The weather looks chilly and iffy in Cleveland for Games 1 and 2 of the World Series, but at least it won't be as punishing as the last time the Indians hosted the Fall Classic.
Cleveland hosted Games 3-5 in the 1997 World Series against the Marlins, and the frigid conditions served as a metaphor of the traditional Cleveland sports experience: Brutal and nearly unbearable. Observe:
- Game 3: 47 degrees, with a 25 mph wind
- Game 4: 35 degrees, with a 15 mph wind and snow (coldest game in World Series history)
- Game 5: 46 degrees, with a 12 mph wind
Hardly welcoming for the Boys of Summer.