If you can’t beat ’em, and joining them isn’t really logistically feasible, then sell their merchandise! That’s been unofficial motto at Jacobs Field for some time, and it ain’t changing because a few Tribe fans’ feathers were ruffled.
A small stink was started over the Indians’ practice of selling other team’s gear in the shops at the baseball park, after a Plain Dealer story pointed out the practice during the Indians’ recent series with the Yanks, which, by the way, did not go well.
It was bad enough having Yankees fans in the city. The Indians acting as enablers for their fans — not to mention the trendy bastards trying to look like Jay-Z by wearing an NY cap — only made it worse.
At Tuesday night’s game against Detroit, the practice continued. Tigers caps and jerseys were as prevalent as shit-faced middle-aged men — not the the majority, but they didn’t go unnoticed, either.
Despite the outrage, the Indians say they have no plans to stop. — TK Kim
This article appears in Aug 15-21, 2007.
“Shit-faced middle ageged men”…Ha! They buy tickets to Indian games? I never knew. That is really horrible…much worse than going to a rock club and seeing shit faced young white men…or a hip hop club and seeing shit-faced young black men.When will this shit-faced maddness stop?
Over the years Clevelanders love of baseball has involved watching the Indians face a REAL baseball team.