JTBI did not dismiss the claim that Chief Wahoo is regarded far and wide as a racist mascot. Indians fans everywhere know it is. The whole point is that Bondy’s swipe comes off as childish and reeks of sour grapes, and he certainly fails to bring meaningful racial discourse on the whole thing, since he mentions it in a sentence and that moves on. If you read closely (I know the ability to read is at such a premium amongst Yankees fans) you’ll see that JTBI clearly states in his closing paragraph, “Am I saying that the Indians shouldn’t look into changing their mascot? No, I’m not.” Again, RTFA.

An unspoken–yet all-important–point is that Bondy is exactly the kind of guy that people like Buzz Bissinger and Bob Costas seek to place on a pedestal: a print-based beat reporter. And yet, here he is, making juvenile swipes in sacred ink.

Golly, I hate to be the one to break this to you, Ross, but the universe STILL does not revolve around Yankees fans.

To write this entire post with the idea that Filip Bondy somehow represents the Yankees and their fan base is just as ignorant as Filip’s originally piece.

By the way, some people actually do take offense to the Indian logo on the uniform. I had a Native American professor back when I was in college and he preached and preached about how offensive the Indians/ Illini/ insert random Native American logo team was to their culture. This was a highly respected professor at a fairly well respected University. Simply dismissing Bondy’s point, as misplaced as it was, is showing true fanboi homerism.

I can’t believe that Deadspin would link to this garbage blog post. I’m disappointed.