Cleveland Indians Perform ‘Sacrificial Ceremony’ For Yan Gomes’ Slump (Video)

Part 2: The Blessing

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What does a ball club do for a fallen teammate in a slump? In the Cleveland Indians case with Yan Gomes, a “sacrificial ceremony.”

Listen, even if you’ve never been a part of a baseball clubhouse, you probably understand who these guys are.

They’re absolute weirdos.

Not weirdos in the sense of the real definition, but weirdos when things aren’t going according to plan. The slightest slump or issue spurs on a ritual or superstition to break out of it. Teammates may or may not know.

If you’ve seen classics such as Major League or Bull Durham, you understand a little more.

In the recent case of the Cleveland Indians and Yan Gomes, a “sacrificial ceremony” was deemed necessary. Thanks to the catcher’s pathetic .163 average at the plate, teammates Jason Kipnis, Mike Napoli, Lonnie Chisenhall and Chris Gimenez felt it necessary to put this together.

Take a look at the video footage:

Part 3: The Sacrifice

A post shared by Jason Kipnis (@jasonkipnis22) on Jul 16, 2016 at 1:35pm PDT

Part 1: Sacrificial Ceremony for Yan Gomes! The Baseball Gods and Jobu have been very unkind to one of our own. So we offer up this ceremony and these sacrifices as peace offerings and gifts! May the hits be plenty!! Roll Tribe!!!

A post shared by Jason Kipnis (@jasonkipnis22) on Jul 16, 2016 at 1:32pm PDT

Oh yeah, weirdos.

It’ll now be important to monitor what Gomes does in the coming days and weeks.

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