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January 25th, 2018, 8:49 AM
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Jim Thome Hall of Fame
Well deserved! First Indian to make it on the first ballot since Bob Feller in 1962.
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January 25th, 2018, 9:17 AM
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January 25th, 2018, 9:19 AM
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The Cleveland Indians are named after the Native-Americans who played in their outfield back in the 1920's. Prior to that, they were named the Cleveland Spiders.
And Thome's election is very well deserved. Dude was a beast at the plate and a good defensive 1B. Most probably don't remember he came up to the Tribe as a 3B
and switched to 1B.
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January 25th, 2018, 9:26 AM
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Originally Posted by
Ludwig
You meant, of course, to say, "The first Native-American...." I know of no Indians who have played.
Hell NO! I mean Indian!
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January 25th, 2018, 1:41 PM
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January 25th, 2018, 1:48 PM
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Originally Posted by
Ludwig
Well shucks, if you had said, "Cleveland Indians" I would not have been confused. On the other hand, he only played less than 55 percent of his career as a Cleveland Indian and he was not a Cleveland Indian when he quit playing the game so why is he now the "First Indian to make it... ?" Never mind, I really don't GAS.
1 Adam 12.... 1 Adam 12.... see the man Dazed and Confused. last seen at the corner of never mind and I really don't GAS. carrying a National Geographic considered to be armed and dangerous. if located return to Chuck-E-Cheese
Last edited by Ricky; January 25th, 2018 at 1:55 PM.
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January 26th, 2018, 7:52 AM
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Just thought I would mention,...saw a History special last night about Custer's last stand...It never used the word Indian for the whole program. It was always Native Americans. ...We are sooooo PC it is ridiculous sometimes.
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January 26th, 2018, 7:53 AM
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Originally Posted by
Ludwig
Well shucks, if you had said, "Cleveland Indians" I would not have been confused. On the other hand, he only played less than 55 percent of his career as a Cleveland Indian and he was not a Cleveland Indian when he quit playing the game so why is he now the "First Indian to make it... ?" Never mind, I really don't GAS.
He retired as a Cleveland Indian. He didn't like having to leave Cleveland, but had to think of his family's financial future. Cleveland is a small market team and can't afford these extravagant salaries the big cities'
teams can afford to pay. He knew he was part of something special back then. When the Tribe's management traded Kenny Lofton to Atlanta because they knew they couldn't afford to keep him he was very vocal
about wanting to stay with the Indians.
This is the part of sports that suck. Free agency has killed professional sports.
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January 26th, 2018, 8:06 AM
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Originally Posted by
sickofpc
Just thought I would mention,...saw a History special last night about Custer's last stand...It never used the word Indian for the whole program. It was always Native Americans. ...We are sooooo PC it is ridiculous sometimes.
It’s much easier to lump everyone together under the term Native-American (even when that term is inaccurate as they are not native to these lands either) than to refer to the Húŋkpapȟa, or the Sihásapa, or the Mnikȟówožu, of the Itázipčho, or the Oóhenuŋpa, or the Oglála, or the Sičháŋǧu, or the Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋ, or the Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋna, or the Isáŋyáthi, or the Bdewákhathuŋwaŋ, or the Waȟpékhute, or the SisÃ#thuŋwaŋ, and the Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ. I prefer the term Aboriginal-Americans for such folk but when I use it I generally get a huh? response.
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January 26th, 2018, 9:03 AM
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I think just keeping it simple and keeping it real would be nice....referring to the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians...or Indian tribes.