There's No "I" in "Team," But There Is in "Idiot" (and Tribe)

This Plain Dealer article describes Jason Davis's reaction to the infamous "Casey Blake Jersey Prank" that caused the benches to clear in Wednesday's Tribe-Twins game. The Twins, as a joke for a weekly baseball program, put Blake's jersey on the first-base screen during batting practice as a target. Apparently, Blake knew about it, but Davis did not. He threw at a Twins batter late in the game, and then you know what happened.

Here's the key quotation: "I didn't care whose jersey it was," said Davis on Saturday. "It's a Cleveland jersey. You have to respect it. You have to respect the 'I' on your chest."

Respect. That's what it's about. Don't disrespect Chief Wahoo. Don't dis the script "eye." Who are these guys? Gangsta rappers? If so, I can say that Davis's lethal weapon is not his mind (not his fastball, either).

If Wedgie wanted to show respect for the Cleveland jersey, he wouldn't have run Scott Elarton out there last night to face the Rangers. Elarton is now 0-2 with a 7.47 ERA. This afternoon, more dissing of Wahoo. Yep, that's right. Jake Westbrook takes the mound, 1-5, 5.77. Maybe Davis can bean Westbrook in the clubhouse and save the team's honor.