Cleveland Indians

Okay, so maybe this is an obvious suggestion. But the Cleveland Indians are an important part of anyone's visit to the city, and even more important for the locals! Clevelanders are die-hard fans, and a visit to one of their home-game sporting events will demonstrate incredible city pride and belief in their team. Cleveland fan power is truly a sight to behold! Plus the Tribe has been a consistently strong team for the past 12 years or so, and checking out a game is a wonderful chance to see excellent athletes in action.

I LOVE baseball, and as a child I used to go to games with my dad at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium. (The stadium was torn down after Art Modell infamously moved the Browns to Baltimore one fateful night - and made room for the brand-new Browns Stadium and the brand-new Browns franchise!)

It was a gigantic stadium, often half-empty, and the Indians... well, let's just say that the early 1980s was not the highlight of their existence. But I fell in love with them anyway, and once they moved to Jacob's Field (now Progressive Field - for information on the renaming click on the link), I think baseball fans everywhere felt free to love them whole-heartedly.

Not to mention, it is a GORGEOUS ballpark. I think the team (and the park!) deserves as much attention as it can get.

by: Sarah Sloboda