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September 8, 2016In case you missed the most adorable news in The Land on Wednesday, a 67-year-old Indians fan surprised the Tribe with a heartfelt gesture to help the team stay warm as summer sinks into fall throughout Northeast Ohio.
Jacque Mazey of Perrysburg sent a handmade care package to every member of the team, including players, coaches, and TV broadcasters. Inside each package? A hand-crocheted afghan—as well as a handwritten, personal note.
Each afghan took her 3.5-4 weeks to complete/has 1 million stitches.
She also included personalized notes: pic.twitter.com/libt1xo1qp
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) September 7, 2016
“I woke up today and was just so excited to know they were getting the afghans today!” Mazey told the team about the blankets’ arrival on Wednesday.
Her note to injured Tribe outfielder Michael Brantley reads:
“Hello Michael,
I crocheted this afghan for you using the Cleveland Indians’ colors. I hope you like it and it comes as a surprise.Afghan facts:
Takes 3.5-4 weeks to complete
7.5 feet long
Over 1 million stitches in ea.I made one for the entire team, Tito, the coaches, and also for the TV announcers. I’ve been busy!!! It is to show my support and appreciation for all of you. I’ve been an Indians fan my entire life. I tell my friends that watching all of you is the best reality TV ever.
I’ve missed you, Michael. I hope your shoulder feels normal real soon. You’re in my prayers.
I’ve enclosed directions how to care for your afghan. Enjoy!”
As someone who has attempted many times in my life to crochet, I can assure you that completing one seven-and-half-foot blanket would be an extreme undertaking and great labor of love. Mazey sent more than forty, per MLB.com. According to the team’s Twitter (and Mazey’s note above), each blanket contains more than 1 million stitches and took her up to four weeks to complete. That’s a lot of stitches—and a lot of time spent creating something special for her favorite team.
In case you were wondering, I tried very hard to find Mazey on Facebook because I love her. No dice… yet.
Jacque, if you’re reading this, I like cozy things and Cavs colors. Go Tribe.
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Hopefully this go-around, the blankets gifted to the Indians aren’t covered in smallpox
Think of all of the years of work that went into this, and all of the players and coaches and staff that she had in mind when she started but now miss out on the goodness. Just think, Tito is now snuggled up in a blanket that was originally designed for Eric Wedge.
“The Indians’ management deeply regrets this insensitive Columbus Day promotional give away.”
Could you imagine the size of CC’s blanket? It has to be huge for Brantley!
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Salazar got that one. He’s like an adorable little preemie in an incubator.
Meanwhile… Andrew Miller with Paul Byrd’s blanket
and that big David Delucci-Jason Michaels platoon snuggle blanket…
This is seriously one of the coolest things I have ever heard. A tip of the cap to you, Jacque.
Well that’s just stinkin adorable.
This reminded me of my favorite tweet of all time and I was going to embed it here, only to find out @bumblyjack deleted it! That’s like taking whitewash to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. To paraphrase, he compared the trading of Justin Gilbert to the Steelers to the launching of plague-ridden Mongol corpses at their enemies.
God bless this woman. My wife stiched me one, took her 2 years picking away at it at night, and it’s borderline indestructible and one of my favorite things.
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