do care but it falls into the usual pitfalls of the older stadiums. Bad sight lines and hidden concourses make it less than ideal for a ballgame. The traffic around the stadium before and after games is simply horrendous. It was a parking lot getting home after a weeknight game! How is that appealing for anyone coming into the city and trying to get out after. 

Progressive field is not horrendous but it just falls into the OK category as most of the stadiums will start doing until you get into the upper half of the draw. 

Next up: The Disney team!