A former Las Vegas showgirl inherited the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband and wanted to move the team to the warm climate of Miami, sound familiar LeBron James?
In order to accomplish the removal of the Indians she needed to reduce attendance at Municipal Stadium below a total of 80,000 ticket sales which would trigger an escape clause in the team's lease with the city of Cleveland.
She instructed her general manager Charlie Donovan to hire the worst team possible from a list she had already prepared.
The list included veteran catcher Jake Taylor, who has problems with his knees and was last playing in Mexico, incarcerated pitcher Rick Vaughn, the speedy center fielder Willie "Mays" Hayes (who was not invited to camp but ran his way onto the team), power-hitting outfielder Pedro Cerrano, who practices voodoo, veter...
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