By MukMLB Commissioner Rob Manfred stated today that he wants the Cleveland Indians to "transition away from the Chief Wahoo logo", and MLB spokesperson Pat Courtney said that there are steps and ideas in motion for the team and league to move on from the Chief logo.
The Chief Wahoo logo has been somewhat of an ordeal for the last few years, same as is the Washington Redskins name and logo, and in 2013 we did see the Indians remove The Chief from their hat's, replacing his logo with a "C". The logo is considered racist and offensive to not only the Native American community, but activists everywhere. There have been protests on opening day and throughout the season for the last few years, and it seems that now the next big step forward will be coming sooner rather than later. However, Cleveland has said it would rather address the issue after the season, as to avoid conflicts with fans, the team, and the league. Certain fans of the Cleveland Indians are very, very, passionate about keeping Chief Wahoo, as it is a "character" that many fans have embraced and taken to. The Indians', along with the Washington Redskins' have stated that they do not find the logo or name to be offensive, and they certainly don't mean to offend anyone, siting the history and their attempt at "honoring" the cultures that these represent. With the Commissioner speaking out against it, I have a strong feeling that within the next two seasons, we will see Chief Wahoo retired, or revised, possibly forever. By DjackThree games into his baseball career and Tim Tebow has already put two balls over the wall during a three game stretch. Two homeruns in his first three games is an impressive start and is definitley a lot more than I expected this early into his tenure in the MILB. I've doubted Tebow as much as the next guy, although I'll never doubt him again after him proving me wrong once again. Now, I do believe Tebow can do anything he puts his mind to fully, and if that's making it to the major leagues, I wholeheartedly believe he'll do it.
In three games Tebow has 3 hits in 13 at bats leaving him with .233 average, however he's got 2 home runs, and 5 RBI's. If he can get that average up while continuing to produce power and drive in runs, I believe his rise to the major leagues can be a lot quicker than expected. Am I being overly sold on two homeruns, maybe, but Tebow's God complex seems to reign superior over all rational thinking, so I'm just going to ride the wave with him. Why not? Regardless, the Mets are the real winners getting millions of dollars in free marketing essentially. Tim Tebow is filling minor league stadiums, his apparel I'm sure is making the Mets a fortune, and he's the only minor leaguer actually getting coverage. All of that for a minor league contract seems like a pretty good deal to me, smart move by the Mets taking a shot on this icon. If Tebow actually develops into a solid player, which will literally shock the world, they'll get an everyday player out of it, so what's the harm with the move. Oh, it'll take away a spot from a prospect right, not at all, and anyone that believes that knows nothing about the minor league system, so I won't even dive into that debate. Tebow keep on pulling off miracles my dude, the 30 for 30 on how you shocked the sports world is going to be a legendary one. By DjackThis move is a little puzzling, yet you can understand why the Giants are trying anything they can. Yes, I understand the Giants are trying to upgrade in left field since they have essentially no real player their right now, although Melvin Upton Jr. is not the answer. Since 2013 his first year not with the Rays, he's been atrocious. Upton has failed to hit more than 20 homeruns all but one time and he hasn't hit for an average above .250 when he's played more than 100 games since 2012, so why hope he somehow turns it around this late into his career, I just don't see that happening.
The Giants took minimal risk with this signing since it's a minor league deal, so Upton may never even see the field for the Giants. If he does it'll be because he showed some sort of promise in the minors. With that being said this is a low risk high reward move for the Giants, obviously why they made it. I just don't believe Melvin Upton Jr. will produce and the signing will end up being for nothing. Might as well try though, I guess. If Melvin Upton Jr. can return to the days when he was B.J. Upton, then this will be one of the signing of the years. If the Giants can get anyone to produce out of that left field spot it'll be such a great improvement to this lineup. With San Francisco jumping out to a 1-4 start, they seem a little desperate for some more production out of this lineup even though it's still so early. I doubt Melvin Upton Jr. will be the answer, but why not try, can't hurt. If it works out it'll be the genius move of the year and it'll probably help lead the Giants to the playoffs and maybe even a division title. Time to rewrite your career Mr.Upton. By DjackJust when you thought opening week couldn't possibly be going worse for the Yankees, the baseball Gods proved it could get worse. Gary Sanchez strained his right bicep in the 5th inning after taking a big hack. Never in my life have I seen an injury occur like this mid at-bat, but when you're swinging as hard as Gary I guess it's possible. Now, all Yankee fans are immediately giving up on the season, the rebuild, and the Yankees bright young future 6 games into the season. Everyone needs to take a big step back and really reevaluate the situation at hand.
