Comments on: One for the Record Books

By: DF

DF — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:45:23 +0000

You should probably clarify that a lot of people who have left Cleveland have simply moved to the suburbs, which are not part of Cleveland. Most out of towners would see the stats you mentioned and think our city is now a tiny little entity of less than 400,000. They don’t realize that Northeast Ohio, which is the real population benchmark, is 2.5 nillion people. Now that your blog is national, you have to explain things for the out of towners!

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:24:05 +0000

Yes…I actually made the comment in a tongue and cheek manner. I’m just still a little shocked since the 2010 census figures came out and Cleveland dropped below 400,000 for the first time since 1900. Not all of that population was lost to the suburbs either…much of it just left the state.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:22:28 +0000

Yes, thank you. That was actually a typo…I meant to say since 1996.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:21:44 +0000

The Royals offense is pretty awesome. If their pitching holds, it may not be a fluke.

I know the 1941 Indians didn’t really start to tank until August.

By: Susan Petrone

Susan Petrone — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:01:16 +0000

Thanks for the correction, Rob.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:50:56 +0000

Cleveland is the 14th largest market in the company. Yes, Cleveland has declined since 1941, but I’m sure it’s a larger market than it was then. Market/metro size is more important than city size.

By: Rob O.

Rob O. — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:33:46 +0000

One of your stats is wrong. The Indians won 18 in a row at home in 1994.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1994-schedule-scores.shtml

By: Daniel S.

Daniel S. — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:58:10 +0000

I’ve been trying to come up with reasons why the Indians are faulted and their start is a fluke — like I do with my Royals — but unlike my Royals, there are a ton less reasons to do so. I’m interested in their AL East-heavy May schedule to see how well they do, although disappointingly, they won’t play the Yankees (or the Rangers) until June.

By: The Common Man

The Common Man — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:29:12 +0000

Hey, welcome to the SweetSpot Network, you two! Looking forward to reading more from you and congrats on the hot start to 2011.