Comments on: I’ll See Your Rally Monkey, and Raise You Two Rally Cows

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:58:22 +0000

You know, I’d always been a bit indifferent about the Rally Monkey until Sunday. When the schtick is geared toward your team, it really starts to grate on you after a while! At least the Giants were able to win one last year.

There was a moment last night where I thought “I’ve now written two posts that were kind of centered around stuffed cows.” At this point, I’ll take anything as well!

By: Nick Tozzi

Nick Tozzi — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:24:12 +0000

I’ve hated the rally monkey since the 2002 World Series so I appreciate you taking your rally cows to Anaheim. The Giants were up 5-0 in game 6 in Anaheim and were closing in on a championship before the rally monkey’s evil voodoo led to a 6-5 Angels win. Anaheim then won game 7 at home, 4-1.

The rally monkey’s reign of terror must eventually come to an end so be sure your rally cows keep up the good fight!

-Nick

P.S. A lack of a Tribe title since 1948 has frustrated me so greatly that I forgot for a moment that we’re talking about stuffed animals. Oh well, whatever works is fine with me!

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Wed, 11 May 2011 05:31:05 +0000

I know what you mean – every positive thing I say, I think “crap, I hope that doesn’t curse us!” I’ve joked in the past that it doesn’t matter what I say/do because the Indians will always find a way to let me down. It’s not a matter of “if,” just “when” and “how crushing will it be?” It’s been kind of fun having a more positive outlook lately though!

By the way, I lived in southcentral Pennsylvania for a while and used to catch the Indians each time they stopped in Baltimore. There were always a ton of Indians fans around…always had a great time. I was still glad to move back to Cleveland in 2007 and see the Indians full time though!

By: Ray Keller

Ray Keller — Mon, 09 May 2011 23:15:10 +0000

I really enjoyed the rally cows story and I too can remember the days when my brother and I used to sit in bed listening to the the games as low as the game could be heard at just to hear how our beloved Indians would do. It was probably safer that our team stunk during our youthful days because the beating we would have receive would have been regular. Watching this weekend on my computer I too found my self hoping for all the miricles we could get. I realize being a dye hardened Cleveland fan in his early forty’s, I haven’t had much to cheer about and allot of anti-acids swallowed in my career. I still believe that this season will be something special and am always in the mood for a great supprise. I have been keeping up with the minor league teams as well and this seems to me that this might just be the start of something special. (Oh God I hope I haven’t cursed us)

Thanks,
Ray Keller currently in Maryland.