With catcher Yan Gomes mired in a season-long slump, the Cleveland Indians went to extra lengths Saturday to help their veteran catcher.And they took a page from the movie Major League to do it.?The Indians held what second baseman Jason Kipnis described as a sacrificial ceremony for Gomes in the clubhouse before their game against the Minnesota Twins?in Minneapolis.?It included a chicken offering to the baseball gods and Jobu. ?A blessing was said, with veteran Mike Napoli asking Jobu to absolve Yan Gomes of any wrongdoings he may have committed to thee.?The ceremony concluded with Gomes slicing a store-bought chicken in half with a knife.?Gomes entered Saturdays game batting .163 this season, with just one hit since June 29 and no extra-base hits since June 25.?Kipnis told reporters that Friday nights game, in which Gomes went 0-for-4, was the line in the sand for the catchers struggles.?We bought a chicken from [Target], Kipnis told reporters, according to MLB.com. We bought a little blade and we had him chop it in half. We sacrificed a chicken to the baseball gods and Jobu. We gave them gifts and peace offerings. Hopefully, theyll accept them and turn the tide on our catcher.?One game in, the ceremony hasnt produced immediate results for Gomes. He was not in the starting lineup for Saturday nights 5-4 loss, but entered in the ninth inning as a pinch hitter and flied out. He flied out again in the 11th, then committed an error at home plate in the bottom half of the inning that allowed the Twins to score the winning run.Cleveland manager Terry Francona laughed out loud when asked about the exorcism before the game.I thought that was probably clubhouse humor to the nth degree, Francona said. Its probably stuff that you dont do in the normal workplace, but I thought it was good. It showed Gomer how much they care about him, which is good.The Indians entered the day with 53 wins, second most in the American League. Maybe Jobu has helped. Next to Kipnis home locker, theres a shrine straight out of Major League featuring two Jobu dolls and three airport bottles of Bacardi rum.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.? Dalton Pompey Jersey . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Joe Carter Jersey . LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. http://www.authenticbluejaysgear.com/blue-jays-russell-martin-jersey/ . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. Josh Donaldson Jersey . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Randal Grichuk Jersey . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. OMAHA, Neb. -- Marcus Tyus scored a career-high 37 points and made 6 of 8 3-pointers, TreShawn Thurman added 25 with four blocks, and Omaha rallied to beat Montana State 97-91 on Saturday for the Bobcats fourth straight loss.Montana State led by eight early in the second half, but Omaha rallied to a 61-59 lead on a 3 by JT Gibson. Tyler Halls 3 pulled the Bobcats to 73-71, but Tyus responded with a 3, Thurman dunked and Omaha led by 12. The Bobcats closed to 95-91 on Halls 3 with 20 secondss left but got no closer.ddddddddddddach Jackson scored 12 points, Mitch Hahn added 10, and the Mavericks (5-5) made 11 of 25 3-pointers (44 percent) and outscored Montana State 15-2 on fast breaks.Zach Green scored 25 points with 4 of 9 3-pointers, Harald Frey added 17 and Hall had 15 for Montana State (5-6), which made 16 of 41 from behind the arc (39 percent). Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '