now i've always loved my sports, not american football really, but most of the others, and i love the teams in the places where i've lived, so i'm still a fan of, say, the hawkeyes, the pitt state gorillas, and of course the salukis. but anyone that knows me knows that i really only have one team in this world, a team that's been with me all my life through thick and thin, and that's the cleveland indians.

so here's the problem. they're winning now, they're real hot, they haven't gone anywhere in a while, but now, they're the hottest team in baseball. they've come from fifteen behind in august to almost on top, the third best team in baseball, and this brings a lot of attention onto their goofy mascot which is, by modern standards, not good. whether or not the team name was made to honor indians (so the story goes), one should no longer make fun of indians with one's hat. and this has become quite obvious.

yet i remain totally, absolutely loyal to them, down to the last pitch. they are the one and last remaining connection to my hometown...and, whether they do the right thing and just change the name or not,

i'm stickin' with 'em...