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Sockalexis Again

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Sockalexis Again

Oct 14, 2016
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Sockalexis Again

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So, you probably heard that Toronto Blue Jays announcing legend Jerry Howarth will not say "Indians," when referring to Cleveland's baseball team during this year's American League Championship Series. He apparently has refused to use the word since 1992, when he received an eloquent letter from a Native American about the hurt caused by such nicknames.

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