Russell A. Carleton 1/2 The NY Mets of 1886 were called, after the owner, “Wiman’s Indians.” His Staten Island Amusement Company leased the ball grounds for lacrosse games, including those played by the St. Regis Indians; the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show also played on those grounds. (In mid-1887...

Possibly direct origin for the Cleveland Indians name, from 1896: Native Americans on the Public Square during the city's centennial celebration. I agree: forget Sockalexis as the inspiration. Russell A. Carleton

Shameless self-promotion: Is MLB making changes to the game to make it better or to keep it the same as it used to be. There's a difference and it's important. Baseball Prospectus baseballprospectus.com/news/article/9…

Hoy @bpespanol: ¿Quién tiene el control?—segunda parte, por Russell A. Carleton, traducción de @chilango2. ¡Para leer todo nuestro contenido en español, ve a baseballprospectus.com/espanol! baseballprospectus.com/en-espanol/art…

Shameless self-promotion: What if we changed one a rule so fundamental to the game, they wrote a song about it? Baseball Prospectus baseballprospectus.com/news/article/9…

Hoy @bpespanol: Participa en todos los juegos del bullpen, por Russell A. Carleton, traducción de Fernando Battaglini. ¡Para leer todo nuestro contenido en español, ve a baseballprospectus.com/espanol! baseballprospectus.com/en-espanol/art…

It will always be my first fact.

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Shameless self-promotion: This is my favorite column to write every year. It's the one where we talk about things in baseball that exist, but don't have names yet. Baseball Prospectus baseballprospectus.com/news/article/9…