OMG: Terry Francona used reliever Andrew Miller
for, now get this, not 2 but 2-2/3 innings yesterday against the Blue Jays on
the way to a 3-0 victory in Toronto; Tony LaRussa must be in his cups now that
managers are moving away from his strategy of employing constant late-inning,
pitcher-hitter matchups, which is fine by me.
The Indians now go to the World Series as the AL team.
This
is good for a couple of reasons, starting with Joe Maddon. If the Cubs get in, their manager will want
to show off how smart he is. The thing
about Francona is, he is smart and capable of maneuvering Maddon into making a
mistake or two. As someone who will have
a pizza riding on the results, this gives me hope.
Then,
there’s the matter of the Cleveland team’s name and logo. The Indians and their fans just love Chief
Wahoo. Sorry, folks, the Chief is
downright offensive, racist, if you will.
He’s got to go. The team name is
fine, unless Native Americans can make a compelling argument that
"Indians" stings too much.
What
could it hurt Cleveland management to find out?
I wouldn’t be offended if the White Sox changed their name to the “South
Side Poles,” so long as they didn’t come up with a mascot/logo that
incorporates an overweight character wearing a “wife-beater” t-shirt; that
would be a problem. If a name is meant
to honor a group, then show some respect, drop the Chief and reach out to the
tribes that have called Ohio home since the founding of the United States. There are at least six, from what I can tell.
Otherwise, get ready for
protesters outside Progressive Field starting next week. They’ll be there, along with the TV cameras
to show just how dumb a team and its fans can be.
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