Not sure Joe will see this. But, at risk of not fully appreciating the inherent baggage of what the term "Braves" holds to many Native Americans (and also meaning no disrespect to Henry Aaron, who deserves every accolade imaginable), but...what if the Atlanta team kept the name "Braves" but redefined it to be used to honor firefighters? Change the tomahawk on the jersey to a firefighter's axe, and there would be no discernible visual difference. Note: this idea is not really mine, as it was discussed in this 2017 post at the venerable Uni-Watch blog:
“A tentatively charging Eddie Rosario” - there’s the guy who played the first half of the season for Cleveland! How’ve you been, Eddie, and who’s the dude who’s been wearing your uniform?
As for the ‘riskos, it seemed to me the home plate umpire was calling a lot of low pitches for strikes, and Houston never successfully adjusted to that.
Joe (correctly) dislikes the chop, and argued the other day that the only way to deal with the cartoonish appropriation of Native American imagery is to completely rebrand the team. “Hammers” is his suggested new nickname.
I know they do the always annoying chop but they don't use cartoonish imagery do they? Braves isn't offensive and they've worked it all out with local Native Americans. IDK. IDC.
Think what you want to, my friend, it's still small potatoes to me. I just watched Michigan and Harbaugh lose in a great game and I'm geting ready for OSU so I'm not in the mood to argue. It doesn't really matter what I think anyway.
Anderson pitched good, but i dont know if he was really putting the balls exactly where he wanted. He was what i would call "effectively wild". Ball, Ball (way out of the zone) and suddenly a strike.. Kept the hitters off balance.
Hey, Joe, nice write up, but "focused on the Astros", you haven't focused on Atlanta since the Freeman piece, and they just keep winning. Give us some analysis - how do they keep beating expectations?
Again, I like the Hammers.. but that's not why you're avoiding writing about them...?
The Drill Bits look good
Not sure Joe will see this. But, at risk of not fully appreciating the inherent baggage of what the term "Braves" holds to many Native Americans (and also meaning no disrespect to Henry Aaron, who deserves every accolade imaginable), but...what if the Atlanta team kept the name "Braves" but redefined it to be used to honor firefighters? Change the tomahawk on the jersey to a firefighter's axe, and there would be no discernible visual difference. Note: this idea is not really mine, as it was discussed in this 2017 post at the venerable Uni-Watch blog:
https://uni-watch.com/2017/07/26/braves-should-change-their-name-to-bravest/
excellent recap (as always).....Hammers is who they should be, maybe you can start a fad.....trend....thing.....
You need to watch more NL W Coast baseball. NOBODY controls the strike zone better than SF Giants, closely followed (within fractions of inch) by LAD.
I’m pleased to get to root FOR Greinke tonight, after rooting against vs the Sox.
Braves Get Win From The Arm Barn
“A tentatively charging Eddie Rosario” - there’s the guy who played the first half of the season for Cleveland! How’ve you been, Eddie, and who’s the dude who’s been wearing your uniform?
As for the ‘riskos, it seemed to me the home plate umpire was calling a lot of low pitches for strikes, and Houston never successfully adjusted to that.
It would be fun to play an association game with a question like, "What do Kyle Tucker, Will Myers, Andy Van Slyke, and Moises Alou have in common?"
Don't forget Keith Hernandez.
Can you at least give us the opening verses of your book on taking Anderson out prematurely in a no-hitter?
"Once upon a time, when dragons and elves and princesses walked the earth, starters pitched past the fifth inning . . ."
I have no interest in Atlanta vs. Houston so I haven't been following this. What's with the "Hammers?"
Joe (correctly) dislikes the chop, and argued the other day that the only way to deal with the cartoonish appropriation of Native American imagery is to completely rebrand the team. “Hammers” is his suggested new nickname.
I know they do the always annoying chop but they don't use cartoonish imagery do they? Braves isn't offensive and they've worked it all out with local Native Americans. IDK. IDC.
They haven't worked it all out.
https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2021/10/name-game-why-the-cleveland-indians-changed-their-name-and-why-the-atlanta-braves-didnt.html
Think what you want to, my friend, it's still small potatoes to me. I just watched Michigan and Harbaugh lose in a great game and I'm geting ready for OSU so I'm not in the mood to argue. It doesn't really matter what I think anyway.
Have a great weekend Bud!
Cartoonish is my word and maybe not perfectly apt - it’s certainly not Chief Wahoo / Noc-a-Homa stuff. But it’s not necessarily accurate, either.
Sports teams' nicknames just seems like small potatoes and a diversion compared to other issues facing Native Americans to me.
Anderson pitched good, but i dont know if he was really putting the balls exactly where he wanted. He was what i would call "effectively wild". Ball, Ball (way out of the zone) and suddenly a strike.. Kept the hitters off balance.
Hey, Joe, nice write up, but "focused on the Astros", you haven't focused on Atlanta since the Freeman piece, and they just keep winning. Give us some analysis - how do they keep beating expectations?
Again, I like the Hammers.. but that's not why you're avoiding writing about them...?