Steve and Megan Dragswolf - Filed under 'baseball'

September 6, 2008

I was recently asked what was so wrong with a team named the ‘Cleveland Indians’. I presented him with this picture. And fuck Zee Williams , I’m about to start on his ass next. Sometimes, people throughly don’t understand and others KNOW and are blatantly ignorant about it regardless - ie Zee Williams.

Would it be okay for non-blacks to wear black face or for non-Asians to make slanted eyes or for people to go around being stereotypical Hispanics ? No, these things would be considered ‘racist’. But apparently it’s okay to put a feather in your hair , rub on some red paint and mock a supposedly ‘ancient’ race. Hello!! We’re still here, sorry to burst your bubble.And we don’t go around wearing feathers and holding tomahawks. If it’s okay to mock one race, who’s to say it won’t be okay for other races?

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August 10, 2008

Long before Jim Thorpe, an American Indian pitched in the major leagues and eventually made the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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August 6, 2008

Diamondbacks host 1,000 Native youth athletes : ICT [2008/08/06]

http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096417880

Host to nearly 1,000 Native youth baseball and softball players and coaches, their families and friends, the Arizona Diamondbacks Inter-Tribal Youth Baseball Tournament and inaugural Native American Baseball Invitational has been deemed a success.

The event was conceived with noble beginnings 10 years ago, stemming from the Diamondbacks’ hope to create a grass-roots program benefiting Native youth in the Southwest, Diamondbacks representative Amy Buchan explained.

”It’s a way for us to promote youth baseball on the reservation,” she said.

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May 15, 2008

At least 47 men of native descent have played in the big leagues. A full ten of them were simply called "Chief."

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May 15, 2008

American Indians' Untold Baseball Stories

http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2008-05-15-voa27.cfm

Louis Sockalexis, a Penobscott Indian from Maine, became the first American Indian to play in the major leagues, with the Cleveland Spiders in 1897. Sockalexis was a victim of alcoholism and the racist taunts of fellow players. His career lasted just three seasons.

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May 13, 2008

Jacoby Ellsbury Is a Catch | Reznet News

http://www.reznetnews.org/article/boston-red-sox/jacoby-ellsbury-catch

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May 13, 2008

Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury catches a fly ball in the Boston Red Sox’s 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers.AP Photo/Stephan Savoia

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May 13, 2008

It’s up to them who plays when and it’s up to me to stay ready so I can go out there and do the job when I’m called upon. I have no idea what the future is, I just know it’s great to be in the big leagues and contributing. I don’t take a day of it for granted. I’m a young player and nothing is etched in stone for me. I’ve got to prove myself every day and prove that I belong here. Nobody’s going to give me anything.

Jacoby Ellsbury on his patience to play in more games for the Boston Red Sox

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May 12, 2008