Cleveland Indians back in FanSided’s Fandom 250 in 2017

Cleveland Indians fans are among the best in the world, which is shown once again as the team’s fans are back in the Fandom 250.

FanSided unveiled the inaugural Fandom 250 rankings a year ago, ranking the top 250 fandoms in categories ranging from sports teams to television shows.

Cleveland Indians fans came in at No. 198 overall, and 45th in all of sports.

The 2017 rankings are set to be released on Tuesday, and the Indians will once again be back on the list.

The Indians are among 11 MLB teams with fans great enough to make this year’s Fandom 250, and there is still time to vote the Indians as the best. Just follow this link.

Cleveland sports fans are great in general, but the energy at Progressive Field has undoubtedly picked up the past few years now that the team is a legitimate contender once again. Fans had been waiting for a return to the way The Jake rocked back in the 90s, and Francisco Lindor and friends have given us just that.

Even if a fan isn’t at the game, the team’s television ratings remain high and social media is filled with energetic and opinionated Indians fans, showing how many people care about this team.

2018 is an interesting year because the team is expected to roll over the rest of the AL Central en route to a third straight division title. However, some fans may not care too much about the regular season after this year’s disappointing postseason exit.

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That feeling should change once a few walk-off wins happen and that warm air returns to Northeast Ohio. Because no matter how upsetting this year was, next year always brings new hope and promise to the best fans in baseball.