Columbus Day and the Indians

It's October 12, Used-to-be-Columbus Day, the 515th year after Cristophorus Colombus (Latin), Cristobal Colon (Spanish) and Christopher Columbus (English), all the same man, stepped from his flagship the Santa Maria onto an island in the Caribbean, having been hired by the Spanish Queen to look for gold to steal and heathens to make into gentiles.

What is left of Columbus today? In his English name, a long avenue in New York City and the capital of Ohio. In his Spanish spelling, a vital piece of the digestive tract and an American League pitcher. He used to have a holiday, but no longer.

It is fortunate that the first explorers to land in the new world brought with them a great love for the game of beisbol, and immediately formed a team, naming their team after their new friends on the island. It is also fortunate there was a photographer waiting to take their team photo.

Look closely in the upper right hand portion of the photo and you will see a rare photo of Christoforo CoPlotnik, the team's coach. Captain Omar, his assistant, is standing next to CoPlotnik. Omar owned a wonderful restaurant nearby and always wore those shorts. In the bottom row are the team's two best players.



Baseball rules. Remember, Colombus and CoPlotnik were working for the Queen of Spain, whose name was Isabella, heh heh yupsy dupsy oopsy poopsy (GP 5000 Baby Talk Filter Engaged)(Inquisition Notified).