When a squirrel first appeared at Progressive Field two weeks ago, it came at a time when the Cleveland Indians were an atrocious offense in a streak of games that were tough to watch. The comic relief a seemingly innocent creature skipping around the field was enough to win our Player of the Week vote by maybe the largest margin ever.
He was instantly dubbed the “Rally Squirrel” by Matt Underwood, and everyone — including myself — followed the trend.
We were deceived.
The signs were there from the beginning, but we ignored them.