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We are off and running! Congratulations to ThatAlex who was randomly selected in yesterday’s giveaway. He’ll be going to see the Cavs and Lakers next week (hopefully in his new WFNY shirt!) Thanks to all for using the proper format as well, just makes it a little easier on me. As always, feel free to comment on each others’ answers. Love seeing the discussion.
Just a reminder how the giveaway works. For the next 11 weekdays we will give away a Cleveland themed prize. To enter, you need only to respond in the comment section in the appropriate manner. The winner each day will be randomly selected and notified by email. (Which means you better make sure that the email address you use to comment here is a legit one.) I cannot guarantee delivery by Christmas. We’ll do our best with the things we have in hand. Only one member of a household can enter each day, and only one winner per household during the length of this contest. Just spreading the love around.
Let’s get to today’s contest-
Today’s Prize:
The winner today will receive a Wahoo blue and red WFNY t-shirt as well as a Jason Kipnis autographed baseball! The Kipnis ball is an official MLB baseball and comes in a cube holder.
And let me say, these blue shirts from our partners at GV Art and Design are super sharp!
Today’s Question:
Jason Kipnis’ nickname is ‘dirtbag’, a reflection of the way he plays the game with hustle and effort. What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Remember that to enter you need to 1) re-state the question and 2) answer the question.
Comments must be posted by midnight Cleveland time in order to qualify for the drawing. Check back tomorrow at noon for the results. Remember, only one entry is allowed, but you may still comment to add to the discussion.
Good luck!
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What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Kenny Lofton. If only Joel Skinner saw the same hustle in himmmm
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Omar is my favorite “dirtbag” because he put it all on the field every game, thats how he won so many Gold Glove awards!
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Coco Crisp. He always went 100% every play. I’ll never forget that sprinting and diving catch to straight away center to rob a Boston player of xtra bases.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Manny Ramirez…..
Ok, I kid. One former player stands out to me, he wasn’t a stud but he always went all out. Alvaro Espinoza. Guy flat out gave his all when he played. I loved it when he pinch ran for us on that 95 team.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
I would go with Grady Sizemore. Always went all out and when healthy played at an All-Star level. Unfortunately his body just broke down.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Casey Blake
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Kenny Lofton without a doubt. Covered that outfield like a hawk for nearly a decade. Gave his all during his first tenure and his return.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Kenny Lofton, always loved watching go for the extra bases or going all out to make a play in the outfield
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Einar Diaz.
Einar dealt with the short end of the stick from the Tribe along with other teams and did it honorably. He had to fill the shoes of Sandy Alomar Jr. and then Pudge Rodríguez when he went to the Rangers. I can’t think of a more admirable ‘dirtbag.’
What current of former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Jack Hannahan. I think it was glaringly obvious he was no where near the most talented player and I felt he made up for it in his hustle and effort. He gave his everything everytime he got a chance because he knew that was the only way he could keep playing.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Omar Vizquel. His play was flawless for so long.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Grady Sizemore destroyed his body hustling for this team. ‘Nuff said.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Blake
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
I was always partial to Omar. He left it all on the field.
What current or former
Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
I’ll go with Kenny Lofton and his mad hustling base stealing.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Kenny Lofton. That dude was so smooth in center field.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Omar Vizquel
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Rick Manning is the biggest dirtbag. His hustle and all out effort landed him Dennis Eckersley’s wife !!
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
I’m going to stick with Kipnis. I love the way he plays the game. He’s tough, he’s gritty, and he gives 100% whenever he’s between the lines. He’s the kind of guy with energy that other teammates can feed off of.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Supermannahan. He wasn’t the best player on the field, but I’d take him on my team anyway.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
It has to be Kenny Lofton. He always gave 110% and was a never say die type. I remember when he came back from that dislocated shoulder in the playoffs like a month before he was supposed to and played on opening day.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field? Casey Blake – The guy played played anywhere he was needed and always played hard
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Kenny Lofton, I loved watching him steal home he was always going 110%
Dammit. My answer is Kipnis. I live in Baltimore now and he gave me a reason to watch as many Tribe games as possible this season.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Manny Ramirez. No one loafed towards fly balls on terrible angles or jogged out ground balls better. Wait, I may have misunderstood the question…
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Gotta be Omar, whatta guy.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field? Gotta be Kenny Lofton – one of my all-time favorites.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Kenny Lofton was everywhere, leaving his heart on the field in every game. Definitely the epitome of a dirtbag. Although Kip is catching up to him every day.
The super Celtic hero of the Cuyahoga ( Hannahan ) Didn’t mind getting dirty and taking up for his Teammates.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
The Super Celtic Hero of the Cuyahoga (Hannahan). Didn’t mind getting dirty and taking up for his teammates!
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Andy Allanson
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Kenny Lofton.
If I win I only want the cube holder.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Grady Sizemore. Outside of random minor league scrubs who just got called out, I can’t remember another Indians player who would regularly run out routine ground balls. I always thought if you were getting paid an obscene amount of money to play baseball, the least you could do is run hard 4 times a day…
I meant called up, not called out.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
My favorite dirtbag for hustle was Casey Blake because he played every position on the field and tried his best.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
A: Carlos Baerga
I remember reading an article in Sports Illustrated for Kids where Baerga said he made sure his uniform got dirty every game, since that evidence of his effort was how he gauged his personal success. Guess that always kind of stuck with me.
Plus, he had a sweet ‘Stache, which is always relevant in any argument.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Omar Vizquel – he did it all – and his bat was underrated b/c of all the monster lineups he played on in the 90s
My favorite dirtbag for the tribe would have to be Cory Snyder! I remember he hit a homerun and had a great catch in the first Tribe game I ever went to!
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Using Kipnis’ definition of dirtbag, it needs to be Omar. No one gave more of an out right hustle and amazing razzle dazzle. Off the field, my favorite dirtbag is Super Joe. I mean, let’s face it, any guy that opens a beer bottle with his eye socket is the poster child for dirtbag.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
For me, it would have to be Roberto Alomar, when I was a kid, watching him and Vizquel always blew my mind. Diving stops and head first slides, dude was never not on the ground.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Grady Sizemore, until it did him in…
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Jack HANNAHAN! The man sacrifices himself on every defensive play. He’s the anti-Dorn.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Omar. Can’t wait to go to Cooperstown for his induction.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field? Kenny Lofton, whether on defense going into left or right field to chase down a fly ball, or on the basepaths stretching a single into a double.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Kenny Lofton. I wanted to be like him in little league. There never seemed like there was a play he couldn’t make. A true “dirtbag.”
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Omar, nobody played harder for the tribe day in and day.
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Kenny Lofton, why isn’t he in the hall of fame yet?
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Pat Tabler. Boom. One of my favorite players growing up and while not known necessarily for his crazy hustle in the field that 80’s blonde stache of his just screamed “dirtbag”
What current or former Indian is your favorite ‘dirtbag’ for hustle and all out effort on the field?
Kenny Lofton. Always stealing bases and trying as hard as he could to get us wins.