Is this someone's idea of a sick joke?
I'm starting to believe someone at the Indians is taunting me.
Go to Indians.com and check out the poll question. The question is what is the Indians' best opening day moment.
The choices:
* Frank Robinson's home run as player-manager in 1975
* Indians beat M's in 11 to open Jacobs Field in 1994
*Casey Blake's grand slam vs Twins last season
* Bob Feller tosses no-hitter at Chicago in 1940
OK, where to start?
Robinson's home run, in his first game as Indians' manager, is one of the great moments in baseball history. The Jacobs Field opener helped set the tone for a new era. Bob Feller's no-hitter is a feat which has yet to be matched, despite 67 years.
Which, brings us to the other selection -- Blake's homer. I barely even remember it. The Indians won the game, but considering they lost seemingly everything else for the remainder of the season, it didn't really matter.
The other three choices are all significant, either in baseball or Indians' history.
Blake's homer was meaningless, and yet it's a choice for the best opening day moment?
When I voted (I voted for Feller), 734 people had voted for the Blake homer.
My running theory is Eric Wedge (what with all the free time he has these days) is voting for the Blake homer over and over again.