I've been born and raised in Cleveland and have cheered and cried over all sports Cleveland and will continue until the day I die. This city has experienced the Drive, the Fumble, the Shot, and the Blown Save. It's the most tortured sports city in America, with the longest professional championship drought. Yet every year I root for the Browns, Cavs, and Indians.
I am absolutely sickened by the fact that Indians fans boo Jim Thome. What a fucking travesty! Thome is the all-time home run leader for the Indians. He is one of the best ambassadors for the game of baseball and most loved Cleveland sports athletes. Thome is apart of the holy trinity of Cleveland sports: Thome, Bernie Kosar, and Mark Price. These three extraordinary men could run for mayor of the city and win in a landslide.
Jim Thome is no Albert Belle!
So why do Indian fans continue to boo Thome? Well guess what uniformed Indians fans, I am not a fair-weather fan. I remember when Thome was brought up from the minors and couldn't make the throw from third base. When Thome couldn't hit a breaking ball. He worked his ass off and become an All-Star and future Hall of Famer. Thome, was so beloved because Cleveland could easily relate to him. He's a blue collar, hard-working, whiskey drinking stand-up guy.
Thome was the main force beyond the powerful teams of the 90's. He continues to live in the Cleveland area and expressed his interest in going back to Cleveland. If anything, fans should boo ownership for thier continual lack of desire to produce a championship. The owners refuse to spend money. It's not Thome's fault, the Indians were going to erect a statue of Thome and name a city street after him.
Why don't those assholes drive to Cooperstown, NY and boo Thome during his induction into the Hall of Fame, while he's proudly sporting Chief Wahoo. Otherwise shut your pie-hole.
And I will be getting another tattoo. When the Indians win the World Series I'll get a Chief Wahoo tat.
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