Cleveland nun named baseball super-fan
Associated Press
CLEVELAND — A Cleveland nun with a baseball habit is the winner of an annual award for distinguished service by a fan of the game.
A group called the Baseball Reliquary says Sister Mary Assumpta Zabas has had a passion for baseball since childhood and has been a huge supporter of the Cleveland Indians, baking cookies for the players and contributing a regular TV news segment on her beloved Tribe.
The 64-year-old nun is this year's recipient of the Hilda Award. It's named for a woman named Hilda Chester whose regular presence at Brooklyn Dodgers games practically made her a team mascot.
Sister Mary Assumpta — who had her own official baseball card in 1997 — will travel to Pasadena, Calif., for the awards ceremony on July 18.
I would have to say in the world of fandom football fans are much better than baseball fans. I've never even heard of this lady and she's the best baseball fan in the league? She wouldn't crack the Top 50 in football with the likes of the Dawg Pound, the Crazy Raider Fans, the Hogs, Whistlin' Ray, the Barrell Man or the Elvis Impersonator at the Bills games. But I will give her props for being so dedicated to her team. The bible states you should have no other Gods but I'm pretty sure the Man Upstairs can make an exception for Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn.
P.S. - I'm pretty sure Sister Mary may be that fat chick in the video. Probably why she's a nun.
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