Sanchez has been placed on the 10-day DL, so obviously the Yankees know it's not that serious and they're just taking precaution with their young superstar. Gary Sanchez himself even tweeted out he was feeling much better already, and that he can't wait to get back out there. 10 days without Gary means he'll miss the next 2-3 series at most. If the Yankees can't survive and rebound from 2-3 series in April, there was never a shot at the playoffs to begin with. Still plenty of other players in our lineup that can help carry the offense for right now, they just need to step up. As for the all the other concerns like the starting pitching and how the bullpen blew the last two games for us also needs to be reevaluated. Anyone that doesn't trust the bullpen now, just stop, because come the end of the season we'll have a top 5 bullpen in all of baseball, guaranteed. The starting pitching we knew was going to be pretty horrendous, so no one should really be surprised. Tanaka needs to return to his ace form and I'm sure he will. I'm not going to let 2 starts this year take away from what I know Tanaka is capable of. Pineda and Sabathia just need to be decent, as long as they don't bury us early in games early it's not going to be a huge deal. However, that's a lot easier said than done with these guys. Severino looked good in first start besides for the Machado 3-run blast. If he can build off that I'm confident he'll have a really productive season for the Yankees. Gary Sanchez and Didi Gregorious will both be back in the lineup soon enough and that'll be a huge boast for the Yankees. Until then we must remain competitive and try to steal some of these games so we don't dig ourselves into a hole early in the season like last year. Stay positive, stay patient, and all will be okay my fellow Yankee fans. We must remember, Rome wasn't built in one day. That's going to be our motto for this season because this is only the beginning of the struggles. Adversity creates greatness and that's what we're gunning for. By DjackThe biggest name on the 2016 free agent pitching market was Rich Hill, conveniently it was right after his best season maybe ever in the big leagues. In 13 MLB seasons Rich Hill has started 30+ games in a season one time, so you knew going in he wasn't necessarily a sure fire signing. The Dodgers didn't want to let him walk and there were definitely some bidders for Rich Hill. The Dodgers dished out $48 million over 3 years for him at 36 years old and now it's about to bite them in the ass.
After just one start, Rich Hill is already headed for the 15 day DL. It's nothing serious, just a blister, but with Hill it is serious because this blister situation has plagued his career. Last season it was the same problem and I don't expect it to just go away. Some people are just injury prone, Rich Hill is one of those people, I thought that was clear by his 12 years in this league where he has battled some sort of injury. Rich Hill cashed out, so what does he care, it's the Dodgers front office on the hot seat. Another expensive contract on the payroll for at least three more years, when will the Dodgers front office finally learn. SMH By DjackYankees-Rays The Bronx Bombers did not show up on opening day, especially their ace Masahiro Tanaka. Tanaka would only last two outs into the third inning before being pulled. In those 2 2/3 innings he allowed homeruns to Evan Longoria and Logan Morrison and 7 runs in total. Yankees found themselves in a deep hole the majority of the game as a result of Tanaka's poor start. Late in the game Sanchez came up with the bases loaded and struck out. The heart of the Yankees lineup was a combined 0 for 13, not necessarily a recipe for success. Chris Archer allowed two runs in seven innings work, wasn't his most dominate start, which shows just how good this kid's stuff; even on an alright day the result is great. The heart of the Rays lineup went 6 for 12. That basically tells the whole story of this game, Yankees starter and best hitters didn't show up, and the Rays starter and best hitters did show up. Rays win 7-3. Braves-Mets
A stalemate for seven innings due to phenomenal pitching from both team's aces. Julio Tehran and Noah Syndergaard were putting on a clinic on how to get batters out for the majority of this game. Thor went six scoreless innings striking out seven and he didn't allow a walk. Not a bad outing at the ballpark for Noah. Thor only threw 84 pitches, he would've went deeper into the game since it was 0-0 when he was taken out, however, it was shown that he had a blister on his throwing hand, therefore the reason Terry Collins pulled the plug early on Thor today. It wasn't long after Thor's exit that the Mets bats came alive. The real correlation was between the Mets bats coming alive and Julio Tehran not coming out to pitch the 7th. Rene Rivera started the hit parade for the Mets. After he singled Wilmer Flores grounded into a fielder's choice, putting Flores at first with one out. Reyes walked, followed by an Asdrubal Cabrera single that scored Flores on a controversial call at the plate. Mets were on the board 1-0. Up came Cespedes, he walked, putting the bases loaded for Curtis Granderson. Granderson would hit a fly ball deep enough into center field to score Reyes from third making the score 2-0. Neil Walker stepped into the box and he was walked as well to once again load the bases. Eric O'Flaherty the Braves third pitcher of the inning than walked his second batter in a row, Walker now Bruce, walking in a run for the Mets. Score is now 3-0. Lucas Duda follows Bruce in the lineup and rips a double to deep center field clearing the bases for a 6-0 Mets lead. Mets only needed the one run since they'd go on to shutout the Braves, but never hurts to have the extra insurance runs just in case. Mets win 6-0 on opening day. |
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