Ticket to Tribe's Opener At Progressive Field Not Worth Buying

Progressive Field stood as one of those emerald cathedrals where men played a boy's game. The ballpark on Ontario and Ninth Streets was the holiest of ground, if you called yourself an Indians fan.  

Opening in the chilled spring of '94, the ballpark played host to great ballgames, great ballplayers and great dramas; it sold out for the better part of its existence, and a bleacher seat to Opening Day at "The Jake," the ballpark's original nickname, used to be as difficult to land as a front-row seat at the Oscars.

Within hours of going on sale, tickets to the home opener were gobbled up like bowl of M&Ms.

Want a ticket?

Go see a scalper.

That had been the way things were here: season after season. It was that way until now.

With Opening Day less than a month away, tickets are available, as the gigantic sign on the left-field gate tells people who walk near the ballpark.

A sell-out for this opener?

Perhaps. But for the first time in the ballpark's history, the Indians have had to go begging fans to buy tickets to the opener April 12, a surefire indicator of how in disfavor the baseball club is.

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