What the Rays might teach us about attendance

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty ImagesEvery year, at some point, Cleveland Indians fans go to task over attendance on social media and talk radio. In 2019, the ramifications of the team’s lacking turnout have actually manifested itself. The conversation will naturally reoccur prior to the winter.

Attendance is back in the national conversation due to Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg’s plan to split time between St. Petersburg and Montreal. The idea in itself is flawed, if not a breach of the team’s contract with Tropicana Field.

The stigma around Tampa’s domed stadium — the only non-retractable roof still in the game — is that it is a horrible venue for baseball. This writer disagrees,…