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To: Mr. Mojo; Petronski; misterrob; big'ol_freeper; raccoonradio; warsaw44

I kind of like Chief Wahoo!

We were at Progressive Field in Cleveland (for the first time) in late April for the Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians series. I was surprised that Chief Wahoo is still pretty prominent in the team stores as a mascot, but disappointed that he is not the ACTUAL mascot for the team. They had some strange pink or purple creature named "Slider", I think. Very minor league mascot, IMO. I assume they had to create Slider to downplay the un-PC Chief Wahoo.

32 posted on 05/15/2009 10:40:16 AM PDT by nutmeg (DemocRATs: The party of tax cheats and other assorted crooks)
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As you may know, the team name has much to do with star player Louis Sockalexis, from the Penobscot tribe.


35 posted on 05/15/2009 10:46:41 AM PDT by nascarnation
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but disappointed that he is not the ACTUAL mascot for the team.

Is the Chief's image still on the Indians' caps?

37 posted on 05/15/2009 10:48:15 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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